It’s much better that you are aware of, and realistic about, your limitations. What’s good for one family might not be good for others. That’s not hypocrisy, that’s reality. I have a son with high-functioning autism. He is in mainstream classrooms and everything. It is STILL a huge use of financial, temporal,…

I have never heard of them. Off to Google! Thanks for the tip. :)

Snail slime is a skincare thing now, so why not!

I’m 38 and definitely younger looking than lots of my peers, so I hear you from that angle. The continuing acne, however, is one slice of my youth I wish would go away.

Those face mites are slacking on the face-oil eating thing. I wonder if my colony is weak. Is there a probiotic I can take to cultivate a strong face mite microbiome?

Gotcha. Full Frontal was the first I’d heard of Carlson’s involvement in this, so I haven’t seen any of the unwarranted praise. Trying to keep up with everything is getting exhausting.

I certainly didn’t think there was any lionization of Carlson. Sammy was very upfront about allyship on THIS ONE ISSUE. Which is totally fair. I also think it was totally fair not to dog Carlson during the interview for her time at Fox. As you said, there are no perfect victims, and we shouldn’t ever look for them. As…

I was so hoping Sam would say something about that. I was kind of dumbfounded. Carlson was exactly describing a union.

Haha! People do love a Southern accent. I don’t have a strong one, due to my dad’s California-roots influence. When I was younger, it was really almost imperceptible (I thought!). But whenever my sister and I went out west to visit our grandmother, she would get her neighbors to come over and hear her “sweet Southern…

Thais do the nickname thing, as well. My niece goes by Angel, which is a far cry from her beautiful Thai name. My sister-in-law explained the custom is intended to keep bad spirits away (who would otherwise attach to the baby’s “real” name). Even for the non-superstitious, it’s an ingrained cultural norm. I believe…

Crockpot/slow cooker taste is real and it is not good. I only use mine anymore for making mulled cider at Christmas, as it’s the one thing that doesn’t get the weird flavor (and I got an Instant Pot for Xmas, so I’m going to donate the slow cooker). If I’m going to fix something low and slow, I do it on the stove top…

I’m not sure which part of Louisiana Jindal is from, but its definitely not a Baton Rouge or NOLA accent. I agree he probably plays it up to appeal to the rednecks. Most public figures with any kind of strong accent work to moderate it for public speaking purposes, while he leans hard into his.

As a SC’ian, I can confirm Haley’s gubernatorial run—at least in the primary stage—was a nasty shitshow of racist and sexist slander. The Bubba contingent always referred to her by her birth name to highlight her otherness, in the same way they loved to march out “Barrack HUSSEIN,” and cast suspicion on her. I don’t…

Nikki does have a Southern accent (she’s a native of SC). Hers is a gentle Carolina drawl, whereas Bobby J has that good ol’ boy twang. Whether his is an affectation, I don’t know, but Nikki’s is authentic for this region of SC. I live in the same area as her family, and my accent is similar to hers.

Not related to the article, but is Big Time Dicks coming back? I need that hilarious, yet informative, political commentary back in my podcast rotation.

I agree with everything you said. I have a genuine fondness for older people. They often have a good bit of wisdom, or at least some great stories. I know I shouldn’t *admire* thieves and stowaways, but women who lived through the Depression and WWII and suffered even more misogynist shit than we have to today are…

Here’s not old enough to fall into that category, but even if he were, he’d be the grandpa that molests little girls. Unfortunately, I have known of men who get away with awful things because they’re old and seemingly harmless. They can’t all be adorable bandits.

Not to discount the atrocities law enforcement perpetrates against people of color, but there was some fawning over this octogenarian jewel thief, a WOC, last year:

... And one a gay antiques dealer! So fresh! So new!

A shrug really is the saddest response to any creative endeavor. This book was a 300 page shrug.