Mmm, astrology. It imagines that there is a force that acts over distance. Let us consider another force that acts over distance: gravity.

When my brother was born, my dad took 3-year-old me to see him. And he started crying, and I turned to my dad in concern and said, "We should send him back! We don't want one that cries!"

@upperloverz: A friend of mine who is a 36DDD was having much the same problem. I dragged her to Lane Bryant, which is where I, a 42G, buy bras. The smallest size they carry is band 36, and the smallest cup is C, but since they're designed to hold up the massive massive tits, the bras tend to be pretty good. (Or…

@SqueakyGasket: ...I totally had the same thought. I'd get weird looks from the roommate and the dog would try to cuddle in my train when I happened to pause.

@pintsizeddame: Anyone who sees an armpit forest on a woman ASSUMES she didn't just forget to shave.

What do you do if you have really thick calves when it comes to buying boots?

@stevemajor: As a New Orleanian who is a veteran of many a Mardi Gras, I can assure you that I have known many little boys who rocked the plastic necklace. And I have shipped plastic necklaces out of town so that friends' little boys also could rock 'em.

I have a great sense of direction. My sister does not. Before GPS (and my father made sure my sister was one of the earliest adopters because OMG she gets lost going places three blocks away), my sister used to call me to ask for directions. Usually from the road. Usually when she'd driven so far off her mapped…

One thing you can do, which a friend of mine does, is volunteer to escort women into the clinic, through the lines of picketers. This gives them a shield, a supportive human being or several, who are willing to show that there are pro-choice people out there who are willing to fight for choice.

This is me as a caterpillar. It is a green t-shirt with orange knit gloves. I wore it to the Dungeon in the French Quarter, New Orleans, back in like 2001, 2002.

@Kanji08: Remember that "freak out and turn over tables" is a legitimate response to WWJD. So reminds a friend of mine every time those come up.

@PhillyLass: It's easy to get the right mix of texture and color and style when you have access to THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS worth of throw pillows, blankets, and other bedding accessories. Seriously.

I worked in the home department of a Dillard's once, and so I know the art of making a display bed look terribly inviting. And also the wonder of kicking people (not just kids!) off of my display beds when the invitation overwhelmed their willpower.

@Kristinkles Ingabogovinanana: When I was an 18 year old gothling, I made myself a black velveteen cape. It was absurdly dramatic, and I wore it everywhere when the weather allowed. I swooped it around myself for warmth like the largest scarf known to man, and it had a deep hood. My mother intrinsically disapproved of…

@Ginger Gal: I've had that experience. In an airplane bathroom. OH YES.

@bunB: It really made a difference that they were not my peers. My peers didn't bother with makeup unless they wanted to, and they generally wore less for that reason. Also, I was older, being 23 at the time, and I already had my bachelor's degree. Graduate students are far different from undergraduates socially, and…

I got my MS at Texas A&M, and for awhile, I lived not far from Sorority Row. Now, I never wore makeup to classes, even when I was teaching, because c'mon. Texas. Makeup melts off. But when I'd get on the bus at 7 am to get to early classes, plenty of other girls did.

My dad loves science with me. That always helped growing up. I'm getting my PhD in physics, so something must have worked.

@elyseface: Yes. I am not sure what makes hoods sexy. I suppose it is because I think of hoods as things you wear because it is freaking cold even though they mess up your hair. This is at odds with wearing a skirt that is 8 inches long with a top that probably is also about 8 inches.

Skirt is 8 inches long.