Moretta - I was quoting your exact post that "one can reasonably assume". What I'm saying is that you're making assumptions, perhaps based on your own experience, that I at least find offensively overbearing. I think you have good intentions, but you're jumping to conclusions and basically saying that all young…

Are you being sarcastic? I thought so at first, but now I'm wondering from the replies if you are serious. The assumptions you're making are completely unreasonable and actually kind of insulting. People bring toddlers to the library all the time. It's a perfectly normal outing for a toddler. Most libraries in…

Okay, the headline for this story totally sounds like an Onion headline. :)

It'd be cool if LH got a lawyer or two to review this card and future versions or variants before publishing. The lawyer could stay anonymous/unnamed, but I think I'd have more faith or confidence in them if I knew they'd been reviewed by someone familiar with the law. A lawyer review would also have caught the…

I'd like to see a similar card for dealing with the TSA as far as their actual rights for search and seizure and your corresponding rights, as much as they are.

I'm non-monogamous (open relationship), and 100% with you. Consent, and open communication toward consent, is a huge part of anything in a relationship, including but not limited to sex. Cheating is non-consensual non-monogamy, and it's not cool.

I can't be cruelty-free. I'd like to be, but my day-to-day needs and lifestyle don't permit the selection of humanely raised and slaughtered meat...and I'm not willing to go vegetarian, as I love meat, and I do truly believe there's nothing wrong with eating meat. I do, though, believe that as humans, we have a…

Ironically, I used to use "thanks", but after reading a LH article that it comes off as insincere and reduces the value of your real appreciation, I switched to "best." Now, I guess I should switch back. I can't keep up! ;-)

Yep, Ditto. And as such, I was the jerk who pointed out in every class when the teacher had assigned the group project to be more of your grade than the mandated maximum of 40% for group work. One instructor's response to this was to divide the class into a group of people that wanted to do 70% of their grade as…

I recently learned that Capitol One is the only bank that doesn't charge foreign transaction fees for its credit cards. I'm in the process of booking things for a trip to Europe, and those FTFs really add up! If I'd known sooner, I would have applied for a CapOne card sooner so I could have done some of my…

If you don't have a previous library card, then they want a deposit against potential fines that you get back after a period of good behavior.

This is in suburban Chicago, from one suburb to another.

Please. I had to show 2 pieces of "official" mail that were dated within the past month with my name and address exactly as it appears on my ID, my previous library's library card, and photo ID. Addtionally, I had to do this during the times that both libraries' hours overlapped so they could call my other library…

I've done my own polka dots several times, but I do mine using Shellac polish (CND). There's quite a bit of up-front investment required for the UV light (I got mine on eBay for like $50), the polishes, and the top and base coat, but you can do the dots and details using some other polish. Just use CND's stuff for…

I have a Paragard IUD, and I've never had kids. I had it inserted when I was 25; I'm 32 now. Best. Decision. Ever. For the first year, I had the longer periods and a bit more cramping, but after that, my body adjusted and I went back to my typical periods and such. Getting it put in was really painful, and I…

Yep, Black Honey is *exactly* the color I was going to recommend. It is a perfect berry for us pale and ruddy redheads. It looks really dark in the tube, but it goes on perfect.

I also last longer when fed sugar and vodka. That's why Cake Vodka is full of win for me.

Transactions are increasingly cashless, and there are tons of places that don't let you add a tip to your bill or bill you upfront such that you can't add the tip after the service. It's going to get even more crazy once more NFC devices hit the US market. I know I rarely carry cash anymore, much less "small…

That only works if you're coming back to the same bar, which is rarely true for me. If I'm at a bar, I'm probably far from home and thus unlikely to return.

I generally agree. I greatly prefer the systems I've seen in other countries where a service charge is included up-front and is a known quantity. It's cheating everyone involved to have the US' iffy tipping system. And, I do feel like more people abuse it than benefit from it in the end. All of these guilt trips…