I have heard outright horror stories of people not being able to fly because of the problems hyphenated last names can cause. I mean, it seems common sense to me but I am not an airline ticket counter person or a TSA employee.

I have friend from Georgia, and she went in a pharmacy to buy condoms just a few years ago. The PHARMACIST (pharmacist!) tried to tell her they were "bad for her" and "not safe." My friend told me that a lot of people get married really young and end up with a shit ton of kids by 25, just because of the whole…

Thanks for hug.

You are correct. Soldiers can't attend campaign events in uniform, tell the news who they voted for, and all that jazz. It's part of the contract. Now, if they are in civilian clothes, it's a bit different. But soldiers know better. Now, whether or not there should be rules/what rules there should be is different.

RIGHT?! Gawd. When my husband was injured in Afghanistan, I was so afraid of the "liberal" (ignorance on my part for not knowing a better term) friends I have would include telling me he asked for it, was a murderer, etc. His job protected a lot of people, civilian and military, from IEDS (he disarmed bombs). But the…

Thanks for the love. There are some sane ones out here in military land. Promise. We're just hiding from everyone else.

Yay! As a military wife I support this. Service members do have to ask, because there are rules about making political statements in uniform (which they know about when they sign up; whether or not there should be rules is another matter entirely). I don't think a pride festival is a political statement, but other…

I idolized Madonna at age 5, but it had nothing to do with her being sexy. I liked her music and I loved her outfits, which just seemed like dress-up to me. In the 90s, it wasn't lost on me that she was sexy- but somehow I got that she was doing it for herself than for the boys. I turned out okay in the self-esteem…

Dulce de Leche cookies. They are tiny and in a bag, just big enough for your hand to repeatedly go in and grab a bunch. Eat with coffee. It's nothing short of a gift straight from the GS Cookie Gods.

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This is satire. I went to the University of Alabama and this sentiment- the real one, that you need to find a spouse in college and the fake one, which is what she's going for- is espoused regularly. We called them "MRS" degrees. She's making fun of the Greek system here. The funniest part is how people are taking it…

Oh, geez. And military wives! Someone is always selling something, or becoming a "family photographer" with a point-and-shoot. I mean, I get it but I'd rather volunteer at the USO than try to get my friends to buy scented candle warmers or pay me to take a picture.