I'm sure you're coming from a good place, but this isn't up to you to buy or not buy.

Any name "we" give "them" is going to be disrespectful. The term aboriginal would definitely be offensive in the Americas, but some groups don't mind First Nations (same concept, better connotation). "Indigenous peoples" is gaining popularity in Latin America.

I'm reading a book called The History of Latin America right now, so I'm going to post the author's words on this subject under the assumption that he (Marshall Eakin) researched the heck out of it:

Seems like this thread turned into "house parties" instead of options other than house parties. My two cents:

I'm so sorry for your loss. My humble suggestion is to start with lighthearted dates instead of more serious/romantic ones. If a woman has seen you laugh - not just smile, but really laugh until you snort or cry - it will reinforce that you aren't stuck in grief without you having to convince her with words. By…

I have a lot of opinions on this, so hopefully I can condense them into something concise. And obviously it's just one person's opinion, so grains of salt and all.

Glad to hear it! (Well not the seizing pain part, but the getting better part.)

In case you are not a frequent victim of sunburn, my remedy: a basic aloe vera + vitamin E lotion, applied every 30 minutes (or as often as you feel the skin dry out again). The moisture is the key part, the other ingredients just seem to help me heal faster and with less skin damage. You will still be sunburned…

Depending on how broadly you define paranormal, there's a lot out there that's well-written, aimed at adults, and deals in strange goings-on.

I've never gotten a request for an encore post before, so thanks! My ego's all happy.

I went on vacation with a friend and we took a lot of goofy pics in our dirty hiking clothing. All of that was fine and good, until I went through the photos she'd posted on FB and found one where I was squatting to look at something and fully six inches of my buttcrack were exposed. Not a coin slot. Six inches.

Truth. Although I think people (guys and girls) know this. The reason they avoid having The Talk isn't really because they're trying to spare the other person. It's because it sucks immensely to cause someone else pain and then deal with the tears, the pleading for explanations, the anger. It's uncomfortable and makes…

I know a lot of single women. I would say most of us, the instant we meet a guy, do a quick gut-check to determine whether he's dating material. Even if we don't, the second a male friend does something remotely romantic, we talk about it over brunch to get a consensus as to whether he's being platonic or is in Secret…

No apologies. I had a hard time stopping where I did.

Thank you!

Thanks!

Maybe we just need a dating website for cowards/newbies/the socially inept. Dating with Training Wheels: no-pressure dating with matches who are AT LEAST as freaked out as you are.

older teachers who have learned some physical humility

I used to live in Rosslyn. It was a source of delight to me to watch newbies start out at the bottom of the escalator and try to jog up it like they would a normal escalator. Mainly because I tried that very thing once. About 80% of the way up I started seeing black spots. By the time I got to the top I was afraid I…

This whole thing is a Monty Python skit waiting to be written.