Little kids writing fucked up things is the best. When I was in fourth grade we had to write an explorer journal for our age of discovery unit imagining how it must have been for them, and I got Jacques Cartier, so, because he was looking for the Northwest Passage, I wrote about how they were starving and men were…

Somewhere, Gabi's babysitter is thinking of a reason she can't sit this weekend.

Conflicting feelings here. Part of me wants to give Gabi a slow clap standing o, but the other part wants to hang out with her over snacks and have a chat, just make sure everything is cool.

See, you guys made the responsible choices after your tragic mass shooting whereas the US has been stacking them up like dominos with no real changes in sight.

In Australia we have hunters too. Licences take time and lots of checks to get. You have to keep all guns in approved gun lockers that are randomly audited regularly. People can still hunt and yet we have few instances of gun crime. Yes, there are still some gangs etc that have (illegal) guns; but they mostly use…

I am going to be that person here: In the Bible, Sodom was not destroyed because of bad the bad hospitality towards two angels, not because of homosexuality. It was destroyed because the men there wanted to rape these angels who were guests in Lot's home. And then Lot offered his virgin daughters instead, saying…

I'm remembering this conversation I got into with someone on Facebook saying "I have friends who are alcoholics! It's not my place to judge, but I just don't believe in gay marriage!" (paraphrasing) which, call me crazy, but comparing gay people to alcoholics IS judging.

Man, the far right is really doubling down on this whole "the REAL intolerance is that you don't tolerate our intolerance!" bullshit.

I made this argument on my Facebook a while back, and holy hell, the responses I got were disgusting. Most people felt the need to remind me that cars aren't a protected right in our constitution. I just. Ugh. I can't.

Yes. Also, sorry Huckabee, but your point that you wouldn't force a jewish deli to serve bacon wrapped shrimp is such bullshit - See, the difference is that in one situation (the deli) it's their choice/prerogative to not serve/produce a product, whereas in the other situation we have companies refusing to serve people…

"I have gay friends, and while like all good Christians I'll shout 'Hallelujah!' when Jesus casts them into eternal damnation, until then we're a-okay!"

I'd note that he says they can be his friends, not that they are. I'm fairly skeptical whether any would actually want to.

When I was a police officer, I had my firearms on my person and weapon control was a very high priority. When I was in my home or office, the weapon was secured so that it was inaccessible to anyone other than ME. If you get into situations that escalate so quickly that you have no advance awareness that you will need…

I have absolutely had it with these stories. And for those who are still crying about "safety and protection" I offer this story. A good friend of mine is recovering in a hospital on this very day because of a bad spouse, bad advice and a bad decision. Her spouse had been getting increasingly twitchy about everything…

It should be noted here, that the woman who was shot and killed by her toddler in a Walmart last month WAS using one of those special purses. So those things aren't fool proof either.

Yeah, I understand there are character limits in the headlines, but BOTH the parents were shot - and, as you said, the father was probably injured much more severely - so it's strange to omit the father from the headline entirely in favor of alerting us to the presence of a fetus. (Also smacks of the classic "women's…

Serious question: a concealed carry is supposed to be so that if some criminal attacks you, you can fight back, right? So how does having it in a secured pocket allow you to get at the thing before the criminal kills you? It just seems so... pointless to me.

Wow, I've never thought of it that way. Thanks for taking the time to respond.