Yeah, I don't think it really is possible to get someone in trouble for what she's doing. The police usually have to check out even stupid reports, especially if the caller expressed concern for the kid's wellbeing or something like that, but once they got there they saw that everyone was safe and no laws were being…

Yeah, this. There is a narrow range where feminine-looking women are applauded for certain masculine traits and interests, but if you step outside the line then it gets sour really fast. I noticed it as a pretty feminine woman working in a masculine field and comparing my experiences while I was openly in a…

Yes! Parking in them is so common and it is never ticketed! I used to bike to work when I lived there, and going past a school in the morning was awful because you couldn't get in the bike lanes at all, and there was almost no room between the moving cars and the illegally parked ones. Other than that I'd just have to…

The interlock devices are usually used when someone needs the use of their car to continue to provide for themselves or their family (they're a common part of the punishment in my area, because we have literally 0 transportation and everything is spread out so you need a car to do basic things like grocery shopping…

The city I used to live in (now I'm in a small town) has awesome bike lines, and I often saw drivers (usually with out-of-town plates, but still, they're clearly marked as bike lanes!) using them as turn lanes and crazy stuff like that. It's crazy.

I actually lost a friend over this. She would constantly be texting and Facebooking/tweeting while driving, and it scared me so I stopped getting in the car with her. She got all offended and stopped talking to me. I know she was waiting for me to apologize but I have no time for that high school bullshit so I figured…

I didn't see this so much as experience it, but once I was at a lake training my cadaver dog on water searches. We were packing up and some people came up to talk to us, asking what we were doing and all (which is always fun to explain to people, let me tell you...). My teammate who is really good at PR had been…

I think it's like, you hold your baby over the toilet every time they start to go and then you give them a cue at the same time, and then after awhile they'll pee/poop on command so you just periodically hold them over a toilet and give them the command.

Yeah, really. I grew up in a kind of small western town so maybe I have a skewed idea of what's normal, but a ton of boys and a few girls went to prom wearing jeans and fancy western shirts. Others were more dressed up. No one cared either way.

They do like to make a big deal about wilderness survival and how men are better suited for it than women are. Which, as a wilderness rescuer, is absolutely hilarious to me because the majority of our rescues are of men, and it's not because they're out there in significantly higher numbers. It's well known that men,…

I would probably ask that, but only because I only have 2 formal dresses and my favorite one is the cream-colored one. I bought it for one of my partner's work events a long time ago and wasn't even thinking about a wedding. The other is a light blue one that is also nice, but not as comfortable or flattering to me.…

Maybe the gym staff assumed you knew what you were doing? I know when I was coaching horseback riding and had a pregnant student, I just figured they had cleared it with their doctor and only addressed it if I noticed it was changing their center of gravity and it was affecting their form. I'm not a doctor and haven't…

I really appreciated the way he said it too. It's rare you see it laid out so simply and matter-of-fact like that, in my experience anyway.

Your first fix is incorrect. "Stroll" refers to Harry and Niall; for "strolls" would be correct, Harry would have to be the only one doing the strolling.

The child who died was apparently 16 months old.

When I was a kid/young teen I used to use it the same way. In my case, I think it's because I was a voracious reader and read a lot of older books plus lived in a pretty liberal area so that was the only way I really ever heard it.

I'm aware of the definition of the word. Culturally, however, it is typically used to describe things that are titillating or trashy. It's technically accurate, but it has unfortunate implications when talking about sexual assault.

I agree completely. I know Gawker sites are all about the sensational headlines, but "lurid" has some connotations that don't belong in a conversation about sexual assault. And while normally I hate the "BUT WOULD THEY TALK ABOUT IT LIKE THAT IF THE VICTIM WAS A WOMAN?!?!" stuff, I have to say, it doesn't seem like…

That is cool, I did not know that! I highly recommend them for anyone hiking, or at least one per group. I do SAR and have been on a few rescues where a PLB probably saved the subject's life.

For hiking, a GPS personal locator beacon (like this one, for example) is probably a much safer bet. Not only does it have the same functions, but the battery is more reliable and you can call for help if you get injured. Plus if you do run into trouble, your rescuers can use it to track you. There's a cost but I…