“...gave me enough doubt so that if I was a juror I’d say not guilty.”

This comment made me LOL. :D

I rolled my eyes so hard at his description of his hat that I think I pulled a muscle.

I’ll check that out. I’m always looking for new podcasts. :)

I dislike Kevin Smith’s movies for the most part but he does seem like a decent fellow, and this reinforces that impression.

I’m so glad I’m not the only one who couldn’t keep watching Hot Pursuit. It was such a weird feeling because I wasn’t expecting much but I like both actresses and was expecting a few “women amirite?” jokes because Vergara tends to play a prissy diva character but holy shit like every joke was “haha look at these women…

What kind of strawman bullshit is that? All else aside, as I noted, I have *actually* suffered asthma attacks from being stuck in a room with someone vaping.

I get what you’re saying, but there are second-hand chemicals from e-cigarettes that may be dangerous. It’s nowhere near as bad as smoking, but it isn’t necessarily without health risks for bystanders. There just isn’t enough research yet to fully understand the risks, especially with them being pretty unregulated so…

I love kids and actually kind of want them, but I still think babies look like weird little aliens until around a year old. I am not frightened or grossed out by them, and I’ve cared for and cooed over plenty of newborns thanks to my large and close-knit family, but goddamn they are ugly little things.

I’ve spent a lot of time camping and hiking in AZ, and the memory that really sticks out is the time I was in a developed campground and happened to be next to this good ol’ boy from rural Texas, and even he was like, “These assholes just throw everyone under the bus! I could call them up and say I want to buy some…

Agreed, and the wild pet trade is absolutely brutal for most animals. It causes a lot of environmental/population devastation, in addition to the suffering of the individual animals. And this potentially goes for all exotic/non-domesticated pets—birds, reptiles, fish, mammals, etc. It varies quite a bit depending on…

Also, even if that requirement was somehow waived for first-class dogs, it is *super* dangerous to kennel two dogs together in an airline-sized crate in a stressful situation like flying, even if they usually get along. Stress and fear can make one lash out, though, and if the other can’t get away...I’ve seen dogs die…

Well, and even if it was raised...isn’t the humor and discrediting because these guys are macho and aggressively heterosexual? It doesn’t seem that different to me than laughing at an anti-gay-rights politician getting outed as having gay sex while also not having a problem with someone who supports gay rights having…

To be fair, the writers of Criminal Minds aren’t actually up to date on much of anything, so why should pregnancy be any different? ;) I love the show, but goddamn, it’s ridiculous.

I feel the same way. Like, I kind of lean towards Bernie in some ways, but Clinton’s just fine and I am excited about the prospect of having a female president finally. But whichever one wins, I just want it to hurry up and happen so that we can stop fighting about it.

In my home state, government notices and communications are actually required by law to be in both English and Spanish. Somehow we manage to survive.

Mexico is a bit odd when it comes to reproductive rights. AFAIK (and I am not an expert on Mexican law, so someone correct me if I’m wrong), there aren’t federal laws about abortion in Mexico. However, it’s illegal in ~half of the 31 states. I know it’s legal in Mexico City (at least first trimester, not sure of later…

I’ll add a personal note that might have been covered (sorry if it has, on my phone and things don’t load well). I’m very vocal about my abortion, in part because I had it well before the Internet was a thing (not a Millennial, in other words), and I spent about a decade feeling horrible shame *that I was not ashamed…

Exactly. I do actually believe that suffering brings us closer to God, but it’s not like it’s required, or that it should be inflicted on anyone who doesn’t want it. Compassion and helping others (*truly* helping others) also brings us closer to God. I mean, as Christians we are supposed to try to be like Christ. I…

Thanks for saying this. I have a good friend who is a Seabee and was stationed in Afghanistan, mostly on a pretty established base. I know a lot of military people, and, to my knowledge, my Seabee friend didn’t see anything near what a lot of the people in combat battalions did, but he still came home with PTSD…