Go read the first few words of my comment, the ones that say I don't have kids. I don't know why you're addressing me as though I do.

I don't have kids, but, living in the child-ridden state of Utah, I've come to realize a few things. Kids have just as much of a right to public space as adults do. Adults with kids have a right to public space. Having kids shouldn't condemn a couple (or usually just the mother) to eighteen years of hard time…

I have been saying this for a while. He's not worthy.

Nooooo. My mom is an old lady and pretty stuck in her ways. She can be absolutely awesome in a lot of ways, but she is very, very conservative. We just avoid talking about politics altogether.

I love soothing NPR voices. I think a major reason I can't handle a lot of "talk" radio is because of the way the hosts speak—obnoxious yelling, large variations in pitch and tone. I also used to watch Mr. Rogers when I needed to calm down because his voice is sooooooo soothing.

I mentioned this on another thread, but I'll say it again. My mom has listened to Rush since I was ten. I was raised in a very conservative area, and TONS of people listened to him. It wasn't for entertainment. It was because he mirrored and amplified their pre-held beliefs. I now live in another conservative…

My mom has listened to him since I was ten. I know a lot of righties who listen to him and Beck and Savage. These assholes make money because people listen to them and sometimes even give credence to what they're saying.

Ew. Why did you put that in my brain?

I had a roommate in college who was a complete jerk—total rich girl. One day she said to me (knowing that I had spent my entire adult life below the poverty line) that people are poor because they choose to be poor. After attempting to argue with her about this for a while, I asked her what her parents do for a…

WE WILL NEVER GO HUNGRY AGAIN!!!!!

I only really made an effort selling cookies one year. I went to apartments and dorms at the local college and sold a ton of cookies. Yet somehow the troop leader's daughters still managed to get the prize. That's when I figured the system was rigged and contented myself with selling a couple of boxes to my family…

I went door to door on my own in the nineties. If I had kids, though, I probably wouldn't let them do that now. My mom could be a wee bit naive.

There is no such thing as too much Fringe.

A lot of people who are allergic to cats are actually allergic to their saliva. When I was a kid, I had a cat that slobbered all the time, and I would get rashes from it.

Oooh! Want!

My little Gracie loves playing in the water. Sometimes I turn on the faucet in the tub just a little bit so she can crawl under it and play. Then she comes back to me soaking wet and shakes herself all over everything I own.

I have wanted a sphynx for so long. They are so cute! But every one I saw even at shelter was outlandishly expensive.

Thank you. You have just inspired me to picture Jon Hamm's junk. And that picture is GOOD.

The town I grew up in (in the US) has only 1200 people. Rather tiny.

Ha. I used to live in Rexburg, ID, which is like the Wasatch Valley on steroids. SLC is a thousand times better.