I do think it’s important, at some point along the way, to let girls know what kind of symptoms are within the normal range and what kind they should NOT have to just suck it up and deal with. (Like: Cramps for a few hours that are relieved with a hot pad? Okay. Cramps that leave you stuck in bed for two days? You…

I am a pastor in an area with an older population. I do A LOT of funerals.

You rock for actually having that conversation—you’d be amazed at how many people don’t. (Or maybe not, I guess it’s not THAT surprising.) It sounds like you’ve got something there that is worth working on!

I KNOW that’s the name of the site, and every time I see it, that’s STILL what I think at first.

I KNOW that’s the name of the site, and every time I see it, that’s STILL what I think at first.

As a Minnesota resident who drives mostly on two-lane highways with a 55 mph speed limit, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. (That is such a relief.)

Yes, but in the meantime, you get to live in the Twin Cities.

On the one hand, small towns everywhere get shafted once again.

On the other hand, Amazon Prime is already a crazily good deal for me, because generally it takes me at least the two days of shipping time to plan an expedition to a town big enough to have what I need. (And the gas for the expedition would cost more than…

I swear I heard some of the women (maybe on the documentary?) basically saying, “sex strike? what sex strike?”

I don’t know what percent actually participated. My point was just that it was very effective even though not everyone did it. You’re never going to get 100% of women on board—but you don’t have to. If you…

FWIW, apparently the actual sex strike part was not as comprehensive as all that. Organizing public protests was also a huge part of the strategy. Really it was women getting thoroughly fed up and refusing to back down that did it—many of them didn’t even know there was a “sex strike” until later.

I just want one with the proper Anakin Skywalker at the end of RotJ.

I just want one with the proper Anakin Skywalker at the end of RotJ.

For bonus points, the “we look like twins” line is ALSO offensive to actual twins.

I wish you were my doctor. My BMI has ALWAYS been low, and I’ve NEVER gotten a doctor who would even DISCUSS the possibility of my being underweight. (I’ll point to the weight chart on the wall RIGHT BEHIND THEM and they’re like, “no, you’re fine”.)

But it sounds like what you’re saying is that there ARE objective…

I’ve done tied blankets with this technique in the past. It takes longer than you think (if you can sew you’ll probably prefer to just sew, in other words). But you CAN probably wash it (just use a gentle cycle).

If you plan to do this for an entire blanket, definitely buy a pair of real fabric scissors and don’t use…

I frequently wear a colorful sweater or something OVER the black clergy shirt, but unfortunately there's not much you can do to make buttoned-up-to-your-chin black look all that flattering. It derives from old-fashioned MEN'S formal dress, and you can tell. You can always tell.

I don't technically HAVE TO wear the…

I go to a TON of weddings, and I always wear the EXACT SAME THING: black. Button-up. To my CHIN. Usually with black pants and extremely sensible shoes. Because I'm the pastor, and I probably have to go do church later that afternoon.

I also like a nice salwar suit (or really a salwar top over Western pants is my preference, and what was recommended to me by the Indian grad student who took me shopping), but when I was in India I was amazed to see women with all different body types wearing sarees. And you know what? It was really flattering on…

This is so bizarre. I don't understand this claim that lanolin is some sort of weird by-product. Handspinners love the stuff, and they should know—they have sheep's wool in their hands constantly. (Some spinners prefer to spin wool that has not been completely scoured of lanolin, in part because it holds together…

This is so bizarre. I don't understand this claim that lanolin is some sort of weird by-product. Handspinners love…

Please thank your mom for me. I appreciate people who do that work. It's hard work, and they don't always get a lot of credit.

I wonder if charging for obituaries is regional? I've worked with probably half a dozen different local papers that don't charge. And off the top of my head I could probably come up with a…

In my area, the cost of the obituary in the local paper is negligible (often it's still free), and the value is enormous. Obituaries in the local paper (and notices on the radio) are still how people find out about the deaths of beloved friends and neighbors who have moved out of the area.

I think this may be more…

Many small local papers still don't charge (or charge a very small amount). And the people who live in areas served by those papers often have poor Internet access, and otherwise would not know that a former neighbor had died. They really appreciate it when out of town relatives think of the locals.