The way she was dressed is the convention for that particular news show.

People forget how different Twin Cities culture can be from the rest of Minnesota. Dressing like that would be distracting for a lot of Minnesota’s local news stations, but for this particular news program, it was completely normal.

I have lived in Minnesota for a while now but am not from here. No, everyone does not always literally live their porch lights on. I’ve seen some talk on social media about doing this (leaving your porch lights on) recently, but no, it is not a thing that all Minnesotans literally do all the time. It is not even a…

Unless you can afford for one of you to stay home for several years (at least), you’ll need childcare before schools. That could be a factor.

But basically, it sounds like you’re putting lots of thought into this. Maybe there isn’t one right decision. Either way, as long as you go into it with your eyes open and you…

I work with a lot of folks who need to make this sort of decision. As long as you’re able to take care of everyone’s needs, a multi-generational household can be really fantastic—it could be as good for your son as for your grandfather. (Among other things, it can help to teach him that aging is completely normal—not…

That cannot possibly be fun for those cats.

I would say that the very first step is to admit that you need help. That’s the really hard step. It takes guts to admit that you need help. And you did it! Yay, you! :)

Seeing a qualified medical professional is a good next step. You deserve to feel better! (And there’s a very, very good chance that you can feel…

In many areas, advanced high school students can take classes at a nearby college or university for free. For most students, it would make a lot more sense to stay officially a high school student, take the classes at the college, and save a ton of money that way. And, in fact, a lot of students do this. They then end…

FWIW, a certain amount of this is a result of really terrible math education, which is unfortunately common.

It’s a set up. You learn exactly what they’re really teaching (which is that math is impossible), not what they think they’re teaching. They then act like this is your fault.

In a strange way I think this demonstrates why we so desperately need to be making these decisions based on the very best evidence-backed research, not our gut feelings. Also, we need to fund and support more, better research. If we find out that tougher restrictions don’t work or are counter-productive, we need to do…

Technically churches are considered non-profit organizations, and taxed accordingly. People forget this. Churches are taxed differently, not because they are churches, but because they are non-profits.

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To be honest, I’ve never understood the concept of making a movie out of Jumanji in the first place. There’s hardly any plot. It’s not even a young-adult novel. It’s not even a children’s novel. It’s a picture book.

I felt better about the whole concept of doing one’s civic duty before I learned than in my small, rural county, you get jury duty in blocks of four months.

This is pretty bad, and as far as I can tell it’s mostly a matter of what tends to happen—not what is required by law.

Death penalty cases are even worse. Jurors in death penalty cases are legally required to be biased in favor of the death penalty. It’s horrific.

I would feel more generous about this stuff if there were ever occasions where people randomly give gifts to single people who don’t have children. You get a bridal shower, wedding presents, and a baby shower, and people treat you like you’re finally an adult (even though you’re twelve years younger than me and have…

Unless there is a giant sign attached to the actual emergency brake that says “DO NOT PULL BETWEEN STATIONS OR YOU WILL BE STUCK AND IT WILL TAKE LONGER TO GET HELP”, this is absolutely insane. I would never expect that pulling the emergency brake would make it worse.

I think it’s because she didn’t explicitly reference his anti-Mexican rhetoric. The shade is aimed at that.

I’m sure I’ve seen that outfit on Project Runway.

Are we going to have to expand the Bechdel test to include “do they talk about something other than a man or a wedding?”

Same. This has apparently existed for my entire life and I just heard of it for the first time when I saw this headline. Then I saw it on Facebook, too, so I guess it’s real?

I’m pretty sure I’ve seen a lot more interested on social media about National Hot Dog Day, so it’s a stretch to say that this day actually…