I didn't present myself as an exception or a rule. I said, I exist.

I've met your Canadian girlfriend. She has an awesome pet unicorn.

Thank you! Linden here is my silly one. :)

The same thing is said of both places: The odds are good, but the goods are odd. :)

I did in the Silicon Valley, but mostly by really inappropriate people. For example: married men who did not even hide that they wanted a fling on the side, or, most upsettingly, a former professor, also married, whom I'd previously liked and respected very much.

Um *I* was a woman engineer in the Silicon Valley. Now I'm a woman engineer in Alaska. We exist. I'm real; I swear!

I never tire of selfies with my dogs.

Nobody's going to mention Dr. Bronner's castille soap? Get clean and get cosmology at the same time!

Huh? Do I need to explicitly criticize the creepers in order not to get yelled at by you? Okay, I think creepers are assholes. Now get the fuck out of my grill. Jesus.

Fine, but I still maintain that publishing her photo with her name visible is Not Cool.

I honestly don't know either, but I do know that if they actually use your name in the caption or the article, they ask for your permission. This seems like a loophole that the publisher inadvertently abused.

Agreed! The girl is unwise in her Facebook privacy settings. But most people who live ordinary, conventional lives don't expect that the international press will publish a photo of them with their name attached, therefore attracting the attention of strangers the world over. For most people, that is not a normal…

Her name should not have been made public without her consent. That her badge was visible in some photos was a problem. That people abused this error in judgement from the publisher is also a problem.

It is because Scarlett Johansson chose to be a public figure. Rando olympic volunteer did not.

OH! Haha! Now upon rereading, I see it. Thanks for the laugh. :)

All these dadgum kids will be running things!

Clearly! That's why I caved! The plural is clearly the best choice, and it's already moved into common usage whether I like it or not, so... look out modern world, here I come! After them damned kids git off my lawn, anyway.

Did you miss the part where I said, elevate 'it' so that it could be used for humans? I didn't say, sink the humans and reduce them to objects.

CHEEEEEEEEEEESE!

My best Valentine's Day memory ever was when my then-most-recent-ex's parents brought me chocolates. I can only assume that they felt sad for me. Isn't that sweet? My heart completely melted. d'awwwww!!!