It’s one of my pet peeves. My husband and I even have an acronym for it: SOP, or stupid on purpose. It came about because of his dad, who loves to act clueless when we know he’s not. So freakin’ annoying.

I popped over to conservatives4palin and, surprisingly, many of the commenters there aren’t pleased she endorsed Trump. These are people who have hung on for years waiting anxiously for Sarah to decide to run for president. It’s interesting to see how they’re turning on her.

Thank you! My husband said something nice about Steve Harvey yesterday that led to a spirited discussion because I insisted there was plenty of evidence that Harvey’s not such a great guy. Gathering proof is on my to-do list, but I haven’t had a chance so far today. And now you’ve done it for me.

Thanks for your suggestions. The psoriatic arthritis caused sacroiliitis, which translates to lack of mobility in my case, but if you manage it with AS, I obviously need to try harder.

I have severe Crohn’s and psoriatic arthritis, and you’re exactly right: I do wish people understood. I’m working at home today thanks to a Crohn’s flare. To me, the worst part of the disease isn’t its effect on my body (although that’s pretty rough)—it’s how it affects everyone around me and how it’s changed the way…

I had to go to Free Republic to look for myself and saw something that had never occurred to me: Trump/Palin 2016. Some of the conjecture has Palin endorsing Trump because he has asked her to run as his vice president. Talk about a shit show...

She looks so unhappy the last several pics I’ve seen of her online. I get that being famous can be drudgery, but FFS, she can’t conjure up a smile? Maybe she is just displeased with the dress as you suggest, but dour seems to be her go-to facial expression lately.

I just told a coworker today that I wish I had saved all my ‘70s paraphernalia. I could sell it to a vintage clothing store.

Class of ‘73 here. Fringed leather vest, bell bottoms with platform shoes, nehru jacket, long straight hair parted in the middle, tons of turquoise jewelry—I was the poster child for what teens looked like in the ‘70s.

I’ll volunteer for sous chef duties on your show! My feeling is that it’s impossible to use too much garlic. My husband tells everybody that I even bake with it. Admittedly, nearly everything I cook does feature it, but I draw the line at using it in a cake.

I’m super embarrassed to admit I know this, but the Countess apparently isn’t Tom D’Agostino’s first love connection with a Real Housewife. Just last fall, he was making headlines with Ramona Singer. See this September 2015 article from the Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/arti….

Skin conditions affect more than just our epidermis. They can also have a huge impact on the psyche and self esteem. My psoriasis was so bad a few years ago that I saw a mother pull her child behind her at the grocery store so he wouldn’t get too close to me. That was a low point for sure and one I cried over for…

When my psoriasis was at its worst, my scalp was a picker’s mecca. I couldn’t keep my hands away. Everywhere I went, I left trails of DNA in the form of dead skin. Wearing black was out of the question. When I started taking Humira and the psoriasis cleared, I found myself really missing the scalp picking. I realized…

I used to pop blackheads on my grandmother’s back. Then one day I got hold of one that put me off ever doing it again. Or at least it did until recently. One of my guilty pleasures now is occasionally watching blackhead-squeezing videos on YouTube. So disgusting but at the same time, so compelling. A dermatologist…

Me too, and pharmacists don’t help with the feeling of shame. I’ve taken hydrocodone regularly since 2009. I’ve never had an increase in dosage or quantity and I’m monitored closely by my rheumatologist. I’ve also never tried to fill the prescription early. In spite of my track record, I’ve had to switch pharmacies…

What the fuck? Does the insanity ever stop with these people? So now we have beard truthers. I think we’ve finally reached critical mass, where these moronic conspiracy theorists chew up and spit out their own. It would make for some good entertainment if I didn’t worry that the candidate these imbeciles think they…

Don’t think it didn’t cross my mind. In the end, the fact that he has a good heart won out, and he doesn’t seem to possess typical conservative characteristics like intolerance and lack of empathy and compassion. That allows me to pretend he’s really a closeted Democrat.

My husband is an arch conservative, but we manage to keep things civil by honoring a pact to NEVER discuss politics. That said, I broke that pact during the 2008 election by asking him if he truly thought Palin was qualified to hold office. When he said yes, I spent lots of time wondering whether our marriage could…

Good to know. My comment was based on my own experience of being a Jazzercise instructor for 12 years and now, many years later, having major arthritis issues. My rheumatologist attributes at least some of my problems to my earlier fitness career. I was young and careless and didn’t pay much attention to exercise…

As I watched the video, I kept thinking, “All that popping and locking is going to make those girls arthritic as hell in a few years.”