Annnnd signed. It just pisses me off that I share both my gender and my profession with the likes of Liz Trotta. I'm also pissed on behalf of the veterans I know. I spend about 20 hours a month volunteering with the local VFW group, which is comprised of vets from WWII on down to currently active military. And then…

I don't think so, because it's just one of the bowls. I think the bowl was scrubbed with a steel wool pad at some point (someone in the household is a fan of nuking cheesy things to death in the microwave, which pretty much always results in a mess you practically need a sandblaster to clean).

I ended up with these bowls from my grandmothers (maternal and paternal), so the ones I have were very probably purchased in the late 50s or early 60s. Only one of them has begun to show a little hazing; the rest are totally chip-free and sparkly clear. I love them. I use them practically every day for something or…

I've got two bags very similar to the Chico bags, and I love them like whoa! Not only do they free from the cursed plastic bags, but it's fun to watch a clerk's eyes pop open wide when I take out this ittybitty pouch and proceed to extract a full-sized bag like a magician.

I think this woman is right on. If she has the time and the energy to sue HellMart, yay for her. HellMart used to have a policy that required them to give you the item at the advertised or label price plus $3 if an item rang up incorrectly. They've changed it, though - at least, in the NC stores where I've shopped. I…

Totally disagree with this. Cats and dogs are designed to eat and drink from the ground.

For those of you who might let the cat or dog nom on mice/rats, do please make sure that you have your pets checked for intestinal worms on a regular basis, or your pet will almost certainly end up hosting a gut full of nasty worms. Having worked for a veterinarian, I could tell you horror stories about the nasty…

I expect her to dump her daddyhusband for Hugh Hefner any day now.

Me, either. I use a river rock (maybe 4 by 6 inches) to whack the clove hard enough to pop the skin, which comes off easily. Slice the root end off (they can be tough), then whack the peeled clove hard and voila! Smashed garlic, ready for further chopping (if necessary; it usually isn't) or just toss it into whatever…

$34.95 for what's essentially a big deep storage bin available at HellMart for about $6? Um, no. We use the $6 bin, which has worked beautifully for our 17# Godzilla pooper and his dainty little sister who does the compulsive scratch-up-down-all-around MUST COVER ALL THE THINGS routine.

I think I just cracked a molar grinding my teeth while reading this article. If this Kikkert prick isn't discriminating, I'm the fucking Queen of England.

I never realized how difficult it is to type when you've got both arms folded protectively across your boobs.

I wondered about this, too. I live in a rural area, so it would be really odd to see someone pushing a shopping cart down the road, given that it can be 8-15 miles of two-lane blacktop and farmland between the types of stores that have shopping carts. If I saw her in my neck of the woods, I'd stop to ask if she needed…

This is like the third article I've seen about this Whitney person and her new show, and I still neither know nor care who she is. The show seems to be getting pretty soundly slammed, so maybe she'll toddle away in a week or two and stop hogging my interwebs.

I use these, too. I've got a couple of Swiffer covers that I knitted, as well. I find they all work better than the Swiffer covers, and I love the fact that I can just toss them into the wash instead of into the trash.

Thank you! I saw the message on the website talking about the changes. I'll load the latest update. Then I'll go stick another pin in my Zuckerberg poppet.

Unfortunately, these changes have hosed BetterFacebook for the time being. Hopefully, BFB will be able to catch up. My favorite feature of BFB is the increased font size. I can't freaking read the micetype FB insists on using.

First, please add me to the growing list of strangers who think your friend is an incredibly brave woman. I am so very sorry that she was left with emotional issues because of that event.

"Damn it, if I ever win the lottery I am going to put a big chunk of my winnings towards getting rape kits processed. "

I began using a kitchen scale years ago when I began making soap. I also use it for food recipes, particularly bread. It's not just for kitchen use, though. I also use it to calculate postage, and when I'm fostering tiny bottle-fed kittens I use it to document their weight and growth progress. Digital scales are…