Brown was put in an impossible position. The taxes (which are stupid) generate revenue that the state has to have; anyone even remotely familiar with CA’s crazy politics knows this. So, if you’re going to cut the revenue from one source, you need to offset it with either cuts or new revenue streams. Simply cutting a…

i like it, succinct. you didnt feel the need to pad your statement at all.

It was a stupid bill to start with. Period.

Probably too many strings attached to this bill.

It’s ridiculous that they won’t let us sort pants by proper numerical length anymore. Godspeed, my friend.

Oh man, that sucks. :(

IIRC both Nordstrom Rack and Uniqlo will do complimentary pants shortening, but that only works if there’s one near you and they have something that fits.

(withholds George Sand information; it’s too much for one day)

Admission: I like it when people appropriate my culture. It feels like acceptance. Is that odd?

Glad you found a pseudo-habitable place. I'm working on a major project right now, but afterwards I'm going to put together a Guide to Making your Neighborhood Livable By ANY (legal) means possible. It won't be pretty, but hopefully no one starts a fight or throws a brick through your front window;) College kids,…

UGH. In my area there are many, many parks, including one really big one that’s about two miles away - if you really need your darling to run around shrieking, and you’re going to sit there and watch her (ie, not using the time to do your stuff) then GO TO THE DAMN PARK.

Agreed. I don’t care if it’s a $12 pair of jeans from Wal-Mart or a $250 pair from a high-end boutique, they are both foreign made and very poor quality. In fact, lately I’ve found the discount store shirts have sturdier buttons that don't come off the first time I try to wear the shirt.

taking advice from a friend, and this has worked for me:

I’m 5'6 but have short legs, so just about everything must be hemmed. Learning to do a basic hem stitch is something you will never regret, and will save many trips to the tailor.

The length of pant legs confuses me. I’m a few inches taller than average, yet I need to take multiple inches off of regular length pants.

I think most of them have never heard of darts except as something you throw in a pub.

Yes, but how much fun will this be for men?

Sean is somewhere trying to mansplain to his mother how this hurts him, in his special manly place.

How much time she got? She’s up there for taking something of this magnitude on. ;)

If you can handle an iron, you can no-sewing machine needed re-hem them with an iron-on tape called Steam A Seam. It survives washing with no problem — I use it in all of my sewn hems so I get a crisp edge. Figuring out how much you need to shorten is the harder part, and where safety pins come in handy. Just start…