According to the sophisticated, highly technical geographic survey tool I consulted (a map), Finland is not only a different country from Germany, Finland shares no border with Germany and isn’t even particularly close to Germany.

I have a Lauro Piana cashmere shawl. It’s perfect for chilly airplanes but so lightweight it’s easy to smush into my carryon bag. I made a zippered pouch for it to both protect it and turn it into a pillow if I don’t need to drape it around me. It cost a bloody fortune and I’m in love with it! 

It’s the very tart/bitter taste of cranberries that pairs them so well with the unctuousness of Turkey and gravy — or, frankly, many meats; cranberries are delicious and we should eat more of them; try them with ham, roast pork, lamb, other poultry.

Thanks for explaining pregnancy to me, a mere woman.

This country couldn’t pas the Equal Rights Amendment, yet there are people who think seriously we can repeal the 14th amendment? We’ve lost it, completely lost it.

You do understand the “bump” weighs over a dozen pounds, right? Support can make the mother-to-be more comfortable. It’s not just some cute pose. 

This is how a friend got the generic for Harvoni that cured his Hepatitis C. It was prescribed on-line by a doctor in Australia, and the prescription was filled by a pharmacy in India. The Australian doctor told my friend which blood tests to get before, during and after the course of treatment.