Oh, man. A number of years ago I was in an archiving class as part of a library science program, and we were taken on a tour of the (now defunct) Georgia Music Hall of Fame. They had all kinds of stuff—signed guitars, promotional posters, ticket stubs. . . Then our guide pulls out a Nudie suit. Right away I knew what…

I wonder if there’s a perception that a predominantly straight female audience would be more interested in stories about gay men/gay sex than about lesbians.

First, this is a fine written piece, but I take issue with the author in some places, and with some of the people I feel we’re supposed to sympathize with. First, it could have used much less of the author self insertion to reaffirm his own level of attractiveness. We get it, you’re hot.

I hope you don’t get a medical…

Yep, exactly. Rich’s last piece on teens and HIV back in July nicely dodged this point in favor of ‘yay, sex!’, and this one isn’t any better with the one line throwaway (“At sex parties themselves, by the way, STIs are rarely a topic of conversation”).

When I was a teen I was, what passed in Ireland for, an elite level rockclimber. I ran 3 miles before school for fun, cycled 20 miles every saturday, did weights every second day, spent 3 hours a day, every day on the rock wall. I was frakking ripped. Like Xena eat your frikkin heart out Missus.

Flash forward 22 years…

Charley Pride had a very long and successful career in country music. He has been performing since the late sixties, and had quite a few hits in the seventies and eighties. He was on “Hee Haw”, as well as the Grand Ol’ Opry. He’s like Bizzaro Eminem!

Aerosoles are actually Not Horrible, and quite a lot of them really are pretty comfy. The problem is that a lot of their styling is inconsistent (are they a Coolish Trendyish brand for Youngish people? or are they Semi Frumpy Old Lady Shoes? because their styles cover that whole gamut). Plus, “Aerosoles” as a brand…

Finally. This company has been horrible to the ozone layer.

I work at a funeral home and people hire off-duty police to keep people out they don’t want at the funeral. Just warn her that you’re doing it and see how that goes down. But stick to it. Why ruin your wedding day?

Yes yes yes. I live for moments like these when The True Asshole reveals themself so I can have full permission to go scorched earth. A wedding isn’t just some party, it’s a wedding. If this woman is too stupid to understand that or worse, takes joy in doing the one thing she was specifically asked not to do? Goodbye…

There was an entire thread, here, years ago (I think?) as to those of us who were miserable as to the choice of our first lover*, and I was so relieved that I wasn’t the only one who viscerally regretted the entire experience.

You deceive me for five years, your wants no longer matter.

This advice is so good that I’m thinking about taking it even though I’m happily married with no children.

Yeah she pretty much needs to get hardcore. And fast.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you DTMFA!

You should write this column.

All! Of! This!!

I know we will have to co-parent, regardless of the outcome, so we are both seeking counseling in order to work through issues to be better parents. I just don’t know what is right, or at least, what other people would do in a situation like this.

Hi — while I agree with a general sense of skepticism that’s always healthy when dealing with stuff like this, as a DACA recipient myself, these comments do little more than incite fear. I am scared and so are other people like me — but I also hope that Congress will pull through with something. Please do not hope…

And what happened next?