I just learned from Wikipedia that Moniz was the "designated survivor" for last year's State of the Union... it seems like it would have been comforting to have a founding father step in as president in the aftermath of something horrible happening at the State of the Union.

No, of course not MUSLIM modest. We are fine with modesty on a range from "Christian mommy-blogger" modest all the way to "edgy Christian rock band" modest. I mean, some of those kids wear skinny jeans! And have very hip haircuts.

I'm with her on the "positive force field". Not that there's an actual force field, but I have this little tumblr collection of quotes and pictures that really resonate with me / inspire me, and I scroll through them before dates or things I'm nervous about... and I think it really helps! Puts me in a much better…

Yeah, Keith Olbermann is basically at the level "random internet commenter" on this topic... "I haven't seen these cards myself and I have no real training in this topic, but I DO have an OPINION! Clearly that should hold more weight than the evaluation of the paid professional who examined the cards!!"

I get awkward at Chipotle when they go off script. I just keep answering the standard questions like a confused robot.

I mentioned this on another comment above, but yeah, I asked my dad one time why he thought they listed Edward Hermann as "special appearance" and he harrumphed about how Edward Hermann is much too esteemed to be in "this sort of thing" and the show probably recognizes that he's too good for them. Don't get between my…

Yes, I remember one time I asked my dad why Edward Hermann was listed in the Gilmore Girls credits as a "special appearance" if he was a series regular, and my dad harrumphed, "It's probably their way of acknowledging that he's much too esteemed to be in this sort of thing."

Ha, yeah - I feel like the very concept of self-promotion through appearance on a cable TV show is about as "new money" as it gets.

Agreed; a version of this trick that I like better is to think in terms of priority - replacing "I can't because I'm too busy" with "It's not a priority for me", and "I have to do this" with "This is a high priority." It makes you feel very silly when you say (or even think) something like "Sorry, going to dinner with…

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Can everyone please tell their scariest / creepiest Ouija board stories!? I don't have any good ones but it seems like there's always someone in any given group of people who has been forever scarred by some experience... and I like to hear them and be scarred by proxy!!

Yeah, people make their lives a lot more complicated when they attach extensive moral judgement to these types of things. Not sure if this is the case for this particular family, but I can think of several 8-year-old appropriate explanations for birth control, but they are all predicated on the idea that birth control…

This thing I got for free isn't exactly as I want it to be! I'm outraged!

Yes. I have made total peace with how I look straight-on. Please, Macy's, I beg of you... leave the side and back views to my imagination. (I imagine they look PERFECT.)

Sauntering across a fancy restaurant with a glass of wine "to say hi" and wearing the left-behind jewelry... I am so impressed. The jewelry is a masterstroke: everyone knows they're in trouble and hey, free jewelry!

Yes! And hopefully the trailer could be a little bit old school and say something like ['90s movie trailer voice]: "Starring James Franco as Josh, and introducing.... CLUCKY! as the hen who warms his heart!"

Maybe someday Jezebel should do an article about the differences in how young male livestock (roosters, bull calves, etc) are treated as opposed to female. Good "female empowerment" article! ;)

I have a theory about why they still do it, which is that they've done it for a long time and every time they think about banning it, there is a huge outcry of "Nooooooooo" from rural postal workers. I went with a friend to pick up her chicks from the Post Office once, and every person there was like "Oh, are you here…

Mail order chicks is less weird than it initially sounds. The Post Office has been shipping chicks for decades and the business that do this have protocols for making sure the chicks stay warm enough etc. I am assuming this guy ordered these from a mail order poultry company and didn't just throw some chicks in a box.…

I loved the concept of GoldieBlox when it first came out... but man, are they failing on execution. Their engineering thing was NOT fun - the girl-targeted LEGO sets are much better and more versatile - and now they have an "action figure", aka doll? Looks super lame.