I disagree. I think this bride _should_ confront her friend about the lack of gift, so that the bridesmaid has the opportunity to shit in a box and mail it to her, but that's just me.

So they’re suing her family because she’s really good at committing murder?

Colin you make my Pittsburgh Mondays all the more bright.

He seemed to be about three Sheetz to the wind.

Independent data?

I don’t know about this. I feel like volunteering for a $400 voucher is better than sitting back and waiting for a 1% chance to get $1,200.

I’m too busy being mad at the lady who doesn’t understand 4th grade fractions, who no one else is mad about either!!!!

“They should have an IQ test before people are allowed to vote! Say, I wonder if there were ever any polling tests in the past.”
*reads history*
“...I’m so sorry. Forget I said that. Oh hell.”

Regarding the Atlantic piece, I’m not sure it’s fair to treat everything north of Joburg as the same level of repression. Uganda might be trying to kill the gays, but Mozambique just decriminalized homosexual acts a month and a half ago. There’s places where progress is happening, and I think to an extent we’re…

And you think that will speed up the cultural acceptance of GLBTQ peoples in those countries? lol

I like how African leaders often accuse calls for LGBT tolerance as “Western influence” interfering in African affairs, while simultaneously believing homosexuality a sin because of their deeply held Catholic values.

Right on. My younger brother has autism. My mother likes to tell a story about the time when we were all little that my sister and I were SO EXCITED to go to Ledo’s Pizza. Like, full on dressed up in church outfits to go to Ledo’s. Silly, I know. But we were like 6 years old. But when we got to Ledo’s, my brother got…

Kids have to be socialized to be around dogs as much as (possibly even more so) dogs need to be socialized to be around kids.

I know someone like this. Our kids were playing baseball in the courtyard and my kid accidentally whacked her kid with the bat. Instead of taking care of her kid, she came out screaming at me and my kid. Her son is standing there sobbing, I’m checking the kid to make sure nothing’s bleeding or broken, another…

I brought Baby Birdy to lunch today. She behaved really well until the very end. And after about two minutes of trying to soothe her, I was just like “No, I’m not gonna be one of those people” and put her in the car with A/C while I went back in and paid the bill. I’d rather cut my meal short, get the rest to go, and…

I have a 16 year old son who recently took a sponsored trip to DC with a group of other teenagers. They ate at a very fancy restaurant one night and upon my return my son told me “mom I’m so glad that you and dad had both been servers and taught me how to act in a restaurant, it was just embarrassing with some of…

I work at a library, so you can bet that I feel your pain.

That’s really the key here: are the parents making an effort?

I live in Maine and have actually been to this diner. I think the important thing to know about Marcy’s is that it really is a hole-in-the-wall. There are maybe 5 tables and one counter that might seat a dozen. It is tiny and cramped and hot (because the griddle is 3 feet from the counter), but the food is delicious…

I BELIEVE I’LL VOTE FOR A THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE!