And republicans can make that scorched earth policy work for them because they promote racism, hate and “othering.” The GOP takes away ACA protections, saying “Look, there’s a black person who got something you, a hard working white person, didn’t get. We should burn Obamacare down.” They take away the right to sue…

Yes, yes. Oh, so much yes.

I knit sweaters. I wear sweaters. Yet I want an explanation of the sleeves on the sweater she is wearing. (Her face looks great in that picture, btw, so I hope she’s doing better.)

Heartbreaking. My sympathy to his family. Off to donate to his go fund me.

Well, obviously!

I see your point.

Most white women I know assume they can’t be racist if they don’t drop the N-word. Seriously, that’s the bar.

I wish I could star you with the fricking milky way. I agree with you so very much.

Service animals are registered and it’s a fairly official thing. Emotional support animals do not undergo the same process. And it’s pretty easy to get your animal registered as an emotional support animal on the internet from what I hear. I ran into a woman (full disclosure she was assigned the middle seat in my row,…

I knew someone who was fostering a miniature horse named Dandy. Dandy! Dandy sounded like a real nice little horse.

But emotional support animals are not synonymous with service animals.

I remember reading a few stories about this at the time. It was more than boys will be boys. There were two other women, one of whom left the show pretty quickly, who had similar stories. Savage may have been following Hervey or not, but I remember I haven’t liked Savage since. One woman said he told her something to…

I remember reading about that in real time (because I am old) and Fred Savage’s people did not defend him well. Essentially it was boys will be boys. Believe me, for this to make national news at the time? Was surprising. There were two other women as well who said things, but did not bring suit.

This is true. On the CTA sometimes (when things are odd) I’ll say something to someone (like “Please quit fighting.”) Without exception what I get is at least two seconds of blank stare, like I just threw off my Harry Potter invisibility cloak and stepped into the fray. I’ve had people literally say, “Where did you…

In part she gets by because she’s an older white lady and the TSA is not scared of older white ladies.

She’s homeless and there really aren’t many mental health treatments available for the homeless in Chicago. Do you know who the number one provider of mental health services is in Cook County? The Cook County Jail. I don’t disagree with you at all but right now the services are not there. They may not be there in your…

Dear Stanford. You are not the worst. My alma mater, Michigan State University, is the worst. You are, however, pretty fucking bad. What is wrong with you?

She is not going to stay away from airports. She is going to do this again. And again. Until she dies. This is what she does. Yes, she’s mentally ill. No, I don’t know what should be done. But releasing her with strict instructions to “Cut this stuff out, missy.” is not going to work.

My ex’s dad, Ray, used to love him back in the day. Ray died many years ago, but he used to tape Prairie Home Companion and would listen to it while puttering around on projects at his workbench in the basement. When I heard about Keillor, I thought immediately about Ray and then I realized I wouldn’t have to worry…

I think maybe don’t ask for a free room not on Valentine’s Day. I think maybe don’t promise a good review. And maybe do the homework. These guys love a social media argument—their facebook page shows that they will fight any fight. She facebook messaged them, I believe, so she should have seen that they love this…