OK, “...she has been propped up as the candidate the DNC now wants...” First, propped up implies that she is too weak to stand on her own, which is at best condescending and dismissive. At best. Second, you put that out there as an absolute with no evidence—not even one for instance. Then you end with the “so some of…

This is the way I see the situation (as someone who has been in nonprofits a super long time).

Legally nonprofit organizations are the responsibility of the board. The Board is legally responsible for the finances, the mission, the hiring and firing of the ED, etc. Setting the mission is their purview. No one is saying this is the same as a Clinic employee deciding to change the mission. But the relationship…

You can’t make the statement “Penises aren’t inherently terrifying or scarring to behold.” Unless you add “to me”. Your experiences are not universal. And if you force me to touch your penis? Even if you are drunk? We have a problem. Big one.

Sorry that happened to you. And, yes, that sounds like a Kavanaugh special, that action. Right down to the no consequences and the laughter. Shit. 

I gave some more thought to this and realized something. Most Americans support legal abortion, like more than a simple majority. They would not call themselves “pro Abortion” because they may have some discomfort with abortion but the vast majority of Americans believe that abortion is a medical decision a woman…

At a nonprofit, the Board is responsible for the mission of an organization. If her approach was not in keeping with the mission, then she is wrong. I think it’s probably not going to work as an approach because the other side has polilticized this. You can try to add layers to response, but I don’t think PP can…

I once worked for a small community based women’s organization where a board member was recruited who signed a board pledge/agreement (the organization had a non-negotiable pro-choice stance and this was the first point). She actually became a good board member over time. But at her second meeting something came up…

Yeah. I know. I’ve had arguments with folks on the CTA (where vaping is illegal) and they want to lecture me about how safe it is. I mean, who did this research? And how comprehensive was it? When my Great Uncle joined the navy as a youth they were given cigarettes to help them with persistant coughs because the…

I’m an old and I don’t call 41 year olds young, or 36 year olds. Except when talking fashion, where they are always so much hipper than me. I follow Jong-Fast on twitter and I was surprised, “Oh is she in her early 20s?” And then she retweeted her teenage son, and I was like, “Eh, guess not.”

This is what I keep saying. For decades we were told (as a country) that cigarettes were harmless. Decades more? They may be linked to cancer. Finally? Yeah, it turned out the cigarette companies had the data all along that showed their product was killing people.

Yours is also a very good name.

She has the most winsome smile. I mean, she’s beautiful, but her smile might be the best human smile out there right now. It’s goddamn infectious. Even to me, a big meanie.

His ego is as fragile as wet tissue.

I am super old, so I remember when the tobacco industry denied that cigarette smoking was harmful. And the government either believed them or pretended to believe them. Until it turned out they were telling lies the whole time.

I hate Johnson, so very much. He’s exactly how I think a murderous clown with a British accent would be when the make up is washed off.

I don’t know. I’m liking Karpf’s responses.

Me, too. But in the meantime I absolutely tip and generally overtip (when it comes to waitstaff in particular). In fact, when I visit my family we tend to go out to a large breakfast together and I pick up the tab and tip at 30% or 40% or 50%. Why? Because breakfast is cheap, so 20% is not remotely fair. The four to…

No--you don’t tip management. Ever. Management does not get a tip.

Until the Reagan years in the US, waitstaff made regular minimum wage. It used to be a pretty good job. You got your tips every night, and then you got your minimum wage check at the end of the week. No, no point. I just like to point out that many boomers (of which I sadly am one) are very ignorant when it comes to…