She took all the young "divas" to school. That performance was pretty damn perfect.

Women, Nationwide is NOT on your side.

Having been raised by ultra-Christian/ultra-Liberal parents I always resent the notion that believing in God also means you don't understand science or marriage equality or vaccinations.

Lululemon embarrasses me. Trendy-slash-expensive workout gear, why? I buy amazing wicking sports bras at Target, dry fit tops at Old Navy, and running shorts on sale at Academy. I once was wearing an orange tank over a bathing suit at a water park, and a lady near me in line said something along the lines of "ohmygosh…

If it's a secure email/BCCed/encrypted/etc., they can send a mass email to a selected group of people. There's nothing about HIPPA that says your medical team can't use your health information to send you information.

Timberlands were not an uncommon alternative to Doc Martens during the early 90s grunge era either.

Very well written article.

you are not a lame SAP

Seriously. Is it overly emotional schlock? Yes, but it makes me ugly cry and it has Lauren Graham. So it's my overly emotional schlock.

I'll be working on my ugly cry. Mark may be a little right— the last couple of seasons haven't lived up to the first few, but damn if I haven't cried like a baby over the last several episodes. Who knew Ray Romano and Craig T. Nelson can stir such feelings?

I'm going to watch. I'm going to cry. I mostly just want to know who dies.

I LOVE my weekly Parenthood cry. My tissues are ready! And Mark, I will throw down with you over this.

There are many more independents and liberals here in the heartland than Mike Huckabee wants to admit. He already knows it but that just didn't fit on the banner that he fingerpainted with Scott Walker and Rick Perry during Arts and Crafts hour.

As a representative of the "American Heartland" woman, in my forties, I hate to break it to M. Hucks, but we've been smoking, swearing, fucking, and drinking in the flyover states for quite a while now. Wearing pants, voting, showing our ankles, the whole shebang. It's like we think we're people or something.

Trademark lawyer here! She hasn't actually trademarked the term yet, just filed applications to do so. There are any number of reasons why she might not secure rights to the marks, e.g. the USPTO might reject the applications on various grounds, third parties with an interest in the marks might oppose their…

Thank you for mentioning this, it's one of my favorite "Taylor Swift is a bit of a weirdo" facts.

sigh.

My husband and I had trouble with the words fiance/fiancee too for some reason. People at work would correct me all the time when I said "boyfriend" but I transitioned to "husband" just fine after the wedding.

Those lists of charges are fucking horrifying.

I too had to deal with recent brides bestowing unhelpful advice on me. And anyone with a Pinterest account thinks they're an expert on wedding trends now.