That is the most fiendishly clever tactic I have heard in a good while!

Doings? DOINGS!?!

I was in band for 8 years. The most rigorous thing I ever had to deal with was hours of summer band marching practice. My band mates and director  were like family. It seems I was lucky. All these stories of high pressure lunacy are wild (and sad) to me. Band was, for years, the best part of my life and a sanctuary…

I was in marching band too. My experience was different than yours and hazing was not something that happened where I was and shouldn’t be acceptable anywhere.

A very high percentage of my fondest adolescent memories are from marching band.

I guess it is all about how it is pursued. I started band in elementary school and continued all through school. I really wish folks would stop making everything a cutthroat competition. Every waking moment and activity does not have to be about getting accolades to include on a college application and every…

I was in marching band.

Get them a musical instrument instead.

2 YES!!!

And your screen name indicates you are an expert!

Has anyone reached out yet to Xenu for comment on dat ass?

Some people just have really round butts. I am one of these people. See also:

Wouldn’t it really be 100% of everyone ever because of that god’s will stuff?

This. Always this.

And doctors have a disturbing tendency to trivialize women’s symptoms. Not EVERYTHING is a UTI. Last year I was having pretty much every symptom on that list and knew something wasn’t right. I didn’t have insurance so that was a fun thought. I went to a local doctor and explained my symptoms, my family history of…

Alternately, I think of Lori Petty as Tank Girl taking a powder shower to Portishead

I was raised by my grandmother and seem to recall her using powder in such a way but she never encouraged me to do so. I have visions of Ross in his leather pants when I think of crotch area powder.

I did indeed miss your ETA.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ovarian-cancer/expert-answers/ovarian-cancer/faq-20058278

I used a factor 10 welding hood with an additional level 10 shield taped over the top. I have an afferent pupillary defect that really messes with me in light changing conditions and am mostly blind in one eye. Not damaging my good eye was pretty important.