I don't know why. I can't explain it. But it's the best damn thing. Those of you who aren't listening to it are missing…something. Get on it, m'boogies!

And Tiny Beautiful Things is a lovely book, full of that deep empathy and insight.

Still sad, though.

That, and the fact that she was listening to Cris Williamson in her car, a lesbian folk singer very popular in the late 70's. I about died when I heard that voice coming out of the speakers.

THANK YOU! I could not put my finger on why it sounded so familiar, but that is it.

I don't think they're shading her as quirky and weird at all. I think they're embracing that she's flat-out batshit crazy. And that's what makes this workable, for me: rather than trying to struggle to find her sympathetic and relatable, I can just enjoy the train wreck and catchy tunes. I can absolutely understand…

She was referring to herself and the other kids going in and out through the fence.

Me too! I'm committed to making sure my nephew learns early, as well—I think there's value in having the hand/eye and reflex parts of driving established as somewhat automatic, so the new driver is free to focus on the mental/attentive parts.

As opposed to elsewhere in America, where they're cherished as national treasures.

Preach.

Jesus, leave it to Dodgers fans to spend a baseball thread talking about traffic and parking.

Cookie: please forgive yourself, and let that go. Put that good and gentle heart to rest. I can't directly speak for your ex, but as a woman who is not unfamiliar with sex unleashing repressed emotion, especially grief or sadness, I can say with measured confidence that her tears were almost certainly due to her very…

OH my god, I am feeling your pain. Anderson, so worth my #1 pick. Awful.

Welllll, I can give you a straight answer, which is "I don't know," as I do this on my phone. Sorry.

It's…ok. I'm not crazy about the interface, no handy pod-listening things like sleep timers or resuming after the phone rings. I've liked some of the "bonus" content. (and you can download and listen offline, you just have to do it manually, which is stupid and a pain) All in all, not sure if it's worth it for such…

God, that is SUCH a compelling subject in my world right now. I'm the joined-at-the-hip Auntie to a 14 year old boy whose parents are super-achievers, very driven, very excellence oriented. He…is not. He'll throw himself full into whatever he's excited by, but otherwise, he'd rather not bother. I'm somewhere in…

"…no, that's what I call their breasts…."

Mine is "I have low T." A goddamn national treasure.

THIRTEEEEENN!!

Nope! one of my favorite John Oliver bits.