Thanks for weighing in rayfay. I feel exactly the way you do. I support no-kill shelters locally and big groups like the Humane Society and ASPCA, but I also give money to PETA because they get results. They force people to confront the unpleasant truth behind their consumption of animal meat and by-products and that…

Why all the hatred for PETA? I'm a PETA supporter and while I don't always agree with their action, they are peaceful and their heart is in the right place. They also get results, resulting in less suffering among animals around the world. I support the more conventional animal welfare groups too, but I think hating…

The whole "beauty pageant" scheme is a disgusting throwback to an age when women were chattel. There is no "light" part of pageants. It's all "dark underbelly".

You end your tirade with "Shame.. shame... shame... on you". I think that's your real point and the point of right-wing thinking generally. Shame is about fear, fear of being disapproved of. It only happens if we share the same values as you, and most people don't.

Perfect!

That's a silly statement to make. What do you mean by feature set? I use both and am happy they're both available, because neither does everything I want.

I agree with you that Lee grossly over-simplified both the XX and XY worldview. (I use those terms because I got yelled at on here for using the term female and here I mean girls as well as women and particularly the in-between phase my 16 year old daughter is in, where she's not quite a girl any longer but is…

I agree with you, though I'd like to see non-rechargeable batteries phased out completely over time as rechargeables get even better, except in a few cases where the battery would never be recharged.

I agree with you, jdpalmer.

I love the muppet reference! Made my day. Thanks.

Holy Cow! These are the most ridiculously cute animals ever. This video should win the Cutie Award (the Oscar and Grammy combined) for complete adorable-icity.

Adam, I think it's irresponsible to recommend disposable batteries for any normal use when there are inexpensive and efficient rechargeables available. This is a gross waste of material and waste/storage resources. I've used Eneloops and more recently Amazon Basics rechargeables and they work very well for every…

I came here to say your comment is perfect. I agree with Neurotica - you win the internet today.

What most people call the Socratic method has a different focus that Socrates actually used, in which he had "knowledge" and used the technique to help others discover their error and come to his understanding.

You are hilarious! I love the mental image ... :-)

solk512, I would like SeaAnemone to make some points so we can have a discussion, but she hasn't. She's just attacked the way I wrote my comment. She says I can't dictate to women what they decide. As far as I can tell, SeaAnemone doesn't like what I wrote but has made no claims of her own beyond claiming that I can't…

Ha!

SeaAnemone, I tried to make sure I wasn't declaring that my stance was universal and I'm certainly not trying to dictate what others think or feel.

I think it's just that I expect kids to be unruly, even the best behaved ones. It's their nature to test limits and to do so in public when they feel like they have a better chance of getting their way. Maybe I just ignore those people because I feel they're being unreasonable. Kids are awesome and now that the sleepy…

Manciple, I can see how that would be so frustrating it would bring you to tears. I'm sorry you had to go through that. Sometimes I wonder what's happening to our civil society.