A mouthy fishwife!!! Ha!!! I love it! I'm going to have to put that one in my back pocket...

My goodness, things seemed to have derailed from your original question... Here's my approach: I just eat consciously. I'm a bit of a Pollan-ite, in that I try to eat Food instead of "food." If it has an ingredient that I cannot pronounce, or don't know what it is, I'll skip it. Pollan has an adage that I think is…

I have a Weimaraner, and trust me, those guys are way cuter when they are puppies. She's an overly-dramatic attention-whore with separation anxiety and a sense of entitlement I have never seen in another animal. And I love her to pieces!

You are incorrect on all counts. Except the anger. I have much anger about Chicago pizza. Pizza is a very important food - it is more than something one consumes, it is an experience. The anticipation of the deliciousness you are about to enjoy is one of the best things in life. Then it comes to your table and it is…

I have lived all over the US - East Coast, West Coast, Mid-Atlantic, Southwest, Mid-Midwest, and Upper Midwest. The only square-cut pizza I have EVER seen is in Chicago. It's a stupid way to consume pizza. It essentially requires one to use a knife and fork to consume what is, at its core, a "street-food." Pizza…

And what the fuck is up with the pizza square? I hate pizza in Chicago... I have to specifically ask for it to be cut in slices, and I always get the eye-roll. Bastards.

Oh, get over yourself.

A couple of years ago a coworker of mine worked on a project for Ikram Goldman. She wore a tiny little (beautiful) pin that said "FUCK." Sometimes she wore it as a brooch, but other times it was placed in a very subtle location - sleeve cuff, hem, etc. It may have be hard to spot sometimes, but it was always there. I…

I am not part of Perry's market, either. However, I am part of the gay-white-male market, and I can tell you that my market supports really terrible "art" too, simply because it speaks to the gay experience. There are so many terrible, terrible, movies with gay characters and gay-themed plots, but I (and most of my…

Classic mom-move. They're so good at it...

That is shitty, indeed! You need to make your mom come correct, girl!

I think you under-estimate the degree to which a person's (even a licensed counselor) religion can dictate how they perform their jobs. They needed to pass this legislation specifically because kids were being harmed by "conversion" therapy.

That's pretty badass. Are you considering running one here in the States? I've also run long and lonely runs (20+ miles) by myself, and I always have an amazing sense of accomplishment afterward, but there is nothing like running a marathon. The supporters are amazing. Not only do you feel like you've accomplished…

One of the best parts of the Chicago marathon last year was a bunch of old Chinese men and women in Chinatown doing the Gangnam dance. It was hilarious, and at that point in the run it was a real boost!

That's really what I love about distance running the most. Other runners and spectators make you feel like a rock star! The community is so supportive and caring, and that makes all the difference at mile 19. I'm in Chicago, and running on the lakefront path every Saturday morning during the summer (I trained with a…

Agreed. But he did save lives. My point is that we shouldn't automatically demonize efforts to create foods that can thrive in conditions that they previously couldn't. As much as I love the "local foods" movement, it won't save lives in developing countries.

Tell that to Norman Borlaug.

You're aware that we place restrictions on "rights" all the time, right? There is no such thing as a blanket "right." It amazes me that the 2nd Amendment is the only one people think should be completely unrestricted.

Exactly. When you sign up for a service like Facebook or Pinterest how do you not know you're going to get targeted ads thrown at you? I don't hear people raging about the ads on television, and tv isn't even free anymore!

Get ready to feel very, very, very old, girl. "This girl" is co-starring on Veep (hilariously, I might add). When I realized it was her I actually almost threw up at the realization of how old I am.