Yes, but if her celiac disease is severe enough that crumbs from gluten-rich cupcakes brushing up against her non-gluten cupcakes are going to send her into a health nosedive, then she can't eat at restaurants, because the probability for cross-contamination is that much greater.

Also: Here's a weird suggestion, but you might want to look into Jewish grocery stores. Because Jews have to have separate milk and meat, and can't eat them together, we have more of a selection of non-dairy milk-type items, like ice cream and cheese. I'm not sure if this is preferable, though.

Um, Trader Joes? Whole Foods? I'm in So Cal, and it seems like those stores are on every corner.

That story made me so sad. First of all, I want to hear what happened when the guy realized she was a presenter! Second, it's painful to hear the interviewer (and is that the same horrible dude who narrates 48 hours? Because I want to kill his voice) ask her if her career is the reason she didn't have children.

Nope! I used that mask all the time.

I know. You never see a scientist staring intently at an eppie with about 10 uL of phenol.

Depends on what you call "science" and what you mean by "equal".

You'd be surprised. A guy I know who clearly practices birth control in his life believes that Catholic organizations shouldn't be required to provide birth control.

Except:

Remember when Julia Ormond was all the rage? Where did she GO?

I can't find it! Not so prominent, are we?

Perhaps what you're seeing is the influence of boys going to PREP schools, vs boys going to an all-boys' school.

I completely agree. Cameron Diaz and women like her think that they're powerful by being famous, but it turns out that they're only empowered because they're seen as a jumble of body parts to be used and discarded.

That's not power. You have an item for sale, in this case parts of your own person. Selling that doesn't make you powerful. It's an unfortunate fallacy.

It was for that movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

What? No. I totally agree with you, even with your angrier version.

I think neither one of those things are necessarily true, but clearly these allegedly "edgy" designers won't take risks when it comes to casting.

Advertisers say black models don't sell."

Self-fulfilling prophecy? The things about the threes are a bit weird to me, but your doula sounds like a good supportive person.

I'm so sorry. I hope that things turn around for you.