This is called “balance billing” or “surprise billing” and will be illegal in California on January 1, I believe governor Brown signed the bill last week. When it comes to regulations of medical insurance companies, where California leads, the rest of the blue states tend to follow. It’s complete bullshit and needs…

My personal favorites are our local food bank (we live in an affluent area that is filled with invisible poverty, so there is so much need and not a lot of attention), PP, Ronald McDonald House and also National Multiple Sclerosis Society (since I have MS).

Ok, that scene has haunted me since we left the movie. I just keep thinking about parents who’s children are kidnapped, or go missing and how they never move and never stop looking, and it killed me. I’m tearing up just thinking about it again!

We took Little Nobody as a Father’s Day treat. We loved it but it was really sad if you think about it too hard. Unfortunately, Little N is a thinker so she had some crying fits over stupid things in the afternoon, and then nightmares at night.

And patient assistance programs are only available for people on private insurance. I know my rx manufacturer is more than happy to cover my $200/month copayment each month, they are getting god knows how much a year from the insurance company on my $72,000 a year prescription. That doesn’t happen for people on…

I showed this to my chihuahua and asked him what HE accomplished today. He was unimpressed with my nonsense and went back to sleep.

Ha! I would love to be in a Council where we make that much profit—we get $.81 per box. And one of my Brownies alone sold 2500 boxes this year (yeah, $12,500 worth of cookies) in middle class suburbs. Those celebs need to step up their game.

Visit their page—it’s on fire.

They are the only company that makes a lunchbox that keeps my daughter’s food cold until lunch time, even when it’s 100+ degrees. It looks like little nobody is going to be eating some warm sandwiches from now on!

The company itself turned it around-in 2014 the Human Rights campaign gave it a perfect score. It sounds like they really tried to learn, listen, and evolve. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/human…

My husband has size 13 feet, he wears rockport or cole haan brown leather slip on loafers for work and casual. Usually $100 a pair, last 1 year for work shoes, than another year for weekend wear when they are getting scuffed looking. You can get them at outlets or places like DSW.

Finally a chance—I am neither witty nor interesting. But I have always wanted to be not grey.

Will IO9 be doing a “best of science fiction books” for the year again? I picked up The Martian for my husband for christmas last year after reading the IO9 article, and we both LOVED it. I would love to start a new book gift tradition in our house. Sci-fi only for recommendations...he’s not a fantasy fan.

My Girl Scout service unit (meaning the overarching group overseeing the troops in multiple school districts) holds a Me&My Guy square dance every year. We sell out tickets (500 scouts/girls and their accompanying “guy”) every year and it is a huge deal. One of my 10 year olds favorite activities of the year. I don’t…

I use Elta MD UV Shield every day under my make-up. I love it and it works wonderfully. One bottle lasts about a year and I put it on every day regardless of the weather. It’s a physical sunscreen so it may leave a white cast, and does reflect in photos, which is good to be aware of. I am crazy pale so it doesn’t…

Mine too! I have used her products for the past 3 years and there is NO GOING BACK. I have never had skin where I could just slap on concealer around the eyes and draw on my brows and be out the door but at 37 I have finally achieved it! (Is it wrong that I get a little sad that I no longer have the hunt for my HG…

Am I the only person who sees the two black men in some kind of uniform that appear in the background of the “African” set scenes? They look like they are supposed to be military?

Even the oldest kid probably has no clue unless she picked it up on the playground. She is 4 mos older than my daughter, which puts her at 9.5. That age is NOT using the internet unsupervised, IF at all.

OMG yes. Every day for the past 4 years. Best SS I have ever used and I am so PALE and SENSITIVE you can practically see through me.

OMG yes. Every day for the past 4 years. Best SS I have ever used and I am so PALE and SENSITIVE you can practically…

Mr Nobody is getting fractal CO2 laser resurfacing on his face next week, and we dropped $1200 on a 3 pack. He’s job hunting in tech and looks older than 38, so we are considering that an investment in our future—age discrimination is a bitch. My moon-face isn’t in the same category unfortunately.