This. Exactly.

That actually happens all the time. Airlines, hotels, all sorts of businesses overbook with the expectation that a certain number of people won't show (usually based on their average no-show rate over the past year or so). I haven't gotten the first class bump, but I have volunteered to take a later flight and gotten…

Not only is he a member, he's one of the ones featured on the website under the "Music" section. I certainly agree that Michael Giacchino or John Williams (who craft entire scores specifically for movies, working closely with the directors) would be far more qualified than either, but I guess I'm looking at this…

It sounds like a stretch at first blush, but then I look at who else is a member and decide he's probably as qualified as Bono is, so why not.

I'd also be interested to see any oscar nominees who *weren't* invited.

It's all the people trying to be in LA, but they have to drive 60–90 minutes through helltraffic to get there. I'm surprised they're not more stressed than Los Angeles.

lordy, I actually watched The O.C. and I never noticed her in it, though IMDB confirms that you are correct about her presence. I'm not sure I'd call that a break-out performance, but whatevs.

But they're doing so based simply on when pregnancy occurred (or didn't) not on some pure ideal measurement like you're insisting on. I'm not conflating it; I'm pointing out that if this factor wasn't controlled for, these sorts of things can get in the way.

Which is exactly my point, more money = better overall healthcare = fewer issues getting in the way of fertility

I wonder what their definition of "naturally" is though—for example many women with thyroid disorders have great difficulty conceiving until treated, and that's something that takes money to get addressed (and patience, lots of patience...). Would thyroid treatment qualify as not "natural" enough, or are they just…

Damn, I guess Sandra Oh's screwed now too.

If I recall her breakout role was on House, where not only was she a sexual interest she was also *gasp* a doctor. Seems pretty well-balanced to me.

Is this controlled for income and education? Because my understanding is that people with more education, and therefor greater income, are more likely to have kids later in life than less educated people who start (and would probably also finish?) younger. Having a higher income would also afford better healthcare, so…

I think it's a bit of both—he's seriously looking, but is having a bit of fun with the fact that it's awkward as shit no matter what you write.

I don't think the premise of their existence is nonsense, but rather the content. They turn things that some rich person decided to do into trends, promoting major scope creep and providing a basis for unrealistic expectations. I just got married last year so I understand the desire to connect with wedding-specific…

yeah, people in my office do that on the regular. Usually not for more than a few weeks in a row, but it happens.

Heck, even a benedryl does that to me. Sounds like something's off there, but there are definitely options as far as what it is.

But isn't the nonsense on the knot and wedding bee posted by and for a self-selecting pool of upper-middle-class to rich people? I remember going on those sites and immediately perceiving that they simply weren't speaking to people in my income bracket, and leaving.

I think it's less of a change of heart and more of a change of strategy. Look at it as a reminder that what politicians are elected to do is to represent their constituents, and at this point that's simply not what the Republican party is doing. I would be happy if the conversation could come down to economic policy…

No, it plays as someone with conflicted emotions (the Baker & Wife are pretty great together, after all) giving into a moment of passion.