but the overweight tend to live longer, right?

Actually, no, there's a ton of ways to mitigate this problem, including going with more things like the 'death panel' part of the ACA — ie offering Medicaid reimbursement for doctors who talk to their patients about living wills and end of life care. This country's medical system doesn't have a good way to talk about…

childhood obesity is actually sliding down in a lot of places.

Münchausen by Internet.

I've met a lot of e-friends in the real but never did as a kid. I was pretty aware that my parents were monitoring my internet agenda as a kid but I also was pretty careful about my real life information, and they'd probably be fine with it as long as they also got to meet said friend? Is that not cool to do anymore?

Speidi still exists?

No, the attitudes that make it physically unsafe for queers to be openly queer in many straight spaces like bars is probably the actually reason.

Yo except I can't go to a straight bar and hit on ladies without being afraid for my safety. Oops am I creating a divide?

I disagree; an Oscar for best actress in that year should be about which actress performed their role the best /that year/. It's for that specific performance.

I think there's legitimate critique but to call this film 'racist' is way over the line. Also, it's an amazing piece of magical realism.

It's on Amazon Instant, too. I'm doing the Oscar challenge too — are you sticking to best picture or going for all 38 feature-length films?

My family and I used to play Mille Bornes all the time and I've never met anyone else who knows what this game is!

I was wondering why I knew that name!

People who always look fabulous: these ladies.

Rosa DeLauro is my fashion icon now because I'm pretty sure we both own the same pair of burgundy boots. Also, could I love Tammy Duckworth more? (spoiler: no).

reading this had me cringing in my desk D:

Ugh that link didn't work but the report is Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2010. It's pretty easy to...google...though.

Uh yes, the Bureau of Justice Statistics literally just released a report with data that correlates pretty nicely with the VAWA being effective. Surprise. http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4536

This is about funding centers for victims of violence, not about criminalizing violence.

Hey, if you had a source for that I would really appreciate it! (no snark meant here).