I’m with Kara on this one. It was a dumb, predictable gift, and Francis has most definitely already read almost everything MLK ever wrote. It’s also a ridiculously hypocritical gift, given how 45 fanned the flames of racism, xenophobia, and bigotry to win the electoral college.

I’m with Kara on this one. It was a dumb, predictable gift, and Francis has most definitely already read almost everything MLK ever wrote. It’s also a ridiculously hypocritical gift, given how 45 fanned the flames of racism, xenophobia, and bigotry to win the electoral college.

Can I just say that I hate Tom Cruise? I mean, as a teenager, I loved him in Risky Business and Top Gun (I had a college roommate in Navy ROTC, so you can imagine how many times I saw the movie). But I have not been able stand him as a person or an actor for a really long time.

I keep hoping he’ll stroke out.

It’s too bad her public appearances were always so scripted. She’s hilarious and warm in private (I’m thinking of the backstage footage at the convention in addition to clips like this). She needed to show more of this in public to be “likeable.” That said, there was so much fuckery in this election — gerrymandering,…

This is me.

Supposedly, schools are considered “sensitive locations” and they are not supposed to be conducting enforcement activities. This has been something we have worried about on our campus (a CC in California), because we are a Title V, Hispanic-serving institution, with a lot of DACA and undocumented students. It’s…

I vote for this.

Comey just seems slimier and slimier the more he speaks.

The tech boom ruined the Palo Alto/Mountain View/Sunnyvale area (where I grew up). I live on the Central Coast now.

Palo Alto used to be less rich and Silicon Valley-ish. When I was in college, the only place open until 2 am was this little diner on University where surly waitstaff would throw slightly dirty plastic cups of water at you. The place also served pretty amazing milkshakes. There was also a great sushi restaurant where…

Did we have the same mother? My mom had this cookbook. I remember some kind of “Mexican” casserole topped with Fritos. Another winning meal consisted of pork chops (in a pyrex casserole dish) topped with broccoli and a can of cheddar cheese soup.

I think I only ate my mom’s cooking because I was a competitive swimmer…

Issa narrowly won his reelection in 2016, while Orange County went blue for the first time in 40 years (or more). I think he’s out in 2018.

I’m still pinning my hopes on the intelligence community taking down most of the Trump administration all at once. :-)

Where is her other leg?

If it’s a charter school, then it should be free (paid for by tax dollars)....

And I say that not to disparage people with autism, but to point out that my child with a neurological disorder is sharper than 45.

My 6 year old with autism has a larger vocabulary and can put together more intelligible sentences.

I can’t believe I long for the days of G.W., who at least would smile proudly whenever he managed to get out a complete sentence.

I always feel like not enough people appreciate how amazing Serena Williams is. I was super annoyed at a NY Times article about a year ago that was all about how Williams’s body was “too big.” JHC, she’s Serena Williams, amazing tennis goddess! Who cares what her body looks like? Look at what she can do! (Plus, you…