I kinda wish more male obits started with references to a man being the world's best dad instead of focusing only on their professional accomplishments.

I really liked logic puzzles as a kid and the kind of math I studied (theory of algorithms) is basically that. Writing proofs is the same as reasoning out an argument ... each step has to proceed from the last. For me, that stuff is fun and and it's not what I think of when I think of "math".

Usually when someone says, "you must be good at math" they're thinking of someone being able to multiply or divide in their head. Which I am quite terrible at. (I have an uncanny ability to add 2+2 and end up with 5 if i don't have a calculator handy. I am, however, very good with Excel.). Ironically, I was a math…

I went to MIT and I do this. Why? Because I HATE the inevitable response: "Oh, you must be really good at math."

That sucks. At the same time, I bet there's another small company out there somewhere with a key female employee who has the take the day off because her husband isn't staying home with their sick kid. And there's probably another small company out there who's missing a key employee because that employee had a heart…

You're right - I shouldn't jump to the conclusion that doctors or nurses at the hospital were racist just because I read it in the comments thread. That was unfair of me and I should know better. : ( Thanks for calling me out on it.

Personally, I think getting married was merely a formality. If you've already decided together that you're committed - you're not going to look for anyone else, he's not going to look for anyone else, you're planning to stay together for the rest of eternity - then marriage is just an expensive party and a piece of…

We started dating soph year of college, so there was kinda a ticking clock on when we'd need to figure out if we were in it for the long haul or not. Summer after Junior year was the first test: could we live in the same apt without killing each other? (I'm a neurotic neat freak. He's ... not.) We survived,…

Some of the comments on the original Jezebel article about this case suggested there might have been some sort of racism / xenophobia going on as well. Blood infection tests not being followed up on and not getting appropriate attention is definitely more an incompetent / insufficient care issue and wouldn't…

I thought your comment was right-on and I appreciate you for making it. I think it's a bit much to expect girls (and only girls) to change the world when there's a whole other half of the population that could be helping. Plus, I think the boys should be just as excited and appreciative of breaking free of the…

I like the idea of using it on a stairmill! I'd get a nice toned butt and the opportunity to catch up on my reading. : ) This sounds much better than jogging!

Ooh! Can you provide a source? This has been a controversial question between my husband and me for a while ... he thinks distance = calories burned regardless of pace while I disagree. I need evidence to rub in his face. : )

How do you keep the book steady? Do you hold it while walking or do you prop it up on the little stand-thingy?

Agree!!! It's also a burden on US companies who have to compete with European companies who don't have to carry the costs of workers' health insurance and pensions thanks to the more generous benefits provided by European governments.

I'm envisioning one of those small box theaters with a dinner theater setup (instead of rows of seats, everyone sits at small tables) ... and you could get drinks during the show ... Wait, isn't that what a strip club looks like?

I really, really, really, really want to know how this question was phrased in the interviews. I am having a really hard time believing that someone would prefer working full-time and raising a child ALONE over any other fallback option. No one was like, "Why can't my husband stay home and raise the kid?" What…

Yeah ... I've decided 95% of all baby advice (no matter how well intentioned) is totally irrelevant for any one specific baby. It's kinda cute how early you can start to see distinctive preferences and behaviors. : )

Heh. At one of my prior jobs, the expectation was that even the MOMs were supposed to be online during maternity leave. There was an infamous story about a female manager who was dialed in for conference calls the afternoon after her C-section. That's when I knew I couldn't stay in that job long term.

I try to be sympathetic to the MRA trolls when possible. Men do face an awful lot of cultural expectations too, some of them even more confining than those faced by women. Still, it's not an excuse for being a total asshole ... some trolls are simply not sympathy-worthy.

If we want fathers to be involved as parents and to be more involved in the home, we should provide them that same opportunity and expect the same level of involvement as mothers. (And not frame it as a "lesser choice" when a man chooses family over career.) Plus, it's a little unfair to assume that Daddy doesn't…