the forty-five minute toast he reportedly gave at his wedding

I have a question... is it possible to plan ahead and not poop yourself when giving natural birth? Or is it just an inevitability?

Oh it totally is, and my NPR (WBUR in Boston) has done a really comprehensive job pairing with BBC to cover the individual lives lost, and the political implications. So far the American news is more about Obama's relaying of announcements. I just remember being quite moved by the international reaction to 9/11 in…

I know this is an international disaster but I would love to see an outpouring of American support for the Dutch, the way so many countries showed vigil support for Americans in the wake of 9/11.

Yeah I'm not gonna give it its own post but my reaction was "if everything is so bad why haven't you just ended it all already on your own terms?".

...I was just saying that 18 is pretty clearly "plus size" which, sorry, are generally what people mean when they say "fat sizes". Nothing to be ashamed of. To be honest I was not aware sizes went over like 24 or so in this scale. Are we talking about the same American dress size scale?

Scrunchies are ultra-easy to make yourself, so if anyone is SUPER EXCITED to embrace this trend re-emergence, you can make some amazing custom scrunchies for yourself that no basic bitch will have. http://sewing.about.com/od/freeproject…

Find a good one, then buy two and wear them at the same time. Only thing that truly worked for me when riding horses all day (nothing like a sitting trot to realize just how bouncy your DD knockers can get...).

Are you saying a size 18 here in America is not a "fat size"? Not trying to be a bitch or anything but 14 is generally the first "plus size" available in numbers and 18 is like 2XL at that point...

I love this so much, and was reminded of how great it is this week when bragging a little about my recent weight loss (down 35 lbs over a year with pretty minimal effort outside of eating dramatically better than I was) and when I mentioned being currently 170 lbs, the person I was talking to was fairly shocked that I…

It's a little weird I guess, but I have a real soft spot for Bethenny and I don't think she meant ANYTHING harmful by this. She's kind of a kooky character (the last tweet you quote shows this) and as far as I can tell she's super-smart, sharp, and savvy. If people aren't offended by her Skinny Girl brands or her…

Yep that's what the disclaimer is there for. That kind of seating doesn't tend to happen in my favorite regular places anyway so, not so much an issue :)

I'm sorry you're so defensive about your love of using your smartphone at the table during restaurant meals.

The guy who made the Metal Gear Solid series of video games is always posting AMAZING photos of sushi and other beautiful Japanese food to his Twitter account, and his photos tend to be pro-level quality even if on a phone somehow!

I don't ever complain or ask to get reseated but I FUCKING HATE getting the two-top between two others already seated. WTF, host, I am pretty sure that wasn't necessary and it definitely does sadly impact my tip, sorry server!

You are arguing hard in favor of food photos. I personally take the occasional quick snap on a special occasion so I certainly wouldn't tell you what to do or not to do. THAT SAID, one thing that is super-annoying is when someone can't stop taking flash photos, food-related or otherwise, in a dimly-lit restaurant. It…

I dealt in Customer Service both over the phone/internet and in person in a mall store. In both situations I was being paid a fair and legal wage higher than the state minimum. I was not dependent on shitty customers leaving me shitty tips, then having to pool those tips with my shitty coworkers, and thus I never…

I love that the spectrum for you is between "Has a Smartphone" and "Is Hitler". It's okay to be addicted to being on your phone all the time as long as you admit it, LOL

I learned this "make your own lemonade" thing from this column and just CANNOT believe people do this often enough that it is a known trend!

If I could avoid having kids in neighboring booths that stand up and FUCKING STARE at you with their gross little blank sticky faces I would happily pay extra to do so. Unfortunately these tables seem to get seated once we're already happily settled and have ordered food. Ugh I really wish people would just cook for…