I’ve come to resent that guys can do something as simple as cut out soda and lose a ton of weight. My dad lost like 100 lbs in less than a year just by switching to Diet Coke. Whereas, I've never had a non-diet soda in over a decade, and it never did a thing for me. It's demonstrably harder to lose weight as a woman…

If they had such high standards why did they hire him in the first place? These tweets came to light over 5 years ago when he was hired and he apologized then.

I’m very pro-mutt, but there are purebreds who aren’t genetic nightmares. Mini-schnauzers, for instance, don’t really have breed-specific health problems. My childhood mini lived to be 12, and was in good health the whole time (she died really suddenly, we think from eating a poison plant on a walk). Aussies and…

All I care about is that Bobby’s still here.  Amen.

I mean, as long as she’s willing to foot the bill in caring for the welfare and safety of these animals who have no wild-setting survival skills whatsoever for however long they may live (which in some cases is as long as human beings)...

So what happens if SeaWorld goes under? They have a the most advanced and best staffed rescue programs. Plus they pay for everything themselves? Rehabilitation and release is determined by NOAA a federal agency. NOAA asked them to go rescue the animals if a incident in reported to local authorities. NOAA determines…

Forlorn Femme’s letter was a bit hard to read, because she’s basically describing my relationships with my ex-husband and my ex-boyfriend before him. Telling her to leave is exactly right, and I think she’s getting close to being able to do so, but telling her she needed to get out 4 years ago, etc, isn’t helpful.…

In the abstract, I get the optics problem of an employee-head-tax on a business. In practice, though, that’s Amazon’s own fault. And as such, I have very little sympathy for Amazon’s position.

I mean, you insert yourself into every comment section so do you really not get the impulse?

Plus breast feeding acts as natural birth control, and in those pre-gerber days that’s what babies ate for the first couple of years of l ife. And even with today’s modern medicine and women having every aid to baby-making possible, even the craziest religious person rarely gets above 20 kids. Even Ms. Duggar!

Yes. I believe that Ducks Unlimited is the largest restorer of wetlands in the US. Trout Unlimited is probably the largest proponent of river restoration in the NE, Rockies and California. There are game ranches in Texas that are doing important work on African species preservation. Many other hunting organizations do…

Hopefully Dems won’t make the same mistake they did with Gorsuch.

I start crying every time I think about these kids.

I can’t even count how many mutterings I’ve committed out loud at work this week. It’s been a rich week for both revelations and delusions.

See, as a white woman, when people “attack” white feminism, I don’t chirp up with “NOT ALL WHITE WOMEN” because that is not how me and my friends behave. I take the criticism to heart, hope that I’m doing my part to correct it among the people I know on my periphery, and keep on keeping on. On the other hand, I’m…

In addition to ending the relationship now (seriously, cut him loose), I would suggest finding something new: new hobby, new interest, new skill set. Maybe something you’ve always wanted to try but never had time for. Or something totally out of the norm for you, but the thought of it is thrilling. Either way, it has…

I replied to MD and he just dismissed me. He had women caping in several threads that he was deleted/blocked /silenced thru several threads. Commenters worried there was a dangerous and silencing presecedent set. There wasn’t and when i pointed that out he dismissed me.

I don’t think scary is the right word. For me it was just this slow burn of dread, I knew something bad was happening but the buildup was the story. Then fifteen minutes of comical vengeance. It’s good fun and I also don’t drink tea anymore!

I wouldn’t classify it as a horror movie, it’s more of a psychological thriller. Anyway, I enjoyed it and I don’t like horror movies either.

Mortal Dictata: a call out