You're very welcome. It sounds like you're doing great things for people facing huge challenges, and I can only imagine that it would be a double disappointment, both from someone I'm sure you personally admired, but also a betrayal of sorts from someone you'd hoped would be a positive influence on people who really…

That's rough. I don't think I'd immediately address it, unless they ask. The only thing I think I'd try to say, if asked, or later, is to remember that your disability doesn't define you, that beyond that you are a human being, just like every human being. And that human beings can do good, and do evil, and that…

I dunno what to make of this article.... I'm not sure I find any animal's butt, except homo sapiens, particularly attractive.... But let's hear it for mandrills for most colorful!

Do you really think that's much easier? I mean, yeah, she mostly got lucky, as does ANYONE who makes a shot from beyond half-court...but she's still got a pretty good arm to get enough arc on it to bounce 11 feet back up in the air that far down court.

Although bright pink is not commonly-worn-by-mature-women-dark-red. That said, what they did to the girl with the pink hair is pretty outrageous too, imo.

Not to mention, having a sufficiently popular petition does not mean you get what you want, just that you get a response. Or are there still people here expecting a Death Star project? I guess if it makes people feel like they're participating or something ... :/

Ha, thanks, I was wondering how that worked, exactly. :)

I think from a technical standpoint, yes, they have different meanings, in that you can actually file a report. You certainly *could* allege a crime as well, say, without there being any police report, "Bob was at my house and there was $20 on the counter and he totally stole it!", but that's not usually what…

Yeah, I don't think "alleged" is good for referring to a crime. Crime is "reported", not "alleged". Saying it was reported is staying within the realm of fact. As far as whether or not a crime took place (there's lots of white collar crimes where that could be a matter of opinion), saying "reported" doesn't enter…

As badmutha notes, the error is the missing "of", not a homonym.

By in large, that is what "alleged" *should* mean. Innocent until proven guilty is a fundamental principle for protecting, say, you. And me. And anyone else who is, in fact, innocent of a crime. There are ample examples that any number of pieces of evidence are not fool proof. Eyewitness testimony can be…

He did direct the first one...and due to a lot of limitations wasn't able to achieve his vision. With each new edition, he got closer to his vision, and it's clear that his vision sucks a lot more than the film that was released.

He directed one of them...and then it was heavily edited, and no longer hewed to his vision, something he has made abundantly clear. Each new edition, he gets it closer to his vision, which is very clearly a lot less excellent than the original film. If Lucas had his way with the original film, we wouldn't be here…

Actually, no, he wasn't the director. That's why the films didn't suck. Unlike the prequels, which he did direct, and which did suck.

I guess, but the person I was responding to was saying that perhaps he exaggerated the depth of the relationship out of embarrassment. So, if you're embarrassed to be in love with someone you've never met, do you a) exaggerate how serious the relationship is? Or b) play down your feelings and act like it's no big…

The world shall wait for MEEEEE!!!!

"teaches kids to view inequalities within the division of labor as a "natural" fact of life – that is, as a reflection of the inherent characteristics of the workers themselves"

Here's a good piece pointing to other countries (including the right-wing darling Israel) which already have women serving in combat roles. I suppose Israel also is pursuing a policy of feminizing its forces....egads! http://www.npr.org/2013/01/24/170184589/around-the-globe-women-already-serve-in-combat-units

So...this handstand. Perchance, doing a handstand...on top of a trash can...inside which was a metal cannister filled with a cold, foamy beverage? Because I'm pretty sure that's what I hear in that story.

So, to put it another way...you're saying the Democrat controlled legislature has a way of...shutting this whole thing down....