You don’t have to hate shiplap, because what they’re peddling isn’t really shiplap! It’s just boards on a wall with a co-opted name!

That’s only on I-35. I drive that regularly now and appreciate all those restaurants every time. Growing up, however, we took HWY 84 on the way to see family and there is nothing on that side of town except for like one McDonald’s and a Grandy’s.

If it were the case that hospitals operated that way, we wouldn’t pay for any necessary medical care! (of course then we’d be socialists.)

I’ve only watched Veep, and I’m sure that I still have more knowledge than he does!

My mom got me a Jaguar when I turned 16!

Aisha Tyler looks more like Morris Day than Lionel Richie.

Is she going to bring finger guns back? Because I can get behind that.

In 9th grade, we went from Reconstruction to WWII. And even then, my history teacher (who was also a coach of course) “taught” WWII through movies--Bridge over the River Kwai, The Longest Day, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Midway, A Bridge Too Far, etc. And that was the last of my American history in school. It’s a wonder that I…

Pants and a blouse with a pussy bow...

I didn’t grow up in the aughts--I was a full grown adult who just enjoyed the early days of celeb-reality tv.

They reconciled! They’re still together.

I have a friend that has been in a relationship for several years with a married man (he is now getting a divorce). I have said to her, “You see how he deals with the bad stuff in his marriage--do you really want to be in a relationship with someone who does those things?” Those things, in this case, are avoiding…

As a friend and fellow Austinite said this morning:

I don’t disagree about the hanger, but, in that vein, models these days have bodies that are fairly straight—they are the hangers of people, as it were.

It makes absolute sense to limit yourself to a (or a couple of) sample sizes. The problem is with the size that is used. As someone else said, that size is used because it’s easy to design and build for, and it is what ‘society’ has determined looks best in clothing. It would be revolutionary to move the sample size…

I’ve mostly worked for government agencies, but I have always gotten an official letter. It usually comes after a verbal offer.

Thank you, yes. I agree that the name is terrible, and yes there is some exploitive aspect to the show (just like My 600 Pound Life on TLC), the show is two doctors who 1) are good at what they do, 2) care about improving the quality of life for people with major medical/appearance issues, and 3) have the resources to…

Congratulations! You just got an important piece of preservation theory. I spend so much time in my life explaining this to people (I’m a historic preservation professional). Buildings have innate character based on their original design, style, use, setting, etc. You can change a building’s use, but let’s not chuck…

Here’s a secret: people don’t live in Nicole Curtis’ houses.

I’m sure there would be a Lee Greenwood sing along.