I think “Honey, is there something on your mind?” should be the first-line interaction. If there is and the other person is willing to open up about it, that gives them the chance. If you get a “No. I’m fine.” That’s when you share the story with them so they understand how their actions are being interpreted and…

Yeah, you may have been far enough from Puerto Vallarta. In the end, though, it’s about picking the right place. Shame your experience wasn’t better.

If you spent 5 minutes with my twins you’d know how accurate my description was. They’re much better now (over a year since the cruise), but at the time they would have literally been leaping off the side of the boat if we hadn’t kept them on a leash. And the leash was attached to their backpacks, so it’s not like…

I know how to ask for it, I just don’t want to ask for it. I love my cebolla y cilantro. I lived in various parts of central-southern Mexico for two years and the only stuff I really didn’t end up liking was menudo, chicharron (the real fried stuff, I love the snack food), and cow eyeball & brain. The only one I…

I believe it. I just feel the deepest pity for those people.

How have you had Mexican street tacos WITHOUT cilantro or chopped onion? I think your version of the Matrix is glitchy.

The Root recently highlighted what might have been the Whitest sentence in history. I think we’ve now found the most Jezebel sentence in history:

Let’s see a report on this two years from now. If they’re still open, good for them. I think once the novelty wears off, though, they’ll either change the man tax thing or they’ll pivot to a new gimmick.

I can’t stand to watch her show, but I respect her to no end. She worked hard to get where she is and she’s not afraid to take credit for that. No false modesty from her, but she’s also not braggadocious. She earns her pay and doesn’t seem to care what other people do or think. Good for her. 

Then compare it to Marines never being “ex-Marines.” Once a Marine, always a Marine.

I can’t sit through more than about a minute of NASCAR (and only that if I have my phone out), but I will watch six straight hours of COPS if you put it on in front of me. I freaking LOVE that show.

Then your genetics have failed you, because when Mexican street tacos are good, they’re UNBELIEVABLE. Was it near a resort town? Because I’ve rarely had a good street taco near a resort town.

Anyone who hates cilantro has never had a true Mexican street taco.

Taylor’s lack of an immediate reaction is understandable. She’s in public, being photographed, just hitting her stride as a celebrity... She didn’t know how to react so she pretended everything was cool. I think, though, we should be using scenarios like this to teach young girls how to react if this ever happens to…

Any family that lets politics divide it probably wasn’t that strong to begin with.

This is only tangentially related to the article, but I’ve decided I’m no longer buying anything branded with mainstream Disney characters for my kids. Their toys are great, but many of them LITERALLY DON’T HAVE AN OFF SWITCH. My kids have a little microphone that plays a song with different character voices. The…

Yes, I think we can learn something from everyone, even if it’s just learning from their mistakes. And yeah, I’m a bit more centrist than many conservatives are so people from both sides find lots to disagree with. Funny how we jump on the differences so much more readily than the similarities, huh? “You agree with…

I’m a conservative. That doesn’t mean I’m “a Conservative.” I think they’re different things. Being a conservative means supporting smaller government, more states’ rights, more free trade, etc. Being “a Conservative” seems to mean subscribing to all the right-wing propaganda that’s gotten way out of hand the same way…

I think you nailed it. Agreed. Thank you.

I’m on board with all of that. Seems reasonable.