I don't think that anyone's asking you to walk on eggshells...now you have awareness that this *is* a contentious issue, and the next time that you're speaking with an autistic (it may sound pretty, but there are some that do prefer it), it's a simple matter of saying, "I know that there's controversy over terminology…

And there are many people who prefer to be called "autistic" (small "a" intentional), just as I prefer to be called "disabled" (as opposed to "person with disability"). Terminology is a minefield, because there are so many preferences.
Whenever possible, I try to gauge intention and then decide whether it's worth…

When there's nothing else on, I put Duck Dynasty on in the background while I do other stuff. I've always assumed, from the way they talk about religion and the praying at the end of the show, that their views on these sorts of these are on fairly conservative end of the spectrum (I'm very liberal not religious at…

You win. The man is sexy. Yes, he is. *sigh*.

This is why I don't have a Christmas tree. Because cats are assholes.

Anyone who takes down Megyn Kelly is a friend. Of. Mine.

This was released when I was in my second year of university. Every talked about how much they hated the Backstreet Boys, but the dance floors at the clubs were *packed* when this song came on.

mmm....

"Must miss!"

Thank you for posting these videos. I've sat here watching them with this big goofy grin on my face. I wanted to be in musicals when I was a kid...

Oh, I love this movie...the Fosse choreography is incredible...and I don't think there's a bad song in the whole thing.

That movie was the best.

No "Guys and Dolls"? "Kiss Me Kate"?

His parents must be so proud.

That's it! Thank you! Now I can buy it and read it again...

Thanks, Obama.

Still trying to wrap my head around this one. Does. Not. Compute.

Glad you're okay. You've got a lot of grace under pressure, to assess your situation the way you did and to advise people accordingly - I've got no doubt that you're going to be a great advocate for yourself in your recovery process. Don't let the doctors' beliefs about your recovery prospects limit you - lots of…

Sometimes he gets a little manic for these celebrity interviews...the last one he did with Peter Dinklage, he was like this but worse...bouncing from idea to idea so quickly that I wondered how Dinklage could keep up (hilarious interview, though, if not very substantive.)

"First" implying that she did/is going to do this again?