Kansas City’s layout was conceived in a pre-9/11 world and it suffered for it. Luckily they did finally add bathrooms and snack kiosks inside security. One good thing, even though you have to go through security multiple times if you leave the boarding area, the lines generally move fast, since there are multiple…

I also don’t mind O’Hare. It’s my connecting airport of choice when I fly home for the holidays, if I have to have a layover.

I flew through Frankfurt about a year and a half ago and while it is definitely a labyrinth, it wasn’t that bad. You can easily retrace your steps. And yes Luton is terrible.

Dulles will be fine once the Silver Line finally comes through. At least now you can ride out to Reston East and get the Flyer bus, which is a thousand times better than the 5A hell bus.

I have tubes of Burt's Bees all the hell over the place. Desk, messenger bag, every purse I use, nightstand, suitcases. I'm partial to the honey flavor but also like pomegranate, mango and passionfruit. It's a lifesaver.

I have tubes of Burt's Bees all the hell over the place. Desk, messenger bag, every purse I use, nightstand,…

I grew up in Caramel deLite and Peanut Butter Patty country. I don't like coconut, though, so I never had a dog in the Samoa vs. Caramel deLite slugfest. I did love me some PBPs though. Not as addictive as Thin Mint crack biscuits, but still good.

Regarding the drive to ban abortion after 20 weeks: As I understand it, most abortions that occur after 20 weeks are due to fetal abnormalities or other health issues. In a lot of cases, these are planned pregnancies or pregnancies that the woman had planned to complete but couldn't. A lot of fetal abnormalities…

I like Glenn, too. Generally level-headed, smart, reasonable, and he never makes me, as you said, go "What the fuck, Glenn?" I like Carol and Michonne too, but I think Glenn's actually emerged with (by far) the least amount of psychological damage.

Yeah, and I think there's an element of extortion in the comics (which I don't read). It might even be the case that the "tithe" is the people Alexandria exiled, sending them out as a tribute or whatever to augment that other group.

So the general working idea I have with my show-watching friends is that Enid is a mole sent in to infiltrate the Alexandria compound and report back to a faction outside of it. Theory is that it's the "Wolves," based on the comic book that belongs to Enid, the painted word on the house in Noah's neighborhood (I think…

I'm not saying there's any "injustice," just that it's stupid to make a blanket judgment of Midwestern food based on how a shitty chain restaurant cooks steaks.

Because ... that's representative of all or most Midwestern food? There is absolutely nothing that could be called gross in the West, Southwest, New England, Mid-Atlantic, South, etc.? Sue me but I don't think how Cracker Barrel cooks a steak necessarily says anything substantive about Midwestern food.

Or maybe there is no "Midwestern food sensibility," just "food sensibility"? I've had shitty food on the coasts and I've had amazing food in the Midwest. There are steakhouses in the Midwest that would never, ever cook like a steak like goddamn Cracker Barrel does, yet I suppose they'd be lumped into the "Midwest food…

Right? Cracker Barrel is very much "standard franchise food" so I'm guessing the writer wasn't too familiar with it if they thought otherwise. And yes, the only really acceptable thing to order there is a carb-bomb breakfast. If you're in the right sort of mood, their breakfasts can even be ... satisfying. But I'd…

So aware of the "skinny" thing at Starbucks. I'm a mocha fiend but I order it with skim milk and no whip, because the non-sugar syrups all taste weird to me. But I know that if I just order it "skinny" I'd get the non-sugar syrup, which is why I don't do it.

She was (is? I stopped watching) also Mulan on "Once Upon a Time."

I was raised Presbyterian in my formative years, went through Confirmation and Sunday school and whatnot. Have more or less left organized religion but still consider myself a Christian. I suppose I'm one of those "God is in your heart, not a building/go out and act like a Christian" sorts. I'm pro-choice,…

Keep an eye on Julian Castro. DNC keynote alum, installed in a Cabinet-level position to get experience without gaining extra baggage. Family man. Would deliver the Latino vote in spades and may even put Texas into play.

You have to pay extra for that one.

Then why are you playing the "even experts are getting sick" card, if it's so obvious that it's lack of resources, not lack of knowledge, that's causing them to get infected? Put the most experienced doctor in shit gear and that doctor can still get infected.