I totally agree. I’m trying to be self aware on all those fronts. I felt guilty whenever I told my brother how beautiful his new daughter was and reassured both him and her that I will compliment her on all her marvelous qualities once she can actually do more than eat, sleep, and be beautiful.

I got to watch my brother deal with his son asking if he could wear a dress to the park. He’s three and nobody he knows wears dresses except me, so he might not be totally clear on the gender politics angle of it. And so we didn’t know if it was just an oddball question or if it was the beginning of him making a…

I like a man who cries at his wedding. My parents divorced when I was a babe, and one of my best memories is watching my dad get all choked up seeing my stepmother coming down the aisle.

Jesus, I know, Kramer turning out to be an angry, aggressive racist was near Cosby-level of betrayal.

I know! Before I read that I was all torn up. Bad enough she got killed off the show, but then she got dissed by the cool kids. So nice of him to clarify.

Me too. This and when he got hair plugs and was really open and candid about his reasons.

Wow....I see your point.....wow!

I had to look up Sam Heughan, but I did and I approve. I heartily approve of both of those alternatives!

I feel kind of giddy with the nostalgia of it!

I need one with Ron Perlman on it. Dang I love Ron Perlman.

Also, originally I believe it was only because ladies wore skirts and men wore trousers. So if lady bikes had that bar across the crotch area, lady skirts would be lifted. So the ladies bikes had to have a lower bar in the middle. Not the difference in yours and my first bikes.

Jesus this was inspirational! I never would have thought to do it, but I googled my first bike and there she is!

While this is totally true for me, I am officially offended for serious female riders everywhere. In fact, I’m even offended on my own behalf. How dare they assume that I am not competitive and don’t need a kickass bike. I feel like getting the ugliest, most utilitarian sport bike of all time now.

Yeah, and really, calling Arthur Ashe courageous just for forcing himself into a primarily white sport because he didn’t want to play with the chumps at his neighborhood courts is ridiculous as well. Enduring nationwide racist to stand up and do what you love is just selfish.

OMG, exactly! There’s physical courage (going to war) and there is emotional courage. I think emotional courage is much harder. I would put my body in harm’s way in defense of something or someone I loved without too much thought. She did this knowing (probably better than even most celebrities) how really shitty the…

I always considered the valedictorian speech to be like an award - the prize is that you get to put your own stamp on the graduation ceremony. Like at my school, the kid quoted Michael Stipe — “It’s the end of the world as we know it.......and I feel fine.” I cried, it was fucking beautiful. It was the 90s.

I feel like Lady Gaga wears the exact dresses I made for Barbies and female GI Joes (Jinx mostly - the shoes!) with scraps of fabric and bandannas.

The drama between Katy Perry and Taylor Swift seems like it’s getting closer and closer to a Dynasty-style, Alexis Colby vs. Krystle Carrington catfight.

If I didn’t care about gay marriage for any other reason (I do though) I would care for this reason. I don’t want old gay people having to be scared that their life partners are not going to be able to be with them if something happens.

A - You’re an awesome, creative parent and I think it’s a genius idea.