I greatly appreciate long profiles. It usually lets me know whether or not I'm out of the running from the beginning. I'd really rather not play guessing games about basic compatibility.

Believe it or not, they are.

and this is the guy that just got shirtless and dunked into a bowl of tapioca pudding by a little person wrestler for a headphones commercial

My New Year's resolution is not to make any New Year's resolutions. So far, it's been going positively swimmingly.

Now that's my kind of hands-on research experience.

No more Bieber? Best Christmas in years.

I actually don't think it's that uncommon an attitude, with regard to children as possessions. It rarely manifests in so extreme and unfortunate a manner, so our attention isn't drawn to it often, but I think it's definitely a perspective taken by a lot of parents (certainly, mine did).

Want to swap? You can have mine. Really. Take them. They're all yours.

Please?

Did somebody say Roomba?

The late August call to investigate an allegation of domestic assault at Ford’s house is one of many contacts — more than two dozen — that uniformed officers have had with members of the Ford family over the past eight years. The Star’s sources have said these “interactions” include domestic violence calls.

Ford was…

That was supposed to be a picture of the puppy. I have no idea how that ended up where it did.

Well, there goes my good day.

It's quite understandable why she puts up with him, at least. He keeps her in place with threats and violence.

Feet touch the ground, which is low, and so when you enter a temple you leave your low part at the door. We take off our impure part, our feet, symbolized by leaving our shoes at the door as we enter sacred space.

While the idea does present itself fairly easily, I'd say simple convenience is a much more likely explanation. The method that requires the least amount of preparation and effort will always have a degree of popularity.

Last I heard, the latter was the most popular method. Clearly a study is needed.

Well, I wouldn't go quite that far. It's certainly a real phenomenon (and not one I feel is particularly negative) - I've seen a fair share of profiles with quite strict height requirements, which I appreciate, because it lets me rule myself out fairly quickly (I measure a quite precise 5'8).

That having been said, the…

I'd like to see the rate for men over 5'9 being contacted.