Not to mention that getting a paying role with the ACLU or EFF is HARD. I spoke to the head of admissions of a local law school about this when I was looking into doing an LLM. She told me to volunteer instead, since I had a better shot at doing meaningful work at one of those organisations that way.

I'm not trolling. You were really quite unclear in your initial comment exactly what argument you were trying to make besides abortion = bad. You've clarified that standpoint somewhat in subsequent comments, to be fair.

Dude, chill. If we're going to pulling out credentials, one of my degrees is in Latin, I know what phrase means. I saw the PHEPH where you appeared to link Roe v Wade with an increase in moral decay (the alleged increase in suicides and homicides you cite). If that was not your intention, you might concentrate on…

No, I did read it. It comes off as the writings of someone who believes he has Thought Very Deeply About Things but who is fairly incapable of communicating clearly those Very Deep Thoughts. One of the hallmarks of lucid prose is that it is capable of expressing complex ideas succinctly, and without the need for the…

I didn't catch that. All I read was "blah blah blah post hoc ergo propter hoc LIFE" with an extra dollop of sanctimony and some weird conspiracy theory on top.

"Ladies' Choice" indeed!

Yessssssss. I fell down the PLL hole and bingewatched two seasons in a two week period. I was so excited to watch the season two finale, and I hunkered down in bed to view in splendid solitude on my Kindle. And then promptly passed out, only to awake at 3.30am, with a trail of spittle all over said Kindle. So of…

I read "Dark Whispers." There, I said it. At my fancypants university, I was a member of a covert clan of trashy romance novel lovers. We kept a shelf of well-thumbed books in a residential college library for perusal, and this was one of them. Not bad, as I recall, but does not trump my No. 1 from that era, "The…

My mom taught me when I was about 11, and I knitted sporadically until I was 16, then quit until I was 23. I knew the basics but I really went for it with gusto at that point. The internet is awesome for videos teaching you how to do stitches and techniques, but nothing beats learning how-to in person. Go down to your…

A cat toy — a very small knitted (by me) mouse. This does nothing for my claim that I am not a crazy cat lady.

You are, a bit. And I really am puzzled by your use of "non-white" when you yourself state that you know that it's a misnomer when applied to Hispanic people (or at least a white subset thereof). I also think it's a bit de trop to say that in the US he will never be seen as white. Really? Never? When my family settled…

Okay! Thanks for the Hisplaining!

As my friend Tony used to say in high school, "Lookin' good, feelin' hungry." PAIN MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL.

Oh yes, I had a pair of Mock Martens in oxblood. They were made of some horrible plastic material that made my feet sweat. I was so relieved the day I had finally saved enough for a pair of 3-hole Docs made in a partnership with John Fluevog. The leather was butter soft and I was able to wear them without socks from…

I had that dress in 1992. I think I paid $22 for it at the Chapel Square Mall. I believe I also bought an ankh necklace on the same shopping trip.

Minor but important point: Rubio is white. "Hispanic" people can be white, black, Asian, Indio, etc. This message brought to you by a white Hispanic.

See also: the Great Pubic Hair Debate.

I had someone tell me I was practically clubbing baby seals because I prefer an applicator. I'm 40, I'm too old for this shit. I have heavy flow and a tilt (confirmed by my gyno) that makes positioning OBs difficult for me. Applicators help me get it in there. I fucking HATE having to use a fucking NAILBRUSH to clean…

I went through a Happy Slut phase a few years ago. I'd just ended what was 15 years of being a wife (two marriages back to back) and found myself single for the first time since I was 22. I was pretty happy with my free-n-easy attitude to sex, but there were certain friends who most certainly were not. Chief amongst…

I see. When you say "we" you mean your ancestors specifically, not "we" in the sense of the human race en masse. My boyfriend's Korean, I deal with his lactose intolerance and love for the sweet sweet ice cream all the time.