I do have a little hope, because the parliamentarian has a good rep for being non-partisan, according to folks on both sides of the aisle. And yesterday I learned for the first time we have someone called the parliamentarian! At least I’m learning new things I guess...

Your friend makes me sad :( and frustrated... I knew a gal at work who insisted she was probably gluten-intolerant but then would say things like, well I’m not going anywhere this weekend, I’ll eat some cake! At about the same time I finally figured out via a hardcore elimination diet that gluten (or perhaps just…

In 2012, I had a laparoscopic hysterectomy for fibroids, endometriosis and andenomyosis. I’d previously been told (by an unhelpful male doc) that I had a “boggy uterus”. Come to find out, years later after surgery, my uterus was 1lb! They used the morcellator, and I thought I was aware at the time of the risks. Back…

I look at this photo and say... uh, yes, yes it is

Lucky! We travel frequently and my underwire sets the damn thing off every.single.time. (grr)

This is a very interesting read - I was born in the early 70's and grew up with the specter of nuclear war looming over us every day, and once we got towards the end of the cold war (will we be calling it the First Cold War, or Cold War One? I think perhaps) what a relief it was to have that likelihood go down by so…

what the heck, Kinja? anyhow just wanted to put in a me too, I’m thinking about disaster preparedness like never before.

Oof, the meds are my sticking point too... And every day my thoughts get closer and closer to

*SNORT*

I did what everyone else here probably did at first... nooo! But the more replies I read and the more I think about it, it would be a double tragedy to lose Carrie and also truncate Leia’s story. It would make me sad, but I’d rather see a recast and get to see what Leia’s future has in store.

I need more posts like these! I love reading you guys’ chats. :-)

Nice.

Yes!! I guess many people didn’t pay attention after the primaries. He was extremely cautious and wrote many articles about the fact that things could go south for Clinton (among them, inadequate poll numbers from Michigan) - and we entered the…

Yes, this - these are some of the agendas I was referring to. Republicans now control all three branches of our government, and we are going to have to rely on Rep party outliers to affect any semblance of the checks and balances the system…

Wait... have you seen the people he is surrounding himself with? They may be smarter and better equipped than he is, but their agendas go far beyond mere assholery and stupidity. That is what is scary to people.

*snort*

Stars for you!

When I was in high school, I fully rebelled against my common name... I was an individual, dammit! My poor mom had no idea it was going to turn out to be the most popular name for that year. AND she named me so she could call me by a nickname which I hated :p
Once I graduated from high school, I calmed down and…

THIS! Made me laugh so loud... and every time I think about it, I laugh again.

When I got my first cat at the age of three or so, I wanted to name her Tuna. I thought it was clever... cats eat tuna (mine never did), and therefore I could go to the door and shout “Tuna”! Simultaneously calling the cat and announcing her…

I should qualify that... I love reading your stuff

/exits awkwardly

My very first post... one of the reasons I signed up was to say Ashley, I love you! (just as friends, mind you)