In theory, service dogs are supposed to be well trained not to do those things but a: there is no acutal requirements for service animal’s training and b; animals do animal things and should be muzzled in close, miserable quarters like that (hell, I’ve been tempted to bite people when crammed in a plane).

Side note: I’m looking forward to aging out of looking at people’s assholes.

But the EMALS!

The US has a long, sordid history of “rugged individualism” that is mostly bullshit. Politicians appeal to that idea and get people to go against their own best interests so the politicians can funnel money to their buddies instead of building a society.

Really? I see the video and I’m so glad I have a small child, we are going to have SO many hilarious moments at her expense.

I did this on a trip to Costa Rica with my wife. My niece was very excited and just before we left she snuck up to me, slipped a penny in my pocket and whispered “Buy me a monkey”. So we ended up taking her stuffed monkey on an Costa Rican adventure that we made into a book when we returned. It was a lot of fun. …

Christian sharia law.

Americans,

I once carved out a copy of What to Expect: The First Year for some new parents. It’s like the baby version of What to Expect When You’re Expecting.

James Buchanan? Whose Presidency preceeded the Civil War?

I’ll offer this ray of hope. Probably won’t get out of the greys, but it’s worth saying.

Another day another reason to find Clinton skeevy as hell. And don’t give me grief, I’m voting for her against Trump but if you can look at shit like this and say you see nothing untoward about it, you’re fucking deluding yourself.

It’s even harder to believe that people still want to vote for him (cough cough dad cough cough).

I absolutely love when people don’t read the article, and the comment they make is literally mentioned in the first sentence. Well done. +1

Same. I’m curious, but not curious enough to create an account. Apathy is my patronus.

You absolutely do **not** need to be honest and truthful at your exit interview, especially if that ”honesty” burns a bridge. You want to stay on the best possible relationship with your past employers and co workers. Trashing them will not endear you. If you can be reasonably constructive, fine, but lobbing bombs can…

I like the idea that he was the wight that led Bran to the three-eyed crow (Black Hands? Cold Hands?)

1. Feed everyone a large dinner.
   

I think this is brilliant advice. As a new father, I ran around installing cabinet locks and bumpers on everything. I didn't keep them on for very long.