Same here. I eventually decided to get my PhD instead of MD but he definitely was an early inspiration for me. It’s one thing to have conservative views but it’s entirely something else when he, a world-class neurosurgeon, denounces evolution and vaccines. I mean, WTF? I’m so disappointed.

This is timely. I would like to share my life with someone, but I’m ok with it right now. I’m planning the bridal shower for my little sister right now. I’m obviously very happy for her, but it’s really getting on my nerves the number of people who ask me “isn’t she younger than you?” or “don’t worry it will happen…

Oh boy do I have a story. Hopefully, someone will take me out of the greys so others can read it. This happened when I was 9 years old. One night I kept waking up because my right ear hurt. For orientation purposes, we used to live in a split level house where my sister and I shared a room downstairs, and my parents…

We had a black lab. Not a purebred. She was a rescue dog and she was definitely mixed with something else. We loved her dearly but she was not the smartest dog in the bunch (she also managed to get hit by a car, like someone else posted, but she lived). One day, we had only had her for a few weeks at this point, I had…

I saw the same thing at a small town Fourth of July fair last year. Nothing says ‘murica like fake doll fetuses, am I right?

Totally shocked!! I mean, who knew that Trump’s 2012 campaign looking into all the lies around Obama’s birth certificate would lead to this? Color me shocked! (Not brown, of course. Because, ew, am I right?)

I was an RA for 2 years in college and I had plenty of these similar stories. One night I was on call (which means we had to walk the halls, etc.) and I saw a student pretty much passed out in the bathroom. At first I thought she was just really drunk, but then she told me that not only was she drunk, but she also…

Thank you!! As a scientist, I find him maddening. Seriously I’m so full of rage I’m pretty much incoherent. We’re in deep you-know-what if a Republican becomes president. Have we really reached this point where advocating for women’s healthcare and vaccines basically makes us the devil incarnate? W.T.F.

I already posted this comment up thread, but I’ll post it here again because your comment reminded me of it: These stories remind of one time when I was a kid and out to eat with family after church. We usually went to a place like Golden Corral (please, don’t judge!). Well one month we went 2 Sundays in a row. We…

These stories remind of one time when I was a kid and out to eat with family after church. We usually went to a place like Golden Corral (please, don’t judge!). Well one month we went 2 Sundays in a row. We happened to have the same waitress both times. When she got to our table she told us that she had told her…

I love SVU as well. But, I’m getting really uncomfortable with the number of episodes the last few seasons where the rape victim was lying, exaggerating, etc. I don’t know the specific number but it’s definitely been on my mind for a while now.

Andy and Serena have been friends since they were kids. Andy has always had Serena’s back, and I’m glad he does. I’m glad he’s acknowledged that the media, etc. has been more unfair to Serena.

That is an amazing story. Thanks for sharing. I’m curious, though. Did your mom and her fiancé ever get marred?

Don’t mess around with airports? Well, a man walked around the Atlanta airport a few weeks ago with gun and nothing happened to him. Oh, did I forget to mention that the man was white?

Absolutely. Of course, this also points out the uselessness of this rule if it’s to keep guns out. Haven’t these people heard of ankle, hip and arm gun holsters? Just another stupid rule like taking off our shoes at the airport.

One of the smartest decisions I made in my trip to France was visiting the Louvre during the 2 days a week it is open late. I went in one day around 8pm specifically to view the Mona Lisa and there were hardly any people there. I was very happy to avoid the crowd.

Thank you!! I left a comment on a New York Times’ article about Michael Brown last year that had a picture of his dead body right under the headline. I was disgusted and mortified and told them so. I guess not so surprisingly my comment was never published. Of course his was the first in a line of dead, dying and…

Thank you for doing the Lord’s work. I’m as level headed as they come, but just looking at him makes me giggle uncontrollably.

I absolutely agree. If doctors have to pay for malpractice insurance, police officers or police departments should do the same at the very least. Police should be the ones held monetarily responsible if someone dies at their hand or in their custody.

That’s another reason why adding body cameras and car cameras to all cops is like putting a band aid on a surgical wound. Cameras mean nothing when they can be altered, turned off, or “lost”. The police have absolute authority and obviously will lie and get away with it. If people didn’t realize that before,…