Wait: are we calling it “hardship and betrayal” not to have presents under the tree? That might be overstating the case, especially for a 3 and 5 year old who might be just as happy if you re-wrapped a long-neglected toy or book for the occasion.

We’ve followed the same scheme every year for our soon-to-be 8 yo. It’s been sustainable thus far. She also “knows” that Santa will only bring her one present (because the sleigh only has room for one present per kid).

For real. I did a number of my early morning runs in Chicagoland in single digit temps. Zero was my hard stop, but 9 degrees was fine.

That’s a shame. It was a little slow at the beginning, but I liked it enough to binge my way through on opening weekend.

Meh. Enterprises don’t often last forever. It’s fair to say that if the marketplace isn’t supporting an endeavour, the endeavour may have outlived it’s utility.

He’s was Channel 1's go-to war zone correspondent. If anything was blowing up, on fire, or under siege, there was Anderson in his big red jacket.

“Calgaro never received a court order of emancipation, and had no opportunity to be heard on signing away her parental rights.”

The polls were fine. Clinton’s loss was within the margin of error across the board. Our collective inability to understand statistics failed us this time.

Given that you can count on one hand the number of medical professionals in this country provide the care and services he does, he is absolutely right. Doctors aren’t being trained in how to perform late-term abortions. We’ll have a de facto reversal of Roe v Wade within 10-15 years.

I have no idea if Shereen or Gene plan to respond to this, but don’t come for Code Switch.

Cleveland nearly had that game. If it had gone on even five minutes longer, I think the Indians would have taken it.

“Wide Open Spaces” is actually pretty twangy, while also being more pop-sounding. 

Yes, both Murrys were PhDs, I think.

My only guess is either someone at school who teases Meg, or a kid in Camazotz.

I haven’t seen this week’s episode, but that’s interesting about Alba given that she was okay with it when Xo was pregnant with Jane and Xo was the one who wanted to have the baby in that instance.

I do not expect her to be a successful journalist. She was sort of awful at it before. Unless they’re taking her down some sort of Stephen Glass route, I don’t want to see her anywhere near a paper.

+1 for real gag/blooper reels and not mugging for the camera gag reels

How. How do you look at the man you married and tell yourself that even though he raped your child, your other children still need him in their lives? How do you let him back in your life?

Maybe for kids “playing doctor”? I could *maybe* see it if both parties were under 12, but certainly not when one party has reached sexual maturity. (Nope. No Duggar excuse here.)

Too many moms.