My two cats are sitting on my bed looking at me right now. It is September, so the Maine Coon is blowing his coat. I do not have an IUD, but this story still makes me want to strip my bed daily.

The fact of the matter is, she has a right to this employment and you don’t lose your constitutional liberties just because you are employed by the government.

I am no Carly Fiorina fan, but she gave a clear and sensible answer to this question:

This is the problem with people who are not just nonscientists but are proudly scientifically illiterate making decisions about research funding and medical treatments.

Yeah, I don’t care if she’s perfect in her faith or a gigantic hypocrite. She took an oath to uphold the law and perform the responsibilities of her office and refuses to do so for whatever reason. She can resign if she feels that strongly, but she doesn’t get to set a fucking terrifying legal precedent where if you…

This reminds me of when we had to learn rote answers to Confirmation questions. You had to get them word-for-word correct, and if you tried to discuss the answer or ask questions about it, the lady in charge of the class and the priest would just tell you to study harder. At the actual service, the priest was so…

I am going to see my born-again Catholic, arch-conservative uncle this weekend. My uncle is already apoplectic over some previous statements, so I can only imagine what he will make of this.

I have this issue. I got a pair at Target a few years ago that are maybe not actually ballet flats because they have more structure but look like them. They were a bitch to break in, but now I love them. Other than that, I don’t even try unless they actually come in narrow sizes because I will walk right out of them.

I have this issue. I got a pair at Target a few years ago that are maybe not actually ballet flats because they have…

I really miss Jon Stewart.

Yeah. Not to mention the fact that even if you have a little baby who can’t understand, when you’re driving that baby should be strapped in a car seat. I’ve driven my niece and nephew around when they were babies and toddlers, and it is horrible when they scream, but their safety has to come first. If the kid needs to…

Yeah, the, “You’re bi, so you must be a big slut,” is irritating. It is less irritating, though than the, “That means you’re confused and haven’t figured out your sexuality yet.”

Plus mostly everything kids can get, you can get. People are freaking gross.

I don’t understand why this is so hard. She took an oath to uphold the law. That law allows for same-sex marriage. No one is saying she needs to get gay married, attend weddings, pretend she approves of gay marriage or even smile. She just needs to certify that the two people seeking to get married are permitted to do…

Do not bring your kids to the vet pretty please with a cherry on top. Bring your kids to a pediatrician. Your unvaccinated kids scare the vet.

I could totally do this. I have animal and theater experience. I kind of hate people, but I can fake it. It’s totally perfect for me, you know if they want to pay me enough to make my school loan payments.

Being a surgeon does not mean being especially good at communicating. Some of the most gifted surgeons I know should not actually be allowed to talk to other humans without some sort of keeper.

Yes, it happened to a classmate of mine when she had her daughter. Her husband was a 4th year med student at the time and was really panicked. She said the only reason she wasn’t panicked was because she had lost enough blood that everything seemed far away.

Yeah. It was stupid, but I spent a good chunk of my college years dealing with bulimia and wasn’t offended. I didn’t think it was especially funny, but I’ll take a 1000 silly jokes over ever having someone tell me about how quitting sugar/ milk dairy/ cooked food has induced weight loss and a state of perpetual bliss.

Usually we use sodium pentobarbitol to put down dogs and cats. I usually sedate them first with something that causes actual sedation rather than paralysis and if possible also includes pain relief just in case. Usually, the barbiturate by itself even without the sedation is super fast and can be used alone, but if I…

There are well-documented lab protocols for putting down non human primates, including chimps, that should work just fine on humans, and they use barbiturates, usually pentobarbitol. Part of the issue is that state executions are not performed by trained people who can adapt quickly to individual variation and…