Oh, I forgot to mention... temping will tell you when you HAVE ovulated, because your temp goes up after ovulation. So it gives you a way to notice a pattern and predict the next month, but by the time you've seen the temperature spike, it's already too late for that month. In combination with temping, I used…

You definitely HAVE to do it within about 15-20 min of the same time every day, and be diligent about it, or else the temps are pretty useless. But if you set your alarm and just go back to sleep after registering the temp, if it's on a day where you want to sleep in or something, it'll absolutely work. Got pregnant…

Good basal thermometers can be found on Amazon for $5. And fertility Friend does all of this for free. As do many other apps. Kinda confused why people would pay so much for this.

Ahhh, I see! I was thinking of language center development within the brain, rather than the actual motor control over the mouth itself. Totally different hemispheres. Thanks for the explanation, that makes much more sense than what I was thinking.

What does motor control have to do with language? Doesn't motor control refer to touch?

YES! And unfortunately it points to the fact that most people, white and otherwise, have been conditioned to see white as the default rather than an "other". Blackface on anyone just reinforces that. Just. Stop. Doing. Blackface. Ugh!

It depends on where you lived in the states and how long you were there. I live in the British Isles but grew up in the south US and couldn't disagree with you more, ambitious. Categorically not the same. Violet is completely fair to say both are fraught, both are not equal.

Violet makes excellent points. Not to mention, blackface is a *specific part* of the racist history of the US. An exact footnote from the history books on the subject. Not an abstract idea like it would be in the UK. It carries different weight in the states because it wasn't literally a trope in the UK like it was…

Yes! Lindy didn't think that one through, as they're currently having record heat waves down under.

That's awesome, thank you so much! I already make a mashed kidney bean (easiest to find out in the Irish countryside where I live. More variety when I visit Dublin, though) with sauteed mushrooms (cut in tiny chunks), roasted red pepper, onion, and a crapload of worchestershire, mustard, and seasonings that strike my…

Please post the recipe for your beet patty! I LOVE beets, am flirting with veganism, and am intrigued!

What about for naturally very dark brown hair that has a ton of greys? Does henna actually cover the grey rather than just *kind of* tinting it?

Absofreakinluntely! The whole idea that your own wedding should be approached as if it were a job is ludicrous! For some reason, it seems that weddings tend to bring out the worst in people — including guests. I remember when a close friend got married, and half of his groomsmen became total twats about which jacket…

There are sooo many ways to disagree with someone that may just result in getting someone to consider a point they hadn't thought of, and change their mind. This is not one of them.

Probably a response to doing the Sunday Sign-off before correcting the Ryan Lanza story. Can't say I blame her.

Just replying to say I agree on all points, and I think this is stellar, thoughtful advice!

I agree that holiday dating suuucks, BUT I have a theory that it's also prime self-marketing time for you to have a profile up regardless of having few bites.

To be fair, that is a PERFECTLY legitimate reason to email student loan providers! That drives me up the wall as well!

Well seeing as how the Irish use Euros and not British pounds, you can safely assume this person is talking out their arse.

Bad things have been happening here for some time. I would not call waiting 20 years and willfully ignoring two different rulings "speedy". The only reason the TDs are acting now is because Mr. Halapanavar has been bravely refusing to stand down and let this all quietly get swept under the rug like it has before for…