that's true! usually the honkers are taxi or bus drivers, but there ARE some actually stealthy cars out there. if a Prius ever honked at me my anger would probably melt away in thoughts of environment-love. :)

WORD TO THAT.

I also am continually compelled to read DP, even though her advice makes me furious/aghast 70% of the time. She's so [insert slightly off-the-mainstream thing here]-phobic, and I sometimes worry that there are people out there who allow their ideas about sex and relationships and ethics to be shaped by DP's own…

my married gay friends are honestly just stoked to get to use either term while knowing that the word is backed by legal rights.

well, principled beliefs at least, if not always behavior. :) but thanks for the thanks!

1. if I ever get married (as opposed to eloping, which sounds kind of awesome and muuuch cheaper), I will totally contribute to the Princess Lacysleeves trend!

a less jaded me definitely would expect more empathy from people who were dealt bad cards in life (in terms of attractiveness, wealth, or any area), but sadly it's just as often the case that people externalize their own insecurities and self-hatreds and so judge others even more harshly on those areas.

I agree with you completely in principle; but for me it just sat a little wrong that after a compelling argument of "this guy is awful, sexist, and egomaniacal" there was a little kicker of "oh, and also he's totally fug!" I don't think she's doing it to get back at him either (and I completely agree with her…

"knock on wood," Channing Tatum? FINE, TWIST MY ARM.

"All of the women on ‘The Apprentice' flirted with me—consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected."

ME TOO. especially since she still "likes" and "lols" at his posts on facebook (INCLUDING THE ONES ABOUT THE DOG) like nothing ever happened. the third time she did that I actually said out loud "the NERVE of that girl!" so I guess the lesson is that she is an awful person and I am a 1940s gangster's moll.

that's an excellent point—this guy is pretty great people.

oh my god, that's truly awful. my sincere sympathies to your friend, and well done to her for being rid of that guy.

I really hope they do both honestly want and love the dog. at least then if he's a pawn in an acrimonious split, he'll be a cared-for pawn.

That's good to hear, because we only take the best of the best of the best for Hyp Duty. You make massive overtime, though, and it's literally the most exciting job in the world.

So help me, Detective Coddler, if you put ONE more toe out of line I will bust you down to Cliché Squad so fast it'll make your head spin.

fully agreed - even when it's used correctly, it still completely distracts me from the flow of the sentence. um, so to speak.

"impact on" is actually correct usage. to say "it's not impacting readiness" would be wrong (that's where you should use "affecting" instead), but to say "it's not impacting ON readiness" is correct.

I nominate Gloria Steinem to join Downton as the Dowager Countess's long-lost half sister!

my cat could not be more dismissive of things on screens, but my exuberant poodle-terrier mutt is OBSESSED with tracking things moving on my laptop screen. she tries to paw and lick the mouse pointer as it moves, and then runs around to the back of the computer to see if that angle allows for better murder tactics. …