dontcha know that the woman-less reading list is proof positive that the teacher is so beyond gender that he doesn't worry about tokenizing female authors?

sad, crabby, in an existentialist funk . . .

Well, it's hard to get in the habit of resting one's hand on the stick shift or riding the clutch, when a person's perfectionist father slaps one's hand or leg at the slightest hint of a clutch-infraction . . . so, I've retired all my cars with the transmission intact.

Lactaid doesn't really seem to help much. I have theories about his situation, some of which are probably ridiculous, but the one theory I like is that he ate SO much dairy birth-40, that his body has just given up. He was literally a cheese-omelette-for-breakfast, cheese-pizza-for-lunch,…

my wisconsin-born husband is now cow-cheese intolerant—it hit him in his mid 40s. First it was milk and ice cream and now cheddar.

some of us have the genetic mutation that allows for lactose persistence, and we say to those of you poor individuals who lack this genetic superiority, "suck it."

I learned on a 3-on-the-tree, 1960s big, chevy pickup that required double-clutching between each gear, berated by my perfectionist father. A regular 5-speed was a breeze after that.

The Gardasil commercials that intone "one less" instead of "one fewer" almost kill me.

this should be on a tshirt: "I don't want me no old sperm."

I think it's January 1-7, during the week of lady's Xmas . . .

my partner cleaned the bathroom for me (it was my turn). I thought the gesture was the height of romance since I *hate* cleaning the toilet.

I'm really glad that things turned out okay. The twisted nut sounds horrible and horrifying.

I don't know what "nut untied' means, but it sounds horrible.

Umm . . . nope. People just think they are good at multitasking. They are just doing a shit job at a couple of things at the same time:

some people only pretend to like Lord of the Rings? What?

me, too, but we called ourselves fancy-schmancy "secular humanists." Try trotting this out in first grade to your teachers. Did not go over well in 1970.

I love how WI people have chimed in to correct this egregious mistake:)

that is awesome information. thanks.

Hmmm. While I think that some women become strippers for a walk on the wild side (or to be an observer-participant for that MA in anthropology), lots of women are supporting themselves (and others) through the job. Not sure it's a completely "free" choice.

having spent a lot of time in both Portland and places in Wisconsin, I'm not sure the Portland has the highest number of taverns. Milwaukee and La Crosse surely have Ptown beat.