Because she cannoy be fully committed to her job, what with her family commitments. She took a day off to look after a sick kid that one time. Not a team player. Really, she should be grateful to have a job at all.

In cursive. Ban cursive!

To be fair, he isn’t Messican. It does get confusing when the rapists are not Messicans, y’know? Like, where is the wall supposed to go?! /s

I live in the US and my take home is about the same (just slightly less). I don't have kids and I rent, so the two most common forms of tax relief are not open to me, though.

When I was in college Jason Alexander came and did a talk. He was magnificent: erudite, eloquent and a great presence — completely different from the douche roles he typically gets, and I look forward to seeing him get a chance to do work other than as the schlubby, smarmy friend. I believe he drums and therefore…

Why cut out the middleman? Three years old is plenty old enough to learn to use a gun. Quit coddling the children, sheeple!

I had to pull my cranky old tom’s teeth. It sucked, but he was fine and lived for several more years. I lubbed him.

Last week there was a kitten on the commuter train tracks. I called the city animal control and they said there was not much they could do. I asked if there was a better organization to contact and he responded that nobody had responsibility for cats in the city. The guy was kind and apologetic—I sense he won’t be…

Yes, it was half a euro in Germany in the mid aughts. The bathroom was a delight compared to rest stops in the US, and the coupon you got upon exit would pay for a coffee or little snack. I feel very divided about this-perhaps it is a good regional or case specific solution, but I hate the idea of paid restrooms…

“That’s a lake? But....you can’t see the other side?”

A white Ohioan from Cleveland or Toledo will sound completely different than a white Ohioan from southeast Ohio. Northern Ohio sounds like Michigan, southeast Ohio sounds like Kentucky or West Virginia. Just a couple hours’ drive makes a huge difference.

I have said something similar about charity in a discussion about how we (Ohio) are increasingly relying on charity to take over what I consider to be government responsibilities: education, getting the homeless housed, healthcare, food insecurity, etc. I don’t believe that charitable organizations should be at the…

Agreed, agreed. They also have organic eggs for half the price of the local grocery store, their coffee is the best price for the quality (comparable to Starbucks or Peets for half the price) and their unsweetened European yogurt is quite good. The truffle brownie mix is the best I have found. Plus their staff seems…

Is the love I have for the tomato troll wrong? Because it feels so right, but also a little dirty. TT is a master of the art of trolling.

The ridiculousness is part of the point.The North Korean leadership knows it is ridiculous; the rest of the world knows it is ridiculous. Getting the US to fork over real concessions because of obvious nonsense plays into North Korea’s sense of triumph.

It would have been an on-point update if she were a professor of something non-STEM, like 19th century comparative literature, who worked at MTA because she got more respect and better benefits than adjunct professor-ing.

In my opinion the movie let him sink his own ship. Like, he basically came out and said that sometimes she needed to be knocked around for her own good. People who are nodding in approval, or not wincing, well, the rest of us now know to turn and RUN the other way from them.

Buffy has a rocky first season, but really settles in for season 2.

Other Whedon-adjacent projects include Wonderfalls and Pushing Daisies. Lee Pace, le sigh. Les eye brows.

Life was quite good and cut frustratingly short.