Betsy Potter, my comment did not in any way support the lack of work done by the clerk. I don't believe "social media presence" is the first priority of any job (except one with that direct title). My comment was directed to AphroditeBean's personal family experience and my own with people in our own families and…

Shhhh ... they want you to believe that they're just "bible literalists" instead of ignorant greedy misogynistic haters. That's why they don't kill each other for wearing polyester blends, like the bible says.

Does she post from her iPhone?

I'm sure that you may be the only person who argues with her about it, but I would go with your hunch that she just talks with others who agree, or listens to/watches Faux News. It's a hard place to be ... crazy was cute in "Nebraska", but not so cute in most instances IMHO.

Amen! Crazy people can't make sense of the world, so why try to convince them they are wrong? My sister, who is on permanent SSDI because of some sort of mental disability, just posted something from one of her "truther" facebook groups about how dollar bills equal debt and the banks that issue them are charging…

Wow, the Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco is not getting any good press today. First this morning was this: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-11330… because the Archdiocese requires girls to dress in dresses for their senior portraits ... this young lady declined to do so, and without a gender normative photo,…

Oh Jez ... where was the outrage when this similar prank was pulled at a famous public high school out west (from which LittleLefty will be graduating in a few days) ... except that the males (teachers and students) were told to report for mandatory penis inspections. (There were different locations specified for the…

All my watching of RuPaul's Drag Race has me thinking that her tuck game is wanting ....

You will be a very proud Mama when your children have larger bookshelves than you do .... it happened to us!

My wide feet wear a men's 8.5 EE. So no present, off the rack woman's shoe fits me unless it's a Dansko. Not even Hush Puppies. Maybe a wide men's Hush Puppy style would work ... when I need a pair of shoes, I go to a men's shoe department, find an older salesman, and tell him my problem, then let him find the 2…

Doctors, and those who have difficult to fit feet ... Danskos are my go-to shoe because the US shoe industry doesn't make shoes for anyone but "B" width women. I can put my wide but delicate foot into a pair of Danskos and walk out of the store with no problem. There isn't a brand of men's shoes that I can even try…

I am the mother of an 18 year old son. This shit fucks with the heads of young men just as much as the "Barbification" of women's images screws with our daughters. Pretty, yes, but why is it okay by us to objectify men when we complain about the same horrors visited upon us? Pretty but dumb, bad actors but eye…

Yeah LargeNZ1's sister! Congratulations to her and her astute medical team, as well as to Jumpinjehosafats below. You all have truly beaten the odds.

The median age is 40 only because many people in their 50s are being diagnosed with slightly different, non-fatal forms of the disease. If you have classic CF you won't live to be 40.

Isn't there also a proscription against leather shoes in Leviticus? Also, Leviticus mandates that instead of cleaning the mold in your bathroom, you call a priest and conduct specific bird sacrifices (depending on the color of the mold) to atone for your gossipy ways. Sometimes you have to knock down your house to…

These schools are designed to teach only the safe facts ... such as "Jesus rode a dinosaur" and "gays cause earthquakes." You know, real Biblical facts. The schools you describe, well, they want you to LEARN, which means you may QUESTION AUTHORITY. Can't have that, now can we?

When my mom died I hadn't talked to her for 10 years (fundie christian and lesbian daughter ....) My dad is alive. I talk to him on the phone about 2x per year, in a good year. It's hard enough to talk to him in person (he doesn't talk much, at least to his family ... one of the reasons he has such great security…

Your point is very well taken. There is a difference between the book price and one's actual cost. For example, LSU cold-called my son last week and offered him a 4 year academic scholarship - worth about $35,000 per year, according to their website, without resorting to a "means" test. The first downside to that…

UC tuition is just shy of $13,000 in 2014 ... a real bargain considering that most private colleges are $24,000-$48,000 for tuition. Housing costs seem surprisingly similar across the board, from $9,000-$15,000 depending on the school. Cal State schools have lower tuition, at just under $8,000 and similar housing…

If it's not too late for you (for the pairs, anyway), and you have any cable TV service, find the NBC Sports Network (NBCSN). This network is showing the ENTIRE figure skating competition and is graced with the commentary of the fabulous Johnny Weir and Tara Lapinski. It starts here in the Left Coast at 7am ....