I’m going to look up that podcast now.

I clicked on this article because I just needed to read something that wasn’t about all the horrible events in the world. I’d never heard of Susan Rogers, and although I loved every Prince song I heard on the radio over the years, I wasn’t a mega fan (I have one cassette tape, and I just remember that my favorite song…

I have a friend who has two pregnant goats. She’s never owned goats before. She was told that goats give birth easily without complications, so she hasn’t made any preparations for emergencies. I know a sheep farmer who not infrequently has to intervene during lambing season. Are goats different from sheep in this…

That’s good to know. I guess it comes down to different dispositions, and I shouldn’t assume that my way of handling grief is universal! Bernd seems to have set a good course for her own healing process, so I trust she’ll read my comment and yours and do what’s right for her. I just wish good things for her.

Thanks. I wish I lived in sight of his house; then I’d be the snoopy old lady spying on him through the curtains! (Hmm, that doesn’t make me sound all that sane here....)

That’s one of the reasons I turned to SNS for anonymous advice instead of asking all the neighbors first. I don’t want to start rumors or feed prejudices based only on my few observations. Maybe the child has depression and the mom was using fireworks and target shooting to cheer him up (although she seemed to be…

With the PCOS, could it be uterine fibroids? Those can get large and dense...

Since you’re eating healthily and working out 5-6 days a week, the weight gain might very well be increased muscle mass.

Thank you for suggesting this. There are 2 elementary and 2 middle schools listed for my address. I don’t even know his name yet; kids scare me, and I’m very awkward at starting conversations with them. He would probably be pretty creeped out if I stopped him and said “what’s your name, little boy?” like a Disney…

I realize I may be jumping to conclusions; that’s why I’ve come here for advice. Thank you for your input.

Those are very pretty! I think the one with the knot low in the back might be the most culture-neutral? As for silk, would that be too slick to stay in place?

I learned on acrylic and attempted wool once and had the same feeling — the wool felt like it was giving me splinters. Which is ironic, since acrylic actually does shed microscopic “splinters” — I’ve recently read a lot about how very bad acrylic is for the environment for this reason. Maybe try some plant fibers? I…

Can you find a style of head wrap that’s not associated with specific religions or ethnicities? How about an Old Hollywood scarf with winged sunglasses and red lipstick to match?

Well, my first bit of unsolicited advice would be to lie down before the ear piercing begins, so you have nowhere to go but up! Also, maybe put in some good dense earplugs, because I remember the sound of the piercing gun being quite... well, piercing!

I need advice about a kid in my neighborhood who may be in an abusive situation. I know nothing about kids and may be dead wrong about this, and I don’t even know where to start. Here’s what I know:

You don’t chase criminals while wearing 4-inch heels and arranging your long, luxurious flat-ironed hair to fall perfectly over your shoulders?

I took up pacing after the election, when newfound anxiety overrode my lifelong depression.

Let’s not give up on the fight for accuracy in the terminology of women’s anatomy. The words “labia” and “vulva” had such a very brief moment in public discourse before “vagina” annexed their territory to its own.

Yeah, but I’m wondering if at this point they’d donate anew to a gofundme-type thing. They went to his rallies, bought the merchandise, voted for him, fight his battles for him on facebook, etc., but would their allegiance falter if they were asked to pitch in twenty bucks for his legal fees now? (Again, it’s just a…

I read it as Baio exposing Polinsky’s genitals, not his own.