The “its not a massive diamond so it doesn’t count” attitude is so ridiculous and idiotic. Our rings are a bespoke design by an amazing artist of a goldsmith. My engagement and wedding rings fit into each other as an ouroboros. The snake design is almost liquid in its elegant simplicity, with two tiny emerald eyes.…

His public history of deeply racist actions goes back to the 1970s and didn’t stop. Racists like him because he is racist.

Not wishing SADness on anyone, but that is still less hilarious an acronym to me than the lovers’ holiday having VD.

My model for that is my mom, but I’m also looking to her as a model of what not to do for sun exposure. Wrinkles are one thing, and she carries them with awesomeness; spots of cancerous growth needing removal are another thing altogether. 

Lots of expensive therapy can help with that too, I’m sure. Of course, your point still stands.

That constantly amazes me. I didn’t like Best in Show because I felt it was the only Christopher Guest & co. mockumentary that took a mean tone in laughing at a subculture community instead of laughing with, and it turns out that no, it was laughing with, it’s just dog show people are just beyond. 

The reasonably attractive bit. He always looks like he’s bathed in grease, and his torso looks that greasy.

“Dear Muslimah” was part of a toxic masculinity controversy (Elevatorgate) in the Atheist /Skeptic community. In 2011., After Rebecca Watson mildly suggested that getting harassed in the elevator by a creep at a convention wasn’t a high point of the event and basically said, “this was inappropriate... guys, don’t do…

There is raising and there is raising. Like... my mom keeps chickens and definitely feeds them and interacts with them. I have a job that requires nowhere near as much travel as Zuckerberg, and I do not have a pet because it would be irresponsible to leave animal care to another person as often as I would have to. I’m…

I completely agree with you in principle. What Zuckerberg sounds to be doing, though, is just the killing part, not the raising or the butchering. Which ... sounds much less effective in understanding or respecting the animal, and a bit more like “I have the power of life and death! Now you minions take this thing I…

Unfortunately for this theory, once exposure to the mold is removed one’s ability to think clearly improves again. Unless she’s still living in toxic mold, she’s just toxic herself..

SAN is the busiest, most difficult single runway in the world. Busiest single runway in North America, third busiest in the world after Mumbai and London Gatwick. Steep approach because of the peninsular mountains, difficult winds, landing very close to downtown, and short runway.

I’m all for encouraging exploring neighborhoods outside of Downtown/Gaslamp, but La Jolla / Torrey Pines aren’t “driving 20 minutes north of San Diego instead”, they’re San Diego. Not just San Diego County, communities of the City of San Diego proper. Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe are where you hit North County.

If you base your taste on Mission Style burritos your opinion on burritos is invalid. :p Those things are an abomination. 

Don’t quote Anchorman and expect people to find it amusing. That’s an asshole tourist thing to do. People are generally pretty laid back and welcoming, and so many people move to San Diego that you certainly won’t be the only one not from around here. (Particularly since a lot of natives have gotten priced out of…

I've never had anyone be rude to me for my poor language skills in Paris.  In my experience, politeness is simply returned with politeness.

That’s my experience with Paris as well. I did have a few absolutely lovely engagements with shopkeepers by trying to find out what the things I wanted to buy were called.

The train is the back part of a gown’s skirt that trails on the floor. You’re thinking of a “blusher”. She’s got an excessive version of a “cathedral length” veil and one of the tiers is a blusher.

From what I recall of comments at the time, most Jezzies left the “The” out.

Way different, but still as unsanitary plus the risk of projectile.