Isn’t it the cutest thing? There are so many sucky children’s books; it took me a long while of rooting through the shelves before I found a few to buy for her. I was delighted when I found Hedgehugs!

My hair is fine too. I can get away with every other day, but the day it isn’t washed, it definitely doesn’t look as good. And forget about leaving it loose-it’s in a ponytail or bun on the dirty day for sure, so you can’t notice that in its greasy state, it doesn’t move like clean hair does.

I can’t fathom why they think of hedgehogs as elegant creatures. They’re so roly poly! I am jealous of your garden with occasional hedgehogs, your wooden desk, and your bustle (but only for special occasions; I don’t think I could handle hauling that much fabric about everyday, especially during our humid Midwestern…

Once upon a time, I was walking down a street in France early in the morning. I peeked over a garden wall to look at the pretty flowers, and I saw a hedgehog hanging out in the garden! It was magical, and I wanted to stay there forever, but I had to go to a meeting and the person I was with was impatient, so I didn’t…

You might enjoy this: http://the-toast.net/2014/03/19/a-l…

OK, I’ll go ahead and spell it out for you, since you have poor reading comprehension. This is a thread about first responders seeing terrible things. State troopers see terrible accidents. This makes them worry about their loved ones. So, sometimes this woman gets concerned texts from her state trooper husband to…

I have several gun nuts in my family. They are still dedicated to the “defend my family and/or others” narrative and don’t see how ridiculous that is (with the exception of my cousin’s husband who is an Amy vet and probably does actually have the training to handle a gun responsibly and not end up shooting someone…

The lede image makes me think of the conversation that happens every time my grandparents talk about the trip they made to San Francisco several years ago.

If there were weevils in the flour, you’d know about it. They fly all over and are disgusting.

This is why new flour should be immediately checked, then moved to a plastic container. No bags of flour in the pantry, people! It ain’t worth it!

You can read my general thoughts on personal tragedy vs the importance of the press upthread (it’s grey, so it it won’t show up unless you’ve got all replies up). As for this particular instance, I don’t doubt Victor was completely professional. Hell, the way she reacted to extreme provocation is evidence enough of…

Wow, I had never heard of that before. Completely insane! I looked up an article about the incident, and it said “A white camera crew from a different station filmed much of the fight and was not attacked.” That’s all you really need to know about what happened, I think.

Oh, no doubt. They’ve already participated in the commodification of someone else’s pain (let’s not pretend that news isn’t also entertainment) through consuming it, so they know what’s going on when suddenly their loss is the source of entertainment for everyone else. I know I feel pretty squeamish about it now,…

Mixing news about her being the highest grossing actress with a quote about the wage gap really makes this post a incoherent mess. Highest paid and highest grossing aren’t the same thing, Lauren Evans!

Look, I didn’t say feeling like reporters are vultures is rational. I’m just saying that I’ve seen people shout at reporters to leave (irl and on the news), and I understand that reaction, but it doesn’t excuse the language she used. Furthermore, the fact that she used racial slurs to attack the reporter just…

Agreed. Like I said, I’ve been in a somewhat similar situation before, but it certainly didn’t get this ugly—probably because my friend wasn’t the type to shout racial slurs at someone or try to physically attack them, even while emotional and grieving. I truly do understand that people get angry when they see someone…

I understand that her son was dead and obviously she was grieving, and people often don’t like to see reporters at the scenes of tragedy, feeling like they’re vultures. I’ve actually held back a screaming friend when reporters showed up after our friends died.

Well, having ashy skin is kind of a big deal. I’ll never forget going to my little brother’s high school basketball game, when the student section started chanting, “ASH-Y AN-KLES, ASH-Y AN-KLES” at the opposing player taking free throws. I was simultaneously thinking, “Damn, that’s cold” and being proud of the…

Only I replied to you and explained that my response was poorly worded and I meant that I wanted to know how long it would take for your body to stop making milk with cocaine in it. I meant “until it’s clear” as “long does it take for cocaine to clear out of your body, because until then you’re going to have to keep…