Westies were bred to climb around the rocky slopes of the Scottish Highlands, hunting rodents. They are tough, energetic, hardy little dogs, with warm double coats. They can definitely handle hiking (though the Westies I have known would absolutely hurl themselves over a cliff if they thought they could get the…

She won’t admit to Brian Kemp’s perfidy, let alone Trump’s, but my mother seems to be taking it seriously.

Jeff Bezos, who now owns four apartments in NYC, could completely close the budget deficit we face here, and still be the richest man ever.

Trump only highlighted the states he’s worried about losing in November.

You are exactly right. Just like the Tea Party was funded by absurdly wealthy reactionary families, this “protest” is entirely about protecting the over-financed from reasonable taxation. They jumped on this moment precisely because there is a chance of the 99.9% finally developing some class consciousness and…

Let’s also remember that these protests are ENTIRELY astro-turf movements funded and organized by some of the wealthiest families in this country, the Kochs being only the most infamous. Might some number of the protestors themselves be the “crisis actors” regularly bandied by Alex Jones? It would be a safe…

YOU LEFT OUT SOCKS. In which Cleary demonstrated her understanding of cats, much as her Ramona series demonstrated her understanding of children.

Turtlenecks are hard for men to pull off, mock turtlenecks even worse, but that is an especially egregious example. It’s clearly cheap polyester knit, and pure white! I am almost more insulted by this turtleneck than I am by his continued existence!

This is not the result of therapy. The goal of therapy is insight and self awareness, which one can then use to become a better person. She has neither insight nor self awareness, and therefore she cannot even recognize that she needs to become a better person. She may have had therapy, but either it wasn’t good…

I mean, yes, but on the other hand, I learned my favorite processed food hack from a New York Times article. To your favorite ramen, add an egg (after turning off the heat, slide the egg in gently, cover it with noodles, and let it poach a few minutes). Then, add two slices of american cheese. It’s really really good.

Who would have guessed that this guy is trying to start his own death cult?

Some of us have different associations with this song...