A phobia, by its very definition, is irrational. So the answer to your question is: that’s always a possibility. Nobody is arguing that it’s a good thing, but that’s what it is.

He probably wanted white dog.

I agree wholeheartedly.

Thank you, thank you thank you! I wouldn’t be surprised if the bartender was just trolling because the guy ordering was so condescending. Of course I also wouldn’t be surprised if the bartender was incompetent and the guy ordering was just marginally more so.

Bourbon and scotch are both types of whiskey.

Great article, thank you! My anxiety used to be much worse before I started employing strategies to manage it. Quitting smoking was a huge help, mostly just because it forced me into mindfulness. A craving would come, and I would react emotionally/instinctively by freaking the f out (in my own head.) But I learned to…

Where did you get your info that the benefits of breastfeeding are substantial? Because new, more rigorous research contends that that is not the case: http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/sibbre… This study suggests that many of the benefits that have been attributed to breastfeeding may actually be attributable to…

I have become less judgmental over the years, but I still don’t ever believe anyone who says she didn’t make enough milk.

Thank you for this. It is so true that being kind in response to rudeness can not only de-escalate a situation, it can change our mood as well. This reminder could not have come at a better time for me, thank you so much!

Wow, that’s a lot of projection.

I completely agree with you, but I wish it wasn’t the case. Many times the more tech-heavy way is the more efficient way to take notes. I once had an accounting class with an e-book that took place in a computer lab, and I was the only one who used the computer to take notes and to look at the book. The professor…

They don’t allow you to have bees in here.

It’s important to you to be up-to-date on current shows. That’s cool; that’s why cable works for you, and you consider it to be a good deal. For many people, staying current is not important. That’s also cool. Cable will not be a good deal for them. It’s a good thing that everyone is more likely to get what they want.…

Getting more of what you want and less of what you don’t for the same price is textbook “good deal.”

Yes! I took a course at a community college last summer, and one of my classmates popped up on “People You May Know” last week. I have absolutely no contact info for this person. I wonder if it’s possible that the people who search for you show up on that list?

Hominy soup— like posole? I make green posole all the time and it is fucking delicious. Soak hominy with some salt in the fridge over night. Roast some chiles and tomatillos and puree them. Saute onions, garlic, and cilantro stems with some cumin and coriander and red chile powder and salt. Add pork or chicken, and…

Anyone who spells it “taboule” doesn’t deserve a whole fucking skewer of bacon wrapped chicken. That fucking guy probably thinks Roger Goodell is just folks doing the best he can while he carts his 8 year old around in a monster 3 wheeled stroller.

Chris Farley was one of the greats. I took a class on weather this summer and when we got to the section on El Nino, I laughed and got a little misty eyed remembering him dressed as El Nino, “Spanish for...the nino.” I’m also still upset regularly by Tim Russert’s death.

Wait, M.I.A. is a band????

Yes, but venting isn’t necessarily about solutions or moving forward. It’s about giving voice to negative feelings so they don’t become a burden. For me, trying to turn a negative into a positive seems dismissive of perfectly valid feelings, and trying to do so would stymie forward progress. The linked article seems…