I get the flu shot every year, but my doctor confirmed yesterday that I have Influenza A anyway. I had the flu once before (after not being vaccinated), and considering this year’s strain is supposed to be really nasty, I’m pretty confident that getting vaccinated lessened the symptoms this time around. Basically one…

Here’s my issue with this whole debate. Obviously (or at least potentially) he would have fit on the door, and it probably would have held both of them; it’s at least worth trying if your alternative is death. The thing is, he already went through so much trauma and may already have been getting hypothermia BEFORE…

So, let me get this straight...

-Students will be required to have a concrete post-graduation plan in order to graduate.
-The policy is being forced upon schools without outlining any sort of concrete plan for how to do it.

Here’s one of the crazy things nobody is talking about. The “official” point of the temporary ban is to review the vetting process, and then presumably, a decision would be made as to how to move forward (continue unchanged, continue with updated procedures, or halt) for visas after 90 days of review and for refugees…

We got married last summer and I’m totally on board with this. We were in our late 20s and already living together; there were very few things that we needed/wanted and so we didn’t even set up a registry (oddly, that really shocks and panics people). I’ve pointed out to a number of people that wedding gifts were…

I fully endorse this position! I do the vast majority of the cooking and usually do most of the dish cleaning; I just feel better about it since it’s my mess anyway, so I usually insist. Also, my wife likes folding laundry, so sometimes she actually does do that while I wash dishes. Division of labor can go a lot of…

I absolutely love hosting potlucks, and I hosted a ton with friends. While many of them love to cook, I encouraged people to come with store-bought food or no food at all, because there is always more food than everyone can eat. Even those that never cooked would still show up and have a good time, and I’m assuming…

“Terminator seeds” are a real thing that companies use to easily prevent growers from illegally saving patented seeds (and also preventing genes from GMOs from escaping into the environment), and they extend beyond GMOs. They’re usually hybrids produced by two or more lines that are carriers for sterility genes. In…

While some GM crops are sterile, many are not. In fact, that’s a key component of the lawsuits between farmers and the companies holding GM patents. Farmers aren’t legally allowed to collect seeds from GM plants to sow the next year (with the intention of selling) so testing is done in supposedly non-GM fields. Since…

What are your thoughts on medical check-ups as an alternative to contractual eating? Like, maybe biweekly or monthly exams that specifically look for signs of an eating disorder? It wouldn’t necessarily have to be mandatory either but the agency could offer incentives to participate. Lots of companies offer similar…

The terrible scent is no accident. It was specifically formulated that way to discourage kids from eating it. I mean, seriously, any kid’s first instinct would be to taste that Play-Doh pizza or Play-Dohnut. Sure, kids still eat it (which is why it’s non-toxic) but at least the smell keeps some of them from chowing…