I play that same game, too! It’s scary how easy it is to succeed. Find the irrational complainer.

They’ll give you an analysis of the soil: the pH levels, lead poisoning/toxicity, soil profile. What they won’t tell you about is the microbial vitality of same said soil. That’s what the undies will show. Compost and manure are added, not just to give complexity to the soil, but to reinvigorate the microbial life.…

Agreed. Same with bread. Slice off the offending bits and cook it up as toast or french toast. French toast gives stale bread a second life!

Despite the rules of Health and Human Services, I think people do end up eating old food from time to time. They just don’t know it.

The turnout was somewhere around 32% for this special election; they didn’t show up in the first place.

Perhaps the happy middle ground is to brush, rinse, brush once more, and leave it. That way the gnarly food particles are gone, but you still get contact with the fluoride.

On the upside, coconut oil smells fantastic.

I’ve been planning on attending meetings, it’s just that I hate all of you so much.

I always thought that the British had an ability to ride the line between politeness and diffidence. No rudeness, just some subtle conversational jujitsu that prevented too much familiarity.

But this is the conflict in literally all religions: the tension between what is written and how it is interpreted. You can find texts in the Bible that encourage love and texts that encourage vengeance. But even if not a single word of the Bible mentions vengeance, it’s still become a major hallmark of how lots of…

I have had this reaction to certain kinds of texts. This person is on thin ice, and they should know it, and instead of being thoughtful about how they approach you, they are throwing around lols and K’s like they don’t even care how they sound. Bye-bye!!! I don’t need that. It’s just indicative of their generally…

And now I’m craving a Hostess cupcake.

I’m a little bit obsessed with this comment. It’s just so painfully true. Trump supporters aren’t much into any idea involving cause and effect.

There’s a recurring literary motiff: Satan uses lies to persuade, but each lie begins with the tiniest seed of truth.

There has to be a reason that being called a racist or bigot is hurtful. Right? At one time in our country’s history, people fought for the right to sit at the counter, to sit wherever they want on the…

My list is a mish mash. It begins with a few of the older classics — Jon Stewart, John Oliver — works its way through the Jezebel oeuvre, adds some angry Scots, and a small handful are from me. I’ve been slowly acquiring them over the last 6 months. I tried not to be too repetitious. There’s enough effluvium here to…

I really like this article, but I still don’t understand the difference between ego and confidence. From my perspective, both articles seem to be saying that the difference between confidence and ego is that one is good and the other is bad. I assume I’m missing something. The dictionary definition of ego doesn’t seem…

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Cake was a surprise. I watched it expecting not to like it, but she sold that role like a motherfucker. It was very emotional.

I agree that this is the way to go, but it’s complicated by the fact that we spend parts of our day in highly managed, air-conditioned environments. One of my work spaces outside of the home goes down to a chilly 72 degrees in the evening. It’s insane and not particularly healthy, considering that it’s often 100+…

I think the rules of celebrity are a bit different on the other side. They are expected to be able to take a lot of ribbing. It’s not quite the kiss-assy monkey circus that Hollywood generates. So, yeah, he doesn’t go out of his way to ingratiate us or his colleagues, but maybe we should ask ourselves why he has to?