No argument here about Amendment 1, and the current state legislature is so ridiculous I can't believe it, but it hasn't always been this way (in terms of legislation).

No need to get hostile about it, I did say "may generally be," not "unequivocally."

When I was in school, my district was still doing the bussing thing that was a part of integration, bussing students around the county to help equalize the de facto segregation like you mentioned. Some time after I graduated, they stopped doing the bussing (I think they had to clear it with the Dept. of Justice or…

When this story first started getting attention, your gif was my precise reaction. I grew up in NC, which may generally be a little more enlightened than GA, but I was pretty shocked.

I am both fascinated and a little freaked by that picture.

There's a woman on the public radio station (Toledo) who occasionally does PSA-type things and local event announcements, and I cannot listen to her. I immediately switch the station. It's this very breathy, almost childlike timbre that just grates on my nerves. I don't know why they let her on the air — it's horrible.

I briefly knew someone once that talked so fast that my brain literally could not process what she was saying. She would finish a sentence, look expectantly at me, and I would have to tell her that I had no idea what she just said.

Honestly, so many people use vocal fry (myself included) that I don't consider it really remarkable or noticeable. But, yeah, when people bring it up, that's how it goes.

It's really preferable to use the medical term "electro-convulsive therapy" ("ECT" is okay too) over "shock therapy." "Shock therapy" is not A Thing. Medical professionals do not call it that, people who receive it do not call it that. Using that kind of colloquialism perpetuates stereotypes about "mental…

"Currently, H.I.V. is the third leading cause of death among New York City residents aged 35-54." Seriously? WTF.

Hmm. It's definitely hard. Been there, done that, although in a little different way. I took several years off between starting my degree and finishing it, and when I went back I was a little older and much more mature than most people in my classes. (Taking courses with freshmen as a 24-year-old? AWKWARD.) The first…

I was just getting used to the Kinja and the other system. Now I'm confused. I'm going to go sleep in a flower pot now.

I agree it's kind of scary, but the kitty looks pretty happy most of the time. I figure if she was hurt or uncomfortable she would just tell the sloth to fuck off, because that's what cats do. They don't mess around with comfort.

Not really, sorry. It's difficult to find stuff sometimes. I've had a decent experience with the Aveeno Skin Relief Body Wash, but I'm not sure about the ingredients. I know it has sodium laureth sulfate, and a bunch of stuff I can't pronounce, but it didn't bother me too much. Mostly I personally try to avoid things…

I hope I'm replying to badmutha — I haven't used the new commenting system yet.

That would be hilarious. Can you imagine signing legal documents like that?

Yes! I hate this word! I refuse to use it, ever! Ugh! Emphasis with exclamation points!

Oh my God, thank you. Perfect.

I grew up in North Carolina and my Floridian grandfather (raised in Alabama) has always insisted we were Yankees (which is a dirty word).

Yeah, I'm going to have to google for an explanation of that. Also to find where I can get that cat and squeeze it and kiss its belly.