There was always going to be an active narrative for these two. Either it would be that they were absolute best friends who do everything together or it would be a vicious rivalry. My guess is just what you say, a woman with three small children who maybe doesn’t have a ton in common with a newlywed woman. They have…

I’m opposed to term limits as well. I wish we Wei more willling to vote out shitty incumbents, but by forcing people to step down quickly we lose experience in legislative positions. Someone has to know how to write and pass bills, and if we drain that expertise out of Congress it will be lobbyists who do so. I feel…

I dunno, it is 3:14 am here and I have a scratchy dog who has draped herself horizontally across the middle of the bed. How can a 36 lb dog take up so much space? Why is it so hard to move her when she is so cute?

ALl over the pacific and the Americas you hear histories of missionaries coming to islands and frontiers to civilize the natives. It is almost never a positive change, and is entirely bound up in colonization. I think this man had a romantic view of evangelizing that has no basis in reality. He was not there for the…

Could this be a mistranslation? This seems like it could be described as homicide, but not necessarily murder.

I don’t know why it came to mind, as it is about blackmail and murder, but Clue!   is an old favorite of mine. Slapstick fun, with Tim Curry and Madeline Cahn in classic form.

It is already a felony under state law in Michigan, punishable by up to fifteen years in prison. It is a pretty recent law, I think this case might have inspired the law, if I’m remembering correctly. So she may not be charged for that, hopefully she will be charged with assault.

You would think, with his America first bullshit, he would thank US producers, who have pushed U.S. oil production to >11 million barrel/day, higher than peak production in the early seventies, and roughly even with Saudi daily production.

I generally dislike commenting on how women dress while campaigning, but her outfits are so perfect for AZ, and so tidy.

I think it is the ASU sun devils hand signal.

I am so tired of billionaires. Why can’t they just hang out on their yachts, marry/date people decades their junior, and develop a nice, manageable coke habit? Their skewed view of themselves, self regard pumped up by the idea that only smart, prescient people can be rich, has them pushing themselves forward in all…

i Do need to have a calmer, better thought out conversation, I’m calling a friend who is a doctor tomorrow morning to discuss with her a list of questions I should ask, and will call my doctor back. I agree it is irresponsible, but I’m glad I got the blood draw done and sent off on Friday, I’ve noticed that their test…

Also, with what you said, it makes sense that my dr was in favor of the quad screen specifically to check on neural tube defects, she didn’t mention any concern about trisomies.

That’s the direction I’ve been trying to channel my thoughts as well, I’m forty (my egg was 39), so the age related risk would push it towards a false positive. I known it is just a screening, and I’m not sure about the nt screen, they didn’t say anything to me bout doing that particular test, but I remember the…

Yeah, I agree that veterans should be honored and I dislike it when politicians are mocked for their looks in general, but I didn’t see the big deal. Mackenzie is a handsome man, I don’t think he was personally wounded by this joke. I don’t think anyone would stick with “hit man from a porno film” in the future the…

For me, the highest risk so far has been my blood pressure and anxiety. So this is feeding on my underlying anxiety, and is bad for my bp. I need to find a way to calm down and not freak out (which I’m obviously doing well at up at 4 am).

That is very comforting (like unbelievably so), I sent a MyChart question asking if that test was done and the result if done. 

I didn’t think to ask them about expediting the results, I did ask them to make sure they sent it out on Friday. I’m happy to hear that you had a good result.

I didn’t think to ask them about expediting the results, I did ask them to make sure they sent it out on Friday. I’m happy to hear that you had a good result.

Thank you, it does really help to hear someone who had a positive result after being in this situation.  I’m trying to stay calm, just not doing so great at it. I think a change of scene will help.