I first starting reading King when I pilfered “Carrie” from my dad’s bookshelf at the tender age of 8. (I had read everything I had, & wasn’t due for a library trip for a few days.) Lifelong fan here. The only King books I really disliked were From a Buick 8 & Dreamcatcher.

Yes to this & other replies, & you know what fucking kills me the most? When these assholes had finally parsed out my lineage, they would object to my referring to myself as a “hyphenated” American (Asian-American, in my case).

We renewed our zoo membership for the following reasons:

Me too, except I haven’t even watched one episode. I’m ornery & suspicious of emotional manipulation, so when I hear something is “must-see,” or my newsfeed blows up with posts about this show like they did, I tend to avoid the show like the plague.

I weep for the cows needlessly slaughtered when I read about people like this.

Yes!

This reads like it was written for an LDS Conference “talk.” Boyd Packer, a now-deceased former LDS “Apostle,” espoused these views & in much the same language. In fact, I believe the current LDS church teaches that women should stay home whenever possible, & only work when absolutely necessary to do so (& stop…

Nordstrom Rack, Gap/Banana Republic, & occasionally Costco. (I’m wearing a cashmere sweater & burgundy Buffalo Jeans-brand pants, both purchased from Costco, as I write this.)

Johanna Basford’s coloring books usually have a page or two where you can pick up where she left off. I think they’re really well-done, & they take me hours to work on.

No, freezer-burned Trump steaks.

The GOP will never tire of blaming Obama or Hillary for anything. They want to make sure we never have a POC and/or female president again.

You just reminded me to continue slogging through Shirer’s “Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.” I feel I need to read it, so I can prepare for our future.

YES.

Same, except I did abstain from alcohol.

IMO, it’s about control. The ability to control our own bodies allows us our freedoms.

YES.

Confession: I am Japanese-Irish. My mom is from Japan & still speaks with a slight accent. I worry about her living & being by herself. (I see her once a week.)

IMHO, I think most bullies are the “popular” kids, & administrators tend to identify with them more than they do the bullied. That was my experience, anyway.

Coincidentally, the then-Prophet of the LDS Church received a “revelation” that black people could attain full membership *right after* the federal government told the church to do so or lose its tax-exempt status!

Well, you know, “Heavenly Father” wouldn’t give these “trials” to people unless he thought they were “strong enough.” Or had a “lesson to learn.”Or would allow others to receive “blessings” by “ministering” to them. Or these people “chose” their “affliction” in the “pre-existence.” Or some shit.