Yeah, and unlike Helen Mirren, Susan Sarandon has a passel of kids. There’s hope for the senior years yet. At least if you are born with stellar genes and presumably can afford the upkeep.

Man, who manages that amount of fashion when they’re dying of cancer?? It’s amazing.

Yeah I mean, spanking, I don’t know, but on a 14-year-old, at that? And a girl? Holy inappropriate batman.

Free chelation therapy for everybody, too. How are we a developed nation, again?

Violence is never the way, but...I know what you’re saying. I described the Flint situation to my spouse, who is European and adheres to European ideas w/r/t the idea that criminals should be rehabilitated and no death penalty ever etc., and when I told him about the “it’s only a few IQ points” deputy of Snyder’s, he…

Yes. I’m from East Bumblefudge in north New York-one of those low average income areas that can, as it turns out, get you some nice research fellowships later in life in recognition of the backwardness of your home region, weirdly enough. And we had a school nurse in each school building-three different buildings…

oh lawd have mercy, the humanities dudes...oh, the humanities...

That listening thing...it’s sort of the main problem. The answer, as with mansplaining, is no, the listening, it isn’t happening.

Oh hey, thanks. I’m thinking a midwest pilgrimage might be in order.

“Mars Cheese Castle”? What is this enchanted fortress of which you speak? I only know about Brennan’s.

hopefully with liquid statins.

Holy shit that aged cheddar, though.

YES. Settlements for everyone. Insert Oprah gif. No srsly, years ago when I studied toxicology I could swear it was mentioned somewhere that leaded stuff had to be phased out. I mean, you knew that people probably weren’t getting rid of all their lead paint effectively, but def. the pipes, right??

Oh jeebus. Sorry you have to deal with that. I did my undergrad in horticulture, and the cranky old guy who ran the greenhouses would always talk about how the hydroponic cucumbers were the best thing to grow because the department was dominated by lesbians and they needed something to give them some satisfaction. I…

There’s a certain mythologizing of martyrs thing that happens in Catholicism-maybe not as much at the current time with the church losing a lot of authority, but maybe there are still some people who are influenced by it. I think it hooks girls/women with a certain sensibility. I would be willing to bet her mom has a…

Yeah, as soon as Lila Rose becomes sexually active and there is some possibility of an unwanted pregnancy, I think she may tone it down a bit. I had a vague notion of being pro-life when I was in my teens also but once physical reality came into focus and once it became clear that that whole world view is more about…

Don’t forget your local hard ciders. You have lots of good ones.

Has anybody out there used re-usable cloth maxi pads before? I want to reduce the waste I make from my period but I am afraid of the cup leaking. I don’t know if the reusable pads stay put like the disposable ones with wings.

Yeah, he’s like a character out of a Tom Wolfe book or something. Bonfire of the Manatees.

It’s not a bad idea to give gifts that can be used to fuck off with. I.e., give savings bonds or cash. I gave my best friend a big gift certificate for plane travel as a first wedding gift. When she divorced 6 months later after catching an STD from her husband (who had been tested before their wedding...I mean c’mon…