Me neither. I had big-cats to birds. Definitely had a short dragon phase. Now I study plants for a living. Go figure.

I think there is a big difference between attacking and asking you to support your statement with science, which you have, as yet, failed to do. The two articles you have presented indicate that having an IUD increased your chances that you could have BV, but none have stated that MOST women will get BV after…

While BV is more common for women with an IUD, and is definitely something my doctor warned me about, your CDC link does not actually support your statement that “MOST women get BV with IUDS”.

Do you have a source for this statement?

I will agree with you that people seem woefully uneducated about food labeling terms, and in this way, the term is arguably akin to “natural” and “toxin”, especially if someone is using the term to sell you an idea or product that doesn’t fit the legal label. However, you really don’t have a leg to stand on in terms…

Okay, and so what is the point? So the term and legal sanctioning are 25 years old...how does that make the agricultural term “organic” problematic, exactly? Your initial argument was that the term doesn’t mean anything, which it actually does. Something quite specific, actually. So then your problem was “that word…

I think, outside of chemistry class, most people aren’t aware how organic and inorganic were used originally as a jargon term.

Ah. I see. Words can only mean one thing, ever. Got it. There is no such thing as context. Silly me.

Organic, in the US, has a legally defined definition! It actually means something very specific and can not be used without meeting those criteria. That isn’t to say the are better, just that organic is an actual, quantified and defined thing.

Right? This gets me every time. The inability to interpret statistics is why everyone believes themselves to be of “above average” intelligence. So, you know, statistically, you are more likely to be miserable with a kid. BUT ANECDATA!

When I went to high school, the girls dress code was extensive and very much like the one stated above (I also went to school in AZ). Buying shorts was pretty much out of the question, because they simply don’t make junior’s shorts that come to the middle-finger-on-the-thigh length. So it was long skirts (not for me,…

Strongly disagree. There are plenty of people who would tell you they prefer Olive Garden over The French Laundry, for all the same reasons that people shriek about cheap wine vs. expensive wine. Like fine wine, The French Laundry is pretentious, requires wealth, you have know what a bechamel sauce is, or what a…

Can second Modcloth. Was just in a wedding that required dresses from size 0-18, with an outdoor feel...semi-formal. Modcloth had so many options! And there were plenty of satiny/shimmery formal options too. Prices range from about $50-$300, depending on what you pick.

I dig that too. Nevus sebaceous is kind of like a birthmark. It just is, no treatment necessary. Mine showed up in college and I got sick of people pointing it out (it isn't very big or anything, just sort of red) so now I make sure it is covered. Unfortunately, it is right near my hairline, so a pixie really…

For what it is worth, I go between short and long hair every few years, and find short hair to be way higher maintenance. Cutting hair every 6 months vs. 6 weeks makes a huge difference. I usually need product on short, but not long hair (I have pretty straight hair). I can't do a pixie, because I have a nevus…

One of my most vivid grad school memories involved having a younger male grad student in a completely different and unrelated field mansplain my discipline to me. I introduced myself by my field of study (as you do), and that was his cue to teach me about my own field. I must have said "I know, I am studying plant…