Try to be observant about bedtimes, tv volume, whether or not your host wants you to use their kitchen, etc. Let them be in the lead for the general energy of the house. Whatever you do, don't go overboard about wanting to show your appreciation by cleaning, fixing, rearranging, doing extra favors if you haven't…

I guess the "nice gesture" aspect was lost on you?

The only thing keeping me from burning her to a crisp, is that her family is a big client of my husband in very lean times when we really need customers. I don't know what that say about me, but there it is.

Oh, no, I totally get that. It does feel sucky and gross to willingly be around something like that. I hope things turn around for your family soon so you don't have to play "loyal" to her anymore.

it says you know how to survive

Ugh, this sounds terrible.

On the flip side, though, is discovering people who are actually pretty cool that you weren't really all that close to before. I've had both happen.

Yeah, this Paula Deen thing has really helped me thin the herd.

Facebook, bless its little heart, now gives you the option to tell people why you're blocking them. It's freaking BRILLIANT, because you get to write the "eh fuck you" note, hit "block" and then Facebook will let you know if the person responds in any way.

Ah, Facebook, always there to help you figure out which of your friends are racists, misogynists, or otherwise douchebags. Thanks, Facebook!

These photos are gorgeous. My dad and I were commercial photographers, shooting real film. I began shooting digital commercially in 1999. The sad thing about digital is you will never find an old shoebox full of yellowed photos with Grandpa and his new 1945 Chevy. Sing it Paul!

So, what exactly is she referring to when she says "we" beat stupidity? Is she talking about the star witness Rachel Jeantel who bravely told the truth with absolutely no filter about her last conversation with Trayvon? Is it the prosecution who called witnesses that corraborated Zimmerman's story, as an ethically…

Vanilla. Imagine that.

uh, her father the defense attorney opened with a friggin knock knock joke. no wonder the daughter doesn't have a clue about decorum.

To me, where racism comes in is that people are calling her stupid because she doesn't speak 'standard' English- which is defined by people that have enough money to be educated, who are more likely to be white. Part of the reason that her English is poor is that it's her 3rd language- which is probably 2 more…

If you somehow still think, despite all evidence that black people are more likely to be searched by the police, sentenced for crimes, and serve longer sentences than white people, that white people are the real victims here, then I'm not going to waste any more time talking to you.

No, actually, I was responding to your comment that it's okay to make fun of her for being stupid because she tweeted about driving drunk. You know that has nothing to do with the abuse she's receiving- people are making fun of her for being fat, black, and uneducated, and those people are assholes. I'm sorry (not…

What point are you even trying to make?

Why does it matter whether or not this girl is graceful under pressure, or you'd want your kids to act like this? The point of the article is that she's being viciously attacked online for being fat, black, and relatively uneducated- things that are no one's business and have no bearing on her role as a witness in a…

I had this same exact conversation with someone at work, who said he was 'conflicted' about how he should feel about her because her demeanor seemed so 'off.'