The arguments some of us would have over toe strap/no strap. And yes, Chaco are definitely sexy. Think it’s because you rarely see people who aren’t outdoorsy wearing them. You know the people wearing them have earned their Chaco calluses.

Ha! Props on not developing the Chaco stink. I’ve definitely dealt with it over the years. Imagine 5 naturalists wearing them everyday while leading hikes...that’s some funk. I could never stand Tevas long enough to get the stink.

Yes. Chacos forever!

Tevas suck. Velcro comes undone when wet and shit gets stuck in it making it problematic. If you want to hike in sandals, go with Chacos. Seriously. Plus, if you can stand to be parted from your Chacos, you can send them back into the company to get resoled.

My mother hated the fact that I was more comfortable in men’s surf shirts and shorts but at that time there was little in the way of female versions. The graphics were so cool (not everything was about the company logo at that point), very few people were dressing like that where I lived, and as an added bonus the…

I’d wear that dress even though I truly dislike butterflies. It’s that gorgeous.

Wow. He actually thinks Walker would make a good president? I'm at a loss for words.

I think I left permanent nail marks in my steering wheel from rage. He is such an ass. It is amazing to me that so many others like him have thousands of people backing their idiocy. So damn frustrating. I feel for you, I really do. Wisconsin is a great place and it deserves to stay that way.

Oh, but now the shrinking is due to Wisconsin not being a "right to work" state, dontcha know. Nothing to do with his horrible decisions. Nope, nothing to see over here. It's all the union's fault. Yup.

There seemed to be a shift in the 90s when I was in high school and college. Suddenly the goal was to get everyone a 4-yr degree. It seemed like a dumb idea then and it really killed of the vocational and technical programs at some schools when budget cuts moved money away from those programs and towards the AA degree…

I wonder at what point will people get angry or worried enough to actually vote. The apathy is sickening.

I'm still trying to figure out how that happened. I made the mistake of listening to NPR this morning and the clip of him at CPAC was rage inducing.

Exactly! When I was a substitute teacher up in the hills around my hometown it was so hard to hear kids in jr high say things like, "why work hard in school when my mom/dad/grandma just sat around drinking beer all day and gets paid for it". I never knew if the kids understood the difference between disability and…

Huh. Where I grew up it was the opposite in regards to labels and such. We were definitely middle class in a more rural area. The kids in school who were from the blue collar/lower class always seemed to be obsessed with having the brands of the moment and with items that were blatantly obvious. Whereas the kids in…

Oh no, California has plenty of the "fuck all you Mexicans" folks, especially in the central valley/farming areas. It's really depressing.

I had a 240 wagon and now drive a xc70. Love(d) taking them places that most people wouldn't expect to see a station wagon. But...there's a difference between knowing the limits of yourself and your vehicle and being a complete gomer. And too many people get AWD and think they can conquer the world.

Don't forget: Don't blindly follow your GPS system's suggestions for shortcuts over dodgy mountain passes. Just because some computer animated voice is telling you that you'll save 2 hours going up and over some tiny, squiggly line as a cut off to your destination doesn't mean that you have to actually listen.…

ManCedar is Republican and their current anti-science, anti-education, anti-women, religion in everything fixation is killing him. He's pretty damn close to saying fuck it all and registering as an independent.

Damn. During my freshman year of college, my friend's roommate didn't understand that the card the bank mailed to her after opening a new account was needed to work the ATM machine. We all used the same bank and had a group outing to deposit our first paychecks. She stood there staring at the machine, trying to figure…

I'd think she'd have felt it. I can totally tell when mine is in on the last day of my period. Things shift and suddenly it's very obvious that there is something in there.