Editors don’t choose their covers on a bell curve. They don’t look for the one that most people will like. They choose the one that will catch the eye, or make you think, or make you want to see more. Sometimes they look for the most artistic picture. Who “most people find attractive” isn’t generally part of the mix. …

What is around the edge of the soft disc?  It sounds like a cross between a diaphram and doll’s beanie.  I know diaphrams hook behind your cervix and in front of/in back of/over/around/near/something or another your pelvic bone.  The edge of all the ones I’ve seen have a metal coil inside to keep it relatively stiff. …

I can’t hear that version of Over the Rainbow.  I just can’t listen to it.  There’s been too much in my life.  I like to think I’m strong, but that’s just not playing fair.  (I’m a little bit kidding -- it’s beautiful, but no, I can’t listen to it.  Let someone else listen to it.)

I really have no words.

Even if the argument was over when a fetus becomes a person with rights (it is not, it’s about bodily autonomy), the only religion that tries to argue that it’s from conception is fundamentalist Christianity. Those of us who are not fundamentalist Christians should not have to abide by their religious beliefs. This is…

True, the side-eye applies to both the owners of the dress (“she has to lose 16 pounds to fit into it” would have been where I said no.  If it was a touch big, I might have considered it) and to Kim.

No, she’s exactly right.  It’s her body.  Who are you to tell her what to do with her body?

Oh, Dr. Mark Greene’s death on ER.  Still breaks my heart too.

My parents were getting a divorce and my little brother was living with my father.  He asked my father if he would come pick him up if his only other choice was riding with a drunk friend.  My father said no, just don’t let your friends get drunk (sure Dad, that’ll work).  So a drunk friend had an accident and my…

Librarians can be jailed/sued for having “objectionable” books in the library?  I believe you, I’m just stunned.  Ye gods, how low have we fallen?

Pro tip: when someone is an asshole to you, the way to set the world to rights is to be gracious and generous the next possible time.  Someone cuts you off, then let the next person in.  See if that doesn’t help. Someone calls you an asshole, do a favor for someone.  Try it.

As someone who values old fabric and old clothing design, I’d have been happier if Kim K just had a replica made that fit her the same way the real dress fit Marilyn.  It would have had the same effect without putting any stress on 60 year old fabric, seams, and trim.

I was once asked at 6pm the night before to organize a 3 day meeting for 20. I was a technical project manager, so what I was used to doing was making sure all sections of major software projects were integrated and had the same look and feel all the way through and all of the bugs were resolved and all of the…

Is it bad that I couldn’t even be bothered?

When I was in high school, I was given my father’s old VW Karmann Ghia to drive. My father was legendarily hard on cars and had no concept of maintenance things like changing the oil, so his old cars were of questionable value even as spare parts. However, I was 16 and I’d just gotten my license, and anything with a…

I kept my niece’s Prius while she went to Africa for a year, and every so often I drove it to keep it running and get it inspected, etc.  There was no way for me to adjust the headrest so that it didn’t force me to look down at my lap, so I had to drive it sitting away from the back of the driver’s seat.  It’s really…

I’m wondering how they came up with three days. I’m assuming that’s three days a year? If you have periods with crippling pain (or in my case, crippling pain for four days before before my period due to a period-related problem) that happens 12 or 13 times a year. I could use those three days in January and then what…

That’s offensive.  I’m a woman, and I think NO ONE should have pictures taken of them when they don’t want them taken, and publishing them should be a crime.  I don’t care who you are or what body parts you want to see.  Go buy a magazine.  At least you know people 1. agreed to have those published, and 2. got paid…

The people of Kentucky have been voting for Moscow Mitch all these years, and he’s an actual damn turtle.  

People know where everyone lives. Unless you’re homeless, you live somewhere, and your neighbors know. I know where Clarence Thomas lives, because I used to live down the street. Didn’t care then, don’t care now, because unless I’m going to peacefully march (the only way I’d do it) on the street, of what use is that…