Experts have said that's actually not true. There's also no need for an all-or-nothing stance. I have not heard a single authority say that absolutely everything needs to go organic. There are also not just "some small farms" — some of us have many around us. It's a rapidly growing movement in many parts of the…

I still would not say impossible. But many organic farms are not large scale, and they can manage without pesticides and with a very minimal use of any chemicals.

"Impossible" is not accurate. My mom is a large-scale organic gardener, and she hasn't applied a chemical in my lifetime. Some plants (roses, etc.) are really tough to grow without them, but many many plants thrive. It takes applying lots of organic manure (her goats and poultry make plenty for her) so the plants will…

She said in the interview that she was dressed well — Donna Karan skirt.

I appreciate your apology. Thank you. Sure, there were students who transferred in after too much partying and whatnot. But I knew a lot more students who made the choice to go there from the start or came after community college.

I feel awful for them too. How disgusting that being married to the president was enough to allow abuse to go on for so many years. I hope this initiates reform.

Okay, so you don't like OU. Fine. But don't bash the people who chose to get an education there. It is a "real" university, and I worked a lot harder in my undergrad classes there than I did at grad school at one of your "real" universities. Many of us chose it because every single one of our classes was taught by an…

The student body is largely working class and lower middle class.

Thanks for the stereotype. How kind of you. Students go to OU for a variety of reasons, such as: they can live at home and thus save on board, something in their life makes OU more convenient (kid, spouse, job, family issues), they like being in smaller classes taught by the actual professors, they prefer a less huge…

Yep, they exist. I have a sister like this, and she has done it again and again and again. Once she heard that I had planned dinner with our little brother when he had a bad day, so she hopped in her car and drove up to took him out to a fancier dinner — and did not invite me.

Hey. No dissing Masterpiece. Masterpiece is cool.

You're welcome! Pinterest and various websites have a zillion more. Never despair. :)

She definitely should have carefully explained the scope of the project to you. That would have been fair.

I just need to vent for a moment: I went on a date today, and all the guy did was talk about his ex-wife. This is the second time this has happened to me in a month, and I feel like I should get paid for providing therapy. I was cool with it the first few mentions, but he kept circling the conversation back there from…

Don't fear small claims court. It is your friend, your powerful friend. You can look up online what it takes to file in your area. I recently filed against this lady I had worked for who owed me less than $100. It cost about $35. (It might sound silly to do that for so little, but this lady had been horrible to me…

I'm so sorry for your loss!

Deadly serious, $6. I just have a classic, but that's all I need. The bigger ones go for $20-25 around here brand new. It's kind of weird, really: To some people they are the greatest inventions ever, but other people see them as stupid, annoying counter-wasters to be disposed of cheaply. If you have a friend or…

I was just going to ask that. Can we make more of him? Somehow?

Guys, GARAGE SALES. Primo stand mixers end up at garage sales and flea markets all the time. One month my dad found seven. People who don't bake get them as presents, feel afraid of them, and then sell them in perfect condition a couple years later. (We live in a rural area, and some people seem to not know what they…

I have learned so much from your posts! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Especially with all of the bad info out there, we need more of you!