There's a difference between deaf and Deaf... and this is why there's a largely contentious debate. Deaf (big D) people consider themselves to be part of the Deaf culture... which is very rich. There's a lot of history, social connections, community, etc., that they are a part of. They don't hold the opinion that not…

Maybe some of us live in houses that don't have windows that accept the window A/C units... Or can live with it being 85*F during the day when it cools to 70*F at night, but don't want to go out and get an A/C unit for the 10 - 15 days a year it gets to be above 90*F?

Psoriasis of the scalp is a bear... I really feel for your wife. I have it too, albeit only in a small patch (thank goodness). I've had pretty good luck with MG 217, I've been able to use it for almost 3 months without having to switch. If she hasn't tried it, maybe she should look into it.

If you're really intent on trying to be more welcoming, or grabbing a bite to eat, then you're going to have to learn sign language. Learning just a little bit of sign language can go a LONG way. You may not get the grammar 100%, you may not get the signs 100% (and if you don't know a sign, you can always…

My husband is a Social Studies Education major... and he took courses about anime, manga, and videogames in college. I understand that he's an avid consumer of all three, and I am to some extent as well, but to take courses in a college setting... I had a hard time understanding that. Why would you even need to, when…

Man, why can't my hubby do something as awesome as this?

The hubby and I just did this recently — it's not a bad thing to do if you have the time to invest.

I'm not in the north — I'm in New England, and my COSTCO does NOT carry the Mexicoke. :(

@sloanstrife Amazon has the Stamina Cycle XL... [www.amazon.com]

@Epell I can usually get 20 - 30 minutes out of one, depending on the size. I use rectangle-sized ones (about 8 x 10 inches) when I go to bed at night; I'll toss one in about 5 minutes before I go to bed to make a cool spot (either the pillow or by my feet), and then I'll toss it over my hip and I'm usually asleep…

You can absolutely do the same with rice! Pop it in the microwave for a few seconds and you're good to go. I don't know that bugs are a problem (or if they are, I've never come across it).

Rice bags! I love these little suckers. It's essentially a bag filled with rice and then stuck in the freezer. When you get hot, take one out and put it around your neck/shoulders, or on the small of your back or on your hips (laying down, obviously). You could also use buckwheat.. and they're pretty simple to make.…

If you're eating fruits or vegetables, you're eating carbs. Just not "processed" carbs.

While I generally subscribe to this train of thought, I've found that having a nightly routine to 'wind down' is more important than where that winding down happens. I don't like having a TV/Computer in the bedroom, but reading for 30 minutes in bed or playing a handheld video game system really helps me to relax and…

Hm. I might have to look into that... I've never been that big on soy milk, but it might be nice to change it up!

VOTE: Thunderbird/Lightning synced to google calendar

It's not a bad guide. I personally follow their ratio guidelines rather than their mealplan because their mealplan can get expensive (it doesn't reuse any meals, so you're buying groceries for 21 separate meals, every week). You can also follow their 'portion' approach — I find it fairly easy to follow as long as I…

Depending on what you're eating and how intense your workout is, though, eating more might not be a bad idea. Take the P90X program for example — their 'fat buster' diet for the first 30 days has you eating at least 1800 calories a day, mostly in lean meat and veg and keeping processed carbs to a minimum. The second…

Whoever told you that apparently got 'insure' and 'ensure' confused... to ensure is to guarantee, to insure is to protect. Maybe it still works, but it doesn't quite have the same feel...

Have you looked at ANY pasta? 2 oz of just about any pasta is roughly 220 calories. A pack of ramen is 3 oz. In regular pasta that'd be 330 calories. So the ramen noodles are a little worse for you than regular noodles, is worth 1.5 pasta servings, and then add whatever is in the broth. 1.5 servings of pasta + sauce…