I'm always almost pleased with the Costco brand of things, just don't buy the Costco brand flea drops for cats— it's crap (and might harm your cat).

Perhaps this is a veiled reference to China?

I totally agree we should be doing both. But reversing the tide of ignorant types who want to teach kids only "stay abstinent until marriage, but if you should get pregnant, it's God's gift/punishment to you. And no, you can't have any social services." is more complicated.

As tempting as it might be to cash the check and roll around naked in the money (weee!), don't. The IRS will realize they made a mistake and they WILL come after you but good. Call them and tell them they've made a giant mistake. Get them to send you something confirming the instructions for returning the check and…

Have a paczki (or 3) for me!! I fell in love when I lived there and I can't get good, non-stale/molded ones where I am now.....

cream donuts always taste off to me— maybe I'm just paranoid that I'm going to get food poisoning from the cream somehow?

Why does anyone pay any attention to these clerics? If they had their way, there'd be no printing presses, people would still be taught that the sun circles the earth and they'd still be selling indulgences. Honestly, I hope the government pulls the deal and goes back to the original law and tells them to go fuck…

And why she was susceptible to the advances of Julian, and then had to turn towards Edith for mentorship. Hello, $2 a word at Vogue is a big deal!!

Yes! "We dated in high school.. what have I been doing for 25 years?!?!" (He was totes cute even if he had issues and she should have stayed with him— long distance Sex in the Mile High (Club) City. Just sayin')

Well the Palestinians have a very effective method of imposing birth control on their women: they "honor kill" them. Sometimes with stones, usually with bullets (less messy and time-consuming). Totally the same as some medicine, right?

I was you: I skipped the dentist for all 4 years of college because I just didn't like the dentist (kids, right?). Landing my first job out of school (with dental insurance) coincided with needing to do something about my horrible breath and bleeding gums. Turns out all I needed was a good cleaning, and I was lucky…

I'm also a USAA member (13 yrs, with property and car insurance) and while I don't have a bank account now with them, I did for a spell when they first offered banking (~2000). Even then, pre-smartphones, the service was awesome. They understood the concept of living away from 'home' for long periods of time, and…

Housewarming party. Or ask for specific kitchen items from relatives for birthdays, Christmas, etc. (I did this the Christmas after I graduated college and moved into my first apt— hello set of 3 Corning Ware casseroles with glass lids!) Also, get yourself signed up for coupons for stores like JC Penny, Bed Bath and…

I get that some of these poor voters have reasons other than economics for voting Republican (culture wars? guns? nationalism?) but I'm just amazed that they support the people who continually rig the system to keep them poor and disadvantaged. You'd think they'd look at their political options and say, "Hm, which is…

But why do these poor, rural, exploited people vote Republican despite the GOP's policy positions that make their lives worse? False consciousness.

"Paige explained that college-aged women see Republicans as 'a bunch of prudish, anti-sex, anti-reproductive freedom people.'" It's not just college-aged women, it's anyone with a TV or internet connection!

I hear ya. I didn't have a pet growing up... and "Jade" isn't very butch.

Because so many libertarians say they believe in "personal freedom" but really mean "social darwinism" and trying to create a society that's oriented around everyone being a solitary actor, without any responsibility or duty to anyone else. They rail against all forms of government and seem not to understand the…

she'd be the first to set up a campaigning sweatshop, complete in its lack of fire exits and sprinkler systems!