Yea that’s me. Not much respiratory, but my stomach is “off” pretty frequently. Not full on stomach flu/food poisoning, but just a little not right. I know what I need to do to fix it— eat super plain stuff like chicken, sweet potato, avocado, banana, etc., no alcohol, no caffeine, for about a week, plus lots of…

Everyone I know who believes in detoxing is just dressing up their diet and/or eating disorder. The whole juice cleanse thing is ridiculous— basically tons of sugar.

They literally got into politics because of how they feel about this topic. So they get into government to dismantle government. And then we will have this perfect 1890s utopia where we trade chickens for doctor’s visits. It’s gonna be awesome.

I work with a ton of engineers and literal rocket scientists. A ton of them are hard core libertarian. I’m convinced it’s because they tend to be very cheap/frugal and mostly anti-social.

This, exactly. Plus something about cutting taxes on the rich will magically make more jobs so those poor people won’t be quite as poor. But still, F those poor people, paying for them is not fair, flat tax, thanksobama . . .

See, but those places are (mostly) all fine if you’re rich. You can live in the fancy neighborhood, send your kids to private school, pay whatever birth control costs because what’s $50, and get bottled water delivery. I know someone who told me, at least on the school issue, that poor people should have shitty stuff…

That and they hate government. Their whole lives, it’s just been like, government is bad because taxes pay for it, and I hate paying taxes. So clearly we should not have government.

Rich people who were raised by republicans cannot get enough flat tax. They love it. Most people that live near me never think past “ermagod why do I have to pay taxes thanksobama.”

Two very well paying professional jobs that require advanced degrees, mid-career, high cost of living area. Where you’ll live among people who make double or triple that, and who still bitch about taxes.

I love them so much. Our is so lazy (and on a diet) but will literally leap in the air to catch a dime sized piece of banana or carrot.

Not sure how old your kid is, but there are some really good kids cooking camps for the 6-12 age range. We did one at a place that also does catering and private parties. They made real food and shopped at a nearby farmers market. Real knives, a BBQ, etc. It was awesome and really helps open kids up to new tastes—…

I made a veggie soup yesterday that’s cooked first, then pureed. I accidentally left it on too long during the boiling phase, and I came back to a pot full of veggies the color you describe. I was so sad, but I would have been a lot sadder if someone made me eat them.

They’re adorable but it’s the only breed of dog that’s ever bit me on purpose (i.e., not while playing fetch and grabbing a ball). It might be that family though because they also have a chihuahua that’s an asshole.

My 9 year old English yellow Lab loves sleep so much. When we first got her at age 6, we used to feel bad leaving her in the morning and putting up the baby gate so she couldn’t eat books in the living room, as was her preference. Now she walks over to her area (the dining room/kitchen area) by herself, gets in her…

It’s all very Hillbilly Elegy, but there’s some truth there for more than just rust belt states.

I’ve actually seen people online saying they are pissed they had to buy insurance because they “didn’t even use it last year!” That is literally the concept of insurance you dumbfuck. I also saw where people were saying they were trying to jump on and off insurance and time it with care they needed. Now you see why…

Yea, the ACA is the “free stuff” they’re always going on about, right? You want health insurance? Get a job, ya bum! Although with Rand Paul, I suspect he’s also thinking something along the lines of, get rid of all insurance, and everyone just pays cash/gold/barters with chickens.

The minute it happened, I went, oh fuck, this is all we’re going to hear about for like a week.

I think it’s one thing to be like, do as I say, not as I do, and kind of like, my marriage is just this way. It’s another to make comments about other people’s marriages like, “she never cooks for him” and “he’s going to leave her since she’s always working and doesn’t take care of him.” Also my inlaws are irritating…

I don’t know that it’s freely chosen when the man expects and demands it, and the dialogue is very much, women are supposed to do this, men are not. He might appreciate it, but he’s nasty as hell when he hears that my dad (also in his 70s) is an accomplished cook. This is gender role stuff, not love and caring.