For us, it’s because they’re getting our hand me down phones. For awhile that was iphone4/5, but those died. The flip phones now actually have internet access so it hardly seemed worth avoiding the iphone, which I know how to use and lock down.

I laughed at the exsanguinating, but I actually spit out some bbq pop chip onto my keyboard when I got to Ontario airport.

Not defending the actual decision because I think there are a ton of facts missing. But I think the town council likely only ratifies the department or HR’s decision as a procedural matter.

I do defense work in this area. It sounds like they’re saying he can’t do the essential functions and that it’s not reasonable to accommodate him with light duty any further. No idea whether that’s legit here, but it does happen— person goes out for a year or more, comes back with so many restrictions they can’t…

I don’t disagree with that, and for my own somewhat chronic pain issues, I’ve been open to a psychological explanation the whole time. My issues followed a stressful period at work, and then I stopped working out because of the pain, and started worrying about some health calamity nearly full time. Yea, stepping back,…

This, and her stuff also appeals to people who have mystery ailments or else stuff that’s just really shitty and hard to treat. Paltrow promoted this one guy who calls himself The Medical Medium- he claims that even though he’s not a doctor, he hears voices that tell him what’s wrong with people and how to fix it.…

Ugh. I cannot stand Lauer and these allegations are disgusting. But somehow I can still feel that oh shit, forget about me, this is going to hurt my kid.

Employment lawyer here. That won’t work. They are all supremely fucked.

My 12 year old had a terrible cyst last week— the dermatologist said it was too firm to do anything with other than inject with steroids, and prescribed an antibiotic. But then a couple days later it popped on its own while she was walking across the room, and then we were able to finish it off. It was like a live…

It’s all intentional. The unifying theme for his base is hatred of affirmative action and diversity because they think it’s taking something away from them and claiming special treatment. Any “un-PC” comment is a rallying cry for them and the Pocohontas slur is just the ticket. Finding out Warren is “lying” was a gold…

I actually don’t mind them unless they’re garishly cheap looking, which many are. Although for work, sometimes I’ll just say F it, it’s fine.

Jokes really going to be on him. Being a federal judge is hard, and probably really boring for someone who doesn’t give a shit about anything but guns and locking up HRC. They dive deep into complex, esoteric, and arcane areas of law, and sub-issues of those issues. What’s he going to do, just scrawl “Defendant wins…

From what I can tell, people look awful in those leggings. They look like pajamas, and the prints aren’t very slimming and look like they would fade in the wash, plus they don’t seem to hold you in very well. You can do 1000 times better at Target.

Well that’s just people being stupid. Like the people at my work drinking these bottles of gross apple juice from the conference rooms— about a million grams of sugar and not even good.

My MIL is also in her 70s and fancies herself a feminist. But really she’s just obsessed with weight, hers and everyone else’s. My FIL is, too. She gave her daughter a full blown eating disorder, and she now basically will only eat her own special food. I eat pretty healthy as well but I don’t sit around the…

The “cut out all sugar” people are everywhere now. I mean, sure, cut back. Maybe get a few less venti caramel vanilla chocolate spice frappacinos. But cut all sugar? Is this before or after I start carrying paleo meals around in my purse.

My MIL is a bit older than her, but similar. Her new catch phrase is “if it tastes good, spit it out.” Ironically, she spends most of her time thinking about food. And eats mostly plain bagels.

“But they appear to have a decent amount of money and a fair bit of free time. Is it really this stressful?”

Sigh. I’m supposed to go this week with this group of mom “friends” from when my kids were small (they’re now middle school). This movie looks fucking horrible and this article makes it seem even worse than I thought. But I really should try and be social, right? They’re all going to love it, I can tell. They’re…

Agreed. But won’t the investment companies be against it, too, since they manage and make money off 401Ks? Half my very affluent neighborhood works in “finance.” Who am I kidding, probably 80%.