Yep - the sodastream is not a money-saving device. But at some point I realized just what I was doing - that case of San Pelligrino that I buy at Costco is shipped across the ocean, in glass bottles no less. And I could go through a few cases a month. To avoid that kind of unnecessary waste - as well as not having to…

I can get thinking that coffee is dehydrating, because (if I remember my high school-level biology correctly), caffeine decreases the amount of ADH (anti-diuretic hormone) in the kidneys. But when caffeine is ingested with water? I have no idea whether the diuretic effect is stronger than the hydrating effect.

Which is…

Am I the only one who has never heard of these myths? I drink a ton of fizzy water - I’m not kidding to say it’s my vice (My body doesn’t tolerate much in the way of caffeine or alcohol, and I try to stay away from sugary and diet sodas, so it became the default). Who out there is saying that drinking what is…

Bought a Mooncup (UK edition, I guess) over a decade ago. Learning curve ~ three months before it didn’t feel weird and didn’t leak. NEVER GOING BACK. Ever, ever. It’s non-porous silicone, so when I had a dishwasher I’d pop it in there between months sometimes - I figured a good rinse down would get rid of any…

Have can you have an article on the buttsecks and not mention Jack Morin’s book Anal Pleasure And Health? One of the bibles of the genre.

Oh, the number of gentleman friends who have opened their eyes to how good it is. Just takes an open mind, the right toy, some time, relaxation, and lots of lube.

Smart man.

Screw outlets - I get my best deals thrifting. Hello, Diane Von Furstenberg wrap dresses (retail: ~$300-$400) for $25. It’s a style that looks particularly good on me, so that’s my go-to.

Yeah. I don’t relate to people who go through such an experience and don’t develop some empathy, though I know they exist in droves. I was quite the bootstraps type until I experienced some hardship. For all the suffering, at least I could be a better person for it.

OMG. The ass-crack that used to live between my brows! Yes yes yes. THAT is what I need to keep calling it.

That’s very much like my experience - so much depends on the skill of the person doing the injections. I don’t look the least bit frozen, and the *only* thing I can’t do is furrow the spot between my eyebrows.

Yeah, I’ll cop to being really happy with mine - and I was a hard sell to try it. I will admit that the only reason I was bothered by the 11s (I can’t believe I used that term) is because my mother has them - very pronounced - and was angry and abusive for pretty much my entire childhood and adolescence. Looking in…

I couldn’t get to the bottom of the article, because some of the sweet stories made me remember that I had quite a few overly-kind customers during my years of waiting tables and I got a little teary.

Yeah, I saw the thumbnail and clicked on the article just to make sure my eyes weren’t deceiving me. What the hell?

Read Ester Perel on the topic of monogamy and “cheating”. She’s brilliant, and she makes it very *very* clear that it’s not nearly as cut-and-dried as many of us would like to believe.

Are you lying about it or otherwise concealing the truth from your partner? Then it’s cheating. End of story.

Good grief, that’s just a rotten (and more than a little bit scary) thought.

There is still something that I am not understanding: is the assertion that fewer mammograms are better based on the idea that the rate of false positives is too high and thus we perform too many invasive follow-up tests? Or is it that we’re treating actual cancers that don’t need to be treated? I’m not questioning…

I have a zippered case on my mattress and another on the box spring - the neighbors (old row houses) next door got bedbugs, and I took the advice of the pest control people and encased them both pronto.

I’m calling you old-fashioned. And, further, the old-fashioned that was built on appearances and wishful thinking. Not having an attraction to anyone other than a single person? Yeah, you can go on believing that, but that doesn’t make it true.

I can respect people who choose monogamy while admitting that they…