I have a 649 sq ft house. The two “bedrooms” are too small for anything larger than a full sized mattress. It’s all I can afford, but I only have to share it with one small dog and a cat and the yard is glorious.

Not to mention that the GHGs released from reservoirs created in places that had a lot of plant material are not immaterial and that there are impacts to fish and other wildlife.  

Six and a half years between my older sister and myself. She bullied me, beat me up, blamed stuff on me, and also got into terrific amounts of trouble on her own. I was the “good” kid.

One could also ask how the hell Teen Vogue became a place for solid political reporting. Strange days, my friend.

FUN FACT: The Panama Canal served as Reagan’s “build the wall” in his race for President in 1976. He told lies so bold about the canal that John Fucking Wayne was threatening to kick his ass.

Seriously. And just wait for US DOE’s “study” on how reductions of coal-fired electricity generation are hurting grid stability. I wish I had a dick so I could punch myself in it.

Trump conveniently neglected to mention this mine is for metallurgic coal for making steel, not for electricity.

Of course one takes that into account. But it refers to the practice of separating people or things off based on religion, race, or sex. That’s why you will here the term “pink ghetto” in reference to shunting women’s issues and conversations to separate places instead of the mainstream. What the term does *not* do is…

My first thought in your use of “ghettoized” was you meant to separate something into a distinct corner, much like how the Jews in Nazi Germany were moved into ghettos. This is also the usage I see in journals and scholarly writing - an accepted definition that is absent of a value statement on race - so I must admit…

Smart people on ice!

I normally *hate* strip clubs but I admit that I had a fucking fantastic night at one in DC once. I was there on business while working at a miserable job. We’d all gone to dinner and kvetched and drank way too much wine. While walking back to my hotel, I decided that what I really needed at that drunken moment was a…

I ordered a piece of cake after dinner last week and I informed the waitress that swimsuit season was coming and I was trying to pack on an extra 15 lbs. She looked at my ample frame, raised her eyebrows, and shook her head.

Owen loves his mother!

Media doesn’t have any sex scenes in the book, IIRC. However, Gillian gets to seduce men and women as Stella Gibson on the BBC series “The Fall,” if you haven’t seen it.

PREACH!

Same same! Sometimes I’m more sanguine about it than others - I’ve got my dog, friends, a good job. But I’m also sick of family (and some friends) who constantly ask me, “Sooooooo, are you seeing anyone?!”

I purposely chose a school with no Greek system for undergrad. One of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

$608 !

I really enjoyed the movie but that part brutalized me.

Hmmm, you’re right. The days have become interminable, punctuated only by the constant stream of bad news.