MUS-co-day. Wisconsin has a mix of Native American and French place names that fool even us. Prairie du Chien is not pronounced as the French would, but as “prairie doo sheen.” Fond du Lac turns into “fondillak”. The one I like to hear news anchors attempt is Oconomowoc (oh CON oh ma WOK), which often comes out…

Yeah, like 3 million acres of National Forests — there are some beautiful natural areas there.

Oh my god. Never visit Muscoda, Wisconsin.

Do y’all not read your own articles? http://jezebel.com/never-leave-th…

Do y’all not read your own articles? http://jezebel.com/never-leave-th…

Well, YEAH, because you do not fuck with Isabella Rossellini!!

I heard an interview years ago with a Yellowstone ranger. They asked her the most outrageous thing anybody had ever asked her. Her answer? The time somebody asked her to put their toddler on the back of a bison so they could get a photo.

You missed a couple of the buzzwords there: “lazy,” “sponging,” and that all-purpose bingo term, “un-American.”

*passes a handkerchief to mop up tears*

Years ago when my husband and I went to Berlin and Prague, we clomped madly. We were on a Rick Steves tour, and they expect you to clomp from dawn to dusk. We did see an amazing number of things, but I came home exhausted and with blistered feet. Then we went to Egypt. Clomping was required in order to see what we…

Even worse, I am not a parent, and therefore KNOW NOTHING.

Polly Klaas foundation:

Yes. “Bend forward until your forehead encounters the seat ahead with a thud” would be more accurate.

They may or may not be nerds. This is true. But they are indeed geeking out.

Get a smallish container of bleach. Run one load with the hottest water possible and add a couple cups of bleach to it. If there’s a “second rinse” option, pick that too. (No clothes in this load, obvs!) If you aren’t comfortable using bleach, you could use white vinegar instead, but it’s probably not quite as good a…

Warm water cleans better but cold water will do the job. I read a report of a study (sorry, a few years back, can’t find a link) where they proved that machine agitation and laundry soap gets most things clean, but there were some notes:

The heck? What I want to know is whether it can go in the dryer. Am I just missing it? Is that info there?

You can DO this? Why hasn't anybody done this before? OMG. I have dancer friends that perform outside in the summer time. I'm off to spread the word...

*sobs* I’m so confused now!

What is the matter with Mary Jane?

Situations in which I was deeply embarrassed haunt me for years. For the worst of these cringe-worthy memories I have had to stop, think about who was there, and ask myself whether any of the witnesses can even recall the incident today. When the answer is “no,” I’ve been able to sort of forgive myself for feeling bad…