My wife and I have been together for about 13 years now. We inquired about various venues and themes for our wedding, but in the end we happily visited the local court house and had two witnesses sign. We take a nice vacation every year on our anniversary to celebrate.

omg i just now got it. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Totally stealing this.

I know it’s supposed to be a story with a happy ending (in progress) but it just breaks my heart and makes me cry to watch this video. Whoever did this. I wish I could believe because I’d pray for that person’s soul.

I work(ed) as a paramedic off and on. From what I can gather from the mvc’s I’ve personally worked, the drunk driver runs a red and strikes a vehicle traveling through the intersection. This means that the front end of the drunk’s car gets smashed, but the SIDE of the recipient vehicle is struck. The drunk is thrown…

I agree with you. I hated beer until I tried a local brewery in Fresno CA called Butterfield’s, down in the tower district. The beer was a raspberry wheat beer and I loved it. Could not get enough of it. From there I moved on to IPA beers and haven’t stopped since. I think it is a gateway beer, and a decent one at…

He is weird. And I like watches. I have a 1979 Seiko Divers Automatic watch. Had it since I was a kid. It sits in a drawer. Keeps pretty good time though, only loses about 5 minutes a day. I wear a plastic Casio. It tells the time, has an alarm (even a vibrating alarm, for stealth!), and cost $27. I like the light on…

That mom who was on video smacking her son- in a later interview she admits that she was smacking her son because “at the end of the day I don’t want him to be a Freddie Gray.” Very sad, and it changes the discussion about her actions a bit. She’s not against the protests, but just afraid for her child. I know it’s…

Beside the point, I know. But I do not understand how this happened AGAIN since the exact same thing happened 10 years ago: handcuffed, back of van, not secured, (presumable) rough ride, fall to floor, severed spine, death. Freddy Gray is the second person from Baltimore that this has happened to, at least. Dondi…

I think because he asked for medical care/stated he was hurt. It’s protocol to call for a bus (EMS) any time a suspect or someone in police custody states they want or need one, or if there is presumably a need. I don’t normally admit this on this site but I also have a national registry EMT-paramedic license as well…

Buttercup should sue for defamation of character. Sloths are better than American Apparel. As for the company focusing on bullying and LGTBQ rights- too little too late and nice try. They have already positioned themselves as an industry leader in reinforcing harmful stereotypes of young women. Now they seem shallower…

THANK YOU. You said everything I was trying so hard to articulate to myself but couldn’t quite get it. Taco??? Cut up hot dog??? Gah!
(As an aside, I apologize for my unclear comment earlier, which is in the grays where it should be. I didn’t mean for it to imply that C.A. Pinkerton was being a bully. I meant to say…

Another example of someone who had the opportunity to do something positive and instead chose to reduce themselves by bullying.

Statistical relevancy as determined by regression analysis is not the same thing as social or cultural relevancy. They are neither synonymous nor mutually dependent.

I shave my face every day. If left in its natural, unaltered state my face would be hairy. Therefore, the act of shaving is an act of changing my natural features so that they are almost unrecognizable as being “me,” in my natural state. Also your screen name is awesome.

Also, that picture of Chase is adorable. What a sweet, pretty face! She looks happy and I love her smile.

When I first transitioned physically and went to the DMV with all my paperwork in hand (proof of gender reassignment surgery, new birth certificate, social security, court ordered name change etc) the DMV woman tried to give me a hard time too. Thankfully another employee saw what was going on and took over for her…

You make an outstanding point. Thanks for sharing that. I think it broadens the discussion.

I see what you are saying and I think you have a good point. When I think of “trans women” I think of my two friends who do not have penises and have not had them for 12 or so years. They have vaginas that they paid a pretty penny for, and had to sacrifice a lot socially and family-wise in order to fully transition to…

Amen. I am from the rural south, and from a conservative, racist, poor, pentecostal family and I can see this happening. When I was a KID, not a toddler but a KID maybe 7 years old (?) I thought you could chew blacktop from a new road like gum. I put it in my mouth and tried to chew warm blacktop. Also we used to…

Well now I have something in my eye and it’s raining on my face in here.