I’m surprised at the “what’s the big deal?” tone here. Is it because the article sent to students was published on a sister site? Is it because it was sent to dudes (I’m guessing: at first I thought he’d sent it to female students but it sounds like not)?

Hmm, perhaps. I don’t know that she’s trying to bring a new approach to it or anything, but I agree with part of what Rihanna said, and that’s that, “black is a great thing”. I think maybe part of what she was trying to get across was, why wouldn’t somebody want to be black, when being black is awesome? Perhaps she…

Right. And she does make a good point - blackness is not a bad thing. I think *some* of the people who were up in arms about Rachel Dolezal were angry because they thought of her as a “race traitor”. Obviously those people are nuts, but they're out there.

Thank you for sounding like an informed citizen, rather than a frothing-at-the-mouth gun nut. I hate guns, but I think people like you should be allowed to own some. Unfortunately, most people aren’t like you.

You’ve been a badass in this thread. Thank you.

I hadn’t really interpreted the 2nd amendment as the leg to stand on when knocking down gun control measures. But it makes sense.

Admittedly I’m not familiar with the intricacies of HIPPA but testing/assessment administered in a non-medical setting wouldn’t be subject to those rules, right?

I agree completely. But arken is saying that the Boylan and Vicari families and Wash Po and BBC are spreading rumours. Why would they. Why would the families lie? I assumed he targeted Christians because he knew his demographic and got them talking to divert and ultimately play some type of God with them. My…

If he turns her down, does she have a #2 choice?

Shart officially jumped

My problem isn’t with the acrobatsplaining, but with the idea that a critic is writing about something she hasn’t seen. It’s a bit like reading a review of a restaurant written by Karen Carpenter. Or a review of a sex toy written by Pope Francis. Entertaining, sure, but there’s no insight into the actual work.

Yelling is a common practice for dealing with bears; though largely to make your presence known from a distance to avoid confrontation. Not sure what the best strategy in this case would be. Keep in mind it sounds like she was on a solo kayaking trip and protecting her only means of travel and egress in the wild is an…

I dunno, giving a .357 mag. to a 7 year old seems like a bad idea.

You could have just said no instead of posting my heartfelt missive on the internet.

No shit?!? I once had a long distance relationship after I got someone else’s telegram while on a I was changing trains. The telegraph operator keyed it in wrong in Virgina as I was heading out to the Spanish controlled California territories and just as I got over the Mississippi there was a message for Miss.…

This isn’t new, it’s just new technology. Back in the day, I sent a carrier pigeon who ended up getting lost and flying west instead of east, and the result was a beautiful, long, sustained pigeon-exchange. We celebrated our seventeenth anniversary in August.

Well, the true measure of the breed, as you already know, is shepherding. They will do this in the form of- as you said— “pleasing.” But THEY must be satisfied as well. In other words: “Silly humans, I’m waaay smarter than you. If you don’t let me do my thing, Full Throttle, I will do unpleasant things because I have…

Omg I was just gonna post the same thing! Mine was a Catahoula/Great Dane mix. She never tried to climb.

I agree. They’re just trying to “spin” their way out of a mess,they entirely brought on themselves.

add white nancy grahn, a 5th-rate soap opera actress who threw shade at viola davis because she can’t believe davis has suffered that much.