I mean, it is true that suicide would eliminate the need for an abortion

You forgot “suicide” aka what I’d do if my iud+condoms failed and I couldn’t get an abortion.

With a lot of breeds that have separate “show” and “sport” variations, the differences between the two are shocking. All the purebred dogs I’ve had came from “sport” and not a single one could have been shown because of color and height/weight variations, but they were robust.

One of my mutts is the sweetest, calmest dog in the world, but her conformation is painfully bad. She’s got a big, barrel-y body on teeny thin legs and most of her body is arthritic as a result. She’s undoubtedly a product of backyard breeding. Its always odd to me how nobody seems outraged about backyard breeders in…

Yeah, I’ve had an even mix of mutts and purebred dogs and they’ve more or less had the same level of health. One of the Vizslas had hypothyroidism; so did the Boxer-Heeler-etc mix. Another Vizsla was robustly healthy until lymphoma in his later years, but the same happened to the Border Collie-German Shepard-etc mix.…

Chicago is the weirdest place I’ve ever lived, but its the best city for greasy junk food I’ve ever been to. Of course, I’m also from the Southwest and I don’t think there’s anything of much value farther east than Albuquerque.

I found that Halo Top was a healthy substitute...because I was tired of it after a few bites. So I just buy really rich ice cream instead so I can actually enjoy the flavor and be satisfied after a small amount.

My old dog was much too food motivated to go anywhere with food, so I definitely get how stressful it is. I get really nervous trying to bring a dog anywhere that there are a ton of other dogs AND people AND food. It just seems like an accident waiting to happen. That being said, my current dog is a dream at walk up…

I mean, I’ve had rats in the past and thought about what moving with them would entail and there’s not a single airline that allows rodents in the cabin under any circumstances. Sometimes, when you have an exotic pet, there are things you can’t do that people with cats or dogs can. That’s part and parcel of becoming a…

I don’t doubt it. It’s been such a trend and I really don’t understand why people feel the need to take their pet everywhere. Like, I’m weirdly devoted to/obsessed with my cat and I just don’t get it?

I mean, I grew up with an even mix of mutts and purebreeds and they were all about the same as far as health concerns.

Redefining my first sexual relationship as not only abusive, but also as traumatic was really useful for me because it let me accept that bad things were done to me and it wasn’t (just) that I was crazy. Before I acknowledged any of that, I was becoming ever more self destructive because I couldn’t figure out why I…

The frozen Japanese fried rice is my favorite lunch staple. The aburaage and hijiki make it so delightfully savory. Its great as is, or with an egg or other protein mixed in.

I get that its important to know what’s going on in a child’s life, but I’m really glad my parents didn’t/couldn’t access my internet presence when I was a teen. Sometimes, kids need the freedom to write bad poetry or take stupid pictures for only an audience of people they really trust. This is especially true for…

Its just so easy to, y’know, not date someone who smokes weed if you don’t like it. I know firsthand since I won’t date anyone who smokes weed because it reminds me of my abusive ex who was more abusive when he was smoking. But there are so many people in the world who don’t smoke weed and I’m not sure why this guy is…

Oh, yeah, I forgot about snakes. We don’t have those in the city. Evertrhing else lives right in the thick of things though. I often see red tailed hawks from my balcony though.

This has been enlightening because I’m honestly shocked that there aren’t predators in Australia eating cats. I live in the American southwest and my cats are indoors only with a covered outdoor playpen because coyotes, owls, hawks, bobcats, etc take down domesticated cats so quickly and easily. I almost never see…

I would have LOVED these as a kid. My hometown (pop. ~130,000) had one library that was a 20 minite drive away from my house and no public transportation connecting the two. I was a voracious reader (still am, but now its dense grad stuff) and would often get through more than one book a day. Being able to walk down…

Man, this makes me wonder where on earth you’re teaching. I’m in grad school and there is no concept that classes and campus are a safe space. There’s pretty much just the LGBTQ students association and the Indigenous students association.

I mean, that definitely sounds like 95% of the French people I’ve ever met...