Sorry, typo. Meant 6. Or maybe I should just say I was a liberal arts major and apologize for any and all use of numbers. I cannot be trusted.

You know what would also be cool? If the U.S. had nothing to apologize for (like slavery). Or Germany (murdering 2 million Jews). Or Japan (using "comfort women," AKA sexual slaves, to service their troops during WWII)?

Yes! Thank you for this. I grew up Catholic, taught by nuns. There was so much about the church that is linked to the best parts of my life and myself — social responsibility, charity, self-awareness, self-improvement and a special bond with so many of my former classmates. And there is so much of the church to be…

The people who are "pretty terrified about the idea of becoming a parent" usually make the best ones. I bet, if you decide to do it, you will be great.

I see what you're saying, but I was a senior exec for many years before becoming a part-time consultant to spend more time with my kids, and I had to get my ass to work on my own dime (I did get a company-paid parking space in San Francisco, though). Not even our CEO got a car service. And our margins were good. …

His proof: every feminist he knows says they have been raped, and he doesn't know any rapist so obviously we are all lying about it.

I feel you. When I was in middle school and high school, we had the Zodiac killer running loose in the SF Bay Area. Reality was way more scary than any urban legend or fictional character.

When I was 21, back in 1980, my boyfriend (now husband) and I went up to my family's cabin in Lake County, CA. I had been going there since I was a baby. At one time it was a major resort area, with places right out of Dirty Dancing, but the resorts closed and the area declined. I still loved it. Beautiful pine…

I think you mean Deathtrap. Great movie.

My Nonna could rock this look. Just add a rosary, roll-down support hose and some really sensible black lace up shoes.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!!!

The kid wrote a story and read it aloud in class about the teacher's wife being sexually assaulted, for which he was disciplined. There have been numerous physical and verbal altercations between him and other boys going all the way back to elementary school. Would you not warn your kids to give this one a wide…

I still remember how pissed off I was in 1972 when boys could have paper routes and girls couldn't. The boys in my class made something like $60/month. I couldn't get close to that babysitting every weekend — and that was about the only job open to a 13-year-old girl. My girlfriends and I actually made signs and…

I so agree with this.

Love the kale/spinach with eggs idea. Gonna try it tomorrow for breakfast.

What's the guy from "Sister Wives" doing at the Billboard Music Awards?

I went to a prestigious private university located around 8 miles from the blue collar public high school I attended. One night, there was a huge party in my dorm, complete with a live band. My step-sister came to the party with me. She's a year older than me. At the party, two guys we went to high school with…

One of Esiason's sons has cystic fibrosis. Esiason has been a vocal advocate for CF research and treatment. I believe he stared a CF foundation. His comments are truly surprising/disappointing given his devotion to his family and his work on behalf of CF. You would think he'd be the first to step up in support of…

What a great post. Brought back memories. I worked my way through Stanford from 1976-1980. Graduated with two BA degrees. In four years. With no student loan debt. (Among my many jobs, and I usually had 2 or 3 at any given time, was teaching dance. The '70s were very, very good to me. $10/hour giving Hustle…

LW1, I am also a flat-chested girl. I'm always astonished by how many people feel like they can comment on my body. A few years ago I was drying my hair in the locker room at the gym. I had a towel wrapped around my waist, and was naked from the waist up. One of the fitness instructors, who had the body of a…