Yeah, that whole video is a masterclass at knowing your audience and understanding how rhetoric works. Those guys don’t get it, and the result is a whole panel that gleefully partakes in ripping apart one of their own customers. It is bafflingly tone deaf. It really shows how little regard they have for women, how…

It does, thanks!

This was my take as well, and as a cyclist your interpretation makes a ton of sense to me. I see these sort of interactions play out from time to time when I’m out riding, and people often assume the cyclist is at fault when in fact the motorist hasn’t behaved predictably or obeyed the law. Cyclists have to be…

I get what you’re saying and why you’re not shocked. And at the same time, as someone who works in a creative field myself, I am so tired of “creatives” explaining away their bad behavior by claiming they’re just “passionate” about what they do. Yeah, you may be passionate, but you’re also a professional. Act like it.…

I feel like I should understand what you mean by “connected to disconnection,” but I don’t. Can you elaborate?

It was certainly better than 80% of the things on the buffet’s regular menu. 

This comment gave me an instant flashback to ages ago when I was a waitress at a buffet chain. I swear the whole staff (almost all of us teenagers, willing to put some truly horrifying things into our guts) was addicted to DIY coffee milkshakes. We would fill a tumbler with soft serve from the dessert bar, then pour…

Don’t forget discount/dollar stores. The ones in my area almost always have packs of lined paper, folders, pens, etc. on sale around this time. The discount store by me has Bic pens on sale 20 for a dollar right now, and they always sell folders in August for like 20 cents each. Yeah, your kid might get plain color…

Smug meanness has always been my gut reaction to Che’s comedy. And his social media presence seems to be one of an aggressive harasser, of women in particular. He seems like a huge asshole, and always has, to me. 

I am so baffled by anyone criticizing Biles. Not only did she do what was right for her, she also did what was right for the team. What would she have accomplished by staying in he competition? She would have torpedoed the whole team’s medal chances. She did the brave thing and the classy thing. She stepped aside so…

Same here. I’m white. I generally shower in the morning before I get into my workday, and I’ll take a quick shower before bed to freshen up. I do not understand people who can climb into bed with a whole day’s worth of funk on them.

This is what grosses me out. Both Kutcher and Kunis are actors who clearly have to work out to keep fit and camera ready. They spend time in the gym most days. Do they really not shower after the gym? Yuck.

I’m not sure how healthy some of these are, but they are simple and convenient for weeknights. I wholeheartedly endorse grocery store rotisserie chicken (so many possibilities) and sheet pan dinners. McCormick makes a line of products called McCormick One that are designed for just this purpose. Get some packets of…

Yeah, this was my takeaway. My nieces and nephews are all under the age of four right now, and I think they bathe 2-3 times a week in the fall/winter (ie: when they’re not likely to be sweaty or covered in dirt). But in the summertime, when we’re outside more, all bets are off. Those little bumpkins get stinky fast.

I am that annoying person who asks “What comes on that?” with every burger order because I’ve been bitten in the ass one too many times by hidden mayo. So yeah, I make them tell me exactly what comes on the burger right off the bat so that I can be very clear about what I don’t want on it (begone, mayo and ketchup and…

Yes, please let’s all go to the “Five Guys” method of ordering burgers. Tell them how many patties you want and what you want on it. Takes the guesswork out of it. Because I’m so tired of playing Russian roulette at the drive through window regarding whether the kitchen will remember to take the ketchup and mustard…

Yep. I swear by my “Erase your Face” makeup removing towel. It eliminates the need for disposable wipes. I use the towels to take off my makeup, then do my regular cleansing and moisturizing routine. 

I have been on a lifelong quest to find a pair of earbuds that will stay in my ears during exercise (spinning, elliptical, hiking, some running). Like you, I think I must have small or oddly shaped ears. Every pair of earbuds I’ve ever had has fallen out a few minutes into moderate exercise. I had the most success…

We haven’t ordered delivery in years for just this reason. We are no more than 2 miles from the 3 pizza places we frequent, but when you order delivery, it takes 60 minutes. It doesn’t matter what day/time. It’s always at least an hour. But if we order for pickup, it usually takes 10-12 minutes. It’s crazy. So we…

The infiltration/corruption of a government agency by an outside force is a hallmark of post-Cold War spy fiction and film, so that still fits. Again, I’m not saying The Winter Soldier is a spy movie, just that it borrows heavily from the genre. For example, I would never include it in the class I teach on spy…