My only question is why this seemingly really cool thing is valued at $2B when WhatsApp was valued at $19B. I don't understand you, Facebook.

There was actually a great article / explainer published on Elle.com yesterday about the phrase "Conscious Uncoupling": http://www.elle.com/news/culture/g…

Haha you know I guess I never thought of that but I followed up with my friend who assured me that this restaurant kept the red wine cool but not chilled (so I assume in the 60 degree range) and this person wanted it ice cold.

A red wine should be served between 60 and 65 degrees. That's how most people serve it. I would not consider that "warm" by any stretch of the imagination, but it's also not "chilled". I believe the situation above was that he served them red wine at about 65 degrees, but the customer had expected it to be at around…

The link to the story on Cressida Bonas takes you to the Taylor Swift hospital visit...

"They sound the same when they're live!"

Haha, fair! I bet my 8 year old brain just turned his long winded response into something more succinct.

Yeah but you wouldn't yell at the server about it! You would probably say something very kind, like, "I would like the Chianti, but I actually prefer it chilled. Would you mind popping it in the freezer for a minute?" rather than screaming at my friend like he did something wrong by serving you red wine at room temp.…

I just give all things the only acceptable name to give things, Doug E. Doug.

A friend who served at a moderately nice family restaurant told me that once he had a customer yell at him because the red wine he poured for them wasn't cold enough. He had to take the bottle to the kitchen and pop it in the freezer for a few minutes and the line cooks were, apparently, dying over the ordeal.

In the third grade, we were supposed to write a paper on, dress up as, and give a speech as a famous figure from history. At the time, my family lived on a street named Barton, so my mom recommended I do my project on Clara Barton. Out of the 25 girls in my grade, I was one of two who did her project on a woman. My…

The only woman mentioned in this piece that I am not familiar with is the one who made it into the text books. I feel weird.

Yes. Good. I have no other response.

Right? Science/evolution/the Cosmos - these are the coolest things ever! Why wouldn't we want to attribute these "miracles" to the higher power?

Well, luckily, Jews don't believe in Satan! Right? (No, I see where you're going with that, but I didn't ask him a scientific question. I asked him a spiritual question about science. I realize I was very fortunate to have a spiritual leader who was willing to give a fact-based answer.)

Alright. I buy that. I still don't think they should need to be mutually exclusive. (For me, they are, because I don't believe in a higher being. But still.)

My point isn't to say that it's possible; my point is to say that the two theories (well, one fact and one theory) are not mutually exclusive, so I'm not sure why creationists are so threatened by those who subscribe to evolution as fact.

Very early in my life - I think I was 8? - I asked my Rabbi whether he believed in evolution. He replied (something along the lines of), "Of course! Believing in evolution and believing that God created the earth are not mutually exclusive." And that was it.

That does make sense! (Unfortunately it probably makes too much sense for the American government.) I do think it also has that darned slippery slope, though, and would lead to much more confusion than just a blanket rule. Maybe only companies with more than 10 full-time employees would be beholden to the higher…

I am not offering this as a solution to all problems, nor am I being accusatory, but I am genuinely curious. Regarding mrbasson's family's ice cream store: do you think small businesses like that would react better if the minimum wage were only raised for workers over a certain age? Or workers who are not dependents?…