I hope that what I see you did there was actually done on purpose.

Wow. THREE spam posts on one article. That's a new record. Tell me again why we switched from the approved commenter system...

You hereby win this thread. Not necessarily a great accomplishment, but an accomplishment nonetheless.

Yeah, but how do I get the Zamboni into my back yard?

Agreed. :)

I'm reading a book on procrastination (great way to procrastinate, dontchaknow) and the author makes a good point that we get a feeling of success from just planning to be successful in the future. For example, if I go to bed planning to get up early to go jogging, I feel wonderfully strong and productive while going…

Yes, this is much better than writing out tasks on index cards and grabbing cards from a box at random because... because... um... ... Oh! Because TECHNOLOGY!

Deposit rates aside (because I can actually get better interest rates at a bank rather than any credit union I qualify for) is there a reason I should have an account (relationship) with a credit union?

Awesome. In my imagination, you didn't even say anything and just left without a word. Don't spoil it for me if I'm wrong. :)

Perhaps you could consider sharing this article with him. It might encourage him to start waking up with you so you can have some time together in the mornings.

I definitely don't think that deregulation is the way to go, but I'll admit that that article brought to light some issues that I thought were taken care of with brothels. Like those goddamned pimps. I will agree with Wikipedia's notice that the article is unbalanced. Here's an article to help balance that (and another…

I agree with most of what you've said, but if someone who nets $3000 per month lives on "last month's paycheck", then their bank account balance fluctuates between $3,000 to $6,000. I'd hardly call that living paycheck to paycheck.

Sometimes they're a connection, and sometimes there's not. I'd have to consider gang violence in other states, before I considered whether or not proximity to Mexico was a real factor. After all, there's lots of gang violence in New York and Chicago, and I'm sure you don't need a map to see how close those cities are…

Whoops. That's Las Vegas, and prostitution isn't legal in Las Vegas, so those numbers don't apply to Nevada's brothels. Want to try again?

No, it doesn't. We're speaking the same language, but something is getting lost in the transition (no translation necessary). If those men who were willing to pay for sex with a woman were gay instead of straight, they would be willing to pay for sex with a man. That doesn't mean that they consider women (or men) to…

No, sex work only exists as a choice for women because there are men who are willing to pay for sex. Sex work only exists as a choice for men because there are men (and some women) who are willing to pay for sex. (Most) women who want to have meaningless sex just go get it for free, so there isn't much of a demand for…

One of the choices I make regularly is to not subject myself to abuse through asshole behavior. So, while I don't expect everyone to speak sweetly to me, I sure as hell can choose to walk away from a conversation (or simply mentally switch off) when the tone of their voice or writing is condescending or abusive. Part…

I'd be curious as to how many illegal sex slaves work in Nevada's brothels. Have any data on that?

But, but... Not all sex workers are women, so I'm not sure how it can be damaging to women as a class. In fact, I posit that what is more damaging is the stigma of sex work. Indeed, legalize it and legitimize it, and the damage will be reduced.