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I thought Jason Biggs has vowed not to post any more dumb shit on Twitter?
Tipping is bad for everybody. I hate the anxiety of tipping, most people I know in food service hate the lack of wage security and the risk of getting stiffed. Get rid of it, pay everyone at least $10/hr, and everyone gets to enjoy their food without to uncertainty.
The basic equation for standardized GOP policy making: narrowly-defined Christianity + capitalism + judging others' personal choices and beliefs (constant need to tell others others what to do/control behavior) = The American Way.
The likes of Anne Coulter and Rush Limbaugh were trolling America before the Internet was even a thing. They basically invented that shit.
Same here, and my bf is a runner; the infuriating kind who can go do nothing for a week and then bang out a 10 mile run like it ain't no thang. You are SO right about swimming. Full body, low impact resistance training = amazing workout. My mom is 67 and "overweight" and she's extremely healthy and fit because she…
I was people-averse as a high school kid so I chose jobs like life-guarding and manual labor (farming, landscaping) to minimize contact with tourists. While my sanity and suntan were fully intact those summers, it kinda came back to bite me in the ass when I was in grad school and the only jobs available were food…
Unstructured, unsupervised play FTW! There were plenty of afternoons when my mom would open the back door and tell us to go outside and not to come back until it started getting dark. We would play in the backyard, wander/bike aimlessly, laze around and do nothing, meet up with other kids and play games; we loved to…
I get to school on my first day of freshman orientation at Sarah Lawrence. I'd talked to my roommates C and H a couple times, they both seemed fine/cool. We meet: H is from Pitsburgh, and shares that she has a boyfriend who stayed behind to go to school there and she already misses him (understandable); C is gay and…
I gave today for all those I love, who can't. I haven't done so in years because of the ban. I used to work for GMHC and while I was there I worked on this issue. It's one of the most pernicious, stigma-promoting, anti-gay rules still on the books. But this isn't just an LGBT thing — this is a human need thing. Blood…
You know who else is looking for a new gig? Michele Bachmann! Which is perfect for the new show I'm about to pitch to replace The View: Grizzly Gals Gab with Sarah and Michele. What with Sarah's engaging, folksy demeanor and subtle humor; and Michele's comprehensive and nuanced grasp of complex current affairs, how…
Cool story, bro! What I was reacting to in the OP that I replied to was the knee jerk pearl clutching for giving a kid something that's not totally processed and pasteurized as if friend were suggesting slapping the child. Honestly, growing up it was normal and was kind of a kick to see someone have such a strong…
Dude, it absolutely did. At that point in my life I felt like I was treading water and barely keeping myself afloat. I had a menial, shitty job I hated and the rest of my life was going nowhere, and every time I clicked on Facebook I was confronted by (what seemed like) every person I've ever known getting married,…
True, but bacteria doesn't always "automatically equal" "bad" either! There have been a number of studies lately showing that our quest to eradicate all bacteria and germs from our lives has actually been a double-edged sword. I've always been really healthy, my mom let me play outside, get dirty, and gave me things…
A woman who was "groped and forcibly kissed" in the hallway outside of her boyfriend's apartment after a married male colleague insisted on walking her home from the strip club Scores, the site of a company party;
This. I'm a bit over 30 and a few years ago I did some soul searching after yet another bad breakup/depression spiral. I decided "fuck it" I'm just gonna "do me" and live the life I want. And you know what? As soon as I started doing things for myself and not caring what other people thought of me, the external parts…
When I was in college I took a class on writing oral histories, and one of the projects we did was being paired up with participants at the Fortune Society, an organization that assists with reentry for formerly-incarcerated and court-involved persons (I've done some work with reentry and criminal justice issues since…
That clip is amazing! Who's the comedian?
Well, raw milk is legal in the majority of states, so can't be too dangerous. http://www.farmtoconsumer.org/raw_milk_map.h… (TBH, I wouldn't buy it in DC anyway. The whole point is to buy direct from farmers!)