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Oklahoma medical examiner: Cataloging the dead a 'horrific' task
Wed May 22, 2013
- Hear, hear!
Most expensive house ever hits market at $190M
Tue May 21, 2013
- I can't honestly say I wouldn't be interested if I was incredibly rich. I love old houses, steeped in history, with antique amenities. I love huge gardens and sweeping vistas. But I don't love anything that makes me money... :P
Xbox One brings speech, gestures, multitasking to TV
Tue May 21, 2013
- It actually looks pretty neat. It's about time I upgraded my old Wii for a real machine.
Here's how much Americans think families need to get by
Tue May 21, 2013
- My wife and I got married in 1996. We made a total of $12k that year in taxable income (a bit more in student loans and tax returns) but got by fine. We got our degrees and moved on. I got laid off in the economic slump after 9/11. We had just had our first son. Those were hard times, but we got thr …
Chinese spooked by food scandals take action - by growing it themselves
Tue May 14, 2013
- It's more or less the same thing I've decided to do. I live in Albuquerque, own my own home, and have a big enough back yard to raise my own chickens and grow food. I set up a raised bed this year and have 7 hens. Next year, I'll expand. There was a time when it was assumed that most people -- if th …
Man with altered Saudi passport arrested with pressure cooker at Detroit airport
Mon May 13, 2013
- There's no real reason for insisting on a foreign pressure cooker for lamb-making. But there's no reason to insist on a foreign pressure cooker for bomb-making either. A locally bought pressure cooker should work perfectly well for BOTH purposes. If they can't find any indication of nefarious intent …
Minnesota expected to legalize same-sex marriage after House passes measure
Thu May 9, 2013
- This genie isn't going back into its bottle. And its vest is fabulous.
Jobless claims fall to lowest in almost 5-1/2 years
Thu May 9, 2013
- The absolute worst thing that can happen to the Republicans is if the economy actually picks up and starts roaring again. Low unemployment, rising wages, good stock market. They've fought tooth and claw to keep the Recession going, to keep the economy in the dumps, so they can try to convince people …
Teen soccer player charged in ref's death
Wed May 8, 2013
- I'm not sure what "homicide by assault" means. My GUESS is that it means that any act of violence might cause death. So even if you didn't mean for the fellow to die, you still meant to hit them, and you knew there was a slim chance they could maybe be killed. So, in a way, the teen deliberately did …
New hospital data shows giant swings in prices
Wed May 8, 2013
- The big problem with the health care industry is that it doesn't follow the normal rules of supply and demand. Normally people can compare prices and select products. That can't happen when you're suffering a medical emergency, you simply want your life saved as quickly as possible. You can't tell t …

Questions & Answers

Newest twist on kid-shaming: Parents post dorky photos of themselves as punishment
Good punishment! Creative and memorable.
Crib note: Beyond the "Sex Talk" -- explaining Photoshop to tweens
No
What do you do if somebody 'steals' your baby name?
No!
Controversial ad uses breast-feeding to sell cookies
I like it.
Does your high-speed crawler need a helmet?
Unnecessary
Is someone with a criminal past running your kid's day care?
Depends on the crime. Shoplifting? Maybe. Child abuse? No.
- A lot of people have a "criminal" background. They have to do something for a living. If we blacklist them from legitimate professions, aren't we essentially encouraging them to be career criminals? What matters is if they're safe and trustworthy with the children. Obviously a child molester shouldn …
Spanking linked to more aggression in kids
No
- This shouldn't be a surprise. You're teaching kids that when somebody does something they disapprove of, they should beat them until they do what they want.
Do you worry about artificial dyes in food?
No, I don't worry about it
- I have a suspicion that there is a big enough correlation to alarm ignorant people, but no actual causation. I have adult ADD.
Were the parents of a 6-year-old cheerleader right to complain about a 'booty' cheer?
Yes. The cheer was inappropriate for the child's age.
Should restaurants have the right to ban 'screaming children'?
Yes

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