msmerymac

Yeah. That whole Civil Rights Act of 1964? totally useless law. We should have waited for society to come around on its own....

I think the full term infant was probably a still birth. When this story broke, I think some people mentioned that during the depression (or even before, if she was a struggling working women) some p...

A fetus /=/ an infant. If they had been stillborn, perhaps the parents just couldn't afford a burial. If they were the result of illegal abortions, it was probably to keep anyone from finding out. (Th...

Cal Tech tied with MIT this year! That's pretty big news for both schools and their huge rivalry....

But how many people would ditch their cars and hop the train without prior notice? I think that's key. Sure, if I realized the president was in Hollywood I would certainly find an alternate route or a...

Yes because places like national parks don't have RULES....

3:30 is not rush hour, bro....

Congrats Aarti! I was so excited that you won! I also live really close to the Village Idiot. ...

1) I have thought about this and how they might not want to "risk" having Prop 8 overturned by the feds. 2) Iowa, Connecticut and Massachusetts are doing just fine right now, so......

You seem like the kind of person I don't want to be friends with....

Uhhh, I think I'll wait until next month to get my marriage license. Perhaps the hoopla will have calmed down by then....

I agree. I much prefer this weather to our usual 90 and 100+ temps. (Especially since I work in the valley.) My electric bill has been half as much this summer as in the past. And like you said, AC is...

But where will people TAKE transit to if there's nothing but residences around a particular stop? That makes no sense. At least SOME of the stops need to have a lot of retail or commercial development...

I imagine the red and purple lines will be much more walkable than the green line. I live about a mile from the Hollywood and Highland station and my walkscore is 88. I imagine the actual intersectio...

Actually, I have not been complaining about our cooler-than-usual summer. I'm been praising it up and down....