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@MsDirector: And those gender roles are part of the system we're criticizing. Everyone can benefit from the destruction of those roles, even men. They just have to acknowledge and give up their privileges. Read more

@J.D.Regent: I do, too, but it doesn't seem realistic, and I'd like to subvert the whole system and have my non-polluting car while I'm at it. But there could be money in it—you're right. I just get cranky when I talk about this stuff. Read more

@J.D.Regent: But nobody makes MONEY off of that. There's no commodity to buy and sell. That's why Bush is so gung-ho on hydrogen, even though it's expensive and the technology hasn't been developed on a usable level yet. Read more

@J.D.Regent: Last time I had a disgusting stove (last week), I had huge clumps of baking soda that I just scraped up against the stovetop until the crap went away. It worked pretty well. Read more

@J.D.Regent: Yeah, me too. I do use bleach for the dude's laundry because his shirts get sweaty and bloody, and, as I mentioned, antibacterial spray from time to time, but it's pretty much elbow grease, baking soda, vinegar, salt, Dr. Bronner's detergent and soap, and tea tree oil. I really, really hate those wipes; Read more

@J.D.Regent: We use tea tree oil in a home made cleanser for everything except cutting boards and counters that may harbor salmonella; we use an antibacterial soap for that. Tea tree oil is supposed to have disinfecting properties, and I figure that I don't really need to bring out the big guns on anything except Read more

The last two pictures are cute, but doing a shot with a baby in hand may be the chaviest thing I've ever seen. Read more

@Spence: Well, if you spent some time around here, you'd see that Moe has gone after companies that do have exploitative labor practices, and has said that she is ambivalent about AA for the very reasons you've cited. Read more