12:23 PM yesterday
TVDinner commented on
The Panic Over Mammograms.
@11: But the data don't support that. Personally, I'd rather make my health care decisions based on data than superstition.
10:00 AM yesterday
TVDinner commented on
Apropos of the Post Below.
I guess it's naive of me to say it, but I really can't fathom why people are so bothered by transgendered people. What's so hard about letting folks go about their business? The brutal nature of so many of these attacks indicates their murderers were somehow personally affected by their presence. And why is that? Why are some people driven to murder when confronted with a transgendered person? Seriously: what's it to them?
Nov 18
TVDinner commented on
Conlin Assails Plan to Replace 520 Bridge.
When the 520 bridge was originally built, I doubt anyone really considered a need for cyclists or pedestrians to get across it. But since a safe path wasn't included in the original design it's served as a complete bottleneck for alternative forms of transit.
Why would they want to make the same mistake again with light rail? This is such a no-brainer.
Nov 18
TVDinner commented on
Health at Every Size.
@38: Good for you, but please bear in mind that if you weren't fat as a kid or a teenager, you're at a distinct advantage for taking and keeping the weight off. Those who get fat when their bodies are creating new fat cells (as opposed to just filling up the existing ones with fat) will struggle a lot more than you have in taking the weight off. They'll lose the weight but still have those fat cells, and their bodies will want to fill 'em back up.
I only mention this because there's a real tendency for those who've lost weight to be smug assholes about it. There's usually more to the story than moral superiority.
Nov 18
TVDinner commented on
Cat-Scratch Fever.
I'm gonna take the nail clippers to my little beasts right now. Just 'cause I can.