Were the "Two Maidens" of Pompeii actually gay male lovers?
You may have seen this news floating around the internet lately:Two bodies found wrapped in a poignant embrace in their final moments as they were covered beneath molten rock and layers of ash in the...
View ArticleThank you, thank you, thank you! (With GOOD NEWS and a note) And now with an...
UPDATE: I just got a call and my aunt is in the hospital with liver failure. So I'm on my way to Seattle tonight even though I don't have the fucking money for it. Seattle Kossacks who have a place for...
View ArticleTop Comments: Saturday! Edition
So…. weekends don’t mean a lot to me now, given that I’ve decided to temporarily do the stay-at-home wife thing for the summer. (It’s worked out better than I expected!!!)But I’m not that far removed...
View ArticleTop Comments: Dreams and kneecaps edition
Two things I’ve had since the day I was born: bad knees and dreams/nightmares that are far too real.My nightmares have gotten less severe since I’ve gotten older. Used to be I’d have at least two...
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Top Comments: Found it! edition
Back in 1997, my grandma and I took a trip to Vegas for our birthdays- my 18th and her 61st. The dates were a mere three days apart and it was always a bond we had. The April girls, the diamond girls....
View ArticleWaiting to exhale
I’ve written about my BFF before here, but definitely not at the length that she deserves.We’ve been friends since grade school and are more like sisters than friends. But even “sisters” isn’t a good...
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Top Comments: Tom Petty memories edition
In the early aughts, a friend of mine worked for the local alternative paper and got press passes to a Tom Petty concert. He had been one of those shows that I thought, eh, I’d really like to see him...
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Top Comments: Under pressure edition
D’oh! It’s been one of those days!More on this in a second, but first a word from our excellently scheduled sponsors:Here at Top Comments we welcome longtime as well as brand new Daily Kos readers to...
View ArticleTop Comments: This Community edition
Next month it will be ten years since I joined this site. It hasn't always been easy-going: there have been ups and downs, long hiatuses, serious fights, and long-held grudges, among other things. But...
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Top Comments: Dog Damn it Edition
Do you ever find yourself saying the same thing frequently throughout the day? A word or phrase that you can’t seem to quit using?Happy Annie Goddamnit — she’s not as old as she looks, and had very few...
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Top Comments: Waiting for Uma edition
I don’t have a lot to say about this, except for what the title says.Uma Thurman was recently asked if she had anything to say about the recent revelations that Hollywood is pretty much a cesspool of...
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Uma Thurman breaks her silence
“I used the word ‘anger’ but I was more worried about crying, to tell you the truth. I was not a groundbreaker on a story I knew to be true. So what you really saw was a person buying time.”-Uma...
View ArticleTop Comments: Foot in Mouth edition
For most of my life, I’ve had a problem with sticking my foot in my mouth. I’ve gotten better about this over the years, as I seem to get more and more introverted every year, but it still happens too...
View ArticleNY AG Schneiderman accused of domestic violence/ update: he's resigned
This will be fairly short since I am posting from my phone, but The New Yorker is reporting on several women coming forward against Eric Schneiderman, all claiming physical abuse. Now Schneiderman is...
View ArticleTop Comments: Broke it! Edition.
So, due to an injury, using a laptop has been unwieldy/uncomfortable for the last month. Because of this, I haven't been able to write as much as I'd like to and am limited to mobile internet use. It's...
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Top Comments: Ooops! Edition
Good evening and welcome to Top Comments!I had a funny story to tell for tonight but…. Ooops! The time got away from me.My best friend and her daughters visited over the weekend, and shortly after they...
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Top Comments: The hornet's nest Edition
I wish this was a metaphorical title, but no….Tonight I will be under siege by angry hornets, and I am resolved to kill every last one of them.More on this in a minute, but first a word from our...
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Top Comments: um.... new neighbor edition?
I feel like my tenure at this fine group that we call Top Comments could be described in one word: procrastination.More on this in a moment, but a first a word from our always timely sponsors:Here at...
View ArticleI could have been a trump supporter
I was fortunate enough to change before my first election, but I could have easily become a trump supporter. I was raised in a conservative household in a conservative town, so it made sense that when...
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