Recent content by rubisca

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_slaughter To summarize it, horses aren't raised as livestock, so there are safety issues regarding antibiotics. Aside from that problem, the majority of people in the US see horses as companion or working animals, not food. Combined with past problems...

I did a patch test first, but it felt weird so I rinsed it off early. A few hours later it had turned into a swollen red welt, and by the next day I had a nasty chemical burn. I got treatment right away but I still have a discolored scar on my ankle from it. I would steer clear. Edit: I...

One of the hallmarks of a sexist is that the person assumes another person's positive or negative traits are related to gender. In this case, the girl is just lazy. If another girl had walked by first, she would have asked the girl to take the book. If a lazy guy had been sitting there, he...

I despise the smell of most soap. Seriously, I prefer BO. I carry my own fruity scented stuff so I don't have to use anything else in public and endure the horrible odor.

Just once, when I got sick and missed 10 weeks of work. I hadn't been with the company long enough to qualify for my job to be protected, so they fired me. I would have understood that, but they acted like everything was fine, then dropped it on me when I was released back to work. I could...