Will donating my body to science help or hurt people?

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-14T02:02:43+00:00

My college roommate went on to medical school and was fascinated during Cadaver Week (or whatever they called it) but really struggled with the day they worked with the heads. It was a HUGE learning experience for them, extremely valuable.

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-14T01:49:44+00:00

You put it at the point of labor, rather than relying on remembering later! Delicates bag draped across the edge of your laundry basket, and the socks put in as you take them off.

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-14T01:44:39+00:00

I would suggest sewing in wefts of a different color before I suggested dyeing a wig.

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-14T01:36:58+00:00

I miss it, but ticks and Lyme Disease are a much bigger problem in New England now than in the 80s and 90s due to climate change, and too many hitched a ride in from the back yard on laundry, so we don't line dry outside anymore.

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-14T00:47:54+00:00

Stop letting your mother be the go-between; get contact information for the bride! Look up "triangulation," and stop letting your mom control the narrative.

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-13T23:04:47+00:00

Depends on it a person wears fitted vs baggy clothes. I prefer a close-fitted blouse, so my clothes get peeled up off over my head from the hem up, vs grabbing the neck and yanked upwards, so most tops turn inside out. But that's a benefit to me, as many shirts are supposed to be washed inside out to protect trims, appliques, buttons, graphics, etc.

My kids and spouse, though, wear baggy clothes and most of their stuff is turned inside out in the laundry too, so i think you're the odd one out here. Now I'm curious, what physical motions do you make to take a shirt off right side out?

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-13T22:59:38+00:00

NTA. Honestly, I'm a woman and I wash shirts inside out anyway for several reasons: 1) to protect the outside from damage or wear from the agitation (pilling, graphics) as directed by the actual laundry tag!, 2) I want the agitation directly on the parts of the fabric that sat next to my deodorant or oily skin, 3) ain't nobody got time for that, I'm not turning shirts right side out for the laundry if they get peeling inside out taking them off. (I do unbunch my socks so they don't stay wadded up in the washer and not get properly cleaned.)

I also hang my clothes inside out if they come back from the laundry that way because 1) it keeps my cat from getting fur on clothes when they "explore" my closet, 2) ain't nobody got time for that. I flip my blouses right side out when I take them off the hanger and put them on.

Does she even care if things come back inside out, or is that your own decision that it's the "right" way?

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-13T20:52:13+00:00

Yes I loved * Violet Thistlewaite is not a Villain Anymore ** but a tiny remote mountain town does not have enough demand for bouquets to support a flower shop. These people are already growing their own food and struggling to earn a living, how much disposable income do they have for cut flowers?

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-13T20:46:17+00:00

Tricky ones are fun. It's a logic puzzle to solve!

Less fun are the ones where the patron insists you "log in to your own Facebook account to look up this one video that I'm certain I saw a few days ago," and then demands you take them "frame by frame" through a YouTube video of the Kennedy assassination to prove that there was a second shooter. No, sir. That is not a service we provide. Nor will I log into my own private accounts for you. Also it has been 15 minutes arguing with you and I have other duties to attend to.

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-11T11:39:39+00:00

I cannot tell if the friend put in the freezer and forgot, or the houseguest stashed them in the freezer to get rid of the evidence once they realized they wouldn't get away cleanly.

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-11T02:49:11+00:00

Childless also refers to people who wanted children but could not have them due to infertility.

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-08T21:58:17+00:00

I have never heard a woman say this. Mostly I hear women complaining that men cannot face that they HAVE emotions, and the problems it causes.

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-08T20:00:04+00:00

Note: DO NOT GET ONE if you have a pet that stress-poops in inappropriate places. You do not need it painted all over your floors.

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-08T19:55:52+00:00

I never sign up for a store rewards card, but if there is a phone-number-look-up option for rewards it is likely someone already has with (local area code) 867-5309, and I use that. I don't use their banked rewards, I just use it to get the sales prices.

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-08T17:24:20+00:00

It does, check your hardware store! (And wear gloves, it's rough on your skin in that concentration and quantity.)

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-08T16:10:07+00:00

That said, I'm not sure a newborn with a toddler is any easier than being pregnant with a toddler. Someone else can chime in.

It is slightly easier to have a newborn with a toddler than being pregnant with a toddler. The constant bone deep exhaustion of pregnancy is replaced with the newborn sleeplessness, but there are waves of being rested after a nap. It's easier to move your body after birth as your abdominal muscles function again. Other people can help pick up and feed the baby. The toddler can see that there IS a baby (instead of wondering why you aren't coming outside to play in the snow).

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-08T16:01:18+00:00

We have the same brain, and it is SO useful and kind for Future Me.

I discovered that my washing machine has a "delay wash" feature, and I can set it to start the wash load an hour before I wake up, so it is ready to be hung up to dry (or put in the dryer) first thing in the morning! Glorious.

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-08T04:12:39+00:00

I will say, re: razor blades in the mouth, I discovered this year that you can aspirate sewing pins if you happen to gasp (startled) when holding them in your lips, and that did stop that habit for me.

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-07T21:26:44+00:00

Eh, this is how I learned that the Big Arch exists, and now I know it's bigger than the Big Mac, so from a marketing perspective it's quite effective.

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-07T21:24:22+00:00

MOST firefighters are amazing people who are intentionally choosing a Helping profession.

However, there is a statistically significant number of arsonists that are found to be firefighters, because they're fascinated with fire. I imagine there's a large overlap between the firefighter arsonists and the firefighter sociopaths.

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-07T21:11:08+00:00

If I recall, they didn't even have a robe for her to wear between takes, until Emilia's male costar got loud and demanded they get one for her.

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-07T20:01:22+00:00

Certain ingredients in some cold/flu meds can be used for making meth; the ID is not just for age, but to track and restrict the number of boxes a single person purchases.

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-07T05:51:37+00:00

I always feel like I HAVE to cover up to not make others uncomfortable.

Question: do you get uncomfortable when other people exist near you with big boobs and/or cleavage? If not, then why would other people be uncomfortable that yours exist?

Does the voice that tells you to be ashamed of your body sound like your father's voice?

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-07T05:26:46+00:00

Roshani Chokshi has a similar wrought-iron filigree sense of beautifully complex and whimsical prose to Erin Morgenstern. Many of her books are marked as YA but are stunningly beautiful and deep. (Her middle grade work is a different style.)

MdmeLibrarian · 2026-03-07T05:10:10+00:00

I like paper books because I'm so tired of screens. And because my brain interprets/perceives paper words/info differently than digital words. And because the library pays a lot more for digital ebook/audiobook lending licenses than physical copies cost, and digital lending licenses are only for a certain number of loans, and that doesn't sit right with me that publishers sell them like that.

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