It just feels a little bit icky.

I've been trying to figure out what about this new feature bothers me and my first conclusion is the color. Get rid of the pink. I don't think Salon readers need their news color coded. The pink and the stylized drawing of the girly writer remind me of something I'd find in one of those many womens magazines that I avoid.

I just don't understand people who say they can't cook. It's not difficult. There are recipes that give you step by step instructions. Some are very simple. Start small, gain confidence and work up to more complicated recipes.

If a person chooses not to cook, for whatever reason, that's an entirely different matter. That's who frozen dinners are made for.

Thanks, I needed a good laugh.

I,too, am sad to learn that Aaron Brown will no longer be on CNN; there's little left on CNN that makes it worthwhile. But, what is this item doing in the pink blog? There's nothing woman related about it other than the author. It just makes me wonder, yet again, what the purpose of this pink blog is.

I have no clue who these people are. Are they some sort of celebrities or just regular pathetic people? Presumably, since they aren't identified in any other way, maybe I *should* know who they are. I think this may be yet one more reason the purpose of this pink blog continues to confuse me.

It has become a clich� but it's true: if men got pregnant, things would be a whole lot different.

Hmmm, I thought Intelligent Design wasn't about God or religion. Did someone forget to inform Mr. Robertson?

Imagine this scenario: A man shopping in Target stops by the pharmacy to get his prescription for Lipotor (a cholesterol lowering drug) filled. The pharmacist refuses to fill it, stating that it�s against his principles to do so. He explains to the man: you�re overweight; you�ve got fatty foods and cigarettes in your shopping cart. If you can�t be bothered to live the life you should in order to remain healthy, I�m not going to support that choice by giving you a drug that allows you to circumvent a healthy lifestyle.

I have a feeling that pharmacist would be fired.

Loved Gary's article on the history of Salon at age 10. He covered things I remember well, things I'd forgotten, and things I never knew. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip.

You're never going to keep us all happy, but I had to write about the new design elements implemented today. I don't like the gray or is it a shade of brown? Either way, don't like it. I prefer the crisp, clean white. I didn't have any trouble distinquishing the Blog box section, or the AP headlines, or anything. Now it all looks muddy.

LOL!

I applaud this woman for acknowledging her feelings and seeking help. Now she needs to seek the help of a professional family counselor, for the sake of everyone. As several have stated already, in order to gain some empathy for her step-children she should start by imagining her daughter dropped into their situation. Good luck to her and her family.

Where's Dad? How come he's not in jail with Mom? Or maybe he could look after the pesky 13 year old while Mom's serving time.

It seems that so much of this debate is poised in some imaginary semi-perfect world, where people keep their word, where what women/men want in their hearts they can actually follow through on financially, where everyone has the same opportunities open to them.

Manjoo writes: "These days we even have a name for dads who don't fulfill their roles: We call them deadbeats, and we mete out severe legal punishment for their bad behavior." True, society has conveniently labeled such bad behavior and mothers have a legal option, but that legal option doesn't work a lot of the time, particularly for poorer mothers.

He further writes: "...we understand there's nothing more difficult in this world than being a mother, and nobody -- not the government, not her parents and not the man she slept with -- should force a woman into that role." A noble sentiment indeed, yet women are forced into motherhood every day, through lack of access to reproductive health care or knowledge about birth control, lack of money, lack of education, lack of opportunity or simply the awareness of an opportunity.

This debate is an interesting exercise, but it is an ivory tower debate. Until all women have equal access and options available to them there will be unwanted pregnancies and births. And as much as I'd love to see men have the same opportunity as women when it comes to birth, it's a moot argument until men can become pregnant and deliver a baby. We live in an imperfect world and while fairness is something to strive for, it will never be achieved on this issue.

What a sad, pathetic, deluded chump this letter writer is. I pity his wife and kids. The only one living in reality in this situation is his prostitute, who clearly knows what a man like this wants...delusions of grandeur.

Hey, the heck with the man in my life, I think I might like one of these for myself. At this point in time I have no idea when PMS will hit, although I know it will, so if a gadget can pinpoint that date, it would be helpful. I'd then plan my social calendar accordingly.

I thought this was a delightfully sweet essay. If I was his wife, I'd be honored.