Late Thursday morning roundup

This, not this (police perspectives on Ferguson). And The Onion for another perspective.

Birth control: it works.

Carolyn on the advantages of becoming less hurtable. And on how tip-toeing makes things worse:

It sends the message that ignore-ignore-boom, and holding an entire family hostage, is an acceptable way to behave.

How this applies to my mom: dad and I are both over catering to her because she's sick and obviously more out of her mind than ever. It just doesn't work when someone's persistently nasty.