I always wonder about DUIs in general. So preventable. Just take a taxi/Uber/friend or don’t drink.

Impaired driving is impaired driving. I don’t care if it’s booze, Percocet or anything else - if you are even slightly impaired, don’t get behind the wheel.

“Unfair” doesn’t always mean “discrimination” under the law. The best career advice I’d give, as a 50 year old person with a pretty interesting and accomplished 27 year career, is to never expect to be treated entirely fairly by your employer. I’m not saying just roll over and take all manner of abuse, but I think…

Well, I didn’t say ALL her advice was good. And anyway, the discussion about salary wasn’t advice, it was just that - a discussion. :)

Well, a lot of these assumptions are based on anecdotal “evidence,” such as thinking you’re doing all the work while the person making a higher salary slacks off. You have no idea what kind of agreement that person has worked out with management about how their work gets done. You also probably don’t really know if…

Keep fighting the good fight! I’d be surprised if they did it, though. Management is really committed to making sure nobody knows what people make, and lots of people seem to be uncomfortable with the idea of people knowing their salaries. My mom has never come around to this, and clings to the whole idea that her…

Excellent point. Nor do they know if their performance merits a raise more than the other person’s.

Alas, I’ve seen plenty of cases where people sued their employers for very good reasons (discrimination over health issues, for example), and still lost. You would not believe how what passes for “obvious” among lay people gets parsed within an inch of its life in court, rendering it useless in proving any kind of…

When I was leaving my first big job for another opportunity, I told my mom that I felt guilty. She said, “Never feel guilty about leaving your employer because your employer will never feel guilty about laying you off.” I’ve never forgotten this and have passed it along as often as possible.

“It’s not illegal to be an asshole and no one here owes you anything” is probably the best career advice ever. Close second: “HR is not here to protect you, it’s here to protect the company.”

It’s not you, it’s rompers in general. I have yet to see anyone over the age of 8 who looks cute in a romper. This is a clothing item meant for children only, which is why it’s so hard for adults to find rompers that fit correctly. Rompers for adults are one of those things that seems like a good idea but just isn’t.

This is excellent advice for the dreaded “open mic at the memorial service,” too. Know what you’re going to say, don’t make it all about you, rehearse and keep it under 4 minutes.

Can’t stop giggling at that priest photobombing in the first picture.

I feel compelled to recommend that everyone watch “Bayou Maharajah” on Netflix right now before it disappears. I can’t believe it’s on there and have no idea how long it will remain.

Ah yes, “Evening Primrose,” with music by the great Stephen Sondheim. I think just about every musical theatre kid has sung “I Remember Sky” or “Take Me to the World” at some point, and with good reason! I wish they would do a remake of this strange and wonderful special.

This is the exact reason that secretly living in a department store seemed like a great idea to me as a kid.

I knew someone who always asked the person they are interviewing what book they are reading right now. That seemed like an interesting question that would give you a lot of insight into a person, but then I realized I read a lot of true crime and I’m not sure I’d want to admit that in an interview. “Ms. Egerman, you…

Yours was a stellar answer to a really, really stupid question.

That would be me. My brief foray into management was a horrific experience for all. Years later I watched “The Office” and realized that I was Michael Scott. Never again.

After my mom got her master’s degree following a horrific divorce, she was asked in a job interview where she saw herself in 5 years. She just said, “Alive.” The interviewer couldn’t stop laughing and she was offered the job the next day.