I think this is true in many states, but varies depending on whom you encounter at the DMV/RMV. I’ve had several CA licenses where I’m smiling, but the clerk at the MA RMV told me I couldn’t. Friends of mine in the same state got away with it. My passports are similarly checkered with smiles/nonsmiles depending on who…

Bringing your own hot sauce is totally reasonable. Also, when Splenda first became popular, one of my regulars started bringing her own since we didn’t carry it. I was very happy to have her continued business, as she was a pleasant person and a good tipper, unlike many of my customers, who unreasonably took out their…

I am fascinated by the lack of addresses in some countries. In Costa Rica, everything is designated as “500 meters north of the fire station” or similar, and somehow, it works. Mail gets there, cabs get there, life goes on.

Were you able to figure out a work-around, or can you no longer eat at Chipotle? I wonder if they could heat the tortilla on some foil?

It’s not pointless to offer gluten-free bread without having a dedicated toaster, but that fact does need to be disclosed upfront. There is mixed evidence regarding the existence of mild gluten sensitivity; if it’s real, then there are people who would be better off eating gluten-free bread and could handle a little…

Wow.

If only the chefs would cook it till it’s tender...

No, most young women don’t fix cars or computers. I have a dozen neices in college and none of them do. I end up with the laptops of half my daughters’ HS friends. The HS boys frankly aren’t much better.

That sounds awful. I’m glad you have a plan to get out.

I think this answer is incomplete though. If depression only exists when everything is going fine, does that mean a depressed person who suffers a tragic life event is no longer depressed? Also, I don’t think depression necessarily means you can no longer take any pleasure from life whatsoever. Certainly if you feel…

Might be a good test for sociopathy.

I’ve read the short story, the novel, and the play, and I’ve watched the movie, and I cry every goddamn time.

I don’t know about “most.” Many are transitioning, but in my experience latex gloves are still more common. They’re much cheaper.

I had the same problem working at a bar where we had to use gloves to prep garnishes (not all through the shift, thank goodness). Even though we were all women, I have giant hands, and all the other bartenders wore a size small. I had to have the most idiotic conversation every damn week with this one manager:

Agreed—but did you know there are people with latex allergies so severe that even handling their food while wearing rubber gloves can make them sick? There are also polyurethane gloves, which are more expensive, but in general you might be doing the allergy sufferers of the world more good if you don’t make a habit of…

I’m interested. Any recommendations?

Seriously, I love relationship stories that end with the two people being friends. Especially when they saved a life along the way. That to me sounds like more of a success than “they were together until one of them died.”

I’d love to each have our own half of a duplex, with an inside door but also separate entrances.

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV, nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. But, it looks like the kind of thing that maybe fillers (e.g. Juvaderm) could help with? A lot of dermatologists who specialize in cosmetic procedures offer free consultations, so you could ask someone more…

Wait, really? They found botulism had migrated in your body, or in other cases? I hadn’t heard that.