We had a sick raccoon in our yard recently. Mr Em came home to discover it curled up on our front stoop at midday. He went around the back and told me about it. Me: They're not supposed to be out at day. Call the whoever-deals-with-this-stuff. Cops: (Sigh) Yeah, that's us.

I think I'd rather just take less money for the house and let the buyer fix it the way they want it.

I grew up in Kansas and we considered ourselves to be part of the Midwest. On the other hand, we considered St. Louis to be part of the East.

But he forgot to specify whether to put lipstick on that pig first

I would include the automatic headlights on this list. I'm very happy to forget about them.

I had a '99 Passat that had those little cup holders that folded out. Flimsy and not big enough to hold even a can. I didn't really care, being a short-hop driver. But I passed the car on to my brother and he is still complaining.

I'm continually astonished at people who see a moving car and step right into its path, as if I can see them coming from behind the SUV parked beside me.

Facebook is great for keeping up with lots of family all in one place. I avoid former co-workers like the plague though.

I do this. One for far-flung family and friends, and one to follow all the businesses and local restaurants and bakeries and stores that I care about. Cause my cousin in Texas doesn't need to know all that stuff about me. And my local kebab shop doesn't need to know who I'm related to.

I put stickers from my college on mine. Just noticeable enough. And prompted this from rental car guy in neighboring state: "Let me help you with your bag, even though you're a Wildcat."

I rent once or twice a year at one of those airports that's 20 miles outside the city (OK, it's Kansas City), and they take advantage of that and tack on a ridiculous amount of fees, including for their DOWNTOWN ARENA, which really burns my ass. Could rent off-airport but the taxi fare ain't cheap either. I would love…

We made out big-time by price-matching a mattress set at Sleepy's. If you find a better deal at a local store on a comparable product (and they were surprisingly liberal about defining comparable) they beat it by 20%!!!! So the $1100 they quoted us became less than $700. And because the salesman was such an ass we…

We flew Allegiant for a quick weekend in Florida last winter. We were able to share one carry-on to limit the fees, and refused to pay to pick our seats. No problem going down because they gave us two seats together. But on the return they put us several rows apart. So hubby boarded with the bag and then asked the…

Yeah, the day Frontier took over Midwest Express was the day flying reeeeeeally began to suck.

My simple rule: If someone is spending money to advertise it relentlessly on TV, it cannot possibly be a good deal for me. See: Pharmaceuticals, reverse mortgages, low-T remedies, car leases, most forms of insurance, oil and gas companies' commitment to the public good ....

Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD.

Thanks for the way-back link to the Dolce "apology." That's probably my favorite-ever Gawker post.

I am going to park myself outside the Flatiron Building and wait for him to lap around, and then answer either Meryl Streep or Pink, cause those answers are never wrong.

Top of my list of things you'll never want to go back from: Being an in-the-black commenter on Gawker Media.

Funny that she would complain about being portrayed as dumb, when in at least one of those skits (the Couric interview) they used some of HER OWN QUOTES, almost entirely verbatim. ..... For me, that made it infinitely funnier.