Since no fewer than three people have now invoked or responded to this idiocy without calling it out, I will. The First Amendment is irrelevant here. The First Amendment, with respect to free speech, protects against your speech being suppressed by government - not by a complaint about language from a consumer, your…

I like this, but I want a script - well, really just a list of questions I could/should ask. I suspect I might just lead myself if left to my own devices and end back up with that 50-item guilt-laden list rather than a carefully curated SMART goals that take me closer to the person/behavior I want to be/do.

Ah, the CYA cc:. Hate the whole concept.

"v." is only used in legal cases/citations. Elsewhere, it's "vs." or "versus."

Those expedit bookcases are sturdy. I have a huge (5x5 blocks) one in my office and in one of my kids' rooms. I also did what this person did in my other kid's room, for a horizontal case under a window that goes to 18-20" above the floor, using a small, single-row expedit on its side and some 6" legs also from ikea.

There's no universal BAC to prove "too drunk to consent," but do note that in charging decisions it is usually a matter of "how drunk" (based on a variety of indicators), not "drunk yes or no" when determining ability to consent. You can certainly be trashed and consent to sex. You can also be drunk and not considered…

There's a nice grocery store near me that will sharpen your knives for free. If you take it in when you shop, you're multitasking so no downtime and no cost. True, you have to remember to do it....

Miley Cyrus isn't "troublesome." She's no Plath or Piaf, for sure. She's merely trying to demarcate her "grown up" self from a Disney past. And she's apparently come to believe that the best way to do that is to act the fool, behave (accurately or not) like a shallow follower. There's no big thought there beyond…

We romanticize anyone who dies young, including/especially those who kill themselves (intentionally or otherwise).

It's very interesting what you can get when you call to cancel. I cancelled a credit reporting service that was $17/month and which I'd not needed to use after the original trial in 2010 (and my credit rating has remained more or less the same over the years). First they offered me the service at half-price then threw…

Somewhat related: I struggle to develop hobbies because while I don't travel, my schedule is very prone to change, I have kids with me half-time, and just keeping house (never mind responsible financial management) can be a full-time job in itself. When I get a bit of free time, I often don't know Til last minute and…

It's one thing to take photos of a lost loved one. It's another entirely for Facebook or Instagram it. I do understand that these photos may provide almost the only memories of a stillborn or young child, and photos of the dead are not a recent phenomenon. But these emotional moments are cheapened by blasting them to…

Well, of course, everyone should evaluate their particular situation and buying habits before spending $80. Me, I do tons of purchasing from amazon. The 2-day delivery is valuable to me, but I'd never pay for 2-day shipping for individual deliveries. And I'm pretty deliberative when buying certain things, so if I…

My kid needed a graphing calc in 6th grade (algebra) and probably will need it again this year for geometry. But like you, I never used one in math (middle school, high school or college). But times, they are a-changin'.

Wish I could remember we moved off Communicator to something else and when we switched there was no longer the ability to save a transcript. I would guess it had to do with liability (minimizing records).

How is a calculator or compass a "consumable"?

Email is valuable as a CYA device, if you have that kind of dysfunctional workplace (I did). If someone IMs me on a touchy subject, I used to save the conversation until that ability was removed by our IT overlords. Thereafter, had to use snagit (the best application EVER) and take multiple images as I scrolled down.

I do a fair amount of costco shopping (only things I know we will use - canned diced tomatoes, coffee, pecans, strawberries, office supplies, frozen broccoli, batteries, ziplock and garbage bags), but because they don't carry my preferred paper products (to, paper towels), I buy those in bulk from amazon (had good…