I find that it helps to find a way to stay very grounded in the moment. Take a deep breath and release it and notice if that brings any small change. Drink some herbal tea that you like. Listen to soothing music. Notice 3 things about the present moment that you find pleasing—-the way the curtains move in the wind,…

I am so sad for your loss. What an awesome 4-legged companion. She really took such good care of you and you of her. You did your best for her. Trust that she knew that, even though your best didn't stop her from suffering. Pain just happens. Love is a beautiful choice. Even with the pain, love was there at the end.…

Forget weird. Try AWESOME!! My dog speaks French in a voice that sounds like Mickey Mouse. When my former roommate and I get together we bring each other up to date on conversations we've had with M. Le Chien... He has a lot to say about sex, food, going for walks, how weird humans look when they are naked, how weird…

Holy twinkle-fart Batman! Is that Lady Gaga?!!

Beagle love 4-evah!

I apologize if this is off base, however, check out your pillow. Not the pillow case, the pillow. Down filled and synthetic pillows can be washed and dried on low heat. Wash in hot water with a small amount of bleach. If the pillow is the problem. Good luck!

This will sound a little lame, but I learned a long time ago to find someone else's hair to cut when I felt emotional. My little shih tzu was the perfect companion back in the day. He had so much courage and personality. He could carry off any look. Sometimes he ended up looking perfectly groomed, other times he ended…

This is a really important point. The Suzanne character, and her nickname, and her behavior, which includes the stalking, revenge peeing, etc. make the point that for many poor people with serious mental illness, treatment = incarceration. I think the clues about her back story, including the older white couple with…

Absolutely. Even without the lube or other items. A box of condoms and Nice n Easy root touch up. A box of condoms and a bag of apples. A box of condoms and toothpaste. Each one suggests a different sort of "encounter."

Ah, yes. The menu of food items that are longer than they are wide...When my roomate and I were sexually frustrated, we would regularly dine on hotdogs, corn on the cob, beer out of a bottle, finish off with some form of ice cream based desert on a stick. Bon apetit!

Hey now! Us older ladies like to cheat on our mens too, and look good while doing it! I don't shop there, but if I needed an outfit that said, "I'm over 50, fulla life, and lookin' for a good time!" I might see what Chico's had to offer...

I don't pay close attention to celebrity headlines. As a result, I've spent the last decade confusing 2 women with one name. Until now, I've read about the exploits of Kristen Davis (Madam) with the image of Kristen Davis, (Charlotte York Goldenblatt) in my mind. "What's up with that?" I'd muse. "Is she…

Uh oh. I used to keep mine in a decorative basket (artful, not kitchy) beside the bed. Back in the days when I was inclined to entertain my gentlemen callers. But, I only kept count in my head...

I am impressed by the quantity. Did it smell like hotdogs?

I wondered too until I read that he had a counter on the dresser. To keep track. A professional gang bang organizer brings a counter. To keep track of the inventory and tally up the bangs to bucks at the end of the night. An amateur would probably keep track with paper and pencil. Like when you play bridge.

This makes me think of the time the local bologna factory sprung a leak in one of its cooking vats and big 3-foot diameter balls of fat washed up on the local beaches. Of course they were quickly discovered by dogs who were out romping. Everyone was disgusted, except for the dogs who threw a party.

I agree with you. My point is simply that the cultivation of "middle of the road" tastes and preferences are due to many factors, one of the key ones being what people have access to through local media outlets. It can become a sort of chicken and egg relationship. However, the posts I was responding to had attributed…

Really? This is a pretty simplistic argument. Distribution companies and the media industry do not have stellar records of cultural diversity. Hauling out the stereotype of ignorant, xenophobic Middle America as an excuse let's those industries off the hook. Blame it on the people with money who make those decisions…

Yes! I almost listed them. I particularly like Phoebe.

I know the sitcom genre complicates authenticity, but I LOVE sitcoms. So, here: