@Jason Torchinsky: I’m sorry to be blunt, but your expectations for Amtrak were absolutely ridiculous.

I had two cats, who I was very fond of. An orange tabby, and a smaller black cat. In August 2007, the orange cat started not eating, drinking, and he was losing weight. Took him to the vet, had an ultrasound done, the works. What they found is that he had tumors and was pretty much terminal (this, after $2k in vet…

In this case, she literally drowned her kidneys.  Too much water not enough time to process it.  Sure, maybe there was something else going on, but ultimately it was the sheer amount of increased water intake that did it.

Barely use mine either. Every so often the food bits stuck in the strainer on the drain will get dumped in there and I flick it on for a couple of second. However, I see it as just one more thing to break or get messed up and clog your pipes. It also makes it nearly impossible to tighten the nut that gets loose on the…

FYI: I just saw that exact baby photo on an anti-abortion post some silly fool posted to our Mayor’s FB page today, claiming he supported late-term abortions and tax payers would have to pay for it. Man, there’s a metric ton of stupid people in the world... 

I’ll admit it: I came to this article ready to be annoyed by it. But get past the click-bait title (and be honest, that’s what it is...and it worked on me...LOL!) but once delving into the meat of the article, I find myself agreeing with most of it.

I worked with a woman at a bookstore/cafe int he early 2000's. She went on a massive weight-loss marathon, drinking tons of water and changing her diet. 2 weeks into, she wound up int he hospital with kidney failure. The culprit? TOO. MUCH. WATER.

Yikes!  Mine wasn’t that bad this time, luckily.

Do you listen to the Adventure Zone podcast?  I think that’s the program they use.

I always think of the tragic Station Niteclub fire back in 2003 at a Great White concert. There were exits that could have been used but people were denied access by the (lacking) club security and then got caught up in a mob rush for the front door. People bottle-necked there as the flames engulfed the club.

I still use it but way less than I used to. As an artist, it’s yet another outlet to promote my art.

Yeah, I’ve seen the on-line dice generators, but give me hands-on dice any day, where you can fol yourself into thinking you ‘rolled expertly”.  LOL!

Welcome to a whole new world! Take from somebody who’s been playing (though not consistently) since 1980. It’s all about imagination and creativity both on the part of the DM and of the players.

Admittedly, it was fun here in Philly last year (though I’m not an Eagles fan... or really a sports fan) with the celebrations and the positive energy (more on the parade day and less on the “let’s tear apart City Hall” night of) for a few days.

Ugh, just got over one myself. The only positive I take away from it is that I tend to lose a few lbs during the course of it.

House projects. Home Depot/Lowes are virtually empty. So easy to take your time and get stuff without some wannabe armchair contractor type (aka dude who has a desk job during the week but thinks he can build a house on the weekend) pushing in front of you to get what you know is the absolute wrong product for the…

I would hesitate to call what Domino’s sells “pizza”. “Barely edible greasy cardboard thingy” is a better description.

9. The table flip: Self-explanatory.

The Touch: You lightly touch their shoulder or arm. This usually stops them and gives you a small opening to use to your advantage. It could be to add something, or merely to say goodbye and escape the conversation. (“It was nice chatting with you!”)

From Vegas to Baltimore with a stop in St Louis in 2007, we were stuck on the tarmac for almost 2 hours. When we finally did get airborne, we were given free food and drinks. However, I think the worst part was that it was hot and stuffy and only got worse as the 2nd hour of delay hit. The air wasn’t recycling as…