Duh! I never think to try things across platforms. I should probably also cool it with the excitable question marks and exclamation points. Once, I asked my brother to type out a text message for me because I was busy with something. It was just “thank you,” but before sending it he asked me “How many exclamation…

That’s a good point. I totally forgot that you can alter the font with the little tab at the top!

That’s a good point. I totally forgot that you can alter the font with the little tab at the top!

Haven’t made it yet, but I just got the super secret and special flan recipe from my mom. For the first 20 years of my life, a holiday was not a holiday without my mom’s flan... my family members would go so far as to try to hide slices in the fridge for later and then fight when someone found their secret slice and…

Started tracking calories for my weight loss resolution the day after Thanksgiving. Since I’m already 5 lbs down, that’s a good head-start for 2018! I also took advantage of Amazon’s 12 Days of Deals to get a couple of super cheap new Kindle and Audible and physical books that I’ve been excited to read to make sure I…

The 50 book challenge is pretty reasonable! This year I failed because I took a weekend job to help make ends meet at the start of the year, then when that was over, I took an evening statistics class and spent more time doing homework than reading, but I still hit 30 for the year, which is better than nothing!

Those weren’t angry caps, they were emphatic caps. I just wanted to point to the words you seemed to have missed. You have a nice day too.

Are you saying high school bullies should never be forgiven even if they apologize? I wasn’t making excuses. I was telling YasKween that I agree it’s possible for people to work on themselves and get their lives right. Like the 12 steppers who do the moral inventory and make amends... If a childhood bully made a…

Did I say “once everyone gets past puberty all bullying everywhere ceases to exist and all is forgiven and forgotten with no accountability”??? No! I said SOMETIMES with HARD WORK people CAN change. In fact, I said SOMETIMES multiple times. Sounds like those people you know are some grade-A psychos. But SOME kids I…

Aren’t adolescents the biggest bullies who later turn out kinda normal?

Sometimes people do change! Puberty and alcoholism I think are two huge motives for being a bully or abuser. Sometimes maturity and sobriety can lead to real soul-searching, regret, guilt, shame, and change. My in-laws split up 3 years ago and while they were apart, they grew as people. Now they’re back together and…

SO much same. I’m devoted to my husband, but since my parents were divorced, I never realized just how much actual work is involved in marriage. If this one ever expires, I will not renew the contract.

Fascinating! Also hits close to home because I do see myself that way too!

That’s what I was telling my coworker this morning. These are the kinds of women who believe that the sexy, slutty 14 year old Lolitas are out there ruining a poor, godfearing man’s reputation, through no fault of his own. It makes me sick!

You’re forgetting about his accent!

If you happen to visit in roughly mid-September or the end of January, we have Center City Restaurant Week— you can enjoy a 3-course dinner at a selection of the fanciest restaurants in town for $35 (before tax & tip & alcohol).  https://www.centercityphila.org/explore-center-city/ccd-restaurant-week

My husband can ramble for hours about whatever he’s thinking about and his monologues often occur while we’re walking through our boisterous city. There’s so much going on around us that sometimes I just want to wedge in a quick observation about what’s at hand— a funny sign, a new coffee shop, a dog in a sweater. He…

I just want to reach out with support. My husband has bipolar I, so I see the struggle daily. I hope you’ll let this internet stranger encourage you to hang in there and to congratulate you on all the hard work you’re doing. I’m so impressed that you’re working with doctors and trying medication and calling the crisis…

That’s so interesting! I have definitely found certain vegetables can ruin soup— eggplant, for example. Sometimes it has to do with the timing: harder veg goes first, the softer stuff goes at the very end. Of course, any reheats will make your zucchini or whatever slimy, but the first batch should be good! I would say…

https://www.hungryharvest.net/ is the only reason I’m part of the 10%. I get a delivery every other week on top of whatever specific fruits and veggies I might have picked up at the grocery store. Trying to use up a big box of surprise veggies has led to my two greatest culinary inventions: random-ass-vegetable soup…