I have been self-employed and have struggled with the decision whether to incur an expense or not because of its cost. At some point, any self-employed person must face reality. Either your chosen profession is paying you enough to cover the cost of doing business (and leave you money leftover to eat, pay rent,…

This is getting ridiculous. If I incur expenses in the course of my employment, then it is the responsibility of my employer to either pay for those expenses outright or to reimburse me for them. If I am self-employed (freelance) then it is my responsibility to pay for my own expenses and then to deduct those costs…

Let's assume that comped tickets and media passes are treated the same and subject to the $20 charitable donation rider. Someone who is a music journalist would certainly have grounds to complain about having to pay a fee to get into a show that would normally be free, but that complaint is largely neutralized by the…

Then your husband can give that ticket to someone who thinks $20 is more than fair to see Adele.

Wouldn't such a person be given a media pass instead of a free ticket, though? How many reporters and photogs who are attending the concert for journalism purposes sit in the audience with regular ticket-holders?

LMFAO. This is so silly but I cannot stop laughing.

I once tried to explain to a Christian co-worker how the evolution of societal groups went hand-in-hand with the evolution of morality, and how certain universal morals pre-date religious belief. I thought her head would explode.

Not saying this is her scenario, but here's an example. Neighbor and rowing are friends. Neighbor's 16 year-old daughter gets pregnant. Neighbor talks to rowing about it, maybe seeking advice, maybe just venting. Neighbor makes some incorrect or ignorant comment about abortion. rowing, out of a sincere desire to…

I'm an athiest. I believe in the golden rule: Do onto others as you would have them do onto you. This is my life's philosophy. I don't believe that humans or any other living creature have a purpose on this earth, in that I don't believe that someone is born with a predetermined purpose or course to follow. I do…

I know a 30 year-old Arwen!

ExpressedDisapproval never said that women who dress sexily are "looking to get laid". She only said that they are attempting to attact attention to themselves and their sexuality. Any woman over the age of 15 knows (or should know) that wearing revealing clothing is going to attract attention, at the very least in…

My first exposure to the Muppets was through the cartoon show Muppet Babies which I loved and watched religiously as a little girl. I can remember that at the time I didn't like Miss Piggy. She was a bully and she was so mean to Gonzo, whose only crime was loving her as much as she loved Kermit. Kermit didn't want…

Yes, it really does make that much of a difference. The issue here isn't cleavage, so the neckline is irrelevant. The issue is making sure the tops and sides of your breasts don't spill out around the bra cups.

I don't think the issue is with an old bra, but rather an ill-fitting bra. They must be referring to boob-spillage, hence the emphasis on getting the cups to fit right.

I'm an immigration attorney and I always recommend that clients ask for an interpreter if they're going to testify in court. The stress of testifying (plus, very often the nature of the testimony itself) can cause even the most fluent of speakers to grasp for a word, or a turn of phrase. I have never regretted…

Well, bully for you. I'm glad that you're so confident in your hypothetical ability to learn a new language (that is not at all "pretty close" to the one you already speak) that you would forgo the comfort and convenience of an interpreter when speaking about an important issue, even after 20-some years of practice.

But I agree- if I moved to Japan I'd want to learn Japanese, especially if I was there for long haul, regardless of if most Japanese people speak and understand English.

I knew there was a reason I hearted you! Thank you for your informed and informative comment.

Your lack of common sense is astounding. If the women were undocumented they wouldn't be suing to get their jobs back.

Why do you assume that she doesn't speak English just because she prefers to speak through an interpreter? Most immigrants in the US are conversational enough to get by on a day-to-day basis, but can express themselves more eloquently in their own language. I don't find it strange that this lady would rather speak…