Anytime you have to say "sorry if this offends anyone," you're probably saying something really offensive. They're not your family, and wishing death on someone's relatives just because they have reactionary views is not only offensive, it's petty, small-minded and remarkably similar to the kind of thing LuftWaffle's…

Is it ever OK to fly a Nazi flag? Because if you look at the ideology of the Southern states, aside from the Nazi extermination of certain segments of the population they were similar. Both the Nazis and the Southern states believed that they were master races with a higher destiny to enslave and rule over inferior…

1. The Last Wave (Peter Weir directed it; it's NOT a surf movie), and if you like that, check out Weir's Picnic At Hanging Rock.

Cool story bro.

If you're sure sure that your scale is right and not the doctor's, that says one helluva lot about how poorly that doctor manages her practice. Or even creepier, she could deliberately leaving it inaccurate so she can pull this condescending routhine on patients for whatever reason. Finally, let's say…

Sweetbeans: this sounds like pretty blatant age discrimination. Your next step is figuring out what you want to do about it.

NSFW. And we're not leering, just — awestruck ...

Just go to the wedding and leave as soon as politely possible so you've done your familial duty. More importantly, tell your sister that you'll be there if (say "if" even though we all know it's "when") the marriage falls apart. This guy is probably going to hurt her bad and she'll need you.

If he's throwing a hissy fit now, just think of how much more fun it will be when he throws another tantrum in Spain. You deserve to go with someone who you know will enjoy the trip as much as you will.

Hang in there. It will get better with time if you let it. (Been there ... )

"A more emotionally mature attitude toward compromise" is not the same as "emotional maturity and compromise."

Of course. Because you obviously have a vast and detailed knowledge of how the legal system works, and you have already seen all the evidence and heard all the testimony that will be presented to the jusry at the trial of this case.

Tesseract257 summed it up neatly: "Zimmerman was given permission by the HOA to serve as the neighborhood watch "captain." This made him an agent of the association, and thus they are liable for his actions. This is documented in the association's own newsletters where neighbors where even informed in the event of a…

Hasta ...

At 50+, yup. I'm glad you have had good parents. We divorced when the kids were in elementary school, but we swore that we would do everything possible to keep the kids out of it and raise them together. It worked pretty well; my ex-wife and I are still close friends and the kids got two parents focused just on…

I noticed your reply to ravenzmane. Hey, instead of reading all this stuff on Jez let's get busy on OKCupid, mmmmmkay? Have fun! :)

Nah. Some people I know who have excellent taste in food and wine (and in the San Francisco Bay area, that means a lot) swear by "two-Buck Chuck" from Trader Joe's for everyday purposes. People who are snobs about wine are, well, snobs ...

I have some regrets about the course I took. What I didn't regret was getting off the partner track andon the "daddy track" to concentrate on raising my kids instead of my career. My employment status is crap right now, but my passion was being a dad and that part of my life has turned out great.

I've always thought that there is a tendency for women to date older men because women tend to mature sooner. Totally anecdotal observation, but I keep seeing it.

My kids are becoming adults (one in college, second starting in September) and I'm so excited about the lives they are creating for themselves. My life seems like a mess sometimes, but I look at them and say, "well, at least I got that part right." And that's the most important thing of all, so life is good.