I don't have cooking skills. (Well, I can made good guacamole.) Some of my friends don't either. What it important is that we know it, and stay out of other peoples' kitchens except when washing the dishes after eating a well-cooked meal prepared by them.

I find it quite a bit of a stretch to call this flabby, condescending, egotistical windbag a "man," but I suppose if you must ...

A similar scenario ended rather badly for a robber in Berkeley a number of years ago. A chef was in the practice of taking his knives to and from work, and late one night was accosted by a gentleman with a gun demanding the chef's valuables. Well, he received one of them in the chest. The miscreant was probably…

Picture of the dress please, or it didn't happen.

Argh, I wish people wouldn't fall for such obviously lame trolls.

(Sigh.) Like an errantly thrown Frisbee ...

The number of women in Southern California swimming in the Pacific on a good summer day, wearing less than her, is about that of a small city. But yeah, the first full-body wave is a shocker (great cure for a hangover though).

"1. Why are Goldfish a treat for anyone over the age of 5 yrs?" I pray for your benighted soul ...

Your proposition has been raised here in more general terms on many occasions, and has pretty much become accepted as a reason for the unrealistic expectations that (a few/some/many/too many/etc.) men have about women and sex. Considering the low threshold of correlation vs. causality we are talking about, your…

That's bleak, but it's not unstable. Long-term, everybody below the approximately top 0.1% have had their real income stay approximately the same, while the 0.1% and up have basically scooped all of the economic growth off the top, since about 1980. But so much more importantly (everybody sing it together),…

You should really get one of these MRA Detectors for Christmas. The little red fedora/trilby light on my desk is flashing red right now with an audible warning signal going "Me! Me! Me!"

Under the U.S. Constitution you have the right to defend yourself and to confront your accuser in open court. But actually this is about as good as it gets: she's in a courtroom watching her stalker make an idiot of himself and blaze his own path back to prison, while her attorney can limit the questioning through…

We both kept our own names after we got married for professional reasons, so when the kids showed up the son got my last name and the daughter got her last name. So far it has not been an issue aside from a bit of occasional confusion on first introductions, but since we live in in the SF Bay area there's not much of…

I can't add too much to what 1234 ... and mocena wrote, other to say that as an old, I have plenty of experience that confirms they're right. One thing to add, though: you are very right not to be ready to leave because you are financially comfortable at the moment. That can change brutally quickly, whether you…

It was a mutual parting, but I definitely stayed for two weeks and wrapped things up instead of leaving people with a mess. That way you really do let them down, and you never know when you will run into them again.

In this kind of situation I usually make sure that I have some kind of excuse to bug out early if need be, such as "I'm dog-sitting and their dog gets really insecure quickly at night without anyone around so I can only be gone for a little while" etc. (I used to always use the kids as an excuse, but now that they're…

Just ask him if he'd like to meet you again sometime after the class is over, and see what see says. You won't forgive yourself if you don't try, and the worst that can happen is that he'll say no.

When I left my last job, in a small office, I just took a morning to stop by everyone's desk or office to tell them that I was leaving and that I enjoyed working with them. You have to do what's best for you, and they would probably do the same thing if presented with the right opportunity.

Depends on how much cold and rain. If it's more than the first drink at your party will solve, it's probably not worth it. Also, though, if your friend from work is kinda sorta expecting you, you kinda sorta gotta be there even if it's cold and rainy, especially if other people from work will be there.

Going to see a local orchestra play Beethoven etc. Cheap, lightweight fun.