Saturday would have been my great grandmother’s 116th birthday. She was a ballsy broad who smoked, drank, wore pants, swore better than must truckers or sailors, and kept her job even after she married my great grandfather who had a stable gig with the PA Railroad throughout their time together, all of which caused…

Ding! Right here and just a few months ago at 36. So far they’ve gotten my ADHD and OCD diagnosed. In the process I was asked if I was told during schooling that I was “super bright, but just not applying yourself”. It broke me. Everythng suddenly made so much more sense. I’m still fighting for an ID on the spectrum…

I must respectfully disagree with a couple of your points, specifically in your final paragraph. In our experience, the answer to the OP’s question of “Are things different after marriage?” is an emphatic “No!” Given, my husband and I were together for 2 years before getting engaged and another 7 before we were…

This is long and hopefully cathartic...

Do you close the valve or leave it open? There seems to be some mixed advice on this.

Do you close the valve or leave it open? There seems to be some mixed advice on this.

Oh, good. So it’s not just me! We get mail for about 5 different people. Lately someone has been getting creative with addressing their political and religious junkmail as things have been arriving addressed to “PreviousOwnersName and Pellexi”. My husband is deeply amused as PO is a seriously rightwing gentleman in…

A heads up on Costco’s house brand of detergent: It can lead to issues with your HE washing machine. I had a couple of repair guys out a month or so ago for a different issue and the lead guy asked what brand(s) of detergent I use. I rattled off a short list of the usual suspects I tend towards and he gave all the…

I started flying unaccompanied at 5 years old. Between divorced parents (alternate holidays and a couple of weeks each summer with my out of state dad, step family, and cousins/aunts/uncles) and part of the summer and other holidays with my grandparents and extended family on the other coast, I had more time in the…

Friends of ours got engaged a few month before my husband and I did. She wears a single ring that serves as both engagement and wedding band that was his great uncle’s pinky ring back in the 1920s. They split the cost of having it sized.

Yup, total coupon high! For both in store and online purchases. I I do my best to ever pay full price for anything if it can be avoided. Hitting the grocery store with my paper coupons, digital coupons loaded to card, and circular to wander the aisles and match deals is my sick little zen place. then again, I usual…

My husband does all of these things, too. He started worrying about the possibility of a theater shooting back when the first X-men movie came out. He’s also currently on hyper alert with all of the craziness in the world of late and was hesitant about me having dinner with my step-mother last night simply because it…

Have none of these people played Plague, Inc.? The biggest transmission boost your virus, bacteria, or other communicable parasite can get is when the fools opt to continue with the London games. DNA bubbles for miles...

Thank you and CURSE YOU!!! This spot has randomly gotten stuck in my head off and on for the last 25+ years and no one where I live now has even the remotest idea of the earworm this and the Action Park ads have caused. I thought it could have only been me.

I’m a hair over the 6 month mark of Coumadin + period = Hell and my doc wants me to be on it for an extra week until he can physically see me despite having an INR draw done yesterday (asshat). Did I mention the Coumadin (AND lovenox to start; there’s a whole lot of FML) was prescribed as they told me no more hormonal…

Makes me slightly grateful that our local water district (Helix) sends out an annual report to customers. I mean, a few times a season there’s a funky smell that accompanies the opening of any tap, but hey, at least they let you know that they know that it’s funky. And it helps explain all of the water stations and…

Thank you for perfectly articulating the perfect response to sooo many situations. I’d like to add this to my personal list of mottos for staying (somewhat) sane.

Indeed! And thank you for reaffirming that Patrick Stewart as a lobster in a bathtub is still my spirit animal. That picture just makes me happy.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH, mama, oh daddy, let’s all play kabaddi.

I’ve been to Oklahoma. I have family in Oklahoma. There’s a reason I haven’t visited since the mid-90’s and it’s because it is, in fact, Oklahoma. Hate away!

I’m not certain that it’s an allergy as I’ve never sought a confirmed diagnosis, but from as early as I can remember if I bite into something and there’s raw tomato in it, I will gag and/or vomit. Even the tiniest amount will trigger this. Cooked is fine, which just seems to piss off those around as they bitch about…