Wow—you are my hero today. +1

No.

You are the most sensible person I've read today—thank you.

Nice to see my parents broke the law in Illinois. I was 9 when they started leaving me alone to watch my sisters (ages 7, 5, 1).* They didn't believe in paying babysitters.

8.1 People clipping their toenails.

Cool! My grandfather was a big cook and always made a Chinese-inspired dish at Christmas time, too. He also knew how to make candy (not necessarily Chinese) which was cool for us grandkids.

Could we be related? My grandfather was Chinese-Mexican, too. His father was Cantonese and came to Mexico around 1909—they lived in the Musquiz, Coah. area. The Wong family recently had a family reunion in Saltillo. Almost all the descendants of Yochi Wong live in Mexico, save for us. My parents moved to the States…

It sounds like this is an issue that really bothers you. Do you have any older female relatives that you could go to for advice regarding this sort of thing? Maybe someone who would be sympathetic? Or you could do what I did and just bite the bullet and pluck. It may be easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

I've been using the Pomodoro app on my phone, but I end up looking at my phone instead of working. This is a great alternative as I can now hide my phone and get to work! Thanks!

I used to be like you until I had the strawberry rhubarb at House of Pies in Houston. Now they own my soul.

This isn't as epic as some stories, but it's all I got:

I like that. I want to fly with you.

The best (worst?) thing a friend saw on his many, many business trips was someone who took off their shoes and socks and lifted their foot and proceeded to chew on their toenails. Apparently their mother did not give that person the gift of shame.

JEEZUS. My bowels would have been jelly. I thought the time my husband (then-boyfriend) had the best "finding coke" story when he found a baggie in a rental car he was cleaning (back when he worked for a rental car company). You win.

I was taught the metric system in jr. high in the late 70s, early 80s and looked forward to converting over to a system that made more sense. Sadly, our teacher didn't bother with the English system, and like you, I find it frustrating. I use metric at home, BTW.

We had a guy try the music scam on us in Jackson Square in New Orleans. He made a beeline for us and held up a CD and I told him "Nope." and kept walking. He then accused us of being unfriendly.

+1 for posting a Joel clip.

I think I just died right now.

Longlife Sox fan here, but I was a kid in the 70s so I'm very jealous of your Comiskey Park memories. Went to a few games because our school participated in a discounted ticket program with the White Sox (Box seats $5 instead of $8!). Watched many a broadcast with Harry and Jimmy on WSNS/Channel 44 and you are…

Yes! You win the Internet today!