I get it, and it’s probably (unfortunately) the most effective solution, but then again, why not both? All of those who want to put their money where their bigot mouth is could stand to lose a little moolah that could then go to paying for her jail stint. (In general, not to you: I was looking at another item with…

Would have rather she be fined and NOT jailed; now WE (or at least the tax-paying folk in Arkansas) are paying for her instead. I don’t even care if the fines were paid by her ‘supporters’ since that’s less money in their coffers...

Same! I already have a bridge but at that price, it’s not going to hurt to have extras. I didn’t realize Best Buy now also takes Amex points for payment - I have Amazon set up to use them but will remember that I have options now!

Same! I already have a bridge but at that price, it’s not going to hurt to have extras. I didn’t realize Best Buy…

It’s that manipulative ‘learned helplessness’ syndrome - maybe not (fully) intentional, but it’s the sort of stunt they pull when they’re hoping someone will relieve them of their chores because they’re doing such a bad job (but not fire them completely because they were ‘trying’) - hate this.

My rule is to go with one color for bottoms (trousers, shorts, skirts, etc.) and thus limit the amount of shoes needed. Usually that means black, and then I will pack colored tops, sweaters, scarves, etc. that go with each other and the black. All-black (or all-grey/brown/blue...) tends to be a bit boring!

First class passengers only get a shorter line; they still do the same screening process. If someone gets TSA PreCheck, then they get the expedited process too.

It doesn’t matter if you’re last to board; if you have a seat number assigned then you have a seat. Delta has a lot of standby and ‘waiting for seat assignment’ folks that would get bumped before you would, so the suggestion to volunteer if you’d like to is the best option.

There is a certain point where the seats are full and you can still purchase them; it will say something like ‘seat selection not available at this time’ or tell you that you’ll get your seat at the gate. Plus the travel site I use lets you buy a ticket and not bother with selecting a seat, so I imagine that there are…

I do the opposite of this; I keep a running list of things I would ‘like to have’ - then if I see it on sale for way less than usual, I jump. While this does end up with getting a few impulse types of items that I maybe could have culled from the list, I’m able to save a lot on things I might otherwise have been…

I started adding basil to (drinking) water along with some mint, since both are easy to grow. It’s quite good (if you like basil in general)!

From the article: “It is true that people with phenylketonuria, a rare genetic disorder, need to limit their consumption of aspartame, since phenylalanine is one of its components. But for most people, aspartame isn’t a concern, even outside of cancer.”

One other item to note: your ESPP may have a trade restriction period where you are not allowed to sell the stock, so remember the cutoff times if you plan to sell any!

But even in your example, you’re missing the point. If I sign an employment agreement even in at at-will state, there can be provisions that I agree to or that are automatically included, such as a non-compete or a severance. If I leave under one set of circumstances, the outcome may be different than if I left in…

So you believe that contracts should not be honored if one of the parties changes their mind? Why bother having contracts at all ever then? That’s what a marriage is, a legally binding contract. Last I checked, the purpose of a contract is to hold the parties accountable because chances are one will try and change the…

It sounds like you’re looking at it from personal bias/bitterness rather than facts. Yes, men do get custody, women do pay support; all of those things happen in real life all the time. Very few states are communal property states (the 50/50 thing you’re describing), so it’s rare that things are divided in such a…

Because ‘almost always’ isn’t an actual fact. Alimony is only paid under specific circumstances, and it goes to the lesser-earning spouse. Custody is most commonly joint. Cases do take into consideration facts like if both partners work, if one partner made career/financial sacrifices, what kinds of benefits each…

Why are you talking about that? That didn’t happen here and isn’t applicable to this story.

Yep. Several times as a child and several times as an adult. As a child it was mostly, no, completely due to terrible choices that my parents made. As an adult, it was still the same until I could more fully get away from them. At some points I was lucky enough to find someone who’d lend me a car or a couch, and at…

To add a different perspective, I’ve worked with agencies that are just not equipped to handle the FOIA requests. Plus there’s the cost; because of antiquated systems, between logging the request, retrieving the materials, manually validating them, having legal approve the request, etc. it costs high-four-figures per…

So the ‘cash for gas’ thing JUST happened to me ten minutes ago! I’m traveling for work and stopped to get a burger and a dude with a teen-looking girl approached me - added in something about how I could get her ‘brand new’ earrings in exchange. Look fella, I read Kitchenette, I know what’s up - not that a) I haven’t…