I live in a high-cost housing area (Seattle). We got lucky in buying our first home in this area back in 2013. The area was just beginning to recover from the housing market collapse. We were always against multiple offers, but the escalations were reasonable. We had savings (in investments) that we used for down…

Also...parents of boys - have the conversation with them that their peers are going to get periods, and that it’s ok and what it means, that they can’t control it, and how to be kind to friends who get periods unexpectedly. Heck, give them a spare pad to carry around in case they see a friend have trouble. My…

I am fully convinced it was, especially since it’s uncredited.

“with your moviepass card’s number” <— this doesn’t actually work. I tried it before I cancelled in August. It isn’t that dumb, unfortunately.

What is up with Chekov’s wolf? It never went off. I’m sure someone thought it was a nice symbol, but it really was an unnecessary piece in an episode with far more interesting things to do.

I swear by Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel. It works. It lasts. It’s perfect. Also, one tube lasts me the summer (YMMV...I live in Seattle).

For the leftover rice, do you refrigerate it or just leave it out on the pan to dry? I’ve always used refrigerated rice that I bring to room temp before frying up but I’m curious if dried on the counter is better.

I found myself for the past 5 episodes feeling like Chrissy had this locked up and that the only thing that would sink her on it was her own smugness. I’m still convinced that she smugged her way out of a win with that jury.

I’m very bothered by the lack of follow-up on what happened to Bronn and Pod. I expected when Jaime rides out that he’d meet up with Bronn & Pod (and Brienne), Bronn having informed Pod of this meeting spot should Cersei go rogue in their private chat. Did they show up in any later scenes that I missed? Or are they…

Biscuit Bitch makes biscuits and gravy the way my Southern grandma did. It’s a wonderful place.

What medical decision is *not* a personal choice?

The Sansa clip is cheap, small, and durable. If you don't mind using WMP or something like it to manage your music, it'll do the trick just fine.

That's a horrible assumption to make. I'm 5' and 275, morbidly obese by just about any definition. I go hiking. I've done half-marathons. I run regularly. All my metabolic markers show that I'm healthier than my "average weight" husband. I hate that people assume that fat people get out of breath doing average…

teammember is right. LB used to be a Limited line, but now, they're under CharmingShoppes, which is the same as FashionBug. Opinions vary, but I'm in the camp that thinks the quality went down after the change. I still buy Cacique bras, as they're the best I've found for me, but I haven't spent money at LB otherwise…

I desperately want a contacts app that re-thinks the notion of contacts. Every contact medium out there is built on this old core concept of a physical address book, with line items under a contact field, sorted by name and last name, maybe company. Sure, they merge in social media, but it all goes back to this idea…

I don't have it, either, and I'm set to US English.

The wheels on the bus go round and round. (I don't know why it didn't grab the right spot, but that should be the bus.)

VOTE: Field Notes

I've also been in the situation, and I wanted to second re-financing if it makes sense. Specifically, re-fi to give yourself the lowest payment possible and potentially pull out some equity if it's safe for you to do so, so you have that as liquidity for a down payment or, worst case, to tap into if you are without…

I desperately want a contact manager that lets me create contact relationships and manage the info accordingly. If two or more people live at the same address, I should only have to edit that address once in one place for it to propagate. Same with home phone number. Yet, email address and mobile should remain…