Hear Hear. I immediately discount anyone whose review is anything more than a brief and factual paragraph because I don’t like to take advice from self-important windbags.

Try Trip Advisor! We use that for restaurant reviews while traveling and have found it to be really reliable.

Not picking up after your dog is gross and it’s a health hazard - especially with toddlers and kids and such. There’s no excuse for it. I live in a big city and while 90% of people pick up their dog poo, the ones who don’t are total repeat offenders who just do not give a shit (PUN!). I’ve never smeared someone’s dog…

I never knew either! Until I went to visit this special bio-luminescent bay in Puerto Rico - and they were really strict to make sure no one had chemical sunscreen on, because it kills the plankton and disrupts the food chain. Now whenever I see someone slather on chemical sunscreen and then dive into the ocean I’m…

Eh - I use this one http://www.mychelle.com/Sun-Shield-SPF… and it’s not super thick or white, my skin looks fine after applying. Physical sunscreens have come a long way since the zinc of the 80s (which I also proudly sported as a kid). I break out in hives if I use chemical sunscreen, and also I know that they harm…

Aww thank you! I am super proud of him :)

We call this look “Blue Steel”... it is highly effective in its design to separate you from a portion of whatever it is that you’re eating at the moment.

Crockpots are the BEST - I love dumping a bunch of stuff into mine at 11pm, then waking up in the morning knowing a delicious stew is ready for that day’s lunch or dinner!

Happy hunting!

That sounds really good!

Rachel Ray’s recipes blow - do yourself a solid and toss that book. I swear by Williams-Sonoma recipes (their simple suppers ones are quick and easy) or if I’m being virtuous, Skinny Taste is a great website for easy and yummy low cal recipes. Do you have a slow cooker? I find that making a slow cooker stew that will…

I find the Williams-Sonoma Simple Suppers series to be quite excellent - and quick to put together - and best of all they have all their recipes for free on their website, who’d have thought WS would be so... for the people? I cook a lot and am very fast, and it’s also really hard for me to do something in 30…

It’s a bit of a pain, but I am totally hooked on not having to wear eye make up ever.

Ditto - and my aesthetician insists that the hair grows in different directions, so she refuses to do a large strip at once, and does it in like 1cm segments instead. Sometimes I wonder if she’s deriving sexual pleasure from inflicting that amount of pain. It is a really good wax though. I have her leave a little…

That is awesome - love the photo, what a boss! We’re currently thinking about getting a house and getting out of the city, and I’d be lying if I said that giving our dog a place to run free (like a fenced in backyard) without worries wasn’t a huge consideration in that, haha. He too, is the sweetest mush ever and…

Whenever I see someone out walking a muzzled dog - I always smile at them because I’m like “I know you are doing something amazing for a dog that no one else wanted.” Kudos to you for taking that on.

I have a dog who has never, ever, bitten a person - but he is dangerous for other dogs. Living in NYC, this can be a nightmare. There are 2 things we did to make the situation long-term livable: 1: Find a truly excellent, CERTIFIED (I cannot stress this enough) trainer who had a long track record of rehabbing rescues…

Has your wife ever spoken to a therapist about her relationship with her mom? I went to one when I was about 22 for some counseling after an assault, and somehow started talking about my mother, and it was literally the first time I realized how not normal her behavior was (borderline personality disorder) and got…

I send flowers to my mother because it’s easier for me than dealing with the drama/guilt (why?!) of doing nothing. I live far away from her and control all of the contact we have. But she’s still the woman who’d hold my face in her hands when I was a little girl and say “such a beautiful girl, I don’t know why I don’t…

It’s like someone says the word “wedding” and they hear “large event revolving around me, essentially a platform for airing my grievances and indulging myself in emotionally unstable behavior.” Hah! Too bad our families have so much in common.