I am so sorry for your loss. My father passed away unexpectedly several months ago, so I have some idea of what you are going through. Please don't worry about anything related to work right now - it will all sort itself out. Take care of yourself, and your mom and grandpa.

Yeah, it was supposed to be my father's birthday yesterday - that can't have helped. And I totally understand about picking up the phone; it's an awful feeling to realize that you can't just call like you normally would to discuss your day, relate some silly anecdote, whatever...

Today I feel like I could cry and cry forever.

Is it normal for my grief over my father's passing to be greater seven months later than it was in the beginning? I feel like at first, even though I was devastated, I was also sort of in shock and on auto-pilot - it felt like he had just gone away for a while but could walk through the door at any moment. Now it's…

Perhaps, but you can definitely see strength in characters like Dany, Arya, the Sandsnakes, and even Sansa. What she's suggesting is actually not that implausible.

Touché.

My family is from the north, and few of us look stereotypically Greek - we're tall and fair, with light hair (i.e., blond, reddish-brown) and light eyes (although we do tan easily). Greece is actually somewhat like Italy in this regard. While dark hair and dark eyes might be the most commonly seen coloring, not all of…

I agree. I only post funny jokes and the occasional photos from vacations, my engagement, etc. I rarely post anything having to do with politics, religion, etc.

John Edwards is a complete and total shit, but the woman in question should also be ashamed of herself for turning the court into a three-ring circus when she's supposed to be taking her jury duty seriously. Ugh.

The problem with this statement is that, according to news accounts, he is apparently reciprocating, when what he should be doing is ignoring that fool of a woman. This just makes him look worse. And the woman in question should be ashamed of herself for turning the court into a three-ring circus.

Really, John Edwards? Disgusting.

Rumors that they are bearding each other have been following them around for years.

Part of the problem is that employers are much more accommodating about your personal life if you happen to be a parent. Single folks get the shaft because they don't have kids - ergo, whatever they have going on in their personal lives can't possibly be *that* important, which is complete and total bullshit. My time…

All I know is that when I met my future hubby, the "rules" went flying out the window and it has been the healthiest, loveliest romantic relationship I've ever had (and hopefully will ever have).

As Dr. Opossum mentioned, the word "Europe" is derived from the name of a character in Greek mythology (Europa, who was abducted by Zeus).

This.

I may be betraying my age (30), but I am not a big fan of texting when dating, unless you are doing so because you want to tell the person that you are five minutes away, are at the back of the bar, etc. or because you can't talk over the phone for whatever reason. I much prefer it when a guy takes the time to call…

You know, I don't know what is up with men. He's the second guy I've dated to come out of the woodwork this week. I've dealt with this a number of times in the past (it seems to be par for the course), but it never ceases to amaze me that they actually have the balls to try to get back into your life after treating…

I'm totally with you.

Oy, I am so sorry to hear that. Take care of yourself.