Maybe on some airlines, and maybe for pilots. But I had a lot of relatives working for airlines my whole life, and I never saw that happen when any of them flew non-rev. That was on Delta, American, United, or Northwest. We usually flew Delta and for us to get on a plane as a non-rev, we basically had to be willing to…

What's with the scare quotes around "flawed"? I don't want these guys to escape just punishment, but I do want a fair legal system, of which correct indictments is an important part. That's like people who complain about someone getting off on a "technicality" when the "technicality" is the Constitution. If the…

Absolutely. All businesses accepting credit cards have to pay these fees. It's the cost of doing business. If you don't want to accept credit cards, then don't, but don't accept them and then pass the cost to your employees like you're some special put-upon business whose hardships other business owners just can't…

I see your "Polkas on 45" and raise you "Polka Your Eyes Out." It absolutely will get randomly stuck in your head for the rest of your life, if the last 20 years of my life are any indication.

This case explains why I don't set foot in any Waffle House. http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp2/14/873/2519368/I don't see how anyone can read it and not conclude that Waffle House execs are assholes, or at least they were at the time of this case. And more recent cases I've read tell me that…

Ugh. I guess it's kind of nice in that they are recognizing that the husband has some responsibility for providing stuff for the baby, but usually in these situations, it just comes across as yet another way some people try to get gifts from everyone they can. Including men? Good. Yet more people to have showers for…

I SO AGREE. And while we're at it, for showers in the work place, can we make the men participate in planning them, too? Not that I'm a fan of baby showers or wedding showers at work. But if we're going to do them, then let's make it equal opportunity annoyance. And odds are good that most of the men in the…

Question/favor: I don't have GT posting privileges. Would you be interested in posting something soliciting input on good internet radio stations/playlists of music genres? I listen to Radio Dismuke for 20s/30s music, and I subscribe to Spotify playlists for Korean Indie Music and classical piano music, but I don't…

And I feel like some kind of fabulous hair accessory would be needed as well.

We should maybe start a flapper housecleaning club.

Haaaaaaaa. I listen to it when I need motivation to clean or as mood music while reading the Phyrne Fisher books, but somehow the music seems very appropriate for when the cops show up.

If anybody likes the music from the show, may I suggest Radio Dismuke? It's an internet radio station that plays music from the 1920s and 30s.

Vera has the added bonus of being beautifully filmed. Or at least, the outside scenes are. Sometimes it's a little bleak looking, but always beautiful.

Agree with both your recommendations. The actress playing Phryne actually reminds me of Diana Rigg with those cheekbones.

As much as I love this show, I disagree that it's well-written. It's not. Almost every episode makes me laugh out loud in parts that aren't supposed to be funny. It's a very fun show and beautiful to look at most of the time, and I like the main character (plus the Hugh character is so adorable, I just want to pat…

I have been waiting for YEARS for an opening to be able to tell someone that only last week, the doctor said I wasn't even to look at another knapped flint.

The older convention was that Ms was used to refer to both married and unmarried women. Marrieds and unmarrieds were only separated out later.

Soap doesn't kill germs so much as grab onto them and take them away down the drain with it when you rinse it off.

Grackles are the true rats of the sky. I hate them. They are pestilence.