And she’s been teaming up with my senator, Jon Tester (organic farmer) to do some really great work. I think she’s going to be more useful, and well-needed in the senate.

Um. Yeah. That would be my dad. (I wasn’t raped, thank god. But if I had been, he’d have been that guy.)

My brother was an operations manager for big sporting events for decades. Ordering the porta-potties is pretty much the first thing on the list for any event. I mean really? WTF Wrigley? (Also, why do there STILL appear to be two “regular” ones for every one marked “Women’s”?)

Walking into my oral defense, one of my advisors (male) said to me about my theory exam (ecofeminist critique of plot structure) that it was “really interesting but didn’t make any sense.” Um. Thanks? Way to undercut my confidence? I passed, unanimously, but wtf?

As someone who lives with a Red Sox fan — that's hilarious!

We call those "words that only grown-ups can say" in my family.

Yup. I'm old. It was ASTONISHING!!!!!

Look for a divorced guy. He'll be on board with "this is mine, this is yours, lets skip the parts where we put it all in one basket then try to separate it again later." (Also, we were old, mid-40s when we met.)

From when I guided rafts, in a deep cleft between mountains. The two classic guest questions: "How come them trees up there are taller than these trees down here by the river?" And, at the take out: "Is this where we started?"

I did have a moment when I was like "what? you don't want to live with me?" and then I got over it and realized how great it is. The keys for us are that we're old so there won't be (aren't any) kids, and we're in a small town so we're talking blocks apart, not miles. But I get to keep my investment, and we don't have…

I try VERY HARD not to talk to Mr. Porcupine until he's had his first cup of coffee. I usually fail because something will come up on my tablet. "Look! Gronkowski!" He also tries VERY HARD not to murder me. So far, works out.

These all seem sort of low to me — it's probably been 10-15 years since I went to wedding after wedding — but they were three day affairs. Rehearsal dinner, then wedding/reception, then breakfast the next day. Sometimes with a luncheon before the rehearsal dinner. Catered, bands, booze, transportation to venues like…

Ha! I grew up in the tent business — and my brother spent most of his career putting up fancy tents. Yes, the tent can be expensive, but you can have some really gorgeous ones. With lights and draping and dance floors and heaters if you need them. You should have seen the really gorgeous clear vinyl one in the…

Didn't meet Mr.P online (we were fixed up), but he's a very handsome 5'7". Which is fine since I'm 5'1" ... also, take heart. I was 45 when we found one another. Six years as of yesterday of happily unwedded bliss in our two houses we kept and just go back and forth to (helps that we're in a small town and we're…

My grandmother (in the US) sewed all my mother/aunts clothes through the war and afterwards. A childhood friend of my mom's, who grew up to be a costume designer, credits my grandmother as her inspiration. She hated to do laundry, and would rather whip up three matching, smocked dresses in an evening instead. By the…

Why are you so MEAN?!?! The horror! Those and the weird big-plastic-sunglasses that go over the real glasses! And visors!

Yes! I was waiting for the colcannon. Deelish.

Oooh! Thank you! Will start with the do-it-yourselfers!

It's so startling! Arthritis! me? But fuck, having feet that hurt ... so, off I go to stuff my chucks with old-lady orthotics ...

Here's a middle-aged sad for you. I think I'm going to have to get orthotics so I can keep wearing my chucks! Developing arthritis in my feet, and my beloved chucks, they have no support in them at all. So, off to pay the foot doctor big $$ ... but I'm not giving up my chucks.