The Heimlich is also important to know. My brother’s dog is a gulper—and I warned him to learn the canine Heimlich in case he needed it. Fast forward many years, we watch her in visible distress and I realize that she is choking. I got the snack out of her, she was disoriented, but recovered...and my brother STILL…

*facepalm* I am going to Europe next week and I have invested alot of time into researching how NOT to look like that. Heck, I bought some thrift store clothes, a pair of jeggings, and a pair of Supergas (those things are HELL to break in).

That social issue is extending throughout Asia right now. Women getting educated, working jobs, and having their own lives is directly conflicting with the social norm of “men work, women care for the home.” Males are still largely being raised to expect a woman to always take care of them and all they need to do is…

It is a word that you use to imply that you are in distress and need assistance, but cannot outwardly ask for it because of possible retaliation.

I have used baby food for making my dogs’ biscuits for years. Pureed meat of that consistency is perfect for adding to dough.

I also must disagree. As a happy black coffee/plain tea drinker, the new rewards program has royally hosed me. I will probably just continue making my usual purchases, but I will likely lose my gold status.

Petsmart’s PetPerks card gives a good amount of discounts in-store. I also recently found an added bonus when I needed a purchase history for the Blue Buffalo class action lawsuit—they sent me my entire purchase history and I was able to track my Blue Buffalo purchases for filing

Society worries for the “vulnerable, lonely woman.” Most of us just have to travel smart. Take along a few security devices to secure your living space, keep aware, and some self-defense knowledge doesn’t hurt either.

I am about to go to Europe on a two-week vacation alone. Everyone else thinks I am strange until I describe the glories of being able to sleep as long/little as I want, eating whatever I please, and only having myself to blame if I get lost...since most of the time, getting lost is not my fault.

In fact, the word “interesting” has become almost meaningless, and has morphed into a somewhat less-insulting way to say you don’t care about what someone said, but you acknowledge that they spoke.

For the same reason, I do my clothes shopping at thrift stores.

Not only do I want them to be called out harder, I don’t want people to forget all about it when the company puts out a fluffy press statement and puts stuff on sale.

It was awhile ago, but I was told that “gook” descended from the Korean word “hanguk,” which means South Korea.

I figure it is that AND/OR the women who use this stuff will catch a bunch of strange bugs/viruses/plagues because they are bound to lick their fingers after riding public transit.

Any towel usually makes me cringe. I have watched too many people leave them on the floor, pick them up and wipe their face, wipe the machine (WTF?!?), and leave.

Dang. I initially saw “Valhalla Supermarkets” and got wayyyy too excited.

I did that as a child because my parents ALWAYS cooked/ruined steaks to well-done and beyond.

ISAMU...

Years ago, I found a tea with senna and persimmon leaves. At the time, I thought persimmon leaf tea sounded delightful...little did I realize that I would be crapping my brains out until I made the connection between the tea and the explosive runs.

...old conservative males, from what I can guess. No one else tho.