My favorite Italian waiter story was at a traditional Roman style place in Trastevere. Really good, really legit old school Roman food, so very, very heavy. We had walked across the whole damn city so we over-0rdered with suppli (fried risotto) to start and heavy, pork-laden pasta as the first courses for each of us.…

C.A., please do a BCO dedicated entirely to phantom waitstaff.

Well, here's my bad manager story:

The bread might be free but they make you pay with diabetes.

If there's one thing we can have pride in, it's our skill at gluttony.

You and your sister-in-law are awesome for standing up for that poor server! What an asshat of a manager.

"Well, maybe I will come to your country then. And eat all of your bread!"

It started from just being the smallest kid in the class by a long-shot and progressed as my pain did. I was a really active kid (common for people with EDS) who did gymnastics and dance and karate and pro acting so I got my share of movement, just very specific kinds. At that age, the things that triggered my…

I also feel really hopeful that one of Brian's "bros" recorded his confession and took it to one of the victims. That's excellent bystander intervention (after the fact) and it's one of the few bits of humanity that's letting me not just crumple in the face of this awfulness.

I just want to give them all hugs.

Years ago, I was driving a client to court for something dealing with custody— she was a client at the domestic violence shelter I worked at. On the long drive, we happened to pass the place where she married her husband, and she started quietly sobbing. After a couple of minutes, she said, "You don't marry someone…

I'll be honest, I am curious why she stayed with him for all these years, but in no way, shape, or form do I blame her for her husband's actions nor do I think she's complicit in any way. It just hurts my heart to see people in long term relationships that are filled with dysfunction.

It's actually about ethics in video game journalism.

"AmzonElectronics" is a nice touch. Though Amazon is quick to remove fake listings like that—and you'll never get that $90 PS4 from them—it's still simple to snag a screenshot and bring it to one of the big box stores.

I actually think you're right. Their rationale of, "It's not that we refuse to photograph gay weddings; it's that we don't think we'd do a good job because of our beliefs" sounds absurd to me, but it also seems like they felt they were being sincere.

no one is playing stupid. People do recognize the phrase for what it is. Body shaming anyone is not ok. Hence the "we're all real."

+1 Million for anything with Stockard Channing in it.

So the mens items which are just sized up with no additional changes to fabric, finishes, design or fit - stay the same price

This so delightfully tone-deaf. I'm very thankful for the huge grin that this put on my face, because I'm having a rough week. Their STRUGGLE is so moving. I can't have Extraordinary Beauty X, because I have Extraordinary Beauty Y. I can't have all the Beauties! Much like Oedipus, Electra or Orestes, I'm stuck with…