Good post. I had these same thoughts but was too lazy to spell them out. And I agree with your “high maintenance” comment. I never wanted to date someone better looking than me and the few I did (against my better judgement) end up dating, just proved the point. My second husband had excessive body hair and a belly…

Very well said, especially on the commodification, etc. Just a mileage may vary thing to point out. Height matters not to me (an average woman of average woman height), unless it is at the extreme ends of the bell curve. However, I do find Peter Dinklage attractive, and I’m sure I’m not the only one. There are some…

Interesting perspective. If I had an ounce of hope or good will or, even - let’s face it - energy, I would try that. P.S. Great screen name ;-)

Ouch!

I agree, sadly. I wish it were different. “The grass is always greener” etc. Whenever I feel scared about dying alone I look at the couples I know trapped in terrible relationships and realize I would rather have this lonely freedom than that companionable slavery.

I found this useful for that:

THIS.

And also? He kind of looks like he has bad breath.

minus the charisma

Or the life story of Wild Bill Hickock...

Would that work with a hornet? Asking for a friend.

Nicotine Stained Wang will be playing at Mitzi’s Roadhouse this weekend.

I enjoyed your “Jesus, CEO” post.

Nope. I did just that in the most polite way possible and the employee kept yelling at me NOT TO POINT as if I was waving my middle digit at him and then dipping it in the product. I then tried not to point but then he did not understand which salsa I wanted and kept dripping the wrong one on my food. It was very…

Depends on the bookstore. I worked at one that also sold magazines, and some of those were of a certain type, if you get my drift. I had one customer throw a pile of about ten of them on the counter and give me this defiant stare as if I gave a shit what magazines he chooses to buy. I looked blankly back at him and…

This. Be nice to the cleaning staff, and not just because it is the right thing to do. The job you save may be your own. A cleaning person at a former workplace tipped me off that my boss had been going through my trash everyday. God knows what that crazy bitch was looking for, but it gave me great satisfaction to…

Genius!

Yes. This. Thank you for your response.

Finally saw “The Man Who Came to Dinner” (the Bette Davis version) movie on TCM. I loved it! This is one I will re-watch every year. It features lots of witty dialogue by Moss Hart. Great fun. Example:

That clicking that REDUCES the stars also happens to me on here. Tonight after I went to my profile and then back to comments it is working properly again. For now. F Kinja in the A.