It is clear that Paul is old, Drew is old, we are all old. My 18 yr old son calls everyone “fam”. And to indicate that he likes something or someone, he says “yeah I fuck with Ballers” or “I fuck with Tyler he’s a good kid.”

 You are correct. This is purely rhetorical and fantasy. And to be honest, I don’t think I can fix the addiction, just the inability to get the job done. 

I think you’re on to something there...

I would Kendall because I think I could fix him. Greg is too goofy and Tom is too stiff. Roman is bangable, but his dick doesn’t work and I fear he’d only be attracted to me because I’m definitely more like Gerri than like his platonic girlfriend.

Check out Aidy’s Instagram for a lovely tribute to her dresser - the woman who jumped the gun on the wardrobe change. And if you haven’t seen it already, she is fantastic in Shrill on Hulu.

I came to say this. Twice this week I was taking a sip of water from a pint glass - alternating between my vodka soda and water, like a responsible adult at the airport bar - and the ice avalanched onto my face and slipped down my shirt. Way to go classy lady.

Hence I moved home from Alexandria after I had my first kid. Home to Buffalo, where houses are double the size and a third of the price.

I have lived through this, my son is now almost 19. He told me when he first had sex and got his first blow job. I have the same “yea! he’s comfortable being open and honest with me” and “dear god I don’t want to know” reaction.

Many talk a good game about “engaging directly on the issues with those that disagree” but get all snarky when it happens. This is what that kind of engagement looks like, personalizing the issue by having an individual who is directly impacted speak to legislators. This is the “good” kind of lobbying.

A much better response than I was going to write and you have an excellent name.

Bills fans are such a part of the team we are on the wall of fame. “The 12th Man” — right up there next to O.J.

Starred simply for the glory that is Leslie Jones, whom I already miss from SNL. 

Last summer my brother and I tried most of the various hard seltzer brands and flavors and declared Truly black cherry the winner.

I can’t thank you enough for this and will now employ this description instead of say “it’s brain candy” to defend by reality tv obsession. 

Didn’t we all have the “Mean People Suck” sticker on the back window of our Honda Civics during college circa 1995?

I think a lot of her problem is that she is in her 20s and doesn’t seem to be in touch with what actually gets her off, doesn’t ask (or show men) what she wants. Her expectation that a 20 something guy will automatically know how to give her an orgasm and present a varied menu of sexual acts at every encounter is…

Ugh.  “Kelly Clarkson successfully negotiated a schedule to allow her an appropriate work-life balance.”  There I fixed it. 

The A in absent is capitalized in the original because it begins the sentence, when that phrase is quoted, it is in the middle of the sentence and therefor no capital A. The brackets are used to indicate a change to the original phrase within the quotation marks.

Yes, yes, yes. I also live to say “Your Honor, opposing counsel is a fucking moron” with [sic].

If I have to pick a favorite, it is absolutely the emdash. I think it wakes up the reader and is stronger than a parenthetical—particularly when used to set off a snarky point.