Why not carry a travel mug with you? You get your coffee in the terminal, stick the mug in your bag, and have hot coffee on demand for the next couple of hours.

I’m generally skeptical of ticketed food festivals. If I learn that tickets are required, I seem to lose interest immediately. I like the ones that are free, and then you pay as you go for what you’d like to eat.

...a crustacean hero, who now can just kick back and chillax until his arm regenerates.

This is a more forgiving assessment than mine.

Tip: Never use your dishwasher to cook chicken. 

I Do Not Buy tchotchkes from my travels, until it’s something really nice that I can put up on a wall or something solid that I really like/want. I take good photos and buy edible stuff or fabric to take home and for gifts. No keychains or random figurines.

Haven’t done many group vacations; the key for us is not to let indecisive friends hold up our own plans. We once planned a trip, found a great deal online after a few weeks, and made the bookings with 2 other like-minded friends. Then we emailed the rest of our friends and said “We’re going <here> on <these dates>…

James VdB was phenomenal in that show. I don’t remember or didn’t see him in any of his other roles, but he was comic gold in 23.

I loved this show so much. One of the few shows that gets me laughing out loud. That episode where Chloe sets June up with her dad had me rolling off my couch. I still rewatch from time to time. So sad it the show got cancelled.

Great for pineapple too.

This is for all seasons. If you’re ordering takeout or delivery, specify in your order that you don’t need utensils, napkins, condiments, menus etc. This is assuming you actually don’t need them, of course. You can even ask for no bag if you’re picking up, and just bring your own.

Same. The dynamic changes, no matter how much your or the other person’s partner is liked and welcomed.

I agree that couples can be super weird about wanting to spend time with other couples only, or acting very couply while out in a group. It won’t kill you if you don’t happen to sit next to your partner while out with friends.

I have a friend from college who always brought her husband whenever we planned to meet up. It was our group of three girlfriends, and the husband. She wouldn’t tell us, either. It was like they became a physical unit. He’s a nice enough guy but having him there changed the dynamic because we wanted him to feel…

Yeah, and not all types of milk are a recent fad. There is nothing “suddenly” or “lately” about horse milk, for instance.

After all that, I will light a couple of candles too. It somehow pulls the whole Inviting Living Space look together for me.

Ok, ok, you twisted my arm. I’ll leave work now so that I can go home, squeeze my lemon juice, and have it nice and aged by the time I make my margarita later today. :)

It’s also a slap in the face to the kids who cowered in fear of their lives but ultimately survived, and their families. Those kids were victimized by this murderer and they will have to live with that trauma the rest of their lives.

What are the best snacks to take to the beach? What are the worst?

Ugh, that’s my pet peeve. I used to huff and puff, but now I tell people straight up that they are being disrespectful of other people’s time when they are late and don’t communicate. It’s really not hard to be truthful about your ETA. If you’re going to take 20 minutes to arrive, don’t say “I’ll be there in 5…