Rats: I’m so sorry that happened to you.

Me too, and most of them are black Irish like Ryan. Even the closest shave isn’t going to disguise dark beard under the pale skin. And I bet Ryan’s beard super fast as well. One friend with the same issue even put on his acting resume, under “ special skills”’ that he could grow a full beard in two weeks. This came in…

This is a BIG leap, but it makes sense: Some years ago on an episode of Say Yes to the Dress, Vera, the fabulous head of Kleinfeld’s alterations department, was shown doing the final fitting for her soon-to-be daughter-in-law’s beautiful wedding dress. At the end of the episode, they showed clips from that wedding,…

I’m so glad to see my congressional district represented so well. /sarcasm What a jerk.

I still have my beach towel with a rendering of David Cassidy, circa The Partridge Family days. I think by now it’s probably as beach-useful as a large dishtowel, but I can’t part with it.

THANK YOU. Only yesterday I rejoined my gym, because I want to be back at the level of health and fitness, and the weight, that I was just a few years ago. My gym is small and only has three shower stalls, and it would be extraordinarily difficult to sneak a picture like this. But still: JESUS. I’m nearly in tears…

My fried Helen (a native of Sheridan, IN) said that the only benefit of Pence as VP would be that he couldn’t govern Indiana anymore. She also informed us that plastic bags have more rights than women in Indiana: http://fox59.com/2016/03/25/blo…

Aw, what a pretty kitty. I’m so sorry; all the hugs and scritches to you. I’m uneasily facing the same thing with an almost-19-year-old, and it sucks.

Try early 20's and single. Ever since I graduated from college at 21, my marital status has been fodder for discussion. The best? “But you’re so pretty; how come you’re not married yet? You must be a real bitch.” Thanks, thanks heaps. Especially now when I’m drifting towards RHONY age: “It’s a shame you never got…

A tale of a good manager! Some of the finer details escape me, but the end result is the same.
On September 11, obviously everyone was in a state of panic. My then-bf’s law firm was (and is) located in downtown Chicago, and practically all of the businesses downtown were closing that morning and sending their employees…

Ha! Doubtful - they’re long skinny feet with high arches. If they were smaller, I’d probably tip over when I stood up.

At 5'9", when I was a size 4, my feet were still size 11. I wonder if shoe designers blame actresses for having GIANT FEET as well.

Had the hungry hungry Cameron left O’Hare and gone instead to Giordano’s, Aurelio’s, or J.B. Alberto’s, Brexit might never have happened? Awesome.

The vast majority of my friends in Chicago do the same - but the reason they won’t sit with their back to a door has more to do with potential mob hits (shades of Al Capone) than the Wild Wild West.

I attended a state school a few hours south of Chicago for my freshman year, but because I had dithered about finally choosing* a school, I was waitlisted for housing. Apparently a lot of other students had as well, because I arrived on campus and discovered that six of us girls were squeezed into temporary housing in…

Hamilton is coming to Chicago in September, and group sales tickets went on sale this past January 3. My friend Mary sent out an email to the usual suspects - those of us who bought group tix with her to see Spamalot and Book of Mormon - to say that she was buying group tix to Hamilton. Any of us who were interested…

Where are these wonderful stores?

I’ve never been to Florida, so forgive my ignorance, and can someone please educate me: Why does a resort, especially one that caters to families, have deadly animals in the vicinity? Don’t they have man-made bodies of waters on their property that aren’t connected to the natural lagoons, rivers, etc.? Because it…

YES. My dad was a high-ranking Army officer, and we had guns in the house. How many? I don’t know. Why? Because my mom, my older sister and I weren’t allowed anywhere near them, OF COURSE, since we didn’t know how to handle them. The guns were secured away from us, and my mom said my dad kept one loaded gun that only…

Amen. Even if the entire investigation solely came down to about how an actor/director/artistic director ignored the very specific fight choreography and “went rogue”, I would call him an absolute asshole. I saw my then-boyfriend in a staged fight where his opponent went a little wacko, and the opponent started wildly…