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Do it. It’s absolutely totally worth it. I won’t tell you when the weepy bits come up.

Providing you have a good relationship with your mom, The Joy Luck Club can make you cry through about half the film. When Lena tearily tells her mother what she wants from her icy, logical husband is “respect, tenderness” her mother replies, “Then tell him now. And leave this lopsided house. Do not come back until he…

Aw, thanks. That’s Judge Lionel Moonshadow Ellis, aka Moonie. He is 16, and the joy of my life. He’s a rescue kitty and my vet says he’s a Norwegian Forest Cat. Moonie is a diva and fussy and prissy, and if he were a man, I wouldn’t date him. But he’s my sweet sweet darling boy, and I love him beyond all reason.

You have made my day. :)

And his gf/expectant mother is younger than one of his children.

If it’s Martin Sheen, I will abandon all hope for everything everywhere anytime forever.

I know a few people, let’s call them The Smiths, who are literally preparing for a zombie apocalypse. After looking at them the way your dog does - you know, quizzically, with her head cocked at a sharp angle - I asked how they think this is going to happen. Do they really believe that the dead will suddenly reanimate…

Where in this fine city are you located?

I took improv classes with him years ago. He’s very talented, really naturally funny and a wonderful writer, not dickish at all. Great guy.

Thanks! I’m trying to make a career of it. :)

We had a beloved adorable goofball smell-roy chocolate lab that my dad named Mike (I wanted to name him Hershey. GET IT?). As an adult Mike weighed in, conservatively, at 130 pounds. His head measured slightly larger than a basketball, his bark would shake the rafters, and the only way he could move was to galumph.…

What is it with regurgitation? I had a nice roommate, T, for a while, the daughter of a beloved poli sci professor, who was a lovely person. One weekend, another friend invited me to go with her to a Bears game (she had been given free tickets), and said we could tailgate beforehand. I knew T had a Thermos jug type…

If you go to Prachi Gupta’s Twitter page (@prachigu), you’ll find some stunningly obtuse and mean responses to her Cosmo interview. For instance (paraphrased): “I recovered in less than a month. Suck it up!” and “My mother had 12 kids with no maternity leave. Buncha whiners!” And these come from women. smh

Word to the wise: If you drive and ever have a reason to park on any of the arterial streets, keep an eye on the no parking signs beginning December 1. Some of the restrictions go into effect if there’s more than 2" of snow, others are just no parking in the winter at all. Believe me, you don’t want your car towed.

Yes, yes, YES. I live in one of the more diverse neighborhoods on the North Side, and I often come home from work well into the evening or night. It’s quiet, I don’t worry much about parking a block or two from my home (there are usually people out even late at night), I don’t feel unsafe walking home near a big park,…

My mom worked as a secretary to several Marine generals, and for a while, in the Pentagon herself. She always spoke so highly of the dedication, the courage, and bravery of the soldiers she came to know so well. Everything she said about them fits exactly with your eloquent and heartfelt description of your amazing…

I’ve been to Austin! It’s fabulous and clean and the food was good and the people were lovely. The music wasn’t bad, either.

I’m enraged on your behalf. The daughter of a friend of mine is an 11-year-old special needs child, and due to the tireless efforts of a village of her family, and amazingly dedicated and loving teachers, therapists, and and friends, she has a quality of life far beyond what her doctors thought she would ever have.…