That’s a reasonable assumption based on what I wrote, but it’s inaccurate. I do plenty of chores all the time, and we equally share most of the household tasks. Sure, there are things she usually does that I don’t (and vice versa), but that’s not unusual. No, it seems like it has more to do with “setting a stage.”…

I think it’s a nesting thing. We’re too old to have kids, never really wanted them, but her nesting instinct is there. But your point is well taken. It certainly doesn’t help me get into the mood.

No thanks. It’s already too much of a hassle. My very long-time partner only gets in the mood if I first spend the day doing chores around the house (scrubbing the toilets is worth bonus points) followed by my making her a special snack.

Hate to break it to you, but time won’t change this. I’m over 20 years out of my teens, and I still cringe just as hard at some of the things I said/did/wrote during that period of my life. If anything, added distance just make things worse as you can now add all the mortifying/wrongheaded things from your 20s, 30s,…

The better question for me is which movie doesn’t make me cry. I am completely incapable of not crying at any sappy scene whatsoever. There are so many movies I refuse to watch just because I don’t want to end up crying. Moonlight? No chance. Manchester by the Sea? Nope. King Kong (any version)? GTFO.

Sassy or gtfo.

I know I’m not going to like the answer, but I always buy the 97% fat free Hebrew Nationals (or the reduced fat ones if I can’t find the former), and I wonder how much flavor I’m missing by not going full fat. I’ve always figured since I’m loading the dog with mustard, onions, etc., I’m probably not missing much, but…

Off topic, but still . . .

Punching a nazi; I’m fine with this. Shooting people, even far-right GOP’ers; not so much. I sincerely hope everyone harmed in this shooting fully recovers.

I smiled a bit at Schumer’s parody at first, but after a second, I grimaced at it. Y’know, having a North Korea style cabinet in the US just isn’t really all that funny, . . . at all.

Ummm, . . . I’m a little curious what he meant. Did they share a piece of chocolate cake at that dinner or something?

This instantly reminded me of the Greta Gerwig/Arcade Fire performance. And to be honest, if I was forced to dance, I’d probably steal Gerwig’s moves too.

Those incredibly annoying takes of chefs walking through misty meadows while their insipid ideas narrate what is essentially a boring stroll.

Funny, as a former shitty journalist, I can attest that this is true of managing editors as well.

I’m annoyed that you used the word “internecine,” again.

Maybe you’re trolling or maybe I’m just a geezer who fails at detecting irony (yeah, go ahead with the “why not both” meme response), but Phish is awful and the only good Dead song is “Ripple.”

You have no idea. Just wait 10 more years and you can add a whole crapload of things to your list, like:

Some context as a meme (I had to look it up to to get the full effect of it):

I was recently in London (I’m a Yank) and I was kind of perplexed by how many restaurants advertised unlimited Prosecco with brunch, tapas, you name it. Is cava so hard to find? Is it because Brits like the sweeter versions of the Italian stuff? I don’t get it. (And btw, just because it’s in my username, I’m not a big…

This is after he went in there the first time when the conversation happens. This is the result of a later quest, perhaps radiant, when they all have respawned. I fyou go back in there later (or so I’m told), there’s no gap between opening the door and all hell breaking loose.