I’ve found Slice super helpful, too. I’d definitely recommend it. 

Good luck with your campaign!

That’s a good question. There are times I think I should try to incorporate more plant-based foods, but typically what I see are meat replacements. If that’s the case, I’ll just eat the meat. I’d be more inclined to try plant-based dishes if people were talking about what they are and good they were, not how well they…

The conflict of interest really should be enough to shut it down. Referral fees are closely regulated and this seems like it would run afoul of current ethical standards.

Rad, thanks! I don’t live nearby but I’d like to support them. I had a family member who was intermittently homeless for a little while and I hoped so badly that people were as kind to him as they could be. It sounds like these folks definitely are.

That makes sense, thanks! I grew up in the desert and hadn’t thought about the erosion of softer soil. 

That’s awesome! Would you feel comfortable sharing the name of the restaurant?

Wait, what? How do you damage a trail that’s out in the woods? Isn’t it literally just a dirt path? (And I’m not being sarcastic or flippant. I’m not a hiker and I can’t imagine how a bike would damage a dirt path.)

Yup, that’s often where I’ve run into trouble. There’s a lookup fee, a printing fee, a processing fee, a shipping fee, and before you know it a copy of your birth certificate is $50. And that’s assuming (1) your state has a way to get birth certificates to people who aren’t local, (2) you haven’t gotten married,…

Or the $50+ it might cost to get the documents necessary to get an ID.

I’ve moved around a fair bit and trying to get an ID can really be difficult and there are any number of bizarre roadblocks you wouldn’t see coming. For example, when I lived in Texas you had to provide proof of address, for which people typically used utility bills. My apartment complex handled all the utilities…

And I think this is where luck and privilege come in. One person’s body may be easier to clothe than another person’s, based on body shape and size, store availability, clothing budget, etc. For example, I tend to wear tank tops under lower cut shirts to help with cleavage, but even that’s difficult. I’m short in…

ETA: Nevermind. Trolls aren’t worth my time today.

Yup. It also tends to complicate grief. If 40% of the people at a funeral are thinking, “I kind of hated her face sometimes. I’m not glad she’s dead, but wow, she was difficult,” but 100% of people are saying nothing but positive and flattering things, it creates a lot of cognitive dissonance, guilt, and isolation.…

If OP1 is online dating, she might want to look into Her, if she hasn’t already. No cis men for her to peruse, but it seems to provide a pretty safe environment. Good luck, OP, and stay safe!

Agreed. It was strange to read so much about the mother-in-law and comparatively little about his wife. It’s incredibly difficult to grieve someone who’s still alive (either because they’re ill or they’ll just never be the person you want them to be) and it makes people so prone to manipulation. I think his wife is doi…

I’m sorry you had that experience. Losing a client is hard on so many people. 

It’s more than comfort being recorded, though. Some people handle private and/or confidential information for their job and it’s not unheard for people to do a quick bit of work in a rideshare. Sure, the odds are slim that my doctor/dentist/lawyer/therapist/priest would be in a rideshare where they’re…

I recently moved to an area that allows using the shoulder as a traffic line some days and times, according to some opaque pattern I can’t figure out. It’s so unsettling to see something that seems like a should be a ticketable offense and a really stupid idea instead be something totally legal and encouraged. I have…

Eactly this. The next tech revolution with maps should be teaching them to take user frustration into account. Sure, Google, it’s a good idea in theory to take me to this particular exit, but if I have to power merge across six lanes of traffic to get where I’m going, the frustration outweighs the time savings.