When my kid was small, we shopped there for the things we went through in bulk: diapers, baby wipes, formula, wine, paper towels. Once he went to school, we dropped our membership. 

My hit rate up went up considerably when I started self-censoring one out of three of the things that normally come out of my mouth...

1. Be a regular

Historical footnote: the penis is bigger than it used to be. When the Giant was first created, he had a navel and the penis ended a few feet below there. During one of the restorations that have taken place from time to time, the penis accidentally got extended, with the navel becoming the head of the penis.

Abu is a video and podcast producer...

Can I get paid in Bitcoin?

Tried that, no joy :-(

the only USB devices I have are the keyboard and mouse, so that’s going to be tricky...

I’ve been trying for weeks. It gets beyond the first reboot then stops with a cryptic message that it can’t update some system component. I have not been able to figure out which component is the issue, or find a relevant log file.

A related concept is “care for the carer”. For example, if a friend is taking care of an aging and ailing parent, that carer could probably do with some help too. Bring them meals -- for themselves, not the parent; offer to shop for them; give them a chance to talk -- or in terms of the ring theory, explicitly make…

Dear Millennials: Not everything is about you. Many of us Gen-Xers have already been dealing with this issue for years. I don’t even use our own “good” china, let alone the stuff my wife’s aunt, parents, and grandparents left us. Unfortunately my wife is the absolute archetype of the combination of guilt and…

Counterpoint: bosses come, and bosses go. I’ve been in my current role for six years and in that time I’ve burned through three directors and three VPs (one of them twice). The last director was a constant source of people asking me “how can you work for that asshole?”, but I knew I just had to wait him out. Having…

542 horsepower and sleek looks that help propel it to a still-eye-watering 217 mph

With some recipes, including this one, I consider that a feature rather than a bug. I portion out the leftover sauce into single servings and freeze. Then for a quick lunch or lazy dinner, defrost/reheat the sauce and serve over rice. You can also add firm tofu if you like while reheating, or cook some chicken. The…

Comparing your pay to your “peers” is a really great way to make yourself miserable. Reminding yourself how much you have and feeling in control of your finances are great ways to make yourself more content.

C&A is a real surprise. I remember when they were known as the store where the 1970s were always in style. I thought they went under a long time ago (or only nearly so?). 

Yep. To reiterate a really important point from the middle of your post:

I have bad news for Ben: it’s not only the lesbian women who are uninterested in fucking him...

A lot of people are missing the point here. I know lots of people that I never shared a movie scene with, and I still don’t have to introduce myself three times before they remember me. Worse, she had previously asked specifically who he was.

This. I was watching a random musical from the early 1970s last night (don’t judge, my son picked it) and suddenly I go, “Holy crap, that’s Gwyneth Paltrow’s mother!”...