I’m cheering you on! I’m a do it myself person, partly out of a sense of control, partly out of lack of funds to do it any other way. Here are some things I’ve learned to do as a result: clear a clog from a pipe under my sink and replace the pipe, install new overhead lights in my bathroom and switch out the outlet…

Stirrup pants!!!

I was going through a big career change and had decided to resign from my job. I was wearing my hair really short, dyed a dark red. I went in for a trim and a touch up and asked if it was possible to dye my eyebrows as well. My eyebrows were/are light brown/blonde. The hair dresser said, “I don’t see why not!” Sitting…

You make a point of saying “it wouldn’t be uncommon for me...” which contradicts what the writer said. She noted that the professor had singled her out for attention, writing back only to her, etc. Your intentions and patterns of behavior as you describe them are not flirtatious. The writer’s dilemma is not about you…

Thank you for recommending this resource. It makes a lot of sense and I’m looking forward to putting it into practice!!

What Sam Simon did was disgusting. All the men who went along with it were cowardly. I wonder how things turned out for them. Probably great. Cue sad trombone...

Gender is bimodal too, although we are seeing it as less so, and that’s the point with all of these changes. Looking at what doesn’t fit the existing categories tells a lot about how those categories are created and defined and how they may not be as clear cut as previously assumed. Sure, the 2-flavors male/female…

No actually, sex is not binary. To quote from the website for the Intersex Society of North America:

Or, “text me when you want want a relationship with more than my holes.”

Yes. Salt water takes care of all critters more thoroughly than regular water.

The White House Budget accommodates a second residence for all presidents. The Obama’s family home was maintained and guarded 24/7/365 the entire time he was president. The Trump’s second residence is in NY. The BIG drain on the budget is his time spent at Mar A Lago.

Some engineering programs offer “terminal masters” in addition to the research driven masters degree. Often coursework can be completed on line. I’m also at a large land grant institution in the college of engineering. The terminal or professional masters degree is a tuition generating graduate degree.

It’s so good that you were able to see the wisdom of ending the relationship and deciding to give each other space. I wonder if your focus on wanting him to be o.k. and worrying about him is a way of distracting yourself from how you feel. Could it be? You may know in your heart that you and he will both be fine.…

I guess you have to wait “til it happens to you” and then you might discover a line. There is no requirement to take responsibility for other people’s feelings. You just have to hold true to your own and perhaps appreciate that when others do draw a line it might be coming from a place that you are fortunate not to…

I agree that storefront check-cashing and payday loan businesses are preying on poor people. Banks do this as well and stories like this assume that the fees banks load onto low- and middle-income people are not equally predatory and unhelpful. Check out Lisa Servon’s book “The Unbanking of America,” before throwing…

Beautiful! Well done!

Funny!!

The only way for this to change is for parents who care about the bullying and bigotry issues to come together whether their child or children have been directly targeted or not. When a child gets bullied and the authority figure in the situation does nothing, all the children who witness the bullying are learning.…

I voted early in Wisconsin. The city clerk arranged for early voting to take place at most branches of the public library during anytime the library branch was open. This was awesome! People were really happy to be able to make voting so accessible. And, given the new voter registration and id laws in Wisconsin I was…

I’ve been working through life vs.career issues for a long time. I’m a lot older than you are. I have an advanced degree and an academic career. I’ve had a lot of success (career and personal) and failure (again career and personal). I don’t know everything that you are going through. However a lot of what you have…