Why not cook your oatmeal. Eating raw oats is a trend I’ve never understood.

Several times In my life I’ve known what I wanted and saw no point in wasting my time with a man whose expectations and interests didn’t match mine. What chaps my hide is the men I’ve encountered who insisted they wanted what I did to get sex,mbut we’re lying.

I’d like to see a man staffer write the companion article for women. 

I’m surprised your expert doesn’t mention a big concern for women: unsatisfying sex. Yes, STIs, safety, slut-shaming, and contraception are important concerns for women.

When this book was published an “ice cube tray” would have been an aluminum tray with a levered, removable divider like this:

Almost certainly the plums you dried and the plums that become commercial prunes are different varieties of fruit.

Yes, in legalese, a petit jury.

I’d expect you to recommend usually-expensive destinations like Switzerland or Scandinavia vs. less expensive ones. Generally the dollar goes pretty far in Croatia or Spain.

If an employer finds out you lied about anythng, that’s pretty defensible  grounds for immediate dismissal.

I imagine matching the yogurt flavor to the fresh summer fruit you have on hand would make these great for shortcakes.

“A pint’s a pound the world around” only if that pint is water.

Thank you, Beth. As always you are a voice of reason and knowledge.

Agreed.

And if it’s a pay-at-the-gate situation, for the love of heaven have your payment ready.

Yep, I once had a guy completely lose his mind when he came back to his over-the-line land yacht and found he couldn’t open his door next to my perfectly parked compact. I made the mistake of moving my car so he could leave. In retrospect I should have let him wait until I was ready to leave. His wife just sat in her…

I once chatted with the gas pump attendant at the Costco in Greenville, SC on a torrid day in mid-July. I sympathized with him being outdoors all day in 90+% humidity on a 90F+ day. He assured me he loved his job. He liked working for Costco (I’ve heard they’re a good employer) but he’d much rather be outdoors than…

Your expert on the marvelous advantages of vaping is a man who sells vaping equipment. Gotcha!

Mmm, well, no. There are other “isms” that are perfectly accepted.

If you think of frosting as a “dip” and plain cookies as a “chip” this strategy coalesces magically.

The feet on the dashboard thing? That’s how Madison Cawthorn lost the use of his legs. He had his feet up on the dashboard of a car when the driver fell asleep at the wheel.