I personally think she deserves to have her actual first, maiden and married name, and cell number included. Home address and photo would be going too far...maybe.

I don’t know the clinical term, I just call them mom and dad.

Live alone with a cuddly cat and work from home in Seattle. Can happily go a week without venturing further than my patio. Love a day without human interaction. I’m actually a nice, warm person with plenty of friends in my past but very few now. And I’m happier than ever. I can totally relate to you and Earl of the…

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You were “spared” driving. What?! Do you have a chauffeur?

Yep, the quintessential mediocre white man

Would it have been more convenient if the person who had the heart attack was not obese?

Can confirm. I have 20 years of crazy Santa Cruz rental stories. About 15 years ago, I lived in an uninsulated garden shed with super dodgy wiring for $900/mo...and it was the best deal out of the dozens I looked at.

Where is this dream rental?

Yeah. As I said, I learned SO much from that experience- about infatuation, about wishful thinking, about communication, about making assumptions, about self-image. All very valuable lessons.

I’m so sorry.

I helped my sister with a college paper. I gave her a line describing a young woman as coquettish, but she spelled it ”coitus”. Got a “???!!” in the margin from the TA.

That’s so weird. I had a Music Message Board Guy years ago too. We bonded over our love for music, talked and emailed for hours every night. We said we were soulmates. I was fascinated to hear about his band’s regional fame breaking through to the national level with a new recording contract and big CD release. Sure,…

Agreed. To me, the scenario where he once believed he could jovially grab or pinch women he just met is as disturbing as the lying/denying version. If he’s that out of touch, he shouldn’t be in office. Same with Biden.

Right. If even one of those accusations is true, then his claim he wasn’t aware he was inappropriate is insincere at best, and a bold faced lie at worst. If he was in the habit of holding hugs a bit long, or touching woman’s shoulder or arm, there’s room for doubt. Multiple ass grabs?..he knew exactly what he was…

Binders full.

Yep, same with Washington.

Downton inspired me to read about the conditions for servants at that time, including some diaries of the servants. For most, it seems it was much tougher, most employers being far less generous and benevolent than the Crawleys. 

In 2010-12, BBC continued the series, covering 1936-1939. I quite liked it as well.

Actually, we’re too fucking exhausted working like dogs trying to replenish our retirement accounts that were annihilated in the last recession. The millenials are afraid they won’t get to live in an ideal world. Gen-Xers are well aware there’s not enough time in our lifetimes to turn this shitshow around. We’re just…