Ugh, that trick by Borders killed me. I had about a dozen Borders gift cards I had been reluctant to use (I find it hard to pay full price for books, so I mostly buy used) and then I had to hurry up and buy a whole MESS of practically full-priced books so the gift cards didn’t totally go to waste. That really hurt my…

I got the body-policing from a couple of old hags I used to work with. (They were senior to me but not my direct superiors). My offensive clothing? From Banana Republic and Ann Taylor. They told me that there had been a “lot of talk” about the way I dressed.

The Last Resort bra is my fav as well. When I have it on I recapture - just a tiny bit - of what it felt like to run around when I was a kid without the second awful rhythm of my breasts flopping around.

Google Wave was so ahead of its time. It could do EVERYTHING! I’m still holding out hope for a comeback, one day.

I was looking for this comment so I didn’t have to make it! Demonstrations are not experiments and almost all of the “OMGSCIENCE!!!” kids are exposed to are demonstrations. Here’s a great kids’ science video that makes that very point. Should be required watching:

Yeah, I can’t help but think this woman is taking unnecessary risks with her life and well-being. She already has adopted children she needs to raise. What’s going to happen to them if she doesn’t come through the surgery/IVF/high-risk pregnancy?

That is an interesting idea, thanks!! My hair is unpredictably wavy and only a handful of stylists have ever addressed that. Weirdly, it used to be stick-straight when I was a kid and then something happened sometime in my 20s. Waves. Waves everywhere.

No hairstylist here in the States is willing or able to cut bangs. I’m so damned tired of paying $80+ for a haircut, showing them picture after picture of great bangs, only to have them screw it up.

I can’t tell if you’re joking or not. Chickens eating grass?

I think the elephant in the room is the fact that people are not equally gifted in all areas. Some people can read faster than others AND retain what they read. Others need more time to process. Not everyone can or should be a speed reader.

I saw a movie that had this premise, except it was totally different. It was called “Only You” with Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr. Marisa’s character had a prank played on her as a kid - she was playing with a Ouija board with some friends and she asked the name of her future husband and it spelled out “Damon.”…

I cannot believe how much oil he used. I roast vegetables all the time in a roasting pan just like this. I first toss the vegetables with 2 tablespoons of oil - and that seems like a TON.

My MIL is adopted and she found a half-sister and half-niece this way. It’s really helping her answer questions about her family - she really knew nothing before this. The only thing is - they haven’t written back. So it’s no guarantee you can make a personal connection, but you will get *some* information, if you’re…

Please share! I’m reading the Mrs. Bradley mysteries by Gladys Mitchell. They’re quite convoluted but good fun. My only complaint is that she tends to fall back on the same adjectives over and over. “Pugnacious.” “Saurian.”

And the other school that went right ahead and hired the creep from Marlborough.

Hahaha! I wish I could have attended that wedding just to cement that visual in my mind.

I’ve been doing this with Google Docs for quite a few years now, and it has worked like a charm. It’s also fantastic for those far-flung relatives where I keep rethinking of the same gift for them, only to check and realize I gave them that gift already, 4 Christmases ago.

Yeah, I had two birthday parties my whole childhood (I grew up in the 70s/80s), and one of them was a surprise party thrown by my best friend’s mum. My classmates each probably had a party once every 3 or 4 years, which worked out to 2-3 parties to attend the entire year. And for the most part, they were low-key…

Me too. Every brand of “no-show” socks I’ve bought is either too long or too short. Do you have a high arch? I do, and I like to blame most things on that issue.