That’s exactly why I support service worker unions. We’ll never get away from our ridiculous tipping culture until workers have the ability to bargain instead of having to beg and take whatever the big corporations give them lest they be fired for speaking up.

I shed a few tears watching Curiosity land from a hotel room in 2012.

I love having a 128GB card. I download Google Maps for like half of the eastern seaboard and anywhere I travel, and I have pretty much any album I’d ever want to listen to stored locally. I never have to worry about clearing up photos, and they all back up over WiFi anyway.

I love having a 128GB card. I download Google Maps for like half of the eastern seaboard and anywhere I travel, and…

There were a bunch of signs at Denver International saying it’s still illegal to possess them in airports and on flights in the US, so I would advise caution on this one for those in the states.

One of the best travel tips I got was to hang my pants by the cuffs when I unpack. The weight of the waist is usually enough to get out any packing wrinkles overnight.

Law schools are kind of weird about transfers - if you transfer for 3L, you still end up getting a degree from your original school and are just considered a visiting scholar or something like that. I think it’s because the hard work of law school is pretty much over after 2L and to prevent people from spending two…

They’re not kidding - the zoo is amazing and since it’s free, you don’t feel bad if you can only make it for a couple of hours. The docents are friendly and knowledgeable. Definitely worth the trek.

Great point! That’s why I am a big fan of the brown liquor and soda combination when flying. Soda water is hydrating and doesn’t have all the other crap in it.

My Gerber Paraframe has been my daily carry knife for years and I love it.

My Gerber Paraframe has been my daily carry knife for years and I love it.

Do you hang your hat in Tennessee?

This is a manifestly dishonest comment, because you can easily review the literally dozens and dozens of times that Republicans have voted to repeal or otherwise undermine the Affordable Care Act, and the current lawsuits they support specifically aimed at removing protections for pre-existing conditions. The fact…

Naturally, I don’t know where you are located and can’t speak to the culture there, but the hunters I know are happy to get either because it means meat in the freezer. Of course, I am lucky to live in Pennsylvania, and our deer population is scientifically managed by the state Game Commission, which determines how…

...on the bullshit basis of the selection coming from a lame-duck president...

That was my problem too - I used astringents and exfoliating scrubs and then rubbed benzoyl peroxide spot treatments all over my face, instead of using it as a spot treatment. The result was I irritated my skin and compounded the problem severely. As my dermatologist at the time pointed out, your skin doesn’t know if…

I flew Southwest from FLL to BWI with maybe a half dozen other passengers once for their last flight of the day. It was amazing - they comped everyone drinks and we all took our own row to stretch out and catch a nice nap.

Bonus points: whenever I’ve flown first class, they always include drinks for free. Keep the buzz going all the way to your destination.*

*Don’t drink and drive.

And apparently we’re going to steal your shoes too, so everyone within 30 feet has to smell your unshowered, stocking feet after they’ve been marinating over god-knows-how-many hours of travel.

So many state legislative seats go uncontested - it’s truly appalling. Run for office. It’s usually not too hard to get on the ballot, and even in horribly gerrymandered districts, worst case scenario, you forced your state rep. to spend some money on the district that could have gone to more competitive races.

I wasn’t sure how this worked the last time I was at the Kennedy Center, and ended up hitting the bathroom and then the bar for round two. Standing at the end of the line, anxiously listening to the warning chimes going off, silently cursing the people in front of me for not already having their minds made up and…

Is— is ham salad an unpopular option? I mean, I think putting relish in it is a crime, but few things warm my PA Dutchy soul quite like a ham salad sandwich on a potato roll (or a delicious whoopie pie!).