I do have a t-shirt with the slogan, “Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult”. 

“Magic erasers” work great on cleaning glass shower doors. Just a light scrub of the wet door during or after a shower gets them sparkling again. If you do it often enough, you don’t even have to scrub, just lightly wipe and you’re golden.

“Magic erasers” work great on cleaning glass shower doors. Just a light scrub of the wet door during or after a…

I’ve had very good luck selecting excellent oranges just by picking the ones which are heavier for their size. It’s easier with larger oranges as their weight different is larger, but even with the small ones, if you pick up a few, letting each one sit in your hand for a half second or so you should be able to get an…

Also, if you’re allergic to poison ivy, be careful with mango. The skin (and to a much lesser amount the flesh) of mango has urushiol oil in it. That’s the same oil which causes some people to get a rash if they come in contact with poison ivy. Ripe/over ripe mango sometimes oozes an oily substance which has a lot of…

Oh the conversations I’ve had with kids about Lego sets. As an AFOL (adult fan of Lego) who keeps up with the current sets and enjoys building them (and decorating the house with them), I’ve had great debates about which licensed lines most accurately represent the source material, can rattle off my top five Lego sets…

The Secret Chambers in Fort Worth, TX is amazing!(https://www.thesecretchambers.com/) Their rooms are incredibly immersive to the point that the “guide” or “host” (staff member who keeps an eye on everything and gives hints) stays in character the entire time. They like to hire theater students from local colleges for…

I think what you’re feeling is a lot of it. In junior high and high school you work hard so you can get into a good college. In college you work hard so you can get a good job. Then you work hard so you can support a spouse/family, buy a house or whatever else. But once you do those things or if those things don’t…

I have similar tendencies. I like being around people, especially if they’re a small group of people I know. I don’t mind speaking in front of groups. I don’t mind having conversations with one or two people I’ve just met. But in large groups it can be hard for me to socialize. There’s just too much going on. And this…

You might try slip shorts. They’re like these bands...but with the top part so they’re shorts. That’s what I use and they’re great. I got mine at Target but here’s a pair on Amazon:

You might try slip shorts. They’re like these bands...but with the top part so they’re shorts. That’s what I use and…

Lego blocks aren’t that hard to clean. I do it regularly by putting them in a mesh bag and putting them on the top shelf of my dishwasher on a cycle without a heated dry. When I take them out, I shake the bag to get out as much water as possible, then spread the Lego on a towel overnight. The only minor issue is…

I use the hotel shampoo and conditioner bottles when I shower at the gym. They’re a great size (usually good for two showers) and easy to toss in my gym kit and then in my recycle bin at home when I’m done. I use the hotel lotions on my desk and work and the soaps as hand soaps in my bathroom. A few business trips a…

This just seems like such a very bad idea. There’s the trauma to the kids and possibly adults if they’re not prepared for it. There the possibility of hearing damage if someone happens to be in the hallway without hearing protection. And what happens when someone decides to take these a step farther and take someone “h…

An alternate view to many I’ve read here. I’m 44 and don’t have kids. I think I’d be an awesome parent of school age kids and teenagers (I don’t quite know what to do with babies, but I figure I could get through that). I love hanging out with other people’s kids. Most of my free time activities revolve around…

I have a couple of cases of water stacked in a closet. Every six-eight months I buy a new case and use one of the old ones. I figure with a rotation like that, the water is no more than a 18 months old and I always have two cases of water on hand for emergencies. It’s more than is recommended by FEMA (It’s just me and…

Also those who hold teleconferences in their cubicles. Like multiple people in their cube and more on speakerphone. Especially when there’s an open conference room just a few cubes away. People who do this should be tarred, feathered, tarred again and then forced to live out the rest of their days (all sticky and…

“You’re going to have your bag within a few minutes of getting to baggage claim” is very dependent on the airport. At DFW where there is a baggage claim for every handful of gates and it’s a very short distance from the plane to the baggage claim, you can usually get your bag within 15 minutes or so of getting off the…

Then you order the breadsticks too.

I am also an engineer and I resemble that statement.

Very much this. It always bothers me when people try to split the tab evenly when there are a significant number of expensive drinks and I indulged in exactly none of them. My friends all know I don’t drink and the reason why (I don’t like the taste of it). I’m fine with them enjoying the beverage, but I have no…

That’s interesting. I wasn’t aware of naming customs such as you described. In that case, I can see where naming a child would have greater ramifications. Thanks for sharing.