“The best part: Frequent fliers can often get upgraded to actual first class for free.”

Carcasonne!! My four-year old beat me when we played.

Carcasonne!! My four-year old beat me when we played.

I can never fall asleep to Welcome To Night Vale because I always WANT TO HEAR THE DAMN STORY. Curse you, Cecil. 

Counterpoint: I’m not paying $20 for two eggs and a piece of toast when I’m on a per diem. I'll wake up on time like an adult and go get something healthy and cheap.

The article should be titled “Why I always ...".

“sleep with the door closed”

It’s sad for me to see all of the bad experiences people had in PE. Fortunately PE has come a long way and many programs are much better than they were in the past. I am a PE teacher and it is my goal to help each student understand that there is some type of activity out there for everyone. I focus on lifelong…

How many ounces in a ‘moderation’? Related, how many ounces make something “heavier”? What makes a food “simple”? Chips are basically fried potatoes - potatoes, oil, and some seasoning. How much simpler do you need? If I roast broccoli with some oil and seasoning, why is it then simple but the same process isn’t with…

“Mama told me not to come. She said, “That ain’t no way to have fun.””

It bothers me that all the “experts” kids rely on for advice simply blindly push high schoolers towards college as if simply enrolling is the only goal. Guidance counselors like to keep their school’s placement stats up, colleges want your tuition. Nobody asks the kids why. Why do they want to go to college? They…

“Honey tastes better when it’s in a bear.” -- my father

I’ve never understood the concept of splitting the bill with friends. In my group we all get separate checks and I don’t know why you would do otherwise. We have picked up the check for one another from time to time but never split a bill among the group.

You’ll use a goddamned Bic Round Stic and you’ll like it.

Those benches and beams have wrong instructions. They are there only so you don’t have to touch ground, because it is lava.

Let kids play is a big one. Remove structure when you can, there are tons of times my son just ask “what would happen if...”, and while a lot of the time I shut it down due to absurdity, I do recognize that sometimes I just have to let him follow through on that interest, even if it makes a mess/cost money/is…

Even if you favor abortion as an option, why is there such open disdain for those who would offer alternatives to it by those claiming to embrace choice? Being honest, what seems to have earned them the label of “shady” purveyors of misinformation is just a general disagreement with their ideology and tactics.

This is one of my favorite West Wing clips, and it helped me in college and grad school, even as an adult.

Uhhhh.... If you don’t care for alcohol, why not order something you prefer, such as soda, tea, coffee, fruit juice, etc. As for me, I prefer to order coffee, and I don’t hesitate to order it in a bar. After all, who am I trying to please?

We all know that what color you dress your child in will affect how they turn out as an adult. That’s why I always dress my son in all black so he will grow up to be Batman.

It’s critical to think about what you’re retiring to, not just what you’re retiring from.