I hosted a dinner party a few weeks ago. I hadn’t done that in ages, except for extended family, and it was so much fun! My personal tip: make-ahead recipes are your friends. There is nothing more stressful than trying to get a bunch of last-minute, temperature-sensitive items on your table at once while a bunch of…

I think the toughest thing is being part of a ‘mixed’ family. I don’t get depressed in the summer, but I hate the heat and humidity and too much bright sun gives me a vicious migraine. My husband on the other hand, looooves summer...endless sunshine, melting heat and all. Vacation planning can be a battle because of…

The one on Michigan Ave. in Chicago is totally bonkers, and I kind of love it. Of course there are too many great places to eat in Chicago to waste a meal on Cheesecake Factory, but I have to recommend stopping in to take a look at it if you’re in the neighborhood.

I’ll agree that Gold Peak is tolerable, and the one I get if I’m desperate for tea. However, I live in KY, and a lot of places only have the sweetened versions. I’m always grateful when I find the orange label.

I love both, actually, and usually start off my day with iced coffee and drink iced tea for the rest of the day.

Yeah...how sad is it that I read the headline and looked at the picture and thought...Gosh! She looks SO pretty!

But how big are they? They look kinda...skinny.

I’m in Louisville, so I’ll be driving a few hours south west until I get somewhere that seems reasonable. I’d like to go to Hopkinsville, Ky, but I’m concerned that traffic around there is going to be terrible.

That’s interesting...and sort of...I don’t know...cults.

But I haaaaate wearing it! I know I really need to, but, ugh. I’ve had it adjusted and readjusted, and it’s not really uncomfortable...I just hate sleeping with something stuck in my mouth. I already have some very fine verticals cracks in my upper front teeth from years of grinding. Ugh.

I’m very, very attractive to mosquitoes, and I’ve always gotten a lot of bites. When I was a kid my mom would douse my bites in Campho-Phenique. I don’t know that it was terribly effective, but I loved the smell.

Yeah, they’re delighted...those suckers are pricey in the grocery store.

Unfortunately, some schools...many, maybe...have that kind of ‘you’re gonna get fired for some random thing someone was upset by.’

It might help if you explained what they actually did. I don’t see anything in your question that indicates they’ve done anything but express their political opinions. Have they said or done anything that could be considered harassment?

HVAC problems kinda suck. Just had to have the whole system replaced.

My sympathies. Millipedes are...ewwwww...I got a cold chill up my spine just thinking about them.

How is it possible for a person to be so very wrong about something? How do you get by in your day-to-day life? I hope you have friends and let Veda ones looking out for you. You need protection from your own foolishness.

And I hope she decided this dating an asshole thing wasn’t for her.

It never ceases to amaze me that people think it’s their duty to offer advice (offensive, stupid advice at that) to total strangers.

I’m in for lobster, especially in roll form. Corn on the cob is fabulous, but honestly it’s so very simple, I’m not sure it would make a very interesting article. Unless...you could play around with fats (Bacon fat instead of butter? Flavored olive oil?) and flavoring (Various spices? Fresh herbs?)