I am sorry that this bullying happened to you. It’s awful. I’m sorry that I literally didn’t see it. I think it’s really brave to stand up for yourself, and not just ...vanish.

This ...was very well said.

Beautiful. I once read a story about two very well-heeled couples angling (in separate cars) for the last parking space close to an Opera House. Their rage intensified and towards the end, the drivers were flipping each other off, and shouting obscenities at each other. In the end, they both found spaces, and were…

Yeah; I guess we all have our moments — I was far more reactive than I would have wanted, as well. I cannot really control what other people say but I can try to not allow it to get under my skin, breathe, and walk on by.

Agreed on all points, thank you for this. Your Housewives analogy is perfect (though I hadn’t seen the show) and fairly well how I was considering the situation, though I could have been more attuned to others’ concerns. I was far too focused on potential fallout for the person unnamed.

PatFanda, you are the loveliest, I mean it. And wise.

I’m sorry you’re dealing with this, jinni. You’ve been treated unfairly.

I’d doubt they’d get along because New Yorkers think everyone wants to be in Manhattan, but the woman of New Jersey are happy to stay there. A fight would ensue, rating would be stellar, and I’d bet heavily on New Jersey.

Thank you so much!!! It was a very special day. <3

Jill Zarin from The Real Housewives of New Jersey is “astounded” by the doctors who are treating her husband Bobby’s cancer.

It scares me. I don’t like it. I’m so creeped out. I found a video of it talking.

If they’re going to go to the bother of putting a realistic face on the damn thing, I don’t think a ventilated wig or kerchief is too much to ask for.

I was a teenager for 25 years! The shame.

What the royal fuck is a dorgi?

Well that’s fucking gross.

Whizzing into the reflecting pool? That’s kinda disrespectful. Getting in is one thing, but peeing into it? Gross. So much nitrification.

“poems for everyone.” You are one of a kind, Calmer:)

Former resident of the DC suburbs here. The pollution wasn’t so bad in the 70s/early 80s. In fact it was a common rite of passage & frst hazing stunt for students at American U. I never did the Reflecting Pool or Tidal Basin because the pool behind the Episcopal Church was dangerous enough for this risk-averse teen.…

Oh, the water used to be cleaner. The Mall is due for a lot of renovations, especially to the water features. So much $$ has been sucked down by security since Sept. 11th that the Mall is in kind of a state of disrepair. People used to splash around in there all the time. Then the Capitol Hill cops would chase you…

This is truly lovely. You are lovely.