This. As someone who is currently serving, I think it is important that people realize that the military is disproportionately made up of poor people, people of color, immigrants (including DACA recipients) and yes, LGBT people (like me!). There are numerous worthwhile discussions to be had about the size, cost, and…

“So, maybe the intent of these two dudes was nothing more than what they said and maybe I dodged an enormous bullet last night, but I really think the strange conversation I had last week may have saved me from something terrible.”

I find Instagram is mostly a place for me to house the infinite (and totally useless) pictures of clouds I end up taking for reasons that aren’t entirely understood.

Today’s Code 45* shows that the fuligo septica (aka dog vomit slime mold – no, you shut up. You can look it up.) currently propagating in the moist dark areas of the West Wing just can’t seem to stay off the God wagon lately; he’s flogging the Lord like a goddamn rented mule these days. Now, we all know that’s…

So, full disclosure: I was an army wife for a period, divorced my ex who is still a soldier, and we are both happily remarried and we all get along, lalala

UK Update:

Mike Pence probably won’t accidentally start a nuclear war with North Korea.

If you’re still eligible for your parents’ insurance, that means you are pretty young? You may not see it now, but later on you’ll understand how stressful being in a job you hate is, assuming of course you find one you don’t hate. The botttom line is if you’re not happy, you’re not happy and there’s nothing wrong…

I was up for consideration in my company for a promotion that would have required moving to a city known for its traffic nightmares and basically said “I’m out” based on that alone, so I get it. Finding a new job sucks hard, but if you’re not happy where you are, you are better off in the long run leaving and finding…

Well, first off, give the commute a go for a while. You don’t know how it’s going to pan out until you do it for a few weeks.

I think it’s okay to be scared of neighborhoods where they sell heroin. Without going into a lot of details, my husband worked in an area where they sold lots of drugs and had the random murder here and there. It’s okay to not feel all cozy and comfortable just because other non-murdering non-drug users live in that…

Oh, then the temp/placement place sounds perfect for you! Get started on those two years ASAP! :)

Ask your boss about a car service! It’s not fair to expect people to risk their actual lives to get to his new office space.

The commute was 15 miles, contraflow (going to the burbs while everyone was going to the city), so not the worst. But I really wanted to bus it and couldn’t. I biked it once, it took 2 hours.

Even in a great job, you will not be working with the same people forever. Some will leave and new people will come and you might not like them. It sounds like your job is in constant flux right now. How do you like the work you’re doing? How is this new work helping your career or harming it?

It pays okay, but I get health insurance almost totally covered and I can commute from my parents’ house.

I haven’t, but I’d probably say that it doesn’t hurt to look for another job — I’m just typically hesitant to quit a job without anything lined up unless it’s a really, really bad situation. Is it tolerable enough to do the commute for the time being? That way, you’d kind of be able to answer the question of whether…

So I live in a small city and what is considered a bad neighborhood. I actually love where I live but it can be challenging at time. I have encountered a few friends over the years who have been afraid of being “in the hood” or have made comments about bad areas of time. But the thing is it’s actually not that bad.…

Over the years, I have quit MOSTLY because of the commutes. I have no tolerance for it. Sorry to say that, because otherwise your job sounds good!

L’esprit de l’escalier (staircase wit)—when you think of the perfect comeback to an insult too late to actually use it. Hate when that happens.