Once we’d decided on a range of breeds, PetFinder was an invaluable resource. I love PetFinder.

You can google the ten most mellow dog breeds, etc., to help you narrow down your search.

My husband, who is a recently retired NYC prosecutor, got in touch with Bourdain through his publisher, and asked him if he’d like to come to a weekly Friday lunch at Forlini’s (the courthouse’s favorite restaurant — we got married there) with a bunch of prosecutors, detectives, judges, etc. over great…

When you’re walking on eggshells and have suffered negative personality consequences from your relationship, that’s a big red flag that it’s time to leave. Been there, done that. Your life will be much better for it. Wishing you the very best of luck.

I’ve been feeling gutted since yesterday. Even my husband, who shrugs at celebrity deaths, cried over this. It’s tragic and awful, and I don’t understand why he’d leave behind his beloved Ariane. Bourdain was an extraordinary cultural anthropologist, who deduced, correctly, that we can all understand each other…

We adopted a rescue dog five years ago after spending a lot of time narrowing down what kind of dog we wanted. Decide what size dog you want. Decide the energy level of the breed. I’d suggest a mellow breed, one that doesn’t require hours of daily exercise or will eat the furniture if it’s bored. Animal Planet’s…

No. I’m a petite person and would likely fall over.

I’m very sorry for your loss. Noodles with Bourdain would be a pretty cool after-life experience.

I’m so very sorry for your loss. I hope your husband and Mr. Bourdain are sharing a pisco sour and eating the most heavenly roasted pork.

I’m taking Bourdain’s death hard as well. Not only because I’ve been a fan since Kitchen Confidential, but because the man had a lot of humanity in him.

I am so very sorry for your losses. And your reliving of them.

I’ve been in a state of shock all day. He left an 11-year-old daughter who he clearly loved most dearly. I don’t understand. Today sucks big time.

You are truly an amazing, open-hearted, and wise person. I’m in awe.

It sounds like you ARE a special person in people’s lives.

That’s how Robin Williams killed himself.

I second that!

My father died when I was 24, but my mother only passed last year. She was generally doing well, but wanting to downsize, etc. Then she got sick about five years ago. Really sick. Four hospitalizations in six weeks, and two extensive rehab stays. She was 82 at the time. She never fully came back, which is typical. It…

The main concern is that Davidson got clean, looked really healthy for a while, and might possibly be using again. In recent photos, he looks and sounds awful.

That is sweetly romantic, and I like it.

Ugh.