Oh man- did you write #2 just for me??

I'd tell them now. You have a good reason for leaving, and that should mean they aren't as angry. They probably won't shoot themselves in the foot by getting rid of you before you can train your replacement. I would still tell them it was unexpected, if that's at all true.

Similar to the major system, but with mnemonics instead of words. Forming a strong association between the letter and the number seems to be a big hurdle, so rhyming is not a bad idea.

I don't think decaf is yucky in a vacuum- I think both the beans and the brew are often old and stale. I thought I hated it too, until I started buying water process decaf from a roastery. You might pick up some half-caf, too.

Agreed. And 2% Greek yogurt with honey tastes good and has a lot of protein. I like to stir in some oats, and I bet granola would be really good too.

I think this is good advice, especially about not giving an excuse. People can grab the upper hand when demanding that you flesh out your reasons. I also adhere fervently to the Jack Donaghy motto for avoiding maternal craziness "say no, talk low, let her go". Furthermore, I don't feel obligated to maintain social…

I have a relatively hard and fast rule: every meal needs a good source of protein. For me, this usually means eggs or meat. I rarely eat vegetarian, but if I do, I make sure to include several sources of protein and some fat (like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and some cheese, or hummus and feta with pita). I'm…

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D'oh. I don't think you can. I should know better than to trust my memory of a privacy setting that may or may not have existed once. Sorry.

What happens if you change your settings to disallow commenting, post, then change them back?

I think "I have some bad news. I saw your husband kissing another woman" sounds really odd. I think I'd go with "I have to tell you something." It accomplishes the goal of giving one sentence of warning that something bad is coming without sounding so condescending. In fact, "I have some bad news" sounds awkward and…

I do coffee in the morning and a can of soda at lunch. Without the soda, the headache and/or overpowering sleepiness set in while I still need to be productive. The headache, I think, is at least partly dehydration. I don't plan to do anything ambitious in the evenings. I detox on Sundays, and I try very hard not to…

My M.O. for bars is, if it's quiet enough for them to potentially remember me, and there's a reasonable chance I'll go back, I leave a 40% tip. If nothing comes my way the next time (ie a free shot with the bartender, a sample of our new milkshake, even just if I send back food and they're really nice about it) I…

Yeah. That blog is totally creepy.

Ooh. I wonder if this would take off the residue from the Gladware container I sat on a hot burner.

They're good for reading recipes in the kitchen, because the touch screen registers through a Ziploc bag. Ditto for doing anything in the bathtub. I actually prefer Google Reader on a phone or tablet because I subscribe to a lot and often decide based on the title that I'm not interested in that post. I love the…

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Nope. It's green- you're just keeping that heat from going to waste!

I've never tried the mattress pad, but I highly recommend something with dual controls or two twin blankets. It drastically cuts down on both thermostat wars and electricity bills if both parties have temperature control.

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