We just have a small dog now, which is not really a problem until my husband has to travel for work. Luckily she is very loud. But part of me wants a large mastiff or Bernese Mountain Dog as our next pup for my own personal security blanket :)

Years ago, I housesat for my sister and her husband when they went off on their honeymoon. My boyfriend at the time was out of town, so it was just me and my sister’s two large boxers. It was in a suburban neighborhood, but their house sat at the edge of the neighborhood, next to a grove of hazelnut trees that then…

Yep. My dad volunteers with the Red Cross and responded to the most recent fires in California a few weeks back. Guy Fieri again showed up and fed evacuees. He’s not my jam, but he really is a good person.

I loved the behind the scenes at the end where it showed them all just losing their shit because his lines were so ridiculous. 

What a beautiful gift that your Red has finally gotten a forever home! In need of heartwarming animal stories tonight, and that definitely warmed my heart.

I am so sorry to hear of your loss - what a beautiful and special life you shared. Our feline and canine companions are always more than we deserve. This hit me particularly hard because I have a 16 year old chihuahua that is having a lot of senior issues and my heart preemptively breaks, but you are right, that the…

Did the voting process change from the last election cycle? Otherwise, the attacks on the ranked-choice system, and the extra weight given to the leadership’s vote are nonsense. But they are also nonsense anyway, because the speculation that the rank and file members overwhelming voted for Sanders is just that, pure…

Seriously. I unexpectedly got super emotional at the end. She is a legend.

God fucking damnit. I am so tired of finding out that the men who are publicly doing the right thing and espousing the ideals that we need them to as allies and agents of change among men, are hypocrites and abusers behind the scenes.

You really used a tweet by someone with 900 followers, which got liked a mere 9 times, to demonstrate that the argument that the article positing that Bernie Sanders should not run for president is extremely unpopular? Solid journalism. Not to mention that the top comments to the article itself are all supportive of…

Indeed, he is. He is also one of the few characters who actually speaks with a drawl in the show, despite the fact that it is set in Texas.  

I have never heard of that combination before, but now I am curious. Sadly, I only have the red wine, not the grapefruit juice.

I’m drinking a marginally okay wine called I Love Pizza.  But I ate it with pesto pasta.  And now I am watching a terribly addictive, cheesy, show called Midnight, Texas.  Distraction is my MO today.  

Right? I find it super sweet that he’s poking fun at himself with it :) But I totally understand that pet peeve. The whole “expresso” “espresso” thing drives me nuts.

The name is a play on the cartoon character, Asterix, a small but wily type, and his companion Obelisk, a large/oafish, yet lovable warrior.  https://www.asterix.com/en/

I’m sorry you are going through this. I’ve been in that struggle of whether my relationship was right for me, even though I loved the person. It hurts, and it may hurt for a while even when you know you are making the right choice. I don’t know your exact situation, but the other side is so worth it. Whether or not…

I will take whatever good news I can get in these days. This is fantastic, and I am so happy that poor kids in NYC will get meals without any shame or stigma or burden on their families.

I’m sure there is more to her routine, but she, refreshingly, admits to Botox. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3180740/Robin-Wright-claims-not-afraid-turn-50-year-confessing-s-never-happier.html

“The harmony of overwhelming and collective murder”

I haven’t read the books, but I love the series and am super excited to be going to Scotland in September! Do you mind sharing what you thought were must-sees from your tour?