I am really clumsy with chopsticks and tend to hold them in the middle. Did you know that in Asia that’s kind of a childish thing to do, and that adults hold them on the end? I guess it’s sort of like gripping a fork or a spoon in your fist.

We have those “members’ clubs” in America too, in notionally dry counties. I walked into a place somewhere in Virginia, paid my $5, and became a member. Since I didn’t store any liquor there (!) I could only order one thing, I think it was bourbon. I’m not sure how any of this works but the residents get it.

There is (or maybe was) one on the NYU campus, of all places. I went to one in the 1990s near Grand Central. This is not their first NYC location.

Yu should apply for a job with the Dowager Countess of Downton Abbey! At least you know how to make a broth, unlike some servants (cough cough, Denker) I know.

I think it also depends on the cheese though. Did you use parmagiano reggiano or Gruyère? Or, as I have seen in some places, cheddar (never tried that, don’t think I want to.) Also the thickness of the potatoes: thicker than a potato chip, about as thick as an Oreo chocolate wafer is my very scientific guideline. But…

No, Granddad is right. People don’t pay attention to the issues, they don’t vote in local elections, they don’t vote in primaries, they don’t vote in non-Presidential elections. In NYC in 2013 about 1 million people voted in the Mayoral election, out of 4.3 million registered voters (many eligible citizens aren’t even…

Remember, people like us are (retroactively) responsible for Kim Davis’s three divorces and out-of-wedlock children.

It also has workplace repecussions (the ban on gay/bi men giving blood.) Often there are corporate-sponsored blood drives, entire departments will go together, there are contests to see which department have the highest percentage of employees giving blood…I got wrapped up in one of these once at a place where I was…

Your dog vomit story is better. I have never thrown dog vomit at myself and now that I think about it I don’t know how I have avoided this.

I have now owned four dogs as an adult and there is nothing I wouldn’t have done for any of them. One of our dogs hated the car so much that whenever we had to bring her to the vet or to boarding (and she loved being boarded with all her buddies) she would throw up. Every single time. So I would sit in the back seat…

You essentially have my dog, although mine is a slight mix so he’s very sleek, but he must be taller than yours because mine weighs 75 pounds and may still be growing. (Did I just type that? God, what was I thinking. Seventy-five pounds with more to come…)

Oh no, so adorable!

I know we’re not supposed to dress our little furry friends like dolls but my dog loves wearing clothes. I’m so glad fall is finally here. He likes dressing up for Halloween, and when it gets colder he has a couple of very dashing coats that, when I open the cabinet where they are stored, he jumps up and then gets in…

I am a man so pardon my ignorance. Do you think these dresses are expensive for what they are? You’d be hard pressed to find a presentable suit in this price range, plus you have to have a shirt and tie. Of course men can wear their suits for all kinds of occasions and some of these dresses do seem a little…

I became a great uncle at the age of 39. My sibling is older than me but not by much…

The muscle tee would also be good for Man A shakes Man B’s hand and also grips Man B’s right forearm or elbow with his left hand. I do this myself and have it done to me a lot.

“Your insurmountable lead is getting eaten into by a socialist from Vermont. No real question, just thought that was weird.”

This actually came up. Joe Lieberman was the Democratic VP candidate in 2000 and had Gore won (or I should say, had Gore been inaugurated) Inauguration Day, January 20, 2001, was a Saturday. When Inauguration Day falls on a Sunday (this just happened in 2013) they have a small swearing in ceremony and then the public…

Maybe Arlo Day was named in some kind of homage to Arlo Guthrie? In Massachusetts (where Guthrie lives, I believe) there probably is an Arlo Day, like National Pancake Day.

The first movie I ever remember seeing was at a drive-in (!) Disney’s “Song of the South.” I’m not sure you can even get it anymore. I’m a late-stage baby boomer so the town had a drive-in and Disney nights. My best buddy’s father had a station wagon that could comfortably seat at least 12 kids and you could…