Agreed. I'm pretty introverted myself, but I'm a fairly successful salesperson, which seems inherently contradictory. 

You tell the truth. 100%. You can feel free to frame in such a way that you use phrases such as “in my experience” or “in our work environment”. People can learn & improve, so if your acquaintance is aware of both his strengths and his weaknesses then perhaps she can monitor him and use him in the best possible way.…

Oh geez, now I have to bake bread today too. I should not be reading this while I'm so hungry/impressionable. My wife ususually bakes bread, but she's away in Florida. Her bread is good, but I like mine so much better. Mine's got a thick chewy crust. I'll have to hope that I can find the recipe. Apparently I'm just…

I think that I’m going to have to go get donuts this morning after reading all of these posts. My wife’s away, so I’m sure that I’ll be very reasonable and only get one or two....HAHAHAHAHA! No chance in hell of that. Sometimes I just get cravings. I’m sure that I will be donut-sick before dinnertime rolls around, but…

If Bruce gets adopted I'll be happy for Bruce, but I'll be sad for me. He's my favorite and I look forward to seeing both he & his attitude every week. 

There is zero good data on accupuncture because there's no way to perform a good study. You can't perform "placebo accupuncture" in the same way that you can during a pharmaceutical trial. My cousin is a doctor and he's of the firm opinion that if it works for you, keep doing it. 

Chiropractors are like lawyers. There are some who are very well trained & ethical & honest. There are others who will bill you for every single thing that they can think of, as long as you keep giving them the opportunity to do so. 

Hmm...my roommate used to do this all the time in the late 80's/early 90's, but he'd generally give them other people's names & addresses (and request a visit). Every once in a while he'd need one for a gag gift or something so he'd just have them shipped to our apartment building. In those instances he told them that…

Never forget that Boris Johnson was actually born in NYC, in the United States of America, just like Donald Trump. 

Putin has been intentionally sowing international chaos for years. He knows that anything which destabilizes any existing western democracies & their alliances will only put Russia in a stronger position. 

You are correct. No matter what all of the populist fascists would like you to believe, pretty much the entire planet is tied into the global economy in such a way thay when one domino falls....

Good doggy!!!!

I believe you. I couldn't make it past more than a few lines and I felt my brain starting to seize up. This guy's truly a winner, eh? It's probably not fair, but I've already 100% tried & convicted him in my mind. I'm so sick of this kinda shit. 

I once heard a Philadelphia DJ take an on-air live request for “Bingo, Jed, & Lionel” by the Steve Miller Band. It might take a little while, but you'll get it eventually. 

I LOVE Pie, especially a really good, nicely chilled Pumpkin Pie (don’t go too heavy on the spices). It's the breakfast of champions! 

Caesar did the same thing! Caesar, our cat, that is, not Julius Caesar. 

Hi there - I work in the importation & distribution of high end Italian porcelain tile, so here’s a few pointers regarding the tile portion of your reno: Ask a million questions of both the tile salesperson & your contractor. Make sure that you understand the products, the amount of variation you should expect, & the…

So I'm 99% sure that I'm on your side in this battle, but I'm confused by his statement that "you viciously hate gay people". Did I miss something? I'm assuming that he's incorrect. Please let me know if I am wrong. 

Lots of Philadelphia-area posts here, eh? 

I spent a bunch of time at Dirty Frank’s 20 - 30 years ago, but now I’m trying to remember what that other dive bar was that was in a more residential neighborhood. It was located somewhere east of Broad Street & north of South Street. It was nowhere near as dive-y as Dirty Frank’s, but the neighbors were always…