I remember when BB&B stores looked classy, like a slightly less expensive cross between Pottery Barn and Target. I went in to one recently to look (unsuccessfully) for a white canvas shower curtain. What a junky looking dump—it was crammed to the ceiling with seemingly uncurated EVERYTHING.

Am I the only one who is completely overwhelmed by stores like BB&B...and Kohls or any other big box store. I’m very social and not in any other way phobic, but all the people and all the STUFF. It’s too much.

thank you! makes me feel better.

Tonight I was going to eat a rotisserie chicken from whole foods, but on my drive home I saw and emaciated homeless man and I gave it to him. It felt like the right thing to do. So I’m drinking wine for dinner :)

Yes, we do like Pittsburgh. It’s sort of Columbus with better topography.

Ok, not a Perez Hilton fan but have to leap to his defence here. Any parent of young kids knows that they see you naked constantly. In the morning my bathroom is like a rave in Ibiza (only not fun), we’re all running around naked trying to get ready. Any accusations of Hilton being a pedophile for showering with his…

I’m a Toledoan, a mile from the Ohio/Michigan border, and I spend my summers in Michigan. Of all of the craft beers I’ve had from various regions, Michigan has been the most consistently good. Founder’s, New Holland, B. Nektar, all of them fantastic. I cheat with Old Rasputin Imperial Stout sometimes, but I prefer…

Aww. All I know about football is that Ohio State hates University of Michigan, which is especially contentious when you live in Toledo, and that there’s now a kitten bowl at the same time as the Super Bowl.

That’s true! I spoke to my Doctor about it a year or so ago and there was a lot of talk at the time in the media about getting the test and freezing eggs. And she said, she actually recommends against the test, or basically thinks it’s a useless test. The reason why is that the amount of eggs you have left doesn’t…

That article made me mad because they don’t even mention that age is a separate variable that effects egg quality. So even if you have lots of eggs, as you age, fewer will be genetically viable. A 30 year old with an AMH of 1 has a much better chance of success conceiving than a 40 year old with an AMH of 1. AMH can…

On the one hand I relate because my first pregnancy blew. But on the other hand, after losing a few I kind of really wish I could do the first one over again. Have now experienced worse things.

WHY IS PEEING IN THE SHOWER A BIG DEAL???

No shit?!? I once had a long distance relationship after I got someone else’s telegram while on a I was changing trains. The telegraph operator keyed it in wrong in Virgina as I was heading out to the Spanish controlled California territories and just as I got over the Mississippi there was a message for Miss.…

All together? About three weeks. But it was literally just me doing it

I do baste the turkey. But the baster won the golden utensil award when it we used it to suck the water out of the air conditioner reservoir (43 times over the course of a weekend) allowing us to avoid the dreaded “EMERGENCY CALL” surcharge. Go buy a yacht on someone else’s trauma HVAC bully.

Red is always the best flavor. Any candy, it’s always the right choice (though I am on team black licorice)

When they do studies about which professionals are best able to coordinate in stressful situations, where there is minimal communication and unclear guidelines etc. Nurses routinely rate higher than any other profession. Higher than firefighters. Higher than sports teams. On par with military strike teams.

My son had surgery yesterday. He had amazing nurses. They were attentive, thorough, and compassionate.

“Who knew the nurses of America moved like the mob?”