Thank you for this. It is so true that being kind in response to rudeness can not only de-escalate a situation, it can change our mood as well. This reminder could not have come at a better time for me, thank you so much!

Wow, that’s a lot of projection.

I completely agree with you, but I wish it wasn’t the case. Many times the more tech-heavy way is the more efficient way to take notes. I once had an accounting class with an e-book that took place in a computer lab, and I was the only one who used the computer to take notes and to look at the book. The professor…

They don’t allow you to have bees in here.

Yes! I took a course at a community college last summer, and one of my classmates popped up on “People You May Know” last week. I have absolutely no contact info for this person. I wonder if it’s possible that the people who search for you show up on that list?

Hominy soup— like posole? I make green posole all the time and it is fucking delicious. Soak hominy with some salt in the fridge over night. Roast some chiles and tomatillos and puree them. Saute onions, garlic, and cilantro stems with some cumin and coriander and red chile powder and salt. Add pork or chicken, and…

Anyone who spells it “taboule” doesn’t deserve a whole fucking skewer of bacon wrapped chicken. That fucking guy probably thinks Roger Goodell is just folks doing the best he can while he carts his 8 year old around in a monster 3 wheeled stroller.

Chris Farley was one of the greats. I took a class on weather this summer and when we got to the section on El Nino, I laughed and got a little misty eyed remembering him dressed as El Nino, “Spanish for...the nino.” I’m also still upset regularly by Tim Russert’s death.

Wait, M.I.A. is a band????

Yes, but venting isn’t necessarily about solutions or moving forward. It’s about giving voice to negative feelings so they don’t become a burden. For me, trying to turn a negative into a positive seems dismissive of perfectly valid feelings, and trying to do so would stymie forward progress. The linked article seems…

If I needed to vent about something to a friend, and that person forced me to try and come up with something positive about the situation, I would be incredibly angry. Sometimes people need to get things off their chests. Sometimes things just suck, and that’s ok. Relentless positivity is just as damaging and…

lol “good legs and bad legs”

Ever since I started secreting, I’ve become a TV star, I’ve found my soul mate, you saw how flat Gwyneth Paltrow sang at the Oscars!

The story about the guy who fell and needed help getting out of the chair is mean-spirited as fuck. That chef is a dick, and imo it was a dick move to publish that anecdote. I’m shocked that more people aren’t calling this out.

I agree, that story was really mean-spirited. Fuck that “chef/gm” who thinks it’s so hilarious that one of his regular guests needs a chair with no arms. And fuck anyone else who laughed.

It’s a Retreat to Move Forward!

I came here to say this- Sephora has a great policy. Also, they will take something back if you just plain didn’t like it.

Yeah, no job application- especially not a government job application- will ask you to identify your race.

Duh, if you felt pain it’s just because you’re not a warrior earth mama goddess. Some women are warriors and some are just kinda bad mothers. Sorry you’re in the second category. No judgement though!

That website you link advocates for natural birth- it’s not an unbiased source. It should be called cherry picked, “evidence” based birth.