Me too. The apartment owner we rented from in Paris basically split his time between traveling for business six months of the year and actually living in Paris. He said that AirBnB was great for organizing what he was already doing through craigslist-type forums. He left within 30 mins of meeting up with us, and we…

I just saw this video—reenactment—on upworthy. Had no idea what it was about, then sat there and bawled my eyes out. In a Moment-Vehicular Heatstroke

Ok, enough is enough. I say we amend or repeal the second amendment. Its original purpose was to give the right to homeowners/residents of a town the right to form a militia to defend the country. Oh, and to shoot bears and mountain lions, etc. And to defend oneself. Over 200 years later, we have an enormous military…

Yeah, the thing is, if I lived in the US, I'd have zero problem paying taxes. I know for a fact that I would pay significantly fewer taxes than I do in France, and I know that taxes go to support the infrastructure and government systems like schools, etc. However, since I live in a tax-heavy country (not without…

No, I wouldn't be doing it for tax reasons (see above no-money-ever job). It's just one more annoyance to me when I haven't lived there for years. Also, if I end up moving to my husband's country, I'd prefer to take that country's citizenship and give up the US citizenship, as you're not allowed to have three EU…

Oops, just noticed that you already live there, nevermind! You probably know all of this stuff then...

You're making a very smart decision, tax-wise, as the US is the only country in the world to have worldwide tax on all citizens and green-card holders. (Personally, the day will probably never come when I'll make over the exempt amount, but it's a giant pain to fill out all the forms just to prove that, yes, I make…

I just read it—terrifying!

Geez. The following incident definitely doesn't compare to anything this extreme, but I was really surprised and embarrassed by what happened.

Ok, you've officially topped my meager french language hotel story forever and always. Hats off! (Also, that is horrifying, but it's a great story now!)

So much this! My husband's parents are always late for absolutely everything, and he's the most on-time person ever. I know that he tries hard not to resent his parents' punctuality issues (like yours, hardworking parents who need to work til the job is done), but I can see the defeat in his eyes when we travel to see…

It's seriously amazing! It's saved my wallet on many occasions, and it's so much cheaper than booking last minute train tickets (they go up in price just like plane tickets as the cheapest seats are purchased, so you could end up paying 250 euros for second class instead of just 70-80 for a medium-length journey!). I…

Lady/Dude, are you my doppelganger? This used to happen to me all the time when I would fly solo (now, it's usually with MoreBeerPlease, barring little puddle jumpers, so I'm golden), but still happens to me allll the time on trains! The worst one was when I was once on an international flight (9 hours!) and got sat…

She could turn me. I LOVE THIS DRESS.

I originally read that as SATAN.

LOVE IT! Also, you have excellent bouquet taste!

Yes, please! A third request for the book title!

Wow, thanks for the reply! I really appreciate it, :)

Ok, I know that I'm late to this commenting party, but I agree with you 10,000 percent! It really hit home to me when my sister (white) called me in tears the night that her young daughter (mixed) said, "Mom, I didn't know that I could try out for the role of sleeping beauty in the play because I don't look like her."…

This was actually only about a month ago! I went off of the pill a few months ago because I realized that maybe it was the reason I had no sex drive. Almost immediately, the sex became better, much better. Instead of having sex every week or two, my husband and I were going at it every.single.day.