Exactly, but I’m also assuming their parents would brag about their kid doing research for fish and wildlife, or joining some prestigious firm.

Re: Paris Jackson: In my cold medicine addled daze, I’m having a tremendously difficult time coming up with a celebrity family whose offspring have gone off to college to become something mundane like an accountant or biologist. There has to be one or two out there. She looks like a lot of my old college friends did…

We registered for Buffalo china. That stuff is super durable and can be easily found on multiple restaurant supply websites.

It might be a long shot, but you can always see if a local school, after school facility, or church might take the piano. I know my school’s piano takes a beating getting moved around for concerts.

Reading that article made me wish I knew more about cults. He kind of checks all the boxes of a good cult leader.

Have you read this:

I plan on showing off my hand all day Monday if the black and blue holds steady. I have most of my volleyball ladies in class at some point during the day, so they deserve bragging rights.

That’s wonderful! That’s the reason why my friend who was at Morningside in Sioux City decided to accept their offer instead of holding out for a larger state school. It allowed him time to write and develop his department in a meaningful way.

All of my dumbest injuries are sports related, and are ones I gave myself. My best two are the black eye I gave myself at softball practice while soft tossing, and more recently, the nearly broken finger playing volleyball last week against some middle schoolers.

Woohoo!!! That’s fabulous. Large or small school?

My husband and I started painting our new (old - 1926) house this week!

Have you ever looked into snow chains? They’re popular here in Oregon. You put them on when you need them, and take them off when you don’t.

...and that’s why I love her. I’ve even converted my husband into a fan.

My only advice is to fake it ‘til you make it. Every relationship is different. While it’s difficult to store our baggage, sometimes we just have to suck it up and do it. Have fun, and be yourself.

Random gripe: I did my update the other day for my old Mac laptop, and now my Safari refuses to let me log in with Facebook. I’m fine with Firefox, but does anyone know of a quick fix?

Crash Into Me is, in fact, the only Dave Matthews song I can stand. He ranks up there with Blues Traveler and Phish for my late 90s/early 00s meh music.

I have sunk low enough that I buy an extra container of them just to snack on.

I’ve made it both ways: fresh beans and mushrooms vs. canned everything. And those fried shallots are delicious! I’ve never though about using them on GBC. Thanks!

I had so much hope...

Sad story time: I love green bean casserole (GBC). Yup, I’m a lapsed Midwesterner who was raised on a steady diet of random hot dishes, meat, and potatoes. Anyway, I always put those little French fried onions on my GBC. They’re delicious. They’re crunchy. They’re all around good. I, too, enjoy a bag of Funyuns every…