Also, their whole menu is terrible. I was taken to the one in Nola in the late nineties, when Cheesecake Factory was very cool, for Saturday brunch and had the hardest time finding something I could bring myself to order. I am from eastern La. so I was just like “wth, do these people not actually know what French…

we were introduced to hi-chews by our favorite sushi chef. they are so good.

flute!

We’ve taken to watching how-to-play videos on the tablet before playing the first time (at home, spouse and me). That nice young man from Canada, Rodney, is very good at it and he has a lot of videos. Rahdo, of Rahdo Runs Thru It, is adorably exuberant but makes too many mistakes that you have to read the video’s…

that shade looks like the skin of raw chicken. worser and worser.

so, you made the face the girl in the video keeps making? I had to watch it with the sound off, and that is all I can see- that poor girl trying to hold in her persistent puke.

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My friend has one that plays the jingle. The first time I heard it I asked her, “how can you stand that?” She said it was fine b/c you could choose from several to find one you liked, and then played them all for me. “Um, they’re ALL terrible. Can’t you turn it off?”

The bubble umbrella mentioned in the post is exactly what you describe. They are not expensive, and are see through so you can ready yourself for oncoming jerks.

I had a small umbrella and a large backpack during college. What I did was wear my backpack on my front. Excellent coverage, no more hitting people with my giant bio-major backpack, did not have to spend money I didn’t have on a huge umbrella. I did have to adjust the straps for it to hang properly.

Just wait till they discover Odd Squad (PBS kids).

I bought one after we had our second kid. It’s great, so great that my m-i-l got one also while here to help with the baby. She’s from SE Asia and had to leave some of her nice clothes here because of the weight. She says it was worth it.

ugh. my mom had that one too. the twisting lasted for.ev.er.

get thee to an outlet mall after Xmas.

my mom and aunts and uncles are making my g’mom do them and word jumbles for the same reason. she has age-related dementia. there were some news articles about it several months ago. at first she used to pout about it, but now she’s quite competitive and much quicker at it. it really does seem to have helped her…

I don’t even care if it is fake, it’s funny. I pictured the boyfriend looking uncannily like Sam Rockwell.

We live in an L-shaped house. Bedrooms are at the far end of the long part, dining room and front door are at the far end of the short part. Our kids move through the house toward the front door getting ready - no wasted time going up and down the long hall. First they dress, put on shoes, and fix their hair in the…

also, mesh bags are great for bibs - prevents the velcro hooks from tearing up everything else.

One of the most helpful things I’ve read recently is to “Just get started. You can quit later if you want to, but at least get started.” Telling myself it’s okay to quit when I end up feeling overwhelmed has helped me take on more since I’m not pressuring myself to stay true to a commitment I can’t handle. I’ve never…

I think I could sacrifice some elegance, just a little bit, in order to be considerate of people who are grieving the death of a loved one.