My husband and I moved here a year ago after spending almost nine years in D.C. We both grew up and went to undergrad in Michigan so we’re used to (or so we thought) the winters, cold, etc. My quick take: Chicago is friendly, super affordable (as far as city living goes), gorgeous (best architecture hands down), and…

Having just welcomed a pug puppy into our family, my advice for new owners is to make sure you have a giant pile of cash sitting around. I love our little lady, but she’s a money pit. :)

Yep. Throughout and for a few months after college, I worked at Nordstrom and will never forget what a co-worker said to me once when I asked if she had already cast her vote for Governor that day. She said, “I don’t need to vote, my husband votes for the family.”

My Mom blames prescription drugs for Trump supporters and she’s never wrong about anything.

I don’t care if it was ten times higher 20 years ago or what kind of gun violence it is. The number of people killed by guns every year in this country is still insanely high and unacceptable. 

I hadn’t seen this yet, but did say to my husband last night that I was surprised no one had tried to criticize HRC for “preparing too much.” Separately, I went off on a Chuck Todd rant later in the evening in anticipation of the stupid remarks I knew he would make. Of all the “journalists,” media personalities, etc.,…

What convinced me were the loud swallowing noises and water breaks - probably due to dry mouth.

OMG I was thinking of this line from the Simpsons all throughout his Hannity tirade. Thanks for posting this gif.

Yep. And if it happens to take place in a home by some derranged husband or whatever, most of the time it’s not even reported.

Last spring, I realized that I couldn’t read another book about a middle-class couple struggling with the tragedies that arise when trapped in the prison of living comfortably.

That’s not what I meant. To call them over before the police have even arrived is crazy. About as crazy as the fact that they didn’t search the house to see if she was in there or to look for clues of how someone got in.

Yep. Calling friends over while you’re waiting for the police to arrive was a huge red flag to me. Hey everyone, we’re grieving, witness our grief!

I also read that he ran for the Michigan state house twice, but lost. For someone wanting to stay out of the spotlight...

Thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiisss.

I get what you’re saying, but the reality is, Americans will never learn anything. Most forgot how horrible the Bush II years were within a few months of him leaving office. If a Trump presidency finally ushered in the understanding that “outsiders” and dummies can and do ruin people’s lives on a grand scale and thus…

Last night, I went to a charity gala for an afterschool program in Chicago that primarily services black and brown teens. Crazy successful Mellody Hobson is the Board’s Chair and in her remarks, she said something that honestly made me feel sick. After praising the program and going into how talented these kids are,…

Or what about that Arizona sniper guy that’s killed like 7 people or something? What ever happened to that? That would seem to make some headlines, but it got all of a half hour total and a few articles...

Should I be ok with the fact that it also wouldn’t have occurred to me that putting a bomb in a dumpster is a bad idea? I mean, on the one hand, it shows I don’t spend a lot of my time thinking about those things, but on the other hand it’s like, “wow. yes. that is obvious. yikes.”

Yep. And Fuck Johnson, Stein, and Trump for not taking the Presidency seriously. Do some homework. Learn the issues. This stuff is important and these assholes don’t think they owe it to the American people to speak coherently, let alone intelligently, about the economy, foreign policy, current events, the budget,…

So for the first time in history, my husband actually emailed ME to argue that we buy something instead of the other way around. And that something was that robot vacuum you included in today’s deals. Here’s to hoping it saves us from the daily misery of swimming in pug hair. If it doesn’t, I’m going to be super sad.

So for the first time in history, my husband actually emailed ME to argue that we buy something instead of the other…