My former boss is on one of those “lists” of rich people. He’s actually a really great guy, I swear. He had a dance floor installed over his pool that could retract for swimming. When I asked him what kind of dancing he liked he said “I don’t dance”. Not once. He held countless parties and I was invited to all of…

My guess is it’s about resale value. If a million dollar or multi million dollar house doesn’t have a kitchen to match, it will put off buyers. Really wealthy people aren’t like you or me, I assume. I only buy or upgrade what I will use. It’s actually smart though as the kitchen will often sink a potential sale. That…

I had to travel with a coworker last year and I was verrrrry concerned he was going to come back and share with the world how awful of a human being I am because I do not travel well with others.

Hee, I’m just the opposite. Traveling with others is The Best Way for me to end up hating them for the rest of my life. Which of course teaches me that it’s me, not them. Solo traveling FTW for evah!

I keep telling myself that perfect is the enemy of good. Every meal is another reboot, and I will never stop having chances to try again. I may have had fries with dinner, but it’s been over a month since I had soda, and I drank only water while eating those fries. And so on.

I, too, am on a very intensive (and extremely necessary) fat-loss program, and I just stopped losing weight after Pumpkin Pinochet got elected. I am slicing myself a break, though, because this has been a huge shock, and I am still reeling. My temporary goal is to not gain any weight, and I will get back to…

So do they *not* have her on medications? Does she have a diagnosis? Does she have a regular therapist/psychiatrist? (Sorry for all the questions, just trying to get a handle on the basics.)

Full disclosure, I’m actually quite concerned about the wire tie swallowing.

I figured this out when I was about 26. It was quite the revelation, and saved me from a lot of excessive self-scrutiny (that is inevitably followed by intense self-hatred).

I was going to suggest travel somewhere solo.

That’s awesome! Good luck. I’ve heard the buzzer strategy can be just as important as having the right answer.

A week after starting my first antidepressant almost 20 years ago I realized that most people don’t struggle all the time. They just feel like I did on the med: normal. The meds don’t change me, they just keep me from bottoming out, a supportive floor if you will. I find antidepressants to be a miracle of modern…

So, I auditioned for Jeopardy back in June and this week they gave me a call. I’m flying to CA in a few weeks to tape! Really excited but also quite nervous...