*good. ...phone.

*good. ...phone.

good stuff, pretty standard but god to have it all in one list. I've been able to freelance write full time for over a decade because of these things.

I'd say social skills are most important at your outset. I hardly talk to anyone these days. I've got enough of a developed, regular client list that I turn people down who want to skype or call (mainly because they are often "tire kickers" who just want to eat up my time). If you can get past the initial couple…

They lay on the horns to be aholes. We've figured out the requirement around us is 4 short blasts. 99% of the time, that's what it is. ut that one guy wants to be a complete d—- and do four loooooooong blasts at 3am. thing is, people who live around train crossings are completely used to it and they're not waking…

I know what this career does: they lay on the horn when passing through residential areas. Little do they know the power of the brain—we're used to it. I only know they (rudely) do this from my middle-of-the-night bathroom trips. Since the law requires four short blasts, but the trains always want to do long,…

are you offering to cook for someone who lives with you? lol jk

WElllp, my "anecdata" says I feel the equivalent of getting hit by a truck (pushing 40), so I cannot imagine this here "running" thing these women are doing. My "anecdata" also says said truck didn't enter my life until early 30s though...

A juicer gets an infusion of fruits and veggies into your body in a hurry early in the day. With my new juicer, my kids leave for school with things like KALE and SPINACH in their bellies (among strawberries, limes, oranges, apples). They love the flavor, it's east, fast and (I THINK) far better than captain crunch.…

not only does no one care how often you have sex, but no one believes you either.

Skip the rail in dubai-not tourist friendly at all.

couple things here (I write on race relations, have biracial kids) : 1 Don't have "a talk." Just like sex, this should be something that's an ongoing, open discussion. 2) the graphic "racism is taught" only kinda right ... as young as toddlers, kids prefer ppl they're around most or most like them. 3) Please don't…

this sounds like the kind of advice someone without kids would give. best advice: hang in there and self medicate until your kids hit that magic time when they're finally ACTUALLY helpful

best.picture.ever.

Props on putting an MLK Jr. quote into a non-related post on his holiday! That's some mad talent.

My kids order in Spanish at Mexican restaurants with Spanish-speaking waiters. But they don't take 5 minutes to do it.

It's against health code to bring in outside food. At least where I live, and when I waitressed (admittedly a LOONG time ago). The customer doesn't get in trouble; the restaurant does.

omg all those tips and foams and buds make them TOO BIG for my ears :{

Welllp, as someone who is not independently rich, many of our vacations fall into the times and cities where one of our jobs is sending us, and therefore pays for a large portion of it. In this way, my kids have been to NYC, DC, Philly, Chicago, Gettysburg, etc- sometimes multiple times. Those trips happen when they…

YES that's what we did, too— food and childcare. I hardly cared if ppl didn't come to meetings (except that's where we planned events, and then they'd come to the event and say "why didn't you X, Y Z?" Umm, I dunno, how bout you come to the next planning event and bless us with your ideas THEN!) But moreso, was…