I know that it isn’t his fault. I said down thread that it really is all the fault of my brother & his wife. They do the same thing—my frustration was more at them than at my nephew and more at the fact that I don’t require a thank you note, just a text or phone call or something saying, “Hey, this was great, thanks!”…

I’m so glad to hear stories like this one—it is a solid reminder that not everyone is awful! (I mean this sincerely—I’m not being snarky at all, I hope it doesn’t come across that way)

But the sandals are the BIGGEST indication of his character, followed closely by his horrible glasses and that facial hair with the precise line on his jaw. I mean, I know EXACTLY who that douche is without him even opening his mouth and that is incredible. They obviously had a costume designer that really knows their…

That is definitely the long-term goal, but I travel—not a lot, but enough for it to be a big deal to board a pup and the timing just never seems right. I look at puppy photos and videos all day long though. My husband thinks I’m insane. And that is okay because dogs are awesome!

That youtube vid was...really something.

Exactly. It just really irks me too.

Oh, I absolutely know that it is all on my brother & SIL that he doesn’t say thank you—but it kinda rubs me the wrong way that they are raising him to be the kind of kid that doesn’t do that—but again, not my kid, not really any of my business. I try to give gifts to all of them that are educational or present a…

RIGHT?? It isn’t hard to even send a text!! My nephew just got an iPad after having this weird android phone-on-his-wrist thing—my number is programmed into his gear! The burden isn’t on him though, it is on my brother and SIL and they don’t even say thank you when I send them something! Not to mention, I’m the ONLY…

That is so tacky, rude, inconsiderate, unconscionable...I mean, the list goes on and on. I hope you don’t have to speak to that woman anymore!!

I was very conscientious of this when I was having my wedding. I paid for half of both showers, even though I wasn’t asked—and one of them nearly killed me as it was high tea at a fancy hotel—and contributed a chunk of money towards my bachelorette party, in addition to paying for the wedding itself, which was small…

Hahaha, I didn’t check your link before responding—pretty sure those are the same sandals, just with different names!! Good to know that they probably won’t work for what I need them for!!

Of course! Glad to share. These are the ones that I have—I walked all over southwestern Germany and parts of Austria over Christmas in them and then wore them to the Women’s March in January. They were the best feeling shoes I’ve ever worn for long periods!!

Knocking around in my brain is a story about how it was a stunt accident—like a really stupid one. I don’t care enough to google but I’m pretty sure it was on an absolutely ridiculous movie that you would never think would require a stunt that could possibly break someone’s neck and it seems to have had a profound…

That is usually what I ultimately end up doing too but it is such a bummer that weatherproof outerwear is never cut in any kind of fashionable way—they are all roughly the equivalent of a ski jacket, which doesn’t work in every situation for a woman, particularly if wearing a skirt or a dress. I digress! There are…

Co-signed. And if they are my giant Bose headphones, that case takes up a lot of real estate in my backpack, even when I am using the darned things.

I don’t think this exists in the world yet. The only thing that has come close for me—which there was no hiking—was a pair of Teva waterproof knee high boots that I could tuck pants into or wear with skirts/dresses. They were flats though and had a thick sole, so they still looked rather casual, but they did stretch…

Also, yes, Outlander is a time traveling book, but the suspension of disbelief happens almost immediately. It is so much more than that (which is why I was so easily able to ignore your requests for no scifi!)

My grandmother is a NOTORIOUS corner of the pan stealer—there have been MANY times that I lift the lid off of a pan of brownies or an unfrosted cake (yeah, we are those people!) and ALL FOUR CORNERS are missing. It makes me laugh (cause Grandma) but also sucks bc I LOVE the corners. I bought her one of those pans so…

I mean, it was hard, but also a bit uplifting too. It was very intimate and I think Paul narrating it really added to the book if that makes sense. His wife finished it as he wasn’t able to make it all the way through the audiobook and then I learned that she is Joanna’s twin sister from A Cup of Jo, which I read…

One thing though: the first book of Outlander—although the story is very good, the audio quality blows. However, it gets substantially better in books 2-8.