An acquaintance was at the performance and posted about overhearing the woman next to her calling her son to say goodbye. Apparently people really thought they were about to die.

It can take 20 minute to pressurize but it can still be super handy. I often use it to quickly cook sweet potatoes or other veggie or rice side dishes while I’m spending 20-30 minutes on the entree on the stove (15 min to pressure, cook for 5 min or so). And then of course you can get decent ribs in an hour. Also atwo…

I have a non NY one that is one of the best 5 moments of my life. David Bowie was playing a concert at the Lucca festival the same summer that I was doing study abroad there. The day of his concert it was rainy and drizzly and no one was outside. I decided to take a walk in the rain. I was all alone for the longest…

this wins!

I have a legit random, but good, one. We were eating brunch at Landmarc in the Time Warner Center (our good friend was a manager and gave us free brunches sometimes). And these two little kids kept peaking over the booth at us and then dropping their napkins on us. Finally a woman popped up and apologized. It was…

The one my elderly (and racist) southern NC neighbor used to use was “are you out of your cotton-pickin’ mind?”. I have never heard the phrase used in a positive way.

The book is fantastic! It is my favorite Seton novel and is VERY gothic. In fact, you have inspired me to pull it off my bookshelf and read it this evening.

Other than last minute reshoots, filming has completed for IW2 (or whatever it is going to be called) so while it would be lovely, it is not likely.

Thank you! I am currently reading “I know how she does it” about time management and parenting (my SIL told me it will change my life) and the crux of the book is that they only profile women making more than 100k a year! I’m like, of course you can get sh*t done when a nanny gets your kids ready in the morning ,cleans…

Oh Holly - I always love your posts! (and your l’il avatar)

I didn’t know I needed these but THANK YOU!

As an insecure overachiever - Yes and I hate it! I know my insecurity is irrational and I really try to encourage the people I manage to maintain a work-life balance even while I struggle with it. 

Me Too! *waves hello. My therapist is like “you do more by 7 am than I do in a day - you are enough” and I just keep paying her to say it because every other person in my life seems to keep wanting more from me :) So let me tell you - you are enough and you are awesome! And if you haven’t read any Brene Brown I…

Yes! As a person who grew up in Indiana, I can assure you, Pence’s middling intellect is pretty well known. 

I love Kai Ryssdal - that is all.

she oughta know!

This is really inspiring to those of us in OH-5. It just shows how every frickin’ vote counts and we are already working hard to make our dems show up in November. O’Connor is proving to folks that it can be done!

yes! I know of a case right now that has a billionaire going after a two person family business. The small business lost their case (over an item that the billionaire insisted on returning that couldn’t be returned), the people have declared bankruptcy (mostly from having to pay the billionaires legal fees) and the…

starred for “palaver”

Meanwhile the midwest is unseasonably cool but also very dry. We’ve had weeks of days in the 70s and low 80s. It should be in the 90s fairly often by now. Don’t get me wrong - the weather is lovely but it isn’t right!