Let’s play a game. Time for WHAT’S MORE DEPRESSING?

You’ve only really failed if you give up for good. If you ‘failed’ a day, or a few days, all you’ve done is learned that your process isn’t perfect. Figure out what stopped you (laziness counts), think of a new way to possibly get around it, and try again. You have 11 1/2 more months to figure it out.

I love you with eleven internets for reminding me of Funny Face and drear, wacky Dr. Flostre. I do love Astaire and Hepburn as dancing partners

Really? Gee, it just makes me hungry..

YESSS! The D’Orsay is fabulous!!! It’s a long day there, but absolutely a much better size to get through. All the Art Nouveau furniture gave me feeeeeeeels. And the view of Montmartre though the clock face deserves to be a lot more iconic than it is.

For patients with certain estrogenic cancers, going soy-free vegan may be helpful in slowing the progress of the cancer. At least that’s what my sister’s oncologist has recommended and why.

And if you are the remote worker, making an effort to keep up on events local to the office pays off. Even adding their city to your weather app makes it easy to have something to say beyond just, “Where’s my TPS report?”

I just got back from seeing The Darkest Hour. Gary Oldman is astonishing. The filmmakers made some great casting choices, and it’s gorgeous. I’mreally, really impressed.

You forgot the pickle juice. Add a splash of dill pickle juice or your devilled eggs are RONG. So sayeth my people.

It’s not the tree were worried about. Its the kid darting out into the road, or the truck drifting out of its lane, or the suddenly braking jerk in front of you. Reaction time counts in those cases.

I think that’s a matter of frequency. If you email upper management two or three times a week every week, then no. If you email once a quarter, then maybe a two sentence thank you is a nice way to follow up. Something like, “Thanks for your help on this. We’re moving forward doing X and don’t anticipate a problem…

I spend a fair amount of time sending emails that require decisions from much higher ups, and I have great success getting timely answers. Here’s what I do.

My 1st generation Italian American mother in law made the world’s best lasagna. It included a trip 40+ miles to the next town for fresh ricotta and mozzarella, and a different trip to an Italian deli for fresh made sausages. That was always Christmas Eve dinner, instead of 7 Fishes, because lasagna! God I miss her. My…

Korman peed himself laughing by the end of The Dentist. Im crying watching it now. Has any sketch show ever been as good?

Jack Black. Heaven on Their Minds. Gold.

Aaahgod, I should never, never post from tablet. Luma (M, not N) is on King Street.

She’s like Gordon Ramsay, if Gordon was slightly less involved in his ego. She doesn’t mean to terrifying, but she sees no reason to sugarcoat things for grown ass adults. Suck it up and pay attention and she’s on your side.

We ended up settling on Mr. Hovater, who, it turned out, was a few years older than another Ohio man, James Alex Fields Jr., who was charged with murder after the authorities said he drove his car into a crowd of protesters, killing Ms. Heyer.

Luna makes amazing Manhattans of several varieties. They are very proud of them.. as in $17 apiece proud. Happy hour pricing, however, is $5 a pop. Sit overlooking the street from the second floor (as ‘Muricans term it) and have excellent cocktails for a reasonable price.

Goin to my cousin’s tomorrow, actually! If you gotta be technical they’re my sister’s husband’s cousins kids. They called my parents Aunt and Uncle, though. I’ve diapers them when they were little, though one has 3 kids of his own now. Cousins.