I would be happy to find out for real as well. First Gentleman sounds about right. My best guess is that in the USA, we care a lot about it because our President, for better or worse, is the leader of executive branch and the national figurehead. The UK, has the Queen and a Prime Minister. Japan, Prime Minister and…

I’m fairly certain in this case it would have been “Former President” probably a heavier policy role position than what is considered traditionally “first lady” bipartisan stuff. Because patriarchy and all that jazz.

I went to a private college that did this. The only way this works is when Financial Aid includes room and board. When I was looking at my financial aid packages, I noticed that most schools did not include room and board, or only included one, in their financial aid calculations. When my family did the math on this,…

Well... we have water? And no forest fires or Earthquakes! :P

Rosemary duck fat potatoes... I even had a cheating vegetarian eat them once!

Geriatric Ornery Patriarchs!

1. Make basically random character: Character, Class, Backstory whatever you want. Make yourself happy! Remember character must be correct level for adventure. - Also remember: you might be this character for a while.

That manager, I’m glad she learned for the better. That’s horrifying. My workplace is nice. If you have to be out more than 3 days... you need a doctors note. But we have a reasonable amount of sick time allotted to each of us. Basically enough time to deal with mild chronic illnesses or having a sick child.

We do this at my workplace too. Oftentimes the person comes back less sleep deprived and significantly more happy. Mental Health and well-being is worth it. Even as the person whose job it is to pick up the slack.

Here’s the thing about “grandfathered” plans: When using them in comparison, we are comparing apples and oranges. The insurance products are literally not the same. They don’t cover the minimum essential services. That’s why they have to be grandfathered in. 

Does anyone have a solution for teaching people, when the software/CMS provider moves your cheese literally every 4 days? I often teach things in broader strokes, but even those change every 6 months or so. And the devil really is in the details. At this point they are actually considering turning my job into…

I’ve studied enough health economics to weigh in on this:

Between the larger screens and thinner more rounded brushed metal finishes, I’m not really surprised so many people have had issues. They’re just not very ergonomic anymore.

I haven’t broken any. I carry around my phones without cases. Occasionally, I’m stupid and put the phone in the same pocket as my keys. But it’s been fine so far! Mind you I have an iPhone SE, which most people consider that last phone people could actually hold on to.

I have Nelnet as my loan servicer. Their service has always been impeccable, even when I was unemployed and need to work out what to do. They actually pushed me straight into deferment without any talk of forbearance. Because it would be better for me. They also send messages when you need to fill out more paperwork.

I moved here about 10 years ago? I still haven’t run out of “touristy” things to do. They also keep changing it up and a lot of them are worthwhile to revisit. I had to visit the Isabella Stuart Gardner museum about 4 times to actually see everything. There was that much art to look at. The MFA usually has piles of…

If you miss the food trucks, there is a Clover restaurant in Harvard Square, and Tenoch is in Davis Square near When Pig’s Fly (Awesome cookies and baked goods). Bon Me also has a restaurant in Fresh Pond near the Alewife station.

1. Don’t drive! Cars are a useless mode of transportation here. If you must drive to get here, there are lovely, inexpensive parking lots at Riverside, Woodland Stations out in Wellesley. Buy a weekly pass for the T, it will pay for itself if you are doing a bit of touristing for a few days. Note: The last subway…

I would suggest doing a purge of your things, Marie Kondo style, before you start figuring this out. It’s a lot easier and cheaper to move when you have less stuff period.

The most fun group I DM’d for recently, was just six Dragonborn. No other races. It was fantastic. Personally, I like Tiefling Warlock combos or Elfin Rogues/Warlock multi-classing business.