Did your friend have an abusive parent or lover? Whenever I hear people blindly defending Dump, it reminds me of someone defending their abuser. “Sure yells and hurts me and gropes women, etc., etc., but you just don’t understand him like I do.”

Here in NYC there are Trump condo buildings (including a development that goes on for blocks along the Hudson River that spoiled a lot of people’s views) where, if you go by at night, you will see almost no lights on. No one lives in the apartments. They are just places for oligarchs to invest money. These are…

Rob Cockingham did the how much toothpaste experiment. https://www.cockeyed.com/inside/toothpaste/toothpaste.html

Prior to moving to NYC, I lived in Atlanta. I had moved there straight from a college town and couldn’t believe how cold the people were. Like, if two people were waiting for an elevator and I walked over, they would cease conversation. Or walking toward someone I knew and having them say “How are you?” and keep…

Victoria’s Secret and their polyester undies are probably responsible for half the yeast infections in the country.

When I first saw the title, I didn’t see Tarantino’s name associated with it and thought, “Oh no. Not another piece of long drawn out boring crap like La La Land.” This looks like it might have a plot, good casting and (hopefully) some of that male frontal nudity he’s been known to throw in. Reservoir Dogs made me see…

While you’re traveling, check out Buenos Aires. I’m a city girl living in NYC, and BA is the first other city I’ve been to that I thought, “Yeah, I could live here.” Peru is an interesting place to visit, but I only spent one day in Lima because found it to be one of the most depressing places I’ve ever been. The…

I desperately want Oprah to run as a Republican in the Republican Primaries. (This is the same strategy Michael Bloomberg, a lifelong Democrat, used to become mayor of NYC.) Imagine Dump’s reaction to being challenged in his own party, and how many Republicans would love to have someone else to support. Imagine…

I have trouble believing that any locals would go to Red Lobster, unless maybe they are office workers who are so bridge-and-tunnel that they don’t want to stray too far from Port Authority. Even so, Ninth and Tenth Avenues are brimming with good restaurants, many of which are cheaper than Red Lobster and far better…

No good deed...that’s exactly what my husband said.  I don’t think this will cause a rift with my husband. It may cause a rift between me and his ex-wife, which is a shame, because we’ve always had a good relationship. I really feel bad about making her life more difficult when she’s already dealing with serious…

My husband, when I first met him, had a history of having important people in his life treat him badly. And my mistake was inviting P. to use my apartment without consulting my husband. I felt I was doing a good thing — P. was obviously stuck, lived far away, and I thought it would be nice to have him nearby for a…

I need advice about dealing with my 35 year old stepson who is on the spectrum. P. is very intelligent, well spoken, and makes a good first impression. He’s also dismissive, disrespectful, and lazy. Does mild autism make it impossible for someone to treat others, and their property, with respect?

I think it’s always easier to be the person who moves away. You’ll get the fun of a new place, new experiences, etc. They will be stuck with the old place, with you missing.

I want to see a picture of Nugget wearing her chicken saddle!

Admittedly, I don’t use Facebook much or really understand how it works. But I’ve de-friended lots of people, not because I don’t like them, but because they ruin my page by posting every single day, or even multiple times a day. I don’t need to see four selfies of where they were last night, read every little…

I’ll bet Dumpy saw the term “fresh-women” and got all excited.  

Is your grandmother a charitable person? Now is the time for her to give big chunks of money to charity. She’ll have a chance to enjoy that good feeling that goes with it. (And you can enjoy knowing that the grasping relatives will be pissed off.)

Actively teach them science. Get them some cool books — kids love dinosaurs. A brief child-level marketing/economics lesson about how Noah’s Ark makes its money. Compared them to a low level Disneyland. Let them know the some kids think Mickey Mouse is real, their way the grandparents think Noah is real.

I once went on a date with someone who ordered a hamburger with a glass of milk. A GLASS OF MILK! WITH A HAMBURGER!! He went immediately into the friend zone. No way could I kiss that mouth.

No vaginal infections or UTIs in the 30 years I’ve been wearing thongs. Got them regularly before then.  I wear thongs with pants. With dresses, I wear nothing, because I think it’s important to give my vag area a chance to breathe. But Megan, the key is to eschew all of that polyester crap, even the cotton crotch…