I bought a house, got married and had a kid all within 12 months on a total income of $32k a year. This was not too long ago mind you. I saved a ton of money to afford a nonpayment, which meant no fancy dinners, vacations, and new cars. I went with a 15 year loan on a $32k salary! That ate up pretty much all of our…

Right... All those people that don’t want to maintain a property, or don’t want the hassle of getting a water heater fixed, or lack the down payment to buy property, are getting nothing for what they pay? Sorry, but landlords buy the property, and are the ones responsible for keeping it functioning. I’ve rented, and…

I have a buddy who I grew up with. He was fucking poor, like, my mom used to pack an extra lunch for me to give him, and sometimes he’d come to my house and leave with a bag full of my clothes poor. Anyway, this kid got his shit together and got himself through school and got a decent job. He managed to buy a rental…

I am with you! And I get that people have to nitpick but it’s so utterly depressing to see a breakdown like the one above. I really don’t understand what the obsession is with picking apart these shows, it’s like people are watching them just to find faults. Like the original movies, it’s not perfect, there are some…

I remember as a kid sitting on the floor of my dad’s living room, the lights out, watching the original Star Wars trilogy on VHS and having my mind blown at the incredible worlds, aliens, and characters created by George Lucas and Ralph McQuarrie, among many other contributors. I remember being smitten by a princess…

I may be on my own here, but I really liked the Pepsi Mango flavor.  *shrug*

What about a fountain that includes a giant boulder? That’d be awesome!

Oh, my. If I was on your guest list, I would have a place rented within walking distance for a week in advance just to make sure I was there.

There ARE cheaters, I’ve met some in my time, but for a game in such a story state and so ripe for the picking, I’ve seen so few when you compare to other games.

Really quick pasta dish....

I love oysters and the only bad oyster is an oyster gone bad.

I love canned smoked oysters! Put it on a Triscuit (especially the cracked black pepper ones) with slice of smoked cheddar and you’ve got some seriously gourmet shit.

She was spectacular in Rome, but seriously? Were none of you of the age to have been brought into puberty by her in Kama Sutra?

You see her here, young, flirty, in control, and you think to yourself “I bet everybody on set was in love with her.”

Sometimes I’m gobsmacked how beautiful Carrie Fisher was, a vintage screen beauty. Goosebumps watching them direct her giving orders to the pilots for the evacuation. 

Typical of longstanding tradition, the top four placing finishers in each division conference will claim the top four seeds.

One the best treatments that you can try yourself is water. Lots and lots of water. I mean, you should always have a glass at hand, and every time that you get up to pee (which should be often), refill the glass. This has mostly worked for me for over 15 years now. But always have some colchicine on hand just in case.

Can confirm - is very very painful

It is terrible. Not only does a sheet hurt, the airflow from a ceiling fan on low is excruciating. Colchicine definitely helps treat an outbreak but the, uh, side effects are pretty bad. Have you tried Allopurinol? I’ve been taking it for probably 10 years and have never had an outbreak in that time. However, I keep…

Another bad thing about poison ivy (and oak and sumac) is that they are sensitizers. That is, the more you are exposed to them, the more sensitive you become and the worse your reaction to each exposure. That’s why some people only need to be in the area to break out or have a reaction.