I understand what Seneca is saying - and certainly the best things in life are free (e.g. the love of your family and friends). Personally I would love to not be worried all the time about having enough money to provide for my family, support my aging relatives who need help, to cover unforeseen or unplanned for…

I feel like you do not understand that depression is an illness; nor do you understand the notions of compassion and empathy. Perhaps you’ve experienced pain and loss like Bourdain’s loved ones have experienced. If so I can understand your pain-fueled rage. I hope time and maturity will help you gain some perspective…

I agree...this one is loony tunes! But why the heck not, right

I like typography prints. If you get board you can crinkle up your skirt and spell new words. I hope they catch on.

I didn’t even know this many mean-spirited people existed before trump was elected. :-/ I’m so sad now.

I hear you...we have an ancient Akbar & Jeff strip pinned up in our kitchen

She seemed pretty direct to me. Maybe because I’m a southerner and we often present things is round-about subtle ways. I feel for both of these kids. Learning how to end a relationship and how to accept the end is so painful. We’ve all been there.

Congrats to her! My younger sister did something similar. She applied for a zillion little tiny scholarships and grants. She put herself through undergrad and then was awarded a fellowship for her graduate work. She is the queen of bureaucracy. :-) I think Ms Harrison is going to do great things :-)

Pro tip: be the fat friend and you won’t get asked to be a bridesmaid but you still get to go to the parties (while not on the hook for an ugly dress or buying too many extra gifts)

That’s too bad...babies and toddlers at weddings are awesome. Not as fun for the parents; but as a non-parent, it is a great opportunity to play with little ones.

meh. there are tons of beautiful women in the world who make better partner choices. Don’t let it get you down.

Sorry about your pain - chronic pain sucks the joy out of everything - you don’t deserve it. My take away from Seneca is this, often we are faced with things we cannot control...sometimes the only thing we can control is how we feel about the situation.

Perhaps you don’t understand how countries work....

This looks like the same research gorp they say about millennial and other population segments when they are lumping us together into clunky boxes.

A big high resolution external monitor. I love having a big digital space to stretch my mind into.

Isn’t the Olympics supposed to be about doing your personal best? You are hating on this lady; but everyone was in love with the Jamaican bobsled team a few years ago. Isn’t the situation fairly similar? Kudos to her for having the moxie to go live her dream even if she isn’t an fabulous elite skier who’s been on the…

Cheese hats are the best hats.

I would love her and vote for her. But, we need to run someone who can win. In this environment we’re in today. No woman who has a background in women’s rights is going to have a wide enough appeal. I hate to say that. I hate the political climate we are in.

I’ve found that if you cold brew your coffee (or your amazing and wonderful husband does it for you) you can use really cheap grinds. Not using heat makes the taste a lot more mellow I guess. When I want it hot, I nuke the cold brew; but since I live here in the hot South I drink iced coffee most of the time.

I can’t star this excellent piece of advice enough. You hear all kinds of horseshit about being totally honest with your partner. Perfect honesty with your partner  is the road to divorce. You need to be perfectly honest with yourself, so you understand your own motivations and needs. But you need to treat your…