My step-father was a chronic pain patient who became permanently disabled when I was in high school. My mom couldn’t deal with it so she split in my senior year, so instead of any college, I had to find a job to support us. My biological father was pretty much absent in my life, so my step-father was all I had—he…

You went from being young and naive to old and stupid.

Congratulations.

Christ, you are a giant asshole.

“Voting is fine, but it’s not enough about me. How can I make it less about other people and more about my perception of myself?”

I have an even better example of food company executives getting jail time for selling tainted food: Stewart Parnell, CEO of Peanut Corporation of America, got 28 years in federal prison for knowingly selling peanut butter contaminated with salmonella. The salmonella killed at least one woman. His brother Michael got…

Thanks! The actress is a charmer. Reminds me a bit of Tatiana Maslany.

Jalopnik tends to have them in droves, unfortunately.

That’s why I compare the two, although they are/were two separate companies owned by two different brothers. Aldis is run completely differently from Trader Joe’s.

I’m Aldis all the way. The cashiers and staff are actually paid really well, they are naturally friendly without being overbearing, and now they accept credit cards!

As if his hands could wrap all the way around a baby’s neck.

I don’t want Canadian anything. I learned that the hard way after ordering Canadian bacon.

Oh omg this just reminded me so vividly of my own similar experience: I was in college, watching a movie with this guy I was sort of seeing. Not a lot of comfort between us, yet, is what I mean. Still in the hiding our farts phase. But I really liked him. He lived in an old house with a bunch of housemates but they…

Typo alert: “Commendeer”

Okay so it’s not really “gross” and I probably told this story before, but it’s still hilarious to me.

ooooo!!!! a rare SQUERGER

Legally Bland

Amazing how lives entwine so closely and then just go separate ways, usually forever. This made me think of letters I have saved from old girlfriends, friends and acquaintances that were sort of pen pals (Jesus, I am OLD) for a time. Thank you for this story and the manner in which you told it. What a great read.

I teared up several times reading this - the wistfulness, loneliness - well done. It makes me wonder with everything being online if these type of stories will soon disappear altogether.