I’m not going to dispute anything you said about the fall of the necklace or its general un-noteworthiness (I’m not a fan of it) BUT...handmade jewelry from an individual artisan versus the plated stuff sold at Hot Topic and Forever 21 are a world apart. I spent $20 on hand-hammered bar earrings made by a friend that…

I’ve been going to Charlestown for my entire life and I love RI. So for Narragansett, Iggy’s v Aunt Carrie’s? My family always goes to Carrie’s, never been to Iggy’s. We also have an inter-family George’s v Champlin’s debate (Galilee), but usually the shortest line wins that one.

My family has been going to RI my entire life and I loooove it. We’re lucky enough that my grandparents built a house in a small community (Charlestown-ish) so we always have a place to stay, even if it wasn’t winterized until very recently. I highly recommend the state--it’s my happy place. Great food, great people,…

Thank you for these suggestions! I googled the names and now I remember the incident against Capó Crucet and I think I meant to put her on my list back then. (Even though I’m X, not Millenial, her books sound good.) I’ve added the Dunn book to my To Read as that one sounds immediately right in my wheelhouse.

(I enjoyed Pitch Perfect as well)

I’ve been deep into gin this quarantine and gave Aviation a try. It’s so smooth and clean. I’ve been making Snap-pea-rinhas (snap peas, simple syrup and limes muddled then stirred with gin and ice) and Aviation is a perfect background for those flavors.

Wait...who’s the “they” that let the “plague” in?

Did she though?

Thank you for the insight and background! I’m from the NE (Martha bought in the next town over to where I grew up, tried to copyright the town name for products), so obviously my bias is for large green lawns and forests and shit that happens up here. I’ve been to Florida once, and that was Naples to a friend’s…

Larry is my favorite Hemsworth.

After I saw a headline about “Star Island”, I was curious and googled it. I don’t get the appeal of living on such a crowded island with what seems to be a shitty view. Is there something I’m missing? There’s one property for sale there right now for like $14MM but they have neighbors squeezed on both sides and the…

One trip to Guadeloupe, my friend and I set aside a day to visit the Memorial ACTe slavery museum in Pointe-a-Pitre. I had never had a visceral reaction to a museum exhibit before visiting there. I’m white and from the Northeast, so we learned about slavery but not the sheer depths of the Caribbean slave trade and…

I love that because I’ve been lightly obsessed with the Wayfair conspiracy and spent an evening reading the tweet threads and googling all the insanity, now I get a million Wayfair ads and emails. I just laugh and think “oh good, more body parts are on sale”.

I heart Fuck the Pain Away. 

I listened to the song twice(ish) yesterday - the radio edit (?) with the video and the original lyrics, no video. It’s not my thing and I really don’t like Cardi B but I dig Megan Thee Stallion and am loving the “outrage” at them using “the p-word” and “the d-word”. And it’s really easy for me to just not listen to…

Ugh, I’m sorry. I hope you can get some of that recouped! Sending positive insurance vibes your way!

I worry about that too. I know one family friend who didn’t have power and needed ice for their insulin, but luckily in a small town, the police chief went home and got ice from his place to give to them then jumped the line at the local fire department when the deliveries came so they could keep the meds cold. Things…

Don’t forget to take into account your deductible when filing a claim. I’ve spent the last week filing claims for people and have to make sure it’s worth even filing every time (some have $500, some have $1K deductibles). Good luck with everything!

I’m over the border in NY and my office has been without phone service since the 4th. My friends (in Fairfield County) had wires down on their road to one side of their driveway and a tree down blocking the other side so they literally couldn’t get out of their driveway until they, and some neighbors (I think) dragged…

I also believe he said “d-word” instead of “dick”. I’m so amused by his fear of the words “Pussy” and “dick”. He’s terrified of simple words contained in primary school reading books (Dick and Jane Adopt a Pussy Cat).