That’s pretty much my family (yes, old white woman here). Manners and politeness and good behavior were expected, whether we were visiting family in a mansion, or the aunt who’s a hoarder. My mother’s side of the family will not raise a voice, make a bad comment, or stab someone in the back, even in private. My dad’s…

My son has a friend studying animation, and he had to put so many minutes of animation together as part of the finals.

Frankly, it would have been extremely easy to take her gun away. A hard push, a punch to the back of her head, a garrote, a trip, and she’s down and no way she’s getting to her gun.

My first husband used to toss Tater Tots into his eggs and veggies. It was kind of addictive. He mush them a bit and blend them in, kind of like quick hash.

One of my coworkers ended up having to drive back to work because, when he got home, the car told him the key wasn’t connected. He spent hours trying to find it. Turned out it was under the seat and the sensor couldn’t pick it up.

I had a rental Acadia for a week, and the damned proximity key drove me nuts. It has buttons, but when I got in the car, I didn’t have a decent place to keep the key while driving, no little cup on the console or obvious, easy to reach pocket. I was always worried I was going to step out and leave the key, or it would…

There’s also Philippa of Hainault, queen to Edward III:

There are way too many therapists who place themselves in the parent’s position and cannot see the child’s issues as legitimate. They focus on preserving the family unit, when the family unit probably needs to be blown apart. They’re also usually big on forgiving the parent, and the language they use is exactly what…

My mother would play both ends against the middle. She’s a nitpicker who claims to only have my best interests at heart. *eyeroll so big I fall off my chair* She would always give her opinion. If I didn’t take her suggestion, then there would be nitpicking for as long as she was stuck on it. If I did take her…

Here’s an article with some validation (I don’t speak to my mother because she chose her religious cult over me):

Remember the 11p ramen girl:

Excuse me, but I believe you’re referring to The Phil and Lem Show.

They haven’t been electing as many lawyers to their legislatures. Frankly, the lower the count of lawyers, the more the stupid pass ridiculous laws, in my opinion.

Nuts are a great food source. Japan was originally inhabited due to the large number of nut trees that grew on the islands.

I get the bowls at El Pollo Loco. Love them. I’m celiac, so tortillas are usually something I don’t order, or I toss them, so why pay for them?

Finding out how many calories in a fast food milkshake, had led to many more orders of plain iced tea for me, but that’s about it. A milkshake is now a meal, or a reward for a really effed up day.

Wills and Kate already have a George. They’ll probably go with Edward.

Remember, WhatsApp is what allowed Erdogan to smash the coup against his dictator.

Not quite. A good troll is entertaining.

It may be weird, but my non-observant Jewish MIL wore turbans during her chemo. She had bought a wig, but it irritated her scalp. There are some really pretty scarves I saw on Amazon for Orthodox Jews. You could let your hair peek out a bit in front. I’m so old, we were wearing bandannas as headscarves in school; the…