I honestly think this type of thing is why he won the election. He’s a lottery winner (by birth), without any inherent sense of taste or true intellectual talent, which makes him sensitive to ridicule. Anyone who feels looked down upon can identify with that. If he had the least bit of self-awareness I’d feel sorry…

I’m going to miss her brand of shade.

I was raised in the South, I hate watermelon because I got really sick as a kid after eating it one afternoon, which probably had nothing to do with watermelon but my stomach still makes the connection. In fact I dislike almost all fruits. Vegetables, however...I love ALL of them. I eat tomatoes the way most people…

My motherfucking BEST FRIEND recommended “Hachi.” The next day I told her off big time. Do not watch Hachi. Do not.

Probably in Branson.

Well, look at his inaugural “entertainment.” My one good joke about this mess was when I told my husband Sinbad was going to perform. He bought it for a second.

“No one respects black men more than me.”

I hope he holds out his hand and then yanks it away, only to run it through his hair. Then he turns his back and walks out. That. Would. Be. Historic.

I look to Jezebel to know I’m not alone. No one wants to feel as if they are in an echo chamber, unable or unwilling to entertain other viewpoints. With Trump and his ilk, however, there are no viewpoints that make any kind of (widespread) fiscal or practical or environmental or humanitarian sense whatsoever. I mean,…

LOCATION! It’s amazing how many people get hung up on decor. When my best friend was looking to buy she was looking in a brand new subdivision behind the Walmart. I told her, “These are new and shiny now, but in 10 years these will be the old houses behind the Walmart.”

I had a shitty yesterday into early morning. Had to bail on an important training session today. (Yesterday was the 20th anniversary of a very tragic family event and it sent me into a tailspin, including awful dreams.) So tonight I made boxed macaroni and cheese and okra and tomatoes. It’s what I wanted. Today I get…

Like how “educated” is now code for “arrogant.” Or if you’re black it’s code for “uppity.”

I’ve been struggling...just struggling...ever since the election. I see it in others too. And I live in an overwhelmingly conservative area. The cashier at the grocery store yesterday remarked to me about how everyone lately seems to be in a bad mood. Wonder why? Seems like when Trump went in Hope went out the door.

He tried to get Yakov Smirnoff.

My daughter married in late 2015. We went shopping for dresses in Portland and Seattle. With both of our consultants we all had big laughs about Pnina. Every dress my daughter tried on just wasn’t SHEER enough. “Can you, I don’t know, take away some of this...I want to see her rib cage.”

Well you just keep on being you.

Oh I will say, there was one time I got royally screwed by a company. I worked HARD and in the trenches as well as in the upper echelon. When I reached a higher rank, the changes I wanted to make (to make the non-profit sustainable for the long haul) challenged the wrong people. Even though my research and data proved…

I’ve worked for large companies and non-profits. I was president of a large non-profit for a while. Everything I’ve said holds true. Not to say that people with lesser people skills, or those who face discrimination based upon the usual suspects will meet the same end — because prejudice is very hard to overcome no…

I really haven’t found that to be true at all. Maybe it comes down to attitude? If you act aggrieved (like you’re too good for this) or underconfident (this is all I’m good for). But being a very obviously competent, observant and eager to work has done wonders for me. I mean, if I’m at WORK, I want to work.…

They are learning English and many of them speak it very well. But since I work with their children, I know it makes them feel more comfortable with our facility if I can speak a small amount of Spanish. Plus, most educated people in the rest of the world speak more than one language. I’m using DuoLingo and I find…