Do you feel this way about doctors, too? Because doctors take on sometimes close to a million dollars in debt by the time they get through residency, which can be up to seven years after medical school, and more if they take on a fellowship to become a rheumatologist or another specialty that requires one, which can…

The generational difference in the amount of debt is staggering. My dad was able to pay for his tuition at Vanderbuilt ($3000/year) half with a scholarship and half with a part time on-campus job. After he graduated, with a double major AND a minor, he went to law school. He was debt free when he passed the bar, and…

Glad to find yet another person who doesn’t understand how the economy benefits when we have 1.8 TRILLION dollars freed up to spend on rent, on car payments, mortgages, household expenses, vacations, large and small appliances, and literally everything else. What about how the fear of crushing debt stops people from…

It’s the best use of a muffin tin ever. Let me know how it comes out.

Tacos for Christmas sounds fabulous.

As far as I am concerned, there are only two approaches to adding garlic: not enough and the perfect amount. It helps enforce social distancing, too, when you have a big pile going in.

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More like a stew, and I have told them as much, but they don’t care. It’s just diced tomatoes, onion, kidney beans, baked beans, and ground beef. No seasonings at all, including salt and pepper.

Thank you!

I love garlic, but my parents are not fond of strong flavors (they are stereotypical White People when it comes to food. My mom's chili recipe has no chili powder in it, or any seasoning whatsoever. I have even been yelled at for putting salt and pepper on food I was cooking), so I usually have to keep the potatoes…

This won’t help you, but I was drooling over this video this morning:

My brother’s fiancé used buttermilk in his garlic mashed potatoes this time. It came out better than I expected. I don’t think I’ve ever tried sour cream in mashed potatoes, but I imagine it would be similar.

I make mashed potatoes with plain Greek yogurt, butter, and sometimes garlic. They get a nice creamy texture that way, and remain digestible to the people in my family who had their gallbladders removed. Yogurt is also a good substitute for anyone who is lactose intolerant, as the cultures in yogurt break down the…

Homosexuality *was* illegal until as recently as 2003 (Lawrence v. Texas) in the US, depending on the state, and there are efforts underway now to reverse the Supreme Court rulings that made marriage equality the law of the land. The evangelical organizations behind these efforts are doing so on what they say are…

Deep praise for your time management skills.

I never think of Etsy, either, but it seems like a great way to get what you're looking for.

It will be a lot easier for her to manage her condition when she can choose her own health care team and work with them to find the treatment plan that is most effective for her. I cannot imagine the strain that being forced to take lithium against her will added to her mental health.

I think you're right! I didn't notice.

I’m sorry, I don’t. Darwin doesn’t live with me (he lives in Texas with my brother’s family), and I have never owned a dog.

I think you misunderstand. Britney wanted out of the conservatorship so that she could be in charge if those decisions, not her father, not people hired by the court, not her fans, not you, not me. She has talked about taking time away from public life to raise a family, and if that’s what she wants, that is now her…