Yeah his behavior is inconsequential to people who supported him initially. It’s their wallets that they care about, and it’s probably the only way to swing traditionally red state voters away from him.

My parents moved here from Madison, Wisconsin in the 70s, when my dad got a job with the city. My dad came down, interviewed, got the job, found a house with mom’s blessing (she thought we’d be living in the city) and got everything set up to move the rest of us down. My dad had take the realtor’s advice and bought a…

A couple of my coworkers voted for him and their reasoning usually centered around his economic promises, which didn’t happen for them. It was only after their tax returns sucked that they decided to be outraged over his racism and misogyny.

I’m in Richmond, too. I’ve lived in the city proper for most of my adult life, but I grew up in the West End of Henrico before it started turning purple, and man was it a blast being a liberal kid! I actually got bullied by kids who were just parroting mom and dad’s Republican politics. In some ways the few women I…

Now this is a show I'd watch! 

Rva! Visiting his crypt at Hollywood around Halloween is......interesting.

Oh believe me, we curse insurance companies on a daily basis. The hoops they make our docs jump through to get the necessary treatments authorized and paid for is maddening.

I work for a specialist, we used to take self pay patients but that has been phased out, and seems to be the trend. We used to keep a list of docs who took self pay/upfront payments but that list has dwindled too. It may be easier for PCPs to do that in some cases since testing like lab work is fairly standard and…

My premium is low - about $90/month, but my out of pocket deductible is 5k, it is supplemented by an HSA. It’s a very common Anthem plan especially for smaller businesses that are experience rated.

Some of them might be covered but if you’ve got one of the really common high deductible plans so many employers have gone to offering, it's almost like being uninsured. I have a 5k deductible, sure I'd get a small reduction for having insurance but it's rarely enough to make a dent in the cost of treatment. 

She's got priorities! It looked like really good ice cream, and while I love unhinged Madeline, I admire her restraint in this instance. 

I’m the opposite. People meet my family and immediately ask if I’m adopted. Aside from being blue eyed and small framed like my mom, I look nothing like my brunette, tall family. My brother and dad looked identical at age 18. I’m blondish, my mom had jet black curly hair before going gray, same as her mother. I just…

Yeah the drinking stood out a lot more to me. 

Too bad about that Mall prohibition, it would have been a perfect addition to the Reflecting Pool.

I follow virtuouscourtesan on IG and just drool over the fabrics and detail. I'm adding this dandy to my escapist IG feed...

Yeah it's telling that the very idea of an unsolicited compliment must be related to appearance versus intellect, talent, etc...

Same here. I went back to school while employed full time, so I already had an income and no other debt. I have less than a thousand dollars left on my loans, but ONLY because I wasn't looking for a job after the fact. I am looking forward to being loan free in a couple months, and I think it's awesome that others…

A friend of mine used to tutor a student who lived in a rural area where poverty is high and access to affordable groceries low. The kid’s family hunted deer for meat and grew their own vegetables. Once they couldn’t pay for his tutoring session and insisted my friend take venison in payment. He politely declined,…

This happened to my ex. He has one handgun, given to him when he left the Army. He keeps it locked up. A few years ago he woke up to a dude climbing through his living room window from the roof of the building next door.

That was my take, too. I also thought she might have meant he was underfoot all day, which can definitely drive you nuts when you live with someone on a daily basis.