2011年5月23日 · I feel a lot of empathy for the OP, having been in a similar situation… twice. After my first marriage, I was entirely, completely, totally gunshy. There were lots of issues during the marriage, and afterwards, he took our children out of state, without my permission. Because of my emotional and financial position at the time, there was damn-all I could realistically do …

2014年6月9日 · When one hears the name Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall for the first time, one can pretty reasonably assume that the person in question is about as male and English as a person can be. Similarly, when you hear first the names Lyudmila Pavlichenko or Valentina Tereshkova*, you can probably guess at their gender and ethnicity with a fair degree of accuracy. Other …

2010年4月16日 · When you visit relatives out of town or when out of town relatives visit you, is it the custom in your family for everyone to stay at someone’s house or to get a hotel? I, personally, want to get a hotel most of the time. I’m simply more comfortable there. And while I can tolerate a short visit in my house, it’s not my first choice. I don’t think the rest of my family would see it …

2011年7月20日 · Lacunae_Matata: I don’t really recall all of the ins and outs (it was a bit of a stressful time) but a relevant anecdote: When my sister died (1998, laws may have changed since,) my mother’s former husband made it clear that he planned to attend the funeral, which was held at a local funeral home (private property.)

2011年7月21日 · I’m slowly losing my dinner plates one by one. They get a crack that starts on the edge, almost in the middle of the plate, that slowly creeps across the plate until it eventually snaps in two. I’ve even had a couple matching sandwich plates do the same. Yesterday we were eating watermelon and discovered juice dripping through the crack and wetting my dads pants. …

2012年5月17日 · Apparently Dottie ate at least one and probably two nylon knee highs sometime between Saturday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon. Found part of one hanging out of her backside. She has been/seems perfectly OK: eating, drinking, pooping, energetic, happy, normal behavior. Consulted a vet tech on live chat and gave her a little olive oil; the tech also …

Lacunae_Matata August 20, 2010, 3:49am #5 I generally use fresh or frozen, but I’m sure canned vegetables would be fine in vegetable beef soup, or maybe to add to pot pie.

2009年3月17日 · Everytime I see handwritten documents from the 18th century they appear to have such fine penmanship. Think of the Declaration of Independence. Why was penmanship so good? I remember as a child, before computers were as prevelant, that we still had to learn longhand, but the forms for it were much simpler (and less attractive) than the older longhand. …