MrSmith

Hey, now! I get all my primary health information from Google! Who needs doctors? Google. Knows. All! :P

They're going to be changing Epcot in the next several years. So if you want to go there, you need to hurry up. My source is Jason Matheson from MyTalk 107.1 FM in Minneapolis. He loves Disney World, especially Epcot, and is upset that they're going to be changing it. The funny thing is that I can remember doing this with my parents as a child for the exact same reasons. We were tired and it was air-conditioned.

Been to both Disney World and Disney Land, but that was at least 35 years ago since I've been to either one. The lines weren't bad, but of course that would have been around 1980/82. On the one hand, I think I would like to go back. On the other hand, I expect a lot of waiting in line. heh She tried. She failed. She gave up. She can't try again now because she's got more important things to do, like grifting. You see, she can barely manage the energy and interest for grifting. There's certainly nothing left over for trying to grow up again. LOL

And if she hadn't allowed the visitation, then Phil would have been on her ass about that. Seems like she was in a no-win situation. Disclaimer: I have not yet gotten to watch these episodes.

Well, I suppose they probably interpreted it as "he didn't want us to come". And LOL at the gif. My mother has disliked my wife since I started dating her, though she seems to be warming up to her the last couple of years. Visits with my parents are considerably more enjoyable than they have been previously.

I agree with the first and third statements. I'm not sure about the second. I could see it going either way, but it's been almost 40 years. Who's going to be able to make a provable case of anything other than what they've got so far?

For the wedding where my brother got beer poured on his head, this was definitely the problem. The couple (or their parents, because my family is like that) invited way too many people and invited people that they hadn't seen in years simply because they were 3rd or 4th cousins, etc. I don't remember who it was got married at that wedding; what I do recall is that I didn't even know who the hell it was at the time we went. And I remember asking my mother about it and the response included "We haven't seen them in X years" (where I think X was greater than 10). My mother acted like this was going to be some wonderful family reunion. Ugh. When I married my wife, the only people we invited from my side of the family were my parents. We did the whole thing rather spur-of-the-moment after being engaged for 7 years. We (well, really *I* if I'm being honest about it) finally decided to just do it and get it done rather than try to save up for some bigger affair. So my wife had three weeks to invite people and plan the whole thing. I couldn't help because I was working about 50 hours a week at that time and attending college with a full load. To her credit, my wife was a trooper and got it done. We didn't invite people from my side of the family because I knew none of them would be able to make it. My aunt and uncle who live in the Eau Claire area were both working full time. My younger brother (who I didn't want in attendance anyway) works for AT&T and couldn't have gotten time off in that short notice. My other aunts and uncles all live out East (Connecticut, NY, Maryland) and I very much doubt they would have come with that short notice. Fifteen years later and my mother is still pissed off at me about that, even though I explained my rationale to her. Oh well.

I'm so torn. On the one hand, I'm glad she's figuring this stuff out and, assuming she is actually going, I'm glad she's doing it. This makes me want to clap for her. Honestly and sincerely. On the other hand, I [still] feel like she should have made her "fitness journey" on her own, document it as she's going, and then start charging for her assistance after she's done it and can prove that she's got a model worth replicating.

This. Completely agree.

I can see your point. The people who were barred from the bar were aware this was going to be the case. That might have mitigated the situation enough that there wasn't a problem. I think your reaction was reasonable. I would have felt the same. I'd rather invite fewer people, have a better experience, and explain to any interested-and-not-invited that it was due to cost but that I would have liked to have invited them - or figure out some way to smooth things over with those people who were not invited.

It just occurred to me! Maybe it should be read backward and as a question. So, #LivingMyWhy becomes WhyMyLiving, which is the "spoken fast" version of "Why am I living?" Mystery solved!

This is what I expect to happen, too. I said as much to my wife when the episode ended. It's exactly what TLC would do. Hell, they probably forced the delay on Melina to generate drama. If she's smart, this is exactly what she would do. In my opinion, Dmitri and Ashley are stupid if they aren't expecting this.

I get what you're saying. However, having to pay for your own alcohol should be no big deal. That said, if I were forced to choose between "open bar" and "no bar", I would choose the latter. At most venues where these kinds of events are held, you can't bring your own alcohol. So a cash bar at least gives the guests who want to drink the ability to drink. To me, complaining that it's a cash bar is like complaining that I purchased enough food for everyone to have a portion or two of everything available, rather than it being all-you-can-eat with fresh food brought in as portions run out. And I guess my attitude is that if my guests don't like having to pay for their own alcohol, then they don't have to come. You're my guest, which means that I'm providing a reasonable lunch or dinner complete with a beverage. It doesn't mean you get to tell me what I'm going to serve or how I'm going to spend my money.

This. To me (and in all the times I've heard other people use the term) "cash bar" means that anything not alcohol is free to the guests, and that only the alcohol is charged to the guest.

I'm surprised there are people who consider providing a cash bar at a wedding to be tacky. It's not like the bride and groom are getting a cut of what people spend on alcohol. I feel like I'm not required to provide you any alcohol. I've just seen too many times where people go nuts drinking way too much at weddings. Even for get-togethers at my house, alcohol is bring-yer-own and our family and friends understand that. I'm not a drinker and I don't keep alcohol in the house. My wife will occasionally buy something for her, but that's very rare, as well. Because I'm not a drinker, I don't know what's good or what other people like to drink. On top of that, I don't feel I am obligated to spend my money in that way in order for all of us to have a good time together. If you feel you need alcohol to have a good time, then you can pony up the cash for your personal "entertainment". There are also liability issues to consider: If I'm providing an open bar, then I'm now responsible for what you do when you get drunk and drive home in that state.

This is how people in my family have handled it, including dealing with alcoholics (both in recovery and not). The bride and groom provide a cash bar. They then provide the bartenders with pictures of people who are not to be served alcohol under any circumstances. The pictures they have provided included all the alcoholics, not just the ones in recovery. Keeps the ones who are not in recovery from making a scene at the wedding; if they "need" a drink, they tend to leave. LOL I remember a wedding we attended when my younger brother and I were quite young. They had an open bar. My brother and I went to the bar to get our sodas refilled. Some drunk asshole relative, who I'd never seen before and have never seen again, was standing there. My brother ended up standing to this man's left, while I was to my brother's left. For some reason, this asshole decided it would be terrifically funny to pour his full beer out onto my brother's head. My immediate concern was doing what I could to make sure it didn't get into his eyes. I don't recall what my parents did. I do recall that I felt then (and feel now) that their response was muted and insufficient. This experience is among those that have turned me into someone who doesn't drink.

I go further in defining what is and is not a hack than you do, but then I'm just pedantic like that. My attitude is this: Are you changing how software behaves or circumventing any part of its logic? If no, then whatever you are doing is not a hack. If yes, hack away.

I believe they can tell. If I understand correctly, there are physiological differences between someone who died from drowning and someone who was dead when they went in the water.

My wife and I just started watching this weekend. We are absolutely hooked - and were from the very first episode. We've gotten through seven episodes so far, mostly binge-watching yesterday. I admit that I was terribly disappointed to have to turn it off and go to bed last night. If I could've swung a day off today, I would've stayed up last night and finished the first season.

I wish that they wouldn't bag my groceries at all. I put things on the conveyor belt organized such that cold things get bagged with cold things. Inevitably, when they start bagging my stuff, cold stuff gets spread out across the bags. They do other dumb stuff, too, but this is my main complaint.

Right, because other than April choosing to remain married to Drew, I'm suuuuuuure she's the one who's choosing the plural lifestyle and choosing to put herself through something she clearly does not want. I'm sure it absolutely was not Drew who chose the plural lifestyle and told April to suck it up. Mmmm-hmmmm. RIGHT.

Concerts have always been the bigger money-makers. The only artists who made any serious money off album sales had high profiles, and even these artists made more from concerts. The music studios would fuck everyone else over with creative accounting. This has been documented a number of times.

Completely agree. Stationery should be reserved for personal email (and, even then, just make it easy on me and use a white background).

I wouldn't want to be a god. I would be a tyrant or a benevolent dictator by turns. It would be hell for my minions.

I almost tweeted a nauseous face at her, but I changed my mind. Self-control got the better of me.