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Zip lock baggies filled with corn syrup worked best for me when I broke both ankles. I liked that it didn’t freeze all the way, because I was able to mold the slush around my ankles and they stayed in place without having to be held. Corn syrup is cheap, and the baggies can be re-frozen… Read More

If you like dark novels, try Life After Life by Kate Atkinson. She writes beautiful books that, one way or another, are about death.

How is Strictly Ballroom not on this list?!? The mid-movie scene to “Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps”

Trying to convert me to my coworker’s religion. I’m not interested; it’s not professional; it assumes I don’t have my own sincerely held beliefs.

#13: Business lawyers maybe. But a machine isn’t allowed to represent a client in court, and non-human entities are required to have a legal representative. Litigators will be fine.

“I’ve always thought you were effervescent.”

After losing my feline soulmate to an age-related disease, I started fostering animals and then volunteering at the local animal shelter. I help dogs because cats are still too painful for me. I’ve directly saved at least six dogs from euthanasia this year, and I’ve helped in the… Read More

I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), by The Proclaimers. My spouse and I have been together for 16 years. We don’t always have the money, time, or energy for a big gesture. What’s really romantic is knowing we can count on each other, and that we choose to be together, no matter what. We’ve… Read More

Even easier than #28: Baked potato & salsa. Jars of salsa and bags of potatoes last a long time if stored properly, so it’s easy and cheap to keep the ingredients on hand. It yields a more interesting (and depending on the salsa, healthier) meal than more traditional potato toppings.… Read More

With more than half the country experiencing drought, is it responsible to encourage baths?