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Tom Petty had me pretty broken up. Also, Bob Saget.

Linda, Kathy, Phyllis, Carole— THESE are old people names! Not Ashley, Jessica, and Samantha!

#4 is kinda how I always pictured Flowers in the Attic 💐👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🩰☠️

Fun Fact: People who have traditionally been oppressed sometimes use satire to call out those who have oppressed them, but when the oppressors mock or caricaturize those who have been traditionally oppressed it is in poor taste. American women weren’t allowed to vote until about 100… Read More

What’s wrong with ice cream?! If I were going to “get back in the game,” I would prefer a low cost first date such as ice cream or coffee. It just makes sense— cuts out any awkwardness about who’s going to pay, and also cuts out any chance of one person feeling obligated to the other… Read More

The thing about cover songs is that they’re cool because the other artist brings their own interpretation/meaning/emotion to the song, as well as their own vocal stylings. I think this statement is very telling— Adele is rather full of herself. I think her “they don’t mean the same… Read More

Nothing (2003)

Absolutely. I have high schoolers who are reading and writing like 2nd and 3rd graders, or worse. They’ve just been passed along— “oh well, I guess this is next year’s teacher’s problem.” I consistently face pressure from parents, SPED teachers, and even admin to at least give them… Read More

The Trader Joe’s Cookbook is sold at Five Below for $5 in many areas!

When I was 15 I went on a school trip with a student group I was part of. One of the girls I roomed with was getting over a cold, and her mother sent along a big bottle of cherry cough syrup for her. Well, we decided to order pizza and coke, and to make some cherry coke cough syrup… Read More