I think this dude is really hooked on anime.

Thank God I'm the mom of a veteran who actually DID see combat... he enlisted right after 9/11, figuring it was his American duty. He saw action in both Afghanistan, then Iraq.

As a former cashier, I strictly abided by the "20 items or less" rule. Got my rear chewed out by a customer who said, "Do you know who I am?" When I said, "No, I'm sorry I don't," she proceeded to scream and yell at me for my "ignorance and stupidity." Turns out, she had  been a FORMER EMPLOYEE, who was let go because ...more

This is something my family and I have learned in our travels all over the world. When the unfamiliar becomes familiar, the world becomes smaller, more like community.

Exactly.

True.

Amen to that!

I made sure I knew my kids' teachers, had regular parent/teacher conferences and attended open house from elementary through high school. I even got to know some of their college instructors and profs socially.   The saddest thing was visiting my son's and daughter's teachers in high school and hearing I was the only...more

Glad I'm allergic to most fruits and raw veggies. If they cannot be cooked thoroughly, I cannot eat them. Too many ER visits via ambulance....