G. worked here for 28 years, so Big!Boss is very upset, too. And G.'s wife asked Big!Boss to speak at the funeral. That's going to be hard for him.

Oh, wow. That's a long time. Was Big!Boss there the whole time?

Back from park. Got some papers out of my car to sort later, put away the recycling bin, and am listening to "Defying Gravity". Going to reread a job description, print my latest resume, and make a phone call. Confidence vibes sent my way much appreciated.

Talked to my old neighbor M. I really wish he'd stop talking like he has a crush on me. It's not happening, dude, whether I've got a bf or not. I really want him for a friend, but I don't know if it's possible. He's not rude or lewd, but I caught him clocking my boobs a couple of times today. Jeezy. Boys.

G. worked here for 28 years, so Big!Boss is very upset, too. And G.'s wife asked Big!Boss to speak at the funeral. That's going to be hard for him.

Oh, wow. That's a long time. Was Big!Boss there the whole time?

Oh, yeah. The company is [Big!Boss FirstName LastName] Books Company. He started it 46 years ago and has been here all along.

At the car dealership where I have spent my morning there is a sign in the bathroom "please do not flush any feminine products". So.

Does this mean tampons? WTF?

Yes, it does mean tampons.

Signed,
Works In a Building With Antique Plumbing

You're really not supposed to flush anything that won't dissolve, like toilet paper does. I have learned this because I have finicky toilets that think they shouldn't have to work with anything that isn't liquid.

Disclaimer: I flush tampons and Kleenex anyway. So there, toilets.

I thought tampons in the toilet were verboten always.

I could use a quick beta on an application for a career fair thingy. Anyone up for it? It's 4 questions and short answers (under 100 words each).

Nora,

no! tampons are just fine in most toilets. applicators may not be (plastic ones especially), but tampons, yes.

Unless you have a septic system rather than city sewers, in which case they are a very bad idea.

At the car dealership where I have spent my morning there is a sign in the bathroom "please do not flush any feminine products". So.

Does this mean tampons? WTF?

That's a pretty common sign in the public toilets I use. We have it at the office, and I keep meaning to scrawl on it that anything that comes out of my nethers is a "feminine product". Well, "meaning" in the sense that it's never ever going to happen, but the semantic urges are strong in this one.

Then again, the idea that flushing tampons is bad seems to be more widespread than I'd thought it was, no matter what the tampon box actually says. I had no idea so many people thought that it officially was a Bad Thing.