Last week I spent FIFTEEN hours commuting. And that was with holiday AND one wfh day. It's untenable

Oh, man, javachik, that's awful. I really wish there were some other option there, because argh.

I'm in the office but I don't want to be. Had such a fun weekend, and mostly managed to avoid political discussions with my banker SIL.

Was mildly astonished to learn that my brother doesn't know who he's going to vote for (!!!). He's worried that the ACA is going to cause him to lose all the profit in his new restaurant, because he's just above the 50-employee line. I might need to do some research on that, because ISTR there are tax deductions and so forth available...

Ok, I only spend about 10 hours commuting and I take a bus in a city with a not so good public transportation system.

I was just reading a "reader question" on Simple Dollar (which drives me crazy, but I cant. stop. reading) about a woman whose husband uses a quarter roll of toilet paper every time he uses the bathroom (I am assuming to poop). All I can think is that it might be time for them to invest in a bidet! That's a lot of toilet paper!

Not something you see every day--a restaurant owner gives Obama a bear-hug, lifting Mr. President completely off the ground: [link]

You wonder what's going through the Secret Service's mind at times like that.

he got approval from the Secret Service first.

I've always liked the origins for "pull out all the stops" and "give 'em the whole nine yards."

The first (related to Bev's example on the soft pedal) has to do with playing an organ. To pull out all the stops on the organ makes it much louder.

"The Whole Nine Yards" refers to ammunition belts used on fighter planes in the Pacific during WWII. Each belt was three yards long, and you went into battle with three belts of ammo. So to give 'em the whole nine yards is to empty all of your ammunition into the enemy.

Should I order a Black bean and "Avacoado" burrito for lunch?

sophia,

once you confirm that is indeed an avocado, yes. I don't want you surprised like with krab.

Now I'm trying to envision what fake avocado would be like. Possibly like the "guacamole" I had in England once, that seemed to have only a passing acquaintance with avocado, if any.

Happy first day, Tom!

Nanita, that's just awful. Was all that driving? Are there any public transport options do you could at least work some of the commute time?

Last week I spent FIFTEEN hours commuting. And that was with holiday AND one wfh day. It's untenable

So, only 3 days of commuting, meaning 5 hours per DAY commuting?