My house has to be big enough that I can get away from my husband and daughter. I love them, but I need my own space.

Librarian rant: Look, I know you'd like me to do you a favor, but you only have a partial citation for the Maryland Register you want from the 1970s. I'm not going to look through them for you, even if you are an alum who donates what you tell me is "good money." I never see any of that money, and maybe you should spend some of it to hire a research assistant instead of trying to shame me into doing your work for you. See also, PFFFFFT.

Lee, I'm sorry about the move, etc. I am having lunch today with Michelle and we will raise our non-alcoholic beverages in your direction. Also, come visit us.

I may have thought up plans in my head last night.

Very good. I am seriously down with this plan, just tell me when we need to invest. Or, actually, well before we need to invest because I have literally no idea how I can fund my share of this venture, but I desperately want to.

Sparky writes the best rants.

Or, actually, well before we need to invest because I have literally no idea how I can fund my share of this venture, but I desperately want to.

Yes, this.

My uncle's wife just posted something about drug testing welfare recipients. Fortunately, someone else spoke up, very reasonably, and explained why this does nothing, so I could just like their reply.

Yeah, I love bungalows (and Buffista company), but any house I get will need to be adaptable to one-floor living

Bungalow courts are single level. Historically.

It is now Friday, and I would like to hear about husband's job prospects NOW PLEASE.

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Bungalow court, with floor plans!

I love the things, but they're rarer and rarer these days.

Crap. The morning has started out with my fix not working in a real environment and then I forgot to take my phone with me to a meeting and missed my wife's phone call. When I called back after the meeting she said she was too pissed about me missing the call to talk to me. Why do I keep making mistakes?

Ugh, what a terrible Friday.

When I called back after the meeting she said she was too pissed about me missing the call to talk to me. Why do I keep making mistakes?

Gud, unless something was literally exploding and she needed your help right that second, you didn't make a mistake. You have a job. The people who pay you would like you to do that job, which includes meetings.

I feel like you mentioned a while ago that your wife was depressed, or getting treatment. Is that the case? If not, it might be something to consider, because it sounds like both your lives might be improved. And believe me, I know it can be difficult. I've been going to therapy for several months, and I kind of hate it, because it's hard. But it's also necessary for me.

I just hate to see you so unhappy.

When I called back after the meeting she said she was too pissed about me missing the call to talk to me. Why do I keep making mistakes?

Gud, I don't want to disparage your wife here, but -- you were in a meeting. Unless there's a serious medical or other emergency, it seems unreasonable to expect a spouse to take a call in a meeting. Your job is important, not just to you, but to your whole family (your wife included, obviously), and there are times when you need to focus on it.

It's an unreasonable standard to classify "not answering a non-emergency phone call in a work meeting" as a mistake.

Are *you* allowed to be pissed at *her*? Because I'd be pissed at her for setting unreasonable standards that could put your employment at risk. Unless she doesn't need your income, she shouldn't be doing that.

[Note: the previous message does not stand if there was a genuine medical/life-threatening emergency. I'm not a total monster.]