The Spleen

[quote] The only comforting fact is that at leasr I know hes not railing her [/quote] Classy thing to say about your daughter. ...

Is Blue Plate in any way affiliated with teh old 15th St/Northport Diner outfit? I know it's in the old Northport Diner location, and that place used to be great. ...

[quote]Have any of you tried Hicks BBQ in Northport?[/quote] Years ago there was a Hicks BBQ on Skyland Blvd near the Toyota dealership. It was just kinda okay back then from what I remember, and pretty sure it was the same folks as the Northport one. I want to say they had 3 different location...

[quote]How would you personally feel about this?[/quote] No way, no how. That's a lot of wasted time in the car. I'd maybe consider it for 2 days in the office, 3 days at home, and just renting a hotel room for the 2 days in the office. Drive to office Monday morning, work in office, stay in ho...

Pros: More money Cons: Middle management is some of the most soul crushing work out there. ...

[quote]But most on here don't think they should be paid quadruple what they actually are simply because their job is stressful or unrewarding sometimes.[/quote] Well quadruple of $0 is still $0, so there's quite a difference. The tone of these threads just sounds like resentment to me. And ...

[quote]How many truly “stay at home” moms are left that do everything? [/quote] Plenty. [quote]Does that salary account for all of the time spent going to lunch with friends, playing on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Snapchat, and going to Barre Method classes to gossip with the girls? [/qu...

Good moms work their asses off, so I don't doubt this studies results one bit. ...

The steaks at Nick's are average, at best. You go there for the Nickodemus, the ambiance(or lack thereof) and the experience. I haven't been in ages, but for an old fashioned grease pit burger The Oasis used to be great. I've heard it's not as good as it used to be though. ...

It's hard not to have a great time at most Caribbean destinations, but I have to say Grand Cayman has probably been my least favorite of the ones I've visited. It's certainly not horrible, but it didn't leave the same impression on me that St Thomas, St John, Turks, or Aruba did. The snorkeling ther...

Druid City Brewing is better. ...

My cousin came out when he was in high school. My aunt had a hard time with it at first, but came around pretty quickly. He married some rich guy and they live in a massive house in Malibu and throw lavish parties on the reg. He hates the close-mindedness of a lot of Alabamans and rarely comes home ...

[quote]Yea, camping is it's own ordeal.[/quote] I kind of dreaded the camping thing when we went to the first Bonnarroo, but it really wasn't that bad. We were in an SUV with plenty of room to mule in lots of water, beer and food. Only bad part was people around you partying all night when you ...

[quote]I love music festivals I'd go foe the right line up. This years was kinda underwhelming [/quote] Coachella's lineups were outstanding every year until a few years ago when it became the place to be seen. This year's was still worht going if you lived near there, but nothing like the...

Being drunk at school sounds miserable. We ate acid a few times in high school. That was always interesting. ...

[quote]Red Lobster was the nice place to take a date or hold special occasion dinners in the podunk AL backwater where I grew up. [/quote] Yep. Growing up I thought Shrimp Scampi from Red Lobster was the height of refined dining. I turned my nose up at my trashy brother ordering the popcorn s...

We're closed Friday, but not for Easter or Good Friday. Some of our staff does a lot of tax season work, so instead of just giving those people off, the owners close the whole office every year on the Friday after tax season. Most of those people took today through Friday off. I may take Thursday of...

Carry my lunch cooler to the car, drive 1 mile down the street to a park, walk to an available bench, eat lunch and read a book...if it's nice outside. When it's not nice, I sit in the car and read. ...

[quote] How can you be bad at cleaning?[/quote] "Bad" maybe was the wrong word choice. I clean fine when I find the motivation to do it. Finding that motivation is where I struggle. Luckily my wife has no problem finding that motivation and does 85% of the cleaning. I do pick up after myself and ...

[quote]who wouldn't love to be able to take a nap every day?[/quote] For sure. It's more about her reaction and her behavior when she doesn't get her nap. ...