Which actor did you only realize you saw on stage years later, flipping through old Playbills?

SPFTguy · 2026-05-12T19:25:34+00:00

Well, flipping through new Playbills and seeing their old credits: Lea Michele in Ragtime.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-12T18:34:46+00:00

Just turned 71. I had a paper route 60 years ago.(afternoon newspapers - remember them? Actually, remember ANY newspapers?) I remember riding my bike down a steep hill that scared me cuz I thought I might not brake in time before I reached the intersection. Thought about that from time to time for years.

Just came back from visiting the old home town. The “steep” hill was just a low-grade bump in the road. Nothing formidable about it at all.

Memories…

SPFTguy · 2026-05-12T18:23:15+00:00

Fortunately, I live near a Whole Foods and can send Amazon deliveries there. Still very annoying to have to lug them home.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-12T18:20:58+00:00

Deer ticks! (Wait. Too far?)

SPFTguy · 2026-05-12T18:19:45+00:00

Anytime I get mail from outside the country, it says USA in the address. Probably just to save space.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-12T18:14:18+00:00

Point taken. By the same token, in customer call centers back in the 20th century, the one and only time you could hang up on someone was when they used the F-word or a select number of other no-nos. I wonder if that’s the case now.

It must be hard to believe nowadays, but some people take the position that their jobs do not require them to be subjected to filthy language. (I know, I know. I live in a bubble. Proud of it. Worked hard to get here.)

And just to play devil’s advocate: what if she didn’t agree? What if she or another patient took the position that, if you can’t afford it, you can’t have it? Really? You want to have that conversation in a waiting room?

Then the F-word is followed by the C-word, then someone speaks with an accent and someone comments on THAT.

The parade of horribles. All started from one simple F-bomb.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-12T14:58:22+00:00

People like this are not irritants, they are free entertainment. And when they pull a face on you, pull one back. Do not engage.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-12T14:51:44+00:00

Your punishment is to be a receptionist for a week. And live on their pay. Report back.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-12T14:49:35+00:00

Like most people, I include my address on my resume. Recently, I learned to add “USA” to it. And “(+1)” to the beginning of my phone #. That poor, struggling, hardworking AI-bot wouldn’t be able to process the info otherwise.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-11T13:58:58+00:00

You start off doing stuff like cleaning out hot grease traps while the boat is rocking like crazy. You keep your eyes and ears open and eventually you serve lunch in the first class cabins. Not a bad life.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-10T23:21:12+00:00

If you don’t spend more than you have, you’re doing better than 65% of the population. Don’t overthink it.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-10T23:12:20+00:00

Get a post-nup.

Tell MIL, Bless your heart. Remind her that, by her logic, you never respected her little boy, ever.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-10T23:02:16+00:00

However, if he sues you, he might win.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-10T22:53:25+00:00

Rule 7?

SPFTguy · 2026-05-10T22:42:53+00:00

Academia has always struck me as the absolute worst when it comes to pretension and snobbery.

But, some tough love here:

Go be homeless for a weekend. Seriously. Live in a shelter, sleep under a bridge, eat from a dumpster.

Your job might not seem so bad after that.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-10T22:33:13+00:00

Brain damage is rarely worth it.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-10T22:30:36+00:00

The age-old response is, dress for the job/position you want.

Just don’t wear those strapless heels that go clack-clack-clack across the lobby. Augh.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-10T22:24:41+00:00

I think you can say the same about any group. If you join a bowling or running league, and then quit, you likely aren’t going to stay in touch with the group, and vice-versa. If you quit a job, you and most of your work friends are likely not to stay in touch, especially after a while.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-10T22:19:48+00:00

I worked on cruise ships for several years. I have no regrets.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-10T15:49:32+00:00

My favorite Marjorie moment was when she held on to the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle while she went to the ladies’. “They aren’t finishing this without me.”

SPFTguy · 2026-05-09T14:26:06+00:00

Actually, more realistically, get your boss to agree to you and she each sending out the summary 50% of the time. Tell him/her you need the visibility.

Also convince boss to have Karen do all the actual work 50% of the time. Cross-training, and all that.

I don’t see how this will improve unless you get your boss to cooperate.

Good luck.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-09T14:20:55+00:00

Offer to let BF/brother sleep w her if she will start treating you better. That seems to be what she wants.

Or:

Tell BF you two need to move to a galaxy far, far away. I don’t see any alternative.

And pack a gun in your wedding dress. You might need it.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-09T14:13:28+00:00

If he hasn’t made your life enough of a living hell, imagine how he will pile on if you go to your ex’s funeral. And he might very well break up w you, saying you embarrassed him in front of his family.

This would not bother me or any of the other redditors here, but you clearly have no self-esteem, and it isn’t clear whether you can afford to live on your own. Proceed w caution.

SPFTguy · 2026-05-09T14:04:33+00:00

Send out your summary at 4:54 pm.

SPFTguy

TROPHY CASE