I gave myself a reconditioned Fitbit One (Amazon Warehouse — I am thrifty!) for my birthday in spring 2015 and have worn it daily since then. I stopped tracking my sleep once the velcro on the wrist cuff that holds the One while you’re in bed wore out. Up until then, it was interesting to see how restless a sleeper I…

We’ve converted to using fabric for 99% of our gift wrapping needs. I buy cotton prints in Christmas themes (they will be on sale starting 12/26) and run up a few simple bags of various sizes on the sewing machine — the easiest sewing ever. I also hem some larger pieces for those large awkward-shaped presents, but you…

That is one ugly brooch, and she’s practically wearing it as an epaulette, clearly to increase its visibility. Also, her lipstick clashes with her fugly earrings. But she got the attention she was apparently seeking!

I’m sure others have already noted this, but most of Africa is in the Northern Hemisphere. And of course it does snow on Kilimanjaro (19,341') despite its equatorial location. Be that as it may, “Do They Know It’s Christmas”’s lyrics are abominable.

Not mentioned in this article, but also important: Among people of European ancestry, about 13% of us are CYP2C9 poor metabolizers. CYP2C9 is one of the cytochrome P450 enzymes your liver uses to metabolize THC. That means people like me who imbibe THC (or ibuprofen, or warfarin for that matter) are very slow to break…

I’m sitting in my Alaskan living room right now, inhaling the delicious smell of my Noble FIR tree scent. (Contrary to popular usage, the smell most people associate with Christmas trees comes from firs, e.g. Fraser or Balsam firs on the east coast, and Noble and Grand firs here in the west. But many people call all…

Unfortunately, it’s already too late for me to use my Amazon Prime membership to ship to my home here in Alaska. Quoted arrival dates are currently right before New Years, although if I change the delivery address to relatives’ living in the Lower 48, they would get the order by Monday latest. I doubt other sites’…

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

Twelve counties (maybe 13 once all results are in) switched from R to D. None went the other way. There is hope for our country.

I vote against this! Oh . . . nevermind . . .

Correction: the officers and dog were in the wrong place at the wrong time. The lady was minding her own business at her own home. And telling an innocent citizen you’ve just let your dog attack that “you’re fine” before you’ve bothered to do anything to help or check her for injury is about as arrogant as it gets.

I disagree that this particular ban is an example of security overreach. I’m a huge skeptic of the TSA and its policies, but banning Li ion batteries from aircraft cargo holds is a wise move by the airlines — it is not being done by the TSA. Few people know or remember that a UPS 747 crashed in 2010 due to a Li ion…

It has nothing to do with sitting together. You can change seating after buying, and unless everyone has the same status, you probably won’t be sitting together on most airlines these days. Infrequent fliers who don’t want to pay through the nose of a couple of hours of feeling special will be sitting in middle seats;…

Too bad. Over half the acres in the National Park System are here in Alaska. I’m very glad to be able to enjoy those parks, in addition to many in the Lower 48 and Hawai’i!

It’s not like I really have a choice about “early” flights, living in Alaska. Nearly 100% of my out-of-state trips start sometime between 11 PM and 3 AM. If you wait until 6 AM to leave Anchorage, between the distance and the time zone changes, you can’t get to many Lower 48 destinations — especially those on the East…

I travel A LOT and this article is rather useless clickbait. What you seem to be telling us is that IF you are flying non-stop (not possible on most itineraries originating where I live, in AK), and if you either pay $25 to gate-check, or label your bag “fragile,” it MIGHT come out towards the start of the queue.…

The true monstah just leaves the empty brown cardboard roll in place. Maybe with a shred of white fluttering from one end.

I think there’s great potential in merging this Splinter article with the Lifehacker one on good Thanksgiving/cannabis pairings.

I like to eat while it’s still light out — also makes cooking easier. So that means by 3 PM for Thanksgiving, 2 PM for Christmas.

We experience winter driving conditions where I live for over seven months each year. My advice: 1) Own a car with manual transmission and all-wheel-drive. (I’ve got two Subarus, one 18 years old, one 10. There’s a reason my local dealer is the biggest grosser in North America.) 2) Live somewhere that allows studded…