The LH article appears to be wrong, which is where my confusion comes from. Digging around more, the consensus seems to be that the plan eliminates local and state taxes from itemized deductions, but does not eliminate itemized deductions.

Wrote this, but then figured out LH article seems wrong. In addition to what I quoted before, the post plainly says “[s]ome taxpayers actually save more when they itemize their many deductions—the new plan gets rid of that option so that they’ll have to take the standard deduction instead.” And, “the plan specified…

Preservation of accumulated wealth is key tenet of the ensuring the rich get richer. Rich white guys hate estate taxes.

The way I read it was that they are eliminating itemized deductions in favor of the standard deduction, but preserving the mortgage deduction, not eliminating state and local taxes as deductions (“the plan would get rid of itemized deductions, including state and local tax deductions”). So if I’m reading right you…

No... That’s why you *listen* to them extensively before buying.

Erecting a distinction between studio monitors and other speakers seems silly. When the term “studio monitor” meant something, you were probably getting a lot less bang for your buck in that domain, since pro audio gear was typically built a lot sturdier to withstand abuse that speakers don’t get in a living room.…

I love malted milkshakes. Chocolate is good, but coffee malted milkshakes are tops in my book... I actually bought myself one of those Waring retro drink mixers with the metal pint glass lookin’ things just to make malteds. Sadly, I do this only about once every six months, thanks to my guilty conscience and swelling…

$20/yr.

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The World Peace cookies are awesome. But I think that recipe is all over the interwebs anyway.

The editions of JoC have changed the book considerably, and I have no experience with any edition after when I acquired mine in... 1978. That edition was frustrating, and I’m not sure I would recommend it to a new cook. The way that ingredients are laid out isn’t intuitive and, as I noted, it often required you to…

Not everyone aspires to being a minimalist.

I’m a mid-Atlantic type. Not sure why, but I associate combinatorial cooking with the midwest—you know, recipes that use canned soups for sauces and pre-packaged mixes in strange ways. Although, as I think about Mississippi roast, maybe it’s a southern thing.

I, like many others, started with the Joy of Cooking, but it was the earlier version where, halfway through a recipe, it would tell you to combine with some other recipe you hadn’t realized you needed to cook. Or you needed a stale beer or something. I think the first one that kind of got me excited was the Silver…

Plan should include periodic mental health checks/self-checks for Mom. Post partum depression is real and can be pretty dark.

“I am a leaf on the wind; watch how I soar...”

In the “flipper” spatula category, I have to have both metal and nonstick, given that I use both metal and nonstick for different things. I have fish spatulas, but honestly prefer a wider, solid metal number for a lot of the tasks associated with my griddle (pancakes or smashing burgers), like this (although mine is…

For those who appreciate Szechuan pepper, I highly recommend the Kenji’s Bang Bang Ji Si recipe from Serious Eats...

+1 for Grains of Paradise. I have a grinder with black pepper and one with GoP right next to my stove.

You should check your facts. First, there are plenty of small WISPs operating out there, so the idea that you can’t have an ISP without scale is bullshit. Second, if the existing companies are monopolies that deliver shitty service, they ought to be easy to compete against, even without scope or scale. Third, you…