Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world by volume. Its surface area is larger than the country of Slovenia. It is the deepest and oldest lake in the world, lying in a fissure of the Earth’s crust created by shifting tectonic plates.

This is honestly one of the best things I learned as I got older. It’s ok to like shit just because it’s fun. And just as important; it’s ok if someone else likes different shit because their idea of fun is different than mine.

“Don’t overthink it” doesn’t have to indicate suckiness. It’s completely ok to enjoy the hell out of something dumb. Sometimes a thing can be fun just because it is. I enjoy deep, meaningful shit as much as the next person, but brain candy is just fine. I think all day at work, I think about trying not to fuck up my…

I definitely wouldn’t have credited Philly with inventing the thing... hell, we all knew that weird kid that ordered his pizza without cheese growing up (or at least I ran into a couple of them in different parts of the country), but I’ll give Philly credit for maintaining the love at a cultural level.

Yeah, I’m pretty sure I’m forgetting the parm/asiago that was likely on there, but it’s been a while since I’ve had one because ‘ex-wife’. They are really damn good though; one of those things that sound stupid and pointless but end up being delightful.

Pizza sauce guy... have you heard of tomato pie? My ex-wife was from Philly, and introducing me to that was far from the worst thing she ever did to me. Basically it’s a pizza with no cheese or toppings. Just sauce on a crust. Obviously you better have a good sauce (or terrible taste buds... canned sauce man??), but…

God-dammit this:

Right?! Like you I really hate properly exposed photos, with great lighting, and usually a nice setting. Why would I want to pay someone to capture the beauty of my family the way I see it, but can never seem to photograph myself. And artists? Fuck those people. They really think they should be paid for basically…

You referenced The Butter Battle Book and that’s all that really matters. And now I’m going to go off on a tangent... I’m starting to come around to the Zooks’ views here. First butter side down puts buttery goodness in direct contact with your tongue right away... that can’t really be a bad thing can it? Do you think…

• First of all, what is your favorite grocery store? Wegmans is the winner hands down.

I had a friend that used to happily pick up road killed deer. If it wasn’t there on his way home, but was first thing in the morning he’d happily take it home.

What about people who drive Subaru’s because they want to, and would actively swerve to hit the fucking raccoon that keeps getting in my trash can?

I see a lot of my ex in what you wrote... her thing wasn’t gaming, but the attitudes sound really similar. I was an annoyance, and trying to do anything that was first and foremost about us was an annoyance to her. Sex was a big one, and I probably don’t need to tell you how that impacts self-confidence.

How many calories does it save if I eat the insides as I scoop them out? Because anytime I scoop bread for things (never a bagel though) that’s what I do with the stuff I scoop.

Lard has always been one of the primary fats used in baking. Bacon fat is just lard with a little more flavor. In short... bacon fat should go in everything.

The opening couple of paragraphs seem to suggest you think cooking bacon in the oven doesn’t result in a jar full of bacon fat. How on earth are you cooking bacon in the oven, because I just pour the fat off the sheet pan straight into a jar.

I don’t even consider myself a TMBG fan, and I loved playing their kids albums with my kids.

A few years ago this happened at a previous company. Two days and several hundred replies into this thing I see a guy I knew join in the reply all parade. I send him a message that says roughly: “Jesus fucking Christ man, why the fuck would you hit reply all with that fucking email. You dumb sack of shit. Fuck you,…

The point was that they were spending money on airing wrestling that wasn’t going into developing quality original content. If SyFy had been doing both I don’t think they would have cared about the wrestling.

I have often used avocados as part of a delicious and cheap lunch when I’m traveling; but somehow I don’t think I’ve ever thought to bring them backpacking. This is a terrible error in living well that I intend to correct this year.