I was a smug child prodigy. I was annoying. Still annoying, according to my sister.

Having air quality ranging up from the 300s (“Hazardous”) to 906 (“WTF”) on a scale that normally tops out at 500 has definitely made enjoying nature a bit of a challenge. Today we’re at 269 (“Unhealthy”) and it feels good. Just a nice Assertive Campfire™  smell instead of Apocalypse Nigh™. The clipping plane is being…

Oh yes, our names are on all the accounts. Like you, it’s not about who “owns” the money, it’s about having a degree of freedom to spend without having to discuss. It makes surprises so much easier. We’re both prone to impulse spending, so having our own mini-budget keeps our OOH SHINY impulses from affecting the…

Yeah - other than the scrunchies, this could be me on vacation!

Leaving aside ownership and who gets what in the event the relationship ends, the best way we’ve discovered is to have a joint checking account that gets the bulk of the funding. Each of us has our own checking account into which we get a stipend. Anything from the household account is consensus-driven. We can spend…

Girls pretty much dressed like this when I was in high school (mid 80's). What goes around, comes around. Only really new thing is the Hydroflask. The 80's girls had metal straws, too. (They were much, much, smaller, though.)

I refer to this as “La Paloma Cheapa.”  It’s a staple here.

One of my favorite dishes! Definitely have to try this version. Using a custard as the thickening method is interesting. 

Evidently this varies from state to state.

18 is a minor. No longer a juvenile, but still legally a minor. If the bars carded her and let her through, they can claim she had a legitimate-looking ID, and then she could face adult charges for that.

I’ve turned into kind of a buy-it-for-life person: I’ll heavily research and then save for items that I expect to last forever... or at least as long as I will. We have a Pro Line KitchenAid stand mixer. It’s 28 years old, used often, and still going strong. Over 28 years, the cost of ownership spreads out to about…

Not sure folks are ready for a Mesklinite security chief.  

You can find a good use for almost everything. Hunt’s has its place. If I’m ordering fish and chips, and they’re out of malt vinegar (I’m looking at you, Red Robin), Hunt’s is what I want with my fries. It’s also good if you’re having a gyros and fries, and you’ve run out of tzatziki. In both cases, the thinner, more…

The drug-and-assault claim needs to be investigated. The other two, he’s commented on before, and from his and the accusers’ statements, both were one-time items. Didn’t he accept a firm “no” to the “wine and cheese party,” and not pressure or retaliate in the workplace? And, well, I’ve put my hand in the wrong place…

Great write-up! The real article is in the comments...

Acceptable variation: serve in a highball, unstirred, with the rum floated on top.

You get decent service, you look at the final total, round up to the next dollar, double it, move the dot two spaces to the left, and be about your business.

A classic, and one of my favorites. A couple of years ago, Distinguished Spirits on YouTube showed a version made with white (not dry) vermouth, upping the vermouth:rum ratio to 1:1. I’d never seen white vermouth before, and this variant is amazing. After you check out the traditional El Presidente, give the white…

My local (the Brewstation, in Cottage Grove, Oregon) pretty much hits these marks, with bonus points for being unpretentious. While they offer small tasters (free! if you try one or two), the pours are pints. It’s pretty rare to get something that isn’t, like the Lagunitas below.

Exposure to violent subreddits, bah. Ten minutes on unfiltered Twitter would make the better psychopath.