We tried this. Thankfully, it was in the 90's, and all we had to deal with were real food allergies. Unfortunately, there were still pitfalls: Usually “I forgot it was my turn,” or “I didn’t have time,” so 7 of 8 kids didn’t have a lunch.

Dunno. Airplane! and Naked Gun are staples in this household, yet the three of us who watched this trailer just kinda made the “WTF did we just watch? Right, I’ll pass” face at each other.

The slower pace gives me time to savor the casting and writing. Casting for this show has been amazing. I had doubts, many, many, doubts, but this team has buried them in the swamp. It’s become one of my favorites.

Sadface. I was hoping you could pull a victory out of your a—er—hat. I WAS COUNTING ON YOU, CLAIRE!

Bourbon and maple syrup have an amazing synergy. Good choice for the weekend!

A clown is funny in the circus ring. But what would be the normal reaction to opening a door at midnight, and finding the same clown standing there in the moonlight? — Lon Chaney

Flying over and through a hurricane is surprisingly uneventful. On an Asiana flight from San Francisco to Incheon, cruising at ~33,000 feet, we had a great view of the towering clouds further in towards the center of the storm, and the occasional lightning flash. Turbulence was minimal; have had worse turbulence in…

Have been using a T-fal professional nonstick frypan for 3 years now, alongside my trusty cast iron. I like it so much, that when we bought our induction range and had to replace all our ancient inherited RevereWare, I went for the T-fal professional set. The price made me hesitant: A 10-piece set for $72? No way. …

Dad was military, mom’s Dutch, and we lived outside the US for the first 10 years of my life. My folks are also older than most parents of my generation, and grew up or learned English in the 30s and 40s when the Mid-Atlantic accent was a thing. As a result, my English accent is... not standard, and tends to be…

Mom always made us sandwiches for lunch. Being from the Old World, these were generally “butter and something” sandwiches: Butter and peanut butter, butter and jam, butter with cheese and jam. After enough times of us “icking” the food away, my sister and I were put in charge of getting lunch on the table. and…

Particular, as in “picky,” I suspect. I cheat when I make a Ramos Gin Fizz. For that pre-ice first shake, I throw in the wire mixing ball from my protein shake blender cup.

They had a perfectly good chance with the Lone Gunmen. Resurrecting that concept would fill that X-shaped void in my heart. It was fun how they “returned” in Mulder’s trip, just made me miss them all the more. They had financial backers, who’s to say that those backers didn’t have other disposable proxies talented…

Hooray, a Vesper!

I thought the #1 rule of marriage is “Apologize, even if you have no idea why.”

I’ve tried refined sugar and demerara, heated and not. Heated gives me a better texture, but find that it tones down the punch of the ginger a little bit in the end result. If you’re going to be cooking it anyway, you should be fine!

I’m glad you posted that. It threw me when it was called a fez. That’s an astrakhan, folks.

Not really, she’s one of the few who generally produces good stuff. She’s no Charlie Jane, but you’re no Doc Lizardo, either.

My grandmother is a supercentenarian, and this year is on Wikipedia’s list of the 100 oldest living persons. She’s 110, and up until this year was quite active. About two years ago she began to be physically limited, but her mind was sharp save for occasional “senior moments.” Heck, I have those, and I’m only 48. 

Just made one, shaker about 2/3-3/4 full of ice. Came out with a bit of froth on top. Not sure fewer cubes would give that effect.

I’m ashamed to admit how many times I’ve seen this drink mentioned, and always assumed it was something else. As Tom and John Collinses are go-to warm weather drinks, I’m going to have to try this PDQ.