In the early ‘90s I started a new job, and about 2 weeks in at lunch time I was at the store and saw a box of reduced-calorie Light Twinkies. I wasn’t particularly a Twinkie fan, but I was trying to watch my calorie count, so I thought I’d give them a try. I had the box sitting on my desk in the afternoon, so…

Living in Cornfield, IL, I can say that not only is this a problem for traffic visibility, but it also makes a great place for deer to sprint from in front of you unexpectedly. Even without the corn, I’ve been wondering for a couple of years if our county’s (budget-based) decision to only mow the edges of the roads…

Dunno. I’m 6'0", and I’ve always loved taking long hot baths. As you said, I often just put my feet on the wall above the faucet, but it’s still relaxing. I like to read, or I set the laptop next to the tub and watch a movie.

My favorite breakfast is cheese and olives, the best ones I can find at here in Cornfield, IL. Our oldest daughter lived overseas for several years, and when we visited there was a great international breakfast spread in the hotel. I found that out of all, by far my favorite thing to have in the morning is cheese and…

Yep, I’ve been doing this for 35 years myself, I always tell people it’s basically magic.

Almost completely dependent on the weather, although bugs can figure into it, too, as a couple of people mentioned. I don’t mind it being hot, as long as it’s not excessively humid or windy.

We have mulberries all around the edge of our yard. I have them trimmed back quite a bit right now, but when they used to hang down, I would often stop every time I passed on the riding mower and reach up and pick a few to eat. It’s a very “light” flavor, like a hint of blackberry mixed with a hint of blueberry.

I started years ago trying to breathe slowly and deeply through my nose when I had a migraine, because it seemed to help a bit. I’ve since noticed that I breathe more slowly and deeply all the time now, which seems like it has to be a good thing.

From reading these, it seems like there are a lot of weird cats! We had one once that just loved cantaloupe like nothing else.

Make it those French’s fried onions, and I’m in.

Sometimes I whip up a quick batch of Chex mix in the microwave. It often doesn’t actually have Chex in it, if we don’t happen to have any on hand. Then it’s a mix of whatever crisp savory snacks we do have, with the traditional melted butter, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, seasoned salt, and maybe s…

Yeah, I had to unfollow my mom a long time ago.

Man, I’m old. I was trying to figure out the connection to The Six Million Dollar Man before I finally looked a the post title.

It’s been a while since my kids were teenagers, but I’m reading this hoping to be able to use it to deal with my elderly parents.

The history of Concord grapes and Welch is interesting.

Not Maserati’s first turbo 4

I haven’t lived abroad myself, but my oldest daughter did for 7 years, and my younger daughter does now. One thing we’ve used to communicate when we’re half a world apart is the Marco Polo app. It’s kind of like a video walkie-talkie, where you record a short video message, and the recipient can watch it and respond…

I’ve gotten into the habit of always washing the cutting board and knives right after I’m done with them. Also strainers, large pots, and other things I normally don’t put in the dishwasher. It’s sooo much easier to clean all these things before food dries on them!

Cucumber and tomato is a really popular salad from the Balkans to the Middle East and Eur-Asia. Makes a refreshing contrast in often otherwise bread- and meat-heavy meals.

In college I worked for a semester in a bio chem research lab, and part of my job was once a month going to a slaughterhouse to obtain...research materials. (Okay, it was two 5-gallon buckets of pig epididymides—the reproductive research the lab was doing required a lot of pig sperm.) I found the slaughterhouse kind…