Ooo! Where ‘bouts? I was born in Carbondale, and grew up near Centralia.

Our girls were at the right age for the original Furbys craze, and you could not turn those things off! The only option was to unscrew the battery compartment and take the batteries out.

The first shawarma I ever had was in Dubai, and there they put fries inside, and it’s great. I make shawarma myself that way now: grilled chicken seasoned with Arabic garam masala, pickled vegetables (I usually just use some giardiniera), a quick lemon and garlic sauce, and crispy crinkle fries. The fries are a vital…

You can also change the Gboard settings to always show a number row at the top, and pick a theme that always shows the default long-press symbols above the letter keys.

Yep, I was going to mention The Food That Built America. It’s been really interesting. I’ve also been watching the one they’re showing now about machines and inventions. It seems like the underdogs and/or original inventors of foods and machines have rarely won out.

Ooo! This makes me wonder how lapsang souchong tea would work, maybe with a bit of orange zest added. It’s quite smokey tasting, and an acquired taste, but one I’ve certainly acquired. I’ve tried cooking with it, to only moderate success so far.

They’re both part of the Department of Health and Human Services. Here’s a document I found that talks about their roles: FDA & CDC

Normally it’s unlikely. But, I mean, this is passing around and touching stuff that a bunch of other people just had in their mouths. Seems like it could be more dangerous than touching a button on a gas pump or something. I’m not especially a germaphobe, but I’m not sure I’d want to touch a beer cup snake even without…

What about eat chips and dip? I thought that would be one of the ways.

True, but vinyls have some of the highest resistance to acids and bases of all plastics. A little vinegar and baking soda to clean it is absolutely fine.

I dunno. They sell it in plastic bottles.

It kind of depends on the dip for me. It’s hard to beat freshly fried triangle ones for salsa. For bean dip, and this goes way back to my childhood, Fritos Scoops work best.

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We have a breakfast cookie recipe with bacon that makes a great road trip snack. I’m not sure if it’s exactly like this Taste of Home recipe, but it’s similar: Bacon Breakfast Cookies Recipe: How to Make It | Taste of Home

There’s a local place that does essentially this, but also smokes the cabbage first. It’s amazingly good, honestly one of the best things I’ve ever eaten.

I was going to make a joke that it emulsifies you, or some such thing, but I’m curious about what it is, too.

My son is driving an ‘02 Regal we bought from my father-in-law. It looks essentially just like your picture there. I had to replace a few parts, and it has a couple of slow leaks, but amazingly I currently have everything working on that car. I have to laugh that when I search for 2002 Buick Regal, Google says it’s a…

Capers are good on deviled eggs, too.

Bread and gravy. I can whip up a nice serving of white gravy in 5 minutes. Tear apart 2 or 3 slices of whatever bread is on hand, pour on the gravy, and go to town. Usually I use a mix of canola oil and butter to make the roux, so it’s basically béchamel seasoned with salt and pepper. That toasty brown butter taste…

Sounds like a kind of “bird in a blanket” instead of “pig in a blanket.”