We use it to keep the family updated on my father-in-law, who lives with us and is in cancer treatment. There’s just not any other very practical way to keep 50-100 extended family members of all ages connected and informed. Maybe I should start running a web forum for the family. Would be a huge pain to get them all…

I like their crinkle cut fries. Granted, there’s nothing weird or special about them, but nothing bad either. They’re a good, solid crinkle cut fry.

I really enjoyed the Southwest Chicken Avocado Wrap when they had it this summer. And the chicken salad Market Fresh sandwich and wrap they have during the summer is pretty good, too.

Yes, I was kidding. Along those lines, though, imagine how much rubber dust is along the highway from all the tires wearing down.

Great, next you’re going to tell me I have to wash my towels! I mean, you’re clean when you use them, right? How dirty can they be?

I signed up for Apple TV+ to watch, but I’m so far not really enjoying it. I do see more how they’ve adapted the story, which I guess is fine, but gal-axy! the style is boring. It’s like watching an hour-long commercial for an expensive perfume. “Psychohistory. By Seldon.”

By burning the candle at both ends. Duh!

The company I work for matches 1%. Not up to 1% of my salary, just 1% of what I contribute. So if I put in $100, they put in $1. I mean, I guess it’s technically “matching” something, but in practice, it sure ain’t much.

One of my favorite SNL moments was a long time ago (late 80s I think?) when the host was announced as Paul Simon, and both musician Paul Simon and Senator Paul Simon walked onstage at the same time.

Years ago our oldest daughter did a science fair project where she tested the effect of microwaving on mold growth. Microwaving for at least 30 seconds retarded mold growth by a lot, which makes perfect sense. Heating anything enough for long enough is going to kill most common pathogens. I mean, that’s why we cook and…

I don’t use Instagram, but I do once in a while take a pic of something I’ve made, especially if I put a lot of effort into making it, and send it to our family group chat or something. I’ve found that you can take a “good” pic of just about anything if you get closer to it. Then the background doesn’t matter, the…

I think I’ve read that it also applies to aggregate bank transactions. The idea is to try to catch people who deposit, say, $200K into their bank account in a year, but only report $45K of income.

Somewhat surprising (to me), my home state of Illinois is the largest producer of pumpkins in the U.S. Although most of them are pie pumpkins and not jack-o-lantern pumpkins. Almost every year I roast some seeds. It’s a work-intensive process for me, involving a hair dryer and several hours total. Is all that work…

I found one nice puffball mushroom in the yard yesterday. We had some beef broth that needed to be used, so I made some light mushroom soup last night. Very simple, just the broth, the mushroom, thinly sliced green onion, fresh oregano and sage, and black pepper. Planning to have it with some stir fried veggies and…

To me, he’s Richmond.

I noticed we don’t get “___ saved your reply” notifications, either, for about a week now.

I went through two engines in mine, as well. A few years later I remember reading that the engine didn’t have crankcase ventilation, or it wasn’t adequate or something, and condensation caused the oil to sludge badly. That’s what happened to mine.

Only oblivious about Fords

I just discovered that our stores are out of bacon and avocados today.

My first car was a ‘76 Pacer, given to me by my grandfather when he could no longer drive. He was born in 1899, which I always thought was cool. I’m not sure why he bought the Pacer, but I think it replaced some kind of Chevy. Googling Chevys of the 70s, I’m not sure what it was. I remember it as looking something like…