Burger Chef was great. The original “have it your way” place, with their Works Bar. They had the Funmeal years before McD’s had the Happy Meal. Somewhere in a box I think I still have my 70's vintage Funmeal Star Wars posters.

When I had to do some major work in our master a couple of years ago after the tub drain leaked, I made sure I’d be able to attach the new towel bar to wood on each end. It meant screwing a length of 2x4 between two existing studs before putting up the new drywall, but it’s firmly attached and solid now. If you can’t…

Small stature? 720 calories already makes it more than I need to eat in one meal!

I made some of this to go with lunch today. Subbed shredded parmesan because I had it, and added a few raisins since I only had a few cranberries on hand. It was really good. I’m looking forward to leftovers at lunch tomorrow.

A good balsamic is amazing. If all you’ve had is the watery stuff from the grocery store aisle, you need to try a good, thick, aged real balsamic vinegar. I’m convinced you can put it on absolutely anything, and it tastes good. I’ve had it on meat, vegetables, fruit (especially peaches or berries), and even ice cream.…

Oo, I planted an asparagus bed this year. It’s doing well, but of course I can’t harvest any until next year when it’s well-established. Looking forward to trying recipes like this with my own fresh asparagus!

Republicans Will Definitely Support Gun Control After an Armed Man Threatened Brett Kavanaugh—Right??

A lot of things that might be in birdseed mix are technically grasses. Wheat and even corn are in the grass family.

I’ve told this story here before, but in college I was driving a Chevette (~1979 model or thereabouts). One morning on the way to class, I was downshifting coming to a stoplight, and the gearshift came off in my hand. Not just the knob, the entire stick. The spot welds holding the mechanism to the floor had all come…

When our kids were little, CiCi’s was a great deal. Back then it was $2.99 for their all-you-can-eat. You did have to pay for a drink, too, but it was still a really cheap way to get a lot of food.

Our oldest daughter lived in Bosnia for two years, so I first had cevapi when we went to visit her there. That and sirnica (kind of similar to spanakopita) were my favorite Bosnian foods. Our daughter was studying there, and she and her classmates made up a funny song about cevapi that they sang during the graduation…

Yep, microwave is the way to go! About 2 minutes per ear. Take it out and cut at the stem end, then just squeeze the ear out. Virtually all the silk stays with the husk. There’s no easier way to get a perfectly cooked, silk-free ear of sweetcorn.

Wow, I was about 12 when that came out, and I can still remember almost all the lyrics. The brain is a strange thing.

I can agree with the Taurus. My parents have a 2012 Taurus, and my wife and I have a 2016 Fusion. There’s clearly more interior space in our Fusion than in the Taurus, especially rear legroom. The Fusion is the first Ford I’ve owned since the ‘80s, and I’m really happy with it. It’s the 2.0L EcoBoost, fairly loaded,…

This odd little place in the middle of nowhere is famous for having one of the best burgers in Illinois. https://www.moonshineillinois.com/

How is immunotherapy supposed to work in the first place? I mean, I’m exposed to the the things I’m allergic to all the time anyway. Why doesn’t that build up an immunity to them?

Doesn’t the Pixel 5 pretty much match those specs? I recently upgraded to a Pixel 6, and while I like it, it is slightly too big. I miss the fingerprint sensor on the back a bit, too. That was a super-convenient place for it to be.

Only way to go! Tossed in olive oil and a little more salt than you would think necessary, then grilled. I planted an asparagus bed for the first time this spring. It’s looking good so far. All the crowns sprouted, and most of them have two shoots so far. No harvesting this year, or maybe even next year, until they…

I use OR and pop on the stove. I’m a weirdo that actually likes a few burnt bits mixed in to add a slight bitterness to the flavor, so with that little added time to slightly burn some of the popcorn, I virtually never have any unpopped kernels. I’ve used ghee and found that it’s very good for popping corn, but for…

Believe it or not, they even sometimes put tubes in an adult’s ears. My dad, at the age of 77, had tubes put in because of a bad infection. Unlike when my daughters had tubes put in when they were very young, they didn’t use general anesthesia for dad. The doctor told him, “This is going to hurt...a lot.” And it did.