I’m kind of there with you. I was watching all the shows for the first 3 or 4 years, but they started to feel very...repetitive?...or something. Except Legends of Tomorrow. I watched all of that, and it was a weird, messy, wonderful joy to experience. If some of the shows were aiming to be a complete dinner, LoT was a…

My income 30 years ago was a lot less than half what it is now, too. But you’re right, the housing price to median income ratio has shot up the past two years, and prices are going to have to come down.

I don’t disagree, with you or with the other replies above. I just wanted to point out that even 7% is still lower than the average mortgage rate over the past 50 years, which is 7.76%.

I hope to encourage you young first-time home buyers. When we bought our first house in the ‘90's, the rate on our mortgage was 8.25%. But we were able just a few years later to refinance at about 5%. So even if you end up needing to borrow now at a higher rate, there’s a pretty good likelihood you can refinance at a…

I first saw her in The Middleman, which doesn’t get nearly the recognition it deserves.

Can confirm. 1982 German I class we had gummy bears as an exotic treat.

Lemon! A squeeze of lemon juice, just enough that you think, “Does this have a little lemon in it?” when you eat it. It’s amazing how much it adds to a chicken soup.

Arby’s brisket sandwich is decently good, for a fast-food sandwich. I get it with no mayo or cheese. (Those don’t belong on brisket!) My wife and I also like their chicken salad sandwich and wrap, which they only have in the summer.

Our local LJS looked exactly like that...until it closed last year. I’m sure it wasn’t good for you, but dang their fried fish with malt vinegar on it tasted good! Their hush puppies used to be terrible, but a few years ago they reformulated them, and the current ones are fantastic, if they’re fresh.

Illinois doesn’t even have a state property tax, it’s all local. There are a small number of cities (medium-sized ones, not Chicago even) with high property tax rates that distort the average up. I live in the southern part of the state, and our property taxes are average, about right in the middle for the nation.…

You’re probably right, but all my experience is with I4 turbos, and I’m getting to be too old a dog to learn new tricks. :-/

I made a point of eating at Iron Chef Michael Symon’s restaurant Lola in Cleveland with my daughters a few years ago. And, alas, it’s now closed. It seems like there are several TV-famous chefs with restaurants in Nashville, so I’m hoping to visit some of them. Before they close. :-/ Being in Southern IL, Nashville is…

My first car, a ‘76 AMC Pacer. I will always maintain it was ahead of its time. Part of me would like to have one again, and swap a turbo 4 of some kind into it. Not mine, but it looked like this:

Probably mostly because people are dumb and think it will make their food radioactive.

If you have to use a touch interface in a car, I prefer the now-archaic resistive screen. My 2016 Fusion has a resistive touch screen, and while yes, it’s not quite as responsive as a capacitive screen, it works no matter what gloves I have on, etc. I really think this Fusion dash and console design is about the best…

Ours is from ‘85 when we got married, and I’m pretty sure it still has the skinning a squirrel section. Really a thorough and useful cookbook that everybody should have on the shelf.

Came here to say the Fusion. We bought one 4 years ago, 2.0L EcoBoost pretty loaded with options. It’s the first Ford I’ve owned since the ‘85 Escort I bought new, but my wife and I really like the Fusion a lot.

Yeah, I normally would use beef and lamb, but it’s about a 25-mile drive to get ground lamb, and I was lazy.

I usually cook brats in beer for 10 minutes or so, then put them on the grill to get some char on them.

Trying to decide if those are Georgian khinkali in the lead image, or some kind of Asian dumpling or bun?