I’m sure she does look good, but as a 50-something myself, the thing that struck me when I saw her on some talk show a couple of years ago (don’t remember which one), was wow can she dance! I’m no expert, but she seemed like an amazingly good dancer on that show.

I think I’ve mentioned it here before on an orange-related post, but my wife and I really like Gold Nugget mandarins, which are also only available when they’re in-season. They’re ugly but delicious!

I don’t actually know the answer to this, and now you’ve made me wonder. What about the fresh rosemary, thyme, sage, and oregano from the garden that I dried myself last month in preparation for Thanksgiving? Is it somewhere in between? I feel like they’re going to be more...potent... than store-bought dried herbs?

Yes, I wish simple trimming had been mentioned. Our very old cat has trouble fully retracting his claws, so he gets snagged just trying to walk across the bed. Once in a while I clip the sharp tips off with nail clippers. They make special clippers for pets, but regular human ones work fine for this, as well.

I thought he was going to slice it in half...AND IT WAS CAKE!

I was just thinking, I like Lapsang Souchong (have a canister of it here my desk drawer right now), so would I like this beer? I don’t generally drink a lot of beer, but I do like Guinness instead of a lager.

Rent them? We went to the theater and watched them! :P I remember the first movie I ever went to see more than once was Back to the Future. It still remains my all-time favorite.

They’re distantly, loosely related, in that the parent companies were started by two brothers.

I agree. I mentioned that in my reply to Chase. Wage stagnation isn’t the only issue, but it is a big issue with regard to this and other things.

All true, but individual situations do vary. I also feel I should point out that home prices aren’t sky-high everywhere. I just looked it up, and in my county the median is $126K. Not everyone lives in LA, or NYC, or Denver.

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.…