I agree. I forced myself to finish Red Rising, but I didn’t care for it all. There is a distinct difference between writing that borrows from a tradition that writing that simply regurgitates. The Name of the Wind has a school that could be compared to many of these and yet the book is still wildly original. Moreover,…

Also, don’t buy a house just before a global financial meltdown. Man, I wish someone would have told me that before I bought my last house. Live and learn, right?

That’s such an excellent point to make about the the REAL cost of a house when you consider everything. I completely agree with your comments (meaning my situation is similar rather than correct versus incorrect on this topic). For me, a house is better than renting, it’s mine to change as I want (and mine to have to…

I get the Kikkoman Panko typically because it has the least number of ingredients and I like simplicity. It comes in a kind of ziplock foil bag, which I use to store the panko after toasting. Just make sure they’ve completely cooled before putting them in a sealed container or they’ll sweat and turn back to a nasty…

For us, the combination of winter air and electric heat makes our (my family and me) skin very dry, and it causes our noses to dry up horribly and crack/bleed. I know, seems ridiculous, but humidifiers are a must for us. We are even big time water drinkers.

Bland? My goodness, buddy, what movie did you see? The one I watched was visually stunning and a move by move chess match of a story. Maybe you’re thinking of AI or I Robot. Also, it came with a nice concise moral of don’t make robots look like sexy ladies, and we’ll be fine.

I like to do something similar with much less butter (mostly to keep the calories down, not for butter-phobia), and a spray of olive oil and some herbs then toast it in the oven and store for use as needed. I usually start with Panko.

Haha, I love that. I’m with you. If they can do all those wonderful things, I am all for it. If I catch them, we’ll deal with it. Maybe they’ll just get better at hiding their activities. My daughter is nowhere near that skill level at this point, though, so my job is pretty easy. She turns 9 this month so we’re close…

This looks like a wonderful device, certainly easier than the router changes to do some/much of those same things. The issue I’ve run into is that devices are all so portable. I’m sure you know where I’m going with that. So in the end I have to change settings on individual devices one way or the other. I don’t mind…

My one really big complaint with this episode was a small piece of piss-poor writing that I thought only major network writers still used. When Tara and Rosita were holding guns on the wolf, and he demanded they drop them and slide them over. First, these are people who have survived by shooting beings accurately in…

They explained it on Fear TWD and Gregoire recaps it in this thread so no need to go to some other source. The bite just kills you, and there’s no way around it unless you can remove the bitten limb. In the last episode of Fear TWD, they explain the bite creates an unstoppable infection (like venom as Gregoire pointed…

I’m so glad everybody is as dumbfounded as I am about newt being hated. I saw that and thought, wtf, who are these people who would be so hateful and cold?

I love parchment paper. I prefer the brand name, high temp rolls like timgray mentioned. I keep precut sheets around too for smaller, quicker jobs, but their not big enough for my favorite use, pizza. I just flip the cut piece of paper over and fold each corner in by an inch or so, and it holds fine.

Brooks Adrenaline. I run pretty short distances, 5Ks mostly. I’m a big guy so really lightweight shoes lack the support I need. For a big, slow Clydesdale like me, though, these shoes keep my knees and shins feeling great—not to mention my feet. I’ve tried several others but had to come back.

Brooks Adrenaline. I run pretty short distances, 5Ks mostly. I’m a big guy so really lightweight shoes lack the…

Well you shouldn’t try to eat that cucumber. Try a different one.

The real problem is that none of it is real. We’re actually a nature preserve where advanced cultures bring their families to eat fried food on sticks (space sticks of course) and laugh at our primate tomfoolery. We’re not advanced enough to understand the screen between us and the rest of the galaxy (or local…

It’s crazy, isn’t i? If you talk about putting hollandaise and bacon on something, it’s decadent and wonderful. If you say mayonnaise then it suddenly becomes gross and redneck? I think that’s why we’ve seen menus over the past several years bragging about their aioli. That is classy whereas spreading mayo with herbs…

And I want you to know this post has a strong suggestive power. For lunch, I could not help but make a grilled cheese sandwich (straight up american on white) with a mug of tomato soup. Nothing beats it.

Mayonnaise also works wonders. Of course, people tend to get grossed out by the mere mention of mayo so let me instead recommend making a grilled cheese with homemade pimiento cheese. :D

All of this damning evidence and no mention of how it performs as a router? Other tech reviews have raved at performance increases. I certainly wouldn’t buy it if there’s a chance I might cut my finger taking it apart...oh wait... Also, with all the Chromecasts, Rokus, Fire Sticks, laptops, tablets in homes already,…