Fully agree on the belly issue. “Pointy” knives are not that great for general use, at least as far as my applications. A curved edge that works well with hand/wrist action and a nice broad blade (wide chord) makes for stable, flexible cutting action. And yeah, 420 is not exactly high performance. That’s the steel…

I own a ZeroTolerance o566 CF M390 (carbon fiber scale, M390 steel) that is also of Rick Hinderer design like the Cryos. As you noted, really solid and really heavy.

I have carried my fair share of knives over the years. But for sheer value and utility, nothing I’ve found beats the Benchmade Doug Ritter RSK MkI MiniGriptilian. You can read about the man and the rationale behind his series of knives here on Doug Ritter’s Page.

Alan, Thanks for the article. I think you’ve got it pretty much nailed.

Tell me about it. I've lost two by leaving on the Acela. Ouch.

Tell me about it. I've lost two by leaving on the Acela. Ouch.

I actually bought 3 of these during a special to give to my family. The Blunt XL. It was too heavy for my mother who's in her 70's and the other two broke in the identical fashion just within a few weeks of each other about a year in. The sliding part stopped locking up when pushed up into the canopy. They wouldn't…

I actually bought 3 of these during a special to give to my family. The Blunt XL. It was too heavy for my mother…

Sturdy, resists wind short of a light gale, fiberglass shaft and ribs and rugged joints and hinges greatly reduces damage due to twisting and bending of the parts that are under the most stress.

Sturdy, resists wind short of a light gale, fiberglass shaft and ribs and rugged joints and hinges greatly reduces…

As other commenters have noted, this kind of ultraportable jump starter battery is not an unusual thing. How they manage to pull 200 amperes out of lithium cells is my big question. Li-Ion can get you maybe 30A max surge current from cells of this size (likely 18650). LiPo will get you more.

As other commenters have noted, this kind of ultraportable jump starter battery is not an unusual thing. How they…

Had a similar experience. One summer at an outdoor party, I lifted my Solo to take a drink of punch and when I did, I felt a sharp pinching on my tongue. I spat and spat but couldn't get to off until I reached in and ripped it off with my fingers. Apparently Japanese Beetles have really sharp and grippy feet-claws to…

Herbert, thanks for summing it all up in the final paragraph. You've chosen some truly relevant issues for self-reflection.

I've been using the Klipsch S4i for a few years and I have been very pleased with their comfort. I've worn quite a few set of "good" earphones from UE to Westone, etc. but the soft oval shape of these have proven to be the most comfortable for extended wear...meaning a 6-hour cross country flight, for example.

"Nitrous?" or "NAAAWWWWWWWSSS!!!"

"The dealership is always coming out ahead." If you read this as "making a profit" then it must be the case otherwise they wouldn't be in business. If you read this as "getting the buyer to pay more than they could have" then the buyer bears some accountability for that.

More precisely, the internet version of "spooky tales told by the campfire"

Platinum level frequent flyer for business here so the standard model generally works for me. Special groups first (disabled/military/invite only-UA GS), then numerical zones or groups by status. Works for me because I board in the first numerical group.

Hmm, what if your prospective manager doesn't use pronouns at all? "Hogarth will deal with a lot of ambiguity. If Hogarth can thrive in such an environment, the continuing success of Delphine is assured...unlike that time Delphine's pod missed sales projections."

Sorry about the huge pictures. I thought they'd scale down a little better.

Road warrior for work. Delays? Pshaw. Just make way to a club or bar. But last winter, I was at Dulles for 13 hours during the snowpocalypse.

United and Marriott have this arrangement as well. However, I found out the hard way that you get more bang for the buck by applying your hotel dollars spend (preferably on a hotel loyalty card) to hotel points and earned miles/points and all other travel spend to airline miles (again, preferably on an airline loyalty…

Never say never.