I had one of the pre-lit trees, and it worked right for about 3 years before the lights went wonky. I couldn’t afford a new one, so I sat there for 3 hours un-wiring it! We still have that tree, even though it looks a bit like Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree. I have to fill it out with garland!

It works, I swear!

When the cord for my rice cooker snapped, I learned how to make rice in the crockpot (essentially the same as in a rice cooker, but takes 2-3 hours) and in the oven (extra cup of water and a bit of oil, bake, covered, at 350F for 55 minutes, let sit covered 10 more minutes), because I canNOT make rice on the stove.

Small town Wisconsinite, here. Bar pizza is what I think of from that description, too!

Joke’s on you, Ryan... I had 4 babies - in Wisconsin, even! - but I raised them all to be liberals!

I once had sex on a first date... and we just celebrated 21 years together in October!

None of the Republicans and so-called Christian right would know Christ if he walked in and prayed for them. They’d throw him out for being a dirty-footed hippie... all that long hair and peace and love nonsense!

Scrape off any obvious burned on chunks, then just use your vinegar and baking soda and a scrubby sponge. I never, ever use anything like Easy-Off.

When I was 17, a very close friend was accused of raping a girl that I vaguely knew from school. I defended him, because I *just knew* he couldn’t have done that.

Yes! I’m also in a long-term poly relationship (over 20 years with my husband, 9 with my other-husband), and the closest we’ve ever gotten to a threesome is when I hold hands with both of them at the same time. We’re no more exciting to be around than your average 2 person couple, really. We watch tv, we go to the…

Thanks so much for the pictures! That’s really cool about the food and everything being as accurate as they can be. History, especially medieval history, is utterly fascinating to me.

I’m also tall and overweight, and I walk incredibly quietly. I have a family member who is 3 inches shorter and weighs 100 pounds less than me, but he sounds like an elephant thundering around! I’m forever scaring people by “sneaking up on” them. I’m just walking, I swear!

Well, the heck with them, then! I’ll be your friend... let’s go!

I just read about this like, a week ago, and I want to go SO BAD.

I make stock with whatever I have on hand. Usually, I just clear out the veggie drawer, so... carrots, celery, onion, and garlic are basically a given, and I just go from there. If I’m making chicken soup, it’s probably because we had a whole chicken the night before and I use the carcass for the base. I get beef…

I have 2 kids that can’t handle dairy, and we use unsweetened coconut or cashew milk to make cream soups. Also, you can use a handful or 3 (sorry for vagueness... we have 8 people here, including 5 teenagers, so we make enough soup for a small army) of mashed potato flakes to thicken any chowder-type soup. In the past…

I think my mom used to make that one. It was always bland and blah, even though my mom is a good cook.

I’ve used the Livestrong/MyPlate food tracking website (and now app) for 10+ years, and it’s my favourite one. The app (sadly) doesn’t allow you to enter recipes or homemade info, but the website does a good job of it. When I use the app, I just estimate based on the ingredients that went into the food, but if I get…

One of my all-time favourite actors. RIP, Harry Dean Stanton, you’ve earned it!  

My 14 year old was like that as a little one, and he still always manages to wear at least as much food as he gets in his mouth!