If you want to grow your arsenal a bit, we consider Lusty Monk’s “Original Sin” as far and away the best we’ve had in our family.  We have to mail order it, but it’s worth it.

If you want to grow your arsenal a bit, we consider Lusty Monk’s “Original Sin” as far and away the best we’ve had…

Slider buns also work well at home for most home cooked burgers, unless they are enormous. They look better too, since the bun doesn’t overwhelm the patty, tomato, etc. For my family anyway, all that extra bread is unwanted and unnecessary calories. Why waste it on buns when there’s fries and shakes right there to…

Slider buns also work well at home for most home cooked burgers, unless they are enormous. They look better too,…

My wife and I ran the Disney marathon a few years go, in which you get up before anything opens and run through all the empty tourist-free parks. The best part was all of the Disney characters turned out in force, including the evil ones. They, being evil, kept pointing in the wrong directions trying to send you…

If I am staying at a hotel for multiple days, I’ve learned that if you tip the housekeeping well on the first day, it will sometimes be repaid in small ways over the course of the rest of the stay. Never anything major, but a nice acknowledgment that the tip was appreciated. This has included bars of chocolate, free li…

My daughter and I put this together earlier this year. It’s nicely separated into several packages that are each perfect for a little after dinner project each evening, which makes for a definitive stopping point too.

My daughter and I put this together earlier this year. It’s nicely separated into several packages that are each…

It’s because the sails generate forward facing lift, so it’s not the wind blowing the ship so much as the lift pulling the ship forward. It mainly works on catamarans and other boats that can minimize their drag in the water. The optimal angle to the wind is usually around 75-80 degrees I think, and it’s called the “cl…

Two other options:
1) Peel the bottom third/half of the stalk with a potato peeler.
2) Cut the bottom off and cook it for a few minutes before adding the uppers with the tips.

This may not have been the time or the place, but we as a society clearly don’t use the term pissant often enough.

This is normal dinner conversation at our house. Not so much to find out what secret society our kids have recently joined, but because being able to hold a decent conversation about a random low-key topic is an important skill to have. And “how was your day?” is about as low-key a topic as there is.

It’s especially insulting in this case. Sometimes mistakes are made out of ignorance or simple inconsideration, without trying to actually offend someone. This case however was clearly intentional and meant to be offensive.

Thanks. We had thought at the time that he was just playing host too. Though he was still very much drinking himself! Someone told us of this pouring protocol later, so it’s good to hear that maybe that was not the case. We did try and reciprocate, but didn’t really know how to push it (e.g. I was raised in the deep…

A habit my wife learned the benefit of years ago. They take up little space and provide a nice little token when traveling internationally. While we don’t usually get the same milage out of them in other countries, everyone appreciates space science stickers.

We visited for the first time a few weeks ago. A few things that we didn’t expect:
1) We took a bunch of decals of space stuff (e.g. rocket launches, space missions, etc.), and these were like gold: give one away and all of a sudden you have hotel upgrades or extra drinks, etc.
2) speaking of that, I didn’t understand…

I can tell we’re kindling spirits

But how is this playing out with voters there? Has it hurt her, or might it actually help her in the election? None of Trump’s statements have seemed to make so much as a dent in his base. Is it possible this plays to her strengths rather than her weaknesses?

Most architects of “note” take the building site into consideration. If this one was so noted, why did he orient the house such that someone else had to deal with it? I’d like to know more about that part of the story.

Yes, it’s been pretty well documented that it did exactly this. Plus it allowed some older workers to retire earlier and freed up those slots for younger workers. The only thing I know of that was predicted that hasn’t been measurable yet is a reduction in ER visits.

I’m confused. Why hasn’t the bottom bun been covered in cheese, the top bun slathered in butter, and both broiled in the oven until delicious? What is this, a land of heathens?

Yes, I feel bad because when I read the headline, I just assumed this was a sex-ed thing. That kind of cultural difference is pretty damning.

Don’t forget to make plans for the next National Corn Bread Festival at the Lodge facility in Tennessee. http://nationalcornbread.com/

Don’t forget to make plans for the next National Corn Bread Festival at the Lodge facility in Tennessee. http://nati…