You won’t catch me eating IN a restaurant for a couple of years yet, even though I am vaccinated, but for my birthday, my roommate and I went out to the patio of one of our favorite local brewpubs and ordered way too much food, dessert, and beer, and it was Amazing.

In Denver, we had stopped into Union Station and tried some artisanal ice cream, a blackberry-vanilla base with brownie chunks and a marshmallow swirl. We had just eaten, so I got a small cone. I thought about that ice cream for three days, so when we found ourselves back in that area on the last day of our trip, I…

THANK YOU! I cannot eat green apple flavored things thanks to a rookie college student drinking mistake. (Everyone’s been there, I’m sure) And the green apple doesn’t go well with the other flavors anyway. I’m going to stockpile these, mix them up with the other flavors, sans green apple, and live my best life.

No cops at Pride! All Pride celebrations should follow suit. (Also, removing them by a block doesn’t make me feel great. People still have to move through that perimeter)

Like everything I watch on YouTube is food related. Haha.

Efficient and effective city planning and investing in mass transit infrastructure for every metro, city, town, and village would lessen national vehicle emissions far more than simply investing in EVs.

It seems silly now, but my 2002 Taurus had puddle lights on the bottom of the mirrors. I can’t tell you how many times I appreciated their utility, especially since my 2008 Honda Fit does not have them. Puddle lights for all!

I still group my items on the conveyer belt. At the very least, grouping cold items together will help to prevent one refrigerated item ending up in a bag with something else. As a former bagger and cashier, I always always grouped like with like. I know that not everyone will do that, but if they’re experienced, they…

Forgiving $50,000 (or more) of student loan debt across the board would be the biggest economic stimulus package for 25-45 year olds that could ever happen. We were guaranteed that getting those loans would help us get better jobs, and so we would be able to pay them off easily. Well that isn’t and wasn’t really ever t…

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My very first car was a $500 junker of a ‘92 Cavalier. I got it for my 16th birthday along with an aftermarket stereo and the oppressively tacky faux tiger fur seat covers I had picked out. I loved them both so much. Even when I upgraded past that phase, I’ve always had a soft spot for over the top seat covers.

Illinoisan here. This is stupid, and is only around to appease all the people downstate here who keep trying to sue the governor for “messing with small business”. I won’t be back inside a restaurant until like. 2024.

Hey, so I love this? Thank you for bringing this to us, as I don’t get Motor Trend and didn’t even know this show existed. I’ve been more and more hands on with my car, though I don’t have the means or space to do big repairs on my own. Next goal, getting a place with a garage! Haha.

My mom was a Janis Joplin devotee, so I knew this one before I knew Twinkle Twinkle. Haha.

Unfortunately, all the data points to higher rates of heart disease, high blood pressure, and other health issues exacerbated by smoking in Black folks anyway, all due to structural racism and its effects on public health, obviously. I absolutely loathe smoking of all kinds (mainly because my mom (white) has been…

Gather

Thanks for the feature, two slideshows in a row! Haha.

A reliable phone mount and a windshield cover. I don’t have covered parking, and that $10 windshield cover has saved my sanity more than once in the winter. Maybe I’ll upgrade to a full car cover for next winter and make it even easier!

I keep seasonal bucket lists, and let me tell you, my spring list is FULL, but I’ll keep it to just the travel/car ones.

Love to see my city represented in the blogs. Haha. No, if you want Arby’s, there are at least two other locations within easy driving distance, and two? more if you want a bit of a cruise. I’d imagine all the branches are taking a hit, though. A reputation for norovirus isn’t a great one.