Tomatoes are super easy. We just canned 75 lbs of them on Saturday and I believe it took two of us about two, maybe three, hours to do all of them. A water bath canning set will run you about $20.

I always hear that the Cohen Brothers are going to be the only ones capable of properly documenting this era but I don’t think a single film is going to cut it.

I know its crazy talk, but I’m still not convinced we don’t have a Lady MacBeth type situation with FLOTUS.  

...Michael Chabon (John Carter, and a bunch of books)...

Don’t forget the Carousel of Progress.

We were talking about this movie last night at dinner. If it doesn’t include a “back side of water” joke, my daughter will riot.

My favorite thing today is the number of “New York Groove” comments that are here.

I feel for Louisville fans because of everything they have endured over the last several years and as a Kentucky fan, I didn’t know I was capable of that level of empathy. 

Years ago I made the decision that my phone is there for my convenience, not its.

I don’t know if this is feasible but I have several friends in a similar situation that finally threw their hands up and relocated to an area with a far lower cost of living. Their kids were the deciding factor in each situation. Cheaper childcare, smaller class sizes, MUCH cheaper housing, etc.

I think it is an “I am laughing to keep from crying” type of situation. While I don’t agree with it, I am sympathetic.

I hear you, and I know this, but damn it. I am at an age where I think about passing the things that I love down to further generations.

(it’s not specified whether this is at the city, state, or national level)

That’s interesting because 2001 was the first Clarke book I ever read (7th grade) and before I saw the movie. Reading the book first and discovering the movie years later was almost like nirvana. A feeling of... “This is art.”

I need some advice io9.

I am not sure why anyone would ever buy an e-book or a magazine subscription. The library offers them free to my kindle and iPad respectively. And you don’t have to physically go to the library.

It started as a joke in our family to always ask each other, “Where is your towel?” but these days, we don’t venture out on any kind of trek without a towel at the ready.

There is a scene in which a bottle of Cetaphil, or rather its contents, would have been used by the prop department.

I bet it was the 11th Doctor. He always seemed more fond of America than any of his other incarnations. He needed to open up anyway, I don’t think he ever completely got over Amy.  

That seems like a really high number in Sioux Falls, SD.