Well... I spent last Thanksgiving with a bad cold reading and writing about sandwiches for this very website, so you be the judge...

I love milk and always have. I will defend my snow white beverage of choice until the end! How can you make real hot cocoa without milk? What would my special spaghetti sauce be without that dash of cream at the end? And dammit, YOU EAT CEREAL WITH MILK. I don’t wanna hear from you weirdos who eat it dry or whatever.

*raises hand*  I do.  Usually with Oreos.  Hell, sometimes I drink straight from the jug because I get a craving.

Raccoons? Shit, at least they weren’t grizzlies. 

I’m here for the 2,000 word missive on polysaccharides, but I’m also more into etymology than chemistry, so here goes:

Polysaccharide combines the Greek prefix poly-, meaning “many”, with the Latin root saccharum, meaning “sugar”. This is bullshit, according to many old-school linguists, who don’t like to combine…

Yeah, this is one of those situations where a lot of us who say we want reform in the bail system have to give ourselves a gut check. This is what happens if you have a system that basically relies on those two questions—whether someone is a danger and whether they’re a flight risk—when determining bail. I can’t say…

I freeze liquids flat in ziplocks in no more that 2 cup quantities, but I’ve learned that whenever I thaw them out, to put the bag in some sort of container. Half of the time there’s a nick or something on the bag. I learned that the hard way. Also, when I lay the bags flat in the freezer to freeze, I stack them on a…

I thought everyone did this? I guess I discovered a hack and didn’t even know it!

I make a lot of stock as well, and use a silicone bread pan to freeze the excess. Each one holds around 4 cups, and I place it in the freezer overnight. The next day I pop out the frozen block of stock, and seal it in a standard vacuum sealer bag. It will last for a long time, is easy to stack, easy to thaw, and the…

Full disclosure: I know Mickelson.

READ AND FOLLOW THE RULES. They post them for your protection. You’re not from up here and haven’t an idea just how quickly things can and do go to he**.

I had the wonderful life changing experience and privilege of working and living in the park for the summer and fall of two different years. I never saw it all but I found that if I set my priorities and concentrated my time for specific park features, I would enjoy my recollections much more.

1. If you fly into Bozeman, you’ll have two options for entering the park: West Yellowstone (West entrance) or Gardiner (North entrance). Choose based on what you intend to see first. The North entrance offers easiest access to Mammoth Hot Springs, the Lamar Valley and Tower Falls. As others have noted, you’ll see the…

To add on to that last part: if you are traveling below the speed limit and more than 5 cars are behind you, you are legally required to stop in the next turn out to let them pass.

Bozeman Airport (BZN) is a good place to fly into. It’s about a two hour drive to West Yellowstone. If you’re there for the summer and you didn’t get reservations already, I personally wouldn’t even bother trying to get into the camp sites in the park. There are hotels and whatnot in West Yellowstone and other…

Been to the park about 5 times - one by motorcycle.

If you have small children, make sure they stay behind you, or at least next to you, on trails and boardwalks. As others have said, this is not Disneyland and the thermal pools can quickly kill you. My brother was an attorney for the Park Service and he grim stories to tell of drunk teenagers thinking the thermal…

The Lamar Valley is my favorite spot. All 3 times I’ve been to the park (including during the high season in mid-July), it has been virtually deserted of other tourists. Nice hikes along the rivers/streams, and this is where a lot of the wolves in the park tend to spend time so good chance of seeing them, especially…

The thing you need to realize, is that no matter where you stay—you are going to have to travel long distances on slow, crowded roads to get to all of the various sights/hikes/locations (Old Faithful, Prismatic Spring, Grand Canyon, etc.).

The Lonestar Geyser is a short hike/bike from the trail, and is much more dramatic and satisfying than Old Faithful. Don’t miss it.