I just copied down this recipe from America’s Test Kitchen’s newest episode! I’m saving it for a “F*ck-It Day” and will make it with the very best cheddar and gruyere I can lay my hands on.

“Gone With the Wind” was shown with an intermission. So was “Lawrence of Arabia”. 3 hour movies need intermissions.

Mom would give us vitamin C chewables with every meal. Our humidifier was hot when I was little, cold later. My parents still have it.

I live vicariously through your posts. That last photo...

Yes, yes, yes! Melt the chocolate & peanut butter chips kiddies, it’s haystack time!

• What’s the most expensive piece of equipment in your kitchen? Has it made your life better? Circulon cookware from ages ago. Yes.

Or, bagel toasted on the cut side only, cream cheese and my super smooth strained of all bits cranberry sauce.

My Mom passed away in February with a binder on her desk of all of her passwords. Lots and lots of Post-It notes. She must have registered with hundreds of sites. What made it very difficult is locating sites where she stored her credit card. Make a separate list of those sites.

I just saw the “American Masters” episode on Poe. In it, they mention an essay Poe wrote on writing: “The Philosophy of Composition” (1846). I found a version online-read this aloud:

I am very grateful for the time you took to share with us. It gave me a lot to think about. Thank you, really.

Having grown up in a kosher home, I can tell you kosher meat will cost you an arm and a leg (or a wing and a drumstick). It is really delicious, but hard on the pocketbook.

Very serious. I’ve tried for years to learn the right words to tell people that their opinion is wrong and I have the facts to back it up. But I just haven’t been able to master that skill.

Oh wise and venerable one, share the knowledge with those who would learn at your feet. (Pretty please?) And will it work regardless of my age or gender?

Currently: Audio-Visual Installations at a University: Patience and diplomacy. Users refuse to adapt to new tech (HDMI dammit, NOT VGA) and update legacy hardware (2005 Mac laptop with mini DVI out); administrators refuse to set deadlines for removal of legacy tech (take the VCR out and they’ll be forced to convert…

I’ve only glanced through those settings, and never explored what they could do. This tip is really useful. Thanks, Emily.

The deal is for used, third party units.

The deal is for used, third party units.

It’s been crazy hot in SF, so oven-work is on hold unless absolutely necessary. That said:

Since it’s coming up soon: Thanksgiving in a casserole? It must include: Turkey, Stuffing or Corn Pudding, Cranberry Sauce, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans with bacon. Gravy on the side. I can’t quite figure out how the layers would go. I will leave that to the experts.

Scotch Brand Poster tape. It is strong, removable and does not damage the poster. I started using it at work, to mount instruction sheets to walls. I now use it at home for photos, prints, art museum postcards (DIY art gallery).

No problems at all. The fireplace is very well insulated and the mount keeps the TV a few inches away from the wall. They never pull the TV down when the fire is on.