As the parent of two adults, vividly remembering their teenage years, just... NO. The thing that worked best for me was saying (or better yet texting, since it didn’t require them to respond verbally to acknowledge me) “I know you’re upset. I’m here if you need to talk.” Then just wait until they come to you (or…

I love pulled pork, juicy and tender pork chops, and a pork loin roast IF it’s not overcooked and seasoned judiciously. I am OK with ham steaks or cubed, but really don’t care for it sliced deli-style like in sandwiches. I like bacon but only if it’s what most people consider underdone. I don’t like the crispy…

So what’s the right way to recycle a plastic water bottle? First, remove the cap and crunch the bottle up from the base until most of the air is removed. Screw the cap back on, then toss the bottle in the recycling bin! It’s easy, as long as you remember that the two belong together. And as always, do an online…

You’re quite welcome! I don’t care for the taste of tea or coffee, hot or cold. I never have. When I was in high school, I got the flu. My mom made me a cup of hot tea. I took one sip and said I’d rather be sick. I used to have trouble when I went grocery shopping if I needed something on the same aisle as the coffee,…

I don’t really miss soda, though on occasion I’ll make a root beer float. I actually kicked the caffeine accidentally. We’d gone to visit my parents and my father bought caffeine free Diet Coke instead of Diet Coke with caffeine. I didn’t notice until three days in, and I didn’t have the withdrawal headache I’d gotten…

Yes, the headlines are clickbait and commentbait. They’re offering a controversial idea and the comments will be mostly on why the idea is wrong. There are times when the headline gets so much flak that it’s edited. I’ve noticed this because I get Lifehacker posts via email from an IFTTT recipe that sends RSS feeds.…

Got my five 4-packs! Thanks, great deal!

Got my five 4-packs! Thanks, great deal!

I hate the taste of plain water, even filtered and ice cold, so I use Propel powder added to the water to give it just enough flavor to be enjoyable. There are no calories and no sugar. I’ve gone from drinking a liter of diet soda and no water a day to no soda (or caffeine) and at least 44 ounces of water a day. I…

Yep! I much prefer Logitech’s Marble Mouse, which unfortunately doesn’t have a wireless version, unless you want to spend over $400, and even then it’s not exactly the same. Thumb-ball trackballs make my hand hurt after less than 30 minutes. The Marble Mouse can be used for hours with no pain.

Yep! I much prefer Logitech’s Marble Mouse, which unfortunately doesn’t have a wireless version, unless you want to…

If they’re in good condition, the library MIGHT take them, if only to put up for a Friends of the Library sale, but there’s no guarantee even then. You’re better off donating to shelters, Goodwill/Salvation Army, prisons, etc. or selling them online or at used book stores.

The fact that the “Update” showing the whole thing was fabricated was placed at the end instead of at the top shows that the article is still clickbait.

My experience with an iPhone for several years is that Twitter’s version of chronological isn’t accurate. I still see posts out of order now, though not as badly as with “Top Tweets”. I fixed it by creating a private list of people I follow (currently only 37 people) and it’s definitively chronological, plus NO ADS!…

I once bought something I wanted in the $30-$35 range, and in the same order, also ordered an “add on” item. I chose “ship all items together to save shipping costs” (or whatever it says). The order date, ship date and received date were the same for both items, which arrived in separate boxes with separate tracking…

Yep. And for anyone who’s confused, watch this:

If you want to keep Facebook for personal use, lock down your friends list so nobody who isn’t your friend can see who your friends are, and try to scam them with a friend request pretending to be you. From Facebook’s website:

On my iPhone 6 and other iPhones, clicking the power button 5 times cancels any login method other than the passcode, as well as bringing up a screen that has Slide to Power Off, Medical ID, Emergency SOS and Cancel.

Another nature music video:

What John McCain’s legacy will be, however, is the one crafted by the reporters and peers who loved him, who bought hook, line, and sinker that McCain was a different kind of politician, and not the fraud he actually was.

If there’s a rule in a company’s Terms of Service that says you can’t behave a certain way or you will be removed from the service, and you break that rule, why shouldn’t the company be able to remove you from the service? That’s EXACTLY what has happened. He violated Twitter’s Terms of Service. Apparently several…

Again, not being silenced. And why would I need to reference something if it’s not there? Not doing damage to, for example, parents mourning for their dead children? Not spreading malicious lies intentionally to pander to a base in order to sell supplements that may or may not be useless? Not spurring the most vile of…