I have to have music if I'm on a treadmill.  But if I'm running in the real world, I leave that thing home because, y'know, there are maniac drivers out there that I need to be aware of, even if I can't see them.

"In my day, I got made foreman at the coal mine when I was 4.  'Course I had been shift leader at my night job in the rusty-nail factory for a year already…"

The prevailing thought right now is that, because whole fruit has insoluble fiber (which slows or prevents the quick absorption of sugars in the gut), it's permissible to eat fruit on a low-carb diet — just not to drink fruit juice.  I do think that fruit in-take is still recommended to be limited to once or twice a…

Band name: Punjabi Dildo.

Who pays family members for the occasional babysitting?  Not in my family.  Shit, I watched my nephews when they were toddlers for years, often at the drop of a hat, with no cash coming my way — and I never would have thought to ask for it.

There was a story in my local paper recently about a drug dealer complaining to the cops who arrested him that he was the victim, because when they arrested him, he had just been robbed of his many pounds of heroin by some other dealers.  I'm not sure if a lawyer would tell him to say that…

That depends on the kid.  My son is 2-and-a-half, but he's already sometimes able to sit in another room, watching a cartoon, by himself, while I'm doing the dishes, laundry, etc.  I peek in there occasionally, and he's just happy as a clam (if it's something that really interests him).  He doesn't get restless and…

Very well said.

I agree.  When you have a child that age in your care, shit happens.  It's up to the adults, who can foresee these things, after all, to plan for it and put their breakables away when they know a young child is coming to visit.  It's your son, though, and family is involved, so offering to pay for half sounds about…

That gratin sounds great.  I've been craving something like that recently.

It's fine.  Nothing to worry about.

That sounds awesome!  I think I wanna try that this week, myself.

Same here.  No spring yet in Western Wisconsin, though I'd say it's moved up from "hard winter."  I'd just like a few days without bone-chilling wind or rain so I can get on my bike.

Hey, I've been low-carbing it for about 9 months now, so I'd like to hear about these "low-frills" proteins.  I'm always looking for ideas for quick things to eat, beyond nuts, carrots, and slices of meat and cheese.

Been in a cooking rut lately, but Malinger-Her made some fake Shake-n-Bake last night that was the fucking bomb.  It was Panko, plus garlic powder, onion power, cayenne, cumin, and a few other herbs and spices, all rubbed onto a whole mess of chicken drumsticks and roasted at 375ºF for about 45 minutes.  Seriously, I…

Adding "Mr" to the name is a hilarious attempt at assimilation.  It reminds me of when Apu had his Mets jersey, etc., and made the comment about Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman substituting (but not quite) for the infinite compassion of Ganesha.

I have it about once a year — like I plan to after competing in a triathlon next month.  I figure, when I've burned so many calories that day, I can eat any damn thing I want for a day or two before and after.

When there are 1500 comments in the first hour, @avclub-445c00b7f37f817d4b2c309208ad00b2:disqus , I hardly think they care why we're looking.

Not only did he rise quickly, but that came after Family Guy was cancelled, and then resurrected.

I love that the phrase "vault-cum-swimming pool" must really confuse and horrify people who have not studied Latin.