Agreed. There are other options that you could argue are better. And the cost is indeed relevant... that's a big part of why I think the criticism of the big brands is thinly veiled classism. They occupy a really important place in working class America, and they probably always will, and there's no reason for the…

Not implying that at all... just saying what appeals to me. I used to drink a lot of hefe's, when I was first exploring craft beers, but I've moved away from it.

Ugh. Amusing chart, but I'm getting so fed up with white-collar America hating on cheap American lagers. Are they great beers? No. But that doesn't mean they are only good for getting drunk, and the criticism that's hurled at them is thinly-veiled classism.

More people than you realize. Clothes hide a lot of the details, but when you see someone with a bit of a hunch in their shoulders, chances are their lower back is a mess, too.

Yeah, the military posture is totally based on antiquated understanding of the spine. But the exercises actually look like a pretty nice set, for people with lower and mid-back issues and slumped shoulders. And, surprisingly, they are more therapeutic than militaristic in their approach.

Definitely. National news outlets are horrible at truly understanding the research and correctly representing the meaning and scope of its findings. Anytime a science article catches my attention, I try to at least read the original paper's abstract and conclusions, just to be sure it's being represented accurately.…

I have a new life goal: to never be so broke, selfish, gluttonous, stingy, paranoid and/or socially awkward that I'm tempted to falsify the size of a pizza before presenting it to my guests.

I personally think any job that doesn't involve permits or highly specialized equipment (or danger beyond your comfort level) is an automatic DIY. Not because each little project will save you money in the short term — many projects won't, because you'll be buying new tools as you need them, and spending a lot of time…

Thanks for that. Clearly the 3 times in 6 sentences that I emphasized that this was my personal experience was woefully inadequate.

Rather than worry about 'detoxing,' people would be better off thinking about eating nutritious, health-promoting foods on a daily basis. Think leafy greens, beans, whole fruit, nuts, and seeds. The idea that six months of unhealthy eating can somehow be remedied by drinking nothing but green juice for 72 hours is…

Something that has worked remarkably well for me over the years, when I couldn't drive before Wednesday, is to take a long nap Wednesday evening and then start the drive late at night, when traffic is almost back to normal. Leaving DC at 1am one year, I zipped into the Bronx well before sunrise. Had the same…

It probably varies by jurisdiction, but I'd imagine that food banks and homeless shelters in many places would either refuse to accept or are prohibited from accepting ungraded eggs. Ungraded eggs are a funny business, legally speaking: my neighbors can sell their ungraded eggs to a store down the street, but they…

Thanks for this. There's a lot of misinformation out there about this, so I didn't believe you at first, but you're right.

For eggs, backyard chickens are fantastic. And for meat + eggs, as well... you can keep a larger flock for steady egg production, and harvest occasionally for meat, although unless you're breeding or buying chicks to replenish you'll quickly end up with only older, tougher "stewing" birds, since they've already passed…

Of course, most of us are limited by what we have available at our local supermarkets, so even if you can't get air chilled chickens or chickens that are "fryers" (which, ironically, are just fine baked, they're just smaller) it's good to know the differences, and what you'll pay to put a tastier meal on the table at…

Or owned old school adobe? Running wires through my house is a nightmare.

Or owned old school adobe? Running wires through my house is a nightmare.

I don't buy this at all. Washing a cutting board that's only been used for salad ingredients takes 10 seconds at most. In other words, reading this article and writing this comment cost me more time than washing up after at least 10 salads. Plus using a knife will give you a far better chop than flailing about with a…

This doesn't even come close to adding up. If your time is really worth $1000 per hour, you could work 10 hours per week and still be in the top 1% of US workers. People who make $1000 per hour don't clean their trucks... but that's because they pay other people to clean up after them, not because they're trying to…

Just substitute it for chicken in almost any Asian stir fry. I've got a thai green curry with tofu on the stove right now. Great with Pad Thai as well, or Pad Krah Pow. A sweet and sour tofu would be great as well. In any Thai restaurant, Pad Thai would be a good first foray into tofu, as they'll often fry it to the…

Seriously? Monthly? We're lucky if we wash our sheets that often.