Thanks. It is to an extent, but I'm fortunate to have an awesome wife and some amazing neighbors and friends who come to me/us.

True and fair.

She's not using science. She's using "my feeling is." And she has no data for her alternative schedule, just her feelings. I'm not arguing there's one specific schedule that must be followed at all times in all cases. I'm arguing that those schedules are developed based on population based testing and data over…

I had a lung transplant about 4 and a half years ago. I live in an area where there is a small but vocal anti-vax population. I honestly leave my my house much less than I used to and go to far fewer places than I used to even after my transplant. In the first year and a half I went everywhere all the time. Now, I…

It's not a harm reduction measure, though. She's advocating the altered schedule and has been for some time. She's not working with the population she's got and doing the best she can with it. She's denying the science and research in favor of anecdote and some feeling about what might work out ok.

That's the thing though....it's not an insane set of circumstances. If you're working 2 or 3 jobs just to keep a roof and some food....well, school didn't probably do much for you really. Why would such a person believe that's a way to improve things? Knowledge is important....but school may not have the knowledge…

Didn't have the foundation. Ok. But shitty parents? What the hell do we know about his parents? Did he have two at home? Was his mom working 3 jobs? Did his parents go to college? Did they have anything like a foundation from which to try to offer him one in terms of education? Did anyone at his elementary school,…

Agbayanni didn't say long, just not soul sucking. My wife and I both have a fairly long commute a couple of days a week but it's a very easy drive, we often get to make it together and overall it actually balances to sort of nice. At the very least, not awful and certainly not soul sucking. A long commute can be…

Um....so, Apple doesn't define the emoticons....another group does (the Unicode Consortium which sounds like it should be something awesome out of the Transformers....) but we're going to go ahead and say that Apple's emojis aren't diverse enough?

Yep. I've got my iPad Mini when I want a larger screen than my phone. I actually miss the form factor of the iPhone 4 (except the thickness).

An olive oil poached egg is delicious but there is nothing remotely easier about it and you have to deal with hot oil and clean up after that doesn't exist with a water poached egg. Yes you can re-use the oil. But you still need to cool, strain and store it. With water, you just dump it down the sink and move on…

Spanish chorizo is a dried, cured sausage, but Mexican chorizo is an uncooked sausage (usually at least). I do find it in Latin markets in my town. A couple of them make their own.

If you click through to the recipe, that's just what they do; a 2:1 ratio, the divided bit is to save some cream just in case and some flour for the bench and rolling them out.

I think it's worth thinking about the notion that, so long as you're not being a dick to other people or your pets or something, it's ok to be in a bad mood for a day. Sometimes there are really good reasons to be in a bad mood.

I'm not a big fan of the post for a different reason, but it's certainly substantive. Maybe there are some list style posts that lack truly helpful info but this doesn't seem to be one of those.

You won't use the whole amount all at once.

RX7! Although I'm finally moving on from mine after having had one for 15 years now. Actually selling and it feels really weird.

This also. We LOVE our grocery delivery. The company we use has such awesome service. I'm on supplemental oxygen and when they deliver, they will literally bring everything into the kitchen and set it out on the counter for me so all I have to do is put it away. They're amazing.

Housecleaning. And it's not close. It's the best money we spend every two weeks. We have an awesome local company with people we love. They take wonderful care of our place and our dogs love them, too.

I was thinking doggie daycare, too. But then I realized it's not a convenience, it's a necessity. Our young boy is so big and so energetic and athletic (90 pound Belgian Malinois) that between my wife and myself we still couldn't get him enough exercise. So three days a week at daycare is essential. If the option is…