I plan on starting my first play through through of Front Mission 5 - the Scars of War this weekend. Anybody here played through the English patched version of this? How does it stack up to Front Mission 4? I really liked the gameplay/combat in FM4. Is the combat pretty much along the same lines?

I bought the doserless Rocky about 10 years ago. It still runs like new and is incredibly easy to clean and maintain.

You picked the wrong Lakefront pumpkin beer. The Imperial Pumpkin aged in Brandy Barrels is so much better.

The Brazen passed passed and is now certified. Although, since I'm on my third Brazen due to warranty replacement, I'm just going to go with the Technivorm next time I need to buy a new drip machine.

Bell's Expedition is still sold in 6 packs and it is rated as one of the best in the US. Although, it is slightly more expensive and seasonal and has a slightly smaller distribution footprint than Storm King/Left Hand.

Don't forget the speidies!

Pasties are the best. Rutabagas are the root vegetable usually used in them. Being a former Yooper, I concur, we do take them very seriously.

Is the Prime Instant Video app Chromecast compatible though? I would use it if it is but otherwise, no thanks.

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I guess I don't look at my garage sale that way. I use my garage sales to get rid of anything I don't use, don't want to move, or won't miss in the slightest. Anything with any real value is sold elsewhere. For anything I want to get more than pennies on the dollar for, there are much more profitable ways to sell. I…

I totally agree with you on this one. We used this method at our last garage sale. We didn't put a price on anything and sold everything we had put out. The trick is not to haggle. If someone gives you a price they are willing to pay, take it. It's all stuff you really aren't going to miss, so take what people are…

A tip for when you need to get all of the subtle nuances and flavor notes out of stale coffee from your hotel. Just go to the lobby and grab a cup instead. After all, some poor housekeeper is going to have to clean up the mess you inevitably make by doing this.

I would definitely recommend my field to someone looking for a change with those interests/experiences. It is a multidisciplinary field science-wise, plus you get to flex your art/graphic design skills on the creative side.

In fake life I don't work. I am fake independently wealthy.

I interned with a local regional planning commission (RPC) in my hometown while going to college, then got hired by a plat book company after graduation. A few years later the plat book company was sold and I lost my job. The RPC I had interned with contacted me to work, temporarily, on a huge project that they were…

Always nice to meet a fellow GIS person in Gawker land.

Same here.

That red Keyocera Mandolin/Slicer, in the photo above, is awesome. I was gifted one by my brother-in-law for Christmas about seven years ago or so. It has a nice ceramic blade on it and has stayed fairly sharp, even with heavy use. It also is adjustable with 4 different slicing thicknesses. I highly reccomend it as…

You are never supposed to warm a baby bottle in the microwave. You can burn their mouth that way.