I wish I could, but we’re faced with two problems 1) housing close to work centers in the SF/Bay Area is exorbitantly expensive and 2) Mr. Craycrayfish’s workplace is in the opposite direction of mine. Our current location is pretty much in the middle of both workplaces, time-wise. Distance-wise, we’re much closer to…

This is what I’m dreading when the time comes to start a family. My commute is an hour or more each way with no real viable options for public transit. The only saving grace is that it’s pretty consistent 99% of the time, so I can block out that hour before and after work. Still, I dream of a day when I can reclaim…

1) If possible, spoil it first on Wikipedia. The drier the synopsis, the better!

I’d be interested to know what the average commute times are for these high-achieving morning larks. I suspect they don’t lose 2-3 hours of their day sitting in traffic.

The only time I was caught off-guard with a substitution (if could even be called that) was when a waiter asked if we wanted “sparkling or still” water. I’ve been to a handful of restaurants where the sparkling water was actually free—basically soda water from the dispenser— but we asked if the sparkling water cost…

I’ll have to give this a try! My gym only has one (1!!) barbell on the entire floor, and it’s reserved for personal trainers. There are KBs littered all over the place, however.

Ditto. I’m a bit sad that we live in an age where smaller minivans don’t exist in the US. I would have loved a 3-row breadbox with the same footprint (hell, even a little shorter) as a modern Camry.

Exactly! Seat belts are only 45% effective at preventing fatalities, which is why I don’t bother wearing one. Why bother inconveniencing myself when there’s a non-zero chance that I’ll be killed anyways?

As a person with no major mobility issues, I’d say there’s no real difference between getting into my CR-V vs getting into my Altima. The major downside of a higher driving position is that the shape of the car has to change to accommodate it, e.g. a taller body, which can compromise handling.

It’s also worth mentioning that the higher driving position is more comfortable for drivers and passengers with mobility issues. My mom groans every time she has to sit down in my old Altima (and so help her if she ever tries to take a ride in Mr. Craycrayfish’s 86).

I’ll admit: I’ve never had luck with our Crock Pot. Everything I’ve put in there (pork shoulder, chicken thighs, pot roast), ends up being a shriveled chunk of meat in a tub of liquid. Maybe 6-8 hours on low is too long? Too much starting liquid?

Do you use a stovetop pressure cooker? We have an Instant Pot which has always resulted in an unimpressive sear, even on the “high” saute setting. The lazy part of me is loath to dirty another pan just for searing, but maybe it’d be worth it for special occasions or lazy weekends.

Would you recommend broiling after or searing the oxtails before pressure cooking? I love my pressure cooker, and we’ve traditionally made Chinese oxtail stew without any browning, but I do miss browned meats.

It sounds like you’re not a big fan of PvP-- nothing wrong with that, but my guess is that’s why you find Fortnite repetitive. People make entire careers out of playing chess and Go, which might look like the same game over and over again, but one could argue that every match is different, depending on the opponent.

A) Pearl wasn’t old tech, it was just over-engineered and overpriced. The company was founded in 2016 (half of which it spent in stealth) and closed shop in 2017, despite $50M in funding. Nonda’s been around since 2014.

A) Pearl wasn’t old tech, it was just over-engineered and overpriced. The company was founded in 2016 (half of which…

At this price, it amazes me that the (now-defunct) Pearl Auto tried to sell a similar product for $500.

At this price, it amazes me that the (now-defunct) Pearl Auto tried to sell a similar product for $500.

And there’s really no reason to do the scenario more than once every couple of weeks.

Relearning the gestures really isn’t that bad. I was leery, too, but was probably 90% proficient with the phone after just a few minutes with a demo unit. Say what you will, but Apple has always been very good at UXD.

TIL Rinoa’s last name was Heartilly, not Heartlily.

This is the story of my microplane. I went through 3 cheap(er) zesters that performed terribly before finally getting the brand name version. The sad thing is that the cheaper zesters were still $5-10. An “official” Microplane is $15, tops, and it’s clearly superior to any of the others I used.