Yep, this is one overarching reason why I absolutely prefer ownership to licensing/leasing in all things.

Boy, it depends. Every vacation typically has a signature restaurant to try. My next one will probably be Bern’s Steakhouse in Tampa, for example, but I look for something remarkable in whatever travel area I’m visiting. For many of these, I keep a spreadsheet list which is now at 52 places internationally (thanks,…

It’s now on my spreadsheet, thanks for the suggestion!

I love using smoked paprika as a finishing spice in beef/pork red chili. Just put a small ramekin out with a teaspoon for people to stir into their bowls, and it’ll absolutely MAKE a Super Bowl party.

And don’t forget, there’s not the same mass of junk food in each of those bags as there once was.

Good for her, in my opinion!

Yep, I was thinking this is an obvious honeypot. Then I realized that we’re not exactly dealing with genius-level OpSec as customers.

I’m not particularly happy about it, but take your star anyways.

Knitting while driving.

Take your damned star.

Mea culpa! I feel I have been led astray in my explosives education by Bugs Bunny. I always equated dynamite with TNT, and I just learned that I was incorrect.

Exactly. TNT for instance decomposes under heat to nitroglycerine (and other less-than-fun products). Self-detonation is a real possibility, from heat, shock, and/or sparks.

I can see it now The Fast and the Clifford.

Several other responses have made good points, but another factor included in the -2% labor participation rate (overall) is long-term effects from the disease. It’s not just fatalities that have impact, but also long-term illness and disability.

You can stay in some damned nice hotels for the amount you’ll save.

Confirmed, in private industry, that this is also the case.

In my community, the bars have fully reopened, and with them the number of brewers and brewpubs has actually increased from 33 to 44. Locals are looking to try out new places, and the more established brewpubs are doing land-office business.  In talking to several of the owners and brewmasters, they used a lot of…

Everything I’ve seen and heard from Howard Tayler has been pretty solid and stand-up.

Actually, Engineer Brain took over right after reading the heading, so no, I didn’t read that far. XD

Reverse: If you are parachuting from your spaceship at 20,000 feet, either your spaceship hasn’t yet made it to space and you’re having a bad day, or your spaceship HAS made it to space, and you’re now having a VERY bad day.