Vivino is a decent app but with a 5 point rating scale, you have a 20 point variance within star ratings. That’s quite a variation. Is that 5 star bottle you just scanned a 100 point gem or an 81 point very average bottle. I like Cellar Tracker’s app better. You get a proper 100 point scale, wine inventory tracking…

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Not matter which Camry you choose. Once you get it home kick in one of the corners so your bumper will match every other Camry on the road. You can choose either a front or rear corner or go wild and kick in all 4 corners. I’m surprised dented bumpers don’t come standard from the factory.

I’ve got 28 problems, but the backspace ain’t one

I agree about exploring local vineyards except in my case where I have been cursed with a terrible wine growing region. Luckily though, good regions are a short flight or a well planned driving route away.

The bon apitite source article didn’t seem to be a coherent or long term strategy for picking wine. It seemed to the the ADHD guide to short term wine trends and a few not terribly helpful slang terms. Anyone using the term glouglou should not be allowed it pick wine without adult supervision or you’ll end up with…

Here’s the method I’ve used quite successfully to pick generally really good and inexpensive wines.

There was a magical product with a bit of copper smaller than a penny, the Clef du Vin a while back that claimed to do the opposite, to age young wine quickly improving the taste. It ran for anywhere from $50-$300. After reading about it I made a coil of copper wire to test the claims. The wine tasted the same after…

Pick a dollar amount and stick to it within reason. Treat it like hopefully you treat other large purchases. Within that you can give them 1 big thing or a multitude of less expensive things. Give the number based on your kid. Some like 1 really good gift while others are more concerned with the quantity. Kids are…

Jesus NO! And that was my coffee grinder by the way.

Lighter fluid also works. Doesn’t smell as nice but it evaporates so you don’t have greasy hands to then clean up. Rubbing alcohol works as well.

Tried this out yesterday and was able to receive many more channels than I had expected. There were many of the same networks by various broadcasters, but there were also quite a few channels that I don’t currently receive through my cable provider. I tested antenna direction with a few channels and had very little if…

3 double espressos with the occasional Turkish coffee thrown in on weekends.

3 double espressos with the occasional Turkish coffee thrown in on weekends.

I used to hate everything about Guy. The hair was just the bleached frosting on the cake of hate. Then I saw a documentary on him. I got to see past the loud brightly colored meat head persona and saw how long he’s been in the business and how hard he has worked and continues to work. He started with a simple pretzel…

PulsePoint makes a couple of apps for both Android and iOS, PulsePoint Respond for the general public and PulsePoint AED for first responders that gives up to date steps for giving CPR.

Many of the simple locks you mentioned are just as easy to pick with a paperclip. A dental pick works for the slightly less crappy but still really shitty locks like are found on those small cheaper fireproof document safes. Although just unscrewing the exposed screws that hold the lock on for the really cheap ones is…

You can deglaze with pretty much any liquid that won’t itself scorch. You can even deglaze with water. You miss out one added flavor of the deglazer with water, but you get all caramelized tasty bits from the pan.

The Aeropress is essentially a French press turned upside down and while yes it has a paper filter, you can buy metal perforated screens for it. As a regular drinker of Turkish coffee and espresso I would put the Aeropress between French press and espresso. In my highly subjective opinion I would rank them Turkish,…

The Aeropress is essentially a French press turned upside down and while yes it has a paper filter, you can buy…

If you want to add things like rice and barley to your weekday meals a rice cooker with either a builtin or add on timer lets you throw things in the cooker either in the morning or at lunch and they can be timed to finish in time to make them practical for everyday meals. Brown and black rice and barley can soak for…

Don’t forget rice, white, brown and black all are nice to have around.