Color me shocked by this study. I was on OKCupid. I already knew this info.

Just made some Bo Kho last weekend, and added bay leaves to it for the first time. Best batch that I ever made. It may just have been that I nailed the harmony of the other ingredients better than I have before, but I choose to attribute it to the bay leaves.

Yep, an aggregator is great to find a hotel you didn’t know existed, or to see generally how much it might be. I then will go to the site directly as well, and if it’s even remotely similar, I tend to prefer booking directly to cut out another layer of potential snafu.

This one lasted for 5 years or so, and my wife suspects that they were in the last rice I added to the bin. Possible, I suppose, seeing as how they were the first.

I have containers like that for my other dry goods, but not rice or beans, as I buy those in bulk.

I like to use the travel sites to get a good feel on price and room rates then go to the airline and hotel directly to see if I can get a better deal. If I have time or just want to be stingy i will call the hotel locally and see what they can do for me. I also like to keep airfare and hotel bookings un-bundled in…

I will not simmer a damned thing without bay leaves. As much as I tend to be a stickler for authenticity, in this case I do not care what the cuisine is. Is it simmering, and does it contain meat or beans? Put bay leaf in it.

I got my first infestation this month... They got into my 25lb rice container.... Grrrr

Then the manager doing the firing inserts some BS excuse and circumvents the law.

Throwing parties, in my experience, can be a soul-sucking venture -- people complain about the date, say they can’t come, or do say they will come and just flat-out not show up; you spend money on food for people who complain about it, and then others complain about a lack of alcohol, when they know full well you…

I’ve observed that most people seem to think that hosting a party is the same as attending the party... and that can lead to a pretty sucky event.

Sounds like a fun way to spend the night and you can even work in a theme if you want to make it fun. Presumably you would be inviting your closest friends who already believe in the cause and this is just an excuse or a reminder to give a little to these organizations or charities who could really use the help. In…

Hi! I’m Amanda. Actually, this is the point of the night. Its advertised as “you come have dinner and donate what you’d have spent for the night out”. Agreed, surprising people does not work well. Anyone who comes, comes because they understand thats why its there. The sneaky part isn’t like, “SURPRISE, BE CHARITABLE,…

Also, make sure your guests know about the donation ahead of time; no one likes fiscal surprises.

Thanks for that rather heroic effort, Claire. A note for those who feel the need to taste blood pudding is that it is unlikely you will be constipated the next morning.

Yeah, the guy isn’t willing to put in the work to make an hour commute, he sure as hell isn’t going to put in the work to have healthy poly relationships. And he’s not even willing to put in the work to stay true to Janet. SPOILER ALERT: We’ve all felt lust. Guh, he sounds so entitled and lazy in his love life.

An hour and fifteen minutes away? Some people’s daily commute is longer than that...

She does look great, but I’m skeptical of that size 4 thing. She looks like I did at a size 8.

This is all solid advice.

Gizmodo is also striking; women are not just relegated to the corner for ‘women’s sites’ - so why wouldn’t the Lifehacker women strike? I just find it sad that when 3/7 of their main sites are on strike today, Lifehacker isn’t.

Well the AARP just came out against the replacement bill. And one thing old people do is vote; so hopefully, this convinces at least 3 Republican senators to back away from this dumpster-fire of a bill.