Hey, I know that stretch of road from Mammoth. The best burger I’ve ever had in my life was in Bishop and the most stunning vistas I’ve ever laid eyes on while driving were coming down from the lakes and seeing the valley in front of me. It’s hard to comprehend the sheer scale of everything you can see out your…

No, some don’t. But the biggest problem is inadequate insulation in the walls in many, many homes and not a lack of indoor heat, especially in older homes. (I once lived in a house that was nothing but 1x planks with sheetrock hanging on the inside and cement siding on the outside of the studs, no insulation at all.)…

I’ve got to tune her out...

Visit the thrift stores regularly to get good cookware. Eventually some high end stainless steel stuff will show up. It’s usually filthy and covered with burned on food but since it is quality it will clean up good as new with a little work. Ended up with a whole ton of good All-Clad, Calphalon, and T-Fal pots and…

Ok, I’ve been given fondu pots, I’ve regifted, I’ve seen them given, I’ve seen them in homes on shelves, I’ve seen videos of them being used...I have never actually witnessed one being used IRL. Does this actually ever happen outside restaurants, ski chalets, movies, and movies about ski chalets?

I quite enjoyed this cheese book, both informative and entertaining. ISBN: 0894807625

Benny, that you? How’s the 21st century treating you? Groovy how that tricity thing you were working on turned out, huh?

Nah, prolly not. Nobody really needs one of those. Fart neutralizer on the other hand...

Death Star exhaust port?

Fart neutralizer?

It’s 2002. I am car shopping on the Internet (!) and find exactly what I am looking for at Bommarito South County in STL: inexpensive, reliable transportation. A 1999 Buick Century, stock #whatever for $7999. I call, get some dude I think may have been named Chris, maybe Kevin, and ask if the car is on the lot for…

Straight engine swap in a mid-80's Nissan Sentra. OK, sure, it’s not exciting, but...

That sentence hit me like a truck. That is not a smart thing to do to get my business. If I order a Coke and get an affirmative reply - or worse yet a Coke appears on my order receipt - and I get a Pepsi I’m going to demand a refund and never order from you again. That’s not Artificial Intelligence, that’s Asinine…

...presenting a gift card when it’s time to pay the bill might just make the diner feel self-conscious. It could come off as overly thrifty...

I’ve opted for the shotgun approach. The right one is in there somewhere.

I do and I do. Most days I’m lazy and don’t feel like putting in the work every flippin’ morning before I go to work. “Good enough” is good enough.

Funny. I’m listening to AM at this very moment.

You pretty much nailed it in the intro: if they’re really serious about coffee then they’ve already got everything they need. Also, everything you’re thinking about getting them because they don’t have one, you can pretty much bet they probably already had it at one point and have thrown it out as crap.

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You got two of my top 3 with Batman and The Crow. The one you missed: