That’s fine, if you want to be constantly changing your curtains. :-)

Ah, so. Anyway, I prefer blinds because you can adjust them to let in any amount of light (or air), while maintaining privacy if you angle them correctly. For that reason, they’re especially useful in a bedroom.

Are you deliberately ignoring my teasing you for writing “fatest step”? :-)

PSA: 65% of that URL (everything from the question mark on) is extraneous (and might let some nefarious person find you :-).

Ah, so it’s actually the big-boned step to get you to buy curtains.

That kitty doesn’t look so fat.

With big tongs, this might be good for ceiling fan blades (which my house has a lot of).

If the roads get clogged up with tornado escapees, it won’t matter what car he has. Better to keep a little airplane in his Oklahoma field.

Let’s see... Is that denial, or excessive faith?

Here in Northern Virginia, we have many people who not only stop a full car length before the intersection but also leave a car length (or two or three) between themselves and the car in front when stopped. This peculiar behavior has been growing in popularity over the past few years, and one of these days I’m going…

Here is my new justification for giving up on the bitter, chalky dark chocolate that I’d been eating because it’s “good” for you: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/10/milk-chocolate-is-better-than-dark-chocolate-the-end/505511/

Or overcooked eggs—it seems to me that the flour might need a higher temperature than you’d want for the other ingredients.

11. Use blog comments to indulge your misanthropic impulses and preserve your RL relationships.

The screen damage refers to the Searzall, not the Bernzomatic.

On the other hand: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2656089/Need-great-reason-eat-cake-Itll-taste-better-Study-says-smaller-portions-MORE-satisfying.html

There are several Bernzomatic models. Some cost less than the Iwatani, some (like the TS8000) cost much more. I haven’t seen butane cylinders that fit these, only propane and (the new, fake version of) MAPP.

Much better than BOpane. :-)

The TS8000 costs $40 (from Home Depot, more from Amazon), the Iwatani costs $28. I have a TS8000 that I use for plumbing work, and used it for cooking before I bought the Iwatani. I wouldn’t go back. The Iwatani (with a butane cylinder attached) is easier to hold and gives much finer control. The TS8000 is great for…

The Searzall “requires” the very expensive Bernzomatic TS8000 torch head for full effect, and it burns through (so to speak) delicate, expensive screens. An Iwatani butane torch is far less expensive and will last forever. It 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 be slower, but that’s debatable. Browning evenly is a matter of technique, not the…

A “hardware torch” burns propane, which smells bad in confined spaces (like a kitchen) and reputedly adds an off-flavor when used on foods. A kitchen torch (like the Iwatani we’re all using) burns odorless, tasteless butane. The cylinders are about $1.50 each in the Asian markets. The Iwatani has much finer…