Thanks to reading The Food Lab by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt — all nearly 1000 pages of it — words like chitin are now a permanent part of my vocabulary. The section on mushrooms is a must-read. Along with pretty much the rest of the book.

Cash did indeed record that song first on the Live at San Quentin album, but that video, needless to say, is NOT from that particular performance. The children & old ladies in the audience do not look hardened enough for San Quentin.

More brains!!!

Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They’re just an interpretation, they’re not a record, and they’re irrelevant if you have the facts.

To be fair, that was a pretty obscure reference for most people. Not exactly as well known as “yipee-kai-yay.” It was obvious to me, but on the other hand, I have spent far too many years surrounded by friends who can carry on conversations consisting of nothing but movie quotes. Pathetic, I know.

Whoosh.

I prefer this Helsinki:

“If you ever visit Helsinki”

True story:

My grandfather on my mother’s side was rather like Archie Bunker, but for the left. (Just as bigoted, but a dedicated union man all his days.) Like Archie, he liked to stir things up. At family gatherings while he was around, he would do anything he could to bait anyone, especially my dad. Whenever he got…

Dammit, now there is no reason to sit through the credits anymore.

While that may be true, I am nevertheless jealous at the thought of being able to discuss something interesting at a family dinner. Something that does not involve fishing or professional sports.

Yes, it all depends upon the whim of the officer.

I live in icy Wisconsin, and I am from icy Minnesota. (This particular incident happened in Minnesota.) While it has not happened to me, I can vouch for the fact that you can never assume anything as a given. Depending on the officer, the argument is that however slowly you were driving, if you could not stop, you…

Years ago, I was approaching an intersection during the winter at a speed well below the speed limit due to icy conditions. I was going about 10mph when the light turned yellow, and when I gently pressed the brakes, nothing happened. Absolutely no change. Pressing them harder did nothing. No skid, but no change in my…

Can we talk about the more realistic & pressing issue that I am not getting a Focus RS, either? Those are all spoken for, and it looks like they are just doing the one production run. I am already on a waiting list for next year — with a few people already ahead of me!

Toho still gets approval rights for the American remakes, so we shall see!

I am not holding my breath — especially considering that even when (if?) he finally finishes the film, at least for those of us in the U.S. we can add another two-year delay while Funimation sits on it for no explicable reason. (Yes, I know what their “official” excuse was, but that should have added a few months, not…

That depends on the tomato sauce. Some sauces — all’amatriciana, for instance — should not even be simmered that long. But I would still never use cast iron for them, because like you said, their seasoning is all important.

I like both designs. They each have their places. But this new one does indeed look messed up, and in a good way. It borrows obvious elements from the pissed-off burning version from Godzilla vs. Destroyah, and if they make Godzilla even half as angry as he was in that movie, I am all for it. I do think that the…

Clicked on the headline just for the opportunity to be as pedantic as you were about it. Sadly, you were quicker than I was.