They only thing more disturbing than authoritarianism is support of authoritarianism. Especially coming from the sorts of people who have been railing against it for eight years. (Can’t speak for the OP in the latter case, but I have been seeing the same thing far too much lately.)

And, of course, Christians have been interpreting both the Old & New Testaments, Muslims have been interpreting the Qur’an, etc. Not to mention the extra layers added by things like rabbinical “hedge laws” or the collection of writings encapsulated under the rubric of “sharia law.” Or, in the context of this post,…

My wife and I have a deal: I do the cooking, and she does the baking. She really cannot cook, and while in my own defense I would probably be a decent baker if I put my mind to it, I nevertheless have no interest in putting my mind to it.

Thanks. I thought that it was just me.

I would take Richard Nixon in a heartbeat right now over who we just elected. I am saying that without the slightest trace of irony.

Our children consist of a cockapoo, a chipom, and two different shih tzus. We routinely refer to each other as mom & dad, regardless of the audience. And to our own parents as grandma & grandpa, whenever the dogs are around, again regardless of audience.

RPGs and/or immersive sims. Both are my preferred avenue to take a break from reality. Setting is irrelevant — fantasy, science-fiction, or “realistic” are all equally valid, as long as they create a coherent world for me to inhabit that does not resemble my own. Strangely enough, I enjoy games that force me to…

But no, the Oreo folks get it. Combining chocolate and strawberry isn’t about equality. It’s about the chocolate consuming the subtle fruit in its dark and milky embrace, clinging to it like a second skin. It’s the strawberry losing itself inside the chocolate until it’s nothing but a subtle taste, a lingering scent…

Funny you should say that. I made a sous-vide boneless leg of lamb for the first time last weekend, and I planned it around a recipe from Anova which said to cook it ten hours. I was not going to be in the house ten hours before company arrived, but I figured that an extra hour or two should not hurt it. So I…

Are you sure that the tweet about this did not come from George Plimpton?

Loveless was one of the few things that made the Nineties worth it.

Did you get my email? Update to that: I am going to be cooking it for dinner on Friday, if you want feedback before you try it.

I am in paradise!

I had honestly never even heard of these until I started working for a beverage distributor where we go through them by the case, but in terms of usefulness for people who live their lives “On the go,” these are worth their weight in gold. No really good way to make them yourself, either.

I freely admit that after that whole Jesse fiasco, I was pretty leery about Franken running for Senator, but I am glad that my fears were misplaced. He has done nothing to embarrass us, and quite to the contrary, he has distinguished himself admirably. I never thought that I would say that I am proud of Al Franken,…

That beats the time I was waiting to board, the plane pulls up to the departure gate, the stewardess and pilot go down.

To me, it reads more like something written by a man with an expensive legal history of non-consensual behavior. He is simply offering his characters the benefits of his vast experience of what happens when you do not even pretend to look for signals.

Can we agree that it is a cool badminton highlight while still not trusting you? Asking for a friend.

There are all kinds of variants. But frankly, for me the soy sauce is enough. YMMV.

A less involved method of upgrading your hard boiled eggs that will still be perfectly savory the next day: after peeling, put them into a saucer of soy sauce, turning them occasionally, until they are well browned, about twenty minutes or so.