I put cream of tartar in my meringue instead of vinegar, but it performs the same function: Acid helps keep the meringue firm.

Try some (strategic) lid banging

Rooibos is also being grown in Australia now, I believe, but um. Still not Asia.

Ah, a hack from back when Lifehacker hacks were pretty good. I miss those days.

Lucky you; I was in the bathroom a solid four hours. I think my husband got done soon than I did, though.

The sedation never knocks me out, and that was my experience. When they’re going in with the camera, it hurt quite a lot due to cramping. However, that also didn’t take long. On the way out, it was no longer uncomfortable.

If you’re worried about nausea (which can happen; the laxatives are intended to fool your body into thinking something is so terribly wrong that it needs to jettison the cargo), gets some ginger root and make yourself some tea in advance of your prep. Here’s how:

Another one: Don’t be a citizen.

Heat a little above body temperature destroys the protein that makes mosquito bites itch. Thus, a hot compress will also stop mosquito bites itching. (Works somewhat on other itchy insect bites too.)

But at least it wasn’t a slideshow.

Oh, definitely. You go to a little mom ‘n’ pop motel, and everything is included — wifi, pool use, slightly desiccated breakfast croissant.

When the slideshows first started, I was all, “Eh, I’ll click on ‘em. I don’t mind this so much. It still sounds interesting.”

Yeah, this has been my belief for a while — that it’s the same impulse.

It’s mentioned in the article, but I’ll say it again to counter the headline: Every little bit helps. While it’s true a cloth mask isn’t really enough to stop omicron, it’s a lot better than nothing. And doubling up your mask is also better than not doubling it up.

Omigosh, weird little 8-year-old me loved Wizards and Warriors. I realize Walter Olkewicz had many more memorable roles than that, but it’s the one I’ll posthumously thank him for.

Magnum bars never really impinged on my awareness until I went on a trip to India, and there was one Australian woman in the tour group who had the most amazing ability to find Magnum bars. We’d be stopped for a 15-minute leg-stretch in some tiny village in rural India, and she’d stroll back with the last Magnum bar…

Username: Still checking out.

Username still checks out.

Oh, gosh, it totally does; I see it. Dammit, now I want lava too.

Thank you for your service. I will attempt to continue refraining from licking the lamp.