After some searching of my memory (it WAS 30 years ago) I think that the problem was a defective fuser.

It was the original LaserJet.

So...about 30 years ago, my department got its first LaserJet. We started getting awful black lines on every page of output, so I called HP service, who tried to tell me it was a “software problem”. I asked for his supervisor, who sent us a tech who replaced half a dozen parts on our month old machine and promised…

I grew with asthma and went on to develop enough other conditions that I can swallow most pills by just making a puddle of saliva in my mouth and just knocking them back. Except for really bitter ones like decongestants or steroids. I need a glass of water and a shudder to down those. My best friend swears by a straw…

Maybe they are signaling to cosplayers!

I always save a good chunk of the leftover turkey and the broth made from the carcass for green chile posole.

People writing about Thanksgiving leftovers always assume that there will be a lot of leftover gravy. In my experience, gravy always runs out long before the turkey does, and I often have to cobble together substitutes for that first yummy batch with the meat dripping and carving juices.

If I were forced to listen to Ayn Rand while driving, I would probably drive off a bridge to end the horror of it!

An orange half won’t hold more than a handful of food, which the birds who visit the flat roof outside my apartment window would polish off in five minutes. Maybe a grapefruit half would provide a fairer helping, but I think I’ll stick with just chucking three handsful directly onto the roof.

Rum or brandy for my crust. Bourbon is the one spirit I will actually spit out.

My mom grew up in Brooklyn and West New York, and used to see Bund rallies. She said old German guys in her neighborhood used to hang out at the beer gardens boasting about what would happen “ven ve vin de var”.

I get migraines on a fairly regular basis, and I keep drugstore brand soft cold compresses ready in the freezer to ease the pain. Much more efficient than frozen peas and washable too!

I did find it rather slow going, but ended up liking it. I look forward to more from Zen Cho.

What, no Luke, no Chewbacca?

Yes, but how do you know if you're going to need the flat belt or the Phillips belt?

As I recall, some Egyptologists think Set was a redhead.

The only people I know who have had Botox have done so for medical reasons. They didn’t enjoy it either, but it helped.

Will someone please come up with a universal translator so I can communicate with my gut? Sometimes there’s just no pleasing it.

You can also make plastics from soy, chicken feathers and corn.

Thanks! I came here to say that, except that I’m of the generation you folks trained. At 62, I’ve seen a lot of tech come and go, and I know plenty of people 30 years younger than I who are so tech-resistant it’s a struggle getting them to use email. Then there's my 75 year old sister, who loves the cutting edge of…