My kid with a newly minted license has available to her a 2011 Outback with about 145k on it. The smaller 2.5 engine, AWD, all the safety features, minimal tech. We’re into it for approximately 5.5k in terms of purchase price plus completing some deferred maintenance and some safety fixes. Much of the maintenance done…

Squirt is still alive and kicking in Western PA - my in-laws buy 2 liters of it weekly at the Dollar General

I did a photography workshop in Phoenix one spring, and one of the best experiences I had was setting up my gear pre-dawn, listening to the desert wake up and all the wonderful aromas floating around.  

Is there a from-scratch ingredients list that replicates the box mix you listed in case I don’t have it/can’t find it?

The Bunk is strictly a suit and tie mothafucka...dignity above all, I say!

This is definitely true. In-camera HDR and/or bracketing + exposure blending are standard approaches to real estate and architectural photography - you can either take one picture when the light balance is perfect inside and out or you can take two+ pictures - 1 exposing for the room (windows would be blown out or too…

Ever since Adobe made sky replacement stupid simple in photoshop, almost every listing in my area (suburban pittsburgh) has dramatic sunset photos. They also drop exposure to make it look like twilight and add in the warm glow from each window on the facade. Seeing enough of these, you realize that they are all…

My guess is that the 5 acre plots are the minimum buying unit, so yes, per acre they are cheaper, but you gotta buy 5

While I have had ok deals in my past at the Honda, VW, and even Chrysler spots on that road, the Ford dealership was a pain in my entire ass even for basic test drives.

I think I’ll try to hit the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix; haven’t been there in a few years now.

Some of the entry level brands like that (Beam, Crown Royal, etc...) will just mix maple flavoring into their whiskey and bottle it that way, and I agree, it overpowers and just tastes like syrup. I have found that I prefer whiskies that get an additional period of aging in former maple syrup barrels. Two examples: Hud…

My oldest is 3 years away - used the “must be able to drive a manual” argument as part of my suite of marital discussions to pick up a Miata last December :)

I had my share of fast-fashion slippers given to me by my family, resulting in broken, smelly foam and fake fuzzy interiors. Friend of mine turned me on to Glerups - felted wool and rubber or calfskin soles, and I am a convert. My current pair is going on 3 years of use with minimal wear and stink, especially compared…

I had my share of fast-fashion slippers given to me by my family, resulting in broken, smelly foam and fake fuzzy…

Its not a maintenance related smell, and I can’t describe it, but there’s an odor that older Japanese cars get, especially on hot days that just transports me back into my dad’s 91 Civic Si and my mom’s mid-80's Subaru. My own 07 4runner is just starting to develop that smell itself and I love it.

My dad was/is always about Peanut Butter + Lettuce. I would do peanut butter + american or cheddar cheese as a kid but nowadays I would guess there’s not enough textural contrast between the two for me to enjoy.

For reheating purposes, do you de-jar them and store them in the fridge, or can you leave them in the jar for storage, and reheat in the jar, with a loosened cap?

I solved this with a small gray adhesive vinyl blank to go over the power icon. Now it is a zen-like knob with no indicated orientation.

I also added a clear adhesive decal to the start button so it doesn’t start to bend at the letters and slice up fingers as I’ve seen with some folks. Both were sold by an outfit…

I’ve always made my egg salad with these ingredients...have I been wrong all along and it is typically only egg+mayo? If so, I have to go apologize to my mother-in-law about her egg salad, and then in the next breath gloat about my decade-and-a-half-long argument that her deviled eggs should have mustard/horseradish...

Kind of...they are generally marketed as UV filters. They don’t have the polarizing effect that Kristen writes about here (or other extreme effects like color shift) but they can cause image degradation. Its another layer of cheap glass in front of many layers of expensive glass. Not the smartest thing, unless it…

between them and the sock that Frank grabs initially for his nose, I assumed they were all masturbatory aids. I didn’t rewind to check closely, but I think they all had one crude hole in them