Some of us will never forgive Chef Flay for his behavior.

Back in my day we slept like sweat-soaked miners in a smelly, leaky canvas tent that took 4 hours to assemble, “cooked” on a Coleman butane stove that would light maybe 30% of the time so we’d end up just wrapping everything in foil and tossing it into the campfire’s coals, and fished or canoed or fished while…

The last three times we got an airbnb, something critical was broken or non-responsive, and the owners unable to make it right during our stay. In DC, it was the A/C. In July. We actually had to check into a hotel the last night because it was so unbearably hot (also not a single fan in the house), and the owner…

God bless the internet, sometimes. When I sheared a stud for my Alfa’s water pump, I found a mobile mechanic with the patience of Job and the hands of a neurosurgeon. He drilled out the remnant of the stud from the aluminum block with such precision a helicoil wasn’t even needed. I think it cost $150 for the two hours…

We bought our new house right at the outset of COVID, so we were able to get the ”panic” price, and got our old house listed just as the market was getting into its “Oh, nevermind” phase. The new place is only about two miles from the old, so while we were waiting for the closing date, we rode our bikes over just to…

True, but consider this scenario. You plan to keep the car for 8-10 years. The warranty expires in 24-36 months though, so unless you’re also depositing money into a rainy day fund each month you figure you’d better buy the extended warranty, which offers decent protection but works out to about $3-4,000 all said and…

It was actually something else, but related. Some primary power coupler/relay? All I know is it sounded like a part Geordi LaForge would have to replace on the Enterprise.

It was actually something else, but related. Some primary power coupler/relay? All I know is it sounded like a part Geordi LaForge would have to replace on the Enterprise.

It was actually something else, but related. Some primary power coupler/relay? All I know is it sounded like a part Geordi LaForge would have to replace on the Enterprise.

Something to do with the steering interlock and again, the angle and incline of his garage. I think they needed fully articulated casters on all four dollies to get it out and aligned with the truck, but he’s not an engineer so I only had his bemused texts explaining the situation.

A friend of mine has a Tesla and a pretty elaborate home charging station with solar and batteries. He’s in the tank for Tesla. A few weeks ago it wouldn’t start, and it took literally six days before a towing company could figure out a way to even remove the car from his garage due to the incline and layout, and the…

So, basically like any special edition Fender?

I bet the corporate suits will still get their quarter-million a year and wonder out loud why their workers can’t make do with that they pay, which is very generous indeed (starting at $12/hr).

I think an interesting story would be tracking down the owners and hearing why they were abandoned.

Some of us will never forgive him for his behavior on Iron Chef vs Morimoto. Total dork.

What’s sad about this is the political momentum in this country is clearly all about the right exacting revenge, and inflicting misery on their enemies. When both houses of congress swing back to the right next year, and Trump is re-elected president in 2024, the first people to go will be anyone who was a member of…

We use a meal planning service (eMeals, in case you’re curious) that offers MANY menus and diets. Our approach has been to gradually add more vegetarian/vegan meals into our weekly menu. First it was meatless Monday, and we’re not down to only one or two meals that include meat, and usually fish or chicken. Red meat…

It’s also the only “milk” our kids actually like, and we’ve been through them all. It works great for baking, too.