Caveat being that it can be risky planning an East-coast beach vacation this time of year - you’d be screwed if you had planned one for this week in NC/SC for example.

Kenji Lopez-Alt (of the Food Lab) had a cool Kung Pao chicken recipe that uses leftover Popeye’s chicken:

Yes this is what I use every time. The ginger snap crumbs get all carmelized with the bourbon and ginger and meat and it turns into a delicious ham-candy crust. That might sound weird but it’s delicious.

I average $45 / mo after taxes and fees with Project Fi, that’s with unlimited talk (which I need for work) and averaging maybe 2 GB per month of data. No need to upgrade or downgrade data month to month as it just charges for exactly how much I use. If I used more than 3 or so GB/month a different carrier might be a…

Maybe a quintuple (a big maybe), but anything more than that seems physically impossible.

If I’m traveling light by myself I have a small duffel bag that is easy to carry around the airport and fit in overhead bins.

With our toddler it’s much easier to change him while he’s standing up and holding into a shelf or something. Much better than the struggle to keep him laying down on his back the whole time. And you can kneel down so not straining your back.

No electricity needed. Any quality large sharp chef’s knife will work too.

No electricity needed. Any quality large sharp chef’s knife will work too.

Smoke and heat isn’t really an issue if you have a modern gas insert with proper venting.

If my manager used “y’all” multiple times in a passive-aggressive email, I’d be looking for new opportunities ASAP.

FYI the standalone Sunday Ticket is only available if you live in an apartment building or otherwise can’t have a satellite dish. If you live in a detached house most likely it will say your address is ineligible.

I just used the wiring adapter that comes with the Ecobee at my furnace (basically merges a power wire with a wire that was already going to my old thermostat), was pretty straightforward with the instructions.

I just used the wiring adapter that comes with the Ecobee at my furnace (basically merges a power wire with a wire…

For us, the most helpful things for air travel with our little one have been:

If you ever find yourself near Colorado Springs and want to climb a lot of stairs, check out the Manitou Incline; ~2000 vertical feet in under a mile.

Uh, seasons 4-5 of Lost was the best run of the series.

At least they’re making a second season of “The Good Place” !

I just get the little mints that they sell at dispensaries and throw them in with my toilet bag. Looks like any other pill that would be in there, and doesn’t smell strongly.

Honestly the GTI would probably be fine for a while when they’re still small.