Coffee table?! In what century was this written?

I keep a stick of unsalted butter in a covered dish on my counter, and it takes me maybe a week to go through one stick. In hot weather (I don’t always have the A/C running), when it’s in the mid-80s or higher, the butter can get a bit messy to deal with, but I’ve never noticed an off flavor or odor. And yes, I use…

“there’s a few typos” Muphry’s Law strikes again!

...if your time isn’t worth anything.

Delta Airlines is always a villain—you don’t have to do anything wrong to get screwed by them. I used to use them pretty frequently because they had the most convenient flights for my usual trips, but a few years back I gave them up completely (after a series of problems—their fault—which are too common to be worth…

So Fine!

Nomenclature: https://aneducatedpalate.wordpress.com/2011/01/04/hot-chocolate-vs-hot-cocoa/

There is no chance whatsoever that I will ever again set foot in a movie theater. I hate everything about the experience. Even if movies stopped being available for viewing in any other way, I still wouldn’t go.

At the moment, I’m sous-videing a duck (two flattened halves) wrapped in bacon. In a few minutes I’ll take it out, remove the bacon (to be browned, cooled, and mixed with vanilla ice cream for dessert), save the combined fat (of course), and quickly brown the duck skin in the oven. The combination of duck & bacon…

‘Tis a binary world you live in. But not me.

Costco’s prices are similar even after the rebates, and they double the warranties. They sell the 65" LG OLED, which is the one I’m lusting after.

Costco’s prices are similar even after the rebates, and they double the warranties. They sell the 65" LG OLED, which…

I want to know how to ad-proof my elderly parents, especially from the crap that specifically targets them on the Smithsonian Channel and its evil ilk. They’re even less susceptible to reason than kids are and, even worse, they tend to forget your explanations rather than absorbing them. 𝘈𝘯𝘥, you have less excuse…

But I still lose it (and maybe get killed), because muggers aren’t that smart.

But now muggers can count on virtually everyone having a cellphone, and probably an expensive one. I don’t think mugging is ever going to go away.

But what about the busted Echo Show? Not Firefox browser there.

To be sure you have every last fragment, superglue the ornament back together and make sure there are no gaps. As a bonus, that will keep you too busy to have to do any other chores for a few days.

“Boil the orange peel slices, and then dump out the water.” Rinse and repeat.

Don’t forget “a little”. As used by cooking show hosts, it typically means about two cups or half a pound.

IKEA has the opposite affect on me. I photograph the pickup location tags for way too many items that seem appealing when they’re on display. Fortunately, rationality (usually) returns when I get to the pickup location. Trying to actually lift the boxes helps with that.

A million bucks ain’t what it used to be. Shoot higher.