“Maine’s governor and congressional delegation released a joint statement expressing disappointment in both Whole Foods and MSC, saying that these actions harm the livelihoods of the fishermen and the industry at large, NPR reports.”

Large food storage containers are great, but can be quite expensive. We discovered that animal food/feed storage containers do essentially the same thing, for about 1/3 the price.

Kwik Trip also sells insanely cheap raw meats - steaks, chicken breasts, etc. The animals slaughtered for said meat probably never saw natural light, and were injected with more steroids than Jose Conseco, but cheap meats!

Pineapple, pepperoni and jalapeno is money.  Also, apple, bacon and cheddar cheese, finish the pie with a little drizzle of maple syrup.  

Real. Maple. Syrup.

“...how to spot someone who might be an alcoholic.” This can be incredibly tough, and oftentimes it’s alcoholics who end up seriously injuring themselves and others after frequenting a bar or several bars. Damn near impossible to know how many drinks an alcoholic may have had before showing up to your bar, and the…

I generally see more 16oz cans from craft brewers selling higher ABV beers. Most folks drink higher ABV beer slower than, say, a PBR tall boy.  Finishing off the last few ounces of a warm, double IPA can be less than desirable.

We pay for trash pickup.  Composting reduces our trash output enough that we’re able to do trash pickup every other week, instead of weekly.  So in addition to all of the environmental benefits, it saves us about $20 a month.

Smoked Mackerel packed in olive oil.  So f’ing good, I can’t believe it took me this long to get into high-quality canned fish. 

Tall glass of ice water on your nightstand and plenty of lip balm will help minimize litter box mouth when you wake up at 4am.

Came here for this. Reverse the doorknob on their bedroom, throw in a bag of Doritos and a fully charged iPad, lock said doorknob.

Every takeout container I’ve gotten in recent memory is made of paper - usually with a piece of foil lining it. And all the packing peanuts/shipping foam I’ve received has been made out of a corn-based product. You put water on it and it breaks down and goes down the drain.

I agree with you about how front-loaded our winter celebrations are.  I live in a cold, snowy climate, and to me it seems that March and April are the worst, not January and February.  At least we have MLK and Presidents Day in Jan and Feb.  After Presidents Day in mid-February, there’s no federal holidays until…

Ginsberg also thought flag burning was terrible, but went to her deathbed defending peaceful protests of all kinds. Because she had, you know, a fucking spine.

I just finished my second go-round of the Whole30 diet, and while the criticisms over its draconian rules are completely valid, the diet serves as a nice bridge between diet and lifestyle change. From keeping cut-up fruit around in tupperware, to using zucchini noodles instead of pasta, to just avoiding the chip aisle…

Put one of these by your kitchen sink/garbage:

This book is great, and his mop sauce recipe is killer on ribs and pork butts. Rodney’s style of whole hog bbq relies on pork fat dripping onto the coals below, which creates smoke and flavors the meat. You get the same effect from the Pit Barrel smoker, which is basically just meat hanging over a coal basket inside…

He absolutely will run for congress.  

I didn’t learn about layering flavors/seasonings until I read Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. A simple dish like spaghetti and meatballs is noticeably better when you salt the boiling water, incorporate some diced anchovies, and go a little heavier on the parm or other salty hard cheese - rather than simply throwing a bunch of…

Soup legitimately gets better a day or two later. I also keep a pack of tortillas in the fridge at all times. They stay good forever, and can be used as a vehicle for nearly any leftovers.