Northeasterners are likely more accustomed to losing power in the winter versus the summer/fall from a hurricane, so when our power goes out, we can move the contents of our fridges and freezers outside. Most things will keep fairly well. Burying in the snow also helps. These are all mostly tips for losing power.…

Well... yes and no. The 13th amendment specifically allows for slavery of incarcerated persons.

If you design a system, someone will always figure out a way to game that system.

I don’t buy that. Instant polenta comes together in about five minutes, and works well enough. Forever polenta only takes about 30 minutes, but depends on the coarseness of the grain you are using.  And is pretty great.  It’s about as difficult to make as like risotto or something, which is to say, you have to be…

I feel personally attacked with that “people from New England” swipe.

Here I am, five months later, and I still haven’t finished it.  I’m chipping away at it slowly.  I started out heavy at the beginning of the pandemic because my wife had picked up AC:NH and was playing the ever loving shit out of it, so I had many nights I could play The Witcher.  But as summer hit, I pulled back to a…

I would try these tofu square thingies, but if you think of tofu as a meat substitute you’re often going to be disappointed. Tofu has to be thought of as tofu and approached as tofu. It’s a great sponge for flavor if treated right. It’s a terrible substitute to try and replicate meat in most cases. There is a local…

It is awful, every phone I’ve had has had the charging port as the failure.  It wasn’t quite as bad before they killed headphone jacks, because I could usually just force the plug, and pray it would hold, and still listen to music/podcasts.  But now the headphones that came with my phone won’t work with the phone.  I…

Well, I liked the game in 2004, so I guess it was fine.  

Shots. Fired.

Like I said, I don’t want to start a syrup flame war here. VT syrup is good. But NH syrup is also good. Maine syrup is good. The syrup I get locally in MA is good. And the syrup that is produced where my parents group up in western NY is good. They each have their own distinct flavors. And they are all good. What I’m…

If we’re going to split hairs... the syrup wasn’t part of the line until the 1960's, this is true, and by that time HFCS was how it was sweetened. Real maple syrup though was a symbol of emancipation and self reliance, something that people would think are American ideals. Aunt Jemima was literally designed and…

Better yet, use real maple syrup.  Real maple syrup was a product championed by quakers and abolitionists as a slavery-free form of sweetener (sugar plantations used slaves).  And it’s fucking amazing to boot.  Don’t want to start a syrup flame war here, but buy local if you can.  Otherwise you’re buying something…

According to the book, if you're not using a stone mill you're doing it wrong

You don’t need it, but even a little fat helps them along. If I have really soft butter, or even a splash of olive oil I’ll add it to me Maseca mix. Try a little lime zest in there as well! Pepper is good too!

wtf are you talking about?

Like... she’s so smart!  She came in second in a science competition in high school in microbiology.  She graduated cum laude with a degree in international relations and economics.  And in video i’ve seen of her in hearings, her questions and speeches are so well researched.  But like, providing citations for facts…

Living in Maine... keeping Hunters Orange on hand, especially from the fall to the spring (generally no hunting season in the summer) is a best practice if you’re ever in the woods, even your own.

My 2011 Golf was mostly good.  Never any issues with the engine or drive train.  I tended to have a lot of issues with the suspension and breaks though.  And those added up.  Also, the electrical did get wonky at times, with the sunroof opening and closing on it’s own occasionally.

Fuuuck that’s shit luck to go through what you did professionally. But journalism is a tough gig. The Phoenix though was awesome and Deadspin and Kotaku were too. There is just less space today for anything that doesn't generate big ROI unfortunately.  Good luck!