Grapefruit and grapefruit juice interact with a wide range of medicines, increasing their concentration in the bloodstream. That increase is dangerous for some of the meds. The effect can last for more than 24 hours, so you can't have grapefruit juice at breakfast and then take some of these meds ad dinnertime.

Lately, mostly I do physical therapy. The exercises are dull and repetitive but keep my shoulder from degenerating (yay getting old). It takes twenty minutes a day, which is just about enough time to watch a sitcom with the commercials edited out.

I had no idea how many knitters were on Lifehacker :)

Depends on what it is. If it's an intense show that actually requires attention, I sit there, usually with the lights out, doing nothing but watching TV. I'll even pause the show if I want to text or whatever (rather than doing both).

However, if it's a show that doesn't really require my full attention (either it…

Well, first, I wouldn't underestimate some of the "could" dishes. :) They can taste just as good, depending on what you value most in the dish. :)

These qualifiers may be overused or annoying, but I rarely hear them used in a deceitful manner. They're often used due to a speech habit or to soften a message that may be hurtful to a recipient you care about. If you read the article it's complete garbage and the associations between these phrases and the "lies"…

Every time this topic comes up I feel compelled to warn that, as of last year in Salinas v. Texas, you must invoke your fifth amendment right to silence, even if you're not under arrest. Just not answering won't cut it. Total punk move, SCOTUS.

Sadly, more than half the people I know are barely scraping by on Plan A. When you are living paycheck to paycheck a Plan B is so far off it never gets looked at. Small financial victories are usually squandered as a result of being in the red for so long.

Live somewhere with a healthcare system aka the rest of the civilized world.

Which works if you live in NYC. If you live elsewhere a car might be necessary (or a requirement if you live in a rural area or a city with poor public transportation).

I really hope that if someone breaks into my house and sees a bunch of cool gadgets and things that they'd look over the digital calendar bolted to the wall.

Hi Kris! You have lots of options since this is your friend's first place. How about pairing a Dutch oven with a subscription to a fun food magazine like Lucky Peach? She'll use the Dutch oven all the time, and she'll think of you every few months when the magazine comes. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00…

Be even better with a touch screen, or at least some buttons to things like move forward/backwards in time.

I put the little plastic cup into the hole on my Keurig and then I push the BREW button, Couple of seconds later, I get a really nice, hot cup of coffee.

Alternative if you'd like a bit of color: Crayon Lipstick!

Or if you know someone who's into quilting you can have them make you a tshirt quilt.

I've seen quilts made from old t-shirts and sweatshirts. Wall art is new to me.

Crock-Pot 6-1/2-Quart Programmable Touchscreen Slow Cooker ($60)

i am i'm going over to watch my two nephews open up christmas gift's then i'm going from there it's one day celebrate it religion isn't all bad signed the atheist zombie

Step 1) pull the stick out of your ass