That will withstand a casual search, but not someone who's being methodical. Flipping through a stack of DVD and VHS cases and boxes and seeing if there's anything in there is one thing. Digging inside what look like working VHS tapes is another ...

I read these articles and think, "This is bizarre, like they think people don't know how to wash their hands." Then I read comment threads like this, and I think, "Wow! People really don't know how to wash their hands!"

Well, there are two failure points that are being avoided here, one of which I was taught to avoid when I learned to make cookies, and the other of which never occurred to me. 1. Don't take out the cookie cutter and then try to pull the cookie away from the rest of the dough; instead, leave the cutter in place and…

Thanksgiving brunch is what my family is doing this year. We've done that about half of the Thanksgivings that we've celebrated at home rather than visiting friends or relatives, and I love it. Waffles, pancakes, fresh biscuits, bacon, sausage, sweet rolls, eggs, bacon, fruit juice, etc. ("You listed bacon twice." "I…

The trick is to make sure your sense of accomplishment is correctly tracking actual accomplishments. If you're feeling great about your productivity because you've checked off so many boxes today, but you have in fact done a whole bunch of unimportant things while important ones were ignored, your list is actually…