Very late to this conversation, but when I returned stateside from about a year on the ground in Iraq, I can say with complete sincerity that the culture shock of returning to our ad-laden life experience was physically distressing.

Did... you self-censor “cracker” in you fifth paragraph?

Cultural Relativism, the thing you seem to be espousing by way of your comment, is, frankly, bullshit.

Amen.

Nobody will ever see this, and I suppose it doesn’t really count because they both remain in my parents’ basement, but:

I had no idea this existed!

My best friend had these, and you are correct: this one was the best!

You magnificent bastard!

As others have replied, yes, that is bad, even with something as seemingly resilient as granite. You’re imparting a high heat source to the counter, with a rapid transfer of heat that corresponds to an localized expansion of the material — which causes high internal compression and tension stresses as it expands away…

“the icicles on my nose”

i see you...

All two of them........

So... cute cyborg Nioh with a moveset from DoA’s Kasumi and environment mechanics from, I dunno, Arkham/Gravity Rush?

Well-fucking-done, mate.

I generally really enjoy your work, Hamilton, so this is not in any way meant to detract from your valuable efforts highlighting the treatment of service industry employees:

This is my best friend; I lost him to a heart condition a year and a half ago, and that hole will never be filled.

I’m pretty sure I just died a little inside...

So, call me whatever pejoratives you want, but: pizza crusts with some sauce and cheese still attached were absolutely made to be dipped into a creamy, garlicky hommos.

Culinary Circle brand has totally respectable flatbread frozens that you can score for under $5 a pop at my local Shoppers... but, yea, making it at home is the way to go.

He never made it past Cadet...