I’ve never waited tables, but I’ve had other customer service jobs, and I like to think it’s made me more able to tell when the problem is with the server and when the problem is that the kitchen is slammed or something else is going on. And yes, tip accordingly - I’ve left 20+% when it’s been a bad restaurant…

I once made a cocktail of bourbon and potlikker. There’s probably some mixologist version of this which would be good... an old-fashioned made with a fat-washed, collards-infused bourbon or something. (Or maybe a peaty Scotch.)

Sure. You just need some fluid to loosen it up. I’ve used milk and buttermilk; Jacques Pepin, I think, suggested chicken stock. Mayo or sour cream might be close enough in a pinch.

It’s soft. You could form it into a cheese castle for serving.

Oh yes. This is probably my single favorite dish to bring to a party. (Though fresh buttermilk cheese is coming on strong.) The ratio of compliments-to-effort is just amazing.

So how are you demanding this? I mean, the best way would be to vote with your dollars by consulting a database which tracks how employees are compensated and treated... I just don’t know where such a thing exists.

One rule is phrased for the convenience of the asker, and the other for the convenience of the askee. But you’re basically right and kind of embarrased I didn’t notice that.

I don’t think gender is relevant to the formula - certainly it seems to apply to homosexual pairs as well.

As to “young person tries to network with old person”... well, let’s apply the behavioral rules. If the conversation can’t stay professional, if they only want to get together alone, if they sit too close, if…

I don’t think that’s what the article says, though. It’s about workplace issues. A 29-year-old in a position of power over a 22 year old person should not “date” that person. You want to date someone not from work, hey, good luck to you. But mixing the work power dynamic with the life experience dynamic is a stupid…

Or you could just buy the nail clippers with the little metal panels on the side to catch your clippings. (I didn’t even know this was a thing until I bought one by accident; now I look for it as a feature.)

Did Little Caesar’s get a ton better in the last 20 years? I mean, I haven’t eaten it since “maximum calories per dollar” was a serious consideration, but I remember it tasting like cardboard, ketchup, and sugar. I’ll even forgive the first two, but pizza should not be aggressively sweet.

This happened to me (kind of). Unhappy with my general out-of-shapeness, I went to the gym and started doing regular upper-body work. Presto-chango, my posture got better, my chest got broader, and while my waist size didn’t change, I stopped giving a damn about that because it stopped looking like a middle-aged beer…

I was OK with “I don’t remember and I’m not saying you’re lying” until Cross brought in all this “maybe we’re both misremembering” and “I’m not like that in real life” and this bullshit “#rashomon” thing. Dude, stop digging. Now I know you don’t mean your apology, you just want enough doubt in the system to walk away.

I don’t understand the appeal of thin slices of turkey. I prefer to just cut the breast off the bone and make roughly quarter-inch slices against the grain. I think the meat’s texture is better that way, and everybody gets a reasonable amount of skin.

I mean, I know it’s the holidays and you do things the way grandma…

I don’t understand the appeal of thin slices of turkey. I prefer to just cut the breast off the bone and make…

Sadly, you’re probably correct. I mean, I hope for some positive peer pressure too; maybe the football team should... express themselves in an abundantly clear manner... about the way these boneheads forced them to forfeit a game.

But probably, The Kids blame The Man for an “unfair” response to something which “wasn’t…

Thank you for actually addressing the difference between poached and soft-boiled. (I don’t know that I’ve ever eaten a soft-boiled egg, so the strength of the reaction is pretty surprising to me.) “Softer” and “luscious” are qualities I could look for.

Looks like you only got through Page 1 of that Open Secrets report? There’s another 2 pages of folks who took $2,500 or less.

Switching the channels on your wireless network is a great solution and I’ll definitely try it. If it’s not available to you, there’s another option - turn your wifi off on your computer or mobile device. Obviously, there are a lot of scenarios where this doesn’t work (streaming media, listening while surfing or…

Yup. I can see the appeal of removing “figure out and pack lunch” from most mornings, but I see it being replaced by “stress out once a week trying to look good for the other parents.”

Oh, about the same age that they learn to throw the discus.