Don’t waste all of your time in Amsterdam. Get out of the city and go see the smaller towns like Leiden (fun university town) and Haarlem. The Hague has a couple of cool museums (Mauritshuis, Gevangenpoort) and there is a FANTASTIC car museum (Louwman) on the way back to Amsterdam. Alkmaar is a huge tourist trap…

My tip didn’t make the cut, so I’ll reiterate: Avoid Thanksgiving weekend.

Avoid Thanksgiving weekend.

I think you forgot to mention that most of what is called “Space Center Houston” is a disney-fied monstrosity and should be avoided.

Why are you even interested in women who can’t be bothered to fill out a profile? They’re clearly not taking it seriously and you’re clearly only looking at the pictures. Entirely your fault for trying to start something with them. And if you can only discuss things that you know everything about, you’re a terrible…

Wow! It took me almost two sha’ah (closer to 2000 halaqim, actually) to google all of that.

what was he supposed to use?

Proof that not all KA’s are made the same. They switched over to some plastic components in some of the smaller models sold at department stores. Go talk to someone at Williams-Sonoma or Sur-la-Table for the inside scoop.

Unfortunately, Pico’s is not good anymore. The move to Kirby did not include any capable kitchen staff or recipes.

Anything owned by Tilman Fertita is an automatic disqualification, so do not trust anything from someone who recommends the Downtown Aquarium or Kemah Boardwalk. Obviously yes, I hate the guy personally, but the food is all prepared in a warehouse and simply microwaved when you order it. There are SO many good local…

Wow, I always figured Lauer was gay and that the only masculine bone is his body was from an intern.

You know what, Houston has enough people already. If you’re not here, don’t come. Stay where you are, it’s probably better than Houston.

Electric conversion

MOST of the show was staged and lame, but especially CBC. If S02E01 doesn’t improve, I’m cancelling the show.

This is an excellent alternative to the BGE -

IT Compliance/Audit. Convincing people to trust that I know what I’m talking about, which means that the secret skill is to know what I’m talking about. While I might not know as much about your system as you do, I know a lot about systems in general and what you might need to do differently in order to stay out of…

@Brad - Name one decent beer that comes in cans, let alone one that comes in a 12-pack of them. #yousuckatbeer

Not to offend, but all you have proven is that it’s possible to cook wings sous vide and I don’t think that was ever in doubt. Unfortunately, it is still unknown whether they are better than traditionally cooked wings and whether the additional four hours (frying time appears to be the same) are worth it.

“Midsummer’s Night” FTW

“Midsummer’s Night” FTW

Agreed. Why is there the assumption that it’s always malicious, other than fear-mongering journalism that generates more click-throughs?