I’ve just been using whatever regular ground coffee I can find at a supermarket. Here in Mérida, I’m using El Marino until I find a roasting place I like in my new neighbourhood so that I can grind my own beans. The phin tolerates a much finer grind than does a French press, to my surprise so the preground stuff is…

I’ve just been using whatever regular ground coffee I can find at a supermarket. Here in Mérida, I’m using El Marino…

I travelled for 10 months with my stainless steel French press before discovering the Vietnamese phin. Haven’t looked back. Very similar idea, except your coffee doesn’t keep stewing if you forget about it. My phin is also much smaller and lighter than my French press even though both are sized to make one mug of…

I travelled for 10 months with my stainless steel French press before discovering the Vietnamese phin. Haven’t…

Thanks for that! It’s really lovely and peaceful down here. But could you please pass me my extra long snorkel?

Thank you. There are sadly too few of those. Five years of high school and I only had one non-abusive math teacher.

This. My dad left me his beautiful china with real gold detailing and I told my sister to take it. I’m nomadic and don’t entertain much while my sister is an unsentimental homebody who I knew would use the china daily. There isn’t much left of it after 10 years, but at least it didn’t just sit and collect dust.

There are two kinds of math teachers. I’m wondering which one you are.

Definitely, but remember that absolutely anyone can walk on water. There are even special shoes for doing it! Of course, this is only possible in certain parts of the world at certain times of year.

I can practically walk on salt water. :)

Not joking — when I was a kid, my mother made me these weights that I could attach to my feet so I could stay underwater, which is my favourite place in the world, as long as I could. I could spend hours swimming around the bottom of the pool just enjoying being there. Yes, I had a snorkel!

“I disagree with “only super skinny people”.”

Wondering if there are any other super buoyant people out there? I can literally just about indefinitely bob in water, to quite a level of choppiness, without needing a life vest or to tread water. I’m so buoyant I can just lie back in calm water, fall asleep, and have a proper nap!

I was with my dad as he died. I completely agree with this. We suspect he had a bunch of strokes in the days prior because he went from very lucid to almost catatonic overnight, at which point people figured that he was mentally gone and the body was just hanging on. But he always knew when I was there — his vitals…

Now this is a tip I can really use. Thank you!

“As an English-speaker, written Dutch sort of makes sense.”

Here’s another one. I had a job where I had several sick days a year. The boss would let us use them for a “mental health day.” If we had a morning where we just didn’t want to go to work, for whatever reason, we could call in sick, no questions asked as long as we had sick days left in the bank. All she asked was…

*Googles London Broil* Oh, that sounds good!

I cook 99% of my meals on my cast iron cookware (I have several pans in different sizes, a Mexican comal, and a Dutch oven). Once you’ve restored your pan(s) as per this post, make sure to use it (them) as that is the best way to keep cast iron looking nice. I live in the humid tropics and people think I’m nuts to use…

He’s quite conspicuous! :)

Add a little fat to the pan, don’t overcrowd the pork, let it sit until it starts to small delicious and lifts from the bottom of the pan, then stir it and repeat until all the pork is crispy and delicious. Drain off any excess fat at the end.

Thanks to the miracle of Google, I’ve found what is very likely a picture of me at this game (family and friends concur) and no pink hatted guy in sight. :) https://prnt.sc/guugia