Thanks. His recipe always seemed like overkill. I was happy with Stolichnaya Pertsovka, no longer made. Absolut Peppar is also harsh to my taste, although I can see where it could work in a Bloody Mary, which I dislike. 

Yes! I grew up with plenty of rural/backyard relatives who dumped their cantaloupes, muskmelons, whatever, on my family. My mother’s behind-the-garage watermelon ruled them all.

I trust you're not flying. Heaven knows what the TSA would make of my Chef's Choice thingy-dingy. 

You need to treat it as Life During Wartime:

Pro-pea party perpetually. 

RIP WAAF.

“Chief, you know and I know that CONTROL regulations require that we eat our tuna melts in the Cone of Silence!”

ESPN, etc., are all looking for live action to broadcast. Prawn Carnage Championship fits the bill. Let's get it on!

No need to hate. Western/Piedmont/Lexington dip is mostly vinegar as well with just a little bit of ketchup. Both are perfectly good, as is mustard-based.

When you were young
And your heart was an open book
You used to say live and let live
You know you did

I forwarded this to my sister (both of us born in the early 1960's), and we came up with these thoughts:

Marnie: I gather like me you got Spaghettios as they were cheaper than Chef Boiardi’s (actual name) ravioli. Stories of suburban envy. Anyway, your lineup of heavy hitters gets my vote. 

Accidental injury is the leading cause of death for those under age 45. A core principle of AD&D coverage is to provide additional protection for younger workers who theoretically have not had time to accrue much in the way of savings or assets. It is relatively inexpensive because of its limited scope. Adding disease…

As an old benefits attorney, the answer is in almost all cases “no.” AD&D policies pay for death or dismemberment caused by accidental injury. Contracting and dying from a disease like COVID-19 is not covered. The only general exception is if you contracted and died from the disease as a result of an accident.

Thanks again. And as we can assume TJ’s has had few if any resources devoted to online inventory/fulfillment/support to this point, three years would be aggressive here. Plenty of folks in this thread don’t seem to realize this isn’t something you can just roll out with an outsourced call center and a hyper squad of…

Thanks as well. I was thinking about how Home Depot or Lowes have online systems that tell you not only where an item is in a given store— down to the bin number— but also how many are left. TJ’s simply has never had a reason within its business model to build such a system. This can’t be turned on a dime in the best o…

First world problem. How deeply embarrassing. 

You kids behave or I will get out my Louisville Slugger ruler, the Sister Mary Frances Otis Sistrunk model. 

Blini must have buckwheat flour, comrade! Russian GF is fine with Joy of Cooking recipe which I have used since before demise of Soviet Union!

Thanks. 'Tis a good birthday present.