They tend to clog the vent. If you make sure to under fill and leave lot of room for foaming, you probably are OK. Still it's a risk.

Soaking doesn't remove the lectin. Only boiling will. So crockpots are not recommended for kidney beans.

This. Impossible to read, too.

That should probably be "some people" get anxious. It depends on the self-talk.

I didn't know that about the lights. Not all clocks use red, but I always choose red because the blue is disturbing and the red is not.

I feel more like you do. It's great to know I have a few more hours to sleep. And re your other post, I agree as well. It's dark when I have to get up. So I always check the clock, because if the alarm is going to go off, I'd rather have awoken naturally and not by force mid-cycle.

I belong to Unity but if there weren't one nearby, I'd definitely look into UU.

Nice job, Melanie. I belong to a religious org that looks for the similarities in all practices, so I strongly agree with your premise. My sister calls it the golden thread. What you are talking about are spiritual principles. Unfortunately, the religious dogma, custom, and ritual that is laid over the principles can…

Careful. You'll disturb her black and white, us against them world view. It's so much simpler than dealing with the real complexities of human beings.

Trust your gut. They may not be a scam, but they may be too dysfunctional to work with. I took a job once where my gut was screaming but I couldn't logically see why I shouldn't take the job (and I really needed one.) Big mistake - worst job ever.

Yes, that's my recollection too. When it began to go up from 10 to 15, remember that this followed the high inflation we had in the 70s. Young people I work with have no idea that the CPI was ever double digits. Anyway, the excuse for the increase in percentage was to keep up with inflation.

Should be before.

No, no it wasn't. It was probably about 15% in 1980 if you were generous and lots of people were still tipping 10% ,which had long been the standard so they were having a hard time changing. You must have grown up with overtippers or you misunderstood what the adults were doing.

Because it keeps happening. 10% to 15% to 18% to now apparently 20%

That's pretty much my approach. I'm appalled at the tip inflation over the decades. I'm so old that when I was a young adult, the standard was 10%. Then it went up to 15, then 18, and now 20 is expected? There is no reason for this. As prices go up, the tips go up automatically because they are based on a…

I'm with you. I work in a cubicle farm, which is bad enough (and I need noise cancelling headphones frequently.) An open office is cruel and unusual...

Yes! I would have nominated vinegar if it hadn't already been. I live in an area with very hard water. Vinegar has been a miracle worker on my kitchen tile (especially under the dish drainer where dripping water leaves hard water deposits), bathroom counters, and shower stall. I also use it in the rinse cycle of my…

When I first saw the photo, I thought the article was going to be about Falling Skies. :)

I kind of wondered the same thing. It isn't socks that are using up space in my luggage, that's for sure.

How do you tell a left sock from a right one??