I alway ask “Is there a test that will disprove your theory?”. If not, crackpot!

This! I got the shingles vaccine b/c I have seen what my mother goes through when she has a shingles outbreak; she finally got the vaccine herself.

OMG, yes! I had pleurisy back in my 30s - I could only stand up for about 15 minutes before the pain knocked me down. I would have to lie motionless for an hour for every 15 minutes I spent on my feet. The pain is so incredibly intense that it is difficult to breath b/c each breath brings on the pain. I would rather…

Take your best shot

Take your best shot

I was on the Paris Metro when a man started pulling on my leg shouting “my ticket, my ticket” and the people around me started hitting him while his partner unclipped my fanny pack and they fled. I lost my passport (which was later found in a trashcan). Fortunately, I had a pic of my passport handy and I went in to…

I was on the Paris Metro when a man started pulling on my leg shouting “my ticket, my ticket” and the people around me started hitting him while his partner unclipped my fanny pack and they fled. I lost my passport (which was later found in a trashcan). Fortunately, I had a pic of my passport handy and I went in to…

That makes me feel better! I like that she showcases the trick I finally learned - brown them first, then steam them. I ruined too many gyozen/potstickers by not getting the liquid correct and burning them or having them fall apart due to oversteaming (+ my lack of focus/ADD).

I am keeping my distance (my sis is in Montana and is, along w/her husband, keeping physically isolated but they have a small mountain as their back yard + a dog while I have a 3rd floor walk-up w/no deck) with my Golden Goddess who just interrupted this post for a 10 minute purr/belly rub fest.

It is so good to see a cook cook like I do, mistakes and all. Sohla convinced me I can do this (again, I made the skins from scratch 30 years ago and my ADD addled body could not handle the attention needed) but I will probably pull the skins hiding in the back of the freezer. I especially love the skirt thing - why…

My sister and I still commiserate about our knee-jerk response to things mom sort of hard-wired into us. I am 71 and still working on ‘unwiring’.

Yeah, I ran into people like that; without drugs, I get no sleep; sleep deprivation is one of the worst forms of torture. Screw those asshats.

Hmmm

I, too, have struggled with sleeplessness (word flows better than insomnia) - when I was a teenager, I would be sleepless until 3 or 4:00 am. Fortunately, the Canadian radio station CKCK (CK62) played comedy albums from 1 to 3:00am; I lay what little humor I have to 2 years of listening to Shelly Berman, Bob Newhart,…

Damfino! If I get a chance I will ask a bartender.

So you can put their bottle back on the shelf; inventory stays correct, matching the till which, of course, does not show the bartender’s take.

So, the bartender marks his bottle with a line where management’s level is then pockets all the money until he hits the line.

There are similar grifts in the bar business: bartenders will bring in their own bottles to use in place of the store’s, there are tricks with ashtrays to scoop up money on the bar, I could go on and on.

I worked at a very upscale restaurant that served a wonderful Caesar Salad in a large wooden bowl, assembled at the table. I was the line chef prepping the ingredients; we had this chopper-machine whose sole purpose was to dice the anchovies (maybe it had other uses but I never saw them). So one day I was running…