Recent Comments

1. 11 days ago on Heart of the City

   Chili has regional variants and purists for one type of chili sometimes think theirs is the “one true way.” I don’t stress too much about a purist approach and make it based on what I feel like and what ingredients I have on hand. I’ve made several variations some like what Lawrence says others maybe closer to what Heart’s mom made. I agree actual chili peppers is better than chili powder but depending on where you live your options may be limited. I do agree that pretty much any chili I’ve made requires a much longer cooking time, I usually either use a Dutch oven at low heat or a slow cooker (good for weeknights since you throw everything in before work and it is ready when you get home), I’ve heard of some people using a pressure cooker when they are pressed for time though.

2. 13 days ago on FoxTrot Classics

   My kids love broccoli, and my son at least loves Brussels sprouts. Though the key with Brussels sprouts is to roast them, it’s pretty much a completely different vegetable than boiled Brussels sprouts (I can totally understand not liking those).

3. 18 days ago on FoxTrot

   I figure if music makes someone happy who am I to judge. To me Swift is fairly typical pop, nothing wrong with it and some catchy tunes but not something I’d be rushing to buy. But my kids don’t get the music I listen to either. It would be kind of boring if everyone liked the same music.

4. about 1 month ago on The Other Coast

   If we so much as touch our vacuum, our cat runs and hides. Absolutely terrified of it. He’s a rescue cat so we always wonder what experience made him so afraid of them.

5. about 1 month ago on Lio

   Not if he shakes a martini. Not to mention an even number of olives, that’s bad luck.

6. about 2 months ago on Non Sequitur

   I learned from an old sociology prof to stand at the front of the elevator, turn around to face everyone else, and make eye contact. Possibly even strike up a conversation. Generally violate all the unspoken rules of elevator etiquette.

7. about 2 months ago on Overboard

   We’re getting a snowstorm tonight so I guess Louie’s request worked.

8. 2 months ago on FoxTrot Classics

   I do sometimes find legitimate (and even important) emails in my junk folder sometimes, the filters aren’t perfect.

9. 3 months ago on The Other Coast

   Yeah I have two of those, they have been working so long as they are far enough away from tree branches that a squirrel can’t hang on one branch and reach across to it.

10. 3 months ago on Pearls Before Swine

    I think the pharmaceutical system is fundamentally broken, globally not just in the US. Currently the costs to sufficiently test a new drug are in the billions of dollars, and many don’t “pass.” With private for-profit companies doing this, they need to then recoup not only the billions spent on the drug in question, but the billions spent on failed drugs, and get a high enough shareholder return that investors will be happy with their investment (no one is doing high risk investments for a low return). Drugs with a small market then end up costing a fortune even if the actual cost to manufacture is small. But I don’t see a lot of appetite to move away from a for-profit system, particularly when the companies involved are quite profitable.