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I'm guessing that'd be more like "Stinko de Mayo."

I'm sure you know that was meant ironically. The fact that the roles were reversed according to his idiotic definitions was the whole point. Calling someone a real woman could never be an insult.

This is a classy response.

For a while it was a thing to use mirrors as a backsplash in very small kitchens, on the theory it made the space look bigger. Eventually most of us regained our senses. I haven't watched this show in months, but then quarantine . . . It doesn't look like I've missed much. The food on this episode was pretty underwhelming. Me either. I like to preserve my delusions.

This was without a doubt the best part of that whole unraveling. That within ten minutes of delivering his plagiarized crapfest, he his very own self disproved the whole "theory" completely and unequivocally. It was actually a pleasure to behold. I wouldn't have been surprised if he'd started menstruating on the spot.

Not to mention that he doesn't like the beach because there's too much sand. This from a guy who lives in SANDiego. Which is not only famous for its gorgeous white-sand beaches but also has "sand" in its very name. But otherwise he's a total joy to be around.

This is so true. He's like the Columbo of 90D. (Forgive me, Peter Falk in heaven.)

I don't know why either. Because sometimes that happens? Maybe Williams hacked my account, too. I'll try to edit out your name. We never really know what goes on off camera, so we judge by what we actually get to see. We can't all come to the same conclusions.

To me, nothing about Ed looks like it would be fun. He's a self-centered whiner who'd probably find something to bitch about no matter how good a time other people were having. Even if there was air-conditioning, he'd complain that it was blowing on his neck. If he had a neck. I've seen my share of loathsome, despicable people on reality TV, but Ed is in a class by himself. I don't have a good feeling about Rose. Prince feels kind of incidental in her life. She fobs him off on her sister without any (visible) hesitation or sadness. Maybe that's just what she feels she needs to do to achieve the ultimate goal, but I'm dubious about her deep maternal devotion.

I don't really know where to post this, but . . . I've had a jar of tomato powder in my fridge for years--I mostly use it to make as-needed tomato paste (just add water!)--but it has lots of other uses. My jar is running low, so I bought some more, but I was curious to see how much it was going for on Amazon. I looked at the customer photos while I was on one page, and I found this: I think I'm going to pass on the vag soup! All the jokes I can think of are too vulgar (vulvar?) to post.

You do know they're not people, right? 😻 At least that's what I'm told.

And if you're rationing flour: https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/flourless-chocolate-cake-recipe P.S. Happy Birthday!

I made that last week! I thought it was excellent. I threw on some pepperoni, some red pepper flakes, and some chiffonaded basil from a plant we have in the kitchen. Delicious. My husband thought the crust was a bit bready. Which is great, since that made more for me.

I just got off the phone with my good friend who's a genius sourdough baker, and I was telling her about the no-discard method I'd tried. I couldn't remember whether she did the discarding, and she said that no, she hated all the waste, so she's always done it the way I'm doing it now. But I happened to be looking for something earlier today on the King Arthur site and I saw that article, too, @caitmcg. Now I have to go back and actually read it, as I still have a container of the discard starter. Thanks!

You're most welcome. I hope you enjoy it--if that's the right word.

I made a batch of sourdough starter from scratch after one not-so-successful attempt and much wasted flour. Then I found this guy on YouTube who has a method that doesn't require discarding most of the starter every time you feed it, which made me feel a lot better at a time when flour is hard to come by. This batch is looking very bubbly and promising, so I think I'll be baking with it tomorrow. I have a whole assortment of seeds to health it up with. Fingers crossed. 🤞

It's called China Syndrome, by Karl Taro Greenfeld, and it really does read like a thriller. Don't skip the acknowledgments--there's an extra tidbit about how not to give up when things go very badly. I think this stayed with me because my husband once drove off to deliver a manuscript of his to his editor, and after a few blocks another car pulled up alongside to tell him there was a box on the roof of his car. It was the manuscript he was delivering, and this was back in the days before digital files and backups.

The police work, at least in the initial welfare check, was clearly pretty slipshod. If they'd checked every room in the house, they would've found her. I can't believe that wasn't a line of questioning by Josh.

You're not alone. It's my favorite. (Not counting my other favorites.)

No, kudos to you! You're doing for free what I got paid for. I admire the impulse to go into the current battle fully armed with information about the past. I just wouldn't have had the stomach for it. When you're done with the Barry, I can recommend a little tome about SARS that I also somehow was involved with. If you're in the market for some more light reading. 😷

I was wondering when someone would get around to mentioning this. I was one of the editors on it, and that was enough of an ordeal in itself. I admire your thirst for knowledge. It's a very thorough source of information but absolutely the last thing I'd be reading at the moment.

I've been seeing him as a cartoon drawing that somehow jumped into real life.

Raise your hand if you believe that was Destiney's first experience with fillers. Anyone?

Good on HP. I'm surprised it took so long to make the lens coverable. I've been recycling those preprinted address labels that charities send you even if they don't know whether you support them. Some come with little stamp-size bits, self-adhesive and just the right size to go over the lens. They peel right off when you need to use the camera. But Yolan-Duh probably couldn't master the necessary skill involved. Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone! It's been so much fun lurking!

Va-Lisas in this case. Virginia Mayo. I 100% believe this. Pheromones. You'll never know if you're going to be compatible with someone till you've been in the same room with them. I started doing this about a decade ago, when there was some scandal about administrators at a high school in Pennsylvania spying on their students through laptops they'd been given by the school. I put a sticker over my camera lens, and everybody I knew laughed at me. Then years later Bill Gates, I think it was, announced that he was covering his lens, too. So suck it, everyone who made fun of me! I'm loving reading all your hilarious takes. This is my first season, and I know I have much to learn, so be gentle with me.