Alanbarnes, I’ve been agreeing with you the whole way. But I do wonder about this term ‘bastardization’ which sounds so hostile to innovation it might as well take up a shotgun and tell those kids to get offa...

with fairly large amounts of blood on my jeans [this wasnt that big a deal until it came up in conversation whose blood was it and I wasnt actually sure], so along with the Original Poster, I play at both ends of the sartorial...

Agreed Mint grows crazy :) My basil was in a window box inside, then I moved to a larger pot outside on the lanai, but I usually grow inside during winter when I didn’t have a lawn. Basil is one of the easiest for me. Maybe...

are capable of preparing. She is actually set up to make just about anything Oaxacan as long as the ingredients are available (grasshoppers and iguana aren’t;)). Through our long and wonderful conversation, she kept heading...

you will see a LOT of conversation about cracking and seal failures. Cooking capacty is absolutly minimal compared to most grills in the same price class. I’m still considering the medium egg because I think it would be...

me honestly that he just doesn’t like to cook at all. Well, I hate to clean the house and mow the lawn and do laundry, so he’s usually the one who does those chores. We both make compromises. Also, I had brunch with a...

, hospitals, lawns, the occasional public or private swimming pool, hotels, restaurants, etc. In many communities, above-quota water use is billed at a higher rate. Being green here, therefore, also includes being...

I was also very much in awe of the Mighty Wiv’s prowess in tasting. There was one point during the marathon when the following conversation occurred. Through very shrewd questioning and slow, logical elimination of...

come for you, as it does for most city dwellers, that things change (the main dividing line for most is having kids) and then most find their needs change dramatically. That’s when homes with lawns and picket fences, near...

that forced you out. I believe their complaint had something to do with the “horrible” hickory smokehouse aroma that perfumed the neighborhood. It’s not like it was that horid fresh cut lawn or Canadian Pine...

Further... One could insist on only giving credit card tips if one didn’t like that custom. However, if you think ANYONE in any service industry that gets a cash tip or extra bonus at holiday time, be it your lawn boy or...

Nazerac, Yes. Le Madelaine started out in Dallas, where I lived for sixteen years. The two original stores were located on Mockingbird Lane, next to the SMU campus, and on Lemmon Ave., in Oak Lawn. They soon expanded to Houston...