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They’re probably not surprised because it’s considered to be a woman’s skill so much as they are surprised because most man still don’t do the cooking. You may be the first guy they’ve dated who knew how to.

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Another vote for Bosch. It’s one of those products where the premium is worth it, especially if you’re bothered by dishwasher noise.

This has not been my experience with the one I got a few months back.

Yep. Just don’t have kids.

It was common when I grew up on the east coast.

I know–I can’t believe how lucky I am to have a chance to see them. I thought that possibility had long since passed.

Whatever leftovers are on hand, but my favorites are noodle dishes like pancit bihon, pho (a normal breakfast but not here in the US), or Singapore curry noodles.

A number of artists I like have had/will have shows here around Seattle this year, and I decided to combat the inertia by splurging and buying tickets to most of them. I always did love live shows (but damn, have they gotten more expensive).

I’ve already seen Eddie/Suzy Izzard, who was as delightful as always. Soon will be seeing Pixies, The Offspring, Josh Johnson, Demetri Martin… I think I’m forgetting somebody.

The SSA.

Fun tip for kids: you can do this with some flowers, too, like white carnations or roses. We had a ton of blue roses at my grandfather’s funeral this way.

If you don’t like celery uncooked, this is a great way to ruin a salad. It sounds like that probably doesn’t apply to OP, though.

Also known as mirepoix.

Not any soup, but many European-style soups. I don’t like celery on its own, so that’s what I would do with it: chop it up and freeze it. Use it for soup as needed.

Taxi drivers will typically not be willing to drive you to the ER. Liability concerns.

In my experience, taxi drivers will refuse to take customers to the ER due to liability concerns.

Urgent care will just tell you to go to the ER if you come in with something potentially serious like chest pain. They’re useless for anything but the most minor issues. They don’t even do stitches or blood work.

Only if I know it’s a game which you haven’t really beaten until you’ve beaten it twice (I don’t know if this is a thing in modern video games, but it was a thing on the NES).

Interesting. I was explicitly taught differently in school.

Just FYI, “first generation” refers to the first generation born in the adopted country. Which is to say, if you immigrated, your kids would be first generation Americans.

This question is too vague.