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A Work In Progress: Everything You Thought You Knew About Grilling Is Wrong

Some good tips here. I think I may try the marinade he suggests for steak.

Real Simple | Cleaning | The Keep-It-Clean Plan

Keeping the house clean can be such a hassle, but Real Simple suggests it can be done on just 19 minutes per day.

I like the idea that be keeping one item in a room clean (e.g. the kitchen sink or the covers on the bed), you are inspired to keep the rest of the room clean. I think I’ll try it.

Domains: E-mail address says lots about you | ajc.com

Have you ever rolled your eyes when someone gives you his e-mail address and it ends in “aol.com?” I sure have.

This story from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution claims that some go so far as to completely disregard all e-mail from certain domains. It’s a little silly, but I can understand the thinking. Someone who’s still paying $25/month for AOL dial-up can’t be on the cutting edge of the Internet and technology in general.

I’ve become increasingly aware of how many cars still have “no blood for oil” stickers plastered to their trunk lids and bumpers. They first appeared a couple of years ago when the war with Iraq began, and, unless I’m totally missing something, their purpose was to convince other drivers that George W. Bush was going to war (but shouldn’t) to preserve America’s claim to the oil reserves of the Middle East. The most basic connection the stickers made was between gas prices and the loss of human life. The stickers practically shouted, “Bush shouldn’t kill our boys just to keep prices under $1.00!”

Why do people still have these stickers on their cars? Hasn’t it become abundantly clear that the war in Iraq had done nothing to keep gas prices reasonable? Are the owners of these cars hoping against hope that gas prices will suddenly plummet to 50 cents per gallon so they can shout, “Aha! We knew it all along!”

Get real.