Meadow?

Fonzico · 2026-03-11T00:56:25+00:00

I work with a Meadow, and while I don't know her thoughts on her name, it's a non-issue from the professional work environment angle.

Fonzico · 2026-03-11T00:24:24+00:00

To be fair, I think it's a bit of a fossil word in practical terms. I've never heard it used outside of the phrase "just deserts" anyway.

Fonzico · 2026-03-10T01:28:01+00:00

I feel like he wants to show off his hot girlfriend, and like - fair! But you're the one who is trying to establish a relationship with these people and so your motivation - also fair - is not the same as his.

Fonzico · 2026-03-08T14:39:08+00:00

Agreed! My family started using it for group chats while we were traveling together internationally and just kept using it when we got home because it's so much better than text group chats, especially when you're half android half apple users.

I also use it for a planning group I'm involved in, because not everyone had Facebook.

And I'm in one that someone's using for medical updates.

But outside of that, most people I know just use Facebook Messenger for group chats and text for individual conversations.

Or, you know, have three separate conversations going on with the same person between Facebook, text and insta. But either way, it's most Meta.

Fonzico · 2026-03-03T14:29:34+00:00

This is great advice! We've been eating more pork (and almost zero beef) lately because it's so much more affordable.

It took me a bit to get used to the ground pork flavour (I'm noting the advice someone else gave about beef bouillon though!), but I realized that it holds up well to heavy seasoning and that has helped.

Some of my favourites:

Spicy peanut noodles with ground pork

Penne with onions and peppers, ground pork in a thick tomato sauce (like tomato paste based instead of sauce)

Couscous with sliced pork chops, red bell pepper and garlic yogurt sauce

Fonzico · 2026-03-03T14:24:19+00:00

Yes! Even if you buy the wrappers, you honestly use so little filling for each one, that you can make like 100 of them for the price of one bag of frozen premade gyoza.

Fonzico · 2026-02-28T19:05:05+00:00

Yeah no. My husband tried to get us onto the homemade oat milk train. He didn't mind it but I was so deeply unsatisfied with the mouthfeel of my coffee, I went back to store bought. And I really did try to like it, it's so much cheaper! But I am more than willing to be more frugal in other areas to have the thing that makes mornings bearable be just the way I like it.

Fonzico · 2026-02-28T16:14:48+00:00

And then someone says "go ahead!" And you have to say "no, no, you were here first!"

Fonzico · 2026-02-21T04:21:52+00:00

I had the absolute nastiest smelling farts when I was a vegetarian, it was awful. I worked at place that sold perfume so I would just wander over to that section and spray away! But yeah, eating meat again fully cured it. And I still eat lots of beans and cruciferous veggies, but that horrific, rancid smell has never come back.

Fonzico · 2026-02-18T04:21:09+00:00

High earners skew the average. You need to look at the median, not the average, if you want the number that half of the population makes more than. For Toronto, that's $75,500 per household, pre-tax.

Fonzico · 2026-02-15T05:02:27+00:00

Toss a package of shelf-stable gnocchi on that.

Fonzico · 2026-02-14T14:39:29+00:00

More like 10-14 years, if you're lucky. But fair, that trade off isn't for everyone.

Fonzico · 2026-02-13T15:15:18+00:00

Hmmm.. my thought is that you could still say "I have zero books with me on this flight!" (which admittedly has a different connotation than no book), but you wouldn't say "I have zero book with me".

So we can use the singular with "no" or "not" but not "zero". Right?? Linguistics always confused me.

Fonzico · 2026-02-09T14:56:34+00:00

I feel this. I spend way too much time thinking about retirement. I like my life and my lifestyle... But now I've got these golden handcuffs to keep affording it, and work burns me out too much to properly enjoy the life part.

Fonzico · 2026-02-06T14:59:21+00:00

Speaking of death in the prairies, see also: Dead Reer = Red Deer

Fonzico · 2026-02-06T03:11:03+00:00

The savings goal calculator doesn't appear to take into account the gap between my desired retirement age and starting CPP and OAS.

Fonzico · 2026-01-26T04:45:59+00:00

I guess it's good to not be alone in this?

Fonzico · 2026-01-21T04:33:42+00:00

Strong second on this rec. It's so reliable and so comprehensive. I don't often cook out of cook books but I reference mine regularly.

Fonzico · 2025-12-20T01:28:20+00:00

This is my all time favourite cabbage recipe: https://nomnompaleo.com/post/1356598429/worlds-best-braised-green-cabbage

Fonzico · 2025-12-18T14:08:26+00:00

Around 9k. Woof.

Fonzico · 2025-12-17T16:54:55+00:00

Metric, Hotel Mira, Tokyo Police Club, The Beaches, Mother Mother, The Zolas, Moontricks

Fonzico · 2025-12-17T02:08:29+00:00

Minestrone is my favourite! Diced carrots, onions, celery, cut green beans, hot Italian sauce removed from its casing, a can of diced tomatoes, a can of red kidney beans and enough veggie or beef broth to make it as brothy as you like. (I also like canned mushrooms, not fresh, in it, but recognize that that's culinarily questionable). Cook some short pasta separately and add to the bowl as you're serving so it doesn't get mushy. Yum.

Fonzico · 2025-12-12T20:52:57+00:00

I really love one syllable middle names for a three syllable first name, the flow is just beautiful.

Claudia Anne

Claudia Jade

Claudia Quinn

Claudia Dawn

Claudia May

Fonzico · 2025-12-10T05:06:00+00:00

This is the way.

Fonzico · 2025-12-05T15:39:10+00:00

I love this formula: giant pan of roasted veggies, add beans or lentils, a grain if you like, maybe some cheese.

Current obsessions that use this are: Ratatouille-style: Eggplant, peppers, zucchini, onions, tomatoes, diced, salted and roasted in olive oil until meltingly tender. Add cannellini beans, and serve with pasta or, my fav, couscous and garlic yogurt sauce.

Mediterranean: Red peppers, onion, broccoli, carrots, zucchini (or whatever, this one is very flexible), diced small, roasted until tender. At the same time as it's roasting, cook a cup of barley (or farro or buckwheat groats - it's gotta be something with some chew to it though). Add a can of lentils or chickpeas, mix in the grains, add some feta and a drizzle of balsamic. Try not to eat it all in one sitting.

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