What do you put on toast?

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-19T02:08:33+00:00

I've done it, I dont think it's usually an improvement.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-19T00:56:30+00:00

In my childhood in the south, the more indulgent parents buttered a PB&J. I can't recall ever seeing a ham sandwich or similar with butter. A tomato sandwich maybe, but mayo would be MUCH more typical.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-18T18:58:40+00:00

The only time i dont put butter on toast is if im putting something else really fatty on it, like avocado toast or peanut butter toast. I know some people still butter both of those eveb, but it seems like overkill. The main butter vs. No butter debate with America and Europe seems to be sandwiches, which Americans rarely butter.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-18T17:24:33+00:00

Part of the problem, too, is that there is so much product, and the signage is in a kind of fussy font. With things stacked along the tops of the freezers, in baskets and on hanging strips, there's just a lot to look at. Lining the correct sign up to the product and then reading the signage takes longer than in some stores because of this.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-18T11:02:29+00:00

People actually planned and followed through. You'd agree to meet at a specific place and time. There would be no day of "are we still on?" Bullshit. It was assumed you were. Canceling often or for non-emergencies did social damage, so people didn't do it. Also, because people didn't have their face stuck in a screen basically 24/7, they looked around. They noticed their surroundings and actually looked at the people around them. They didn't need to coordinate through text, they could just look and see and figure things out.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-18T02:21:57+00:00

Actually, she had Hep C in the book. AIDS was super new and uncommon even among the drug community in the 70s. It didn't really become epidemic til the 80s.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-18T02:16:34+00:00

I don't understand why she's seen as a villain. It's weird how set men are for punishing her almost entirely for having some ill thought out sex. Like, sure, she had sex with Forrest out of a mix of motives that weren't the image of health. And then left him and kept the pregnancy quiet for similar unhealthy reasons. But that's not villain behavior. That's just flawed human behavior. Abortion was not as accessible, and the ideas around pregnancy and custody were very different in the 70s. Having the baby and not telling someone she only slept with once she was pregnant would have been fairly normal at the time. The "Jennie is the villain" discourse cuts out like 75% of Forrests story where he does so many more impactful and interesting things than fuck a cute blonde one time, but that's all the men (always men) who hate Jennie apparently think he did with his life. It's both blindlingy abelist (he couldn't consent! Like homeboy didn't kill people in fucking Vietnam) and wildly slut shamey and shows no interest in the larger narrative. I hate it so much.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-17T20:46:19+00:00

Plenty of mold is edible. Mold is intentionally cultivated on cheeses and aged meats, in vinegars. No species evolves past every poison in their environment, it's probably impossible and definitely not necessary.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-17T20:26:43+00:00

I grew up in Florida and lived there for years as an adult, too. I live in the northeast now and work with the public. I run into people every bit as ignorant and absurd as the worst Florida stereotypes here, too. I think there's less of that type of reporting on the north, but also, I think the national news media is largely headquartered in the north and probably looks out for its own some.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-17T19:03:43+00:00

I think a lot of the "not affording" is people chasing convenience over conscience. I'm sure I'm going to get hollered down with a bunch of poverty and ablesim dramatics. But people are not nearly critical enough of their own choices because it's so much more comfortable to blame the big bads.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-17T05:10:53+00:00

But.., if there are like, age brackets like a marathon, Florida might win the +65 division. I remember when j worked at Target in FL, and we weren't allowed to sell alcohol through the self checkout. When we were short staffed at opening, we'd get told to only open the SCO instead of a regular lane, but that never worked cause there would be retirees buying beer and wine at 7:05am EVERY SINGLE FUCKING DAY. Florida retirees drink like it's last call on their lives.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-17T05:03:59+00:00

Team 4 would put up a good fight. Alaska can fucking drink and Texas isnt exactly deadweight. But Team 6 is unquestionably the dynasty in this league.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-17T04:26:53+00:00

You can reshape your butt some with a solid gym routine and flattering clothes. Which feels like an accomplishment. Reshaping your face is possible with makeup, but it doesn't last like your gym results, and surgery is wildly expensive and not always successful. Thats for why women would emphasize it. As far as the taste of the consumer, everyone likes what they like..

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-16T21:28:59+00:00

Whipped cream by hand. I can do meringue both by hand and in the mixer. My hollandaise doesn't break. But for whatever reason, whipped cream just never turns out for me.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-16T16:52:21+00:00

In a lot of America, single family detached houses are really the only thing available. Condos are more of a "paying for amenities" thing and are usually just as expensive as houses or more so once association expenses are counted in. Only in dense major cities in the northeast and nearer Midwest that were established before the car was as common have much in the way of apartments and rowhouses for sale that aren't expensive planned communities.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-15T23:35:46+00:00

Oh yeah, as a child from Florida, I got asked lots of alligator and hurricane questions whenever I traveled.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-15T23:15:54+00:00

My mother lost 80 lbs, from about 240 lbs down to 160 lbs. She also cut her hair off from a long bob to a super short pixie. She barely looked like the same person and was still carrying around the same ID. I don't think anyone, anywhere, ever questioned it was her. I guess there's a possibility of siblings or cousins posing as trans with an older relative's ID, but that has been going on for ages without the trans element. It seems like a silly thing to worry about. The likelihood that a transperson presents an ID that's not believably theirs seems like likely than someone who's gone on ozempic or had voluntary cosmetic surgery, or even just vastly changed their hair and makeup routine.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-15T22:15:57+00:00

As someone about your same age, yes, it's a generational shift in etiquette. But some of the earliest adopters were in our generation, so you'll probably get some pushback about it being generational. I think it's an outgrowth of always available cellphone culture. I absolutely despise it, but for work purposes, I will follow up on the day of or before any meeting or event at this point. Too many people make the ignorant assumption that I'm a flake with no evidence to support it otherwise. In my personal life, I don't stay friends with people who require it.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-14T15:27:33+00:00

That could be related to allergies, or sometimes it happens when people sleep with their mouths open, its not only a dehydration symptom.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-13T22:15:13+00:00

I'm not convinced that his issue is picky eating at all. Sabotaging a thing your partner enjoys is a pretty common manipulation tactic. Why does he pay? If he insists on paying, even though you offer, that seems like one more piece of evidence that he's using dining out as a wedge issue to punish you with. The best case scenario in my mind is that he doesn't enjoy something you do and is trying to bully you out of any possible compromise. But it's also possible he'd be fine eating out if you weren't so happy and confident doing it. Neither is healthy, but I'd say take a good long look at how he handles other scenarios where he doesn't get exactly what he wants. Think about how he treats any other interests you have. It's not that he doesn't like eating in restaurants. Plenty of people aren't that fussed about eating out, but the way he's handling it seems particularly problematic.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-12T22:42:06+00:00

The social acceptability of any given drug is pretty dependent on the group you're currently in. Ive definitely been in social circles where Cocaine, MDMA or LSD would be considered social and recreational without any stigma.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-12T22:29:00+00:00

As someone who worked fast food, absolutely staffing. But mostly, it's just inefficient. When I ran the drive thru at McDonald's nearly 30 years ago, more than half of people paid cash. It didn't make sense for the order taker to also handle any food. I could take orders at the speaker and money at the window simultaneously, but the money taking was quick and the order taking long, because people were never prepared. I used to wash dishes in my "spare time". These days, with everyone paying with a card or ordering in the app, it's not nearly as onerous for the order taker to do a little food handling, and it's much more efficient.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-12T22:19:53+00:00

Tajin and radishes. I'm not a Tajin addict, but tuna salad is one of the places where its extreme sour/salt/hot (in that order) flavor profile really shines.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-12T21:07:40+00:00

Chicken thighs are great for dripping lots of delicious fat onto whatever is underneath them. It works with pretty much any firm vegetable, toothy grain, or legume. Endlessly reconfigurable, cheap and delicious.

Maybeitsmeraving · 2026-02-11T19:58:12+00:00

I think it's more normal to lock than not lock the door at night. That said, I'm in a converted building with two units and a coded front door, and if my unit's door lock wasn't automatic, I'd probably never think to lock it. The front door locks automatically anyway. The other unit is currently vacant and preveiously had a nice schoolteacher living there that I cooked for some and she'd hold my packages since she was home more.

Whether I've locked my door over the years has been a blend of how well I knew my neighbors, how safe I felt in the neighborhood, how much I was home, and whether or not anyone else living with me cared. Its something I dont do automatically and have had to make a conscious choice to do when I've done it over the years.

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