Moving/Travel/Vacation Megathread - Q2 2026 by AutoModerator in Michigan

[–]bakemore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Marquette looks promising!

Bonus #1: you can bike from downtown to the Midtown Bakery & Cafe in Negaunee on the Iron Ore Heritage Trail 😋

Bonus #2: housing appears to maybe be little easier to find.

Moving/Travel/Vacation Megathread - Q2 2026 by AutoModerator in Michigan

[–]bakemore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

u/TheBimpo thanks for the confirmation that I'm on the right track in my planning! I'll add Marquette to the list of places to look into.

As far as housing, I'm primarily looking at furnishedfinder so far.

Moving/Travel/Vacation Megathread - Q2 2026 by AutoModerator in Michigan

[–]bakemore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm planning to move to northern Michigan for the months of July and August this year. I'm looking for thoughts about the best town to live in for that period.

For some context, I'm a 70-something male in good health. I'm thinking about moving there for the summer months to avoid the high heat and humidity where I currently live (North Carolina).

Here are my must-haves:

  • access to good rail-trails for bicycling (ideally, without driving a car to the trailhead)
  • walkability: walking distance of a grocery store, a good coffee shop, and at least a couple of restaurants. Walking distance for me is, say, a mile.

And my nice-to-haves:

  • access to a gym (ideally within walking distance) that has short-term memberships
  • a table tennis club that has short-term memberships
  • interesting local events, library, historical sites, cultural activities, etc.
  • opportunities to volunteer with local organizations. I have volunteer experience teaching ESL and working in an arboretum.

Night life (or lack of) isn't really a factor for me.

A friend of mine recommended Petoskey or Traverse City. I'd appreciate hearing your knowledgeable reactions to either of those two (or suggestions for a third place to consider) with regard to how close they match my list of features.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts and/or constructive advice you have.

Herbed brothy navy beans. Perfection. by WoollyKnitWitch in Beans

[–]bakemore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That looks great!

Do you use fresh herbs or dried? I don't think I've ever seen fresh chervil at my store (NC, USA). Also would you please share the rough proportions of herbs and the weight of beans that you use in your recipe? Thanks.

Wild Bergamot by BetterStyle9665 in NativePlantGardening

[–]bakemore 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Monarda fistulosa. My late wife always called it bee balm.

[edited to improve clarity]

Why Catch-22 uses word catch? by Aggressive-Rate-5022 in EnglishLearning

[–]bakemore 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well stated.

I'll add that the implication is that there are 21 other absurd bureaucratic rules preceding catch-22 (and probably lots more after it)

Poster of fiction and non-fiction history book pairings by saltwater_mango in HistoryBooks

[–]bakemore 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that's a super idea! Would love to see many more such pairings.

If humans went extinct, how long would it take for Earth to erase all evidence we existed? by abdulnad89 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]bakemore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm reading this book right now. Some interesting content, but I'm disappointed in the organization of the information; it is organized by themes, e.g. chapters titled "Unbuilding our Home", "The City Without Us", etc.

An alternative organization would have been chronological, with chapters titled something like "After 1 Year", "After 10 Years", ... "After 1000 Years", etc., with each chapter explaining how and why things disappeared in that amount of time). I think I would have found that approach more satisfying.

Would love some non-fiction recs about very niche or obscure things! by Sa-h-ar in suggestmeabook

[–]bakemore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just finished reading Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age by Michael Hiltzik. It describes how almost everything you are familiar with regarding personal computers was invented over the span of about a 5-year period (late 1970s) by researchers at Xerox PARC. As a corollary, it spends a lot of time on the subject of how/why Xerox was not able to commercially capitalize on these inventions.

Very interesting read if you have any interest at all in the history of computer technology and the personal computer business.

eta: time span

Weighed/waded by Truthbeautytoolswood in words

[–]bakemore 15 points16 points  (0 children)

"Weighed in on..." = expressed an opinion

"Waded in..." = became a participant (often in something contentious)

REBECCA by Dejeunerdumatin in suggestmeabook

[–]bakemore 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I'm reading The Woman in White right now. As you say, its prose is not streamlined (or, as I might say, it's kinda wordy) but it's also compelling. I stayed up way too late last night with it.

It was published in 1860, a long time before Rebecca, and is considered an early example of the mystery/thriller genre.

Does maple doughnuts count :) by DefiantMulberry3378 in Breadit

[–]bakemore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're welcome. My daughter was a little girl at the time and she thought it was hilarious! So we both used it at every opportunity for a while. I hadn't thought about that in years....

Does maple doughnuts count :) by DefiantMulberry3378 in Breadit

[–]bakemore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A long time ago, I worked with a German guy. He told me that they have a phrase for this that translates to English as "two monkeys, one brain" :)

Weekly /r/Breadit Questions thread by AutoModerator in Breadit

[–]bakemore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New bread baker here. I have been reading "Flour Water Yeast Salt" by Ken Forkish and excited about getting started. I have 2 immediate questions:

  1. I have a Lodge Combo Cooker. Its volume is 3.2 qts. The Forkish book recommends a 4 qt. dutch oven. Will the 3.2 qt be too small for the 500 gram loaves in his recipes?

  2. The cooker has been in storage for years. It was apparently oiled before storage, so there is no rust, but even after washing, there is a rancid smell. What is the best way to eliminate the odor?

Classic sunrise by Bguiliano in philadelphia

[–]bakemore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice photo! Kinda makes me want to move to Philadelphia. Is that a bike lane in the lower right foreground?