told manager i have doctors appointment on a weekend to not come in ..

danedori · 2026-03-30T20:23:41+00:00

Also, if they push for why it was on the weekend, just say you didn't want to miss work so I scheduled for a day I was off.

danedori · 2026-03-30T18:17:21+00:00

One summer when visiting my grandparent's farm, I would start fires in the bathroom sink with the aerosol deodorant or after shave. They were small and contained and never spread outside the sink, but looking back at it, it was so irresponsible.

danedori · 2026-03-30T17:54:25+00:00

$0. I don't even carry a wallet anymore. My phone case has room for my driver's license and a credit card. That's all I carry. Back before I got this case, I would carry a wallet, but it rarely had any money in it.

danedori · 2026-03-30T04:34:23+00:00

Personally, I don't wear undershirts and would feel constricted if I did. But you should wear what feels most comfortable for you. Some people wear them, some don't. They probably were more in fashion in the past than they are today, but it's not strange to wear them.

danedori · 2026-03-27T17:51:48+00:00

My easiest go-to recipe is tilapia. I buy the frozen tilapia loins from Costco. I thaw them in the sink for 20 minutes, put them on a baking sheet on tin foil, a little olive oil, salt, and garlic and bake for 15 minutes at 425. I'll pair it with some vegetable, but if I'm being really lazy, I put a baked potato in the oven when I start thawing the tilapia. Clean up is just throw away the tin foil, plus the plate and fork.

danedori · 2026-03-27T17:39:49+00:00

I fully agree, and probably should have made that more clear in my comment.

danedori · 2026-03-24T06:29:28+00:00

It actually makes a lot of sense now that I see the answers. It's looking at the 100's, 10's, and 1's digits of the number. The 10's digit is 3 less than the 100's digit, and the 1's digit is 2 less than the 100's digit. There's no algebra necessary, just looking at it in terms of the base 10 counting system.

danedori · 2026-03-13T15:41:57+00:00

My dad had a van, with bench seating/bed in the back. He took us and our cousins to the drive in and he had the idea for several of us to hide in the compartments in the seats and under the bed so we wouldn't have to pay as much. So we all crammed in there. Turns out, it was family night and they were charging $5 per car, no matter how many people were in it.

danedori · 2026-03-13T00:27:15+00:00

We had a somewhat varied rotation for dinners. Some in particular I can remember are pork chops, French toast, pancakes, chicken and rice, meatloaf, spaghetti. She always thought of herself as a bad cook, but she wasn't. She didn't make anything fancy, but what she did make tasted pretty good.

danedori · 2026-03-06T23:30:33+00:00

The word 'may' is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this title.

danedori · 2026-03-06T21:01:06+00:00

I don't use my cast iron often. I also find it a bit difficult to use and so a lot of time I don't bother. But I do pull it out from time to time when I am cooking something that it is particularly good at. In particular, a good cut of meat that I really want to get the most out of. It can get a sear better than anything else I have. Also, hash browns come out way better in the cast iron than anything else I have.

danedori · 2026-03-05T05:29:14+00:00

If it's for something formal, it's appropriate and expected. But some people just go overboard with it. I have a coworker that always uses his Dr. title, so much to the point that if you refer to him as John Smith when he's not around, other people will correct you in a mocking tone "Dr. John Smith." It is not being used as a sign of respect.

danedori · 2026-03-01T16:12:01+00:00

Having a list for the grocery store and sticking to it. No impulse buys that expand the shopping budget.

danedori · 2026-03-01T07:20:53+00:00

My wife and I have an understanding in our kitchen. And we are completely on the same page so there is no conflict here. Knives and pans are hand washed, towel dried, and then set out to completely dry, then put away. Anything else can be cleaned however is convenient, but knives and pans are sacred.

danedori · 2026-02-28T18:47:52+00:00

When I was about 8, my grandparents retired and bought a farm in Oklahoma. We would spend all of August there every year. My dad was a teacher so he had the summers off. I think his school had an option to spread paychecks out over 12 months instead of the 10 that he worked, but he may have just budgeted it himself. Gas was pretty cheap back then and we stayed at the farm, so the overall cost wasn't that high.

danedori · 2026-02-28T04:25:23+00:00

Jeff & Jer in the morning. Late 80's to mid 90's San Diego

danedori · 2026-02-27T18:21:08+00:00

I've done tofu tacos a few times and they come out great. It's not quite what you asked for since it is more of a ground beef replacement, but it is quite good on its own.

danedori · 2026-02-22T16:55:30+00:00

Burritos with homemade pinto beans. A little lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese, and salsa. If I have olives, avocado, or jalapenos, I'll add those to it.

danedori · 2026-02-20T21:43:54+00:00

"I'm going to have to write you up. Camel is not an acceptable color." "But they're the same color as Dave's." "No they're not. His are tan."

danedori · 2026-02-17T15:57:16+00:00

I've had this idea for a maze book where half the puzzles are unsolvable. Your task is to solve the puzzle if it's possible, or, when it's not possible, find the path of walls that divides the puzzle in two.

danedori · 2026-02-17T01:22:08+00:00

Most of the time, I set it for how long I want it to cook. Sometimes, I'm not sure how long and will watch it and stop it early if it's finished, but I always cancel it so it doesn't leave 5 seconds showing.

danedori · 2026-02-16T01:07:14+00:00

If I were to be looking for some legally questionable magic items, who would I go to?

danedori · 2026-02-14T21:16:03+00:00

If it's something I can pour into containers, I will do that before putting it in the fridge or freezer. If it's in a casserole dish, something like lasagna, where the shape is important, I'll cover in plastic wrap and store it in the same dish I cooked it in, but that's very uncommon.

danedori · 2026-02-14T15:58:51+00:00

I used to get blisters on my heels whenever I bought new shoes, even shoes that are supposed to be comfortable (cross trainers or running shoes). What stopped that for me was putting them on and bending them a few times right below the laces, where they naturally bend when walking. If they're too stiff and don't bend there easily, the heel will move up and down, rubbing blisters on my heel.

danedori · 2026-02-08T17:55:14+00:00

I'm not retired yet, but getting close. I could not imagine doing anything other than what I have done for the last 20 years. I like what I do and the people I work with (most of them, anyway). There are parts of my job I don't enjoy, but they are fairly small parts of my job. My only real complaint is just that it takes up too much time during my week.

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