Cooking is hard for some people. I don't really understand why, as there are a lot of really easy recipes out there and following a recipe is in itself very easy (even easier if there is a video to go along with it), but nonetheless many people still struggle with cooking. And there are others…
There are all too many motivational anecdotes about never giving up, and that's good and all, but I think there need to be more motivational anecdotes about knowing when to give up. This is one of them. On Saturday I made a goal: that I was going to attempt to cook shrimp gumbo. If you've never had…
I'm back! It's been awhile since a Deep Thoughts episode, but I made a push to get this posted just in time for America's birthday. I have some strong feelings regarding hot dogs and what condiments you can put on them. Also, Chicago is an overrated city that's too cold for humans.
Perhaps nothing solidifies your status as a lower middle class American quite like being a connoisseur of chain restaurants. They have something of a reputation for mediocre-quality food that is lacking in imagination in an overstimulating environment that represents decades of market research and corporate optimization. But, you know, they aren't all that bad. I, for…