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A while ago, I caused some confusion when I posted a recipe for hummus and mentioned my belly dance classes. Yes, I dance. Just not very well. When I cleaned up my office, I located the missing bumper sticker — which had been filed away …

According to Inventables, the think tank behind the transparent toaster pictured above, if their R&D team can figure out a way to get the glass hot enough, you’ll never be surprised by singed crusts again. I see two flaws in this plan. One: They assume …

Today’s lesson: Smart husbands hide the chocolate stash out in the open. Can you see the two packages of Lindt? The spines says,”Dark chocolate with pieces of orange and almond slivers.” Neither could I — at first. Very clever of Andrew to store them amidst …

Today’s lesson: Paring knives aren’t good for opening jars of olives. The good news: The doctor says the puncture wound to my sister’s left hand did only minor nerve damage. Nerves heal at a rate of 1mm a day, so she should be back to …

Today’s lesson: If you lend cookware to a cat owner, always wash it upon return. Just because all traces of food have been removed doesn’t necessarily mean it’s clean.

Turn that frown upside down, White- Westinghouse Popper. Thanks to Carolyn Erikson, her coffee roasting husband and my inability to toss things out in a timely fashion, you’ve been granted a stay of execution. Today, while reading Carolyn’s detailed blog post, I learned we don’t …

The blog-a-day challenge has forced me to try RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds. I’ve never quite understood their appeal and always opted for email subscriptions. The inbox method was easy when I only followed a couple of blogs. Now that I’m keeping tabs on more …