How to Donate Airline Miles to Charity

Most airlines will let you donate miles to charities. It’s not tax deductible, but if you have no use for the miles, they’re going to expire or you just feel like they could be put to better use by a charity than by you then you might want to donate. Continue reading →

Share Your Holiday Recipes

worfsgiving2 The time of the foodening is at hand! Gorge on the flesh of big dumb birds! Eat weird crap your mom makes once a year! Pretend the pie your weird co-worker brings to the holiday potluck is not repulsive! If you have any good recipes, or cooking stories, share them. I’ll start us off with a cranberry bread recipe. Continue reading →

QOTD: What Is Your Weirdomobile?

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No, I am not asking you what kind of car you drive. Rather, what is the hobby or obsession that takes up much of your free time? For me, it’s searching online for my next car. With a penchant for unreliable cars, I am always looking for a replacement. The Saab Weirdomobile in the picture died catastrophically when three onboard computers fried simultaneously. Maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to buy a used car made by a company that went bankrupt in 2011. Continue reading →

In the Middle Open Thread

Sounds of laughter, shades of love are ringing through my opened ears
Inciting and inviting me
Limitless undying love, which shines around me like a million suns
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Recipe Sunday: Politically Comforting Chicken Enchiladas

(First, I want to give a huge shout out to the mods who run this place. It’s been a home for a lot of us for the last six years. You’ve seen us through joyful times and rough times – and given us belly laughs along the way. And thanks for letting us share recipes on Sunday. Thank you, thank you, thank you, for all you do.)

So, that happened. Aside from a personal loss or death in the family, I’ve never needed comfort food more than this week.

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