Posts by MikeLM

Another valve note-   My son has been in Houston all week at the valve company's headquarters.  As  you might expect, the BP disaster is pretty widely discussed in the valve biz, He tells me that, within two days...

Nah, Laura...   Have him give you the motorcycle instead.   Mike

The Microplane was invented - 12 or so years ago - as a remarkable new form of wood rasp. It was Leonard Lee, founder of Lee Valley/Veritas woodworkers supply store, who pointed out how great it was for kitchen use.   It...

In Nevada, they called that The Chicken Ranch...   Mike   sorry

B. Adams...   "I would rather feed my kid rissotto made with wine than have my kid drink a can of soda loaded with HFCS and phosphoric acid."   You make a really good point there!   Mike

I apologize for the double post.  I can't figure out how to get rid of the second one.   Anyway... KYH - maybe we should get together to mass-produce  these mini-reviews.  You pick 'em out...

Kind of a fun thread.  I don't think I'd want to bother to produce any kind of competent short report for five bucks. If I could fake it off the top of my head  though, a quick bunch of them might add up to...

" My husband always salts at the table, without even tasting the food first.  (maddening...grrr).:   Grace -   Whatever you do, DON"T read the James Thurber short story that describes a man whose...

I've mentioned, in a lighthearted way,  my son's connection  with deepwater-exploration oil and gas drilling  valves and safety equipment.   NONE of this equipment was involved in the DeepWater Horizon...

"...Mike, that sure is a huge mark up in price."   Well... yes.  That's what those mini-bars are all about.    I always bring my own booze to hotels.   Mike