EpeeGnome

Teas are generally not boiled, but steeped in hot water that was boiling a moment ago. I was going to say that cowboy coffee is boiled, but then I looked it up, and even then, the pot is pulled off the heat before adding the grounds.

I have something similar. I practice doing certain routine micro-habits until they become ingrained in muscle memory and always do them.

For example, I still set my keys down without thinking most times they are in my hand, but thanks to spending several hours practicing the motion years ago, I now always unthinkingly set them where they belong: clipped to my beltloop and tucked into my pocket. Anytime I identify a need to add one of these to my life I spend an hour practicing experiencing the trigger and then doing the motion. To learn the keys-in-pocket habit, I held my keys, clipped and tucked. Pull them out, note the feel of them in my hand, and repeat, over and over. It feels silly to practice doing something so easy, but once it becomes muscle memory, it doesn't rely on my faulty thinking memory. I'll do several sessions of practice every few days until I can feel that it's fully 'set' as an unthinking motion. They're a pain to establish, but they are well worth it and have saved me a ton of grief over the years.

One of these automatic habits saved me this morning. I always pat my keys when closing a locking door behind me (even if it isn't locked), and this morning I had missed swapping my keys to my new pair of pants. I would have been locked out of my house and late for work if patting my empty pockets hadn't alerted me just before a pulled the locked door close behind me. I have some other ones that I haven't mentioned, because I can't think of what they are. I'd notice the problems they prevent coming back if I stopped doing them, so I can only assume they must still be working.

U.S.: Please don't attack Taiwan.

China: You're trying to reverse psychology me into attacking, but I won't be fooled.

U.S.: Oh, good. So, you agree not to attack Taiwan?

China: I will if I want to and it's none of your business.

It's an aspic, which is like the savoury version of fruit and Jello. Even people who liked them would probably agree that the kiwi and oyster? do not belong. The rest is entirely believable as an aspic that people would have made and eaten in the US around the 1950s to 1970s. I've never tried one myself, but I think I'd prefer to keep it that way.

According to the article this truck is sending mixed messages. The bug on the side is depicted being zapped, but the one on top is depicted as healthy and looming over us from a dominant position. I'd be cautious of this truck even if I hadn't seen the movie.

They ask if they can have the bugs

If the infestation is honey bees, then they usually will, or rather call in a bee removal expert. If you've never seen it, look up a few bee removal videos on YouTube. Fascinating stuff.

Damn, this brought back a memory. I was squarely in the their target demographic in '99 and I hated the new design. Not that Mom ever shopped there anyway. I was aware of the '01 redesign, but was too teenager to care. Not having kids of my own, I never even noticed the current version.

I imagine that many of his supporters think he isn't bluffing. I don't think this is intended to prove it's a lies, but to signal to his less dedicated supporters that the publication is lying to hurt him. We can predict how this headline will be framed on Fox.

If you mean what I think you mean, then you're being down voted because your phrasing isn't clear. I interpreted your comment to mean that removal any of dark skinned characters would often make the depiction less historically accurate, due to their historical presence as a minority of some sort across much of medieval Europe. If so, I agree that is amusingly ironic.

They are characterizing patterns seen across various medieval inspired fictional works, ranging from historic but not really, to full on fantasy inspired by medieval Europe.

Correction: 34 felony convictions.

Took me a minute, but it's comparing the story to observed hermit crab behavior.