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I love me some nachos, although not those with a capital N. Those are too pretentious. I also love tacos, enchiladas, fajitas and burritos. I swear I could eat Mexican, or at least Americanized Mexican, just about every day and be a happy man.

This. All of it. If I had $6k burning a hole in my pocket and already had (only) one nice watch I'm pretty sure I could find something far more productive to spend it on.

Thanks Jacob, Ken, the recipe comes from the King Arthur Cookie Companion and starts with the base, American Style Biscotti, recipe. 6T Butter (soft) 2/3C sugar (type varies by recipe, in this case white) 1/4t salt 1t vanilla 1-1/2t baking powder 2 eggs 2C all purpose flour Cream the first 5 ingredients together in a medium sized bowl. Beat in the two eggs. Add flour and mix until smooth. Transfer dough to a parchment lined baking sheet and form into a log roughly 14" long, 5" wide and 3/4" thick. Use a pastry/dough cutter to smooth the top and sides of the log. Wet the cutter as needed. Bake at 350F for ~25min. Let stand 10min then remove to a cutting board. Mist top and sides to soften and let stand additional 5 minutes. Slice evenly (~3/4" slices) and evenly distribute on lined baking sheet leaving space between slices. Bake for additional 10-15min at 325F. In the specific case that I made last night prior to adding the flour you add 1C of packed shredded, sweetened coconut and 1C semi-sweet chocolate chips. I usually use mini chips for better distribution in the dough but I only had normal sized chips last night. I also roughly double the vanilla in this version. I don't believe that one can use too much vanilla in most things. It's a somewhat time-intensive recipe with the double baking and stand times but when time permits, it's definitely worth it. There are many variants that you can make including my other favorite, cinnamon chip. I think most of those can actually be found on the King Arthur site.

Prepping for Maura's birthday so, Chocolate Coconut Biscotti. It was getting late so I didn't have enough time to let them cool/set before slicing so they're a little messy looking but they'll still taste fine.

I'd try these guys - http://www.cam-expert.com/.

I love that picture, Al.

I have literally no argument.

Suspend disbelief, Jeff.

It looks so much better clean though.

Excellent. I washed mine this weekend and it promptly rained two hours later.

I'm with you (as usual), Peter. Daredevil has been outstanding although I think I'm only 4 or 5 episodes in.

Happy birthday!

The step alone helps a lot, at least in my experience. That said, I'm with Doug. For something that has to be dead-nuts, just have someone with the right equipment do it and don't drive yourself crazy.

Ken, Either ^^^ what Dan said or keep an eye on CL. I've seen some good deals roll through NH for stands and you're in a much higher density area. Also, I own a Feedback stand as well and it is very nice but mine is not in budget (about double).

Do what you think is right, Larry, which is to say that asking us for advice on this is probably not worth it. In my first 39 years I never owned a single watch of the value/cost your son has 5 of already. Does that make your choice wrong, bad or otherwise? I have no earthly clue. I simply had different priorities.

Fixed. Happy vacation, Robot buddy.

This and that's not a fun way to return home.

Happy birthday, Jeffy!!

Aw damn, Peter is going to be in town! Sadly, I am likely to be working that weekend.

Bummer, Haj, feel better soon. Grahame, 81/100 here.

I'd apologize but honestly, it's like Nikon took my DLSR wishlist and made a camera w/ the D750. Full frame, not exorbitantly priced, not 10000MP, wifi, etc,etc. I just can't afford it right now at full-fare with everything else that's going on in life and w/ the D7000 still basically being 10x the camera that my skills warrant.

^^^ Makes good sense to me. The only counter-point I'd offer is that the 7200 shoots well enough at higher ISOs that my choice for a do everything lens would have been the 18-300 VRII from Nikon. It's only a few ounces (~2) more than the SIgma, covers way more range and is only a stop (ish) slower. Granted, it's almost double the cost of the Sigma but I can't imagine a scenario short of ultra-wide-angle where it wouldn't cover it. My 18-200 has been on my last two bodies (D80 and D7000) 99% of the time and I've only put the 12-24 on there occasionally for fun and forcing me to use it. Oh, I guess my other pieces of advice would be to get the D750 since that's what I'm targeting early next year.

Happy birthday!

Stupid fat fingers...

The butcher next to where I park my car for work, who also supplies a good deal of the good bear that I drink. It's a dangerous place. http://www.memeat.com/