You really need to consult with a tax professional who has specific experience with this topic.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 3:10 PM on August 5, 2008

These look pretty nice:

http://www.localamishfarms.com/glass_milk_bottles_for_sale.htm
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 10:49 AM on August 5, 2008

Cooks Illustrated last addressed this quesiton in 11/2006. The winner of their test was the Chef'sChoice Model 130. They liked the other, cheaper models from the same company too.

Check out Consumer Search on the topic, too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 1:43 PM on August 1, 2008

This was surprisingly hard to find. This was the most promising stuff I found. I didn't look at every individual page linked to from these.

http://www.localharvest.org/search.jsp?m&ty=-1&nm=guava
http://www.localharvest.org/store/search.jsp?d=0&q=guava&x=4&y=5
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 8:39 AM on July 30, 2008 marked best answer

This isn't a direct answer but I still think it might be helpful. How about doing something constructive WHILE doing mindless excercise at the gym? Easiest example would be listening to an iPod -- educational podcasts, language instructuction, serious books/magazines you wouldn't otherwise have time to read, etc...
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 4:09 PM on July 24, 2008

Consumer Search provides helpful summaries of reviews for all kinds of products, including auto GPS devices.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 1:38 PM on July 24, 2008

Try this: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_23/sr23_022.pdf.

Looks like 3% end within 1 year (page 63).
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 10:21 AM on July 21, 2008 marked best answer

Slightly different angle on what most others are saying -- Florida has no state income tax, so it's a good place to claim one's primary residence. I think registering the car there is more about supporting the primary residence claim than it is about cheaper insurance / cheaper car-related taxes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 2:12 PM on July 17, 2008

power yoga
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 9:12 PM on July 11, 2008

I don't understand the answers so far. Isn't it clear from the two example payments given by OP that the excess payment is already going to principal?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 12:37 PM on July 6, 2008

You might consider playing online.

I played a bunch as a teenager, then quit for several years, then I got interested again. Playing online was a lot of fun.

The official WOTC page is pretty good for reading about stuff like whether there are "any particularly crushing black themed decks currently."

Royal Assassins were awesome.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 3:49 PM on July 1, 2008

Argh, fixed link for the online game.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 3:51 PM on July 1, 2008

Maybe it would be possible for each of you to trust your own lawyer a little bit more and empower him/him to decide more for you -- let the lawyers do the fighting and agree to accept what they come up with?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 3:19 PM on July 1, 2008

You might want to specify her location.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 12:37 PM on July 1, 2008

At home, that's exactly what we do ... but we don't have that option at a restaurant!

Are you sure? In many states, you have exactly that option.

Here's a link.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 6:07 AM on July 1, 2008

Seems obvious, but you didn't mention it -- hike?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 1:16 PM on June 30, 2008

John Scofield
Bill Frisell
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 6:41 AM on June 27, 2008

I very recently had a 100% satisfactory experience with American Passport.

I picked them based on recommendations in an earlier AskMeFi thread.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 11:17 AM on June 26, 2008 marked best answer

Wow. This is kind of depressing. But I guess I'm glad I asked. The place is really fantastic, huge, and in our price range. I guess maybe this is why.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 8:54 AM on June 24, 2008

"SOWA" is South of Washington Street. Referenced here (and various other hits here).
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 9:45 AM on June 24, 2008

Thanks for all the replies so far. Very helpful. The place we're looking at is on the 11th/top floor, which I think/hope would mitigate the noise issue. There are a ton of windows but they are thick/double-paned. We've noticed very little noise while visiting (but it's been after 5 so not during construction hours).

We do have a car now, and we'd garage it nearby (probably at the Ritz) for the first couple of months at least, but anticipate getting rid of it.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 10:54 AM on June 24, 2008

Why would a major airline help desk consultant ask for my phone number? ... Then the person asked me for my phone number so that his airline could contact me if there was any other delay information regarding this flight.

My guess is that he asked for your phone number so he could contact you if there was any other delay information regarding your filght.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 5:57 AM on June 24, 2008

We just bought a Canon PowerShot A590IS and were really surprised and disappointed with how quickly the "low battery" comes on.

However, it seems to keep working for quite a long time after it starts complaining. Keep using it it actually stops working -- you may find that it's not eating batteries as quickly as you think.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 7:22 AM on June 17, 2008

Some of these prior questions look quite relevant.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 2:37 PM on June 16, 2008

This view at Metacritic (all released 360 games, sorted by score) might help.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 5:50 AM on May 19, 2008

I've only heard it about winemaking.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 9:00 AM on May 16, 2008

Headphones.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 12:31 PM on May 15, 2008

I think that it might help to enlarge the party a little bit -- invite a few more people so you can be absolutely sure that each parent will have plenty of other people to interact with.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 3:24 PM on May 14, 2008

I will tell you one thing you need to know: it's "Nob" Hill, not "Nobb."
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 6:34 PM on May 9, 2008 marked best answer

I've gotta recommend Nasalcrom -- I'm using it for the first time this spring and it's working incredibly well. It's not an antihistamine nor a decongestant. It's different from other nasal sprays and relatively new. You might be willing to try it despite your warning -- it's working so well for me after so many miserable springs that I can't resist recommending it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 9:35 AM on May 2, 2008

My mother had an excellent experience with their phone customer service (1-800-476-9669). They walked her through various testing / reset steps, and mailed a replacement part to her (no charge) when that turned out to be necessary.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 7:43 AM on May 2, 2008

Previously.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 2:50 PM on May 1, 2008 marked best answer

Being in a relationship that you can only call "fairly satisfactory" and "fairly happy" is an excellent reason to break up.

You can tell yourself it's beacuse of his appearance, or you can tell yourself something else. It doesn't really matter. Just DTMFA.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 7:11 AM on May 1, 2008

I find consumersearch.com really helpful for questions like this. Their iPod speakers review was last updated in November 2007.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 1:27 PM on April 29, 2008

What non-alcoholic drinks do you like?

Most beverages other than water can be used successfully used as a mixer with some appropriately paired liquor.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 10:00 AM on April 25, 2008

If you were capable of successully predicting the short-term direction of the stock market, you'd be a professional investment manager. But you're not, and you're not. Your IRA is a retirement account. You should only be thinking about the long term. Leave your money in stocks.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 5:44 AM on April 25, 2008

a family member has offered us a sum of money roughly equivalent to our down if we buy in the next two years

Renting vs. buying can be a very complicated decision, and tweaking your assumptions just a little bit can change things dramatically... but this factor here is a huge argument in favor of buying. It's hard to imagine that buying would not be fiscally wise for you, given that you're planning to stay in the area for a long time, and that... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 11:12 AM on April 20, 2008

My favorite example of this is from Bob Dylan's "If You See Her, Say Hello":

"If you see her, say hello, she might be in Tangier
She left here last early spring, is livin' there, I hear
Say for me that I'm all right though things get kind of slow
She might think that I've forgotten her, don't tell her it isn't so."

Don't tell her that he has not forgotten her?
Or don't tell her that he has forgotten her, because he hasn't?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 1:45 PM on April 17, 2008

My read that it dosen't really matter what's right, or how this market should work. It's just not worth pissing off people who know where you live, and where you park.

If your read is that they're just a little grumpy about it, that's one thing. Go for the undercut. But if they're truly angry (like potentially vengeful), it's so not worth it for you.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 10:55 AM on April 17, 2008

Send him the money. Not even close. As others have said, you know you should. You wouldn't be asking otherwise.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 7:52 PM on April 15, 2008

malphigian's answer was spot-on. I'm amazed he's the only one who mentioned Google Groups... you should start there.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 7:49 PM on April 15, 2008

Looks like there are baseball fields, with bleachers, really near W. 64th.

Here.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 11:02 AM on April 15, 2008

An egg cracking machine is sold here. There seems to be a video, but you have to fill out a form to view it. I didn't try.

Unrelated short text.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 11:00 AM on April 11, 2008

I found some potentially helpful resources here. (Especially in the "Industry Related Reports" section, like "Defined Contribution Plans and Socially Responsible Investing in the United States (2007)" and "Resource Guide for Plan Sponsors: Adding a Socially Responsible Investment Option to Your DC Plan (2007)".
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 1:46 PM on April 9, 2008 marked best answer

A massage at a nice spa.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 1:14 PM on April 9, 2008

Tell her you made that you feel like an asshat and would like to see her again. See how it goes. What's the worst that could happen?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 9:47 AM on April 4, 2008

Your diet sounds completely reasonable.

I think you'd get much more benefit from starting to excercise than you would from changing your diet or adding "supplements."
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 9:48 AM on April 3, 2008

I cringed in a meeting this morning when a colleague used "architect" as a verb, as in "Steve did a great job architecting this project for us."
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 8:27 AM on April 3, 2008

You'd probably enjoy this post from the blue.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 12:34 PM on April 2, 2008

This New Yorker article includes some statistics relevant to your first/main question. It also includes this amusing tidbit: "Breaking stride to pick up a penny, if it takes more than 6.15 seconds, pays less than the federal minimum wage."
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexity at 7:42 AM on April 2, 2008