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I haaaaaate getting hit on/flirted with when I'm on the desk, but this is hilarious.

Though many of them fall under the category of Actually, I'm not a luddite, or A question that I would actually attempt to give a serious answer to. (Nope, we can only look you up if you have a picture ID!)

This guy has it right.

"Meat" and potatoes

Based on a recipe from my Japanese vegan lunch book:

1/2 package of fake sirloin steak strips
2 red potatoes, cut into small chunks
A chunk of ginger, grated
Olive oil
Soy sauce
Balsamic vinegar

Saute the ginger a little bit in some oil. Add the potatoes, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper. (I didn't so much as eyeball the measurements -- I just added a good glug of each.) Cook on medium, stirring occasionally, until everything is lovely and crusty and brown and the potatoes are cooked to your liking, or just under. Then add your fake meat and cook for a couple of minutes more.

YUM.

I have my ranty pants on! Because they are warm.

I am actually a bit upset that there now exists a middle grade version of Garth Stein's "The Art of Racing In The Rain."

( There are spoilers within, but you shouldn't care about spoiling yourself for such a horrible book. )