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Skip the Drive-Thru: Why I Started Packing My Own Road Food
Fast food on the road has always been a gamble — but after biting into gristle-filled brisket sandwiches at one of America’s most hyped travel stops and getting treated like the problem when we complained, we finally had enough. Discover why we now pack our own food for every road trip, plus our creamy, travel-ready egg salad sandwich recipe that puts anything at a highway exit to shame.
Ch’yarn: The Deep South Word Nobody Could Spell
Growing up in Laurel, Mississippi, I heard a word the old folks used that I could never find in any dictionary — ch’yarn. It meant what the dog had been wallowing in out in the yard. Years later, a friend from Baxley, Georgia knew the exact same word. Here’s what I think it is, and where it came from.
The Food Delivery Service Scam: How Online Orders Get Stolen
Thieves are regularly exploiting food delivery services, restaurants, and delivery drivers using a simple but effective tactic: A thief places an order through a food delivery app while sitting in their car outside a fast-serve restaurant. The thief walks into the...
Hammer’s Karnstein Trilogy: The Vampire Lovers, Lust for a Vampire & Twins of Evil — Gothic Glamour in Three Bites
With velvet gowns, torchlit villagers, and a cursed vampire bloodline, Hammer’s Karnstein Trilogy remains one of the studio’s most atmospheric creations. Dive into the history, cast, and gothic settings of The Vampire Lovers, Lust for a Vampire, and Twins of Evil.
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