Me, just before googling: "I wonder what that means, it can't possibly be what it sounds like"

To no one's surprise, the soon-to-be-former fridge decided to get its act together practically from the minute we returned home from selecting the new one. It's now running at 35°F.

We pulled the trigger on a new one. Past time; I am tired of obsessing about the temperature and making sure the evaporator fan stays defrosted. We did good to get 14 years out of it.

All I will say is, I cannot recommend anyone buy a Samsung refrigerator, or indeed any other Samsung appliance.

You probably don't want to hear about my grimdark rewrite of "A Christmas Story" where Mom's a buyer at Higbee's taking kickbacks and Dad's company deals in counterfeit toys being funneled to the store.

Fun fact: My son and I went to public universities 30 years apart and both paid in-state tuition. My tuition (adjusted for inflation) for eight semesters was less than his for one.

I usually make post-Thanksgiving turkey soup, and I'm going to try the stock in the instant pot for the first time this year.

A trip is "die Fahrt" so I feel like we're already halfway there.

So what?

Big deal!