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"Look up and look around, Kmart Shoppers!  It's one last Blue Light Special!" https://dailycaller.com/2024/10/19/kmart-bridgehampton-new-york-retail/

  I was trying to illustrate how different shapes take up different volume and can throw you off, making one meal a feast and the next a famine if you try to guess at a half-pound, but the picture didn't cooperate.  8 ounces of elbow mac, rigatoni and spaghetti.  Compare the elbows to the...

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  You know, a two- or three-minute ad that fills a whole cable/satellite commercial break.  Can't remember if it was during American Pickers or Pawn Stars on The History Channel   But hey, it's good stuff.  I bought the set on the bottom right.  And no, it's not an affiliate link.  I'm not...

At the local ALDI, . . .   . . . the chilled produce display is open-front.  Dairy, deli and freezer cases have doors.  Upright doors have spring-loaded closers.  Chest freezers have sliding doors that slowly slide shut on their own if a customer leaves one open.

Induction model now available in the USA   From Home Depot.  Probably made in the same factory as Rangaire. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Hamilton-Beach-30-in-4-Elements-Slide-In-Induction-Range-in-Stainless-Steel-with-Dual-Elements-HBRI330/328732713

'twould appear the deforestation of the front yard . . .   . . . and the paint job happened after September 2022.   https://maps.app.goo.gl/HDyRUGpMDSbtEECM8   Double-checked it with Google Earth using the house next door as a reference.

  At least you can step outside to cleanse your eyes without using Clorox as eyedrops.

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Sears once sold an in-the-freezer ice cream maker . . .   . . . with a music box movement that played "Happy Days Are Here Again" when the ice cream achieved the desired consistency.

  78 degrees in both zones of our mini-split running in Energy Saver mode.  96 degrees outside at 4:00pm PDT.   Ceiling fans running in all occupied rooms.  We call our house Casa de las Brisas (House of Breezes).

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  Oven control panel has an Electrolux/Frigidaire vibe with the functions on the left and the 10-key number pad on the right flanking the clock/timer with a separate temperature display.   Identical in appearance and layout to the Rangaire 30-inch gas range.  Can't find anything about where...

  Great behind-the-scenes article.   https://indyweek.com/food-and-drink/secrets-behind-1950s-miracle-kitchen-future/

  1. Load the laundry, shaking out each piece to avoid balling up.   2. Empty excess water from the detergent dispenser and pour in the Tandil from ALDI.  Add bleach if appropriate.   3. Dial up the cycle, add any options and ask Siri to set a timer equaling the initial time remaining...

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  Don't store dishwasher detergent, especially powders and pacs under the kitchen sink.  Gets humid under there!  Park it in the cabinet to the left or right.

  The often alluded-to “electronic oven” in this and other media eventually became the countertop microwave oven about 20ish years later.

Wonderful background info!   Not so miraculous, but, hey, that's showbiz!   https://indyweek.com/food-and-drink/secrets-behind-1950s-miracle-kitchen-future/

  Looks interesting.  There's got to be a higher resolution color version somewhere on the planet.