Livin' la Sous Vide Vie Fou.

Sigh. My dear wife of 21 years is absolutely OCD about things being in their place... unless they're my tools. Those, she will borrow without asking, and then put them down wherever when she's done with them. Every time she does some kind of a project, I have to scour the house afterwards to round up my tools. (And no, getting her a set of her own tools does no good... she'd rather use mine. Evidently the microscopic remnants of testosterone on the handles makes them work better, or something.)

Feel your pain CD and Amy's. I need to put catnip on the scissors and my tools.

(At least it's not my wallet/credit card.)

The Eades are friends and gave us each a refurb Sous Vide. We love them.

They are pricey but had I known what they do to cheap meat -- like pork ribs -- I would have thought they are worth it. Gregg cooked pork ribs for 72 hours (not expensive, energywise) in the Sous Vide, and they came out like joy on a plate.

And sympathies, Cousin Dave!

There are certain things, relatively inexpensive, that should be bought in quantity and spread throughout the house. Scissors are a prime example. If they're everywhere, no one will ever have to hunt a pair down because they've been taken somewhere else. Measuring tapes can be in the same vein albeit less used.

I actually do that, BlogDog, but there is a certain pair of scissors for the kitchen, because I use this one to cut food.

We do that with eyeglasses...

My mom was horrified when she saw me using the scissors she bought me in the kitchen. Apparently, they were high-end sewing shears. Hey mom, you know I don't sew: I assumed they were for my actual hobby.

Like Dave, I spend a lot of time hunting down tools. In this case, my husband will stash garden pruners in the most unlikely places.

Why can't y'all smoke your salmon in a smoker like normal folk?

Cold smoked or hot smoked?

It's why I have four or five pairs of scissors in various places in my home.