Friday, May 08, 2026

In Which I Am Irritated By The New York Times


 Just a quick morning conversation with Rick at the lakehouse:

Nance: (reading the newspapers online) Rick! The New York Times says it's time to upgrade our cabinet pulls.

Rick(lying on the couch, watching the news) Who cares what they say? They also want you to eat salmon all the time.*

Nance:  You're absolutely right. I'm not listening to a single thing they say!

Rick:  Don't let them run your life!

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*I get the NYT Cooking newsletter every single day, and it never fails to irritate me. The people there are constantly shoving recipes for salmon at me. I hate salmon. They also include gochujang or miso or matcha or mochi in almost every recipe, and I don't have those or have any desire to seek them out. Actually, I've never even seen those things at my grocery stores. I also do not like to be Bossed Around by anyone, let alone print journalism. Screw the NYT; I do what I want, damn it.