Wagyu actually is a specific breed of cattle, or rather breeds, there are several separate Wagyu breeds. Canada even has a Wagyu association, I think it's only grown in Alberta, though. Wagyu translates into "Japanese Cow" or "Japanese Beef" or something along those lines. Wagyu cattle are genetically predisposed to intense fat marbling, and so command a higher price than "plain old" beef. I tried it. Once. I disliked the slick of tallow left in my mouth, it's that odd texture thing that gets me, so fortunately, I wasn't all that impressed with something that's outrageously expensive, LOL. If regular beef is $10 a pound and Wagyu is $60 a pound, then it had better be 6 times as delicious as the other. I just don't think it is. Annie Annie

TG - I think you have found the true cause of our high crime rate - our culture. This discussion is timely, as I happened across an article on Buzzfeed or some such website where it listed what the state departments of other countries advise when coming to the U.S. While we did receive high marks for being friendly, foreign tourists were warned about robbery, high crime, and an armed US citizenry (one country said don't get in a fight with an American because they are likely to be armed with a gun). I thought to myself, oh please, the United States has to be one of the safest places in the world for tourists. But as I read more about the crime problem here as compared to other countries, I'm starting to see why those warnings are issued. Jas - I support gun ownership, with limitations. I support background checks, including mental health screening. I support regulation of the type of gun you are permitted to own. I see no need for an AR-15 in the home, for example. These are the weapons that can take out an entire office/classroom/movie theater in a matter of seconds. But, as is true with most things political in America, politicians won't meet in the middle. The only two acceptable views are anybody can own anything or guns should be plainly outlawed. Any politician who strays too far from those party lines is swiftly reprimanded.

Both but there are only a couple of places I will order steak when eating out. Usually I cook it at home.....or, uncook it actually. I want it extra, extra rare. Cold in the middle. I would rather eat cardboard than a well done steak. I also don't want it warm in the middle. I eat steak a lot, but mostly at home. The way I cook it, is rub sr flour on it...not enough to consider it breaded...put it in a hot skillet for about a minute, just a dab of oil...not more than a tablespoon, just so it doesn't stick. Turn it. One more minute or there about....done.

We just finished a kitchen remodel using RTA cabinet store. The experience was mostly positive. We primarily were attracted to the lower price and that they were solid plywood boxes with solid wood doors and faces. however I would recommend you read the product descriptions carefully. Although they advertise no partical board anywhere, some of the painted lines did mention versions of partical board in their description. I agree that not all homes warrant 100K kitchens. We have a modest home and wanted to be realistic with our home value. For a 10×20 u shaped kitchen with island we spent about 8K for our cabinets including all the extra pull-out and organizers, decorative panels, and crown mouldings. I'll give you a tip to watch for sales, we were able to get our cabinets for 25% off during a black Friday sale. they had the same sale again around new years. I was my own kitchen designer and found their online design tool helpful. We did hire the labor to assemble and install, but our contractor said they assembled without issue. The materials did seem to be solid wood and plywood as advertised. the insides and sides of all the cabinets are finished. We have had issues with a couple of drawers coming of the glides relatively easily. the hardware is all soft close and functions well, the drawers we are having issues with don't have much in them and will lift off the glides if you don't open them carefully. not a huge deal, but kind of annoying. I think the additional weight of more items in the drawers solves the problem. So, shipping was kind of a pain, but now that my kitchen is done I'm not so bothered by that. the cabinets came quickly and they almost over-communicate with you on the delivery process. our cabinets came and the packaging was very damaged. surprisingly there were only a few items with damage. their claims policy was kind of a pain. You only have 48 hours to open and examine all of your cabinets, and file claims with photos. picture my hubby and I up until 3 am going piece by piece through around 40 heavy boxes with multiple pieces to get our claim in on time. then their online claim form wouldn't submit. I filled out the forms multiple times only for them not to go through because of issues with the website. I was able to reach a live person easily the next day (nice) who honored our claim beyond that 48 hour period because they were having website issues. they ultimately replaced all the pieces that remain visible after assembly or that might affect stability. they will not replace anything cosmetic that is not visable after assembly, like the back or top panels or shelves. I had one other issue with a can of matching stain not coming with the shipment. it took several calls and emails to finally get that stain a month or two later. We needed it for our island legs and a couple shelves my hubby built that we wanted to match. All this seemed like a big deal while I was dealing with it, but overall I'm a satisfied customer in the end.