Do you suggest the Specialized Crux for me?

I'm getting ready to get a new bike for commuting and the occasional leisure ride.The longest bike ride i can think of will be pushing 50 miles anything more and i understand i should get a full fledged road bike, but the daily ride will be roughly 10 to 15 miles a day. I need the bike to be okay on dirt roads and be durable which is why i'm thinking a CX bike should work. (am i wrong?). I already have an epic or i would invest in a new hard tail for commuting.(i can't justify 2 mtb) Other details that may matter. with a pack i'm roughly 230lbs (will the frame and stock wheels be able to handle commuting?) I don't plan to curb jump when im on the roads i stick to the roads i understand the wheels on the crux couldn't handle that. any advice would be great or if you have advice for another bike that would fit my needs better would be a great help.

Dinner Ideas for picky kids?

so i'm making dinner today for my family and i have no idea what to cook since my little sister doesn't eat fruits vegetables or meat only ground beef. any ideas on things i could cook? or if i can make her something separate and small ? any contributions will be greatly appreciated. thanks.

How do i lose fat from my glutes?

Im a 19 year old male and its kind of embarrassing for me to have fat on my glutes, and the rest of my body theres hardly any fat. I walk to work everyday about a mile away and im trying to watch what i eat but sometimes i slip because i have nothing else to eat and i just eat whatever my mother buys. I eat beef jerky everyday at work and that's it at work. I do sit ups everyday, push ups with weights, glute exercises as-well but it seems like the rest of my body is in decent shape but all the fat seems to go to my glutes and thighs and i hate that. I do jump-ropes on days im off but it still seems like im getting no where. Theres no fat on my arms, no fat on my calf's and a little fat on my stomach but most fat seems to go to my *** and thighs and i cant seem to make it go away. This is so annoying and im becoming self conscious about it and it makes me feel uncomfortable because i know my associates and others notice as-well. Its really really bothering me, i think i need a meal plan or something.

Any good MTB forks.........................…

Rockshox Pilot was a pretty puny looking fork that definitely didn’t fit with the look of the bike. It was however relatively light so it fitted well with the light racing mtb package. The performance of the fork for general trail riding was pretty poor for that level of bike, as the fork flexed quite a bit , bottomed out often with only 80mm of travel and had no lockout features

Healthiest way to prepare lean meats?

Boiling them. Most of the fat and unwanted carbs are taken out that way. Frying is by far the worst.

What is a good meal to make without an oven.?

Check out this recipe site. You can look and type the ingrediants that you have and it will show you what recipes you can make.

Is writing the most difficult yet most rewarding thing to do in the world?

It depends at what you define "rewarding" as. If you think of a feeling of self-fulfillment is rewarding, then you're probably right. If you consider fame and an appropriate amount of money to live off of within your lifetime as rewarding, then you're dead wrong. Even F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the most influential and famous American authors , died as a failure before he was truly recognized.