NANCY BACKUS wrote to DARYL STOUT <=-
I could go for a nice banana split about now. However, I was told by
a retired nurse that ice cream, iced tea, and related products, cause kidney stones. So, I may have to find something else to satisfy the
sweet tooth (Lemon Oreo Cookies are not what I had in mind). As for a beverage, I drink flavored water.
I suspect that, as with things like gallstones and reflux and
IBS, there's a long list of potentially suspect things that may
or not actually apply in your case.... I know well that that is
the way it's worked for me as far as the first two of those....
:) A lot of potentially problematic foods are perfectly fine for
me, as it turned out.... :)
Likewise for me. I have had calcium oxylate kidney stones sporadically BM>form since I was since I was about 25, so over four decades. I will be BM>fine (clear) for two, three, five years and then one forms, might stay BM>the same size for year or two, and then grow again. No change in diet, BM>so same amount of coffee, tea, chocolate, and all the other no-no's on BM>the list. I do try to do all in moderation, though do do those BM>occasional splurges.
And I definitely not saying to disregard the advice of your personal BM>physician/s. It's possible a strict diet would keep me from forming BM>stones.
Likewise for me. I have had calcium oxylate kidney stones sporadically
form since I was since I was about 25, so over four decades. I will be
fine (clear) for two, three, five years and then one forms, might stay
the same size for year or two, and then grow again. No change in diet,
so same amount of coffee, tea, chocolate, and all the other no-no's on
the list. I do try to do all in moderation, though do do those
occasional splurges.
I went 4 1/2 years between stones...and didn't start having
them until I was 50.
And I definitely not saying to disregard the advice of your personal
physician/s. It's possible a strict diet would keep me from forming
stones.
I'm increasing my fluid intake...of course, you know what that
means for me several times a day. <G>
How do I know if I drank too much water?
One sign of overhydration or water intoxication is a feeling of
confusion or disorientation. This is linked to falling levels of
electrolytes such as sodium in the body. If water intake continues to
be excessive, symptoms can progress from mild confusion to delirium
and seizures.
https://www.insider.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-water-2018-11
How do I know if I drank too much water?
One sign of overhydration or water intoxication is a feeling of
confusion or disorientation. This is linked to falling levels of
electrolytes such as sodium in the body. If water intake continues to
be excessive, symptoms can progress from mild confusion to delirium
and seizures.
https://www.insider.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-water-2018-11
That is ironic considering that those symptoms are pretty much like those
of dehydration, especially the confusion and disorientation. So it could
be difficult to tell the difference between the two if you are not sure. :O
One major symptom of starting to get overhydrated is you drink and drink
and you're still thirsty. Take a pinch of salt (and just enough water to
wash it down) instead of that next glass of water, and suddenly you're
not thirsty anymore.
Also, the seasoning packets from ramen work really well as a source of electrolytes, especially if you've been overheated and have gotten a bit dehydrated -- then you don't absorb water effectively without also
getting some salt, and preferably also some potassium.
How do I know if I drank too much water?
One sign of overhydration or water intoxication is a feeling of
confusion or disorientation. This is linked to falling levels of
electrolytes such as sodium in the body. If water intake continues to
be excessive, symptoms can progress from mild confusion to delirium
and seizures.
That is ironic considering that those symptoms are pretty much
like those of dehydration, especially the confusion and
disorientation. So it could be difficult to tell the difference
between the two if you are not sure. :O
Likely enough... and the hot griddle could be the equivalent of a hot
wok... Of course, the Chinese takeout places are pretty much fast
food, too.... for ambiance you'd need to go to a sit-down place, and
then you don't usually have the view of the kitchen area.... ;)
Maybe the cooking area: chp-chp-chp-chp, toss egg into hat, creat
onion volcano.... <gg> One takeout place with really good food was
family run -- the children usually studying in a corner. ...An
infrequent repeat customer and went to find the site empty.
Guess they moved on... A lot of those places are family run... cutsYes, fairly certain the whole family was involved one way or another,
down on the overhead, and provides a livelihood... And often very
good food... :)
as you indicated not uncommon.
We had a nice sit-down Chinese restaurant in our neighborhood at
one time... the father was the chef, his mother watched the
littlest ones, his wife was the hostess/waitress etc... as the
little girls got old enough, they helped with the bussing tables,
and the seating of customers... they moved on to (I think) NYC,
and sold the place (and I think the recipes, too) to an Hispanic
couple... never was the same after that, and we stopped going
there...
Our current favorite Japanese place is owned by the
chef (he makes just about everything from scratch, from sushi to
soups to dressings to appetizers to entrees to desserts), his
wife helps in the kitchen, is the hostess/waitress etc, and keeps
the books... their oldest son, now in college, is doing some of
the help in the kitchen and some of the bussing and serving and
seating... the younger two boys are just there, doing their
homework and such.... :)
avoid too much liquid milk: found I could have with cereal provided
not too much (so approaching moisten the cereal in the bowl) and the
cereal piece was the last item eaten as opposed to spooning milk.
Very odd... and quite a shame.... like my apple allergy...Well AFAICT your apple allergy is worse. Simple to avoid a glass of
milk or milk in cereal (order oatmeal!) but from earlier discussions apples show up everywhere in food and drinks.
Well, that is true... more effort to avoid apples than to avoid
milk... but as an avid milk drinker, I'd find that hard to take,
too... ;0
Fortunately non-liquid milk was fine: I could eat cheese, sour cream,
cottage cheese, yogurt with out any ill-taste.
That was a good thing, at least... :)Yes. I'll admit to never being a 'milk drinker' where one pours
oneself a nice cold refreshing glass of milk -- iced water was my preference even as a kid. OTOH could chow down on cheese, cottage
cheese, sour cream, etc. (Yogurt really wasn't a thing back then - definitely a new favourite.)
I enjoy milk in all its forms... :) And we generally have it
with our meals at home... At restaurants, it's almost impossible
to find whole milk offered, so we go for something else there...
... He's so cheap: Even if he were in a canoe he wouldn't tip.
Haha! Clever!
I think I stole that one from someone in the COOKING echo... he
might actually have authored it... ;)
Possible: someone had to make them up!
And some seem to be quite good at it, as well... ;) My strongI'm still waiting to see one from my collection! ...Oh. <bseg>
point is in seeing good ones to grab... <G>
Ah, did I have one of yours on that message... ;) I often try
not to use taglines on messages to the person I snagged them
from... but it does happen from time to time... ;)
... He who steals my taglines is seriously lacking in taste!
Then I won't steal THAT one... <G>
... Law of Basic Economics: you can only spend it once.
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 19-Oct-2019 09:27 <=-
We had a nice sit-down Chinese restaurant in our neighborhood at<snortle> I'm not trying to be stereotypical but the thought of a
one time... the father was the chef, his mother watched the
littlest ones, his wife was the hostess/waitress etc... as the
little girls got old enough, they helped with the bussing tables,
and the seating of customers... they moved on to (I think) NYC, and
sold the place (and I think the recipes, too) to an Hispanic couple..
never was the same after that, and we stopped going there...
Spanish or Mexican family running a Chineese restaurant doesn't quite work. Even following the recipes as written there are techniques and 'unwrittens' one would not be aware of. "A pinch of salt" -- a little between thumb and forefinger or more between the thumb and two
fingers?
As for the "not the same", when we ate out more often and so a
higher repeat rate at specific restaurants we could tell when there was
a different chef in the kitchen from the usual as the meal didn't taste quite the same.
Our current favorite Japanese place is owned by the chef (he makesDepending on how young the two boys might help at certain times -
just about everything from scratch, from sushi to soups to dressings
to appetizers to entrees to desserts), his wife helps in the kitchen,
is the hostess/waitress etc, and keeps the books... their oldest son,
now in college, is doing some of the help in the kitchen and some of
the bussing and serving and seating... the younger two boys are just
there, doing their homework and such.... :)
thinking "do you homework for 45 minutes and then help clean for 15", (You'd probably notice that schedule!) Or perhaps they helped when
the restaurant was closed.
<milk tasted like curdling in my mouth>
(What a topic to follow restaurants!)
avoid too much liquid milk: found I could have with cereal provided
not too much (so approaching moisten the cereal in the bowl) and the
cereal piece was the last item eaten as opposed to spooning milk.
Very odd... and quite a shame.... like my apple allergy...
Well AFAICT your apple allergy is worse. Simple to avoid a glass of
milk or milk in cereal (order oatmeal!) but from earlier discussions
apples show up everywhere in food and drinks.
Well, that is true... more effort to avoid apples than to avoid milk...If you had that taste I had you'd avoid! <bg>
but as an avid milk drinker, I'd find that hard to take, too... ;0
Fortunately non-liquid milk was fine: I could eat cheese, sour cream,
cottage cheese, yogurt with out any ill-taste.
That was a good thing, at least... :)
Yes. I'll admit to never being a 'milk drinker' where one pours
oneself a nice cold refreshing glass of milk -- iced water was my
preference even as a kid. OTOH could chow down on cheese, cottage
cheese, sour cream, etc. (Yogurt really wasn't a thing back then -
definitely a new favourite.)
I enjoy milk in all its forms... :) And we generally have itYes, if you were regular regulars they might buy a quart of milk just
with our meals at home... At restaurants, it's almost impossible
to find whole milk offered, so we go for something else there...
for you two. Now that you mention it I don't recall seeing milk even listed in the beverage section of a lunch or dinner menu.
And some seem to be quite good at it, as well... ;) My strong
point is in seeing good ones to grab... <G>
I'm still waiting to see one from my collection! ...Oh. <bseg>
Ah, did I have one of yours on that message... ;) I often try99% of my taglines have been snagged from others or extracted from
not to use taglines on messages to the person I snagged them
from... but it does happen from time to time... ;)
various sources so if you gave me one of 'my' taglines it probably originated elsewhere.
... Law of Basic Economics: you can only spend it once.Though in "advanced Economics" they talk about how the $1 a tourist
spends becomes $5 (or whatever amount) because the tourist gives the
$1 to the first vendor/shopkeeper, that person spends the $1 at Shop
#2, that one spends at Shop #3....
We had a nice sit-down Chinese restaurant in our neighborhood at<snortle> I'm not trying to be stereotypical but the thought of a
one time... the father was the chef, his mother watched the
littlest ones, his wife was the hostess/waitress etc... as the
little girls got old enough, they helped with the bussing tables,
and the seating of customers... they moved on to (I think) NYC, and
sold the place (and I think the recipes, too) to an Hispanic couple..
never was the same after that, and we stopped going there...
Spanish or Mexican family running a Chineese restaurant doesn't quite work. Even following the recipes as written there are techniques and 'unwrittens' one would not be aware of. "A pinch of salt" -- a little between thumb and forefinger or more between the thumb and two
fingers?
It could have worked, but as you say, chances were good that it
wouldn't have.... they might have had the recipes, but didn't
really understand the subtleties of Chinese cooking... ;) But I
have a Chinese friend that can cook just about any ethnic
cuisine, including Mexican/Spanish or even French, Italian or
Greek.... :)
As for the "not the same", when we ate out more often and so a
higher repeat rate at specific restaurants we could tell when there was
a different chef in the kitchen from the usual as the meal didn't taste quite the same.
And sometimes that can be bad, other times good.... and sometimes
just different.... ;)
Our current favorite Japanese place is owned by the chef (he makesDepending on how young the two boys might help at certain times -
just about everything from scratch, from sushi to soups to dressings
to appetizers to entrees to desserts), his wife helps in the kitchen,
is the hostess/waitress etc, and keeps the books... their oldest son,
now in college, is doing some of the help in the kitchen and some of
the bussing and serving and seating... the younger two boys are just
there, doing their homework and such.... :)
thinking "do you homework for 45 minutes and then help clean for 15", (You'd probably notice that schedule!) Or perhaps they helped when
the restaurant was closed.
Before things got as busy as they are now, the middle boy would
sit at one of the tables, and happily read a book... ;) The
youngest is still pretty young.... I think they now are doing
their schoolwork and such in the kitchen where they are out of
sight... or possibly are at their grandparents more....
<milk tasted like curdling in my mouth>
(What a topic to follow restaurants!)
That's the way messages evolve.... or devolve.... <G>
avoid too much liquid milk: found I could have with cereal provided
not too much (so approaching moisten the cereal in the bowl) and the
cereal piece was the last item eaten as opposed to spooning milk.
Very odd... and quite a shame.... like my apple allergy...
Well AFAICT your apple allergy is worse. Simple to avoid a glass of
milk or milk in cereal (order oatmeal!) but from earlier discussions
apples show up everywhere in food and drinks.
Well, that is true... more effort to avoid apples than to avoid milk...If you had that taste I had you'd avoid! <bg>
but as an avid milk drinker, I'd find that hard to take, too... ;0
Maybe... or figure out some way to cover it up... ;)
Fortunately non-liquid milk was fine: I could eat cheese, sour cream,
cottage cheese, yogurt with out any ill-taste.
That was a good thing, at least... :)
Yes. I'll admit to never being a 'milk drinker' where one pours
oneself a nice cold refreshing glass of milk -- iced water was my
preference even as a kid. OTOH could chow down on cheese, cottage
cheese, sour cream, etc. (Yogurt really wasn't a thing back then -
definitely a new favourite.)
I enjoy milk in all its forms... :) And we generally have itYes, if you were regular regulars they might buy a quart of milk just
with our meals at home... At restaurants, it's almost impossible
to find whole milk offered, so we go for something else there...
for you two. Now that you mention it I don't recall seeing milk even listed in the beverage section of a lunch or dinner menu.
It generally is there, but most likely 2% or less.... at least at
most American-type restaurants, such as diners, or at the chain restaurants...
And some seem to be quite good at it, as well... ;) My strong
point is in seeing good ones to grab... <G>
I'm still waiting to see one from my collection! ...Oh. <bseg>
Ah, did I have one of yours on that message... ;) I often try99% of my taglines have been snagged from others or extracted from
not to use taglines on messages to the person I snagged them
from... but it does happen from time to time... ;)
various sources so if you gave me one of 'my' taglines it probably originated elsewhere.
Like most of mine... :)
... Law of Basic Economics: you can only spend it once.Though in "advanced Economics" they talk about how the $1 a tourist
spends becomes $5 (or whatever amount) because the tourist gives the
$1 to the first vendor/shopkeeper, that person spends the $1 at Shop
#2, that one spends at Shop #3....
Ah, but still the first person can only spend it once.... :)
... A classic is a book that is praised but not read
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 30-Oct-2019 09:50 <=-
<snortle> I'm not trying to be stereotypical but the thought of a
Spanish or Mexican family running a Chineese restaurant doesn't quite
work. Even following the recipes as written there are techniques and
'unwrittens' one would not be aware of. "A pinch of salt" -- a little
between thumb and forefinger or more between the thumb and two fingers?
It could have worked, but as you say, chances were good that itRight. "Roll into a tube" doesn't say anything about how tightly, how long the tube is, etc. Quite sure the Hispanic couple watched the
wouldn't have.... they might have had the recipes, but didn't really
understand the subtleties of Chinese cooking... ;)
Chinese couple prepare the food, but the inevitable forgetting/mis- remembering of details: dough too thick for the amount of food and the flavour is off, or the dough shell has to be cooked longer and that
means the stuffing is overcooked, etc.
But I have a Chinese friend that can cook just about any ethnicAs for your friend, some people just have the knack.
cuisine, including Mexican/Spanish or even French, Italian or
Greek.... :)
We watch Martha Stewart on Saturday noon because nothing else on at
that time -- she has the occasional comment of adding a little water
if needed because of the weather conditions -- so just how does one
know if the dough needs more water? Looked the same to me before.
(One can't feel on TV.)
As for the "not the same", when we ate out more often and so a
higher repeat rate at specific restaurants we could tell when there was
a different chef in the kitchen from the usual as the meal didn't taste
quite the same.
And sometimes that can be bad, other times good.... and sometimes justRight. Maybe we prefer what other customers don't. We tend not to be overly picky: a medium wil be accepted when ordered medium rare; if
different.... ;)
well done that will be rejected (and don't recall the last time that
error occurred).
Depending on how young the two boys might help at certain times -
thinking "do you homework for 45 minutes and then help clean for 15",
(You'd probably notice that schedule!) Or perhaps they helped when
the restaurant was closed.
Before things got as busy as they are now, the middle boy would sitPossibly, as long as the grandparents aren't in the back helping to
at one of the tables, and happily read a book... ;) The youngest is
still pretty young.... I think they now are doing their schoolwork
and such in the kitchen where they are out of sight... or possibly
are at their grandparents more....
cook!
Well AFAICT your apple allergy is worse. Simple to avoid a glass of
milk or milk in cereal (order oatmeal!) but from earlier discussions
apples show up everywhere in food and drinks.
Well, that is true... more effort to avoid apples than to avoid milk...
but as an avid milk drinker, I'd find that hard to take, too... ;0
If you had that taste I had you'd avoid! <bg>
Maybe... or figure out some way to cover it up... ;)Well I also covered up a bit: I needed milk to do some cooking so had
a quart of milk in the refrigerator; would periodically try to see if
got rid of that nasty aftertaste; found if I didn't pour too much into
my cereal so was still relatively dry (not soggy) and the last bite or
two was cereal and not a spoonful of milk the taste was covered up.
I enjoy milk in all its forms... :) And we generally have it
with our meals at home... At restaurants, it's almost impossible
to find whole milk offered, so we go for something else there...
Yes, if you were regular regulars they might buy a quart of milk just
for you two. Now that you mention it I don't recall seeing milk even
listed in the beverage section of a lunch or dinner menu.
It generally is there, but most likely 2% or less.... at least at mostI'll try to remember, though when we eat out we generally don't do beverages other than water (with lemon), though sometimes something 'exotic' which already have a hankerin' for and so order without
American-type restaurants, such as diners, or at chain restaurants...
referring to that section of the menu.
I often try not to use taglines on messages to the person I snagged
them from... but it does happen from time to time... ;)
99% of my taglines have been snagged from others or extracted from
various sources so if you gave me one of 'my' taglines it probably
originated elsewhere.
Like most of mine... :)Right. I found the trouble with snagging that great tagline was
everyone else has snagged it too, so not such a great catch.
... Law of Basic Economics: you can only spend it once.
Though in "advanced Economics" they talk about how the $1 a tourist
spends becomes $5 (or whatever amount) because the tourist gives the
$1 to the first vendor/shopkeeper, that person spends the $1 at Shop
#2, that one spends at Shop #3....
Ah, but still the first person can only spend it once.... :)
True. I'm more concerned with what I have and can spend than what
everyone else can.
... A classic is a book that is praised but not readIt looks good on the shelf!
<snortle> I'm not trying to be stereotypical but the thought of a
Spanish or Mexican family running a Chineese restaurant doesn't quite
work. Even following the recipes as written there are techniques and
'unwrittens' one would not be aware of. "A pinch of salt" -- a little
between thumb and forefinger or more between the thumb and two fingers?
It could have worked, but as you say, chances were good that itRight. "Roll into a tube" doesn't say anything about how tightly, how long the tube is, etc. Quite sure the Hispanic couple watched the
wouldn't have.... they might have had the recipes, but didn't really
understand the subtleties of Chinese cooking... ;)
Chinese couple prepare the food, but the inevitable forgetting/mis- remembering of details: dough too thick for the amount of food and the flavour is off, or the dough shell has to be cooked longer and that
means the stuffing is overcooked, etc.
Or the wok isn't heated hot enough, or enough oil (or the right
kind) used....
But I have a Chinese friend that can cook just about any ethnicAs for your friend, some people just have the knack.
cuisine, including Mexican/Spanish or even French, Italian or
Greek.... :)
He certainly does... :) he helped me make a steak and kidney pie
at the Cooking Echo picnic... I was going on my remembering doing
it years ago, he was going on remembered tastes from years ago...
no recipes, but he does have years of doing all sorts of
techniques, and used what was needed for our project... Came out
very nicely... :)
We watch Martha Stewart on Saturday noon because nothing else on at
that time -- she has the occasional comment of adding a little water
if needed because of the weather conditions -- so just how does one
know if the dough needs more water? Looked the same to me before.
(One can't feel on TV.)
If that was in regards to baking bread.... I've done that...
although more often, I've just added less flour...... when it's
humid, you might need less water/more flour... when it's dry, the
flour will absorb more.... I tend to add the last few cups of
flour while I'm kneading the dough by hand, so I can feel how dry
or wet the dough is as I'm doing it... :)
As for the "not the same", when we ate out more often and so a
higher repeat rate at specific restaurants we could tell when there was
a different chef in the kitchen from the usual as the meal didn't taste
quite the same.
And sometimes that can be bad, other times good.... and sometimes justRight. Maybe we prefer what other customers don't. We tend not to be overly picky: a medium wil be accepted when ordered medium rare; if
different.... ;)
well done that will be rejected (and don't recall the last time that
error occurred).
For some things, I've become more picky over the years... how
done a steak is is one of those things, especially when there's a
blurb in the menu that describes what they are supposed to be
supplying when you order a particular doneness... I'm happy with
blood rare to medium rare... but if I order it rare, I expect it
to be no more than medium rare... and I will send it back if it's
medium or worse... The steaks are usually pricy enough that they
really should be doing things right... and I don't feel right
spending that kind of money for something I have to choke down
because they cooked it wrong...
Well AFAICT your apple allergy is worse. Simple to avoid a glass of
milk or milk in cereal (order oatmeal!) but from earlier discussions
apples show up everywhere in food and drinks.
Well, that is true... more effort to avoid apples than to avoid milk...
but as an avid milk drinker, I'd find that hard to take, too... ;0
If you had that taste I had you'd avoid! <bg>
Maybe... or figure out some way to cover it up... ;)Well I also covered up a bit: I needed milk to do some cooking so had
a quart of milk in the refrigerator; would periodically try to see if
got rid of that nasty aftertaste; found if I didn't pour too much into
my cereal so was still relatively dry (not soggy) and the last bite or
two was cereal and not a spoonful of milk the taste was covered up.
I'd probably mix in chocolate, or molasses... ;)
I enjoy milk in all its forms... :) And we generally have it
with our meals at home... At restaurants, it's almost impossible
to find whole milk offered, so we go for something else there...
Yes, if you were regular regulars they might buy a quart of milk just
for you two. Now that you mention it I don't recall seeing milk even
listed in the beverage section of a lunch or dinner menu.
It generally is there, but most likely 2% or less.... at least at mostI'll try to remember, though when we eat out we generally don't do beverages other than water (with lemon), though sometimes something 'exotic' which already have a hankerin' for and so order without
American-type restaurants, such as diners, or at chain restaurants...
referring to that section of the menu.
Many of them do carry chocolate milk, but that is generally
lowfat as well... I'm more likely to order water with lemon now
also... unless I find out that they do carry whole milk... :)
I often try not to use taglines on messages to the person I snagged
them from... but it does happen from time to time... ;)
99% of my taglines have been snagged from others or extracted from
various sources so if you gave me one of 'my' taglines it probably
originated elsewhere.
Like most of mine... :)Right. I found the trouble with snagging that great tagline was
everyone else has snagged it too, so not such a great catch.
It might not have been seen in some other echo, though... ;)
... A classic is a book that is praised but not readIt looks good on the shelf!
Which is how some companies earn their money... selling books
that look good on the shelf, so people can pretend that they are
reading all these good books... :)
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 07-Nov-2019 13:55 <=-
Quite sure the Hispanic couple watched the
Chinese couple prepare the food, but the inevitable forgetting/mis-
remembering of details: dough too thick for the amount of food and the
flavour is off, or the dough shell has to be cooked longer and that
means the stuffing is overcooked, etc.
Or the wok isn't heated hot enough, or enough oil (or the right kind)All sorts of details to go wrong. And the various chefs and cooks just
used....
do things slightly differently, even with standardized chain
restaurant cooking. "Squirt grill with canola oil." OK. One chef
will give a healthy squirrrrt while another will do an anemic (squirt)
-- that detail will alter the outcome.
But I have a Chinese friend that can cook just about any ethnic
cuisine, including Mexican/Spanish or even French, Italian or
Greek.... :)
As for your friend, some people just have the knack.
He certainly does... :) he helped me make a steak and kidney pie atGood. And yes, makes sense to use an established recipe (even from memory), but then need to tweak for the subtle differences. Maybe the tomatoes are a bit more tart than usual, or green pepper not as mature
the Cooking Echo picnic... I was going on my remembering doing it
years ago, he was going on remembered tastes from years ago... no
recipes, but he does have years of doing all sorts of techniques, and
used what was needed for our project... Came out very nicely... :)
and holding in its flavour. Compensate with a pinch of this, a
sprinkle of that, all determined by taste. ...And how one can taste
and just know the right seasoning to add is beyond me .
We watch Martha Stewart on Saturday noon because nothing else on at
that time -- she has the occasional comment of adding a little water
if needed because of the weather conditions -- so just how does one
know if the dough needs more water? Looked the same to me before.
(One can't feel on TV.)
If that was in regards to baking bread.... I've done that...We go "dunno - that's what the Toothpick Test is for near the end of baking. Dough sticking to the toothpick, leave in a little longer!
although more often, I've just added less flour...... when it's humid,
you might need less water/more flour... when it's dry, the flour will
absorb more.... I tend to add the last few cups of flour while I'm
kneading the dough by hand, so I can feel how dry or wet the dough
is as I'm doing it... :)
(Not saying we don't adjust while mixing, just not as good at it.)
Right. Maybe we prefer what other customers don't. We tend not to be
overly picky: a medium wil be accepted when ordered medium rare; if
well done that will be rejected (and don't recall the last time that
error occurred).
For some things, I've become more picky over the years... how doneAgree. With us prefer rare but not going to make a fuss if
a steak is is one of those things, especially when there's a blurb in
the menu that describes what they are supposed to be supplying when
you order a particular doneness... I'm happy with blood rare to
medium rare... but if I order it rare, I expect it to be no more than
medium rare... and I will send it back if it's medium or worse... The
steaks are usually pricy enough that they really should be doing
things right... and I don't feel right spending that kind of money
for something I have to choke down because they cooked it wrong...
medium-rare. Medium will be accepted but there's a comment made.
Anything over medium is being sent back.
Well AFAICT your apple allergy is worse. Simple to avoid a glass of
milk or milk in cereal (order oatmeal!) but from earlier discussions
apples show up everywhere in food and drinks.
Well, that is true... more effort to avoid apples than to avoid milk...
but as an avid milk drinker, I'd find that hard to take, too... ;0
If you had that taste I had you'd avoid! <bg>
Maybe... or figure out some way to cover it up... ;)
Well I also covered up a bit: I needed milk to do some cooking so had
a quart of milk in the refrigerator; would periodically try to see if
got rid of that nasty aftertaste; found if I didn't pour too much into
my cereal so was still relatively dry (not soggy) and the last bite or
two was cereal and not a spoonful of milk the taste was covered up.
I'd probably mix in chocolate, or molasses... ;)I hadn't thought of those!
Now that you mention it I don't recall seeing milk even
listed in the beverage section of a lunch or dinner menu.
It generally is there, but most likely 2% or less.... at least at most
American-type restaurants, such as diners, or at chain restaurants...
I'll try to remember, though when we eat out we generally don't do
beverages other than water (with lemon), though sometimes something
'exotic' which already have a hankerin' for and so order without
referring to that section of the menu.
Many of them do carry chocolate milk, but that is generally lowfat asArgh! Went out for a birthday lunch the other day (not mine) and
well... I'm more likely to order water with lemon now also... unless
I find out that they do carry whole milk... :)
didn't look at the beverage options. ...OK, checked online and they do offer 1% milk.
99% of my taglines have been snagged from others or extracted from
various sources so if you gave me one of 'my' taglines it probably
originated elsewhere.
Like most of mine... :)
Right. I found the trouble with snagging that great tagline was
everyone else has snagged it too, so not such a great catch.
It might not have been seen in some other echo, though... ;)True. I more or less figure if I like the tagline to snag it, If
it's out there it probably has been seen. A tagline is more of a decoration than the main item.
Quite sure the Hispanic couple watched the
Chinese couple prepare the food, but the inevitable forgetting/mis-
remembering of details: dough too thick for the amount of food and the
flavour is off, or the dough shell has to be cooked longer and that
means the stuffing is overcooked, etc.
Or the wok isn't heated hot enough, or enough oil (or the right kind)All sorts of details to go wrong. And the various chefs and cooks just
used....
do things slightly differently, even with standardized chain
restaurant cooking. "Squirt grill with canola oil." OK. One chef
will give a healthy squirrrrt while another will do an anemic (squirt)
-- that detail will alter the outcome.
Indeed. :)
But I have a Chinese friend that can cook just about any ethnic
cuisine, including Mexican/Spanish or even French, Italian or
Greek.... :)
As for your friend, some people just have the knack.
He certainly does... :) he helped me make a steak and kidney pie atGood. And yes, makes sense to use an established recipe (even from memory), but then need to tweak for the subtle differences. Maybe the tomatoes are a bit more tart than usual, or green pepper not as mature
the Cooking Echo picnic... I was going on my remembering doing it
years ago, he was going on remembered tastes from years ago... no
recipes, but he does have years of doing all sorts of techniques, and
used what was needed for our project... Came out very nicely... :)
and holding in its flavour. Compensate with a pinch of this, a
sprinkle of that, all determined by taste. ...And how one can taste
and just know the right seasoning to add is beyond me .
It's what sets apart the real cooks from the likes of you and
me.... ;)
We watch Martha Stewart on Saturday noon because nothing else on at
that time -- she has the occasional comment of adding a little water
if needed because of the weather conditions -- so just how does one
know if the dough needs more water? Looked the same to me before.
(One can't feel on TV.)
If that was in regards to baking bread.... I've done that...We go "dunno - that's what the Toothpick Test is for near the end of baking. Dough sticking to the toothpick, leave in a little longer!
although more often, I've just added less flour...... when it's humid,
you might need less water/more flour... when it's dry, the flour will
absorb more.... I tend to add the last few cups of flour while I'm
kneading the dough by hand, so I can feel how dry or wet the dough
is as I'm doing it... :)
(Not saying we don't adjust while mixing, just not as good at it.)
A lot of it comes from experience.... and some things, the
toothpick test is really the only way to test... :)
Agree. With us prefer rare but not going to make a fuss if
medium-rare. Medium will be accepted but there's a comment made.
Anything over medium is being sent back.
Not that long ago, our 4th Sunday group went to a place that sold steaks.... I think the cooks must have been asleep on the job, or something, as at least three of us had our meat come much more
done than asked for... Mine was the first discovered, and I did
have them re-do it (second time was at least acceptable)... Then
Richard found that his hamburger was quite overdone, but told
them that he'd just eat it... They ended up comping his entire
meal... The third person had waited to even start her steak until
later in the meal, and then discovered that it was overdone...
she also had them re-make it (I thought she should have at least
checked a lot earlier in the meal, actually)... I suspect that
that might have played a part in the restaurant's decision to
comp Richard's meal... :)
Well AFAICT your apple allergy is worse. Simple to avoid a glass of
milk or milk in cereal (order oatmeal!) but from earlier discussions
apples show up everywhere in food and drinks.
milk... NB>>>> but as an avid milk drinker, I'd find that hard toWell, that is true... more effort to avoid apples than to avoid
take, too... ;0 BM>>> If you had that taste I had you'd avoid!
Maybe... or figure out some way to cover it up... ;)
Well I also covered up a bit: I needed milk to do some cooking so had
a quart of milk in the refrigerator; would periodically try to see if
got rid of that nasty aftertaste; found if I didn't pour too much into
my cereal so was still relatively dry (not soggy) and the last bite or
two was cereal and not a spoonful of milk the taste was covered up.
I'd probably mix in chocolate, or molasses... ;)I hadn't thought of those!
When I was back in grade school and we got the school milk in
those little cartons, the white milk often tasted a little off,
so I got in the habit of just ordering the chocolate milk... So,
later, I'd add chocolate if the milk was starting to taste like
it was about to turn... I came across molasses milk later, as a
way to make a fortifying drink... as it is quite tasty, I added
to my bag of tricks for covering up an off-taste in the milk...
;)
Now that you mention it I don't recall seeing milk even
listed in the beverage section of a lunch or dinner menu.
It generally is there, but most likely 2% or less.... at least at most
American-type restaurants, such as diners, or at chain restaurants...
I'll try to remember, though when we eat out we generally don't do
beverages other than water (with lemon), though sometimes something
'exotic' which already have a hankerin' for and so order without
referring to that section of the menu.
Many of them do carry chocolate milk, but that is generally lowfat asArgh! Went out for a birthday lunch the other day (not mine) and
well... I'm more likely to order water with lemon now also... unless
I find out that they do carry whole milk... :)
didn't look at the beverage options. ...OK, checked online and they do offer 1% milk.
As I'd expect... not that we consider that really milk... ;)
99% of my taglines have been snagged from others or extracted from
various sources so if you gave me one of 'my' taglines it probably
originated elsewhere.
Like most of mine... :)
Right. I found the trouble with snagging that great tagline was
everyone else has snagged it too, so not such a great catch.
It might not have been seen in some other echo, though... ;)True. I more or less figure if I like the tagline to snag it, If
it's out there it probably has been seen. A tagline is more of a decoration than the main item.
True, that last.... ;) We do have someone in the COOKING echo
that tends to produce new ones, or rework old ones to make them
new... A lot of his have ended up in my file... ;)
... Everyone is of some use, if only to set a bad example.
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 13-Nov-2019 11:08 <=-
All sorts of details to go wrong. And the various chefs and cooks just
do things slightly differently, even with standardized chain
restaurant cooking. "Squirt grill with canola oil." OK. One chef
will give a healthy squirrrrt while another will do an anemic (squirt)
-- that detail will alter the outcome.
Indeed. :)Oils and fats do make a difference on the flavour, though usually a reduction in flavour accompanying a reduction in calories.
As for your friend, some people just have the knack.
He certainly does... :) he helped me make a steak and kidney pie at
the Cooking Echo picnic... I was going on my remembering doing it
years ago, he was going on remembered tastes from years ago... no
recipes, but he does have years of doing all sorts of techniques, and
used what was needed for our project... Came out very nicely... :)
Good. And yes, makes sense to use an established recipe (even from
memory), but then need to tweak for the subtle differences. Maybe the
tomatoes are a bit more tart than usual, or green pepper not as mature
and holding in its flavour. Compensate with a pinch of this, a
sprinkle of that, all determined by taste. ...And how one can taste
and just know the right seasoning to add is beyond me .
It's what sets apart the real cooks from the likes of you and me... ;)<loud chuckle!> So what's wrong with a few fish sticks in the
microwave for two minutes?! (I'll do that if just for me at lunch; if dinner for the two of us baked in the oven or pan-fried stovetop.)
We go "dunno - that's what the Toothpick Test is for near the end of
baking. Dough sticking to the toothpick, leave in a little longer!
(Not saying we don't adjust while mixing, just not as good at it.)
A lot of it comes from experience.... and some things, the toothpickThough sometimes get fancy and use a bamboo skewer <studio audience oooow's>. Experience is a key. And time and effort. 'Ordinary
test is really the only way to test... :)
meals' I/we don't spend a lot of time and effort at -- decent. And
that sounds worse than it is; not like the school lunch at the
cafeteria line where the glop of mystery meat is plopped on to the
tray. Sure, sometimes 'quick and easy' but tastes good and has presentation. (Why do I feel like I'm digging my hole deeper?)
Agree. With us prefer rare but not going to make a fuss if
medium-rare. Medium will be accepted but there's a comment made.
Anything over medium is being sent back.
Not that long ago, our 4th Sunday group went to a place that soldSomething's not right in the kitchen! And yes, if there were problems noted early in the meal I probably would have checked my meal to see
steaks.... I think the cooks must have been asleep on the job, or
something, as at least three of us had our meat come much more done
than asked for... Mine was the first discovered, and I did have them
re-do it (second time was at least acceptable)... Then Richard found
that his hamburger was quite overdone, but told them that he'd just
eat it... They ended up comping his entire meal... The third person
had waited to even start her steak until later in the meal, and then
discovered that it was overdone... she also had them re-make it (I
thought she should have at least checked a lot earlier in the meal,
actually)... I suspect that that might have played a part in they
restaurant's decision to comp Richard's meal... :)
if it eas OK even though I was not ready to start eating.
To me eating an overdone hamburger is not as bad taste-wise as an
overdone steak. Nice they comp'd The Wizard's meal; I'm thinking $5
or $10 just for the hamburger would have been sufficient, but maybe
they (the restaurant) can't do dollar-off, or fractions of a meal. (My working retail experience was more dress missing belt, $5 off type of thing.)
but as an avid milk drinker, I'd find that hard to take, too...
If you had that taste I had you'd avoid! <bg>
Maybe... or figure out some way to cover it up... ;)
Well I also covered up a bit: I needed milk to do some cooking so had
a quart of milk in the refrigerator; would periodically try to see if
got rid of that nasty aftertaste; found if I didn't pour too much into
my cereal so was still relatively dry (not soggy) and the last bite or
two was cereal and not a spoonful of milk the taste was covered up.
I'd probably mix in chocolate, or molasses... ;)
I hadn't thought of those!
When I was back in grade school and we got the school milk in thoseYou sure you don't have that curdle flavour like I did?!
little cartons, the white milk often tasted a little off, so I got
in the habit of just ordering the chocolate milk... So, later, I'd
add chocolate if the milk was starting to taste like it was about to
turn... I came across molasses milk later, as a way to make a
fortifying drink... as it is quite tasty, I added to my bag of tricks
for covering up an off-taste in the milk... ;)
I have smelt/tasted where the milk is about to turn bad. Still good
to consume, just want to soon. LIS, haven't heard of molasses milk
though does sound worth a try. I haven't seen coffee nor strawberry flavoured milk out here (Midwest) though used to be available in New England, or at least prior to moving out here in 1975. Not talking
the powdered mix, but rather flavoured milks in cartons.
99% of my taglines have been snagged from others or extracted from
various sources so if you gave me one of 'my' taglines it probably
originated elsewhere.
Like most of mine... :)
Right. I found the trouble with snagging that great tagline was
everyone else has snagged it too, so not such a great catch.
It might not have been seen in some other echo, though... ;)
True. I more or less figure if I like the tagline to snag it, If
it's out there it probably has been seen. A tagline is more of a
decoration than the main item.
True, that last.... ;) We do have someone in the COOKING echo thatI'll have to see about selecting the one about roast beef. <g>
tends to produce new ones, or rework old ones to make them new... A
lot of his have ended up in my file... ;)
... Everyone is of some use, if only to set a bad example.Yup; think I used a similar one in the previous message.
I've gotten some interesting responses with a live use of 'everyone
brings happiness to this room; some by coming, some by leaving'. <g>
(One does have to say that judiciously!)
All sorts of details to go wrong. And the various chefs and cooks just
do things slightly differently, even with standardized chain
restaurant cooking. "Squirt grill with canola oil." OK. One chef
will give a healthy squirrrrt while another will do an anemic (squirt)
-- that detail will alter the outcome.
Indeed. :)Oils and fats do make a difference on the flavour, though usually a reduction in flavour accompanying a reduction in calories.
Yup... fat generally carries the flavor... :) One could do
better to drop out some of added sugars to reduce calories... ;)
As for your friend, some people just have the knack.
He certainly does... :) he helped me make a steak and kidney pie at
the Cooking Echo picnic... I was going on my remembering doing it
years ago, he was going on remembered tastes from years ago... no
recipes, but he does have years of doing all sorts of techniques, and
used what was needed for our project... Came out very nicely... :)
Good. And yes, makes sense to use an established recipe (even from
memory), but then need to tweak for the subtle differences. Maybe the
tomatoes are a bit more tart than usual, or green pepper not as mature
and holding in its flavour. Compensate with a pinch of this, a
sprinkle of that, all determined by taste. ...And how one can taste
and just know the right seasoning to add is beyond me .
It's what sets apart the real cooks from the likes of you and me... ;)<loud chuckle!> So what's wrong with a few fish sticks in the
microwave for two minutes?! (I'll do that if just for me at lunch; if dinner for the two of us baked in the oven or pan-fried stovetop.)
Simple can be just as rewarding... especially when the main
reward is having something to eat... ;) And I'll leave the fancy
and the reward is in the production type meals to those who are
more proficient at them... ;)
We go "dunno - that's what the Toothpick Test is for near the end of
baking. Dough sticking to the toothpick, leave in a little longer!
(Not saying we don't adjust while mixing, just not as good at it.)
A lot of it comes from experience.... and some things, the toothpickThough sometimes get fancy and use a bamboo skewer <studio audience oooow's>. Experience is a key. And time and effort. 'Ordinary
test is really the only way to test... :)
meals' I/we don't spend a lot of time and effort at -- decent. And
that sounds worse than it is; not like the school lunch at the
cafeteria line where the glop of mystery meat is plopped on to the
tray. Sure, sometimes 'quick and easy' but tastes good and has presentation. (Why do I feel like I'm digging my hole deeper?)
Not to worry.... even my very talented friend cooks 'quick and
easy' as well, from time to time....
To me eating an overdone hamburger is not as bad taste-wise as an
overdone steak. Nice they comp'd The Wizard's meal; I'm thinking $5
or $10 just for the hamburger would have been sufficient, but maybe
they (the restaurant) can't do dollar-off, or fractions of a meal. (My working retail experience was more dress missing belt, $5 off type of thing.)
Most restaurants would be more likely to just comp the part of
the meal that was defective... we were quite surprised to have
his entire meal comp'ed... I'm sure they could do dollar-off,
though, as they regularly have coupons for dollar-off as well as percentage-off.... :)
add chocolate if the milk was starting to taste like it was about toYou sure you don't have that curdle flavour like I did?!
turn... I came across molasses milk later, as a way to make a
fortifying drink... as it is quite tasty, I added to my bag of tricks
for covering up an off-taste in the milk... ;)
Pretty sure.... I do taste when milk picks up odd tastes, like
from the waxed cardboard carton, or a plastic taste from the jug,
when the milk hasn't been taken proper care of at the store....
And the added coconut oil to the 2% milk to bring it to the right percentage (that doesn't usually happen with whole milk)...
I have smelt/tasted where the milk is about to turn bad. Still good
to consume, just want to soon. LIS, haven't heard of molasses milk
though does sound worth a try. I haven't seen coffee nor strawberry flavoured milk out here (Midwest) though used to be available in New England, or at least prior to moving out here in 1975. Not talking
the powdered mix, but rather flavoured milks in cartons.
I've seen strawberry flavored milk in gallon jugs along with
chocolate milk, likewise.... A regional milk cooperative (Upstate
Milk) sells various flavored milks in plastic pint bottles....
chocolate, mocha, strawberry, cappuchino, and seasonal flavors
such as mint chocolate chip, eggnog, pumpkin spice, etc...
99% of my taglines have been snagged from others or extracted from
various sources so if you gave me one of 'my' taglines it probably
originated elsewhere.
Like most of mine... :)
Right. I found the trouble with snagging that great tagline was
everyone else has snagged it too, so not such a great catch.
It might not have been seen in some other echo, though... ;)
True. I more or less figure if I like the tagline to snag it, If
it's out there it probably has been seen. A tagline is more of a
decoration than the main item.
True, that last.... ;) We do have someone in the COOKING echo thatI'll have to see about selecting the one about roast beef. <g>
tends to produce new ones, or rework old ones to make them new... A
lot of his have ended up in my file... ;)
I saw that one below... I've seen it elsewhere as a one-liner...
... Forbidden fruit is responsible for many a bad jam.
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 27-Nov-2019 09:41 <=-
All sorts of details to go wrong. And the various chefs and cooks just
do things slightly differently, even with standardized chain
restaurant cooking. "Squirt grill with canola oil." OK. One chef
will give a healthy squirrrrt while another will do an anemic (squirt)
-- that detail will alter the outcome.
Indeed. :)
Oils and fats do make a difference on the flavour, though usually aTrue; certain cooking techniques add (or reduce) flavour. Was reading
reduction in flavour accompanying a reduction in calories.
the more the surface of the meat is charred the better the flavour ==>
was one reason why cooking a hamburger on a solid surface flat and
very hot grill at a restaurant tasted better: all of the surface was seared. (Plus they have strong exhaust fans to draw the smoke away from the smoke detector in the hall off the kitchen!)
Yup... fat generally carries the flavor... :) One could doYes, though when we eat out, which isn't all that often, we ignore the calories printed on the menu and go for what we want/looks good. Back home compensate for the 'billion calorie meal' by eating
better to drop out some of added sugars to reduce calories... ;)
lighter/having a snack instead of a meal.
It's what sets apart the real cooks from the likes of you and me... ;)
<loud chuckle!> So what's wrong with a few fish sticks in the
microwave for two minutes?! (I'll do that if just for me at lunch; if
dinner for the two of us baked in the oven or pan-fried stovetop.)
Simple can be just as rewarding... especially when the main reward isYes, and it's not too cost-efficient for us to have a wedge of lemon
having something to eat... ;) And I'll leave the fancy and the reward
is in the production type meals to those who are more proficient at
them... ;)
for fish so have some from the bottle of RealLemon. And that bottle
isn't all that elegant on the table! Sprig of parsley? How about a
shake of dried parsley flakes?
Experience is a key. And time and effort. 'Ordinary meals' I/we
don't spend a lot of time and effort at -- decent. And that sounds
worse than it is; not like the school lunch at the cafeteria line
where the glop of mystery meat is plopped on to the tray. Sure,
sometimes 'quick and easy' but tastes good and has presentation. (Why
do I feel like I'm digging my hole deeper?)
Not to worry.... even my very talented friend cooks 'quick and easy'Though they probably do it fancier and with more eye appeal
as well, from time to time....
automatically -- just habit.
To me eating an overdone hamburger is not as bad taste-wise as an
overdone steak. Nice they comp'd The Wizard's meal; I'm thinking $5
or $10 just for the hamburger would have been sufficient, but maybe
they (the restaurant) can't do dollar-off, or fractions of a meal. (My
working retail experience was more dress missing belt, $5 off type of
thing.)
Most restaurants would be more likely to just comp the part of theProbably. If worked in the restaurant area then it probably would
meal that was defective... we were quite surprised to have his entire
meal comp'ed... I'm sure they could do dollar-off, though, as they
regularly have coupons for dollar-off as well as percentage-off... :)
make more sense why the entire meal was comp'd as opposed to a partial reduction. I do agree with you, it would seem more logical to give
away the overdone hamburger but not the perfectly done sides. OTOH
free food is good food!
add chocolate if the milk was starting to taste like it was about to
turn... I came across molasses milk later, as a way to make a
fortifying drink... as it is quite tasty, I added to my bag of tricks
for covering up an off-taste in the milk... ;)
You sure you don't have that curdle flavour like I did?!
Pretty sure.... I do taste when milk picks up odd tastes, like fromAnd no one has marketed 'Tropical Milk'?!
the waxed cardboard carton, or a plastic taste from the jug, when the
milk hasn't been taken proper care of at the store.... And the added
coconut oil to the 2% milk to bring it to the right percentage (that
doesn't usually happen with whole milk)...
I have smelt/tasted where the milk is about to turn bad. Still good
to consume, just want to soon. LIS, haven't heard of molasses milk
though does sound worth a try. I haven't seen coffee nor strawberry
flavoured milk out here (Midwest) though used to be available in New
England, or at least prior to moving out here in 1975. Not talking
the powdered mix, but rather flavoured milks in cartons.
I've seen strawberry flavored milk in gallon jugs along withI don't recall seeing those 'wild' flavours out here, but then I'm not
chocolate milk, likewise.... A regional milk cooperative (Upstate
Milk) sells various flavored milks in plastic pint bottles....
chocolate, mocha, strawberry, cappuchino, and seasonal flavors such
as mint chocolate chip, eggnog, pumpkin spice, etc...
all that into milk. The egg nog has been out for a few grocery trip
-- as much as I love egg nog I'm avoiding buying any until at least the first of December to make it a little more special.
... Forbidden fruit is responsible for many a bad jam.Yes -- I'm recalling it more as a saying than tagline.
All sorts of details to go wrong. And the various chefs and cooks just
do things slightly differently, even with standardized chain
restaurant cooking. "Squirt grill with canola oil." OK. One chef
will give a healthy squirrrrt while another will do an anemic (squirt)
-- that detail will alter the outcome.
Indeed. :)
Oils and fats do make a difference on the flavour, though usually aTrue; certain cooking techniques add (or reduce) flavour. Was reading
reduction in flavour accompanying a reduction in calories.
the more the surface of the meat is charred the better the flavour ==>
was one reason why cooking a hamburger on a solid surface flat and
very hot grill at a restaurant tasted better: all of the surface was seared. (Plus they have strong exhaust fans to draw the smoke away from the smoke detector in the hall off the kitchen!)
Of course, they also say now that the char is what is likely to
be cancer-producing....
Yup... fat generally carries the flavor... :) One could doYes, though when we eat out, which isn't all that often, we ignore the calories printed on the menu and go for what we want/looks good. Back home compensate for the 'billion calorie meal' by eating
better to drop out some of added sugars to reduce calories... ;)
lighter/having a snack instead of a meal.
Most places we go don't print the calories (aren't required to,
since not part of a chain), but one can still have a general idea
if one knows anything about nutrition.... And when we eat out,
that will be our meal for the day... Just aren't hungry for
another meal later if it was lunch, so will snack to have food
with evening meds.... And if it's supper/dinner, we won't have
had lunch earlier.... :)
It's what sets apart the real cooks from the likes of you and me... ;)
<loud chuckle!> So what's wrong with a few fish sticks in the
microwave for two minutes?! (I'll do that if just for me at lunch; if
dinner for the two of us baked in the oven or pan-fried stovetop.)
Simple can be just as rewarding... especially when the main reward isYes, and it's not too cost-efficient for us to have a wedge of lemon
having something to eat... ;) And I'll leave the fancy and the reward
is in the production type meals to those who are more proficient at
them... ;)
for fish so have some from the bottle of RealLemon. And that bottle
isn't all that elegant on the table! Sprig of parsley? How about a
shake of dried parsley flakes?
Or skip them entirely... :) And just enjoy the taste of the fish itself... ;)
Experience is a key. And time and effort. 'Ordinary meals' I/we
don't spend a lot of time and effort at -- decent. And that sounds
worse than it is; not like the school lunch at the cafeteria line
where the glop of mystery meat is plopped on to the tray. Sure,
sometimes 'quick and easy' but tastes good and has presentation. (Why
do I feel like I'm digging my hole deeper?)
Not to worry.... even my very talented friend cooks 'quick and easy'Though they probably do it fancier and with more eye appeal
as well, from time to time....
automatically -- just habit.
Perhaps... depends on what's available, and what the dish is...
:)
To me eating an overdone hamburger is not as bad taste-wise as an
overdone steak. Nice they comp'd The Wizard's meal; I'm thinking $5
or $10 just for the hamburger would have been sufficient, but maybe
they (the restaurant) can't do dollar-off, or fractions of a meal. (My
working retail experience was more dress missing belt, $5 off type of
thing.)
Most restaurants would be more likely to just comp the part of theProbably. If worked in the restaurant area then it probably would
meal that was defective... we were quite surprised to have his entire
meal comp'ed... I'm sure they could do dollar-off, though, as they
regularly have coupons for dollar-off as well as percentage-off... :)
make more sense why the entire meal was comp'd as opposed to a partial reduction. I do agree with you, it would seem more logical to give
away the overdone hamburger but not the perfectly done sides. OTOH
free food is good food!
We just smiled and said thank-you, and paid the bill as
presented... :)
add chocolate if the milk was starting to taste like it was about to
turn... I came across molasses milk later, as a way to make a
fortifying drink... as it is quite tasty, I added to my bag of tricks
for covering up an off-taste in the milk... ;)
You sure you don't have that curdle flavour like I did?!
Pretty sure.... I do taste when milk picks up odd tastes, like fromAnd no one has marketed 'Tropical Milk'?!
the waxed cardboard carton, or a plastic taste from the jug, when the
milk hasn't been taken proper care of at the store.... And the added
coconut oil to the 2% milk to bring it to the right percentage (that
doesn't usually happen with whole milk)...
Now they might... but not just pass it off as regular milk... At
one point, it was actually listed in the acceptable to be added
to milk list... that may have changed by now...
I have smelt/tasted where the milk is about to turn bad. Still good
to consume, just want to soon. LIS, haven't heard of molasses milk
though does sound worth a try. I haven't seen coffee nor strawberry
flavoured milk out here (Midwest) though used to be available in New
England, or at least prior to moving out here in 1975. Not talking
the powdered mix, but rather flavoured milks in cartons.
I've seen strawberry flavored milk in gallon jugs along withI don't recall seeing those 'wild' flavours out here, but then I'm not
chocolate milk, likewise.... A regional milk cooperative (Upstate
Milk) sells various flavored milks in plastic pint bottles....
chocolate, mocha, strawberry, cappuchino, and seasonal flavors such
as mint chocolate chip, eggnog, pumpkin spice, etc...
all that into milk. The egg nog has been out for a few grocery trip
-- as much as I love egg nog I'm avoiding buying any until at least the first of December to make it a little more special.
Commercial eggnog seems to have some additives that don't agree
with me, unfortunately.... I do like it, though, at least in
small quantities, when made fresh... :)
... Forbidden fruit is responsible for many a bad jam.Yes -- I'm recalling it more as a saying than tagline.
A lot of taglines are nothing more than old sayings... :)
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 04-Dec-2019 09:02 <=-
certain cooking techniques add (or reduce) flavour. Was reading
the more the surface of the meat is charred the better the flavour ==>
was one reason why cooking a hamburger on a solid surface flat and
very hot grill at a restaurant tasted better: all of the surface was
seared. (Plus they have strong exhaust fans to draw the smoke away from
the smoke detector in the hall off the kitchen!)
Of course, they also say now that the char is what is likely to beUnfortunately. And not to minimize the seriousness it seems
cancer-producing....
everything is cancer-causing. Lots of things people can do (like
eating healthy) and not do (like smoking) to minimize.
Yup... fat generally carries the flavor... :) One could do
better to drop out some of added sugars to reduce calories... ;)
Yes, though when we eat out, which isn't all that often, we ignore the
calories printed on the menu and go for what we want/looks good. Back
home compensate for the 'billion calorie meal' by eating
lighter/having a snack instead of a meal.
Most places we go don't print the calories (aren't required to, sinceYes, we tend to do similar: eat lighter on either side of the huge
not part of a chain), but one can still have a general idea if one
knows anything about nutrition.... And when we eat out, that will be
our meal for the day... Just aren't hungry for another meal later if
it was lunch, so will snack to have food with evening meds.... And if
it's supper/dinner, we won't have had lunch earlier.... :)
meal, effectively to balance out.
<loud chuckle!> So what's wrong with a few fish sticks in the
microwave for two minutes?! (I'll do that if just for me at lunch; if
dinner for the two of us baked in the oven or pan-fried stovetop.)
Simple can be just as rewarding... especially when the main reward is
having something to eat... ;) And I'll leave the fancy and the reward
is in the production type meals to those who are more proficient at
them... ;)
Yes, and it's not too cost-efficient for us to have a wedge of lemon
for fish so have some from the bottle of RealLemon. And that bottle
isn't all that elegant on the table! Sprig of parsley? How about a
shake of dried parsley flakes?
Or skip them entirely... :) And just enjoy the taste of the fishHave done that also: partially to have a change of flavour of the same main item, partially because sometimes I feel like tartar sauce,
itself... ;)
sometimes lemon, and sometimes plain. Basically all taste.
Experience is a key. And time and effort. 'Ordinary meals' I/we
don't spend a lot of time and effort at -- decent. And that sounds
worse than it is; not like the school lunch at the cafeteria line
where the glop of mystery meat is plopped on to the tray. Sure,
sometimes 'quick and easy' but tastes good and has presentation. (Why
do I feel like I'm digging my hole deeper?)
Not to worry.... even my very talented friend cooks 'quick and easy'
as well, from time to time....
Though they probably do it fancier and with more eye appeal
automatically -- just habit.
Perhaps... depends on what's available, and what the dish is... :)Ummm, oatmeal. At the restaurant topped with three blueberries, a raspberry, and a sprig of rosemary. [Would that one work?]
At home: three raisins, ... <getting desperate> a cube of Swiss and
how'd that dust bunny get in there?!
Most restaurants would be more likely to just comp the part of the
meal that was defective... we were quite surprised to have his entire
meal comp'ed... I'm sure they could do dollar-off, though, as they
regularly have coupons for dollar-off as well as percentage-off... :)
Probably. If worked in the restaurant area then it probably would
make more sense why the entire meal was comp'd as opposed to a partial
reduction. I do agree with you, it would seem more logical to give
away the overdone hamburger but not the perfectly done sides. OTOH
free food is good food!
We just smiled and said thank-you, and paid the bill as presented... :)Especially as previously they explained to you Richard's hamburnger
(!) was comp'd. The only bill issue should be to tip based on the un-comp'd amount and not the presented amount.
You sure you don't have that curdle flavour like I did?!
Pretty sure.... I do taste when milk picks up odd tastes, like from
the waxed cardboard carton, or a plastic taste from the jug, when the
milk hasn't been taken proper care of at the store.... And the added
coconut oil to the 2% milk to bring it to the right percentage (that
doesn't usually happen with whole milk)...
And no one has marketed 'Tropical Milk'?!
Now they might... but not just pass it off as regular milk... At oneI had not heard previously about adding coconut oil to milk but didn't come as a huge surprise. Know cow's milk isn't the the best available
point, it was actually listed in the acceptable to be added to milk
list... that may have changed by now...
for humans -- forgot what was most comparable -- so possibly adding coconut oil helped.
I have smelt/tasted where the milk is about to turn bad. Still good
to consume, just want to soon. LIS, haven't heard of molasses milk
though does sound worth a try. I haven't seen coffee nor strawberry
flavoured milk out here (Midwest) though used to be available in New
England, or at least prior to moving out here in 1975. Not talking
the powdered mix, but rather flavoured milks in cartons.
I've seen strawberry flavored milk in gallon jugs along with
chocolate milk, likewise.... A regional milk cooperative (Upstate
Milk) sells various flavored milks in plastic pint bottles....
chocolate, mocha, strawberry, cappuchino, and seasonal flavors such
as mint chocolate chip, eggnog, pumpkin spice, etc...
I don't recall seeing those 'wild' flavours out here, but then I'm not
all that into milk. The egg nog has been out for a few grocery trip
-- as much as I love egg nog I'm avoiding buying any until at least the
first of December to make it a little more special.
Commercial eggnog seems to have some additives that don't agree withI haven't had homemade egg nog in I don't know how long, and since I'm
me, unfortunately.... I do like it, though, at least in small
quantities, when made fresh... :)
the only one who does like it -- not sure if Autumn likes it or not,
and her tastes vary periodically. Anyway, back to the egg nog, wonder
if the additive is apple-based or something else?
... Forbidden fruit is responsible for many a bad jam.
Yes -- I'm recalling it more as a saying than tagline.
A lot of taglines are nothing more than old sayings... :)And here I was thinking saying are nothingmore than old taglines!
certain cooking techniques add (or reduce) flavour. Was reading
the more the surface of the meat is charred the better the flavour ==>
was one reason why cooking a hamburger on a solid surface flat and
very hot grill at a restaurant tasted better: all of the surface was
seared. (Plus they have strong exhaust fans to draw the smoke away from
the smoke detector in the hall off the kitchen!)
Of course, they also say now that the char is what is likely to beUnfortunately. And not to minimize the seriousness it seems
cancer-producing....
everything is cancer-causing. Lots of things people can do (like
eating healthy) and not do (like smoking) to minimize.
True, and part of the picture is that some things are only truly
harmful when in ridiculously large quantities.... but I tend to
avoid the char most of the time anyway... since it's not my
favorite taste... :)
Yup... fat generally carries the flavor... :) One could do
better to drop out some of added sugars to reduce calories... ;)
Yes, though when we eat out, which isn't all that often, we ignore the
calories printed on the menu and go for what we want/looks good. Back
home compensate for the 'billion calorie meal' by eating
lighter/having a snack instead of a meal.
Most places we go don't print the calories (aren't required to, sinceYes, we tend to do similar: eat lighter on either side of the huge
not part of a chain), but one can still have a general idea if one
knows anything about nutrition.... And when we eat out, that will be
our meal for the day... Just aren't hungry for another meal later if
it was lunch, so will snack to have food with evening meds.... And if
it's supper/dinner, we won't have had lunch earlier.... :)
meal, effectively to balance out.
As we've become older, we just don't have the capacity we once
had.... ;)
Yes, and it's not too cost-efficient for us to have a wedge of lemon
for fish so have some from the bottle of RealLemon. And that bottle
isn't all that elegant on the table! Sprig of parsley? How about a
shake of dried parsley flakes?
Or skip them entirely... :) And just enjoy the taste of the fishHave done that also: partially to have a change of flavour of the same main item, partially because sometimes I feel like tartar sauce,
itself... ;)
sometimes lemon, and sometimes plain. Basically all taste.
I'll sometimes mix up a simple tartar sauce with mayo and pickle relishes... usually have both sweet and dill on hand... and
currently also have a little bottle of capers in the fridge, so
might toss in some of those as well... :) We use that more with
the breaded fish, shrimp or clams than with plain fish or
shrimp...
Experience is a key. And time and effort. 'Ordinary meals' I/we
don't spend a lot of time and effort at -- decent. And that sounds
worse than it is; not like the school lunch at the cafeteria line
where the glop of mystery meat is plopped on to the tray. Sure,
sometimes 'quick and easy' but tastes good and has presentation. (Why
do I feel like I'm digging my hole deeper?)
Not to worry.... even my very talented friend cooks 'quick and easy'
as well, from time to time....
Though they probably do it fancier and with more eye appeal
automatically -- just habit.
Perhaps... depends on what's available, and what the dish is... :)Ummm, oatmeal. At the restaurant topped with three blueberries, a raspberry, and a sprig of rosemary. [Would that one work?]
It might... ;) The rosemary might be over the top a bit,
though... ;)
At home: three raisins, ... <getting desperate> a cube of Swiss and
how'd that dust bunny get in there?!
No need to get desperate... Oatmeal here would have raisins
cooked into it, and topped with brown sugar and cinnamon....
probably a pat of butter as well, and often with milk... Comfort
food from my childhood...
Most restaurants would be more likely to just comp the part of the
meal that was defective... we were quite surprised to have his entire
meal comp'ed... I'm sure they could do dollar-off, though, as they
regularly have coupons for dollar-off as well as percentage-off... :)
Probably. If worked in the restaurant area then it probably would
make more sense why the entire meal was comp'd as opposed to a partial
reduction. I do agree with you, it would seem more logical to give
away the overdone hamburger but not the perfectly done sides. OTOH
free food is good food!
We just smiled and said thank-you, and paid the bill as presented... :)Especially as previously they explained to you Richard's hamburnger
(!) was comp'd. The only bill issue should be to tip based on the un-comp'd amount and not the presented amount.
We may have compromised on that... somewhere between the two...
I'm not remembering all the details... :)
You sure you don't have that curdle flavour like I did?!
Pretty sure.... I do taste when milk picks up odd tastes, like from
the waxed cardboard carton, or a plastic taste from the jug, when the
milk hasn't been taken proper care of at the store.... And the added
coconut oil to the 2% milk to bring it to the right percentage (that
doesn't usually happen with whole milk)...
And no one has marketed 'Tropical Milk'?!
Now they might... but not just pass it off as regular milk... At oneI had not heard previously about adding coconut oil to milk but didn't come as a huge surprise. Know cow's milk isn't the the best available
point, it was actually listed in the acceptable to be added to milk
list... that may have changed by now...
for humans -- forgot what was most comparable -- so possibly adding coconut oil helped.
I don't think that it was any help at all, really.... coconut oil
is even harder to digest, at least for some people.... :) I
think that it's goat's milk that is more comparable to human
milk...
I have smelt/tasted where the milk is about to turn bad. Still good
to consume, just want to soon. LIS, haven't heard of molasses milk
though does sound worth a try. I haven't seen coffee nor strawberry
flavoured milk out here (Midwest) though used to be available in New
England, or at least prior to moving out here in 1975. Not talking
the powdered mix, but rather flavoured milks in cartons.
I've seen strawberry flavored milk in gallon jugs along with
chocolate milk, likewise.... A regional milk cooperative (Upstate
Milk) sells various flavored milks in plastic pint bottles....
chocolate, mocha, strawberry, cappuchino, and seasonal flavors such
as mint chocolate chip, eggnog, pumpkin spice, etc...
I don't recall seeing those 'wild' flavours out here, but then I'm not
all that into milk. The egg nog has been out for a few grocery trip
-- as much as I love egg nog I'm avoiding buying any until at least the
first of December to make it a little more special.
Commercial eggnog seems to have some additives that don't agree withI haven't had homemade egg nog in I don't know how long, and since I'm
me, unfortunately.... I do like it, though, at least in small
quantities, when made fresh... :)
the only one who does like it -- not sure if Autumn likes it or not,
and her tastes vary periodically. Anyway, back to the egg nog, wonder
if the additive is apple-based or something else?
I doubt it would be apple-based.... might be some sort of
preservative, though.... So, have you bought any this season
yet...?
... Forbidden fruit is responsible for many a bad jam.
Yes -- I'm recalling it more as a saying than tagline.
A lot of taglines are nothing more than old sayings... :)And here I was thinking saying are nothing more than old taglines!
Considering that generally they've been around a lot longer than
taglines have existed.... <G>
... if (Original_Ver==OK) Don't_Upgrade();
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 11-Dec-2019 10:03 <=-
Will be shovelling a little over an inch of 'chance of flurries' later this morning: weather forecast was for a trace of snow but no accumulation. They were right about the cold period though: didn't
get above 21-22ø yesterday and wind chill was about half that. Similar for today.
Of course, they also say now that the char is what is likely to be
cancer-producing....
Unfortunately. And not to minimize the seriousness it seems
everything is cancer-causing. Lots of things people can do (like
eating healthy) and not do (like smoking) to minimize.
True, and part of the picture is that some things are only trulyI sort of like it but not in excess: I don't want to be eating
harmful when in ridiculously large quantities.... but I tend to avoid
the char most of the time anyway... since it's not my favorite
taste... :)
charcoal. As for the 'ridiculously large quantities', definite
agreement: sure, the scientists have to increase the intake to simulate
a lifetime of eating, but then people pick out certain portions of the study and it becomes 'eating <item> causes <result>'. Again, I'm not saying they're wrong, just the condensed report can make things look a
lot worse than they really are.
And when we eat out, that will be
our meal for the day... Just aren't hungry for another meal later if
it was lunch, so will snack to have food with evening meds.... And if
it's supper/dinner, we won't have had lunch earlier.... :)
Yes, we tend to do similar: eat lighter on either side of the huge
meal, effectively to balance out.
As we've become older, we just don't have the capacity we onceAnd combine with being more sedentary so one doesn't burn off calories
had.... ;)
as quickly as when was younger.
And just enjoy the taste of the fish itself... ;)
Have done that also: partially to have a change of flavour of the same
main item, partially because sometimes I feel like tartar sauce,
sometimes lemon, and sometimes plain. Basically all taste.
I'll sometimes mix up a simple tartar sauce with mayo and pickleYours probably tasted better than my squirt of store-bought tartar
relishes... usually have both sweet and dill on hand... and
currently also have a little bottle of capers in the fridge, so
might toss in some of those as well... :) We use that more with
the breaded fish, shrimp or clams than with plain fish or shrimp...
sauce I had on my fish sticks yesterday!
Though they probably do it fancier and with more eye appeal
automatically -- just habit.
Perhaps... depends on what's available, and what the dish is... :)
Ummm, oatmeal. At the restaurant topped with three blueberries, a
raspberry, and a sprig of rosemary. [Would that one work?]
It might... ;) The rosemary might be over the top a bit, though... ;)I intended to become more familiar with spices, or just cooking in general, as I got older: figured would have more time, etc. Now I do very little cooking as don't have the opportunity.
At home: three raisins, ... <getting desperate> a cube of Swiss and
how'd that dust bunny get in there?!
No need to get desperate... Oatmeal here would have raisins cookedI have instant oatmeal -- partially because I want it now and
into it, and topped with brown sugar and cinnamon.... probably a pat
of butter as well, and often with milk... Comfort food from my
childhood...
partially because I'm the only one eating it. Add a bunch of raisins (it's probably closer to three raisins per spoonful), boil the water -- this plumps up the raisins a bit as well as warms them up, pour in a
pouch of a flavoured oatmeal (but not the 'cream and' option as too sweet), add a pour of the instant oatmeal from the canister
(unflavoured) because I want more than just the pouchworth and cuts the flavour.
Rarely will I add butter; never added milk. Admittedly never
tried - parents didn't, don't recall any friends having it that way
when growing up but then not there for breakfast.
And no one has marketed 'Tropical Milk'?!
Now they might... but not just pass it off as regular milk... At one
point, it was actually listed in the acceptable to be added to milk
list... that may have changed by now...
I had not heard previously about adding coconut oil to milk but didn't
come as a huge surprise. Know cow's milk isn't the the best available
for humans -- forgot what was most comparable -- so possibly adding
coconut oil helped.
I don't think that it was any help at all, really.... coconut oil isThe additives keep getting worse!
even harder to digest, at least for some people.... :) I think that
it's goat's milk that is more comparable to human milk...
A regional milk cooperative (Upstate Milk) sells various flavored
milks in plastic pint bottles.... chocolate, mocha, strawberry,
cappuchino, and seasonal flavors such as mint chocolate chip,
eggnog, pumpkin spice, etc...
I don't recall seeing those 'wild' flavours out here, but then I'm
not all that into milk. The egg nog has been out for a few grocery
trips -- as much as I love egg nog I'm avoiding buying any until at
least the first of December to make it a little more special.
Commercial eggnog seems to have some additives that don't agree with
me, unfortunately.... I do like it, though, at least in small
quantities, when made fresh... :)
I haven't had homemade egg nog in I don't know how long, and since I'm
the only one who does like it -- not sure if Autumn likes it or not,
and her tastes vary periodically. Anyway, back to the egg nog, wonder
if the additive is apple-based or something else?
I doubt it would be apple-based.... might be some sort ofNot yet. Last week's trip was on the 5th, so my "eggnog in December
preservative, though.... So, have you bought any this season yet...?
rule" would have been in effect. A few extras in the cart and my
Scottish Guy wasn't liking the little added expense. Tomorrow he'll probably open his rusty coin purse. <g>
... Forbidden fruit is responsible for many a bad jam.
Yes -- I'm recalling it more as a saying than tagline.
A lot of taglines are nothing more than old sayings... :)
And here I was thinking saying are nothing more than old taglines!
Considering that generally they've been around a lot longer thanPlus not subject to the 72 (or is it 75?) character limit!
taglines have existed.... <G>
Will be shovelling a little over an inch of 'chance of flurries' later this morning: weather forecast was for a trace of snow but no accumulation. They were right about the cold period though: didn't
get above 21-22ø yesterday and wind chill was about half that. Similar for today.
We've been having similar chills... and less... and this morning
woke up to about an inch of "mostly cloudy", that was supposed to
be only a skim of accumulation... at least it's light and
fluffy... :)
Of course, they also say now that the char is what is likely to be
cancer-producing....
Unfortunately. And not to minimize the seriousness it seems
everything is cancer-causing. Lots of things people can do (like
eating healthy) and not do (like smoking) to minimize.
True, and part of the picture is that some things are only trulyI sort of like it but not in excess: I don't want to be eating
harmful when in ridiculously large quantities.... but I tend to avoid
the char most of the time anyway... since it's not my favorite
taste... :)
charcoal. As for the 'ridiculously large quantities', definite
agreement: sure, the scientists have to increase the intake to simulate
a lifetime of eating, but then people pick out certain portions of the study and it becomes 'eating <item> causes <result>'. Again, I'm not saying they're wrong, just the condensed report can make things look a
lot worse than they really are.
I tend to take those studies with a grain of salt... but then add
to them my empirical observations... For instance, the ones on
saccherine causing cancer, maybe, maybe not, but it does indeed
cause major problems for me (causes migraines), so I'll avoid it totally...
And when we eat out, that will be
our meal for the day... Just aren't hungry for another meal later if
it was lunch, so will snack to have food with evening meds.... And if
it's supper/dinner, we won't have had lunch earlier.... :)
Yes, we tend to do similar: eat lighter on either side of the huge
meal, effectively to balance out.
As we've become older, we just don't have the capacity we onceAnd combine with being more sedentary so one doesn't burn off calories
had.... ;)
as quickly as when was younger.
There's a little of that, too... but not something that really
plays into our thinking... mostly it's just that our eating
habits have shifted.... :)
And just enjoy the taste of the fish itself... ;)
Have done that also: partially to have a change of flavour of the same
main item, partially because sometimes I feel like tartar sauce,
sometimes lemon, and sometimes plain. Basically all taste.
I'll sometimes mix up a simple tartar sauce with mayo and pickleYours probably tasted better than my squirt of store-bought tartar
relishes... usually have both sweet and dill on hand... and
currently also have a little bottle of capers in the fridge, so
might toss in some of those as well... :) We use that more with
the breaded fish, shrimp or clams than with plain fish or shrimp...
sauce I had on my fish sticks yesterday!
Poosibly... depends on what one's taste buds expect... :)
Though they probably do it fancier and with more eye appeal
automatically -- just habit.
Perhaps... depends on what's available, and what the dish is... :)
Ummm, oatmeal. At the restaurant topped with three blueberries, a
raspberry, and a sprig of rosemary. [Would that one work?]
It might... ;) The rosemary might be over the top a bit, though... ;)I intended to become more familiar with spices, or just cooking in general, as I got older: figured would have more time, etc. Now I do very little cooking as don't have the opportunity.
If it's something you are interested in, sometimes one just has
to make the time and opportunity... :)
At home: three raisins, ... <getting desperate> a cube of Swiss and
how'd that dust bunny get in there?!
No need to get desperate... Oatmeal here would have raisins cookedI have instant oatmeal -- partially because I want it now and
into it, and topped with brown sugar and cinnamon.... probably a pat
of butter as well, and often with milk... Comfort food from my
childhood...
partially because I'm the only one eating it. Add a bunch of raisins (it's probably closer to three raisins per spoonful), boil the water -- this plumps up the raisins a bit as well as warms them up, pour in a
pouch of a flavoured oatmeal (but not the 'cream and' option as too sweet), add a pour of the instant oatmeal from the canister
(unflavoured) because I want more than just the pouchworth and cuts the flavour.
You can do the same thing, in about the same time, or maybe even
less, by putting the water, raisins and regular oatmeal in a bowl
in the microwave... that's how I do it now... :)
Rarely will I add butter; never added milk. Admittedly never
tried - parents didn't, don't recall any friends having it that way
when growing up but then not there for breakfast.
It's probably a Scottish thing... milk on the oat porridge.... :)
And no one has marketed 'Tropical Milk'?!
Now they might... but not just pass it off as regular milk... At one
point, it was actually listed in the acceptable to be added to milk
list... that may have changed by now...
I had not heard previously about adding coconut oil to milk but didn't
come as a huge surprise. Know cow's milk isn't the the best available
for humans -- forgot what was most comparable -- so possibly adding
coconut oil helped.
I don't think that it was any help at all, really.... coconut oil isThe additives keep getting worse!
even harder to digest, at least for some people.... :) I think that
it's goat's milk that is more comparable to human milk...
Actually, the trend has turned some... Fewer things have
additives than it had been getting to be... and it can be a point
of pride (and advertising) that there are no additives....
A regional milk cooperative (Upstate Milk) sells various flavored
milks in plastic pint bottles.... chocolate, mocha, strawberry,
cappuchino, and seasonal flavors such as mint chocolate chip,
eggnog, pumpkin spice, etc...
I don't recall seeing those 'wild' flavours out here, but then I'm
not all that into milk. The egg nog has been out for a few grocery
trips -- as much as I love egg nog I'm avoiding buying any until at
least the first of December to make it a little more special.
Commercial eggnog seems to have some additives that don't agree with
me, unfortunately.... I do like it, though, at least in small
quantities, when made fresh... :)
I haven't had homemade egg nog in I don't know how long, and since I'm
the only one who does like it -- not sure if Autumn likes it or not,
and her tastes vary periodically. Anyway, back to the egg nog, wonder
if the additive is apple-based or something else?
I doubt it would be apple-based.... might be some sort ofNot yet. Last week's trip was on the 5th, so my "eggnog in December
preservative, though.... So, have you bought any this season yet...?
rule" would have been in effect. A few extras in the cart and my
Scottish Guy wasn't liking the little added expense. Tomorrow he'll probably open his rusty coin purse. <g>
As it's well into the Christmas season now, I'd think you'd be
able to just override him at this point.... <G>
... Forbidden fruit is responsible for many a bad jam.
Yes -- I'm recalling it more as a saying than tagline.
A lot of taglines are nothing more than old sayings... :)
And here I was thinking saying are nothing more than old taglines!
Considering that generally they've been around a lot longer thanPlus not subject to the 72 (or is it 75?) character limit!
taglines have existed.... <G>
I think BlueWave's is 72 (tho I'd have to check to be sure), and Multimail's limit is a little longer....
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 21-Dec-2019 09:39 <=-
agreement: sure, the scientists have to increase the intake to simulate
a lifetime of eating, but then people pick out certain portions of the
study and it becomes 'eating <item> causes <result>'. Again, I'm not
saying they're wrong, just the condensed report can make things look a
lot worse than they really are.
I tend to take those studies with a grain of salt... but then add toI'm with you: seems everything causes something. I'm not making light
them my empirical observations... For instance, the ones on saccherine
causing cancer, maybe, maybe not, but it does indeed cause major
problems for me (causes migraines), so I'll avoid it totally...
of the studies, and I think we can eat, do and not do lifestyle
options, etc., to minimize the chances of getting sick/a disease. I
think some of the diseases are occurring just because humans are living longer.
OTOH there are changes because of lifestyle: my Mother pointed
out there are a lot of tall young people now - her generation and prior were shorter, she surmises because of food not being as readily
available (due to the wars, harder to transport and store food, etc.).
As for staying away from saccherine because of migraines, yes, I would too! I haven't pinpointed to the specifics but there are some foods
which give me slight faint 'odd' flavour and others shortly later a generalized itch/tingling (again weakly). At this point not enough to
do anything to find the commonality and so the source.
As we've become older, we just don't have the capacity we once
had.... ;)
And combine with being more sedentary so one doesn't burn off calories
as quickly as when was younger.
There's a little of that, too... but not something that really playsIf it makes more sense why not? In my book there's nothing to prevent
into our thinking... mostly it's just that our eating habits have
shifted.... :)
one from having cereal for the evening meal and meatloaf for the one
first thing in the morning. All a matter of convenience and probably
more so appetite.
I intended to become more familiar with spices, or just cooking in
general, as I got older: figured would have more time, etc. Now I do
very little cooking as don't have the opportunity.
If it's something you are interested in, sometimes one just has toI'm making dinner!
make the time and opportunity... :)
Where are we going?
No, I'm _making_ dinner.
<faint>
Oatmeal here would have raisins cooked into it, and topped with
brown sugar and cinnamon.... probably a pat of butter as well, and
often with milk... Comfort food from my childhood...
I have instant oatmeal -- partially because I want it now and
partially because I'm the only one eating it. Add a bunch of raisins
(it's probably closer to three raisins per spoonful), boil the water --
this plumps up the raisins a bit as well as warms them up, pour in a
pouch of a flavoured oatmeal (but not the 'cream and' option as too
sweet), add a pour of the instant oatmeal from the canister
(unflavoured) because I want more than just the pouchworth and cuts the
flavour.
You can do the same thing, in about the same time, or maybe even less,Um, I'm trying to keep my stove skills intact?! (see earlier <g>)
by putting the water, raisins and regular oatmeal in a bowl in the
microwave... that's how I do it now... :)
Rarely will I add butter; never added milk. Admittedly never
tried - parents didn't, don't recall any friends having it that way
when growing up but then not there for breakfast.
It's probably a Scottish thing... milk on the oat porridge.... :)Possibly - a little surprised Dad didn't (his mother was Scottish).
Seems he usually had cereal or peanut butter toast.
I don't think that it was any help at all, really.... coconut oil is
even harder to digest, at least for some people.... :) I think that
it's goat's milk that is more comparable to human milk...
The additives keep getting worse!
Actually, the trend has turned some... Fewer things have additivesTrue. Have noted that advertising, no transfats, and the like. My grocery shopping generally isn't influenced as not purchasing the
than it had been getting to be... and it can be a point of pride (and
advertising) that there are no additives....
items, though in some instances a don't care: the vegetable-flavoured Ritz-like crackers are on sale - yummy! No idea what the ingredients
are.
And there is some shopping bias on this side: both of us shop,
generally independently, and generally specific areas of items like cottage cheese but never the eggs unless ask because they're on sale. Though occasionally we both cross over now we have two pints of sour cream!
I haven't had homemade egg nog in I don't know how long, and since I'm
the only one who does like it -- not sure if Autumn likes it or not,
and her tastes vary periodically.
So, have you bought any this season yet...?
Not yet. Last week's trip was on the 5th, so my "eggnog in December
rule" would have been in effect. A few extras in the cart and my
Scottish Guy wasn't liking the little added expense. Tomorrow he'll
probably open his rusty coin purse. <g>
As it's well into the Christmas season now, I'd think you'd be ableYup: a later post reported the purchase. Don't recall if I mentioned
to just override him at this point.... <G>
but the Scottish Guy was even happy at the seasonal splurge: if I spent
a dollar extra I could get twice as much!
A lot of taglines are nothing more than old sayings... :)
And here I was thinking saying are nothing more than old taglines!
Considering that generally they've been around a lot longer than
taglines have existed.... <G>
Plus not subject to the 72 (or is it 75?) character limit!
I think BlueWave's is 72 (tho I'd have to check to be sure), andYes, plus there's a standard in the rules because of the way packets
Multimail's limit is a little longer....
were sent originally, IIRC. Whenever I add new taglines (and it's
been a while!) I note the longest existing tagline and use that as my measurement.
... I came up with a great tagline, but it wouldn't fit! :(
agreement: sure, the scientists have to increase the intake to simulate
a lifetime of eating, but then people pick out certain portions of the
study and it becomes 'eating <item> causes <result>'. Again, I'm not
saying they're wrong, just the condensed report can make things look a
lot worse than they really are.
I tend to take those studies with a grain of salt... but then add toI'm with you: seems everything causes something. I'm not making light
them my empirical observations... For instance, the ones on saccherine
causing cancer, maybe, maybe not, but it does indeed cause major
problems for me (causes migraines), so I'll avoid it totally...
of the studies, and I think we can eat, do and not do lifestyle
options, etc., to minimize the chances of getting sick/a disease. I
think some of the diseases are occurring just because humans are living longer.
That last is quite possible... Of course, genetics plays into
both the living longer and how one's body reacts to the various factors....
OTOH there are changes because of lifestyle: my Mother pointed
out there are a lot of tall young people now - her generation and prior were shorter, she surmises because of food not being as readily
available (due to the wars, harder to transport and store food, etc.).
There could be some of that... there's also the part where people
tend to shrink as they age, with the spine compressing... so the
younger tend to seem even taller in comparison... :)
As for staying away from saccherine because of migraines, yes, I would too! I haven't pinpointed to the specifics but there are some foods
which give me slight faint 'odd' flavour and others shortly later a generalized itch/tingling (again weakly). At this point not enough to
do anything to find the commonality and so the source.
When it happens with frequency and/or severity, one does tend to
figure out the source more easily... :)
As we've become older, we just don't have the capacity we once
had.... ;)
And combine with being more sedentary so one doesn't burn off calories
as quickly as when was younger.
There's a little of that, too... but not something that really playsIf it makes more sense why not? In my book there's nothing to prevent
into our thinking... mostly it's just that our eating habits have
shifted.... :)
one from having cereal for the evening meal and meatloaf for the one
first thing in the morning. All a matter of convenience and probably
more so appetite.
Exactly. :)
I intended to become more familiar with spices, or just cooking in
general, as I got older: figured would have more time, etc. Now I do
very little cooking as don't have the opportunity.
If it's something you are interested in, sometimes one just has toI'm making dinner!
make the time and opportunity... :)
Where are we going?
No, I'm _making_ dinner.
<faint>
And when she comes to, dinner is on the table... ;)
Rarely will I add butter; never added milk. Admittedly never
tried - parents didn't, don't recall any friends having it that way
when growing up but then not there for breakfast.
It's probably a Scottish thing... milk on the oat porridge.... :)Possibly - a little surprised Dad didn't (his mother was Scottish).
Seems he usually had cereal or peanut butter toast.
Maybe he'd had too much oatmeal forced on him growing up....??
I don't think that it was any help at all, really.... coconut oil is
even harder to digest, at least for some people.... :) I think that
it's goat's milk that is more comparable to human milk...
The additives keep getting worse!
Actually, the trend has turned some... Fewer things have additivesTrue. Have noted that advertising, no transfats, and the like. My grocery shopping generally isn't influenced as not purchasing the
than it had been getting to be... and it can be a point of pride (and
advertising) that there are no additives....
items, though in some instances a don't care: the vegetable-flavoured Ritz-like crackers are on sale - yummy! No idea what the ingredients
are.
If you figured out what was giving you the issues, you'd be
reading the labels like I have to... ;)
I haven't had homemade egg nog in I don't know how long, and since I'm
the only one who does like it -- not sure if Autumn likes it or not,
and her tastes vary periodically.
So, have you bought any this season yet...?
Not yet. Last week's trip was on the 5th, so my "eggnog in December
rule" would have been in effect. A few extras in the cart and my
Scottish Guy wasn't liking the little added expense. Tomorrow he'll
probably open his rusty coin purse. <g>
As it's well into the Christmas season now, I'd think you'd be ableYup: a later post reported the purchase. Don't recall if I mentioned
to just override him at this point.... <G>
but the Scottish Guy was even happy at the seasonal splurge: if I spent
a dollar extra I could get twice as much!
There you go... everybody happy... ;) My niece made up some
eggnog for our family celebration... very frothy, and quite
nice.... She had some that was plain, and some that she'd added
vodka to... Some people took the plain and added some rum to
it... that was even better... ;)
A lot of taglines are nothing more than old sayings... :)
And here I was thinking saying are nothing more than old taglines!
Considering that generally they've been around a lot longer than
taglines have existed.... <G>
Plus not subject to the 72 (or is it 75?) character limit!
I think BlueWave's is 72 (tho I'd have to check to be sure), andYes, plus there's a standard in the rules because of the way packets
Multimail's limit is a little longer....
were sent originally, IIRC. Whenever I add new taglines (and it's
been a while!) I note the longest existing tagline and use that as my measurement.
When one adopts a tagline in Bluewave, the popup box has a space
for the tagline... anything too long just gets chopped off at the
end of it... At least a couple of times I saved it anyway (see
below for an example)...
... Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from
betting on pe
... I came up with a great tagline, but it wouldn't fit! :(
That's when one has to use one's editorial skills... <G>
My Mother has shrunk, so yes, some people do tower over her.
My Mom "shrunk" as she got older...and I have done likewise. I
used to be 6'1" -- now, I'm 5'8". I think the shrinkage went to
my belly and bottom. :P
Though probably helped you didn't use an artificial sweetener in your
morning coffee, an ingredient in your Tootie Frootie cereal, etc.
Not sure which would be the best. I've been drinking a half
gallon of sweet tea a day, which has 25 grams of sugar per
bottle. I looked for some diet tea, but it was "green", and that
didn't sound appetizing at all.
And meatloaf sounds much better to me than sugar-infused Tootie
Frooties.
Same here. But, the tomato sauce tends to aggravate my reflux.
So, I have limited my eating of Italian food lately.
... Headline: Experts Sure Dow Will Either Rise Or Decline.
What was your first clue??!!
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 01-Jan-2020 08:51 <=-
Happy New Year! :)
I tend to take those studies with a grain of salt... but then add to
them my empirical observations... For instance, the ones on saccherine
causing cancer, maybe, maybe not, but it does indeed cause major
problems for me (causes migraines), so I'll avoid it totally...
I'm with you: seems everything causes something. I'm not making light
of the studies, and I think we can eat, do and not do lifestyle
options, etc., to minimize the chances of getting sick/a disease. I
think some of the diseases are occurring just because humans are living
longer.
That last is quite possible... Of course, genetics plays into bothTrue: lots of 'little' factors all adding up - and in some instances subtracting.
the living longer and how one's body reacts to the various factors...
OTOH there are changes because of lifestyle: my Mother pointed
out there are a lot of tall young people now - her generation and prior
were shorter, she surmises because of food not being as readily
available (due to the wars, harder to transport and store food, etc.).
There could be some of that... there's also the part where peopleMy Mother has shrunk, so yes, some people do tower over her.
tend to shrink as they age, with the spine compressing... so the
younger tend to seem even taller in comparison... :)
As for staying away from saccherine because of migraines, yes, I would
too! I haven't pinpointed to the specifics but there are some foods
which give me slight faint 'odd' flavour and others shortly later a
generalized itch/tingling (again weakly). At this point not enough to
do anything to find the commonality and so the source.
When it happens with frequency and/or severity, one does tend toThough probably helped you didn't use an artificial sweetener in your morning coffee, an ingredient in your Tootie Frootie cereal, etc.
figure out the source more easily... :)
mostly it's just that our eating habits have shifted.... :)
If it makes more sense why not? In my book there's nothing to prevent
one from having cereal for the evening meal and meatloaf for the one
first thing in the morning. All a matter of convenience and probably
more so appetite.
Exactly. :)And meatloaf sounds much better to me than sugar-infused Tootie
Frooties.
I intended to become more familiar with spices, or just cooking in
general, as I got older: figured would have more time, etc. Now I do
very little cooking as don't have the opportunity.
If it's something you are interested in, sometimes one just has to
make the time and opportunity... :)
I'm making dinner!
Where are we going?
No, I'm _making_ dinner.
<faint>
And when she comes to, dinner is on the table... ;)And all over the stove, the walls.... <ggg>
True. Have noted that advertising, no transfats, and the like. My
grocery shopping generally isn't influenced as not purchasing the
items, though in some instances a don't care: the vegetable-flavoured
Ritz-like crackers are on sale - yummy! No idea what the ingredients
are.
If you figured out what was giving you the issues, you'd be readingDefinitely!
the labels like I have to... ;)
Scottish Guy wasn't liking the little added expense. Tomorrow he'll
probably open his rusty coin purse. <g>
As it's well into the Christmas season now, I'd think you'd be able
to just override him at this point.... <G>
Yup: a later post reported the purchase. Don't recall if I mentioned
but the Scottish Guy was even happy at the seasonal splurge: if I spent
a dollar extra I could get twice as much!
There you go... everybody happy... ;) My niece made up some eggnogYes, to me the rum would be the alcohol of choice. I finished up my eggnog yesterday - December 31. No, not because of 'Eggnog December'
for our family celebration... very frothy, and quite nice.... She had
some that was plain, and some that she'd added vodka to... Some people
took the plain and added some rum to it... that was even better... ;)
just happened to finish the container. Also "had" to because on the container was the best by date of Dec. 31 - today it would have tasted bleah. <ggg>
Didn't have any with alcohol this year: didn't have any in the evening.
Yes, plus there's a standard in the rules because of the way packets
were sent originally, IIRC. Whenever I add new taglines (and it's
been a while!) I note the longest existing tagline and use that as my
measurement.
When one adopts a tagline in Bluewave, the popup box has a space forYes, I wouldn't want to bet on pee either, The 'pea' would make a
the tagline... anything too long just gets chopped off at the end of
it... At least a couple of times I saved it anyway (see below for an
example)...
... Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting
on pe
tiny bit more sense. ...Hmm 'people' even more sense!
And as you said below, a little editing is sometimes needed, so
Horse sense: what a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.
There! 69 characters!
... I came up with a great tagline, but it wouldn't fit! :(
That's when one has to use one's editorial skills... <G>Such as...
... Headline: Experts Sure Dow Will Either Rise Or Decline.
"Stand up straight"!! I've haven't noticeably lost any height but I've BM>added to the width. :(
To me green tea has a lighter/less intense flavour compared to the other BM>teas, though has been a while since I've had something other than a
green tea, plus The Scotsman tends to have me reuse the teabags: half a BM>cup/third of a cup? add some more hot water. I'll admit to drinking
more for the warmth of the hot water, but drinking a cup of hot water BM>doesn't sound appealing, unlike my chilled regular ice(d) water.
I'm not sure why the 'ketchup glaze' on meatloaf. Suppose a carryover BM>from hamburger but a meatloaf is not a hamburger. Nothing wrong with BM>ketchup glaze, just I generally like my meatloaf without.
... Headline: Experts Sure Dow Will Either Rise Or Decline.
What was your first clue??!!
It didn't stay the same!
OTOH there are changes because of lifestyle: my Mother pointed
out there are a lot of tall young people now - her generation and prior
were shorter, she surmises because of food not being as readily
available (due to the wars, harder to transport and store food, etc.).
There could be some of that... there's also the part where peopleMy Mother has shrunk, so yes, some people do tower over her.
tend to shrink as they age, with the spine compressing... so the
younger tend to seem even taller in comparison... :)
Especially more than they used to do... :)
As for staying away from saccherine because of migraines, yes, I would
too! I haven't pinpointed to the specifics but there are some foods
which give me slight faint 'odd' flavour and others shortly later a
generalized itch/tingling (again weakly). At this point not enough to
do anything to find the commonality and so the source.
When it happens with frequency and/or severity, one does tend toThough probably helped you didn't use an artificial sweetener in your morning coffee, an ingredient in your Tootie Frootie cereal, etc.
figure out the source more easily... :)
At the time I figured it out, I'd been using more saccherin as a
sugar substitute in a number of things, as I was on some sort of
a diet... when I got a migraine from chewing a small piece of
sugarless gum, it was pretty obvious what was causing it....
I intended to become more familiar with spices, or just cooking in
general, as I got older: figured would have more time, etc. Now I do
very little cooking as don't have the opportunity.
If it's something you are interested in, sometimes one just has to
make the time and opportunity... :)
I'm making dinner!
Where are we going?
No, I'm _making_ dinner.
<faint>
And when she comes to, dinner is on the table... ;)And all over the stove, the walls.... <ggg>
You must have let Autumn help... <G>
True. Have noted that advertising, no transfats, and the like. My
grocery shopping generally isn't influenced as not purchasing the
items, though in some instances a don't care: the vegetable-flavoured
Ritz-like crackers are on sale - yummy! No idea what the ingredients
are.
If you figured out what was giving you the issues, you'd be readingDefinitely!
the labels like I have to... ;)
And learning lots about the stuff you're eating (or not eating,
for that matter)... ;)
Didn't have any with alcohol this year: didn't have any in the evening.
Some people don't wait for evening... at least not at an all-day
party... ;)
Yes, plus there's a standard in the rules because of the way packets
were sent originally, IIRC. Whenever I add new taglines (and it's
been a while!) I note the longest existing tagline and use that as my
measurement.
When one adopts a tagline in Bluewave, the popup box has a space forYes, I wouldn't want to bet on pee either, The 'pea' would make a
the tagline... anything too long just gets chopped off at the end of
it... At least a couple of times I saved it anyway (see below for an
example)...
... Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting
on pe
tiny bit more sense. ...Hmm 'people' even more sense!
Yup, that was my guess.... :)
And as you said below, a little editing is sometimes needed, so
Horse sense: what a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. There! 69 characters!
Yup that worked.... And I snagged it without a problem... <G>
... I came up with a great tagline, but it wouldn't fit! :(
That's when one has to use one's editorial skills... <G>Such as...
Yup.... <G>
... Headline: Experts Sure Dow Will Either Rise Or Decline.
Occasionally it stays the same, though.... ;)
... Appetisers are those little bits you eat until you lose your
appetite.
"Stand up straight"!! I've haven't noticeably lost any height but I've
added to the width. :(
I can use the insulation in certain areas. :P
To me green tea has a lighter/less intense flavour compared to the other
teas, though has been a while since I've had something other than a
green tea, plus The Scotsman tends to have me reuse the teabags: half a
cup/third of a cup? add some more hot water. I'll admit to drinking
more for the warmth of the hot water, but drinking a cup of hot water
doesn't sound appealing, unlike my chilled regular ice(d) water.
In talking to a friend last night, she said "Buy yourself a 12
pack of them. If you don't like it after one bottle, my boyfriend
will take the rest". I may go back to flavored water.
I'm not sure why the 'ketchup glaze' on meatloaf. Suppose a carryover
from hamburger but a meatloaf is not a hamburger. Nothing wrong with
ketchup glaze, just I generally like my meatloaf without.
There will now be a 3 minute break from the keyboard for
drooling. :P
... Headline: Experts Sure Dow Will Either Rise Or Decline.It didn't stay the same!
What was your first clue??!!
It's like "If that isn't profound, I don't know what is".
Hi Daryl!
I can use the insulation in certain areas. :P
As long as we don't start to call you fat head!
That sounds like a can't-fail offer until one realizes the boyfriend
will take the rest had no mention of money! <g>
I'm not so sure I'd buy bottled green tea. I generally have it as hot BM>tea in winter to help warm up plus sip something. Have also thrown a
tea bag in the bottom of a glass, add ice and water -- mainly to give a BM>change to the plain water I've been drinking in summer. It's okaaay....
And while we're waiting, does the name 'Pavlov' ring a bell? <rs!>
(I have a cartoon with a Salvation Arm bell ringer and two dogs, one of BM>whom is slobbering furiously. Caption is something like "Joe, can't you BM>control yourself?".)
Nancy did put in the consideration it sometimes stays the same. Trying BM>to get a joke together about how the Nobel Peace Prize was created by
the guy who invented dynamite.
There's a country-western song "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere". :)
... Appetisers are those little bits you eat until you lose your appetite.
Plus sounded more appealing than "filler-uppers".
I can use the insulation in certain areas. :PAs long as we don't start to call you fat head!
Sort of like the episode of "The Flintstones", where Fred and
Barney were after the Snorkasaurus (aka Dino). In drawing the
creature, Fred starts with "the head is kind of fat", and Dino
replies "Look who's talking about a fat head"!! <G>
That sounds like a can't-fail offer until one realizes the boyfriend
will take the rest had no mention of money! <g>
They made out like a bandit over Christmas. I gave them a
blender, a convection oven, and a toaster, that hadn't been used.
Then, I bought treats for their weiner dog. My present was that
train trip next July.
I'm not so sure I'd buy bottled green tea. I generally have it as hot
tea in winter to help warm up plus sip something. Have also thrown a
tea bag in the bottom of a glass, add ice and water -- mainly to give a
change to the plain water I've been drinking in summer. It's okaaay....
That settles it. I'll skip it. But, as they say "if it tastes
good, spit it out...it's bad for you". :P
And while we're waiting, does the name 'Pavlov' ring a bell? <rs!>
The dogs tail is hitting it.
There's a country-western song "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere". :)
Yep...Jimmy Buffet (Margaritaville) and someone else, whose
name escapes me offhand.
... Appetisers are those little bits you eat until you lose your appetite.Plus sounded more appealing than "filler-uppers".
Really. It fills up the restaurant account, but drains your
wallet.
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 07-Jan-2020 08:27 <=-
OTOH there are changes because of lifestyle: my Mother pointed
out there are a lot of tall young people now - her generation and prior
were shorter, she surmises because of food not being as readily
available (due to the wars, harder to transport and store food, etc.).
There could be some of that... there's also the part where people
tend to shrink as they age, with the spine compressing... so the
younger tend to seem even taller in comparison... :)
My Mother has shrunk, so yes, some people do tower over her.
Especially more than they used to do... :)That too! ...Was thinking 'human growth spurts' might not be an
uncommon thing: I seem to remember reading the armour worn by the
knights in the Middle Ages being referred to as the size now worn by
the average teenager. Something like that: did state people were
shorter than currently.
As for staying away from saccherine because of migraines, yes, I would
too! I haven't pinpointed to the specifics but there are some foods
which give me slight faint 'odd' flavour and others shortly later a
generalized itch/tingling (again weakly). At this point not enough to
do anything to find the commonality and so the source.
When it happens with frequency and/or severity, one does tend to
figure out the source more easily... :)
Though probably helped you didn't use an artificial sweetener in your
morning coffee, an ingredient in your Tootie Frootie cereal, etc.
At the time I figured it out, I'd been using more saccherin as a sugarA bad tooth! <g> Yes, if you hadn't eaten for some time, were feeling fine, then popped in a piece of gum there does seem to be a
substitute in a number of things, as I was on some sort of a diet...
when I got a migraine from chewing a small piece of sugarless gum, it
was pretty obvious what was causing it....
correlation. I would probably try again with a different
'introduction': different / known non-headache-causing food, different led-in time, and try the gum experiment. OTOH if you already suspected
a saccherin-induced migrane I'd say the result was conclusive.
I intended to become more familiar with spices, or just cooking in
general, as I got older: figured would have more time, etc. Now I do
very little cooking as don't have the opportunity.
If it's something you are interested in, sometimes one just has to
make the time and opportunity... :)
I'm making dinner!
Where are we going?
No, I'm _making_ dinner.
<faint>
And when she comes to, dinner is on the table... ;)
And all over the stove, the walls.... <ggg>
You must have let Autumn help... <G>Spread the blame? And fun?!
True. Have noted that advertising, no transfats, and the like. My
grocery shopping generally isn't influenced as not purchasing the
items, though in some instances a don't care: the vegetable-flavoured
Ritz-like crackers are on sale - yummy! No idea what the ingredients
are.
If you figured out what was giving you the issues, you'd be reading
the labels like I have to... ;)
Definitely!
And learning lots about the stuff you're eating (or not eating, forWhy am I thinking 'ignorance is bliss'? <g> Though as a partial
that matter)... ;)
defense I don't have any known issues to be wary of and I tend to eat reasonably healthy. Main exception is cookies. Not enough to be a problem to Cookie Monster.
<egg nog>
Didn't have any with alcohol this year: didn't have any in the evening.
Some people don't wait for evening... at least not at an all-dayThere's a country-western song "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere". :)
party... ;)
When one adopts a tagline in Bluewave, the popup box has a space for
the tagline... anything too long just gets chopped off at the end of
it... At least a couple of times I saved it anyway (see below for an
example)...
... Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting
on pe
Yes, I wouldn't want to bet on pee either, The 'pea' would make a
tiny bit more sense. ...Hmm 'people' even more sense!
Yup, that was my guess.... :)Wonder what it really is?!
And as you said below, a little editing is sometimes needed, so
Horse sense: what a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.
There! 69 characters!
Yup that worked.... And I snagged it without a problem... <G>Hopefully 'people' was the correct answer! OTOH it seems to work. :)
... Appetisers are those little bits you eat until you lose yourPlus sounded more appealing than "filler-uppers".
appetite.
OTOH there are changes because of lifestyle: my Mother pointed
out there are a lot of tall young people now - her generation and prior
were shorter, she surmises because of food not being as readily
available (due to the wars, harder to transport and store food, etc.).
There could be some of that... there's also the part where people
tend to shrink as they age, with the spine compressing... so the
younger tend to seem even taller in comparison... :)
My Mother has shrunk, so yes, some people do tower over her.
Especially more than they used to do... :)That too! ...Was thinking 'human growth spurts' might not be an
uncommon thing: I seem to remember reading the armour worn by the
knights in the Middle Ages being referred to as the size now worn by
the average teenager. Something like that: did state people were
shorter than currently.
Probably multiple factors playing into that aspect of people
getting taller in general... still quite a few rather short ones,
though, so it isn't a full rule....
As for staying away from saccherine because of migraines, yes, I would
too! I haven't pinpointed to the specifics but there are some foods
which give me slight faint 'odd' flavour and others shortly later a
generalized itch/tingling (again weakly). At this point not enough to
do anything to find the commonality and so the source.
When it happens with frequency and/or severity, one does tend to
figure out the source more easily... :)
Though probably helped you didn't use an artificial sweetener in your
morning coffee, an ingredient in your Tootie Frootie cereal, etc.
At the time I figured it out, I'd been using more saccherin as a sugarA bad tooth! <g> Yes, if you hadn't eaten for some time, were feeling fine, then popped in a piece of gum there does seem to be a
substitute in a number of things, as I was on some sort of a diet...
when I got a migraine from chewing a small piece of sugarless gum, it
was pretty obvious what was causing it....
correlation. I would probably try again with a different
'introduction': different / known non-headache-causing food, different led-in time, and try the gum experiment. OTOH if you already suspected
a saccherin-induced migrane I'd say the result was conclusive.
By the time the small piece of gum triggered it, I'd already
stopped using regular foods sweetened with saccherine... the
larger quantities were pretty conclusive as it was... the gum
just clinched it...
I intended to become more familiar with spices, or just cooking in
general, as I got older: figured would have more time, etc. Now I do
very little cooking as don't have the opportunity.
If it's something you are interested in, sometimes one just has to
make the time and opportunity... :)
I'm making dinner!
Where are we going?
No, I'm _making_ dinner.
<faint>
And when she comes to, dinner is on the table... ;)
And all over the stove, the walls.... <ggg>
You must have let Autumn help... <G>Spread the blame? And fun?!
Exactly... <G>
True. Have noted that advertising, no transfats, and the like. My
grocery shopping generally isn't influenced as not purchasing the
items, though in some instances a don't care: the vegetable-flavoured
Ritz-like crackers are on sale - yummy! No idea what the ingredients
are.
If you figured out what was giving you the issues, you'd be reading
the labels like I have to... ;)
Definitely!
And learning lots about the stuff you're eating (or not eating, forWhy am I thinking 'ignorance is bliss'? <g> Though as a partial
that matter)... ;)
defense I don't have any known issues to be wary of and I tend to eat reasonably healthy. Main exception is cookies. Not enough to be a problem to Cookie Monster.
True... the more one reads labels, the less one wants to have
much to do with the heavily processed foods.... :)
<egg nog>
Didn't have any with alcohol this year: didn't have any in the evening.
Some people don't wait for evening... at least not at an all-dayThere's a country-western song "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere". :)
party... ;)
Yup.... :)
When one adopts a tagline in Bluewave, the popup box has a space for
the tagline... anything too long just gets chopped off at the end of
it... At least a couple of times I saved it anyway (see below for an
example)...
... Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting
on pe
Yes, I wouldn't want to bet on pee either, The 'pea' would make a
tiny bit more sense. ...Hmm 'people' even more sense!
Yup, that was my guess.... :)Wonder what it really is?!
And as you said below, a little editing is sometimes needed, so
Horse sense: what a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.
There! 69 characters!
Yup that worked.... And I snagged it without a problem... <G>Hopefully 'people' was the correct answer! OTOH it seems to work. :)
Actually, as I seem to recall, the original was indeed
'people'... which made enough sense that I wanted to snag that
tagline, only to find out that it was too long by by 4
characters....
... Appetisers are those little bits you eat until you lose yourPlus sounded more appealing than "filler-uppers".
appetite.
<chuckle> I haven't seen the Flintstones since I don't know when; know BM>they're on one of the retro stations like MeTV or Antenna TV, just other BM>things taking up time.
They made out like a bandit over Christmas. I gave them a
blender, a convection oven, and a toaster, that hadn't been used.
Then, I bought treats for their weiner dog. My present was that
train trip next July.
Sounds like everyone did well! :)
<snortle> Almost!! Did purchase another box of green tea the other day; BM>while getting my list together was considering a variety pack of some BM>sort but was 'lucky' to find the tea section: the store is being BM>remodelled and seems like half the store has been moved around to get BM>ready for another section. Was kidding with one of the BM>manager/supervisors: "worst case of shoplifting I've ever seen over in BM>Aisle 2: they took the floor, they took the fixtures...".
And while we're waiting, does the name 'Pavlov' ring a bell? <rs!>
The dogs tail is hitting it.
Oh that would be bad!!
There's a country-western song "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere". :)
Yep...Jimmy Buffet (Margaritaville) and someone else, whose
name escapes me offhand.
Alan Jackson. (I've heard the song but did have to look up who sang
it.)
That is true.... Name it something in French and it sounds so haute BM>cusine. Hmm, not so sure that description was right. <g>
I'm remembering some time back for some reason suddenly people dining
out at the medium-level restaurants stopped ordering pop and coffee with BM>their meals and just had water. Water was free; the pop and coffee was BM>(say) $3 but cost the restaurant only $1, so a loss of profit, plus the BM>waiter/waitress/server lost some tip as the meal total was lessened.
Shorter humans might be at an advantage: they can hide amongst the tall BM>ones!!
There's a country-western song "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere". :)
Yup.... :)
They play that on the PBS stations?!
BTW, for some reason the Iowa Public Television network changed its name BM>to IowaPBS the first of the year. Suppose has something to do with the BM>costs of obtaining PBS programming.
And wait until one gets to "can of pee"!! (canape')
<chuckle> I haven't seen the Flintstones since I don't know when; know
they're on one of the retro stations like MeTV or Antenna TV, just other
things taking up time.
The original cartoons are better than what they have nowadays.
They made out like a bandit over Christmas. I gave them aSounds like everyone did well! :)
blender, a convection oven, and a toaster, that hadn't been used. Then, I bought treats for their weiner dog. My present was that
train trip next July.
I purchased travel insurance just in case.
<snortle> Almost!! Did purchase another box of green tea the other day;
while getting my list together was considering a variety pack of some
sort but was 'lucky' to find the tea section: the store is being
remodelled and seems like half the store has been moved around to get
ready for another section. Was kidding with one of the
manager/supervisors: "worst case of shoplifting I've ever seen over in
Aisle 2: they took the floor, they took the fixtures...".
LOL!! Reminds me of the deal where the husband and wife are
arguing over what should be bought, and what should not be. I
forget the "details", but the end result is an announcement
"Husband Down In Aisle 5" <G>.
There's a country-western song "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere". :)Alan Jackson. (I've heard the song but did have to look up who sang
Yep...Jimmy Buffet (Margaritaville) and someone else, whose
name escapes me offhand.
it.)
That's correct. The station played it a bit ago. Insomnia has
me up doing QWK mail, but my eyes are starting to burn (no, I
didn't fart!), and my back is starting to throb from sitting
here. However, I want to finish the QWK Mail before I go back to
bed...as other errands demand my attention later today.
That is true.... Name it something in French and it sounds so haute
cusine. Hmm, not so sure that description was right. <g>
What are French Fries called in France?? Paris Potatoes?? :P
I'm remembering some time back for some reason suddenly people dining
out at the medium-level restaurants stopped ordering pop and coffee with
their meals and just had water. Water was free; the pop and coffee was
(say) $3 but cost the restaurant only $1, so a loss of profit, plus the
waiter/waitress/server lost some tip as the meal total was lessened.
Lots of folks order water now...and unfortunately, many are
cheapskates.
Shorter humans might be at an advantage: they can hide amongst the tall
ones!!
My late wife was (as she put it), "4 10 and a couple of decimal points").
There's a country-western song "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere". :)They play that on the PBS stations?!
Yup.... :)
By Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffet. I hear it on IHeartRadio.
BTW, for some reason the Iowa Public Television network changed its name
to IowaPBS the first of the year. Suppose has something to do with the
costs of obtaining PBS programming.
They're doing telethons several times a year, to raise money
for programming, etc.
And wait until one gets to "can of pee"!! (canape')
There's a town in Florida called Micanopy.
You'd be excited this morning: 32ø, drizzling, so icy. Even the in-town BM>schools are on a delay. And tomorrow morning we're supposed to be
waking up to around 8ø. ...And the weekend is chilly:
Sat Jan 18: 38/-2 øF Sun Jan 19: -0/-7 øF
In general I'll agree. Not watching any of the non-educational cartoons BM>so nothing to compare. We used to watch _The Simpsons_; don't recall
the reasoning for stopping. I used to watch _SouthPark_; stopped about BM>the time they switched grades (3rd to 4th? Was years ago): the original BM>swearing, etc., was almost too much but the plots were quirky.
I purchased travel insurance just in case.
Hopefully a waste of money!
<chuckle> Just supposed to be cold tomorrow when I do my Thursday BM>Morning meanderings, which includes a bit of grocery shopping. Wonder BM>what surprises are in store? (Pun intended.)
I've had 'light sleeping nights' but not true insomnia. Sometimes it BM>seems like one isn't sleeping but do doze off, so a series of naps. I BM>might try getting up for a while, doing something not too energizing
(QWK mail should be OK <g>), then go back to bed. Be sure to get any BM>sleep interrupters out of the way: urinating, a sip of water if the BM>throat is dry, etc. We sleep with a noisy fan to create white noise.
What are French Fries called in France?? Paris Potatoes?? :P
Just think what 'French Kissing' is called!
I tend to prefer water anyway: for the past umpteeen years have been BM>drinking coffee only in the morning, winter will have tea mid-afternoon, BM>rest of the day good ol' water on the rocks (with ice cubes). Generally BM>don't "feel like" an alcoholic beverage (wine, mixed drink) and BM>three-quarters of the places we go to don't serve alcohol anyway.
You'd be excited this morning: 32ø, drizzling, so icy. Even the in-town
schools are on a delay. And tomorrow morning we're supposed to be
waking up to around 8ø. ...And the weekend is chilly:
Sat Jan 18: 38/-2 øF Sun Jan 19: -0/-7 øF
At least, you won't have insects to worry about. Stupid drivers
are another matter. :P
In general I'll agree. Not watching any of the non-educational cartoons
so nothing to compare. We used to watch _The Simpsons_; don't recall
the reasoning for stopping. I used to watch _SouthPark_; stopped about
the time they switched grades (3rd to 4th? Was years ago): the original
swearing, etc., was almost too much but the plots were quirky.
My main cartoons were:
1) Looney Tunes (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Road Runner, Wile E.
Coyote, Foghorn Leghorn, Porky Pig, Sylvester Cat, Tweety Pie,
etc.).
2) Hanna-Barbera (Pixie And Dixie (and Mr. Jinx), Quickdraw
McGraw, Wally Gator, Touche' Turtle (and Dum-Dum), Huckleberry
Hound, Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, Scooby Doo, Speed Buggy, Hong
Kong Phooey, etc.)
Yes, I'm showing my age. <G>
I purchased travel insurance just in case.Hopefully a waste of money!
It's like when you pack for a trip. You put everything AND the
kitchen sink in the case...especially when it came to medicines.
<chuckle> Just supposed to be cold tomorrow when I do my Thursday
Morning meanderings, which includes a bit of grocery shopping. Wonder
what surprises are in store? (Pun intended.)
I've got to get some flavored water today. I may also get some
bread and lunch meat.
I've had 'light sleeping nights' but not true insomnia. Sometimes it
seems like one isn't sleeping but do doze off, so a series of naps. I
might try getting up for a while, doing something not too energizing
(QWK mail should be OK <g>), then go back to bed. Be sure to get any
sleep interrupters out of the way: urinating, a sip of water if the
throat is dry, etc. We sleep with a noisy fan to create white noise.
I heard a deal on the radio this morning for Cal-Mag
(combination calcium-magnesium powder that you pour in hot water
and drink)...but I'd rather get health info and medicines direct
from my personal physician. One of the things magnesium does is
to help prevent constipation, but that's rare for me...and I do
have Miralax for that purpose.
What are French Fries called in France?? Paris Potatoes?? :PJust think what 'French Kissing' is called!
That was more than a tongue in cheek remark. :P
I tend to prefer water anyway: for the past umpteeen years have been
drinking coffee only in the morning, winter will have tea mid-afternoon,
rest of the day good ol' water on the rocks (with ice cubes). Generally
don't "feel like" an alcoholic beverage (wine, mixed drink) and
three-quarters of the places we go to don't serve alcohol anyway.
To me, plain water is too bland and tepid. I have to have
flavored water. But, if I drink too much liquid, no matter what
beverage, I go into severe diarrhea, as it's too much water for
my colon to absorb.
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 13-Jan-2020 08:11 <=-
My Mother has shrunk, so yes, some people do tower over her.
Especially more than they used to do... :)
That too! ...Was thinking 'human growth spurts' might not be an
uncommon thing: I seem to remember reading the armour worn by the
knights in the Middle Ages being referred to as the size now worn by
the average teenager. Something like that: did state people were
shorter than currently.
Probably multiple factors playing into that aspect of people gettingShorter humans might be at an advantage: they can hide amongst the
taller in general... still quite a few rather short ones, though, so
it isn't a full rule....
tall ones!!
A bad tooth! <g> Yes, if you hadn't eaten for some time, were feeling
fine, then popped in a piece of gum there does seem to be a
correlation. I would probably try again with a different
'introduction': different / known non-headache-causing food, different
led-in time, and try the gum experiment. OTOH if you already suspected
a saccherin-induced migrane I'd say the result was conclusive.
By the time the small piece of gum triggered it, I'd already stoppedThat does seem rather conclusive!
using regular foods sweetened with saccherine... the larger quantities
were pretty conclusive as it was... the gum just clinched it...
I'm making dinner!
Where are we going?
No, I'm _making_ dinner.
<faint>
And when she comes to, dinner is on the table... ;)
And all over the stove, the walls.... <ggg>
You must have let Autumn help... <G>
Spread the blame? And fun?!
Exactly... <G>LIS some time back Autumn loves to eat pancakes and help with the preparation, especially the mixing part. She had a fascination with mixing the dry mix and sometimes got a little over-exuberant. Now she kind of sneaks that into the occasional overmixing of the batter.
Rarely splatters, but sometimes that bowl starts to spin pretty good!
She also gets to make a pancake: batter is poured into her special
pitcher -- a metal creamer. She can make whatever size (well, not
HUGE!), shape, pattern, etc., pancake she wants.
If you figured out what was giving you the issues, you'd be reading
the labels like I have to... ;)
Definitely!
And learning lots about the stuff you're eating (or not eating, for
that matter)... ;)
Why am I thinking 'ignorance is bliss'? <g> Though as a partial
defense I don't have any known issues to be wary of and I tend to eat
reasonably healthy. Main exception is cookies. Not enough to be a
problem to Cookie Monster.
True... the more one reads labels, the less one wants to have much toRule #1: Beware of long ingredient lists.
do with the heavily processed foods.... :)
Rule #2: Beware of ingredients with unpronounceable names.
<egg nog>
Didn't have any with alcohol this year: didn't have any in the evening.
Some people don't wait for evening... at least not at an all-day
party... ;)
There's a country-western song "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere". :)
Yup.... :)They play that on the PBS stations?!
BTW, for some reason the Iowa Public Television network changed its
name to IowaPBS the first of the year. Suppose has something to do
with the costs of obtaining PBS programming.
And as you said below, a little editing is sometimes needed, so
Horse sense: what a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.
There! 69 characters!
Yup that worked.... And I snagged it without a problem... <G>
Hopefully 'people' was the correct answer! OTOH it seems to work. :)
Actually, as I seem to recall, the original was indeed 'people'...When editing to fit I have sometimes left out letters: 'abt'
which made enough sense that I wanted to snag that tagline, only
to find out that it was too long by by 4 characters....
originally being 'about'. Have also dropped spaces: after a colon or semi-colon is easy; between words not too bad as capitalize the first letter but can have a bit of a problem with single-letter words like
"I" and "a".
Haven't seen any insects for some time. Cleaning a bit in the basement BM>and have found a few dead ones.
My main cartoons were:
1) Looney Tunes (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Road Runner, Wile E.
Coyote, Foghorn Leghorn, Porky Pig, Sylvester Cat, Tweety Pie,
etc.).
All good ones.
2) Hanna-Barbera (Pixie And Dixie (and Mr. Jinx), Quickdraw
McGraw, Wally Gator, Touche' Turtle (and Dum-Dum), Huckleberry
Hound, Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, Scooby Doo, Speed Buggy, Hong
Kong Phooey, etc.)
Hmmm:
Pixie And Dixie (and Mr. Jinx) -- Don't recognize at all
Quickdraw McGraw -- remember him
Wally Gator, Touche' Turtle (and Dum-Dum) -- maybe Wally, other no
Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, Scooby Doo -- if one
doesn't recognize these they've been living under a rock!
Speed Buggy, Hong Kong Phooey, etc. -- Back to not recognizing these
guys.
Well the Flintstones are back on one of the retro TV channels, so a
whole new generation might be appreciating them. Maybe the others will BM>return too.
Medicines are different from clothing. Well, I'm thinking prescribed BM>medications; if one has frequent headaches or body aches bringing alonh BM>aspirin, etc., probably a good idea. If OTOH it's packed just in case BM>I'd say excess. 15 shirts for a three day weekend is excess -- unless BM>one is some sort of show or modelling.
"It was interesting": lots of things moved, floor tile had been removed BM>in most of the aisles. The liquor store (attached) was in-progress of BM>being moved next door so the grocery store portion could expand into it. BM>Was kind of funny: some guy walked in (from the grocery store entrance) BM>with his cart and the just stopped and looked around, then walked away. BM>About the middle third of the liquor store was empty, the front third
had partially stocked shelves, the back third looked to be filled with BM>carts filled with liquor bottles.
Yes, one does want to be cautious of not keeping everything balanced.
Most of my medical doctors have wanted either the actual bottle or a
list of all supplements, etc., because of a possibility of interaction
or just plain too much. After I fractured my femur I was prescribed BM>calcium and Vitamin D. A year or two later another blood test was taken BM>and found I had too much Vitamin D circulating so told to reduce that. BM>(Follow-up draw showed I was back to normal levels.)
What are French Fries called in France?? Paris Potatoes?? :PJust think what 'French Kissing' is called!
That was more than a tongue in cheek remark. :P
Close!
I prefer my water chilled, so will add ice to it. Occasionally do add
a flavouring -- generally a splash of lemon juice. In summer will BM>occasionally toss a tea bag in -- sort of an iced tea. Would sort of BM>like to find a flavour variety pack -- sort of thinking like Kool-Aid
but without the sugar.
Shorter humans might be at an advantage: they can hide amongst the
tall ones!!
One of my sisters is quite short, but also was quite athletic...
she was able to play basketball and field hockey quite well...
seemed to be able to run between the legs of the taller
players... ;)
A bad tooth! <g> Yes, if you hadn't eaten for some time, were feeling
fine, then popped in a piece of gum there does seem to be a
correlation. I would probably try again with a different
'introduction': different / known non-headache-causing food, different
led-in time, and try the gum experiment. OTOH if you already suspected
a saccherin-induced migrane I'd say the result was conclusive.
By the time the small piece of gum triggered it, I'd already stoppedThat does seem rather conclusive!
using regular foods sweetened with saccherine... the larger quantities
were pretty conclusive as it was... the gum just clinched it...
I figured so... :)
I'm making dinner!
Where are we going?
No, I'm _making_ dinner.
<faint>
And when she comes to, dinner is on the table... ;)
And all over the stove, the walls.... <ggg>
You must have let Autumn help... <G>
Spread the blame? And fun?!
Exactly... <G>LIS some time back Autumn loves to eat pancakes and help with the preparation, especially the mixing part. She had a fascination with mixing the dry mix and sometimes got a little over-exuberant. Now she kind of sneaks that into the occasional overmixing of the batter.
Rarely splatters, but sometimes that bowl starts to spin pretty good!
She's learned some control of the exuberance, then.... :) And
still has fun doing the cooking... :)
She also gets to make a pancake: batter is poured into her special
pitcher -- a metal creamer. She can make whatever size (well, not
HUGE!), shape, pattern, etc., pancake she wants.
Size being limited by the amount of batter and the size of the
pan, for one thing... ;)
If you figured out what was giving you the issues, you'd be reading
the labels like I have to... ;)
Definitely!
And learning lots about the stuff you're eating (or not eating, for
that matter)... ;)
Why am I thinking 'ignorance is bliss'? <g> Though as a partial
defense I don't have any known issues to be wary of and I tend to eat
reasonably healthy. Main exception is cookies. Not enough to be a
problem to Cookie Monster.
True... the more one reads labels, the less one wants to have much toRule #1: Beware of long ingredient lists.
do with the heavily processed foods.... :)
Rule #2: Beware of ingredients with unpronounceable names.
Rule #3: Learn which unpronounceable names are for good
ingredients... ;)
<egg nog>
Didn't have any with alcohol this year: didn't have any in the evening.
Some people don't wait for evening... at least not at an all-day
party... ;)
There's a country-western song "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere". :)
Yup.... :)They play that on the PBS stations?!
Of course not (at least not usually [g])... But I do have some
other experiences besides PBS... ;)
BTW, for some reason the Iowa Public Television network changed its
name to IowaPBS the first of the year. Suppose has something to do
with the costs of obtaining PBS programming.
Or someone wanted to keep it short and sweet... ;)
... A shining beacon of garish neon signs and tourist traps
Haven't seen any insects for some time. Cleaning a bit in the basement
and have found a few dead ones.
Got some dead ones on a kitchen cabinet that I need to clean
off, but something always comes up.
My main cartoons were:All good ones.
1) Looney Tunes (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Road Runner, Wile E.
Coyote, Foghorn Leghorn, Porky Pig, Sylvester Cat, Tweety Pie,
etc.).
We knew that you "DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME"...even if it was
from Acme. <G>
2) Hanna-Barbera (Pixie And Dixie (and Mr. Jinx), Quickdraw
McGraw, Wally Gator, Touche' Turtle (and Dum-Dum), Huckleberry
Hound, Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, Scooby Doo, Speed Buggy, Hong
Kong Phooey, etc.)
Hmmm:
Pixie And Dixie (and Mr. Jinx) -- Don't recognize at all
I hate meeces to pieces. <G>
Quickdraw McGraw -- remember him
And, El Kabong...along with Babba Louie. <G>
Wally Gator, Touche' Turtle (and Dum-Dum) -- maybe Wally, other no
Touche' Turtle had a sword...Dum Dum was his canine sidekick.
Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, Scooby Doo -- if one
doesn't recognize these they've been living under a rock!
Speed Buggy, Hong Kong Phooey, etc. -- Back to not recognizing these
guys.
I miss those old cartoons...although you could probably find
them on YouTube. However, if a proposed rule goes into effect
(making content for those 16 and younger only), it will kill
YouTube, as there will be no viewers for the ads.
Well the Flintstones are back on one of the retro TV channels, so a
whole new generation might be appreciating them. Maybe the others will
return too.
I loved the way they had the prehistoric inventions,
appliances, etc.
Medicines are different from clothing. Well, I'm thinking prescribed
medications; if one has frequent headaches or body aches bringing alonh
aspirin, etc., probably a good idea. If OTOH it's packed just in case
I'd say excess. 15 shirts for a three day weekend is excess -- unless
one is some sort of show or modelling.
Or unless one sweats excessively, is a sloppy eater...or is
extremely incontinent. In the latter case, it might be best to
stay home!!
"It was interesting": lots of things moved, floor tile had been removed
in most of the aisles. The liquor store (attached) was in-progress of
being moved next door so the grocery store portion could expand into it.
Was kind of funny: some guy walked in (from the grocery store entrance)
with his cart and the just stopped and looked around, then walked away.
About the middle third of the liquor store was empty, the front third
had partially stocked shelves, the back third looked to be filled with
carts filled with liquor bottles.
I've seen deals at Wal-Mart, where the supposed "handicapped"
rider, abandoned the "scooter" in the wine aisle.
That reminds me of where the priest is pulled over for erratic
driving. The police officer asks him what the bottles in the car
have, and the priest says "water". Yet, the officer asks "why
does there a smell of wine??", and the priest says "OMG!! He did
it again". <G>
* OLX 1.53 * A heavy night snowstorm is God saying: Take today
off. --- SBBSecho 3.10-Win32
Yes, one does want to be cautious of not keeping everything balanced.
I believe in the balanced diet...balanced in the belly, and the buttocks. <G>
Most of my medical doctors have wanted either the actual bottle or a
list of all supplements, etc., because of a possibility of interaction
or just plain too much. After I fractured my femur I was prescribed
calcium and Vitamin D. A year or two later another blood test was taken
and found I had too much Vitamin D circulating so told to reduce that.
(Follow-up draw showed I was back to normal levels.)
I print up and take a 12 page med list every time I go to the
doctor, clinic, hospital, etc. It has all my personal info,
family history, doctors, surgeries, conditions, and medications.
It's basically everything you wanted to know about me medically,
but were afraid to ask. The only things not there are a full
front and full back nude photo. <G>
Close!What are French Fries called in France?? Paris Potatoes?? :PJust think what 'French Kissing' is called!
That was more than a tongue in cheek remark. :P
There's a big oil well in Paris that never came in (the Eiffel
Tower <G>).
I prefer my water chilled, so will add ice to it. Occasionally do add
a flavouring -- generally a splash of lemon juice. In summer will
occasionally toss a tea bag in -- sort of an iced tea. Would sort of
like to find a flavour variety pack -- sort of thinking like Kool-Aid
but without the sugar.
I bought 30 bottles of flavored water at Kroger the other day,
and they're all 1 liter in quantity. I can easily drink 2 liters
of that in a day.
Got some dead ones on a kitchen cabinet that I need to clean
off, but something always comes up.
Yumm! Saute? Serve as hors d'oeuvre? <g>
We knew that you "DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME"...even if it was
from Acme. <G>
OK - so try it at a friend's home!
And rats should go splats! ...And it just dawned on me: Mr. Jinx is a BM>largish black-and-white cat who is always after Pixie and Dixie, two BM>relatively cute gray mice. Apparently they needed a better press agent.
Quickdraw McGraw -- remember him
And, El Kabong...along with Babba Louie. <G>
Nope, back to those cartoon question marks over my head.
Wally Gator, Touche' Turtle (and Dum-Dum) -- maybe Wally, other no
Touche' Turtle had a sword...Dum Dum was his canine sidekick.
Predecessor to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?!
(making content for those 16 and younger only), it will kill
YouTube, as there will be no viewers for the ads.
Well there might be viewers but not too many buyers.
It would be kind of funny of archeologists discovered the pyramids,
Great Wall of China, Stonehedge, etc., were created with the help of BM>things like Fred's dinosaur at the quarry!
I'd be more concerned about the person with incontinence bringing 15 BM>shirts and not 15 pants!
I've seen deals at Wal-Mart, where the supposed "handicapped"
rider, abandoned the "scooter" in the wine aisle.
It's a Miracle!
My cane (used when recovering from the fractured femur) was abandoned in BM>the Men's Department at the store and in Lost and Found for months.
* OLX 1.53 * A heavy night snowstorm is God saying: Take today
off. --- SBBSecho 3.10-Win32
We're supposed to get snow tonight (Wednesday into Thursday), tomorrow BM>(Thursday) and Friday - an inch each day. Guess have to work!
Yes, one does want to be cautious of not keeping everything balanced.
I believe in the balanced diet...balanced in the belly, and the buttocks. <G>
At least that way you won't fall over!
I hope that list isn't single-spaced! You'd need a large shopping cart BM>and have someone help load into your car! ....Does depend how detailed BM>one makes the list: mine lists what, who prescribed, why, and somtimes BM>comments.
There's a big oil well in Paris that never came in (the Eiffel
Tower <G>).
And from the looks of things they never tried elsewhere.
I bought 30 bottles of flavored water at Kroger the other day,
and they're all 1 liter in quantity. I can easily drink 2 liters
of that in a day.
So that should last you a couple weeks!
You might be able to find the classic cartoons on YouTube. I've been
too busy to look lately. I also forgot another one...Sheriff "Ping Ping
Ping" Ricochet Rabbit. :P
On another note, I forget where it was, but police finally caught "the pooper bandit"...a woman who was constantly defecating in parking lots.
I guess she had an aversion to toilets.
Got some dead ones on a kitchen cabinet that I need to cleanYumm! Saute? Serve as hors d'oeuvre? <g>
off, but something always comes up.
You want to hear a good gag?? <URK!> :P
We knew that you "DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME"...even if it wasOK - so try it at a friend's home!
from Acme. <G>
Most kids nowadays have no idea what the classic Looney Tunes
were. In the movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", the slogan was "If
It's ACME, it's a gasser". Their biggest seller?? The hand
buzzer. <G>
And rats should go splats! ...And it just dawned on me: Mr. Jinx is a
largish black-and-white cat who is always after Pixie and Dixie, two
relatively cute gray mice. Apparently they needed a better press agent.
That's right.
Quickdraw McGraw -- remember himNope, back to those cartoon question marks over my head.
And, El Kabong...along with Babba Louie. <G>
You might be able to find the classic cartoons on YouTube. I've
been too busy to look lately. I also forgot another one...Sheriff
"Ping Ping Ping" Ricochet Rabbit. :P
Wally Gator, Touche' Turtle (and Dum-Dum) -- maybe Wally, other noPredecessor to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?!
Touche' Turtle had a sword...Dum Dum was his canine sidekick.
Maybe. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
(making content for those 16 and younger only), it will killWell there might be viewers but not too many buyers.
YouTube, as there will be no viewers for the ads.
And, in my browser (Firefox), I have ad blockers, etc. The
websites hate that, but I want to protect my system in case a
website gets hacked with malware links.
It would be kind of funny of archeologists discovered the pyramids,
Great Wall of China, Stonehedge, etc., were created with the help of
things like Fred's dinosaur at the quarry!
Here are some items:
A beaver for a paint brush, who notes "I hope he remembers to
clean me when he's done. I hate to go home with a sticky tail".
A turtle for an iron, who notes "If they were smart, they'd lay
eggs like we do, and have no problem".
A parrot for a doctors office intercom, who flew back and forth
from the speaker box in the doctors room, to the speaker box at
the nurses station out front. When one said "I heard them", the
parrot lamented "I don't know what they need me for".
I'd be more concerned about the person with incontinence bringing 15
shirts and not 15 pants!
Of course, if they're a nudist, soiling clothes is the least of
their worries. :P
On another note, I forget where it was, but police finally
caught "the pooper bandit"...a woman who was constantly
defecating in parking lots. I guess she had an aversion to
toilets.
My cane (used when recovering from the fractured femur) was abandoned in
the Men's Department at the store and in Lost and Found for months.
Mine is a "HurryCane" that was ordered through the Doctor
Leonard's catalog...and my walker may have been ordered through
it as well.
* OLX 1.53 * A heavy night snowstorm is God saying: Take todayWe're supposed to get snow tonight (Wednesday into Thursday), tomorrow
off. --- SBBSecho 3.10-Win32
(Thursday) and Friday - an inch each day. Guess have to work!
No winter weather for my part of the country for the
foreseeable future...seasonal temperatures, and no snow or ice.
Tornado Season is only 5 weeks away <sigh!>.
Yes, one does want to be cautious of not keeping everything balanced.At least that way you won't fall over!
I believe in the balanced diet...balanced in the belly, and the buttocks. <G>
But, I doubt I'd bounce...not much insulation back there.
I hope that list isn't single-spaced! You'd need a large shopping cart
and have someone help load into your car! ....Does depend how detailed
one makes the list: mine lists what, who prescribed, why, and somtimes
comments.
Oh, it's very detailed...11 pages right now. It has:
1) Personal Info (height, weight, BMI, contact info)
2) Family medical history/deaths
3) List of physicians and specialists
4) Surgeries in chronological order
5) Conditions in alphabetical order
6) Prescriptions and OTC medicines
7) Additional comments
There's a big oil well in Paris that never came in (the EiffelAnd from the looks of things they never tried elsewhere.
Tower <G>).
With that coronavirus, the price of oil has plunged. Chinese
folks who would be traveling for the Lunar New Year, are being
exhorted to stay home. There have been some cases noted in the
U.S.
I bought 30 bottles of flavored water at Kroger the other day,So that should last you a couple weeks!
and they're all 1 liter in quantity. I can easily drink 2 liters
of that in a day.
I'm into heavy drinking, but I stay sober. <G>
Hey! I'd no Emeril but I no one has been hospitalized - yet! <g>
I understand their hand doorbell was a flop. <smirk>
Do watch some of the PBS Kids shows with Autumn and they do make BM>reference to some of the older cartoons and shows. 99% of those go
right over her 5-yo head.
My repressed childhood memories are making a breakthrough!!
Yes, could look on YouTube: for me probably the least expensive option BM>(generally free - I'll sip at coffee during the commercial). As for BM>Sheriff "Ping Ping Ping" Ricochet Rabbit - another one who doesn't
sound familiar. Wonder what I was doing? Apparently not watching TV!
Maybe. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
As long as doens't recult in a lawsuit!
Here I have Firefox with Ad Block Plus -- does block a lot of ads but a BM>lot still get through. Their explanation is some ads have been white- BM>listed and/or are for whatever reason approved. (And that was BM>paraphrased.) Overall better with ADP than without.
Not sure if just viewing the ads without going to the ads' sites is a BM>problem but overall agree with the more layers of protection the better.
A beaver for a paint brush, who notes "I hope he remembers to
clean me when he's done. I hate to go home with a sticky tail".
Plus if water-based paint might turn the beaver's pond an odd colour! BM>Oil-based: probably strange blotches.
A turtle for an iron, who notes "If they were smart, they'd lay
eggs like we do, and have no problem".
An idea whose time has hatched!
A parrot for a doctors office intercom, who flew back and forth
from the speaker box in the doctors room, to the speaker box at
the nurses station out front. When one said "I heard them", the
parrot lamented "I don't know what they need me for".
That one's good! :)
Of course, if they're a nudist, soiling clothes is the least of
their worries. :P
They would be able to pack really-really light!
For a while at the store we had "The Mad <Poop>er": would poop next
to one of the toilets in the Mens Room stalls. Fortunately the
Corporate Haz Mat rules prohibited most of us from having to clean it up BM>as we had not gone through the training. That left Management and L.P. BM>Most of supervisors and managers were female, so either couldn't go in
or we'd have to close and guard the door for a while. And L.P. was also BM>about half female staff. And the males sometimes didn't have time.
Ended up we'd just close and seal the stall door, put an Out of Order BM>sign up, and leave for the Cleaning Crew.
Mine is a "HurryCane" that was ordered through the Doctor
Leonard's catalog...and my walker may have been ordered through
it as well.
Hey neat! Has a wheel on the bottom to help it move along! <rs!> The BM>self-standing feature makes sense: I've and others have leaned their
cane against a wall, hung on a counter - bam! falls to the floor. And BM>sometimes that floor is a long ways down!!
We've had snow the last three nights. Wednesday night got about 1«-2 BM>inches of fairly light snow -- maybe had a top crust: after a while all BM>the specifics run together; just deal with it. Thursday night around 2" BM>but was soggy and heavier. Last night more snow but looks like maybe a BM>«". Is a little foggy out there: sensor here at the house said 99% BM>humidity but I can see the streetlight at the end of the block clearly. BM>Also right at freezing, so don't know yet if icy.
This morning's TV weather forecast indicated the temperatures would stay BM>in the lower 30's all day and tomorrow - I think she likes GFS. The one BM>I get from Norway during the mailrun probably uses ECMWF is indicating BM>around freezing all day then dropping to 20ø overnight.
But, I doubt I'd bounce...not much insulation back there.
So you're trying to tell me you don't have a hot butt? ...And why??!!
I guess it's detailed! Most of that information I expect to have been BM>already entered into my on-going medical records, I do have a probably BM>quarter-sheet with my prescriptions, dosages, who issued and why and BM>another quarter-sheet listing doctors (including dentist). Phone has a BM>scroll for preferred hospital, medical doctor, and contact info.
Looking at your list it might be a good idea to add another sheet (might BM>have to go half!) of medical history summary. ...The quarter-sheet size BM>folds and fits in with the insurance cards - all together in my wallet.
Yes, and this isn't the first time in history travelling has spread BM>disease. Spanish caused some sickness to the Incas comes to mind.
Glad I don't have any travel plans for the next several months.
I'm into heavy drinking, but I stay sober. <G>
Maybe try tapering off froma 16 oz glass to an 8!
You can find highlights of several and, if it is old enough to have slipped MP>into the public domain, you can find full ~8 minute episodes.
There used to be a classic cartoon website where you could watch full MP>episodes of public domain cartoons for free. I was not able to find it the MP>last time I looked for it, though.
Was that in your area? A year or so ago, there was a lady jogger who was MP>doing that in people's front yards. Someone caught her on camera and, MP>later, confronted her about her habit. I don't know where that one went as MP>I stopped seing articles about it. IIRC, she was an other wise normal MP>person with a mental health issue.
Hey! I'd no Emeril but I no one has been hospitalized - yet! <g>
My late wife and I would've loved to be on one of his shows.
On one episode, he was busy making up some scrumptious cuisine,
and out of the blue, my wife let out this pitiful scream. I asked
"Honey!! What's Wrong??", and she lamented "He just ruined it"!! <G>
The better one was when Paula Deen was on there, cooking up a
true southern breakfast (eggs, toast, biscuits, bacon, sausage,
ham, gravy, tomatoes, orange juice, etc.), and she was going to
add fried pork chops (brief pause for drooling).
She notes this deal, like a rolling pin, to tenderize the pork
chops, and says "I use this to beat my meat with!!" <G>.
The audience erupts into laughter at her comment (a euphemism
for masturbation), and Emeril has this horrifed look on his
face!! He pleads "Don't Even Go There!!". The black guy on the
drums in the band, was about to spit his teeth out of his mouth!! <BG>.
Years ago, at the Cracker Barrel in Little Rock, on Monday
night, they served boneless pork chops...but discontinued that
awhile back. Needless to say, I was disappointed.
I understand their hand doorbell was a flop. <smirk>
It's better they have a mousetrap for the door knocker ("We'll
Hear You!!" <G>).
Do watch some of the PBS Kids shows with Autumn and they do make
reference to some of the older cartoons and shows. 99% of those go
right over her 5-yo head.
All I have with the Xfinity is high speed internet. While there
is a TV here, I don't even watch it.
I discovered today that they are apparently now trying to eat
their way into the refrigerator. So, I have to call Terminix
again in the morning.
Combine that with problems with a ham radio application, and
I'm not a happy camper right now.
Yes, could look on YouTube: for me probably the least expensive option
(generally free - I'll sip at coffee during the commercial). As for
Sheriff "Ping Ping Ping" Ricochet Rabbit - another one who doesn't
sound familiar. Wonder what I was doing? Apparently not watching TV!
If a "proposed rule" requires content to be for those 16 and
younger, it will kill YouTube, as it's not the kids who have
money for the ads. And, if their content isn't viewable, they're
not going to pay to set up a channel, or for ads.
Maybe. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.As long as doens't recult in a lawsuit!
Society is so litigious, they'll sue at the drop of a hat. Next
thing, belching, sneezing, and pooting, will be considered
capital crimes. If that's the case, everyone should flatulate at
once, and light a match...then the whole planet will be
incinerated in a methane fireball.
Here I have Firefox with Ad Block Plus -- does block a lot of ads but a
lot still get through. Their explanation is some ads have been white-
listed and/or are for whatever reason approved. (And that was
paraphrased.) Overall better with ADP than without.
I can't get Facebook to display properly with Firefox...but I
prefer the security features with Firefox cvompared to Chrome.
Not sure if just viewing the ads without going to the ads' sites is a
problem but overall agree with the more layers of protection the better.
Got to practice safe hex.
A beaver for a paint brush, who notes "I hope he remembers toPlus if water-based paint might turn the beaver's pond an odd colour!
clean me when he's done. I hate to go home with a sticky tail".
Oil-based: probably strange blotches.
I doubt it'd be plaid. Now, there's a color of paint I'd like
to see. :P When I worked in silkscreen printing, we had a PMS
Chart...but it stood for "Pantone Matching System". You had to
replace it yearly, as the colors would fade under the fluorescent
lights.
A turtle for an iron, who notes "If they were smart, they'd layAn idea whose time has hatched!
eggs like we do, and have no problem".
If a turtle loses his shell, is he naked or homeless??
In one episode, the doctor thought he drew blood from Fred, but
it was rubbing alcohol that was in his back pocket. The parrot
got a whiff of it, and after the nurse said "He (Fred) seemed
happy enough (to give it)", the parrot replied "Wowee!! If you
had his blood, you'd be happy, too!! Whoopee!!", and promptly
spun wildly on his perch. <G>
Of course, if they're a nudist, soiling clothes is the least of their worries. :PThey would be able to pack really-really light!
No line at the laundromat. Or be like the woman (blonde??!!)
who was stripping butt naked at the laundromat. The sign said
"When washer stops, remove all clothes". <G>
For a while at the store we had "The Mad <Poop>er": would poop next
to one of the toilets in the Mens Room stalls. Fortunately the
Corporate Haz Mat rules prohibited most of us from having to clean it up
as we had not gone through the training. That left Management and L.P.
Most of supervisors and managers were female, so either couldn't go in
or we'd have to close and guard the door for a while. And L.P. was also
about half female staff. And the males sometimes didn't have time.
Ended up we'd just close and seal the stall door, put an Out of Order
sign up, and leave for the Cleaning Crew.
Or the cartoon, where the bear is coming out of the woods, and
he tells the man "I wouldn't go in there for awhile". <G>
Mine is a "HurryCane" that was ordered through the DoctorHey neat! Has a wheel on the bottom to help it move along! <rs!> The
Leonard's catalog...and my walker may have been ordered through
it as well.
self-standing feature makes sense: I've and others have leaned their
cane against a wall, hung on a counter - bam! falls to the floor. And
sometimes that floor is a long ways down!!
If I am going to have to stand for a long time, I will take the
walker with me. Otherwise, I use the cane.
We've had snow the last three nights. Wednesday night got about 1«-2
inches of fairly light snow -- maybe had a top crust: after a while all
the specifics run together; just deal with it. Thursday night around 2"
but was soggy and heavier. Last night more snow but looks like maybe a
«". Is a little foggy out there: sensor here at the house said 99%
humidity but I can see the streetlight at the end of the block clearly.
Also right at freezing, so don't know yet if icy.
Maybe some snow in far north Arkansas later this week, but
nothing further south. Meterological Spring starts March 1, with
the vernal equinox on March 20 (I think). But, I've seen snow
here as late as April 19 on 2 occasions. It didn't stick, but it
was "eye candy". However, what moisture was on the roads, froze
to black ice overnight.
This morning's TV weather forecast indicated the temperatures would stay
in the lower 30's all day and tomorrow - I think she likes GFS. The one
I get from Norway during the mailrun probably uses ECMWF is indicating
around freezing all day then dropping to 20ø overnight.
I thought the GFS was cold biased, but lately, it has been the
GEM (Canadian).
Meteorology is such an inexact science...but so many feel that
the weather folks are the only ones who can be wrong, and still
keep their jobs.
But, I doubt I'd bounce...not much insulation back there.So you're trying to tell me you don't have a hot butt? ...And why??!!
It's broken...got a huge crack right down the middle. :P But,
at least the crack is vertical instead of horizontal...because if
it was horizontal, and I fell out of bed, I'd hear "Be-Duh,
Be-Duh, Be-Duh", as the cheeks flapped together. :P
I guess it's detailed! Most of that information I expect to have been
already entered into my on-going medical records, I do have a probably
quarter-sheet with my prescriptions, dosages, who issued and why and
another quarter-sheet listing doctors (including dentist). Phone has a
scroll for preferred hospital, medical doctor, and contact info.
I give them a fresh sheet every time...in case their computers
crash and they lose the data, or they get hit with
ransomware...which quite a few medical facilities have had happen
to them recently.
Looking at your list it might be a good idea to add another sheet (might
have to go half!) of medical history summary. ...The quarter-sheet size
folds and fits in with the insurance cards - all together in my wallet.
It's already on 8 1/2x11 pages...11 pages long. I do need to
send an updated copy of that to MedicAlert, though.
Yes, and this isn't the first time in history travelling has spread
disease. Spanish caused some sickness to the Incas comes to mind.
They've got cases in Canada, and the US, and it's spreading
rapidly to Europe and elsewhere.
Glad I don't have any travel plans for the next several months.
Well, I do, but it'll be by train...to Louisiana in July,
2020...then to Mississippi in June, 2021...then, that's my last
out of state trip.
I'm into heavy drinking, but I stay sober. <G>Maybe try tapering off froma 16 oz glass to an 8!
Doctors advise you to drink eight eight ounce glasses of water
a day. Too much liquid sets my colon off, and to me, plain water
is too bland.
I'm drinking at least 2 liters of flavored water a day...and in
the summer, that amount doubles.
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 21-Jan-2020 08:55 <=-
Shorter humans might be at an advantage: they can hide amongst the
tall ones!!
One of my sisters is quite short, but also was quite athletic... sheHaha!! Probably being lower to the ground has a sneaky advantage in
was able to play basketball and field hockey quite well... seemed
to be able to run between the legs of the taller players... ;)
better stability: the tall ones start to fall over reaching down to
her!
Yes, if you hadn't eaten for some time, were feeling fine, then
popped in a piece of gum there does seem to be a correlation. I would
probably try again with a different 'introduction': different / known
non-headache-causing food, different led-in time, and try the gum
experiment. OTOH if you already suspected a saccherin-induced
migrane I'd say the result was conclusive.
By the time the small piece of gum triggered it, I'd already stopped
using regular foods sweetened with saccherine...the larger quantities
were pretty conclusive as it was... the gum just clinched it...
That does seem rather conclusive!
I figured so... :)Relatively easy enough to avoid foods with saccherine so no real need
to get a headache while trying to tweak for "I can have just a little".
And when she comes to, dinner is on the table... ;)
And all over the stove, the walls.... <ggg>
You must have let Autumn help... <G>
Spread the blame? And fun?!
Exactly... <G>
LIS some time back Autumn loves to eat pancakes and help with the
preparation, especially the mixing part. She had a fascination with
mixing the dry mix and sometimes got a little over-exuberant. Now she
kind of sneaks that into the occasional overmixing of the batter.
Rarely splatters, but sometimes that bowl starts to spin pretty good!
She's learned some control of the exuberance, then.... :) And stillYes, essentially rules-learning: mixing the dry mix really fast may be
has fun doing the cooking... :)
fun but makes a mess the adults don't like. Mixing slower might not
be quite as much fun but can do it longer because doesn't make the mess the adults don't like. And the pouring of the batter into shapes,
well, that's legally playing with food! <g>
She also gets to make a pancake: batter is poured into her special
pitcher -- a metal creamer. She can make whatever size (well, not
HUGE!), shape, pattern, etc., pancake she wants.
Size being limited by the amount of batter and the size of the pan,Yes. LIS earlier, sort of a legal playing with her food, plus participating in creating the meal. OTOH it's hers and only hers.
for one thing... ;)
True... the more one reads labels, the less one wants to have much to
do with the heavily processed foods.... :)
Rule #1: Beware of long ingredient lists.
Rule #2: Beware of ingredients with unpronounceable names.
Rule #3: Learn which unpronounceable names are for goodThat's true! Not all short names are good and not all long names are
ingredients... ;)
bad. Not all natural ingredients are good. A cup of hemlock,
Socrates?
<egg nog>
Didn't have any with alcohol this year: didn't have any in the
evening.
Some people don't wait for evening... at least not at an all-day
party... ;)
There's a country-western song "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere". :)
Yup.... :)
They play that on the PBS stations?!
Of course not (at least not usually [g])... But I do have some otherNancy! You wild woman you! <bseg>
experiences besides PBS... ;)
BTW, for some reason the Iowa Public Television network changed its
name to IowaPBS the first of the year. Suppose has something to do
with the costs of obtaining PBS programming.
Or someone wanted to keep it short and sweet... ;)The Chief Engineer??!! The old way had the various television
stations in the state identified by their call letters: locally KQIN.
Now simply IowaPBS. So all dozen or so stations now ar eidentified the same. (And yes, that was the electronics nerd answer as a semi-joke reply. <g>)
Although "I-o-wa P-B-S" is easier and faster to say than "Iowa Public Television Network". :)
And good news: AFAICT no one lost their job with the merger (?) / new affiliation: Abby and Dan are the two humans doing most of the
hosting, DanBot the robot (who thinks he's Dan's son) are still
present. Not recalling if I've seen Steve, the guy who plays the
guitar -- sort of.
... A shining beacon of garish neon signs and tourist trapsFor some reason thinking "Little Shop of Horrors" when read 'tourist traps' ==> slurp!
... Cat Haiku
Oh no! Big One
has been trapped by newspaper!
Cat to the rescue!
It's broken...got a huge crack right down the middle. :P But,
at least the crack is vertical instead of horizontal...because if
it was horizontal, and I fell out of bed, I'd hear "Be-Duh,
Be-Duh, Be-Duh", as the cheeks flapped together. :P
Seems likes if you rolled out of bed things would line up and same BM>result!
A possibility! My history is relatively simple so I can remember. Or
at least approximately remember: like I know I factured the right femur BM>on Easter Sunday morning -- it's the year I'd need to research. OTOH BM>long enough ago completely healed.
It's already on 8 1/2x11 pages...11 pages long. I do need to
send an updated copy of that to MedicAlert, though.
"Hey George! We need to buy another hard drive to store this stuff!"
<Coronavirus>
Yes; glad I don't have any travel plans for a while. OTOH we have a lot BM>of international students in the area so could be brought here.
Glad I don't have any travel plans for the next several months.
Well, I do, but it'll be by train...to Louisiana in July,
2020...then to Mississippi in June, 2021...then, that's my last
out of state trip.
Maybe! :)
Doctors advise you to drink eight eight ounce glasses of water
a day. Too much liquid sets my colon off, and to me, plain water
is too bland.
I like my water on the rocks! (Which is a hare more funny because Dean BM>Martin is playing on Pandora currently.)
Daryl bellies up to the juice bar, orders a flavoured water on the
rocks, "and make that a double!".
I hung out at the campus radio station when I was in college... Wide NB>range of music there, from top 40 to oldies, to jazz, to progressive, NB>with even some folk, C&W, and classical, depending on which student DJ NB>was doing the show.... ;) Heavy metal was just coming in before I NB>graduated... ;)
Just have to keep your eyes and ears open, I guess....
Oh no! Big One
has been trapped by newspaper!
Cat to the rescue!
POUNCE!! <G> (rattle, crinkle, shred.... ;) )
... I'm coming Dear, I only have 437 more messages to read.
Shorter humans might be at an advantage: they can hide amongst the
tall ones!!
One of my sisters is quite short, but also was quite athletic... sheHaha!! Probably being lower to the ground has a sneaky advantage in
was able to play basketball and field hockey quite well... seemed
to be able to run between the legs of the taller players... ;)
better stability: the tall ones start to fall over reaching down to
her!
She also was very wiry and agile... and very well coordinated...
:)
Yes, if you hadn't eaten for some time, were feeling fine, then
popped in a piece of gum there does seem to be a correlation. I would
probably try again with a different 'introduction': different / known
non-headache-causing food, different led-in time, and try the gum
experiment. OTOH if you already suspected a saccherin-induced
migrane I'd say the result was conclusive.
By the time the small piece of gum triggered it, I'd already stopped
using regular foods sweetened with saccherine...the larger quantities
were pretty conclusive as it was... the gum just clinched it...
That does seem rather conclusive!
I figured so... :)Relatively easy enough to avoid foods with saccherine so no real need
to get a headache while trying to tweak for "I can have just a little".
No need to even deal with "just a little"... avoidance was the
best policy... ;)
And when she comes to, dinner is on the table... ;)
And all over the stove, the walls.... <ggg>
You must have let Autumn help... <G>
Spread the blame? And fun?!
Exactly... <G>
LIS some time back Autumn loves to eat pancakes and help with the
preparation, especially the mixing part. She had a fascination with
mixing the dry mix and sometimes got a little over-exuberant. Now she
kind of sneaks that into the occasional overmixing of the batter.
Rarely splatters, but sometimes that bowl starts to spin pretty good!
She's learned some control of the exuberance, then.... :) And stillYes, essentially rules-learning: mixing the dry mix really fast may be
has fun doing the cooking... :)
fun but makes a mess the adults don't like. Mixing slower might not
be quite as much fun but can do it longer because doesn't make the mess the adults don't like. And the pouring of the batter into shapes,
well, that's legally playing with food! <g>
Besides, by now, she's probably learning that by not making too
much of a mess, the finished product is better, since the
proportions are more like they should be (even if she doesn't
realize that's the reason)... :)
She also gets to make a pancake: batter is poured into her special
pitcher -- a metal creamer. She can make whatever size (well, not
HUGE!), shape, pattern, etc., pancake she wants.
Size being limited by the amount of batter and the size of the pan,Yes. LIS earlier, sort of a legal playing with her food, plus participating in creating the meal. OTOH it's hers and only hers.
for one thing... ;)
Yup... learning that cooking can be fun... ;) In fact, one of my childhood cookbooks was called just that... Fun With Cooking..
:)
<egg nog>
Didn't have any with alcohol this year: didn't have any in the
evening.
Some people don't wait for evening... at least not at an all-day
party... ;)
There's a country-western song "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere". :)
Yup.... :)
They play that on the PBS stations?!
Of course not (at least not usually [g])... But I do have some otherNancy! You wild woman you! <bseg>
experiences besides PBS... ;)
I hung out at the campus radio station when I was in college...
Wide range of music there, from top 40 to oldies, to jazz, to
progressive, with even some folk, C&W, and classical, depending
on which student DJ was doing the show.... ;) Heavy metal was
just coming in before I graduated... ;)
BTW, for some reason the Iowa Public Television network changed its
name to IowaPBS the first of the year. Suppose has something to do
with the costs of obtaining PBS programming.
Or someone wanted to keep it short and sweet... ;)The Chief Engineer??!! The old way had the various television
stations in the state identified by their call letters: locally KQIN.
Now simply IowaPBS. So all dozen or so stations now ar eidentified the same. (And yes, that was the electronics nerd answer as a semi-joke reply. <g>)
Although "I-o-wa P-B-S" is easier and faster to say than "Iowa Public Television Network". :)
Unless the corporate heads explain it out, guess you'll not
really know... ;)
And good news: AFAICT no one lost their job with the merger (?) / new affiliation: Abby and Dan are the two humans doing most of the
hosting, DanBot the robot (who thinks he's Dan's son) are still
present. Not recalling if I've seen Steve, the guy who plays the
guitar -- sort of.
Just have to keep your eyes and ears open, I guess....
... A shining beacon of garish neon signs and tourist trapsFor some reason thinking "Little Shop of Horrors" when read 'tourist traps' ==> slurp!
That's even more of a trap...! I only thought the tagline
referred to the shops with over-priced merchandise emblazoned
with area logos... and price-y restaurants with a local-ish
theme... ;)
... Cat Haiku
Oh no! Big One
has been trapped by newspaper!
Cat to the rescue!
POUNCE!! <G> (rattle, crinkle, shred.... ;) )
... I'm coming Dear, I only have 437 more messages to read.
It's broken...got a huge crack right down the middle. :P But,Seems likes if you rolled out of bed things would line up and same
at least the crack is vertical instead of horizontal...because if
it was horizontal, and I fell out of bed, I'd hear "Be-Duh,
Be-Duh, Be-Duh", as the cheeks flapped together. :P
result!
As klutzy as I am, that's a possibility. Late yesterday
afternoon, I woke up from a nap, and felt nauseous, like I was
getting an attack of food poisoning. So, I took my dentures out,
and took an anti-nausea tablet, which did its job. Unfortunately,
if I start vomiting, it takes a large dose of Zofran to stop it.
I either ate something that didn't agree with me, or ate too
much.
A possibility! My history is relatively simple so I can remember. Or
at least approximately remember: like I know I factured the right femur
on Easter Sunday morning -- it's the year I'd need to research. OTOH
long enough ago completely healed.
Days where they shoot off firecrackers, etc., are busy for the
ER's, with injuries. Personally, I feel that ONLY the
professional shows should have access to them. Folks with PTSD,
or with sensitive animals (i.e. dachshunds), suffer greatly, and
it sounds like repeated gunfire. Plus, in some cases, it is.
It's already on 8 1/2x11 pages...11 pages long. I do need to"Hey George! We need to buy another hard drive to store this stuff!"
send an updated copy of that to MedicAlert, though.
"640K of RAM ought to be enough for anybody". - Bill Gates,
1980.
<Coronavirus>
Yes; glad I don't have any travel plans for a while. OTOH we have a lot
of international students in the area so could be brought here.
I saw where several airlines have cancelled flights to and from
there. I heard a rumor that apparently, it was incubating in a
Canadian medical lab, and it was smuggled out, and released. I
think I saw another story where they were able to replicate it in
a lab, to where they could possibly get a vaccine for it. But, it
spreads like wildfire, and like with so many other illnesses, in
the incubation period, there are no symptoms.
I've been having a lot of angina lately...and am going to the cardiologist this morning (no, he doesn't work for American
Greetings <G>). In the past, they think it's caused by acid
reflux (GERD), but I'm taking prescription strength Prilosec.
Yet, I think it may be reducing my B12 level. I don't think
there's a single medication out there without any kind of side
effect. But, without cardiac clearance, they won't do that
surgery on me next week.
Glad I don't have any travel plans for the next several months.Maybe! :)
Well, I do, but it'll be by train...to Louisiana in July, 2020...then to Mississippi in June, 2021...then, that's my last
out of state trip.
Health and finances aren't going to allow it. :(
Doctors advise you to drink eight eight ounce glasses of waterI like my water on the rocks! (Which is a hare more funny because Dean
a day. Too much liquid sets my colon off, and to me, plain water
is too bland.
Martin is playing on Pandora currently.)
You could be like Eddie Valiant in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"
who ordered Scotch On The Rocks...and it was.
Daryl bellies up to the juice bar, orders a flavoured water on the
rocks, "and make that a double!".
Then, he doubles over when he heads to the bathroom...but,
that's my pee-rogative. <BG>
* OLX 1.53 * What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
Some adult cookbooks should better incorporate that concept, especially BM>for the everyday cooking. OTOH I'm not sure how I'd react to seeing a BM>dish of spaghetti and meatballs presented with the meatballs arranged
in a smiley face pattern!!
... I'm coming Dear, I only have 437 more messages to read.
Almost caught up!
(Continued from previous message)
Hmm: so still need to figure if promise or threat!
BTW a year ago would not have been a problem with possible thawing: was BM>-33ø here on January 31, 2019, ...Plus of that number today!
If it's a blend the bad guesses are going to wash out the good guesses. BM>OTOH could sort of see blending: something's bound to be halfway right!
I've heard of kids wanting them installed in their home, where
they don't have to constantly break their piggy banks. :P
Just get dad a new wallet for birthday and Christmas!
Thatw asn't granola, that was rat bait! Maybe your body was doing a BM>little early Sring Cleaning. (Hope you're feeling better.)
Lots of pets are frightened and confused by sudden noises: usually meant BM>something not good happening imprinted from their wild critter days.
Iowa passed a law a few years ago allowing purchase of "low level" BM>fireworks -- there's a term for it; used to be just minor items like BM>sparklers allowed. The good news is most of the cities and towns BM>restricted the hours one could set them off: locally twice a year:
Fireworks Ordinance. Consumer fireworks are restricted to the night of
December 31 from 10:00 p.m. until 12:30 a.m., immediate following day.
Also, July 3 and July 4 from 2:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. each day.
A couple years later a 1 MB hard drive for my DEC Rainbow 100 computer BM>was $1,000! No, I didn't get one.
I hadn't heard about the Canadian medical lab -- the laid-back Canadians BM>being sneaky and doing biomedical terrorism??!! (That's a joke folks -- BM>no fair taking a snippet!) As for spreading rapidly, can understand: by BM>the time figure out what to stop/detain a lot has already slipped by.
Also saw on the news where China is bulding two (?) hospitals as fast as BM>they can because of the outbreak. Makes sense, but I'd be a bit BM>concerned with 'construction details': news shot showed cement being BM>poured. Takes a while for cement to cure, and some of that medical BM>equipment is rather heavy! And where is the hospital equipment coming BM>from? It's not just stored in a warehouse. And then staffing.
The heart's nothing to pooh-pooh with, so a good thing to have it
checked out. Could be due to what caused your nausea, could be a BM>subluxated anterior rib head, could be... get it checked! (Which you BM>did.)
Well spending all your money on visits to cardiologists! <g> (If dead BM>you're certainly not going; at least by checking it out you'll be alive BM>which is a chance of going!)
<Miming looking into crystal ball> I'm seeing a woman - no! it's a man BM>dressed in a plaid skirt. Ah! A Scottish man dressed in a kilt! He's
on a rocky beach. ...It morphed to Blake Shelton singing "Some Beach"!
There have been times when crawling would have been more comfortable
than walking with the kidney stone!
* OLX 1.53 * What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
Initial reflex answer is "you're dead" but really have a quarter life left.
... American Joseph Gayetty invented modern toilet tissue in 1857.
Quoting Daryl Stout to NANCY BACKUS on 29-Jan-2020 09:19 <=-
I hung out at the campus radio station when I was in college... Wide
range of music there, from top 40 to oldies, to jazz, to progressive,
with even some folk, C&W, and classical, depending on which student
DJ was doing the show.... ;) Heavy metal was just coming in before I
graduated... ;)
With being a Radio/TV/Film major in college, I did some work for the campus radio station. For nearly the last 30 years, though, my radio
has been "amateur radio".
... I'm coming Dear, I only have 437 more messages to read.
You must have one heck of a QWK mail backlog. :P
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 29-Jan-2020 08:42 <=-
Shorter humans might be at an advantage: they can hide amongst the
tall ones!!
One of my sisters is quite short, but also was quite athletic... sheHaha!! Probably being lower to the ground has a sneaky advantage in
was able to play basketball and field hockey quite well... seemed
to be able to run between the legs of the taller players... ;)
better stability: the tall ones start to fall over reaching down to
her!
She also was very wiry and agile... and very well coordinated... :)
All beneficial for playing basketball!
LIS some time back Autumn loves to eat pancakes and help with the
preparation, especially the mixing part. She had a fascination with
mixing the dry mix and sometimes got a little over-exuberant. Now she
kind of sneaks that into the occasional overmixing of the batter.
Rarely splatters, but sometimes that bowl starts to spin pretty good!
She's learned some control of the exuberance, then.... :) And still
has fun doing the cooking... :)
Yes, essentially rules-learning: mixing the dry mix really fast may be
fun but makes a mess the adults don't like. Mixing slower might not
be quite as much fun but can do it longer because doesn't make the mess
the adults don't like. And the pouring of the batter into shapes,
well, that's legally playing with food! <g>
Besides, by now, she's probably learning that by not making too muchYes: "subtle learning". Though that type of learning has been going
of a mess, the finished product is better, since the proportions are
more like they should be (even if she doesn't realize that's the
reason)... :)
on probably since Cave Man Times: when Ogg throw stick on fire make
pretty sparks but some pretty sparks burn Ogg - wrong type heat! Ogg learn to place stick in fire. And no, Autumn has not been burned while cooking.
She also gets to make a pancake: batter is poured into her special
pitcher -- a metal creamer. She can make whatever size (well, not
HUGE!), shape, pattern, etc., pancake she wants.
Size being limited by the amount of batter and the size of the pan,
for one thing... ;)
Yes. LIS earlier, sort of a legal playing with her food, plus
participating in creating the meal. OTOH it's hers and only hers.
Yup... learning that cooking can be fun... ;) In fact, one of mySome adult cookbooks should better incorporate that concept,
childhood cookbooks was called just that... Fun With Cooking.. :)
especially for the everyday cooking. OTOH I'm not sure how I'd react
to seeing a dish of spaghetti and meatballs presented with the
meatballs arranged in a smiley face pattern!!
There's a country-western song "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere". :)
Yup.... :)
They play that on the PBS stations?!
Of course not (at least not usually [g])... But I do have some other
experiences besides PBS... ;)
Nancy! You wild woman you! <bseg>
I hung out at the campus radio station when I was in college... WideSort of sounds (pun?) like my Pandora station: nothing I'd classify as 'heavy metal' -- maybe "approaching but still a block away". ...When
range of music there, from top 40 to oldies, to jazz, to progressive,
with even some folk, C&W, and classical, depending on which student
DJ was doing the show.... ;) Heavy metal was just coming in before
I graduated... ;)
I first moved out here in 1975 there was a station which advertised it
as a heavy metal station; per my 'Boston standards' (raised 50 miles north) wasn't close.
(Rarely listened to either -- sometimes on
station scanning something playing of interest,)
The old way had the various television stations in the state identified
by their call letters: locally KQIN. Now simply IowaPBS. So all dozen
or so stations now are identified the same.
Although "I-o-wa P-B-S" is easier and faster to say than "Iowa Public
Television Network". :)
Unless the corporate heads explain it out, guess you'll not reallyNo, and I'm not all that interested in finding out. More just the
know... ;)
mental notation of the change and possibly relaxation of the some of
the FCC's rules. Last year the local station was identified as KQIN,
with the call sign; this year just "IowaPBS" so don't know if it's the Quad Cities' or Iowa City station (other than what channel one tunes
to: 36.x and 12.x, respectively). ...Slipping into that technical mode again!
And good news: AFAICT no one lost their job with the merger (?) / new
affiliation: Abby and Dan are the two humans doing most of the
hosting, DanBot the robot (who thinks he's Dan's son) are still
present. Not recalling if I've seen Steve, the guy who plays the
guitar -- sort of.
Just have to keep your eyes and ears open, I guess....He's still on the website.
... A shining beacon of garish neon signs and tourist traps
For some reason thinking "Little Shop of Horrors" when read 'tourist
traps' ==> slurp!
That's even more of a trap...! I only thought the tagline referredProbably more the intent. And of course tourists are not trapped such
to the shops with over-priced merchandise emblazoned with area
logos... and price-y restaurants with a local-ish theme... ;)
as with a bear trap or trapdoor floor but beckoned in to a shop and enticed to buy an overpriced imprinted mug when they have a perfectly
good set of matching mugs at home.
... Cat Haiku
Oh no! Big One
has been trapped by newspaper!
Cat to the rescue!
POUNCE!! <G> (rattle, crinkle, shred.... ;) )<chuckle> When I had my dog I did learn quickly not to leave
paperwork on the floor: sometimes pawed at, sometimes sat/laid on.
OTOH we did leave newspaper on the carpet: she liked to run and slide
on the sheets.
LIS some time back Autumn loves to eat pancakes and help with the
preparation, especially the mixing part. She had a fascination with
mixing the dry mix and sometimes got a little over-exuberant. Now she
kind of sneaks that into the occasional overmixing of the batter.
Rarely splatters, but sometimes that bowl starts to spin pretty good!
She's learned some control of the exuberance, then.... :) And still
has fun doing the cooking... :)
Yes, essentially rules-learning: mixing the dry mix really fast may be
fun but makes a mess the adults don't like. Mixing slower might not
be quite as much fun but can do it longer because doesn't make the mess
the adults don't like. And the pouring of the batter into shapes,
well, that's legally playing with food! <g>
Besides, by now, she's probably learning that by not making too muchYes: "subtle learning". Though that type of learning has been going
of a mess, the finished product is better, since the proportions are
more like they should be (even if she doesn't realize that's the
reason)... :)
on probably since Cave Man Times: when Ogg throw stick on fire make
pretty sparks but some pretty sparks burn Ogg - wrong type heat! Ogg learn to place stick in fire. And no, Autumn has not been burned while cooking.
That's a good thing...
She also gets to make a pancake: batter is poured into her special
pitcher -- a metal creamer. She can make whatever size (well, not
HUGE!), shape, pattern, etc., pancake she wants.
Size being limited by the amount of batter and the size of the pan,
for one thing... ;)
Yes. LIS earlier, sort of a legal playing with her food, plus
participating in creating the meal. OTOH it's hers and only hers.
Yup... learning that cooking can be fun... ;) In fact, one of mySome adult cookbooks should better incorporate that concept,
childhood cookbooks was called just that... Fun With Cooking.. :)
especially for the everyday cooking. OTOH I'm not sure how I'd react
to seeing a dish of spaghetti and meatballs presented with the
meatballs arranged in a smiley face pattern!!
I don't remember that being the sort of thing they were referring
to as having fun with cooking.... :) But the recipes were
reasonably simple and produced good food... :)
There's a country-western song "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere". :)
Yup.... :)
They play that on the PBS stations?!
Of course not (at least not usually [g])... But I do have some other
experiences besides PBS... ;)
Nancy! You wild woman you! <bseg>
I hung out at the campus radio station when I was in college... WideSort of sounds (pun?) like my Pandora station: nothing I'd classify as 'heavy metal' -- maybe "approaching but still a block away". ...When
range of music there, from top 40 to oldies, to jazz, to progressive,
with even some folk, C&W, and classical, depending on which student
DJ was doing the show.... ;) Heavy metal was just coming in before
I graduated... ;)
I first moved out here in 1975 there was a station which advertised it
as a heavy metal station; per my 'Boston standards' (raised 50 miles north) wasn't close.
The midwest equivalent, perhaps.... <G>
The old way had the various television stations in the state identified
by their call letters: locally KQIN. Now simply IowaPBS. So all dozen
or so stations now are identified the same.
Although "I-o-wa P-B-S" is easier and faster to say than "Iowa Public
Television Network". :)
Unless the corporate heads explain it out, guess you'll not reallyNo, and I'm not all that interested in finding out. More just the
know... ;)
mental notation of the change and possibly relaxation of the some of
the FCC's rules. Last year the local station was identified as KQIN,
with the call sign; this year just "IowaPBS" so don't know if it's the Quad Cities' or Iowa City station (other than what channel one tunes
to: 36.x and 12.x, respectively). ...Slipping into that technical mode again!
What I see as the most iffy part of it is not being able to tell
just from listening which particular station you are tuned to...
but that goes by the boards anyway when they announce all the
different stations you might be listening to... eg here, "WXXI
91.5 Rochester, WXXY 90.3 Houghton, streaming from wxxi.org, or
from your phone app (etc)"
And good news: AFAICT no one lost their job with the merger (?) / new
affiliation: Abby and Dan are the two humans doing most of the
hosting, DanBot the robot (who thinks he's Dan's son) are still
present. Not recalling if I've seen Steve, the guy who plays the
guitar -- sort of.
Just have to keep your eyes and ears open, I guess....He's still on the website.
As an icon, or actually doing things...?
... Cat Haiku
Oh no! Big One
has been trapped by newspaper!
Cat to the rescue!
POUNCE!! <G> (rattle, crinkle, shred.... ;) )<chuckle> When I had my dog I did learn quickly not to leave
paperwork on the floor: sometimes pawed at, sometimes sat/laid on.
OTOH we did leave newspaper on the carpet: she liked to run and slide
on the sheets.
Which is fine if you are done with the paper... :)
It's been almost 50 years since I was in college, now.... haven't worked NB>on a station since then... but do have fond memories of my days there...
That was more accurate back in the heyday of bbsing, when my daily NB>GENEALOGY downloads could be over 500 messages, even while downloading NB>every day without fail... thankfully that's not so much the case NB>now..... ;)
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 03-Feb-2020 19:48 <=-
Besides, by now, she's probably learning that by not making too much
of a mess, the finished product is better, since the proportions are
more like they should be (even if she doesn't realize that's the
reason)... :)
Yes: "subtle learning". Though that type of learning has been going
on probably since Cave Man Times: when Ogg throw stick on fire make
pretty sparks but some pretty sparks burn Ogg - wrong type heat! Ogg
learn to place stick in fire. And no, Autumn has not been burned while
cooking.
That's a good thing...Agree. We're somewhat prepared for such an emergency but of course
don't want it to happen. She will sometimes start to get a little
close or careless and given a reminder warning. Better safe than
sorry! We try not to get overly protective; hopefully coming across
more as a 'we care about you'.
Yes. LIS earlier, sort of a legal playing with her food, plus
participating in creating the meal. OTOH it's hers and only hers.
Yup... learning that cooking can be fun... ;) In fact, one of my
childhood cookbooks was called just that... Fun With Cooking.. :)
Some adult cookbooks should better incorporate that concept,
especially for the everyday cooking. OTOH I'm not sure how I'd react
to seeing a dish of spaghetti and meatballs presented with the
meatballs arranged in a smiley face pattern!!
I don't remember that being the sort of thing they were referring toWe'll probably start introducing some simple meals shortly. LIS some times back I'm getting a little pancaked out; one of favourite meals so.... Not going to force her; same as she is given a choice for
as having fun with cooking.... :) But the recipes were reasonably
simple and produced good food... :)
dinner and it's what we'll have. (She eats meats, vegetables, at home
- just here she's on the Pancake Kick.)
I hung out at the campus radio station when I was in college... Wide
range of music there, from top 40 to oldies, to jazz, to progressive,
with even some folk, C&W, and classical, depending on which student
DJ was doing the show.... ;) Heavy metal was just coming in before
I graduated... ;)
Sort of sounds (pun?) like my Pandora station: nothing I'd classify as
'heavy metal' -- maybe "approaching but still a block away". ...When
I first moved out here in 1975 there was a station which advertised it
as a heavy metal station; per my 'Boston standards' (raised 50 miles
north) wasn't close.
The midwest equivalent, perhaps.... <G>They thought so! Neither the Boston nor local version was something I
was something I'm into, just there are some crazy little outlaying
quirks in my musical and art tastes! :)
The old way had the various television stations in the state identified
by their call letters: locally KQIN. Now simply IowaPBS. So all dozen
or so stations now are identified the same.
Although "I-o-wa P-B-S" is easier and faster to say than "Iowa Public
Television Network". :)
Unless the corporate heads explain it out, guess you'll not really
know... ;)
No, and I'm not all that interested in finding out. More just the
mental notation of the change and possibly relaxation of the some of
the FCC's rules. Last year the local station was identified as KQIN,
with the call sign; this year just "IowaPBS" so don't know if it's the
Quad Cities' or Iowa City station (other than what channel one tunes
to: 36.x and 12.x, respectively). ...Slipping into that technical mode
again!
What I see as the most iffy part of it is not being able to tell justSo essentially WXXY is repeating what originates on WXXI; essentially
from listening which particular station you are tuned to... but that
goes by the boards anyway when they announce all the different
stations you might be listening to... eg here, "WXXI 91.5 Rochester,
WXXY 90.3 Houghton, streaming from wxxi.org, or from your phone app
(etc)"
the same as the Iowa PBS network is the source and the transmitters throughout the state are the repeaters.
I'm quite sure displaying
"IowaPBS" is quite legal, just I like the call signs for identifcation from my old radio DXing days. ("DX" is [long] distance.)
And good news: AFAICT no one lost their job with the merger (?)/new
affiliation: Abby and Dan are the two humans doing most of the
hosting, DanBot the robot (who thinks he's Dan's son) are still
present. Not recalling if I've seen Steve, the guy who plays the
guitar -- sort of.
Just have to keep your eyes and ears open, I guess....
He's still on the website.
As an icon, or actually doing things...?So far I've just seen him in 'group' commercials advertising IowaPBS, nothing specifically of him.
... Cat Haiku
Oh no! Big One
has been trapped by newspaper!
Cat to the rescue!
POUNCE!! <G> (rattle, crinkle, shred.... ;) )
<chuckle> When I had my dog I did learn quickly not to leave
paperwork on the floor: sometimes pawed at, sometimes sat/laid on.
OTOH we did leave newspaper on the carpet: she liked to run and slide
on the sheets.
Which is fine if you are done with the paper... :)It did take us once to learn that detail!
Besides, by now, she's probably learning that by not making too much
of a mess, the finished product is better, since the proportions are
more like they should be (even if she doesn't realize that's the
reason)... :)
Yes: "subtle learning". Though that type of learning has been going
on probably since Cave Man Times: when Ogg throw stick on fire make
pretty sparks but some pretty sparks burn Ogg - wrong type heat! Ogg
learn to place stick in fire. And no, Autumn has not been burned while
cooking.
That's a good thing...Agree. We're somewhat prepared for such an emergency but of course
don't want it to happen. She will sometimes start to get a little
close or careless and given a reminder warning. Better safe than
sorry! We try not to get overly protective; hopefully coming across
more as a 'we care about you'.
And in another year or so, she'll probably be able to tell you
why she should be more careful, not too close, etc... :)
Yes. LIS earlier, sort of a legal playing with her food, plus
participating in creating the meal. OTOH it's hers and only hers.
Yup... learning that cooking can be fun... ;) In fact, one of my
childhood cookbooks was called just that... Fun With Cooking.. :)
Some adult cookbooks should better incorporate that concept,
especially for the everyday cooking. OTOH I'm not sure how I'd react
to seeing a dish of spaghetti and meatballs presented with the
meatballs arranged in a smiley face pattern!!
I don't remember that being the sort of thing they were referring toWe'll probably start introducing some simple meals shortly. LIS some times back I'm getting a little pancaked out; one of favourite meals so.... Not going to force her; same as she is given a choice for
as having fun with cooking.... :) But the recipes were reasonably
simple and produced good food... :)
dinner and it's what we'll have. (She eats meats, vegetables, at home
- just here she's on the Pancake Kick.)
Just have to figure out a new specialty for fixing/eating with
you... :) She might enjoy that spaghetti and meatballs smiley
face, actually.. <G>
I hung out at the campus radio station when I was in college... Wide
range of music there, from top 40 to oldies, to jazz, to progressive,
with even some folk, C&W, and classical, depending on which student
DJ was doing the show.... ;) Heavy metal was just coming in before
I graduated... ;)
Sort of sounds (pun?) like my Pandora station: nothing I'd classify as
'heavy metal' -- maybe "approaching but still a block away". ...When
I first moved out here in 1975 there was a station which advertised it
as a heavy metal station; per my 'Boston standards' (raised 50 miles
north) wasn't close.
The midwest equivalent, perhaps.... <G>They thought so! Neither the Boston nor local version was something I
was something I'm into, just there are some crazy little outlaying
quirks in my musical and art tastes! :)
Understood.... I'm similar.... and will listen (at least in short
spurts and sporadically) to a wide variety of things... :)
The old way had the various television stations in the state identified
by their call letters: locally KQIN. Now simply IowaPBS. So all dozen
or so stations now are identified the same.
Although "I-o-wa P-B-S" is easier and faster to say than "Iowa Public
Television Network". :)
Unless the corporate heads explain it out, guess you'll not really
know... ;)
No, and I'm not all that interested in finding out. More just the
mental notation of the change and possibly relaxation of the some of
the FCC's rules. Last year the local station was identified as KQIN,
with the call sign; this year just "IowaPBS" so don't know if it's the
Quad Cities' or Iowa City station (other than what channel one tunes
to: 36.x and 12.x, respectively). ...Slipping into that technical mode
again!
What I see as the most iffy part of it is not being able to tell justSo essentially WXXY is repeating what originates on WXXI; essentially
from listening which particular station you are tuned to... but that
goes by the boards anyway when they announce all the different
stations you might be listening to... eg here, "WXXI 91.5 Rochester,
WXXY 90.3 Houghton, streaming from wxxi.org, or from your phone app
(etc)"
the same as the Iowa PBS network is the source and the transmitters throughout the state are the repeaters.
Pretty much so... There is a slight variance, as WXXY gets a
simulcast of the news shows from WXXI-AM in the early morning and
the evening, but otherwise is getting the FM feed... So I imagine
their station would have a slightly different call signs
announcement at those times... and the AM station here would be acknowleging their presence along with the other local stations
receiving the same feed... but then I'm not listening to those
stations... ;)
And good news: AFAICT no one lost their job with the merger (?)/new
affiliation: Abby and Dan are the two humans doing most of the
hosting, DanBot the robot (who thinks he's Dan's son) are still
present. Not recalling if I've seen Steve, the guy who plays the
guitar -- sort of.
Just have to keep your eyes and ears open, I guess....
He's still on the website.
As an icon, or actually doing things...?So far I've just seen him in 'group' commercials advertising IowaPBS, nothing specifically of him.
So maybe he's actually moved on.... just still lending his
archived images to the commercials...
... Cat Haiku
Oh no! Big One
has been trapped by newspaper!
Cat to the rescue!
POUNCE!! <G> (rattle, crinkle, shred.... ;) )
<chuckle> When I had my dog I did learn quickly not to leave
paperwork on the floor: sometimes pawed at, sometimes sat/laid on.
OTOH we did leave newspaper on the carpet: she liked to run and slide
on the sheets.
Which is fine if you are done with the paper... :)It did take us once to learn that detail!
Just a little destructive... unintentionally, to be sure... ;)
Quoting Daryl Stout to NANCY BACKUS on 04-Feb-2020 23:03 <=-
It's been almost 50 years since I was in college, now.... haven't
worked on a station since then... but do have fond memories of my
days there...
It has been over 40 since I've been in college.
That was more accurate back in the heyday of bbsing, when my daily
GENEALOGY downloads could be over 500 messages, even while downloading
every day without fail... thankfully that's not so much the case
now..... ;)
If I don't access the BBS for a few days, or get slammed by a
delayed mail run that didn't connect for awhile, I have a huge packet.
I think I saw 437 messages in this packet, but I skipped several of
them.
It has been over 40 since I've been in college.
Then you are just a bit younger than I.... :)
When I have a large packet (or pile of packets), I somehow manage to
plow through all the messages.... I won't answer them all, but will NB>generally answer any to me that require a response... Eventually I get NB>through them all... :)
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 07-Feb-2020 08:57 <=-
And no, Autumn has not been burned while cooking.
That's a good thing...
Agree. We're somewhat prepared for such an emergency but of course
don't want it to happen. She will sometimes start to get a little
close or careless and given a reminder warning. Better safe than
sorry! We try not to get overly protective; hopefully coming across
more as a 'we care about you'.
And in another year or so, she'll probably be able to tell youProbably so! The 'nagging' we gave will come back!
why she should be more careful, not too close, etc... :)
I don't remember that being the sort of thing they were referring to
as having fun with cooking.... :) But the recipes were reasonably
simple and produced good food... :)
We'll probably start introducing some simple meals shortly. LIS some
times back I'm getting a little pancaked out; one of favourite meals
so.... Not going to force her; same as she is given a choice for
dinner and it's what we'll have. (She eats meats, vegetables, at home
- just here she's on the Pancake Kick.)
Just have to figure out a new specialty for fixing/eating with you...Possibly! In the meantime I did 'play with food' presentation-wise.
:) She might enjoy that spaghetti and meatballs smiley face,
actually.. <G>
Cut a couple mini powdered donuts in half, stood up on the side and
lined up, couple of raisin for eyes, served on a small silver platter. Reminded me a bit of the Loch Ness Monster but she said it was a worm.
She also said she doesn't like raisins anymore but ate them anyway.
...When I first moved out here in 1975 there was a station which
advertised it as a heavy metal station; per my 'Boston standards'
(raised 50 miles north) wasn't close.
The midwest equivalent, perhaps.... <G>
They thought so! Neither the Boston nor local version was something I
was something I'm into, just there are some crazy little outlaying
quirks in my musical and art tastes! :)
Understood.... I'm similar.... and will listen (at least in shortI figure as long as I like it that's all I really have to worry
spurts and sporadically) to a wide variety of things... :)
about!
What I see as the most iffy part of it is not being able to tell just
from listening which particular station you are tuned to... but that
goes by the boards anyway when they announce all the different
stations you might be listening to... eg here, "WXXI 91.5 Rochester,
WXXY 90.3 Houghton, streaming from wxxi.org, or from your phone app
(etc)"
So essentially WXXY is repeating what originates on WXXI; essentially
the same as the Iowa PBS network is the source and the transmitters
throughout the state are the repeaters.
Pretty much so... There is a slight variance, as WXXY gets a simulcastRight. The FCC regulations have relaxed somewhat over the years. My guess is under the old regulations even though all the Iowa Public Broadcasting were transmitting the same information from a common
of the news shows from WXXI-AM in the early morning and the evening,
but otherwise is getting the FM feed... So I imagine their station
would have a slightly different call signs announcement at those
times... and the AM station here would be acknowledging their presence
along with the other local stations receiving the same feed... but
then I'm not listening to those stations... ;)
source the FCC considered each transmitting site unique and so had to
be identified uniquely.
And good news: AFAICT no one lost their job with the merger (?)/new
affiliation: Abby and Dan are the two humans doing most of the
hosting, DanBot the robot (who thinks he's Dan's son) are still
present. Not recalling if I've seen Steve, the guy who plays the
guitar -- sort of.
Just have to keep your eyes and ears open, I guess....
He's still on the website.
As an icon, or actually doing things...?
So far I've just seen him in 'group' commercials advertising IowaPBS,
nothing specifically of him.
So maybe he's actually moved on.... just still lending his archivedPossibly. Or maybe waiting until Spring comes: most of his segments
images to the commercials...
(that I recall anyway) were outside and since it's a little cool out
there lately....
<chuckle> When I had my dog I did learn quickly not to leave
paperwork on the floor: sometimes pawed at, sometimes sat/laid on.
OTOH we did leave newspaper on the carpet: she liked to run and slide
on the sheets.
Which is fine if you are done with the paper... :)
It did take us once to learn that detail!
Just a little destructive... unintentionally, to be sure... ;)Just slightly. :) Before the humans read the paper, not good; after humans read is OK to play.
And no, Autumn has not been burned while cooking.
That's a good thing...
Agree. We're somewhat prepared for such an emergency but of course
don't want it to happen. She will sometimes start to get a little
close or careless and given a reminder warning. Better safe than
sorry! We try not to get overly protective; hopefully coming across
more as a 'we care about you'.
And in another year or so, she'll probably be able to tell youProbably so! The 'nagging' we gave will come back!
why she should be more careful, not too close, etc... :)
And I bet sometimes telling you not to be too close, etc.... :)
I don't remember that being the sort of thing they were referring to
as having fun with cooking.... :) But the recipes were reasonably
simple and produced good food... :)
We'll probably start introducing some simple meals shortly. LIS some
times back I'm getting a little pancaked out; one of favourite meals
so.... Not going to force her; same as she is given a choice for
dinner and it's what we'll have. (She eats meats, vegetables, at home
- just here she's on the Pancake Kick.)
Just have to figure out a new specialty for fixing/eating with you...Possibly! In the meantime I did 'play with food' presentation-wise.
:) She might enjoy that spaghetti and meatballs smiley face,
actually.. <G>
Cut a couple mini powdered donuts in half, stood up on the side and
lined up, couple of raisin for eyes, served on a small silver platter. Reminded me a bit of the Loch Ness Monster but she said it was a worm.
She also said she doesn't like raisins anymore but ate them anyway.
Novel presentations sometimes do get food eaten anyway... ;)
And good news: AFAICT no one lost their job with the merger (?)/new
affiliation: Abby and Dan are the two humans doing most of the
hosting, DanBot the robot (who thinks he's Dan's son) are still
present. Not recalling if I've seen Steve, the guy who plays the
guitar -- sort of.
Just have to keep your eyes and ears open, I guess....
He's still on the website.
As an icon, or actually doing things...?
So far I've just seen him in 'group' commercials advertising IowaPBS,
nothing specifically of him.
So maybe he's actually moved on.... just still lending his archivedPossibly. Or maybe waiting until Spring comes: most of his segments
images to the commercials...
(that I recall anyway) were outside and since it's a little cool out
there lately....
Yup, that does sound like another possibility...
<chuckle> When I had my dog I did learn quickly not to leave
paperwork on the floor: sometimes pawed at, sometimes sat/laid on.
OTOH we did leave newspaper on the carpet: she liked to run and slide
on the sheets.
Which is fine if you are done with the paper... :)
It did take us once to learn that detail!
Just a little destructive... unintentionally, to be sure... ;)Just slightly. :) Before the humans read the paper, not good; after humans read is OK to play.
And since dog doesn't know if you were finished reading yet or
not, it's up to humans to keep track of it until it has been
read... :)
Quoting Daryl Stout to NANCY BACKUS on 09-Feb-2020 00:26 <=-
It has been over 40 since I've been in college.
Then you are just a bit younger than I.... :)
I'll be 60 shortly after spring arrives...but compared to some, "I'm
still a puppy". <G>
When I have a large packet (or pile of packets), I somehow manage to
plow through all the messages.... I won't answer them all, but will
generally answer any to me that require a response... Eventually I get
through them all... :)
With getting rid of networks, it's renumbering the QWK setup...so, I
have to shut the BBS off while I update the configuration and
batchfiles.
I'll be 60 shortly after spring arrives...but compared to some, "I'm still a puppy". <G>
You're more than a decade younger than I, then... But there are some NB>still around in my parents' generation... :)
With getting rid of networks, it's renumbering the QWK setup...so, I have to shut the BBS off while I update the configuration and batchfiles.
Which would put you even farther behind... :)
... Three of the four basic food groups: pies, ice cream and cake.
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 14-Feb-2020 08:44 <=-
And no, Autumn has not been burned while cooking.
That's a good thing...
Agree. We're somewhat prepared for such an emergency but of course
don't want it to happen. She will sometimes start to get a little
close or careless and given a reminder warning. Better safe than
sorry! We try not to get overly protective; hopefully coming across
more as a 'we care about you'.
And in another year or so, she'll probably be able to tell you
why she should be more careful, not too close, etc... :)
Probably so! The 'nagging' we gave will come back!
And I bet sometimes telling you not to be too close, etc.... :)So far not yet!
Just have to figure out a new specialty for fixing/eating with
you... :) She might enjoy that spaghetti and meatballs smiley face,
actually.. <G>
Possibly! In the meantime I did 'play with food' presentation-wise.
Cut a couple mini powdered donuts in half, stood up on the side and
lined up, couple of raisin for eyes, served on a small silver platter.
Reminded me a bit of the Loch Ness Monster but she said it was a worm.
She also said she doesn't like raisins anymore but ate them anyway.
Novel presentations sometimes do get food eaten anyway... ;)Plus the raisins had some of the donut's powdered sugar on them so
became even more sweet tasting.
Not recalling if I've seen Steve, the guy who plays the guitar --
sort of.
Just have to keep your eyes and ears open, I guess....
He's still on the website.
As an icon, or actually doing things...?
So far I've just seen him in 'group' commercials advertising IowaPBS,
nothing specifically of him.
So maybe he's actually moved on.... just still lending his archived
images to the commercials...
Possibly. Or maybe waiting until Spring comes: most of his segments
(that I recall anyway) were outside and since it's a little cool out
there lately....
Yup, that does sound like another possibility...Will find out eventually. Maybe not a reason but more if he's still around or not.
<chuckle> When I had my dog I did learn quickly not to leave
paperwork on the floor: sometimes pawed at, sometimes sat/laid on.
OTOH we did leave newspaper on the carpet: she liked to run and slide
on the sheets.
Which is fine if you are done with the paper... :)
It did take us once to learn that detail!
Just a little destructive... unintentionally, to be sure... ;)
Just slightly. :) Before the humans read the paper, not good; after
humans read is OK to play.
And since dog doesn't know if you were finished reading yet or not,True: she never pulled a newspaper from the table or chair - partially because she couldn't reach. Chair possibly. Never jumped up on the furniture nor a person unless she was scared or excited. ...We were playing in the basement and she was running around and accidentally
it's up to humans to keep track of it until it has been read... :)
jumped on the couch: immediately she knew that was a no-no and we
could tell in her body language and eyes. I did reassure her I knew it was an accident, slowly approached in a 'small' "gimme a hug" attitude ('fast' and 'big' she could have interpreted as threatening and about
to be punished).
And no, Autumn has not been burned while cooking.
That's a good thing...
Agree. We're somewhat prepared for such an emergency but of course
don't want it to happen. She will sometimes start to get a little
close or careless and given a reminder warning. Better safe than
sorry! We try not to get overly protective; hopefully coming across
more as a 'we care about you'.
And in another year or so, she'll probably be able to tell you
why she should be more careful, not too close, etc... :)
Probably so! The 'nagging' we gave will come back!
And I bet sometimes telling you not to be too close, etc.... :)So far not yet!
When we were little, and Daddy would take some of us kids
shopping with him, he'd often admonish us "Now, don't touch
anything" as we were entering the store... One day, as he was
examining something to see if he wanted to buy it, a clear voice
piped up from his shoulders (where my probably 2-3 year old
sister was being carried), "Don't Touch ANYthing"...
Just have to figure out a new specialty for fixing/eating with
you... :) She might enjoy that spaghetti and meatballs smiley face,
actually.. <G>
Possibly! In the meantime I did 'play with food' presentation-wise.
Cut a couple mini powdered donuts in half, stood up on the side and
lined up, couple of raisin for eyes, served on a small silver platter.
Reminded me a bit of the Loch Ness Monster but she said it was a worm.
She also said she doesn't like raisins anymore but ate them anyway.
Novel presentations sometimes do get food eaten anyway... ;)Plus the raisins had some of the donut's powdered sugar on them so
became even more sweet tasting.
That could help, too... :)
<chuckle> When I had my dog I did learn quickly not to leave
paperwork on the floor: sometimes pawed at, sometimes sat/laid on.
OTOH we did leave newspaper on the carpet: she liked to run and slide
on the sheets.
Which is fine if you are done with the paper... :)
It did take us once to learn that detail!
Just a little destructive... unintentionally, to be sure... ;)
Just slightly. :) Before the humans read the paper, not good; after
humans read is OK to play.
And since dog doesn't know if you were finished reading yet or not,True: she never pulled a newspaper from the table or chair - partially because she couldn't reach. Chair possibly. Never jumped up on the furniture nor a person unless she was scared or excited. ...We were playing in the basement and she was running around and accidentally
it's up to humans to keep track of it until it has been read... :)
jumped on the couch: immediately she knew that was a no-no and we
could tell in her body language and eyes. I did reassure her I knew it was an accident, slowly approached in a 'small' "gimme a hug" attitude ('fast' and 'big' she could have interpreted as threatening and about
to be punished).
Maybe in her past life she actually had been badly punished for
just such an incident.... But you were able to reassure her that
that life really was gone... :)
... Hey...HEY... Stop pawing at those disks you stupid cat!
Quoting Daryl Stout to NANCY BACKUS on 17-Feb-2020 17:52 <=-
I'll be 60 shortly after spring arrives...but compared to some, "I'm
still a puppy". <G>
You're more than a decade younger than I, then... But there are some
still around in my parents' generation... :)
I know several ham radio operators 25 or more years older than me.
With getting rid of networks, it's renumbering the QWK setup...so, I
have to shut the BBS off while I update the configuration and
batchfiles.
Which would put you even farther behind... :)
It always does. I did reconnect with DixieNet, but am still trying
to find out about GatorNet.
... Three of the four basic food groups: pies, ice cream and cake.
Is the fourth one dessert?? <G>
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 19-Feb-2020 09:37 <=-
We try not to get overly protective; hopefully coming across more
as a 'we care about you'.
And in another year or so, she'll probably be able to tell you
why she should be more careful, not too close, etc... :)
Probably so! The 'nagging' we gave will come back!
And I bet sometimes telling you not to be too close, etc.... :)
So far not yet!
When we were little, and Daddy would take some of us kids shopping with<snicker> As one of the managers said at the store "paybacks are
him, he'd often admonish us "Now, don't touch anything" as we were
entering the store. One day, as he was examining something to see if he
wanted to buy it, a clear voice piped up from his shoulders (where my
probably 2-3 year old sister was being carried),"Don't Touch ANYthing".
hell!".
Just have to figure out a new specialty for fixing/eating with
you... :) She might enjoy that spaghetti and meatballs smiley face,
actually.. <G>
Possibly! In the meantime I did 'play with food' presentation-wise.
Cut a couple mini powdered donuts in half, stood up on the side and
lined up, couple of raisin for eyes, served on a small silver platter.
Reminded me a bit of the Loch Ness Monster but she said it was a worm.
She also said she doesn't like raisins anymore but ate them anyway.
Novel presentations sometimes do get food eaten anyway... ;)
Plus the raisins had some of the donut's powdered sugar on them so
became even more sweet tasting.
That could help, too... :)She seems to be in the phase where a lot of foods she used to gobble
down are not liked now. Possibly more of a burn out than dislike but
we don't force: she's eating a decent variety, just of different stuff. She said she didn't like raisins (the eyes) but ate them anyway; no cajoling.
<chuckle> When I had my dog I did learn quickly not to leave
paperwork on the floor: sometimes pawed at, sometimes sat/laid on.
OTOH we did leave newspaper on the carpet: she liked to run and slide
on the sheets.
Which is fine if you are done with the paper... :)
It did take us once to learn that detail!
Just a little destructive... unintentionally, to be sure... ;)
Just slightly. :) Before the humans read the paper, not good; after
humans read is OK to play.
And since dog doesn't know if you were finished reading yet or not,
it's up to humans to keep track of it until it has been read... :)
True: she never pulled a newspaper from the table or chair - partially
because she couldn't reach. Chair possibly. Never jumped up on the
furniture nor a person unless she was scared or excited. ...We were
playing in the basement and she was running around and accidentally
jumped on the couch: immediately she knew that was a no-no and we
could tell in her body language and eyes. I did reassure her I knew it
was an accident, slowly approached in a 'small' "gimme a hug" attitude
('fast' and 'big' she could have interpreted as threatening and about
to be punished).
Maybe in her past life she actually had been badly punished for justThat's a possibility too. We were suprised she was able to jump on to
such an incident.... But you were able to reassure her that that life
really was gone... :)
the couch -- always needed help to get into the car for car rides,
even the back steps into the house (two + landing then into the house) she'd need help. LIS, OK, we're all surprised, the jumping up was an accident, nothing bad happened, she knew she wasn't supposed to be up there and we knew she knew and it occurred only becuse we were all playing. ...And then I had to help her down because she couldn't work
up the courage!
... Hey...HEY... Stop pawing at those disks you stupid cat!Put 'em on the side of the file cabinet with a magnet so they'll be
hand but out of the way of the cat!
We try not to get overly protective; hopefully coming across more
as a 'we care about you'.
And in another year or so, she'll probably be able to tell you
why she should be more careful, not too close, etc... :)
Probably so! The 'nagging' we gave will come back!
And I bet sometimes telling you not to be too close, etc.... :)
So far not yet!
When we were little, and Daddy would take some of us kids shopping with<snicker> As one of the managers said at the store "paybacks are
him, he'd often admonish us "Now, don't touch anything" as we were
entering the store. One day, as he was examining something to see if he
wanted to buy it, a clear voice piped up from his shoulders (where my
probably 2-3 year old sister was being carried),"Don't Touch ANYthing".
hell!".
It certainly had the rest of us laughing... and became part of
the legendary family stories... Even those that weren't born yet "remember" it... <G>
Just have to figure out a new specialty for fixing/eating with
you... :) She might enjoy that spaghetti and meatballs smiley face,
actually.. <G>
Possibly! In the meantime I did 'play with food' presentation-wise.
Cut a couple mini powdered donuts in half, stood up on the side and
lined up, couple of raisin for eyes, served on a small silver platter.
Reminded me a bit of the Loch Ness Monster but she said it was a worm.
She also said she doesn't like raisins anymore but ate them anyway.
Novel presentations sometimes do get food eaten anyway... ;)
Plus the raisins had some of the donut's powdered sugar on them so
became even more sweet tasting.
That could help, too... :)She seems to be in the phase where a lot of foods she used to gobble
down are not liked now. Possibly more of a burn out than dislike but
we don't force: she's eating a decent variety, just of different stuff. She said she didn't like raisins (the eyes) but ate them anyway; no cajoling.
If you don't push, she'll probably eventually go back to her old favorites, just in more moderation... I'd guess she's getting
into a phase of honing her discretion and ability to choose...
:)
That's a possibility too. We were suprised she was able to jump on to
the couch -- always needed help to get into the car for car rides,
even the back steps into the house (two + landing then into the house) she'd need help. LIS, OK, we're all surprised, the jumping up was an accident, nothing bad happened, she knew she wasn't supposed to be up there and we knew she knew and it occurred only becuse we were all playing. ...And then I had to help her down because she couldn't work
up the courage!
She probably had surprised herself as well... <G> Just enough
extra adrenaline to propel her higher and farther than she
thought... ;)
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 26-Feb-2020 07:25 <=-
Probably so! The 'nagging' we gave will come back!
And I bet sometimes telling you not to be too close, etc.... :)
So far not yet!
When we were little, and Daddy would take some of us kids shopping with
him, he'd often admonish us "Now, don't touch anything" as we were
entering the store. One day, as he was examining something to see if he
wanted to buy it, a clear voice piped up from his shoulders (where my
probably 2-3 year old sister was being carried),"Don't Touch ANYthing".
<snicker> As one of the managers said at the store "paybacks are
hell!".
It certainly had the rest of us laughing... and became part of theYes: heard the story so many times it's like they lived the event
legendary family stories... Even those that weren't born yet
"remember" it... <G>
also. :)
Reminded me a bit of the Loch Ness Monster but she said it was a worm.
She also said she doesn't like raisins anymore but ate them anyway.
Novel presentations sometimes do get food eaten anyway... ;)
Plus the raisins had some of the donut's powdered sugar on them so
became even more sweet tasting.
That could help, too... :)
She seems to be in the phase where a lot of foods she used to gobble
down are not liked now. Possibly more of a burn out than dislike but
we don't force: she's eating a decent variety, just of different stuff.
She said she didn't like raisins (the eyes) but ate them anyway; no
cajoling.
If you don't push, she'll probably eventually go back to her oldRight. Could be more "I'm tired of" as opposed to "I don't like" but hasn't learned the distinction. Either way it's probably going to be
favorites, just in more moderation... I'd guess she's getting into a
phase of honing her discretion and ability to choose... :)
left on the plate. As long as what she does eat is overall nutritious everyone is fine with it.
That's a possibility too. We were suprised she was able to jump on to
the couch -- always needed help to get into the car for car rides,
even the back steps into the house (two + landing then into the house)
she'd need help. LIS, OK, we're all surprised, the jumping up was an
accident, nothing bad happened, she knew she wasn't supposed to be up
there and we knew she knew and it occurred only becuse we were all
playing. ...And then I had to help her down because she couldn't work
up the courage!
She probably had surprised herself as well... <G> Just enough extraWe thought similarly. She did have that look and tail-wag of "look
adrenaline to propel her higher and farther than she thought... ;)
what I did!" combined with "oh poop! I shouldn't be up here - but look what I did! ...Now how to I get down? Please don't spank me: I know I
did wrong!" LIS, I/we did let her know we knew it was an accident,
were as surprised as she was, and she's not going to be in trouble.
Reminded me a bit of the Loch Ness Monster but she said it was a worm.
She also said she doesn't like raisins anymore but ate them anyway.
Novel presentations sometimes do get food eaten anyway... ;)
Plus the raisins had some of the donut's powdered sugar on them so
became even more sweet tasting.
That could help, too... :)
She seems to be in the phase where a lot of foods she used to gobble
down are not liked now. Possibly more of a burn out than dislike but
we don't force: she's eating a decent variety, just of different stuff.
She said she didn't like raisins (the eyes) but ate them anyway; no
cajoling.
If you don't push, she'll probably eventually go back to her oldRight. Could be more "I'm tired of" as opposed to "I don't like" but hasn't learned the distinction. Either way it's probably going to be
favorites, just in more moderation... I'd guess she's getting into a
phase of honing her discretion and ability to choose... :)
left on the plate. As long as what she does eat is overall nutritious everyone is fine with it.
That's the important thing, after all... :)
That's a possibility too. We were suprised she was able to jump on to
the couch -- always needed help to get into the car for car rides,
even the back steps into the house (two + landing then into the house)
she'd need help. LIS, OK, we're all surprised, the jumping up was an
accident, nothing bad happened, she knew she wasn't supposed to be up
there and we knew she knew and it occurred only becuse we were all
playing. ...And then I had to help her down because she couldn't work
up the courage!
She probably had surprised herself as well... <G> Just enough extraWe thought similarly. She did have that look and tail-wag of "look
adrenaline to propel her higher and farther than she thought... ;)
what I did!" combined with "oh poop! I shouldn't be up here - but look what I did! ...Now how to I get down? Please don't spank me: I know I
did wrong!" LIS, I/we did let her know we knew it was an accident,
were as surprised as she was, and she's not going to be in trouble.
As long as she didn't get into the habit of it, no harm done....
;)
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Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 04-Mar-2020 11:07 <=-
she's eating a decent variety, just of different stuff. She said she
didn't like raisins (the eyes) but ate them anyway; no cajoling.
If you don't push, she'll probably eventually go back to her old
favorites, just in more moderation... I'd guess she's getting into a
phase of honing her discretion and ability to choose... :)
Right. Could be more "I'm tired of" as opposed to "I don't like" but
hasn't learned the distinction. Either way it's probably going to be
left on the plate. As long as what she does eat is overall nutritious
everyone is fine with it.
That's the important thing, after all... :)Right. Similar to I couldn't drink liquid milk for a while; just got
the calcium, etc., from cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt,
etc. There were probably some nutrients where the liquid milk was a
better source but as that means of delivery wasn't tolerated use a different one.
That's a possibility too. We were suprised she was able to jump on to
the couch -- always needed help to get into the car for car rides,
even the back steps into the house (two + landing then into the house)
she'd need help. LIS, OK, we're all surprised, the jumping up was an
accident, nothing bad happened, she knew she wasn't supposed to be up
there and we knew she knew and it occurred only becuse we were all
playing. ...And then I had to help her down because she couldn't work
up the courage!
She probably had surprised herself as well... <G> Just enough extraWe thought similarly. She did have that look and tail-wag of "look
adrenaline to propel her higher and farther than she thought... ;)
what I did!" combined with "oh poop! I shouldn't be up here - but look what I did! ...Now how to I get down? Please don't spank me: I know I
did wrong!" LIS, I/we did let her know we knew it was an accident,
were as surprised as she was, and she's not going to be in trouble.
As long as she didn't get into the habit of it, no harm done....
;)
ttyl neb
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she's eating a decent variety, just of different stuff. She said she
didn't like raisins (the eyes) but ate them anyway; no cajoling.
If you don't push, she'll probably eventually go back to her old
favorites, just in more moderation... I'd guess she's getting into a
phase of honing her discretion and ability to choose... :)
Right. Could be more "I'm tired of" as opposed to "I don't like" but
hasn't learned the distinction. Either way it's probably going to be
left on the plate. As long as what she does eat is overall nutritious
everyone is fine with it.
That's the important thing, after all... :)Right. Similar to I couldn't drink liquid milk for a while; just got
the calcium, etc., from cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt,
etc. There were probably some nutrients where the liquid milk was a
better source but as that means of delivery wasn't tolerated use a different one.
Generally options available.... ;)
Below, dunno if you meant to just clip out the rest of the
message, or planned to add a comment and got distracted.... so I
left it in.... (you'd left in the end lines, too, including tear
and origin...)
That's a possibility too. We were suprised she was able to jump on to
the couch -- always needed help to get into the car for car rides,
even the back steps into the house (two + landing then into the house)
she'd need help. LIS, OK, we're all surprised, the jumping up was an
accident, nothing bad happened, she knew she wasn't supposed to be up
there and we knew she knew and it occurred only becuse we were all
playing. ...And then I had to help her down because she couldn't work
up the courage!
She probably had surprised herself as well... <G> Just enough extraWe thought similarly. She did have that look and tail-wag of "look
adrenaline to propel her higher and farther than she thought... ;)
what I did!" combined with "oh poop! I shouldn't be up here - but look what I did! ...Now how to I get down? Please don't spank me: I know I
did wrong!" LIS, I/we did let her know we knew it was an accident,
were as surprised as she was, and she's not going to be in trouble.
As long as she didn't get into the habit of it, no harm done....
;)
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 10-Mar-2020 08:06 <=-
As long as what she does eat is overall nutritious everyone is fine
with it.
That's the important thing, after all... :)
Right. Similar to I couldn't drink liquid milk for a while; just got
the calcium, etc., from cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt,
etc. There were probably some nutrients where the liquid milk was a
better source but as that means of delivery wasn't tolerated use a
different one.
Generally options available.... ;)Right. The only thing I missed about not being able to ingest liquid
milk is couldn't eat cereal. Didn't have cereal all the time but was
a breakfast option. Water isn't a taste substitute! I don't think the milk alternatives were available in the 70's (soy, almond. etc.).
Powdered milk -- ??; I don't recall one way or another.
Below, dunno if you meant to just clip out the rest of the message,Me, get dist-- ooh! look at that! <g>
or planned to add a comment and got distracted... so I left it in...
(you'd left in the end lines, too, including tear and origin...)
That's a possibility too. We were suprised she was able to jump on to
the couch -- always needed help to get into the car for car rides,
even the back steps into the house (two + landing then into the house)
she'd need help. LIS, OK, we're all surprised, the jumping up was an
accident, nothing bad happened, she knew she wasn't supposed to be up
there and we knew she knew and it occurred only becuse we were all
playing. ...And then I had to help her down because she couldn't work
up the courage!
She probably had surprised herself as well... <G> Just enough extra
adrenaline to propel her higher and farther than she thought... ;)
We thought similarly. She did have that look and tail-wag of "look
what I did!" combined with "oh poop! I shouldn't be up here - but look
what I did! ...Now how to I get down? Please don't spank me: I know I
did wrong!" LIS, I/we did let her know we knew it was an accident,
were as surprised as she was, and she's not going to be in trouble.
As long as she didn't get into the habit of it, no harm done.... ;)No, she never got into the habit of jumping on furniture, nor people. Well, the only time she tried to climb was during thunderstorms or fireworks when she was scared and wanted to be held and comforted -- that's different.
... Too Stressed: Your heart beats in 7/8 time.
As long as what she does eat is overall nutritious everyone is fine
with it.
That's the important thing, after all... :)
Right. Similar to I couldn't drink liquid milk for a while; just got
the calcium, etc., from cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt,
etc. There were probably some nutrients where the liquid milk was a
better source but as that means of delivery wasn't tolerated use a
different one.
Generally options available.... ;)Right. The only thing I missed about not being able to ingest liquid
milk is couldn't eat cereal. Didn't have cereal all the time but was
a breakfast option. Water isn't a taste substitute! I don't think the milk alternatives were available in the 70's (soy, almond. etc.).
Powdered milk -- ??; I don't recall one way or another.
Powdered milk certainly was an option.... my parents started
using it to stretch out the milk back in the late 50's... we
called it "funny milk" because it was funny that powder turned
into milk... and it tasted funny.... ;)
Soy milk was available
in the 60's, as I know it was a possible substitute for infant
formulas (my cousin was given it, since she was allergic to cow's milk).... But I don't think the nut milks were available yet, nor
the grain milks... A friend of mine refers to those milk
substitutes as mylks.... :)
That's a possibility too. We were suprised she was able to jump on to
the couch -- always needed help to get into the car for car rides,
even the back steps into the house (two + landing then into the house)
she'd need help. LIS, OK, we're all surprised, the jumping up was an
accident, nothing bad happened, she knew she wasn't supposed to be up
there and we knew she knew and it occurred only becuse we were all
playing. ...And then I had to help her down because she couldn't work
up the courage!
She probably had surprised herself as well... <G> Just enough extra
adrenaline to propel her higher and farther than she thought... ;)
We thought similarly. She did have that look and tail-wag of "look
what I did!" combined with "oh poop! I shouldn't be up here - but look
what I did! ...Now how to I get down? Please don't spank me: I know I
did wrong!" LIS, I/we did let her know we knew it was an accident,
were as surprised as she was, and she's not going to be in trouble.
As long as she didn't get into the habit of it, no harm done.... ;)No, she never got into the habit of jumping on furniture, nor people. Well, the only time she tried to climb was during thunderstorms or fireworks when she was scared and wanted to be held and comforted -- that's different.
And also very understandable.... :)
... Too Stressed: Your heart beats in 7/8 time.
That sounds like a form of Afib.... <G>
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 16-Mar-2020 08:36 <=-
Refilled my coffee and noted there was a snow shower! Didn't stick
(it's just above freezing out there).
I couldn't drink liquid milk for a while; just got the calcium, etc.,
from cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt, etc. There were
probably some nutrients where the liquid milk was a better source but
as that means of delivery wasn't tolerated use a different one.
Generally options available.... ;)
Right. The only thing I missed about not being able to ingest liquid
milk is couldn't eat cereal. Didn't have cereal all the time but was
a breakfast option. Water isn't a taste substitute! I don't think the
milk alternatives were available in the 70's (soy, almond. etc.).
Powdered milk -- ??; I don't recall one way or another.
Powdered milk certainly was an option.... my parents started using itMaybe I had had powdered milk and didn't like the taste so ignored it
to stretch out the milk back in the late 50's... we called it "funny
milk" because it was funny that powder turned into milk... and it
tasted funny.... ;)
as an alternative. Long time ago!
Soy milk was available in the 60's, as I know it was a possibleJust a slight change in spelling to acknowledge the difference. So
substitute for infant formulas (my cousin was given it, since she
was allergic to cow's milk).... But I don't think the nut milks
were available yet, nor the grain milks... A friend of mine refers
to those milk substitutes as mylks.... :)
the alternatives were around; would seem like I would have been aware.
I did use soy milk and later other milk alternatives but that wasn't
until probably the 90's. And cut with water to stretch - the price!!
She probably had surprised herself as well... <G> Just enough extra
adrenaline to propel her higher and farther than she thought... ;)
We thought similarly. She did have that look and tail-wag of "look
what I did!" combined with "oh poop! I shouldn't be up here - but look
what I did! ...Now how to I get down? Please don't spank me: I know I
did wrong!" LIS, I/we did let her know we knew it was an accident,
were as surprised as she was, and she's not going to be in trouble.
As long as she didn't get into the habit of it, no harm done.... ;)
No, she never got into the habit of jumping on furniture, nor people.
Well, the only time she tried to climb was during thunderstorms or
fireworks when she was scared and wanted to be held and comforted --
that's different.
And also very understandable.... :)Definately! Nothing seemed to help calm her other than snuggling and
that was more to comfort her, she was still scared and shivering from fear. Never went as far as to tranquilize her.
... Too Stressed: Your heart beats in 7/8 time.
That sounds like a form of Afib.... <G>Wonder if Stauss, Souza, etc., ever had as a working title The Afib March?!
Refilled my coffee and noted there was a snow shower! Didn't stick
(it's just above freezing out there).
Pretty typical for this time of year.... :)
I couldn't drink liquid milk for a while; just got the calcium, etc., <snip>Right. The only thing I missed about not being able to ingest liquid
milk is couldn't eat cereal. Didn't have cereal all the time but was
a breakfast option. Water isn't a taste substitute! I don't think the
milk alternatives were available in the 70's (soy, almond. etc.).
Powdered milk -- ??; I don't recall one way or another.
Powdered milk certainly was an option.... my parents started using itMaybe I had had powdered milk and didn't like the taste so ignored it
to stretch out the milk back in the late 50's... we called it "funny
milk" because it was funny that powder turned into milk... and it
tasted funny.... ;)
as an alternative. Long time ago!
That could well have been the case.... :) I remember that later
they came out with powdered whole milk which was more
tolerable... I used it in cooking after I was married and out on
my own...
Soy milk was available in the 60's, as I know it was a possibleJust a slight change in spelling to acknowledge the difference. So
substitute for infant formulas (my cousin was given it, since she
was allergic to cow's milk).... But I don't think the nut milks
were available yet, nor the grain milks... A friend of mine refers
to those milk substitutes as mylks.... :)
the alternatives were around; would seem like I would have been aware.
I did use soy milk and later other milk alternatives but that wasn't
until probably the 90's. And cut with water to stretch - the price!!
True.... one didn't buy the alternatives to economize, the way
powdered skim milk could do.... ;) Even though I have no
problems with real milk (quite the contrary!), I do enjoy getting
the dark chocolate almond milk on occasion... :)
She probably had surprised herself as well... <G> Just enough extra
adrenaline to propel her higher and farther than she thought... ;)
We thought similarly. She did have that look and tail-wag of "look
what I did!" combined with "oh poop! I shouldn't be up here - but look
what I did! ...Now how to I get down? Please don't spank me: I know I
did wrong!" LIS, I/we did let her know we knew it was an accident,
were as surprised as she was, and she's not going to be in trouble.
As long as she didn't get into the habit of it, no harm done.... ;)
No, she never got into the habit of jumping on furniture, nor people.
Well, the only time she tried to climb was during thunderstorms or
fireworks when she was scared and wanted to be held and comforted --
that's different.
And also very understandable.... :)Definately! Nothing seemed to help calm her other than snuggling and
that was more to comfort her, she was still scared and shivering from fear. Never went as far as to tranquilize her.
Probably just as well... sometimes they have bad reactions to tranquilizers, too...
... Too Stressed: Your heart beats in 7/8 time.
That sounds like a form of Afib.... <G>Wonder if Stauss, Souza, etc., ever had as a working title The Afib March?!
(You mean (Johann) Strauss and (John Philip) Sousa...?) Probably
not, as I don't think that atrial fibrillation was known as such
in their day(s), and almost certainly not shortened to Afib
yet.... <G>
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 31-Mar-2020 10:29 <=-
Refilled my coffee and noted there was a snow shower! Didn't stick
(it's just above freezing out there).
Pretty typical for this time of year.... :)True, just seemed odd as no indication otherwise.
Yesterday was bright and sunny; today starting off overcast.
<snip>I couldn't drink liquid milk for a while; just got the calcium, etc.,
Right. The only thing I missed about not being able to ingest liquid
milk is couldn't eat cereal. Didn't have cereal all the time but was
a breakfast option. Water isn't a taste substitute! I don't think the
milk alternatives were available in the 70's (soy, almond. etc.).
Powdered milk -- ??; I don't recall one way or another.
Powdered milk certainly was an option.... my parents started using it
to stretch out the milk back in the late 50's... we called it "funny
milk" because it was funny that powder turned into milk... and it
tasted funny.... ;)
Maybe I had had powdered milk and didn't like the taste so ignored it
as an alternative. Long time ago!
That could well have been the case.... :) I remember that later theyS-t-r-e-t-c-h that budget!
came out with powdered whole milk which was more tolerable... I used
it in cooking after I was married and out on my own...
And this just popped in: I remember something like "Tiger's Milk" which was supposed to be more of a protein or some sort of supplement. As I recall an 'odd' taste. I was probably pre- to early teen then.
Soy milk was available in the 60's, as I know it was a possible
substitute for infant formulas (my cousin was given it, since she
was allergic to cow's milk).... But I don't think the nut milks
were available yet, nor the grain milks... A friend of mine refers
to those milk substitutes as mylks.... :)
Just a slight change in spelling to acknowledge the difference. So
the alternatives were around; would seem like I would have been aware.
I did use soy milk and later other milk alternatives but that wasn't
until probably the 90's. And cut with water to stretch - the price!!
True.... one didn't buy the alternatives to economize, the wayOne certainly didn't use the milk alternatives for economical
powdered skim milk could do.... ;) Even though I have no problems
with real milk (quite the contrary!), I do enjoy getting the dark
chocolate almond milk on occasion... :)
reasons!! Some of the quart prices could fund small nations!! LIS, I
had the first pour or two 'straight up', then started adding water to extend.
No, she never got into the habit of jumping on furniture, nor people.
Well, the only time she tried to climb was during thunderstorms or
fireworks when she was scared and wanted to be held and comforted --
that's different.
And also very understandable.... :)
Definately! Nothing seemed to help calm her other than snuggling and
that was more to comfort her, she was still scared and shivering from
fear. Never went as far as to tranquilize her.
Probably just as well... sometimes they have bad reactions toAnd being a small dog (Lhasa Apso) the possibility of a reaction could
tranquilizers, too...
be increased.
We did try various physical options, even to the point of stuffing
cotton in her ears and holding in place with earmuffs. I think that lasted about four minutes!
... Too Stressed: Your heart beats in 7/8 time.
That sounds like a form of Afib.... <G>
Wonder if Stauss, Souza, etc., ever had as a working title The Afib
March?!
(You mean (Johann) Strauss and (John Philip) Sousa...?)Yes.
Probably not, as I don't think that atrial fibrillation was known asYou're probably right, and if known of probably known my another name
such in their day(s), and almost certainly not shortened to Afib
yet.... <G>
like palpitations Hmm: 'The Palpatation Samba'! By a different
composer, of course!
Refilled my coffee and noted there was a snow shower! Didn't stick
(it's just above freezing out there).
Pretty typical for this time of year.... :)True, just seemed odd as no indication otherwise.
Rain and snow showers do come out of nowhere sometimes.... ;)
Yesterday was bright and sunny; today starting off overcast.
Yesterday and today here have been bright and sunny, and somewhat
warm... I see the forecast for the rest of the week is going to
be cooler, more overcast, and a good chance for precipitation
every day...
<snip>I couldn't drink liquid milk for a while; just got the calcium, etc.,
Right. The only thing I missed about not being able to ingest liquid
milk is couldn't eat cereal. Didn't have cereal all the time but was
a breakfast option. Water isn't a taste substitute! I don't think the
milk alternatives were available in the 70's (soy, almond. etc.).
Powdered milk -- ??; I don't recall one way or another.
Powdered milk certainly was an option.... my parents started using it
to stretch out the milk back in the late 50's... we called it "funny
milk" because it was funny that powder turned into milk... and it
tasted funny.... ;)
Maybe I had had powdered milk and didn't like the taste so ignored it
as an alternative. Long time ago!
That could well have been the case.... :) I remember that later theyS-t-r-e-t-c-h that budget!
came out with powdered whole milk which was more tolerable... I used
it in cooking after I was married and out on my own...
Actually, the powdered whole milk wasn't all that inexpensive...
it was more a way to keep milk as a shelf-stable staple,
particular for baking and cooking... But the skim milk that my
parents bought was more an attempt to stretch the budget.... :)
And this just popped in: I remember something like "Tiger's Milk" which was supposed to be more of a protein or some sort of supplement. As I recall an 'odd' taste. I was probably pre- to early teen then.
Yes, I remember that too... probably was fortified with soy and
other proteins... not something I was impressed with either....
Soy milk was available in the 60's, as I know it was a possible
substitute for infant formulas (my cousin was given it, since she
was allergic to cow's milk).... But I don't think the nut milks
were available yet, nor the grain milks... A friend of mine refers
to those milk substitutes as mylks.... :)
Just a slight change in spelling to acknowledge the difference. So
the alternatives were around; would seem like I would have been aware.
I did use soy milk and later other milk alternatives but that wasn't
until probably the 90's. And cut with water to stretch - the price!!
True.... one didn't buy the alternatives to economize, the wayOne certainly didn't use the milk alternatives for economical
powdered skim milk could do.... ;) Even though I have no problems
with real milk (quite the contrary!), I do enjoy getting the dark
chocolate almond milk on occasion... :)
reasons!! Some of the quart prices could fund small nations!! LIS, I
had the first pour or two 'straight up', then started adding water to extend.
I don't think I'd add water to extend the mylks... just drink
them in smaller quantities....
We did try various physical options, even to the point of stuffing
cotton in her ears and holding in place with earmuffs. I think that lasted about four minutes!
That's longer than I would have thought it would last... <G>
... Too Stressed: Your heart beats in 7/8 time.
That sounds like a form of Afib.... <G>
Wonder if Stauss, Souza, etc., ever had as a working title The Afib
March?!
(You mean (Johann) Strauss and (John Philip) Sousa...?)Yes.
Probably not, as I don't think that atrial fibrillation was known asYou're probably right, and if known of probably known my another name
such in their day(s), and almost certainly not shortened to Afib
yet.... <G>
like palpitations Hmm: 'The Palpatation Samba'! By a different
composer, of course!
Maybe it could be called The Palpitation Polka... then it could
still be by Strauss.... ;)
Which one were you going to be taking over as Coordinator....? Or was NB>that yet another one...?
... Three of the four basic food groups: pies, ice cream and cake.
Is the fourth one dessert?? <G>
Maybe... or maybe just cookies.... ;)
... My life is delicately balanced. Please don't make any sudden movements
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 08-Apr-2020 08:36 <=-
Pretty typical for this time of year.... :)
True, just seemed odd as no indication otherwise.
Rain and snow showers do come out of nowhere sometimes.... ;)
Yesterday was bright and sunny; today starting off overcast.
Yesterday and today here have been bright and sunny, and somewhatWas bright and sunny and hit 80ø here at the house -- went outside and
warm... I see the forecast for the rest of the week is going to be
cooler, more overcast, and a good chance for precipitation every day...
did some more cleanup in the afternoon. A little after 7 p.m. things start to get interesting: warning sirens go off. My window up here
faces South: nothing unusual. Check wUnderground: big colourful
diagonal band to the northwest about the Cedar Rapids area, 90 miles
from here. Hmmm!
About 8:15 the storm hits: winds are noticeable but not too bad, sounds like big raindrops, then the clunking starts: hail! Saw some which
were pretty big: have one in the freezer which is about the size of a
ping pong ball. Saving that one for Autumn when she's over later this morning.
Too early to go out to check for any damage; doesn't look like
anything happened to the cars (no garage) when checked from looking out the windows. Also want to check for any damage to the roof and if any windows cracked. Hopefully not!
Powdered milk certainly was an option.... my parents started using it
to stretch out the milk back in the late 50's... we called it "funny
milk" because it was funny that powder turned into milk... and it
tasted funny.... ;)
Maybe I had had powdered milk and didn't like the taste so ignored it
as an alternative. Long time ago!
That could well have been the case.... :) I remember that later they
came out with powdered whole milk which was more tolerable... I used
it in cooking after I was married and out on my own...
S-t-r-e-t-c-h that budget!
Actually, the powdered whole milk wasn't all that inexpensive... itI remember growing up my Mother loved skim milk! To me was an odd
was more a way to keep milk as a shelf-stable staple, in particular
for baking and cooking... But the skim milk that my parents bought
was more an attempt to stretch the budget.... :)
light blue and tasted watered down. I don't recall anything about
prices -- maybe because as delivered and all I had to do was go
outside and get it out of the insulated metal box.
And this just popped in: I remember something like "Tiger's Milk" which
was supposed to be more of a protein or some sort of supplement. As I
recall an 'odd' taste. I was probably pre- to early teen then.
Yes, I remember that too... probably was fortified with soy and otherMaybe was something the adults bought to make up for the nutrients
proteins... not something I was impressed with either....
missing in the watered-down skim milk! <g>
I did use soy milk and later other milk alternatives but that wasn't
until probably the 90's. And cut with water to stretch - the price!!
True.... one didn't buy the alternatives to economize, the way
powdered skim milk could do.... ;) Even though I have no problems
with real milk (quite the contrary!), I do enjoy getting the dark
chocolate almond milk on occasion... :)
One certainly didn't use the milk alternatives for economical
reasons!! Some of the quart prices could fund small nations!! LIS, I
had the first pour or two 'straight up', then started adding water to
extend.
I don't think I'd add water to extend the mylks... just drink them inWhichever ones I was buying back then, even the store brand, sort of
smaller quantities....
had a slightly too-strong initial flavour ('uncut'). Not unpleasant.
not oeverpowering, just noticeable. So the first pour or two (and I didn't use that much) was a treat because of the flavour; cut with
water a couple of times to extend and save some money -- maybe got
four or five extra cereal-for-breakfast out of it, which with my semi-randomness of what to have for breakfast would extend two or
three weeks.
We did try various physical options, even to the point of stuffing
cotton in her ears and holding in place with earmuffs. I think that
lasted about four minutes!
That's longer than I would have thought it would last... <G><chuckle> She sort of knew what it was for, but the uncomfortableness
or ticklishness or whatever finally got to her!
... Too Stressed: Your heart beats in 7/8 time.
That sounds like a form of Afib.... <G>
Wonder if Stauss, Souza, etc., ever had as a working title The Afib
March?!
(You mean (Johann) Strauss and (John Philip) Sousa...?)
Yes.
Probably not, as I don't think that atrial fibrillation was known as
such in their day(s), and almost certainly not shortened to Afib
yet.... <G>
You're probably right, and if known of probably known my another name
like palpitations Hmm: 'The Palpatation Samba'! By a different
composer, of course!
Maybe it could be called The Palpitation Polka... then it could stillThat one is better! :)
be by Strauss.... ;)
Pretty typical for this time of year.... :)
True, just seemed odd as no indication otherwise.
Rain and snow showers do come out of nowhere sometimes.... ;)
Yesterday was bright and sunny; today starting off overcast.
Yesterday and today here have been bright and sunny, and somewhatWas bright and sunny and hit 80ø here at the house -- went outside and
warm... I see the forecast for the rest of the week is going to be
cooler, more overcast, and a good chance for precipitation every day...
did some more cleanup in the afternoon. A little after 7 p.m. things start to get interesting: warning sirens go off. My window up here
faces South: nothing unusual. Check wUnderground: big colourful
diagonal band to the northwest about the Cedar Rapids area, 90 miles
from here. Hmmm!
Sounds rather ominous... ;) And a good reason for the sirens...
About 8:15 the storm hits: winds are noticeable but not too bad, sounds like big raindrops, then the clunking starts: hail! Saw some which
were pretty big: have one in the freezer which is about the size of a
ping pong ball. Saving that one for Autumn when she's over later this morning.
Was she impressed...? ;) That is a rather good-sized chunk of
ice...
Too early to go out to check for any damage; doesn't look like
anything happened to the cars (no garage) when checked from looking out the windows. Also want to check for any damage to the roof and if any windows cracked. Hopefully not!
I seem to remember a message later that indicated that your car
did get some damage... did you have any other damage...?
Actually, the powdered whole milk wasn't all that inexpensive... itI remember growing up my Mother loved skim milk! To me was an odd
was more a way to keep milk as a shelf-stable staple, in particular
for baking and cooking... But the skim milk that my parents bought
was more an attempt to stretch the budget.... :)
light blue and tasted watered down. I don't recall anything about
prices -- maybe because as delivered and all I had to do was go
outside and get it out of the insulated metal box.
Powdered skim milk was definitely less expensive... The bottled
skim milk might have been a little less expensive (the cream
skimmed off could be sold for a premium, after all...), but it
might also have been close to the same price, delivered... I'd
agree with your assessment... and would have as a child, as
well.. :)
And this just popped in: I remember something like "Tiger's Milk" which
was supposed to be more of a protein or some sort of supplement. As I
recall an 'odd' taste. I was probably pre- to early teen then.
Yes, I remember that too... probably was fortified with soy and otherMaybe was something the adults bought to make up for the nutrients
proteins... not something I was impressed with either....
missing in the watered-down skim milk! <g>
I probably tasted it on my own, nothing that my parents would
have bought, I'm sure... As I recall, it was rather pricey,
too... Maybe a forerunner of today's sports drinks... ;)
I don't think I'd add water to extend the mylks... just drink them inWhichever ones I was buying back then, even the store brand, sort of
smaller quantities....
had a slightly too-strong initial flavour ('uncut'). Not unpleasant.
not oeverpowering, just noticeable. So the first pour or two (and I didn't use that much) was a treat because of the flavour; cut with
water a couple of times to extend and save some money -- maybe got
four or five extra cereal-for-breakfast out of it, which with my semi-randomness of what to have for breakfast would extend two or
three weeks.
I suppose, doing it just for your cereal would cover any
weak/watered taste you'd get from doing that... cereals have a
lot of taste themselves, usually....
We did try various physical options, even to the point of stuffing
cotton in her ears and holding in place with earmuffs. I think that
lasted about four minutes!
That's longer than I would have thought it would last... <G><chuckle> She sort of knew what it was for, but the uncomfortableness
or ticklishness or whatever finally got to her!
OK. :)
She admired it but said they had some bigger ones. What she did want to BM>do was rinse our hailstone off and eat it. Showed her the dirt and said BM>there was dirt inside and that squashed that idea. ...I guess would be BM>clean once rinsed but this hailstone had a bunch of dark speckles.
Just some cracks and chips on the vinyl siding and a couple of rips in BM>the slider's screen.
too... Maybe a forerunner of today's sports drinks... ;)
It probably was! ...We need to get our memories going and update the BM>Wikipedia article: it says Tiger's Milk is a nutrition bar from the BM>1960's, I'm remembering it or something in a rectangular box (like cereal BM>comes in) -- a powder added to milk. not really recalling water, and I BM>think occasionally orange juice but that made it taste 'off' and gave a BM>gritty texture.
Not too much flavour from plain shredded wheat! Though I have munched
on the dry "little bales of hay" as I get kidded about and there is a BM>different taste when milk added. Never got in to the sweet cereals - I BM>don't like the coated shredded wheat. OTOH Corn Flakes taste bland plus BM>become a soggy mass so not really a fan of those either. OMG: I _am_ a BM>picky eater!!!
She admired it but said they had some bigger ones. What she did want to
do was rinse our hailstone off and eat it. Showed her the dirt and said
there was dirt inside and that squashed that idea. ...I guess would be
clean once rinsed but this hailstone had a bunch of dark speckles.
You don't want to eat hailstones...period.
Just some cracks and chips on the vinyl siding and a couple of rips in
the slider's screen.
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama were pounded again last
night with tornadoes, etc. One storm near Pickwick, Mississippi,
had a doppler velocity signature of 150 mph and a debris ball.
too... Maybe a forerunner of today's sports drinks... ;)It probably was! ...We need to get our memories going and update the
Wikipedia article: it says Tiger's Milk is a nutrition bar from the
1960's, I'm remembering it or something in a rectangular box (like cereal
comes in) -- a powder added to milk. not really recalling water, and I
think occasionally orange juice but that made it taste 'off' and gave a
gritty texture.
Amazing that the University Of Florida created Gatorade for
their athletes...then either sold the rights to it, or allowed
folks to use it, with royalty payments.
Not too much flavour from plain shredded wheat! Though I have munched
on the dry "little bales of hay" as I get kidded about and there is a
different taste when milk added. Never got in to the sweet cereals - I
don't like the coated shredded wheat. OTOH Corn Flakes taste bland plus
become a soggy mass so not really a fan of those either. OMG: I _am_ a
picky eater!!!
My friends dachshund LOVES the shredded wheat!! :P
Quoting Daryl Stout to NANCY BACKUS on 23-Feb-2020 10:33 <=-
Which one were you going to be taking over as Coordinator....? Or was
that yet another one...?
It was GatorNet...and I still haven't gotten a reply back. I got reconnected with DixieNet, though.
Maybe... or maybe just cookies.... ;)... Three of the four basic food groups: pies, ice cream and cake.Is the fourth one dessert?? <G>
I need to get some Chips Ahoy cookies with Reese's pieces. :)
... My life is delicately balanced. Please don't make any sudden movements
More like this tagline...
* OLX 1.53 * Please don't startle or scare me...I tend to poop easily.
You don't want to eat hailstones...period.
Too hard on the teeth?!
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama were pounded again last
night with tornadoes, etc. One storm near Pickwick, Mississippi,
had a doppler velocity signature of 150 mph and a debris ball.
(What do the call the newspaper there? The Pickwick Paper! Wonder if a BM>guy named Dickens is the editor?!)
As for that weather, not good. Our little hailstorm up here was barely
a footnote by comparison.
Amazing that the University Of Florida created Gatorade for
their athletes...then either sold the rights to it, or allowed
folks to use it, with royalty payments.
I remember reading that. Usually one thinks of a team of food
scientists in the bowels of a mega-corporation developing this. Nope: BM>someone at home, or maybe the school's cafeteria mixing together a BM>concoction to help his team win.
My friends dachshund LOVES the shredded wheat!! :P
I'm in good company!
It was GatorNet...and I still haven't gotten a reply back. I got reconnected with DixieNet, though.
So maybe it's too late to do anything about GatorNet...? Or did you NB>finally hear...?
I need to get some Chips Ahoy cookies with Reese's pieces. :)
And did you...? ;)
* OLX 1.53 * Please don't startle or scare me...I tend to poop easily.
That could be a deterrent, for sure... <G>
You don't want to eat hailstones...period.Too hard on the teeth?!
I like munching on crushed ice, but not like that!!
As for that weather, not good. Our little hailstorm up here was barely
a footnote by comparison.
We may see hailstorms here Friday.
Amazing that the University Of Florida created Gatorade forI remember reading that. Usually one thinks of a team of food
their athletes...then either sold the rights to it, or allowed
folks to use it, with royalty payments.
scientists in the bowels of a mega-corporation developing this. Nope:
someone at home, or maybe the school's cafeteria mixing together a
concoction to help his team win.
I used to drink it all the time.
My friends dachshund LOVES the shredded wheat!! :PI'm in good company!
He also loves carrots and green beans.
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 18-Apr-2020 08:35 <=-
Was bright and sunny and hit 80ø here at the house -- went outside and
did some more cleanup in the afternoon. A little after 7 p.m. things
start to get interesting: warning sirens go off. My window up here
faces South: nothing unusual. Check wUnderground: big colourful
diagonal band to the northwest about the Cedar Rapids area, 90 miles
from here. Hmmm!
Sounds rather ominous... ;) And a good reason for the sirens...Yes: they only go off if something serious in the area. Well, once a false alarm when a trigger malfunction occurred.
About 8:15 the storm hits: winds are noticeable but not too bad, sounds
like big raindrops, then the clunking starts: hail! Saw some which
were pretty big: have one in the freezer which is about the size of a
ping pong ball. Saving that one for Autumn when she's over later this
morning.
Was she impressed...? ;) That is a rather good-sized chunk of ice...She admired it but said they had some bigger ones. What she did want
to do was rinse our hailstone off and eat it. Showed her the dirt and said there was dirt inside and that squashed that idea. ...I guess
would be clean once rinsed but this hailstone had a bunch of dark speckles.
Too early to go out to check for any damage; doesn't look like
anything happened to the cars (no garage) when checked from looking
out the windows. Also want to check for any damage to the roof and
if any windows cracked. Hopefully not!
I seem to remember a message later that indicated that your car didJust some cracks and chips on the vinyl siding and a couple of rips in
get some damage... did you have any other damage...?
the slider's screen.
Actually, the powdered whole milk wasn't all that inexpensive... it
was more a way to keep milk as a shelf-stable staple, in particular
for baking and cooking... But the skim milk that my parents bought
was more an attempt to stretch the budget.... :)
I remember growing up my Mother loved skim milk! To me was an odd
light blue and tasted watered down. I don't recall anything about
prices -- maybe because as delivered and all I had to do was go
outside and get it out of the insulated metal box.
Powdered skim milk was definitely less expensive... The bottled skimCosts and the concept of 'afford/not afford' never really occurred to
milk might have been a little less expensive (the cream skimmed off
could be sold for a premium, after all...), but it might also have
been close to the same price, delivered... I'd agree with your
assessment... and would have as a child, as well.. :)
me back then, just sort of an "it costs money" idea and wasting was not good. "Gimme-gimme-gimme" was definitely not allowed, though if I
wanted something and there was a valid reason plus I had earned it one
way or another (chores, being good, behaving and the like) I'd get it, though I also remember rarely asking for anything.
And this just popped in: I remember something like "Tiger's Milk" which
was supposed to be more of a protein or some sort of supplement. As I
recall an 'odd' taste. I was probably pre- to early teen then.
Yes, I remember that too... probably was fortified with soy and other
proteins... not something I was impressed with either....
Maybe was something the adults bought to make up for the nutrients
missing in the watered-down skim milk! <g>
I probably tasted it on my own, nothing that my parents would haveIt probably was! ...We need to get our memories going and update the Wikipedia article: it says Tiger's Milk is a nutrition bar from the 1960's, I'm remembering it or something in a rectangular box (like
bought, I'm sure... As I recall, it was rather pricey, too... Maybe
a forerunner of today's sports drinks... ;)
cereal comes in) -- a powder added to milk. not really recalling water, and I think occasionally orange juice but that made it taste 'off' and gave a gritty texture.
I don't think I'd add water to extend the mylks... just drink them in
smaller quantities....
Whichever ones I was buying back then, even the store brand, sort of
had a slightly too-strong initial flavour ('uncut'). Not unpleasant.
not oeverpowering, just noticeable. So the first pour or two (and I
didn't use that much) was a treat because of the flavour; cut with
water a couple of times to extend and save some money -- maybe got
four or five extra cereal-for-breakfast out of it, which with my
semi-randomness of what to have for breakfast would extend two or
three weeks.
I suppose, doing it just for your cereal would cover any weak/wateredNot too much flavour from plain shredded wheat! Though I have munched
taste you'd get from doing that... cereals have a lot of taste
themselves, usually....
on the dry "little bales of hay" as I get kidded about and there is a different taste when milk added. Never got in to the sweet cereals -
I don't like the coated shredded wheat. OTOH Corn Flakes taste bland
plus become a soggy mass so not really a fan of those either. OMG: I
_am_ a picky eater!!!
We did try various physical options, even to the point of stuffing
cotton in her ears and holding in place with earmuffs. I think that
lasted about four minutes!
That's longer than I would have thought it would last... <G>
<chuckle> She sort of knew what it was for, but the uncomfortableness
or ticklishness or whatever finally got to her!
OK. :)She did look rather funny with earmuffs on! And she did try to keep
the cotton in her ears with the earmuffs holding -- maybe helped a
little which she knew but just couldn't stand it any more -- shake-shake-shake!
Was bright and sunny and hit 80ø here at the house -- went outside and
did some more cleanup in the afternoon. A little after 7 p.m. things
start to get interesting: warning sirens go off. My window up here
faces South: nothing unusual. Check wUnderground: big colourful
diagonal band to the northwest about the Cedar Rapids area, 90 miles
from here. Hmmm!
Sounds rather ominous... ;) And a good reason for the sirens...Yes: they only go off if something serious in the area. Well, once a false alarm when a trigger malfunction occurred.
Still, pretty good idea not to just ignore... ;)
About 8:15 the storm hits: winds are noticeable but not too bad, sounds
like big raindrops, then the clunking starts: hail! Saw some which
were pretty big: have one in the freezer which is about the size of a
ping pong ball. Saving that one for Autumn when she's over later this
morning.
Was she impressed...? ;) That is a rather good-sized chunk of ice...She admired it but said they had some bigger ones. What she did want
to do was rinse our hailstone off and eat it. Showed her the dirt and said there was dirt inside and that squashed that idea. ...I guess
would be clean once rinsed but this hailstone had a bunch of dark speckles.
Probably best not to ingest unless one was desperate for water...
and even then would probably be best to melt and then boil it...
;) I wonder if she'd tried that on her parents with the hail
they got, and was also told not a good idea... ;)
Too early to go out to check for any damage; doesn't look like
anything happened to the cars (no garage) when checked from looking
out the windows. Also want to check for any damage to the roof and
if any windows cracked. Hopefully not!
I seem to remember a message later that indicated that your car didJust some cracks and chips on the vinyl siding and a couple of rips in
get some damage... did you have any other damage...?
the slider's screen.
Not too bad, then, considering the hailstorm itself....
Actually, the powdered whole milk wasn't all that inexpensive... it
was more a way to keep milk as a shelf-stable staple, in particular
for baking and cooking... But the skim milk that my parents bought
was more an attempt to stretch the budget.... :)
I remember growing up my Mother loved skim milk! To me was an odd
light blue and tasted watered down. I don't recall anything about
prices -- maybe because as delivered and all I had to do was go
outside and get it out of the insulated metal box.
Powdered skim milk was definitely less expensive... The bottled skimCosts and the concept of 'afford/not afford' never really occurred to
milk might have been a little less expensive (the cream skimmed off
could be sold for a premium, after all...), but it might also have
been close to the same price, delivered... I'd agree with your
assessment... and would have as a child, as well.. :)
me back then, just sort of an "it costs money" idea and wasting was not good. "Gimme-gimme-gimme" was definitely not allowed, though if I
wanted something and there was a valid reason plus I had earned it one
way or another (chores, being good, behaving and the like) I'd get it, though I also remember rarely asking for anything.
Similar for me... as the oldest of 8 kids, I did have a concept
of things costing money, and of spending wisely and carefully....
but didn't pay a lot of mind to exact costs... and knew better
than to ask for anything not a true need... which also meant I
didn't ask much...
And this just popped in: I remember something like "Tiger's Milk" which
was supposed to be more of a protein or some sort of supplement. As I
recall an 'odd' taste. I was probably pre- to early teen then.
Yes, I remember that too... probably was fortified with soy and other
proteins... not something I was impressed with either....
Maybe was something the adults bought to make up for the nutrients
missing in the watered-down skim milk! <g>
I probably tasted it on my own, nothing that my parents would haveIt probably was! ...We need to get our memories going and update the Wikipedia article: it says Tiger's Milk is a nutrition bar from the 1960's, I'm remembering it or something in a rectangular box (like
bought, I'm sure... As I recall, it was rather pricey, too... Maybe
a forerunner of today's sports drinks... ;)
cereal comes in) -- a powder added to milk. not really recalling water, and I think occasionally orange juice but that made it taste 'off' and gave a gritty texture.
It probably was originally the powder, and I wouldn't doubt they
might have then come out with a nutrition bar to make it more convenient...
Shaklee (supplements) had a soy-based (IIRC)
protein powder supplement that I used for a while but then
decided I disliked it more than getting any benefit from it....
I don't think I'd add water to extend the mylks... just drink them in
smaller quantities....
Whichever ones I was buying back then, even the store brand, sort of
had a slightly too-strong initial flavour ('uncut'). Not unpleasant.
not oeverpowering, just noticeable. So the first pour or two (and I
didn't use that much) was a treat because of the flavour; cut with
water a couple of times to extend and save some money -- maybe got
four or five extra cereal-for-breakfast out of it, which with my
semi-randomness of what to have for breakfast would extend two or
three weeks.
I suppose, doing it just for your cereal would cover any weak/wateredNot too much flavour from plain shredded wheat! Though I have munched
taste you'd get from doing that... cereals have a lot of taste
themselves, usually....
on the dry "little bales of hay" as I get kidded about and there is a different taste when milk added. Never got in to the sweet cereals -
I don't like the coated shredded wheat. OTOH Corn Flakes taste bland
plus become a soggy mass so not really a fan of those either. OMG: I
_am_ a picky eater!!!
I grew up with plain shredded wheat, corn flakes, Cheerios, once
in a while raisin bran and the Chex cereals... nothing sugared...
oh, and wheat puffs and rice puffs... and various hot cereals
like oatmeal and Wheatena... I don't usually do breakfast
anymore... for a while was using cold cereal to munch on out of
the box, but don't now... once in a while still have oatmeal,
with raisins cooked into it and various toppings.... most a
holdover from childhood... ;)
We did try various physical options, even to the point of stuffing
cotton in her ears and holding in place with earmuffs. I think that
lasted about four minutes!
That's longer than I would have thought it would last... <G>
<chuckle> She sort of knew what it was for, but the uncomfortableness
or ticklishness or whatever finally got to her!
OK. :)She did look rather funny with earmuffs on! And she did try to keep
the cotton in her ears with the earmuffs holding -- maybe helped a
little which she knew but just couldn't stand it any more -- shake-shake-shake!
Can't blame her much... :)
Quoting Daryl Stout to NANCY BACKUS on 23-Apr-2020 11:27 <=-
It was GatorNet...and I still haven't gotten a reply back. I got
reconnected with DixieNet, though.
So maybe it's too late to do anything about GatorNet...? Or did you
finally hear...?
I saw a message from there toss...but I'm having packet problems.
The tosser says "it can't detect what type of packet it is", so the packets are grunged and marked as "bad".
I need to get some Chips Ahoy cookies with Reese's pieces. :)
And did you...? ;)
Yep...10 boxes..and scarfed a whole one in a day.
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 28-Apr-2020 10:19 <=-
Was bright and sunny and hit 80ø here at the house -- went outside and
did some more cleanup in the afternoon. A little after 7 p.m. things
start to get interesting: warning sirens go off. My window up here
faces South: nothing unusual. Check wUnderground: big colourful
diagonal band to the northwest about the Cedar Rapids area, 90 miles
from here. Hmmm!
Sounds rather ominous... ;) And a good reason for the sirens...
Yes: they only go off if something serious in the area. Well, once a
false alarm when a trigger malfunction occurred.
Still, pretty good idea not to just ignore... ;)Right. 99.9% of the time there's something going on which needs to be monitored.
We're supposed to have some 'potential for bad weather' late this afternoon. At this point for me it's just close the windows so the
rain doesn't come in.
About 8:15 the storm hits: winds are noticeable but not too bad, sounds
like big raindrops, then the clunking starts: hail! Saw some which
were pretty big: have one in the freezer which is about the size of a
ping pong ball. Saving that one for Autumn when she's over later this
morning.
Was she impressed...? ;) That is a rather good-sized chunk of ice...
She admired it but said they had some bigger ones. What she did want
to do was rinse our hailstone off and eat it. Showed her the dirt and
said there was dirt inside and that squashed that idea. ...I guess
would be clean once rinsed but this hailstone had a bunch of dark
speckles.
Probably best not to ingest unless one was desperate for water... andProbably - I'm not recalling. LIS she did want to eat the hail piece
even then would probably be best to melt and then boil it... ;) I
wonder if she'd tried that on her parents with the hail they got, and
was also told not a good idea... ;)
we kept in the freezer to show but was easily dissuaded, so either was another "no, don't eat the hail" agreeing with the no from home or
just being shown the dirt was enough.
Too early to go out to check for any damage; doesn't look like
anything happened to the cars (no garage) when checked from looking
out the windows. Also want to check for any damage to the roof and
if any windows cracked. Hopefully not!
I seem to remember a message later that indicated that your car did
get some damage... did you have any other damage...?
Just some cracks and chips on the vinyl siding and a couple of rips in
the slider's screen.
Not too bad, then, considering the hailstorm itself....Still have to do something about the screen replacement and chips in
the siding......
Costs and the concept of 'afford/not afford' never really occurred to
me back then, just sort of an "it costs money" idea and wasting was not
good. "Gimme-gimme-gimme" was definitely not allowed, though if I
wanted something and there was a valid reason plus I had earned it one
way or another (chores, being good, behaving and the like) I'd get it,
though I also remember rarely asking for anything.
Similar for me... as the oldest of 8 kids, I did have a concept ofI'm an "only brat" (sort of a joke on being the opposite of brattish); just not my way to whine about wanting something (well, I'm quite sure
things costing money, and of spending wisely and carefully.... but
didn't pay a lot of mind to exact costs... and knew better than to ask
for anything not a true need... which also meant I didn't ask much...
my Mother could come up with a few examples!). Christmas and
birthdays I'm a pain: "What do you want for <event>?" "Ah dunno..." "(Just like all the other askings.)"
As I recall, it was rather pricey, too... Maybe a forerunner of today's
sports drinks... ;)
It probably was! ...We need to get our memories going and update the
Wikipedia article: it says Tiger's Milk is a nutrition bar from the
1960's, I'm remembering it or something in a rectangular box (like
cereal comes in) -- a powder added to milk. not really recalling water,
and I think occasionally orange juice but that made it taste 'off' and
gave a gritty texture.
It probably was originally the powder, and I wouldn't doubt they mightSeems a logical evolution. The powder in milk (or any liquid) isn't
have then come out with a nutrition bar to make it more convenient...
as convenient as being able to carry around a nutrition or now energy
bar.
Shaklee (supplements) had a soy-based (IIRC) protein powder supplementI've forgotten about Shaklee! ...If something doesn't taste all
that I used for a while but then decided I disliked it more than
getting any benefit from it....
that good and the reason for taking it is semi-casual I'd stop taking
it also. (And just to cover my rump, just because one person doesn't
like the taste doesn't mean someone else won't.)
Not too much flavour from plain shredded wheat! Though I have munched
on the dry "little bales of hay" as I get kidded about and there is a
different taste when milk added. Never got in to the sweet cereals -
I don't like the coated shredded wheat. OTOH Corn Flakes taste bland
plus become a soggy mass so not really a fan of those either. OMG: I
_am_ a picky eater!!!
I grew up with plain shredded wheat, corn flakes, Cheerios, once in aIIRC you also get up later which would tend to lessen the need for a breakfast to tide over until lunch. Or some people just aren't into a breakfast and don't need it.
while raisin bran and the Chex cereals... nothing sugared... oh, and
wheat puffs and rice puffs... and various hot cereals like oatmeal and
Wheatena... I don't usually do breakfast anymore... for a while was
using cold cereal to munch on out of the box, but don't now... once
in a while still have oatmeal, with raisins cooked into it and various
toppings.... most a holdover from childhood... ;)
As for the 'besides cereals' some of them
tasted like wallpaper paste to me: just bland no matter the topping or mix-ins. Oatmeal I like, preferably the flavoured kind, but not so
much the instant Cream and Berries type: too sweet.
Rare times go out for breakfast I do go a little wild (and usually
little to no lunch).
She did look rather funny with earmuffs on! And she did try to keep
the cotton in her ears with the earmuffs holding -- maybe helped a
little which she knew but just couldn't stand it any more --
shake-shake-shake!
Can't blame her much... :)No. can't. Probably between a lot more sensitive hearing, not understanding the fireworks noise, possibly even the compressions on
her body as the sound waves struck....
Was bright and sunny and hit 80ø here at the house -- went outside and
did some more cleanup in the afternoon. A little after 7 p.m. things
start to get interesting: warning sirens go off. My window up here
faces South: nothing unusual. Check wUnderground: big colourful
diagonal band to the northwest about the Cedar Rapids area, 90 miles
from here. Hmmm!
Sounds rather ominous... ;) And a good reason for the sirens...
Yes: they only go off if something serious in the area. Well, once a
false alarm when a trigger malfunction occurred.
Still, pretty good idea not to just ignore... ;)Right. 99.9% of the time there's something going on which needs to be monitored.
Yup... and if it turns out to be a test or a false alarm, no harm
done by checking things out.... :)
We're supposed to have some 'potential for bad weather' late this afternoon. At this point for me it's just close the windows so the
rain doesn't come in.
Simple enough.... :) We haven't started opening windows yet...
Sunday, maybe I should have, to let the lovely heat in....
Forecast had been for about 70ø, it went into the high 70s and
stayed sunny... Temps dropped overnight, and we've been back in
40s for highs today, barely got into the 50s yesterday....
Too early to go out to check for any damage; doesn't look like
anything happened to the cars (no garage) when checked from looking
out the windows. Also want to check for any damage to the roof and
if any windows cracked. Hopefully not!
I seem to remember a message later that indicated that your car did
get some damage... did you have any other damage...?
Just some cracks and chips on the vinyl siding and a couple of rips in
the slider's screen.
Not too bad, then, considering the hailstorm itself....Still have to do something about the screen replacement and chips in
the siding......
Tape the rips for now, just in case there's another hailstorm in
your future....? ;) How bad is the siding damaged...? Will it
need replacing, or are there ways to just mend the chips and
cracks...?
Costs and the concept of 'afford/not afford' never really occurred to
me back then, just sort of an "it costs money" idea and wasting was not
good. "Gimme-gimme-gimme" was definitely not allowed, though if I
wanted something and there was a valid reason plus I had earned it one
way or another (chores, being good, behaving and the like) I'd get it,
though I also remember rarely asking for anything.
Similar for me... as the oldest of 8 kids, I did have a concept ofI'm an "only brat" (sort of a joke on being the opposite of brattish); just not my way to whine about wanting something (well, I'm quite sure
things costing money, and of spending wisely and carefully.... but
didn't pay a lot of mind to exact costs... and knew better than to ask
for anything not a true need... which also meant I didn't ask much...
my Mother could come up with a few examples!). Christmas and
birthdays I'm a pain: "What do you want for <event>?" "Ah dunno..." "(Just like all the other askings.)"
Richard used to always tell my family to get him socks... and of
course was usually ignored... My youngest sister finally did...
:) He was glad to get something useful... ;)
Shaklee (supplements) had a soy-based (IIRC) protein powder supplementI've forgotten about Shaklee! ...If something doesn't taste all
that I used for a while but then decided I disliked it more than
getting any benefit from it....
that good and the reason for taking it is semi-casual I'd stop taking
it also. (And just to cover my rump, just because one person doesn't
like the taste doesn't mean someone else won't.)
I had a doctor back then that suggested I take various Shaklee
things... after he retired, and I reassessed things, a lot of it
seemed not to be being all that helpful.... In the meantime, I'd
become a dealer, just to get a discount on what I was using... ;)
That didn't last all that long after I decided I didn't need the
stuff after all... :)
Not too much flavour from plain shredded wheat! Though I have munched
on the dry "little bales of hay" as I get kidded about and there is a
different taste when milk added. Never got in to the sweet cereals -
I don't like the coated shredded wheat. OTOH Corn Flakes taste bland
plus become a soggy mass so not really a fan of those either. OMG: I
_am_ a picky eater!!!
I grew up with plain shredded wheat, corn flakes, Cheerios, once in aIIRC you also get up later which would tend to lessen the need for a breakfast to tide over until lunch. Or some people just aren't into a breakfast and don't need it.
while raisin bran and the Chex cereals... nothing sugared... oh, and
wheat puffs and rice puffs... and various hot cereals like oatmeal and
Wheatena... I don't usually do breakfast anymore... for a while was
using cold cereal to munch on out of the box, but don't now... once
in a while still have oatmeal, with raisins cooked into it and various
toppings.... most a holdover from childhood... ;)
A little of each in my case now...
As for the 'besides cereals' some of them
tasted like wallpaper paste to me: just bland no matter the topping or mix-ins. Oatmeal I like, preferably the flavoured kind, but not so
much the instant Cream and Berries type: too sweet.
Those puffs cereals, I never did care for... but in thinking back
on what we had, I did get the mental picture of the big bags of
those Daddy used to get... ;) Never have done the instant
oatmeals... I can cook up even the old-fashioned in just a few
minutes in the microwave, no waiting for hot water... :)
Rare times go out for breakfast I do go a little wild (and usually
little to no lunch).
Most of my breakfasts are involved with traveling of some sort...
if I'm staying at a Bed & Breakfast, I'm paying for breakfast so
will have, and enjoy.... or if a hotel has free breakfast as a
perk... and yes, it can take the place of lunch... :)
She did look rather funny with earmuffs on! And she did try to keep
the cotton in her ears with the earmuffs holding -- maybe helped a
little which she knew but just couldn't stand it any more --
shake-shake-shake!
Can't blame her much... :)No. can't. Probably between a lot more sensitive hearing, not understanding the fireworks noise, possibly even the compressions on
her body as the sound waves struck....
Poor baby... ;)
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 06-May-2020 10:09 <=-
A little after 7 p.m. things start to get interesting: warning sirens
go off. My window up here faces South: nothing unusual. Check
wUnderground: big colourful diagonal band to the northwest about the
Cedar Rapids area, 90 miles from here. Hmmm!
Sounds rather ominous... ;) And a good reason for the sirens...
Yes: they only go off if something serious in the area. Well, once a
false alarm when a trigger malfunction occurred.
Still, pretty good idea not to just ignore... ;)Right. 99.9% of the time there's something going on which needs to be monitored.
Yup... and if it turns out to be a test or a false alarm, no harm
done by checking things out.... :)
I do check out why the sirens are going off if not obvious: normal
test time or looking nasty outside.
LIS a little while back it looked relatively bland from my south-
facing window when the sirens went off but look north -- uh-oh!
We're supposed to have some 'potential for bad weather' late this
afternoon. At this point for me it's just close the windows so the
rain doesn't come in.
Simple enough.... :) We haven't started opening windows yet...I think I mentioned in an earlier message they're predicting 31ø for
Sunday, maybe I should have, to let the lovely heat in.... Forecast
had been for about 70ø, it went into the high 70s and stayed sunny...
Temps dropped overnight, and we've been back in 40s for highs today,
barely got into the 50s yesterday....
the low on the Saturday before Mother's Day (this weekend as I write); last Friday we put the window air conditioner in the Master Bedroom because it was in the 80's!
I seem to remember a message later that indicated that your car did
get some damage... did you have any other damage...?
Just some cracks and chips on the vinyl siding and a couple of rips in
the slider's screen.
Not too bad, then, considering the hailstorm itself....
Still have to do something about the screen replacement and chips in
the siding......
Tape the rips for now, just in case there's another hailstorm in yourA rip has been temporarily taped up in a window we open for fresh air.
future....? ;) How bad is the siding damaged...? Will it need
replacing, or are there ways to just mend the chips and cracks...?
The ones in the slider have been left alone for now. Will have the screens repaired later; insurance adjuster coming this afternoon.
Siding -- my original thinking was to hire someone to patch --
something like the repair they used to do for furniture. Guess could
be done -- never saw but that doesn't mean anything. Again the
insurance adjustor will be making recommendations on that.
I'm an "only brat" (sort of a joke on being the opposite of brattish);
just not my way to whine about wanting something (well, I'm quite sure
my Mother could come up with a few examples!). Christmas and
birthdays I'm a pain: "What do you want for <event>?" "Ah dunno..."
"(Just like all the other askings.)"
Richard used to always tell my family to get him socks... and of<chuckle!> I don't mind "non-useful" items -- smallish yard
course was usually ignored... My youngest sister finally did... :)
He was glad to get something useful... ;)
decorations are nice; indoor items also, just running out of room.
Shaklee (supplements) had a soy-based (IIRC) protein powder supplement
that I used for a while but then decided I disliked it more than
getting any benefit from it....
I've forgotten about Shaklee! ...If something doesn't taste all
that good and the reason for taking it is semi-casual I'd stop taking
it also. (And just to cover my rump, just because one person doesn't
like the taste doesn't mean someone else won't.)
I had a doctor back then that suggested I take various ShakleeNo; being a dealer made sense to obtain the discount but if not using
things... after he retired, and I reassessed things, a lot of it
seemed not to be being all that helpful.... In the meantime, I'd
become a dealer, just to get a discount on what I was using... ;)
That didn't last all that long after I decided I didn't need the
stuff after all... :)
the supplement not that much of a need to sell and so probably loss of interest.
IIRC you also get up later which would tend to lessen the need for a
breakfast to tide over until lunch. Or some people just aren't into a
breakfast and don't need it.
A little of each in my case now...When I worked from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. lunch was my breakfast -- I'm
sleeping at 7 a.m.!
As for the 'besides cereals' some of them
tasted like wallpaper paste to me: just bland no matter the topping or
mix-ins. Oatmeal I like, preferably the flavoured kind, but not so
much the instant Cream and Berries type: too sweet.
Those puffs cereals, I never did care for... but in thinking back onThe puff cereals were 'okayyy': IIRC generally too sweet. There may
what we had, I did get the mental picture of the big bags of those
Daddy used to get... ;) Never have done the instant oatmeals... I
can cook up even the old-fashioned in just a few minutes in the
microwave, no waiting for hot water... :)
have been a couple not too bad: OK for the occasional breakfast.
Winter/cold weather I like the warmth of oatmeal. Having instant
might be more of a habit plus has flavour options, which I tone down
with a 'pour' of the non-flavoured, plus expands the amount as that's
all I'm eating.
Rare times go out for breakfast I do go a little wild (and usually
little to no lunch).
Most of my breakfasts are involved with traveling of some sort... ifTrue: if part of the accomodation would make sense to have. Sometimes have breakfast meetings at the store and the quick/cheap pasteries
I'm staying at a Bed & Breakfast, I'm paying for breakfast so will
have, and enjoy.... or if a hotel has free breakfast as a perk... and
yes, it can take the place of lunch... :)
they usually had were a treat for me. At the hotel in Vienna they had
a nicely assorted offering of which I'd rotate: emphasis on the cereals one day, another day the bacon/sausage/eggs, another day a different emphasis. Of course I was there for three weeks; a couple of days I
might have had a little of each instead!
A little after 7 p.m. things start to get interesting: warning sirens
go off. My window up here faces South: nothing unusual. Check
wUnderground: big colourful diagonal band to the northwest about the
Cedar Rapids area, 90 miles from here. Hmmm!
Sounds rather ominous... ;) And a good reason for the sirens...
Yes: they only go off if something serious in the area. Well, once a
false alarm when a trigger malfunction occurred.
Still, pretty good idea not to just ignore... ;)Right. 99.9% of the time there's something going on which needs to be monitored.
Yup... and if it turns out to be a test or a false alarm, no harm
done by checking things out.... :)
I do check out why the sirens are going off if not obvious: normal
test time or looking nasty outside.
I suppose that even if it is normal test time, one might want to
check, just in case... :) Or would a real alarm go on for
longer, to get your attention....?
LIS a little while back it looked relatively bland from my south-
facing window when the sirens went off but look north -- uh-oh!
And as you said above... wUnderground "told" you to look north... <G>
We're supposed to have some 'potential for bad weather' late this
afternoon. At this point for me it's just close the windows so the
rain doesn't come in.
Simple enough.... :) We haven't started opening windows yet...I think I mentioned in an earlier message they're predicting 31ø for
Sunday, maybe I should have, to let the lovely heat in.... Forecast
had been for about 70ø, it went into the high 70s and stayed sunny...
Temps dropped overnight, and we've been back in 40s for highs today,
barely got into the 50s yesterday....
the low on the Saturday before Mother's Day (this weekend as I write); last Friday we put the window air conditioner in the Master Bedroom because it was in the 80's!
Just when we think that we're on track for warming weather, it
drops back to cooler, sometimes even wintry weather... that
said... starting tomorrow, highs are supposed to be back in the
60's, so seasonable... and look to be staying there for the
week-out forecast.. about time.. ;)
I seem to remember a message later that indicated that your car did
get some damage... did you have any other damage...?
Just some cracks and chips on the vinyl siding and a couple of rips in
the slider's screen.
Not too bad, then, considering the hailstorm itself....
Still have to do something about the screen replacement and chips in
the siding......
Tape the rips for now, just in case there's another hailstorm in yourA rip has been temporarily taped up in a window we open for fresh air.
future....? ;) How bad is the siding damaged...? Will it need
replacing, or are there ways to just mend the chips and cracks...?
The ones in the slider have been left alone for now. Will have the screens repaired later; insurance adjuster coming this afternoon.
Siding -- my original thinking was to hire someone to patch --
something like the repair they used to do for furniture. Guess could
be done -- never saw but that doesn't mean anything. Again the
insurance adjustor will be making recommendations on that.
That's starting to sound more serious... ;)
I'm an "only brat" (sort of a joke on being the opposite of brattish);
just not my way to whine about wanting something (well, I'm quite sure
my Mother could come up with a few examples!). Christmas and
birthdays I'm a pain: "What do you want for <event>?" "Ah dunno..."
"(Just like all the other askings.)"
Richard used to always tell my family to get him socks... and of<chuckle!> I don't mind "non-useful" items -- smallish yard
course was usually ignored... My youngest sister finally did... :)
He was glad to get something useful... ;)
decorations are nice; indoor items also, just running out of room.
It's that running out of room sort of thing that makes it harder
to think of things one really would like... :)
Shaklee (supplements) had a soy-based (IIRC) protein powder supplement
that I used for a while but then decided I disliked it more than
getting any benefit from it....
I've forgotten about Shaklee! ...If something doesn't taste all
that good and the reason for taking it is semi-casual I'd stop taking
it also. (And just to cover my rump, just because one person doesn't
like the taste doesn't mean someone else won't.)
I had a doctor back then that suggested I take various ShakleeNo; being a dealer made sense to obtain the discount but if not using
things... after he retired, and I reassessed things, a lot of it
seemed not to be being all that helpful.... In the meantime, I'd
become a dealer, just to get a discount on what I was using... ;)
That didn't last all that long after I decided I didn't need the
stuff after all... :)
the supplement not that much of a need to sell and so probably loss of interest.
I wasn't really selling much anyway.... a couple of friends knew
I was selling it, and once in a while they'd want something... I
certainly wasn't making any money off it... :)
As for the 'besides cereals' some of them
tasted like wallpaper paste to me: just bland no matter the topping or
mix-ins. Oatmeal I like, preferably the flavoured kind, but not so
much the instant Cream and Berries type: too sweet.
Those puffs cereals, I never did care for... but in thinking back onThe puff cereals were 'okayyy': IIRC generally too sweet. There may
what we had, I did get the mental picture of the big bags of those
Daddy used to get... ;) Never have done the instant oatmeals... I
can cook up even the old-fashioned in just a few minutes in the
microwave, no waiting for hot water... :)
have been a couple not too bad: OK for the occasional breakfast.
What we had were the non-sweetened type... just puffed wheat or
rice or whatever, no sweetening at all... add your own at the
table....
Winter/cold weather I like the warmth of oatmeal. Having instant
might be more of a habit plus has flavour options, which I tone down
with a 'pour' of the non-flavoured, plus expands the amount as that's
all I'm eating.
Never cared for the flavour options... just as soon just add real
stuff, like raisins, cinnamon, butter, brown sugar.... and since
it isn't pre-packaged, I can choose how much I want from the
get-go... ;)
Rare times go out for breakfast I do go a little wild (and usually
little to no lunch).
Most of my breakfasts are involved with traveling of some sort... ifTrue: if part of the accomodation would make sense to have. Sometimes have breakfast meetings at the store and the quick/cheap pasteries
I'm staying at a Bed & Breakfast, I'm paying for breakfast so will
have, and enjoy.... or if a hotel has free breakfast as a perk... and
yes, it can take the place of lunch... :)
they usually had were a treat for me. At the hotel in Vienna they had
a nicely assorted offering of which I'd rotate: emphasis on the cereals one day, another day the bacon/sausage/eggs, another day a different emphasis. Of course I was there for three weeks; a couple of days I
might have had a little of each instead!
Makes sense to rotate when one is going to be there for a
while... was it always the exact same spread each day, or was
there any variation from day to day....?
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 14-May-2020 12:34 <=-
Still, pretty good idea not to just ignore... ;)
Right. 99.9% of the time there's something going on which needs to
be monitored.
Yup... and if it turns out to be a test or a false alarm, no harm
done by checking things out.... :)
I do check out why the sirens are going off if not obvious: normal
test time or looking nasty outside.
I suppose that even if it is normal test time, one might want to check,<chuckle> You know, I'm not sure! It seems like the test siren goes
just in case... :) Or would a real alarm go on for longer, to get
your attention....?
on forever; I'm sure probably the same period as the actual warning,
just seems that way.
As far as checking when the test is being done, I
sort of do that -- probably barely qualifies as checking but I do look
out the windows as I wander for coffee/water refills and so have an
idea of what the weather conditions are. Normally decent, but if it happened to be semi-threatening outside and the siren goes off I'd
check even though pretty sure was just due to the testing.
LIS a little while back it looked relatively bland from my south-
facing window when the sirens went off but look north -- uh-oh!
And as you said above... wUnderground "told" you to look north... <G>So the Internet is good! <g>
I think I mentioned in an earlier message they're predicting 31ø for
the low on the Saturday before Mother's Day (this weekend as I write);
last Friday we put the window air conditioner in the Master Bedroom
because it was in the 80's!
Just when we think that we're on track for warming weather, it dropsYup; we tend to get some wildly swinging temperatures in the Spring --
back to cooler, sometimes even wintry weather... that said, starting
tomorrow, highs are supposed to be back in the 60's, so seasonable...
and look to be staying there for the week-out forecast... about
time... ;)
in the 70's/80's one week and snow the next. Usually not that extreme
but not unusual. BTW we only used the air conditioner that night and
the next night -- so far!
A rip has been temporarily taped up in a window we open for fresh air.
The ones in the slider have been left alone for now. Will have the
screens repaired later; insurance adjuster coming this afternoon.
Siding -- my original thinking was to hire someone to patch --
something like the repair they used to do for furniture. Guess could
be done -- never saw but that doesn't mean anything. Again the
insurance adjustor will be making recommendations on that.
That's starting to sound more serious... ;)Got the claim back and combination of covering more and less than expected. The inspector said a possibility of near-full replacement
cost, we had thought maybe 20% because of the age -- getting about
half. Also replacing some dented and cracked vents up there. Metal awnings over the front and side doors will be replaced, as dented
window trim and of course the ripped screens. I'm not sure how the
vinyl siding was going to be handled -- there's a meeting coming up so will verify then. I also want to ask about having all the screens rescreened while the contractor is here -- we pay for that, of course. Just easier as someone already here doing part of the work.
Christmas and birthdays I'm a pain: "What do you want for <event>?"
"Ah dunno..." "(Just like all the other askings.)"
Richard used to always tell my family to get him socks... and of
course was usually ignored... My youngest sister finally did... :)
He was glad to get something useful... ;)
<chuckle!> I don't mind "non-useful" items -- smallish yard
decorations are nice; indoor items also, just running out of room.
It's that running out of room sort of thing that makes it harderThat, plus for me it's the I don't really need anything and when I do
to think of things one really would like... :)
it's relatively expensive as far as gift amounts go -- "hey! wanna
chip in on the house repairs?" - yeah, right!
I had a doctor back then that suggested I take various Shaklee
things... after he retired, and I reassessed things, a lot of it
seemed not to be being all that helpful.... In the meantime, I'd
become a dealer, just to get a discount on what I was using... ;)
That didn't last all that long after I decided I didn't need the
stuff after all... :)
No; being a dealer made sense to obtain the discount but if not using
the supplement not that much of a need to sell and so probably loss of
interest.
I wasn't really selling much anyway.... a couple of friends knew IProbably the usual for that kind of marketing dealerships: sell to a
was selling it, and once in a while they'd want something... I
certainly wasn't making any money off it... :)
few others to get a discount on their own purchases.
Those puffs cereals, I never did care for... but in thinking back on
what we had, I did get the mental picture of the big bags of those
Daddy used to get... ;) Never have done the instant oatmeals... I
can cook up even the old-fashioned in just a few minutes in the
microwave, no waiting for hot water... :)
The puff cereals were 'okayyy': IIRC generally too sweet. There may
have been a couple not too bad: OK for the occasional breakfast.
What we had were the non-sweetened type... just puffed wheat or riceThe other day I had the bite-sized shredded wheat topped with a
or whatever, no sweetening at all... add your own at the table....
bran-type cereal topped with raisins - tasted fine to me! :) To me
the single 'bale of hay' tastes bland plus is a bit of a fight to eat.
Most of my breakfasts are involved with traveling of some sort... if
I'm staying at a Bed & Breakfast, I'm paying for breakfast so will
have, and enjoy.... or if a hotel has free breakfast as a perk... and
yes, it can take the place of lunch... :)
True: if part of the accomodation would make sense to have. Sometimes
have breakfast meetings at the store and the quick/cheap pasteries
they usually had were a treat for me. At the hotel in Vienna they had
a nicely assorted offering of which I'd rotate: emphasis on the cereals
one day, another day the bacon/sausage/eggs, another day a different
emphasis. Of course I was there for three weeks; a couple of days I
might have had a little of each instead!
Makes sense to rotate when one is going to be there for a while... wasIt was mostly the same. Last year when I was there they (the hotel)
it always the exact same spread each day, or was there any variation
from day to day....?
had decreased the offerings from the previous two years but was still
more than a sufficient choice. The hotel had been part of a
mini-chain with two other hotels in Vienna and the other two were
holding 'mine' back. When I arrived last year noted a lot of changes: fresh paint, new carpeting, etc. A little difficult to tell what was
done in the suites themselves as each seemed to be decorated
differently.
Back to the breakfast offerings, about partway through my stay a new offering was added: probably a 3- or 4-oz glass with some sort of a
'mush' in milk or cream, topped with a layer of a darker 'mush',
topped with three or four raspberries, blueberries, and sometimes
another small fruit. Served cool. OK: I'll try! Yumm!! Complimented
to my waitress (was self-serve but the refilled coffee, etc.) -- she
was a little puzzled as apparently is a common dish in Austria/Europe
and seemed surprised I had never had it.
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 24-May-2020 08:56 <=-
I suppose that even if it is normal test time, one might want to check,
just in case... :) Or would a real alarm go on for longer, to get
your attention....?
<chuckle> You know, I'm not sure! It seems like the test siren goes
on forever; I'm sure probably the same period as the actual warning,
just seems that way.
"You're just testing, so get on with it" vs being occupied withDepending on the weather, wind, etc. the sirens (test mode or actual)
figuring out what the real siren is warning about... <G>
can be very loud. They slowly rotate, so naturally louder and softer depending on which way pointed, but if the breeze right can carry the sounds effectively making them louder. Seems humidity can affect
also. Sometimes all combined can make the siren sound like it's a block away!
They did go off yesterday afternoon: tornado spotted southeast of
here. Autumn was here and we were playing when the 'all-clear' siren sounded; she was concerned and confused as with the first one the skies were darkening, wind and rain, plus one or the other were looking at
the TV; this one no real reaction/concern. So I did explain the sirens will go off to warn of possible bad weather and then also to tell us
when it's gone/done. Back to playing.
As far as checking when the test is being done, I
sort of do that -- probably barely qualifies as checking but I do look
out the windows as I wander for coffee/water refills and so have an
idea of what the weather conditions are. Normally decent, but if it
happened to be semi-threatening outside and the siren goes off I'd
check even though pretty sure was just due to the testing.
Being aware of conditions is a good habit to get into anyway... ;) AndI'd probably would get a weather radio if I didn't live in the city; sirens, alarms from the cell phone.... The TV stations are also very
if one is in an area where the weather could get nasty fast, having a
weather radio for alerts is probably another good practice... :)
good about sticking radar maps in the bottom corner of the screen, information crawls, breaking in when necessary.
LIS a little while back it looked relatively bland from my south-
facing window when the sirens went off but look north -- uh-oh!
And as you said above... wUnderground "told" you to look north... <G>
So the Internet is good! <g>
As long as it is working... ;) telnet wUnderground was working for aI just checked and not working properly: didn't even give the 2-letter state codes (was going to double-check the three-letter code it
while but got stuck again on the 17th....
wanted).
I've been primarily using ansiweather for current temperature
and 'finger <site>@graph.no' for the day's forecast.
Yup; we tend to get some wildly swinging temperatures in the Spring --
in the 70's/80's one week and snow the next. Usually not that extreme
but not unusual. BTW we only used the air conditioner that night and
the next night -- so far!
We're getting highs in the 70's now... maybe into the 80's by thePut the a/c in here (the Computer Room) after Autumn went home
beginning of next week, but I think it's going to be going back to the
more seasonable low 70s again after that.... :)
yesterday. Sort of didn't want to as blocks the view, hard to open
the window (from the top!), whine-whimper -- supposed to be in the
upper 80's today so will be put an end to the whinnnnnning. Tested the central a/c -- seems to be fine.
A rip has been temporarily taped up in a window we open for fresh air.
The ones in the slider have been left alone for now. Will have the
screens repaired later; insurance adjuster coming this afternoon.
Siding -- my original thinking was to hire someone to patch --
something like the repair they used to do for furniture. Guess could
be done -- never saw but that doesn't mean anything. Again the
insurance adjustor will be making recommendations on that.
That's starting to sound more serious... ;)
Got the claim back and combination of covering more and less than
expected. The inspector said a possibility of near-full replacement
cost, we had thought maybe 20% because of the age -- getting about
half. Also replacing some dented and cracked vents up there. Metal
awnings over the front and side doors will be replaced, as dented
window trim and of course the ripped screens. I'm not sure how the
vinyl siding was going to be handled -- there's a meeting coming up so
will verify then. I also want to ask about having all the screens
rescreened while the contractor is here -- we pay for that, of course.
Just easier as someone already here doing part of the work.
Was all that damage just from the hailstorm....? Or is some of itAFAIK all the damage from the hailstorm. We never did see the damage
being wrapped into this claim from earlier damages....? I suppose the
contractor can also let you know if your screens really are ready for
replacement all around...
to the roof from the ground but very obvious from the copy of the
pictures the inspector took. Of course helps he has chalk marks
circling the impact dents but still obvious.
As for the screens, during the meeting it was advised not to do the
add-on of the screens (the ones not ripped and therefore not covered)
as would cost about double of what we would pay doing ourselves.
That, plus for me it's the I don't really need anything and when I do
it's relatively expensive as far as gift amounts go -- "hey! wanna
chip in on the house repairs?" - yeah, right!
Yeah, there's that, too... ;)"All I want for Christmas is my two front screens!" <gg>
I wasn't really selling much anyway.... a couple of friends knew I
was selling it, and once in a while they'd want something... I
certainly wasn't making any money off it... :)
Probably the usual for that kind of marketing dealerships: sell to a
few others to get a discount on their own purchases.
Once in a while you'll get a dealer that really is into selling stuffNor I. Al - the one I mentioned in an earlier message and fixed his telephone wiring -- I guess made his living off of selling whatever he sold -- "Grace-Lee" comes to mind and a quick Googling states they
and actually makes some sort of a living at it... but that certainly
isn't me... ;)
sell industrial cleaners so that could explain why no inventory and he seemed to be home most of the time ==> could do a lot via phone calls. Everyone knew Al, his apartment was at the last at dead-end of hallway with one other apartment so no reason to walk by....
The other day I had the bite-sized shredded wheat topped with a
bran-type cereal topped with raisins - tasted fine to me! :) To me
the single 'bale of hay' tastes bland plus is a bit of a fight to eat.
The raisins would definitely help.... :)I used to eat raisins as a snack; past several years no, though still
put a ton in my oatmeal or top the cereal -- "you want cereal with
your raisins?" could work!
Back to the breakfast offerings, about partway through my stay a new
offering was added: probably a 3- or 4-oz glass with some sort of a
'mush' in milk or cream, topped with a layer of a darker 'mush',
topped with three or four raspberries, blueberries, and sometimes
another small fruit. Served cool. OK: I'll try! Yumm!! Complimented
to my waitress (was self-serve but the refilled coffee, etc.) -- she
was a little puzzled as apparently is a common dish in Austria/Europe
and seemed surprised I had never had it.
Sounds like a breakfast parfait, using mush instead of pudding... I sawYes, 'breakfast parfait' will work. "Mush" to me has sort of an oatmeal-soggy cereal blended together connotation but probably close.
something similar in March at the hotel my brother was staying at here
when I met him for breakfast there... :)
I think they used cereal offering -- something approaching a trail mix. Did see at the cereals section and I used as a topping for yogurt.
Hmmm.... that's odd... Only happens with GatorNet...?
Yep...10 boxes..and scarfed a whole one in a day.
That'll wreck a diet... except for a cookie diet.... <G>
I like munching on crushed ice, but not like that!!
Yumm: chunky!! ...Just note one of the signs of anemia can be the excessive desire to eat ice. No idea why. Also would guess with all
the tests you've had they'd catch anemia by now.
Friday morning currently as I write this: raining on and off; no nasty weather forecast.
Gives you your flavoured water plus nutrients!
He also loves carrots and green beans.
Those too, preferably not mushy overcooked.
I like munching on crushed ice, but not like that!!
Yumm: chunky!! ...Just note one of the signs of anemia can be the excessive desire to eat ice. No idea why. Also would guess with all
the tests you've had they'd catch anemia by now.
Not sure if my dentures would hold up to doing the crunching of
ice, but it's rare to find a place that serves drinks with that
now.
Gives you your flavoured water plus nutrients!
Especially electrolytes.
He also loves carrots and green beans.
Those too, preferably not mushy overcooked.
I don't want them too soft, but want them where I don't risk
breaking my teeth.
Customers caught on the drink they ordered was 95% ice and 5% drink!
You'll become charged and create a battery!
I think we're back to the 'whirled peas'!
... I'll bet you $4,567 you can't guess how much I owe my bookie.
Customers caught on the drink they ordered was 95% ice and 5% drink!
That's the way they do it in movie theatres...and if you order
light ice or no ice, they charge you more. Plus, with the
popcorn, it's "would you like some popcorn with your salt??". :P
You'll become charged and create a battery!
Are you positive, or just have a negative personality?? <G>
I think we're back to the 'whirled peas'!
Whee!! <G> I'm NOT a fan of pea soup...I prefer vegetable beef,
but these have corn in them, so I can't eat them anymore.
... I'll bet you $4,567 you can't guess how much I owe my bookie.
A dollar two ninety-eight?? <G>
popcorn, it's "would you like some popcorn with your salt??". :P
That way drink more of that 5% drink!
You'll become charged and create a battery!
Are you positive, or just have a negative personality?? <G>
I'm got an electron loose!
... I'll bet you $4,567 you can't guess how much I owe my bookie.
A dollar two ninety-eight?? <G>
Ooo, you're sooo close!
popcorn, it's "would you like some popcorn with your salt??". :P
That way drink more of that 5% drink!
That'll be $3.25 for a small Coke, please. :P
You'll become charged and create a battery!
Are you positive, or just have a negative personality?? <G>
I'm got an electron loose!
Then, you are positive. <G>
... I'll bet you $4,567 you can't guess how much I owe my bookie.
A dollar two ninety-eight?? <G>
Ooo, you're sooo close!
Close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and at the
drive-inn. <G>
Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 31-May-2020 19:26 <=-
Hmmm.... that's odd... Only happens with GatorNet...?
It's happened with the other ones. Hopefully, on the new home for
the BBS, I can work it out, or I'll ask the hub just to send
uncompressed packets.
Yep...10 boxes..and scarfed a whole one in a day.
That'll wreck a diet... except for a cookie diet.... <G>
DIET is a 4 letter excuse to cheat...or an acronym for
"DID I EAT THAT??" <G>
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 01-Jul-2020 09:05 <=-
They are virtual high fives in any case... ;) (and more like 600+
miles distancing, as well... [g])
At least as the birdie flies!
True.... probably even more following the roads... ;)Some of the original ones are more like the cow wanders!
Not sure when this came up in the last week but the last few newscasts
has announced people from Iowa would be quarantined for fourteen days
if they were to visit New York (State) - that would blow most
vacations! This morning's newscast said anyone coming from a state
whose incidence rate is 10% will be quarantined; we only have 9.5%,
which does round up. Not sure how they pull and quarantine -- go now
and get put in a decent hotel for two weeks!
So pretty close, and that does seem a well-reasoned placing... :)
Yes: makes sense to place the siren on a high point and the top of the
bluff tends to cover a good area. ...Just took a semi-quick look and
did not see a map of where the sirens are. Maybe the real estate
agents are having it hid: I wouldn't want to live next to one!!
Might have to look at the website of whoever operates them... NWS....?I'm pretty sure I heard more Scott County being in charge, with input
from NWS, spotters, and other agencies so Googled something like Scott County emergency siren map and saw this: https://www.scottcountyiowa.gov/ema/sirens
Click and see:
Sirens
More coming soon: Sirens
Maybe they have to plot the locations too! <g>
Most of the initial hits were for why and when they sirens sound and
that error a while back when the sirens sounded accidentally.
True, though not always due to adult reactions: I get a slight shiver
if I am going under an overpass if a large truck is going over me at
the same time. No known reason, no fear, just that slight quiver.
The subconscious racing through all the possible scenarios.... ;)Probably due to some cartoon I saw or something equally semi-silly.
No reaction if no vehicles going overhead at the time, Car might cause
a double-look type reaction.
And, last I checked, still stuck there... I wonder if they've
abandoned the telnet version entirely...
Possibly, though would have thought they would have taken down the
site,
But Firsts getting in their way, maybe...? Still stuck as of lastI'll have to get working on my Raspberry Pi weather display project
night....
again. ...Did a bit of snooping to see if something changed, mainly 'early century' hits (from 2011, etc.). Did see one "telnet rainmaker.wunderground.com 3000" so tried that as not sure what '3000' does; I'd guess a designate a port which either would open the routine totally or redirect to a different one than default. Like you got
data stuck on May 17.
You'll have to get on a Linux machine or find the equivalent Windows command: curl -s wttr.in/davenport | head -7
Command as above will give an ASCII icon of the current conditions
(right now a drawing of a cloud), sky conditions, temperature, wind
speed, visibility and rainfall amount.
Leave from pipe to the end off and get a three day forecast at
morning, noon, evening, and night.
For me the predicted highs portions of the graph always seem about
five degrees low. Still, is a guideline. (Current/start of the graph
always seems to be within a degree or two. Easily that difference in
live reporting between the two NWS sites within five or six miles of
the house.)
I still check it periodically... once in a while, it seems to be closerI generally consider the weather forecasts from any source as an
on than other times.... Decided not to depend on it for accuracy, get
that from the weather.gov site, but Richard says the curve itself is
somewhat accurate, if offset from where it should be.... so do look
at it for the jollies... ;)
educated guess -- the education level seems to vary! They might get
more respect if they said "today's high temperature will be in the upper 80's:" as opposed to "it will be 88ø".
Got a few other computers and devices which may pose a bit of
a challenge, at least one because it is 'headless': no monitor nor
keyboard attached and designed to be remotely accessed. OK, so if the
remote access is on '4' and it's on '0' and the two networks don't see
each other..... Thinking might be able to use the DSL router to
artificially create the '0' network ==> plug the headless device into
the router, a laptop into the router.
That's kept you busy.... ;)Yes -- surprisingly easy once know how to do it! ...Like anything, of course. I was half-figuring would need to do some sort of fancy
wiring between the old and new routers, changing the mode of one, etc., etc. Fine if needed permanantly. Did find a command line: essentially told the specific computer to add the 0.x address to 4.x address - now works with both address sets! Reboot - the magic disappears!
So as far as I know all of the computers in regular use have been
updated and are connecting. Yea! :)
True. Roof has been replaced - looks nice, has a reddish tone to it
(selected that colour). Now waiting to get called back about having
the gutters, window trim, awnings and screens replaced (just the ones
damaged). Then the patio and deck replacement! Then.....
It's all turned out to be a rather extensive house project... :)
Yes. The balance of the repairs have not been done yet as they're
behind. Do need to get going on the patio and deck; a bit of a
breather between one contractor and the next.
And besides, everyone and his brother are needing their services toRight: eveyone was wanting their roofs now and all those nows were concentrated because the damage happened at the same time. Plus even
fix things up after that hailstorm..... But one does need to get the
jobs done while the weather is good... ;)
less spread-out because some of those roofs would not have been
replaced normally until five or ten years from now.
Still waiting on the gutters, etc.
The credit union(s) here is/are open now for about a week. No real
need to go in yet.
Ours is gradually opening up the insides of the branches now... firstMy credit union sent out an e-mail announcement the lobby is open, practicing social distancing, etc., but I haven't needed to go yet so haven't seen in practice. I go to the headquarters site and they have
added to the approved list for appointments, and I think in a week or
two is supposed to do limited capacity inside teller service....
a huge lobby so we were practically practicing social distancing before anyway!
They are virtual high fives in any case... ;) (and more like 600+
miles distancing, as well... [g])
At least as the birdie flies!
True.... probably even more following the roads... ;)Some of the original ones are more like the cow wanders!
Well, enough of them were originally cow paths... ;)
Not sure when this came up in the last week but the last few newscasts
has announced people from Iowa would be quarantined for fourteen days
if they were to visit New York (State) - that would blow most
vacations! This morning's newscast said anyone coming from a state
whose incidence rate is 10% will be quarantined; we only have 9.5%,
which does round up. Not sure how they pull and quarantine -- go now
and get put in a decent hotel for two weeks!
I have no idea how they are enforcing, or plan to enforce, the
quarantine of people coming from the various states on the
list.... I've almost thought it's just designed as a deterrent,
so those people won't even try to visit until their states get
lower enough.... As we've said, it isn't like we have border
stations at all the roads that cross from state to state, like we
do on the Mexican and Canadian borders.... But I've not done any traveling, even just within our state, since the shutdowns
started.... so haven't acquired any first-hand data...
Most of the initial hits were for why and when they sirens sound and
that error a while back when the sirens sounded accidentally.
Guess they don't expect anyone to want to find out where the
actual sirens are all located.... :)
True, though not always due to adult reactions: I get a slight shiver
if I am going under an overpass if a large truck is going over me at
the same time. No known reason, no fear, just that slight quiver.
The subconscious racing through all the possible scenarios.... ;)Probably due to some cartoon I saw or something equally semi-silly.
No reaction if no vehicles going overhead at the time, Car might cause
a double-look type reaction.
That sort of thing doesn't bother me, but I get a quiver walking
over an open grate in a parking lot or sidewalk... :)
And, last I checked, still stuck there... I wonder if they've
abandoned the telnet version entirely...
Possibly, though would have thought they would have taken down the
site,
But Firsts getting in their way, maybe...? Still stuck as of lastI'll have to get working on my Raspberry Pi weather display project
night....
again. ...Did a bit of snooping to see if something changed, mainly 'early century' hits (from 2011, etc.). Did see one "telnet rainmaker.wunderground.com 3000" so tried that as not sure what '3000' does; I'd guess a designate a port which either would open the routine totally or redirect to a different one than default. Like you got
data stuck on May 17.
Yup, and still there this morning when I checked... :)
You'll have to get on a Linux machine or find the equivalent Windows command: curl -s wttr.in/davenport | head -7
Richard set up a couple of cURL batch files on my computer, one
for weather.gov and the other to check my email on the provider's
site...
Command as above will give an ASCII icon of the current conditions
(right now a drawing of a cloud), sky conditions, temperature, wind
speed, visibility and rainfall amount.
Leave from pipe to the end off and get a three day forecast at
morning, noon, evening, and night.
What would I put in to see the stats for Rochester NY...?
(graph.no)
For me the predicted highs portions of the graph always seem about
five degrees low. Still, is a guideline. (Current/start of the graph
always seems to be within a degree or two. Easily that difference in
live reporting between the two NWS sites within five or six miles of
the house.)
I still check it periodically... once in a while, it seems to be closerI generally consider the weather forecasts from any source as an
on than other times.... Decided not to depend on it for accuracy, get
that from the weather.gov site, but Richard says the curve itself is
somewhat accurate, if offset from where it should be.... so do look
at it for the jollies... ;)
educated guess -- the education level seems to vary! They might get
more respect if they said "today's high temperature will be in the upper 80's:" as opposed to "it will be 88ø".
Yeah... educated guesses... but often they are pretty close... I
don't mind when their predicted low in the summer ends up being
higher than it actually gets... it's a nice surprise to get a
little more bonus cooling than I'd expected.... ;)
Got a few other computers and devices which may pose a bit of
a challenge, at least one because it is 'headless': no monitor nor
keyboard attached and designed to be remotely accessed. OK, so if the
remote access is on '4' and it's on '0' and the two networks don't see
each other..... Thinking might be able to use the DSL router to
artificially create the '0' network ==> plug the headless device into
the router, a laptop into the router.
That's kept you busy.... ;)Yes -- surprisingly easy once know how to do it! ...Like anything, of course. I was half-figuring would need to do some sort of fancy
wiring between the old and new routers, changing the mode of one, etc., etc. Fine if needed permanantly. Did find a command line: essentially told the specific computer to add the 0.x address to 4.x address - now works with both address sets! Reboot - the magic disappears!
I trust that meant that just the new address stuck around with
the reboot, not that things stopped working... ;)
So as far as I know all of the computers in regular use have been
updated and are connecting. Yea! :)
Good show.... ;)
True. Roof has been replaced - looks nice, has a reddish tone to it
(selected that colour). Now waiting to get called back about having
the gutters, window trim, awnings and screens replaced (just the ones
damaged). Then the patio and deck replacement! Then.....
It's all turned out to be a rather extensive house project... :)
Yes. The balance of the repairs have not been done yet as they're
behind. Do need to get going on the patio and deck; a bit of a
breather between one contractor and the next.
And besides, everyone and his brother are needing their services toRight: eveyone was wanting their roofs now and all those nows were concentrated because the damage happened at the same time. Plus even
fix things up after that hailstorm..... But one does need to get the
jobs done while the weather is good... ;)
less spread-out because some of those roofs would not have been
replaced normally until five or ten years from now.
But they all had significant damage from the storm... so needed
the work now.... Bright side of it is that it provided a boost to
the construction economy... ;)
Still waiting on the gutters, etc.
That will come in time.... hopefully.... ;)
The credit union(s) here is/are open now for about a week. No real
need to go in yet.
Ours is gradually opening up the insides of the branches now... firstMy credit union sent out an e-mail announcement the lobby is open, practicing social distancing, etc., but I haven't needed to go yet so haven't seen in practice. I go to the headquarters site and they have
added to the approved list for appointments, and I think in a week or
two is supposed to do limited capacity inside teller service....
a huge lobby so we were practically practicing social distancing before anyway!
I don't need to go more than about once a month or so... Richard
goes once a week to move money around... ;)
Bet that makes the security guards nervous! Visualizing them watching some outsider taking a pile of bills from one shelf to another! <gg>
Bet that makes the security guards nervous! Visualizing them watching some outsider taking a pile of bills from one shelf to another! <gg>
Someone asked me if I could give them a few bills. So, I said
I'd give them the electric, water, gas, and insurance bills. <G>
Someone asked me if I could give them a few bills. So, I said
I'd give them the electric, water, gas, and insurance bills. <G>
That should teach them to be more specific!
Arkansas motto: Send us your contributions, we'll send you our Bill.
Someone asked me if I could give them a few bills. So, I said
I'd give them the electric, water, gas, and insurance bills. <G>
That should teach them to be more specific!
Haven't we discussed this before?? Or have we also said not to
be repetitive?? <G>
Arkansas motto: Send us your contributions, we'll send you our Bill.
LOL!! And, there is a town in Van Buren County named Clinton
(I'm not kidding!!).
When I went up there last October for the Arkansas State Square
Dance Federation Fall Festival, on the south side of town, there
was a dual restaurant...a Kentucky Fried Chicken AND a Long John Silvers...with a buffet!! Shall we say I ate rather well?? <G>
However, with COVID-19, I think buffets have gone the way of
the dinosaur.
Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 11-Jul-2020 09:40 <=-
I'm trying to figure out what "moving or not" had referred to.
Neither one of us had considered relocating in the immediate past.
Not sure when this came up in the last week but the last few newscasts
has announced people from Iowa would be quarantined for fourteen days
if they were to visit New York (State) - that would blow most
vacations! This morning's newscast said anyone coming from a state
whose incidence rate is 10% will be quarantined; we only have 9.5%,
which does round up. Not sure how they pull and quarantine -- go now
and get put in a decent hotel for two weeks!
I have no idea how they are enforcing, or plan to enforce, theI was also thinking more of a 'puff up to size' bluff-type statement
quarantine of people coming from the various states on the list....
I've almost thought it's just designed as a deterrent, so those people
won't even try to visit until their states get lower enough.... As
we've said, it isn't like we have border stations at all the roads
that cross from state to state, like we do on the Mexican and Canadian
borders.... But I've not done any traveling, even just within our
state, since the shutdowns started.... so haven't acquired any
first-hand data...
but wouldn't want to and have no reason to test it. Originally was
more thinking me and pleasure travel but what about business
travellers? Gentleman my Mother knows has a job with something with aeronautics software (one only asks so much) -- years before COVID-19
he was able to do most from home, some an office, occasionally fly somewhere to analyze and fix the problem first-hand. Could just see
him having to be quarantined two weeks!
Most of the initial hits were for why and when they sirens sound and
that error a while back when the sirens sounded accidentally.
Guess they don't expect anyone to want to find out where the actualMaybe, though I could see where someone might want to not live too
sirens are all located.... :)
close to a siren, or some wanting to live in the vicinity to be sure
they heard the warning.
True, though not always due to adult reactions: I get a slight shiver
if I am going under an overpass if a large truck is going over me at
the same time. No known reason, no fear, just that slight quiver.
The subconscious racing through all the possible scenarios.... ;)
Probably due to some cartoon I saw or something equally semi-silly.
No reaction if no vehicles going overhead at the time, Car might cause
a double-look type reaction.
That sort of thing doesn't bother me, but I get a quiver walkingThat's from too many videos of ducklings following Mama Duck and they
over an open grate in a parking lot or sidewalk... :)
fall through, needed to be rescued!
I'll have to get working on my Raspberry Pi weather display project
again. ...Did a bit of snooping to see if something changed, mainly
'early century' hits (from 2011, etc.). Did see one "telnet
rainmaker.wunderground.com 3000" so tried that as not sure what '3000'
does; I'd guess a designate a port which either would open the routine
totally or redirect to a different one than default. Like you got
data stuck on May 17.
Yup, and still there this morning when I checked... :)Apparently they haven't found which computer needs rebooting yet.
Command as above will give an ASCII icon of the current conditions
(right now a drawing of a cloud), sky conditions, temperature, wind
speed, visibility and rainfall amount.
Leave from pipe to the end off and get a three day forecast at
morning, noon, evening, and night.
What would I put in to see the stats for Rochester NY...?Um, Rochester? (And now with the semi-smart-remp answer better try!) barry@NZXT:~$ curl -s wttr.in/rochester | head -7
Weather report: rochester
\ / Partly cloudy
_ /"".-. 75..80 øF
\_( ). ? 5 mph
/(___(__) 9 mi
0.0 in
The question mark should be a NE-pointing arrow.
OK, should be the correct one: if remove the pipe and head commands
you'll get a three day detailed forecast and at the bottom is
"Location: Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States of America [43.157285,-77.6152139]".
So as far as I know all of the computers in regular use have been
updated and are connecting. Yea! :)
Good show.... ;)LIS in an earlier message verified a little problem with the notebook computer (the WiFi doesn't stay connected). ...I may or may not
replace the module, though not sure that is specifically the problem. Thinking may be overall better to get a USB WiFi adapter -- mainly
because could be used in other devices.
Still waiting on the gutters, etc.
That will come in time.... hopefully.... ;)And think I told you we almost had gutters. During an initial project
the gutters had been either mis-measured or mis-typed as 5": they're
6". Handwritten and notated correction made. Apparantly never got finalized as the guys were here for 5" gutters so that got stopped and
in process of being corrected. (Who's doing the measuring? We were
also short two bundles of shingles.)
My credit union sent out an e-mail announcement the lobby is open,
practicing social distancing, etc., but I haven't needed to go yet so
haven't seen in practice. I go to the headquarters site and they have
a huge lobby so we were practically practicing social distancing before
anyway!
I don't need to go more than about once a month or so... Richard goesBet that makes the security guards nervous! Visualizing them watching some outsider taking a pile of bills from one shelf to another! <gg>
once a week to move money around... ;)
I'm trying to figure out what "moving or not" had referred to.
Neither one of us had considered relocating in the immediate past.
It was a long ago thread.... some purely speculative talk about
whether one might move (such as to downsize, or for some other
reason)... could well have been a more than a year or two old
thread.... just never changed the subject line.... :)
Not sure when this came up in the last week but the last few newscasts
has announced people from Iowa would be quarantined for fourteen days
if they were to visit New York (State) - that would blow most
vacations! This morning's newscast said anyone coming from a state
whose incidence rate is 10% will be quarantined; we only have 9.5%,
which does round up. Not sure how they pull and quarantine -- go now
and get put in a decent hotel for two weeks!
I have no idea how they are enforcing, or plan to enforce, theI was also thinking more of a 'puff up to size' bluff-type statement
quarantine of people coming from the various states on the list....
I've almost thought it's just designed as a deterrent, so those people
won't even try to visit until their states get lower enough.... As
we've said, it isn't like we have border stations at all the roads
that cross from state to state, like we do on the Mexican and Canadian
borders.... But I've not done any traveling, even just within our
state, since the shutdowns started.... so haven't acquired any
first-hand data...
but wouldn't want to and have no reason to test it. Originally was
more thinking me and pleasure travel but what about business
travellers? Gentleman my Mother knows has a job with something with aeronautics software (one only asks so much) -- years before COVID-19
he was able to do most from home, some an office, occasionally fly somewhere to analyze and fix the problem first-hand. Could just see
him having to be quarantined two weeks!
Essential workers appear to be exempt from the border
shutdowns... I recently read that instead of the quarantine, they
test those workers daily....
True, though not always due to adult reactions: I get a slight shiver
if I am going under an overpass if a large truck is going over me at
the same time. No known reason, no fear, just that slight quiver.
The subconscious racing through all the possible scenarios.... ;)
Probably due to some cartoon I saw or something equally semi-silly.
No reaction if no vehicles going overhead at the time, Car might cause
a double-look type reaction.
That sort of thing doesn't bother me, but I get a quiver walkingThat's from too many videos of ducklings following Mama Duck and they
over an open grate in a parking lot or sidewalk... :)
fall through, needed to be rescued!
Nah.... but there is something triggering it for me... dunno
what...
I'll have to get working on my Raspberry Pi weather display project
again. ...Did a bit of snooping to see if something changed, mainly
'early century' hits (from 2011, etc.). Did see one "telnet
rainmaker.wunderground.com 3000" so tried that as not sure what '3000'
does; I'd guess a designate a port which either would open the routine
totally or redirect to a different one than default. Like you got
data stuck on May 17.
Yup, and still there this morning when I checked... :)Apparently they haven't found which computer needs rebooting yet.
Or have decided to abandon the project after all...
Command as above will give an ASCII icon of the current conditions
(right now a drawing of a cloud), sky conditions, temperature, wind
speed, visibility and rainfall amount.
Leave from pipe to the end off and get a three day forecast at
morning, noon, evening, and night.
What would I put in to see the stats for Rochester NY...?Um, Rochester? (And now with the semi-smart-remp answer better try!) barry@NZXT:~$ curl -s wttr.in/rochester | head -7
Weather report: rochester
\ / Partly cloudy
_ /"".-. 75..80 øF
\_( ). ? 5 mph
/(___(__) 9 mi
0.0 in
The question mark should be a NE-pointing arrow.
OK, should be the correct one: if remove the pipe and head commands
you'll get a three day detailed forecast and at the bottom is
"Location: Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States of America [43.157285,-77.6152139]".
Not sure I can replicate that.... but maybe.... ;)
So as far as I know all of the computers in regular use have been
updated and are connecting. Yea! :)
Good show.... ;)LIS in an earlier message verified a little problem with the notebook computer (the WiFi doesn't stay connected). ...I may or may not
replace the module, though not sure that is specifically the problem. Thinking may be overall better to get a USB WiFi adapter -- mainly
because could be used in other devices.
That does sound like a reasonable solution...
Still waiting on the gutters, etc.
That will come in time.... hopefully.... ;)And think I told you we almost had gutters. During an initial project
the gutters had been either mis-measured or mis-typed as 5": they're
6". Handwritten and notated correction made. Apparantly never got finalized as the guys were here for 5" gutters so that got stopped and
in process of being corrected. (Who's doing the measuring? We were
also short two bundles of shingles.)
Not so great.... Hopefully taken care of by now...?
My credit union sent out an e-mail announcement the lobby is open,
practicing social distancing, etc., but I haven't needed to go yet so
haven't seen in practice. I go to the headquarters site and they have
a huge lobby so we were practically practicing social distancing before
anyway!
I don't need to go more than about once a month or so... Richard goesBet that makes the security guards nervous! Visualizing them watching some outsider taking a pile of bills from one shelf to another! <gg>
once a week to move money around... ;)
There's that overactive imagination of yours again.... He writes
the withdrawal info on the slip, deposits some in another account
that he writes checks on, keeps some cash for the week... ;)
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