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Here’s a little fun shot from my trip last week in Boston. This is along the Rose Kennedy Greenway, I believe. I have some great photos, most are for research for the next book in the TJ Wilde series, but this one was strictly tourist.

Thanks to everyone for their thoughtful (and fun) naming ideas last night. I have decided on Gabe – Gabriel Miles Evan, because as several of you pointed out, a cat needs three names. He’s settling in nicely. I wrote up his story here. I didn’t want to hijack another thread with Gabe talk. LOL.

I’m off to walk the dogs, get some work done and probably nap. Nothing like a vacation to make you need a vacation when you get home.

I’m also going to make some bread in my new Kitchen Aid mixer. I’ll post that tomorrow.

What you are you up to today?

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  1. 1.

    O. Felix Culpa

    Great pix and great name! (although I stand by “Cole” if Mr. Gabe needs a fourth name).

    Today: a little garden work and then canvassing in the afternoon. Today’s the last day for Early Voting in New Mexico. Great turnout so far…but no room for complacency!

  2. 2.

    stibbert

    My sister & her daughter went to get the wedding dress fitted this morning – as a result, my new band’s name is “The Hemmed Bustle Tucks”.

  3. 3.

    Jerzy Russian

    How about a suffix, as in Gabriel Miles Evan III? Or even better, a prefix as in Mr. Gabriel Miles Evan or Dr. Gabriel Miles Evan.

  6. 6.

    J R in WV

    He looks a little more cautiously optimistic in today’s photo than in yesterday’s photo. Had a rough couple of months, cages are no way for a good cat to have to live. Not complaining about how shelters have to operate, just commenting on how the rescued critters do so much better after they get a home.

    I’ll be interested in the KitchenAid bread project, I have a big KitchenAid mixer, mostly for the meat grinder attachment for deer season when we often are gifted with local neighborhood deer.

    Have been tempted by the pasta attachments, if anyone has one I’d be interested in a review.

  8. 8.

    J R in WV

    Very cute cat, will be cuter once he is more settled in, depending upon how the big dogs greet him. Our cats aren’t intimidated by the big dogs, tho they were tiny kittens when they met the big dogs, one of which was a 95 pound rescue pitbull mix, the sweetest big boy we’ve ever had. Ear licking good to the cats.

  9. 9.

    debit

    I am so happy for you and Gabe and the rest of your household. It really seems like he was waiting for you.

  10. 10.

    TaMara (HFG)

    @J R in WV: I bought the big one just because I wanted the power for a meat grinder in the future. I’ll update on bread tomorrow (it’s a 12-hour refrigerator recipe).

    About the shelter – we were impressed because it has an actual outdoor area for the kitties – it’s all fenced in and accessed from the colony rooms. But Gabe is very happy to have a big room and now a small house to explore.

  16. 16.

    raven

    I was going to change the shocks on my van but don’t have TWO 18mm sockets and there is no standard equivalent for that size so, even though I have roughly 500 sockets, I put it back together and will wait until Sunday. Go Dawgs!

  17. 17.

    TaMara (HFG)

    @raven: I hate that. I was working on something and needed a hex key – I have every size (or so I thought) but didn’t have that one, so I had to buy another set. It’s not the buying that sucks so much, it’s the fact I was already to get it done and had to delay for a trip to the hardware store.

  18. 18.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    as several of you pointed out, a cat needs three names.

    I didn’t know that. Guess we accidentally did the right thing. When we brought Tanya home from the shelter and christened her Peanut Butter because of her markings (a little brown dab of peanut butter on the top of the head), we also were kind of fond of her shelter name. So she became Tanya PB on her paperwork. And we generally call her “Kitty”.

    @stibbert: Also works as an obscure curse. “I don’t give two hemmed bustle tucks in a rainstorm for your opinion!”

  19. 19.

    Amir Khalid

    There’s something about Gabe’s expression — he seems to be always contemplating something. I have a hunch he may turn out to be surprisingly smart, or wise.

  21. 21.

    donnah

    Gabe is a lovely name and it probably won’t matter because you’ll end up with twenty nicknames for him anyhow. At least that’s how we roll here.

    We had a beautiful applehead Siamese and named him Mao, as in Mao Tse Tung, and if you said it quickly, it sounded like Mousie Tongue.

  26. 26.

    Ruckus

    @Jerzy Russian:
    Not one for a second or third.
    I’m a second and I often wondered when I was a kid if my parents just didn’t bother to think of a new name. It always seemed to me that using second, third or junior takes away some of the individuality.

  29. 29.

    RedDirtGirl

    I’ve been unplugged for a bit. Nice to see EFG back at the keyboard. I just went to services at the local synagogue, #showupforshabbat. Now I’m off to do paperwork for the local animal rescue group I started volunteering with, Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue. Have a great Saturday, one and all!

  30. 30.

    Another Scott

    @efgoldman: Just back from walking the animal. She loves dragging me down the street and barking at noisy trucks.

    Beautiful, cool, sunny day with puffy white clouds here in NoVA. Hope you’re doing well! Thanks for checking in.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  32. 32.

    WaterGirl

    TaMara, I posted this in last night’s thread and will post it here, also. In answer to your question about CBD oil for humans and adults.

    Recommended by my vet:

    Imbue Botanicals
    K9Comfort

    https://imbuebotanicals.com/cbd-for-pets/cbd-for-dogs/

    Chocolate Squares I take:

    https://vitalleafcbd.com/shop/cbd-chocolate-bar-classic-dark/

    It comes in 3 flavors. I prefer the plain dark chocolate. The chocolate bar is scored into 10 squares that are easy to break off. But they also have a little square for 5 bucks (3 rectangles) — an easy way to see which one you like!

    CBD brand recommended by the lady who knows everything. This is the one she takes:

    Queen City Hemp — full spectrum — Peppermint Flavor — 250mg in a bottle with a dropper.

    https://qcinfusion.com/product/queen-city-hemp-mct-oil-250/?age-verified=1839bece7f

    Apparently full spectrum is best, and I don’t think the chocolate is full spectrum, but I like it and it’s easy.

  35. 35.

    WaterGirl

    @Yutsano: Where are the mimosas and why didn’t anyone tell me about them?

    @efgoldman: Hey, EF! Good to see you. Glad you have better WiFi in the new place; hope you are coming along swimmingly.

  36. 36.

    WaterGirl

    TaMara, have you seen that your Bunny place was one of the top 5 vote getters and won 1,000 dollars?

  37. 37.

    Yutsano

    @zhena gogolia: That’s from the movie edition. I don’t know how that differs from the actual stage musical if at all, but yeah it’s not his best work. A Sprechstimme for one of the most important parts of the poem cycle?

    Also: gonna go back and look as I passed out early last night.

  38. 38.

    Gelfling 545

    My Kitchen Aid was a gift from my daughter maybe 10 years ago. It brought me back to baking bread which I had given up because my hands weren’t up the the required kneading. It’s one of the things I’d want to save if the house were on fire.

  39. 39.

    Keith P.

    I’m spending most of the day in bed….I had a pretty rough Halloween where I lost 2 pints of blood and had 3 surgeries in 2 days. My right side is super-sore, which I *think* is from a muscle pull on night 1, but I’m trying to take it easy in the hopes that it improves.

  42. 42.

    dmsilev

    @Gelfling 545: A good mixer is a wonderful thing to have. My mom’s Kitchenaid is still going strong at ~40 years old. Mine is maybe 10 years old, and I love it. Mixing bread doughs, beating egg whites for cakes, etc. I’ve never even bothered with any of the attachments. The one accessory I’d want (but have never gotten around to buying) is a second bowl for working with cakes that need egg whites and yolks mixed separately. For those, I use the big stand mixer to do the whites and a regular bowl plus a hand mixer to blend yolks and sugar together or whatever; that works well enough that I haven’t been impelled to spend the money on a second bowl for the stand mixer.

    My bread dough is proofing in the fridge now; I have some errands to run and when I get back, it’ll go into the oven.

  43. 43.

    stibbert

    @efgoldman: cheers efg, my Chardonnay nap will begin in 3, 2, 1…
    When awake, my spirits are lifted following this young guy’s blog & youtube channel:
    sampsonboat.co.uk

  44. 44.

    Keith P.

    @Yutsano: No, my AV fistula blew open while I was sleeping. If the gushing wasn’t so loud that it woke me up almost immediately, I would have died in my sleep.

  46. 46.

    The Dangerman

    …a cat needs three names.

    Someplace, my last cat (this goes back a couple decades almost) named Thin Lizzy Borden (she showed up emaciated and liked to play with peoples heads, so it was a natural) agrees.

  47. 47.

    donnah

    @dmsilev:

    My Kitchenaid stand mixer lasted thirty years and I loved it. The motor burned out at Thanksgiving two years ago and rather than go to the trouble of sending it back for repairs, I got a new one, a larger one, on sale.

    I was really disappointed when I unpacked it and found that the accessories are much cheaper and lighter weight than the old ones. The main paddle attachment is aluminum, painted white, not enameled like the first one. It’s already chipped. I can’t use the old attachments because the new mixer is larger.

    If I hadn’t already disposed of the old one, I would have sent it back. The new one just isn’t as sturdy.

  48. 48.

    Keith P.

    @donnah: The Hobart Kitchenaids were the real badass ones (enameling, etc) My brother has a Hobart Kitchenaid *dishwasher* that is still going strong (the door spring is shot, and it’s a hell of a lot louder than my Whirlpool Kitchenaid DW, but that one has broken 3 times in 6 years)

  50. 50.

    Keith P.

    @TaMara (HFG): If you really want to elevate your KA breadmaking, get the grain mill. You can blend in all kinds of grains, and if you bolt (sifting) it, it makes some really spectacular bread*

    * Whole wheat and rye bread tends to not rise very well unless you boost it with vital wheat gluten.

  52. 52.

    trollhattan

    @Keith P.:
    We don’t have the mill attachment, but the grinder, citrus juicer and pasta maker are all well worth having (and save space compared to the standalone versions).

  53. 53.

    debit

    @trollhattan: I bought the spiralizer attachment and don’t regret it for a second. You want curly fries? You make curly fries. Or zoodles or whatever. It’s awesome.

  55. 55.

    spudgun

    @debit: That’s good to know – I bought it for mine but haven’t used it yet.

    And yay for Gabe! It’s a good name, I like it. I can’t get over his sweet little face! So adorable—

  56. 56.

    Aleta

    Love Gabe! May he flower like a floribunda.
    And he waited for the right person. So he’s smart and a learner.

  61. 61.

    schrodingers_cat

    I am listening to Ajay-Atul, love their use of traditional Indian (both folk and classical) percussion instruments.
    Their latest is the Amitabh-Aamir Khan starrer, Thugs of Hindostan.
    Aamir and Amitabh are hamming it up for Vashmalle, which mean let’s dance in Balochi apparently.
    They seem to be having good time.
    Brits labeled many freedom fighters, farmers etc who took up arms against the Company Raj which was literally starving them to death, thugs and then proceeded to slaughter them.

  62. 62.

    schrodingers_cat

    I am listening to Ajay-Atul, love their use of traditional Indian (both folk and classical) percussion instruments.
    Their latest is the Amitabh-Aamir Khan starrer, Thugs of Hindostan.
    Aamir and Amitabh are hamming it up for Vashmalle, which mean let’s dance in Balochi apparently.
    They seem to be having good time.
    Brits labeled many freedom fighters, farmers etc who took up arms against the Company Raj which was literally starving them to death, thugs and then proceeded to slaughter them.

  64. 64.

    Ruckus

    @Keith P.:
    It is fun having an open artery in one arm that you have to hold closed with the other so you don’t bleed out isn’t it?
    And then you have to get help some how. Plus it leaves such a mess.
    Glad it’s worked out well enough for you. Sorry that you needed an AV fistula in the first place.

  65. 65.

    Keith P.

    @Ruckus: YES! You understand the major problem…I had to toss my bed to find my phone, which sprayed blood everywhere. There’s blood all over my sink, and the front door, by my car….every time I needed to dial a phone, or open/close the front door (so my kittens wouldn’t escape when the paramedics arrived), I’d gush blood on the ground. 2 pairs of jeans and my bed look like a crime scene.
    And of course, I’m panicking, so my blood pressure was sky-high the whoe time.

  68. 68.

    Ruckus

    @Keith P.:
    Mine was an industrial accident. Was on top of a customers machine, 6-8 feet off the ground, a modicum of grease and general detritus around, several women running machines in the same room were somewhat surprised when I climbed down, walked into the restroom to get something to stop/slow the bleeding, all the while chanting “motherfucker, son of a bitch…….,” and trailing pools of blood. Never donated that much blood to a floor before.
    Anyway, we are both here and not currently bleeding. I’m not anyway.

  69. 69.

    Jack the Second

    @Keith P.: Honestly I spike most things I make with extra gluten (say, a half cup or so in a regular batch). It just makes it so delicious and chewy.

    Extra gluten also helps when using soy flour, which tends to end up crumbly otherwise.

  70. 70.

    Marcus

    Now that you have given him a name, has he told you what he has named you?

    Good friend and I went and saw “Bohemian Rhapsody” this morning. We both agreed that it was a very good movie, and wondered what movie the critic had seen. Be prepared though, it is over two hours long. Even though I have most of the CDs of Queen’s albums, I may still pick up the soundtrack to the movie. But I’m a child of the 70s/80s, and Queen was part of my soundtrack growing up.

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