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Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

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Trump should be leading, not lying.

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Does anyone else have a Saturday morning routine?

I do.  But I don’t really have anything like that for the other days of the week.

I set my alarm so I can get to the farmer’s market that’s across town by 7 am.  I like it better when it’s quieter and before it gets hot.   That farmer’s market has the best sweet corn and fresh peaches, so I make sure to get those, and then whatever else strikes my fancy.  On the way home, I stop at the grocery store on the way home for whatever stray items I need to make whatever food I plan on making over the weekend,

The last stop is for fresh ciabatta and a local store.

Then at close to 10 am I head out again to the other farmer’s market where they have the best tomatoes and the best watermelon.

I have a million tomatoes on my 6 tomato plants, but they are all still green at this point.  I swore I would only get 4 plants this year, but I couldn’t help myself.  I bought 8, but I gave one away to my best friend and one to the great neighbor across the street.

It just started  raining, and I hope the weather report is correct that it will rain for the next 10 days.  I’ll take 90 – 105 degrees and rain any day, over 90 – 105 degrees and no rain.  It was most definitely not raining between the two farmer’s market trips when I was out fertilizing my annual flowers, dripping with sweat.

My back yard gets brutal sun, and with all the heat this year I couldn’t keep anything alive along the back of the porch, and all of my hydrangeas were so wilted every day, even with watering.  So on Thursday I put up some plant umbrellas.  I figured they would look dumb but I was tired of seeing my plants tortured.

Lo and behold, my hydrangea were happy in the heat yesterday, and my replacement plants by the porch didn’t fry.  The vinca were only $1.99 for 4 plants, so I didn’t feel too bad about ditching the dead ones and replacing them.  Everything that had an umbrella yesterday was totally happy.  I closed the umbrellas on the hydrangeas last night because we were supposed to get rain.

That’s probably enough rambling for now.

What’s everybody else up to?

 

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  2. 2.

    WaterGirl

    I am about to make sloppy joes.  My sloppy joes are spicy, not sweet, with onions and celery and tons of Penzey’s medium hot chili powder, and Rotel.  This morning I saw Rotel with Hatch peppers, so I am going to try that today.  Living on the edge!

    I have a ton of peppers on my spicy pepper plants, but all are still green.

  3. 3.

    Suzanne

    It was in the low 70s with some cloud cover this morning, so I went for a run. I don’t run very fast anyway, and heat slows me down even more, but it felt good. Now having some quinoa salad for lunch.

    I ran on one of our bigger roads this morning, down into the bougie white suburb next to my neighborhood. They have a Saturday farmers market that I go to sometimes. I made sure to give a big thumbs-up to the local Democrats and to ignore the Republicans!

  5. 5.

    Trivia Man

    When my youngest was about 6-12 we had waffles every Saturday morning. Crank up the music – usually grateful dead but mixed in big band (harry James jams are good), classical (chopin was a big hit), and a variety of others. Load them up with heavy peanut butter, top with honey. Mmmm, PB&H.

  7. 7.

    Josie

    All my normal routines are out the window (except for Pilates) since I am desperately trying to finish the first draft of my book. I promised my coach I would send it to him at the end of the month. I torture myself like this because I work better with a deadline. So far I am halfway through with two weeks to go. Wish me luck.

  8. 8.

    BretH

    Wife and I are hanging out with her mom who is at home on hospice. It’s really amazing the quality (and quantity) of care she receives. To bad it was so hard to get anything to provide in-home care when she was better. We don’t know how long this will last but it’s infinitely better than the hospital and the putrid rehab center.

  9. 9.

    MagdaInBlack

    It has been so hot that the birds in the woodsy area behind work have been quiet. But finally the weather broke and I was able to use that Cornel Bird Song thingy.

    I scored a house wren ( I knew this) a goldfinch ( thought so) a house finch (didn’t know) and the big score: Indigo Bunting, which is the song I was trying to identify =-)

    Also too eta: my Saturday morning routine is “do whatever I damn well feel like doing.” Today I got groceries. Now I am a sloth for the rest of the day.

  10. 10.

    Shakti

    I should get back to my better routines

    I prepped my oatmeal chia seed whey powder mix so I can make some instant oatmeal later and made one blueberry overnight oats for tomorrow.  I also prepped vegetables and a dill greek yoghurt dip and fresh hummus b/c I figure eating crudites like a toddler is better than eating just carbs when I remember I’m hungry, which often means it’s very late and/or I get hangry.

  13. 13.

    Ten Bears

    You set an alarm? I don’t know how long it’s been since I had an alarm

    No, you don’t want that much rain. Morning showers, not everyday. That’s the trouble with this heat: bakes the ground so’s it won’t absorb any water, not to mention if it rained ten days straight the ground wouldn’t be able to absorb the volume

    In a perfect world morning showers and light sea breezes …

  14. 14.

    dnfree

    I never heard of plant umbrellas! Are they specifically for that purpose or are you innovating?

  15. 15.

    Suzanne

    @WaterGirl: Harissa is hot chili pepper paste, apparently from the Maghreb, and it is freakin scrumptious. I love it. I add it to soups, meat dishes, eggs…..

    ETA: Oh yeah, pastas, chili…..

  16. 16.

    Enhanced Voting Techniques

    So I just found out something using AI to a lot of time. For my role playing game I have note cards on all the non-player characters and wanted a table to give a chance of one them randomly showing up. Talking about dozens of these note cards, since I like coming with strange people.  Turns out there is a Windows command that it will make a text file list of the contents of a directory.  Then take that list into ChatGPT and write a prompt “dice 100 table for  the following <the directory list>” and it does that. Sure beats typing 40+ names by hand.

  21. 21.

    Suzanne

    @MagdaInBlack: Trader Joe’s sells a harissa, as well as “Bomba paste”, which is similar but has a bit more of an Italian flavor profile, and I use them both a lot.

  22. 22.

    Jeffro

    I have put half-dozen Penzey’s spice mixes up & out on the countertop (as opposed to hiding them away in the spice cabinet) so that I’ll use them more often.

    So far, I have to say that ‘Outrage’ is absolutely excellent when making eggs or an egg and cheese muffin.  And ‘Justice’ is awesome on a salad or mixed into a pasta salad.

  23. 23.

    narya

    During the spring/summer/fall, the routine depends on whether I have a beer 5k; didn’t have one today, so I’m going to roast some veggies (cauliflower and broccoli) to have with the Coho salmon, and, since the oven will be on, I’m baking an apricot galette. Gonna make some frangipane to throw in the galette in a minute. When I lived downtown, I was a block away from a great Saturday farmers’ market; now I get my CSA delivered, so I sometimes go to the Sunday market near me for cheese. And I’ve been cleaning up around the place today. I worked a ton this week, so the usual clutter apparently grew exponentially when I wasn’t looking. Plus herding the dust buffalo…

  24. 24.

    RaflW

    Though retired, I set an alarm most nights. I usually wake up 5-15 minutes before it sounds, but I don’t want to drift into my old habit of going to bed after midnight (and drifting a few mins later each night…). The best way for me to do that is to have a predictable wakeup time.

  26. 26.

    RaflW

    @WaterGirl: My BF’s mom made sloppy joes a couple years ago. I was excited, it’s a nostalgic food I rarely have.

    Well. She had some odd recipe from her aunt that had canned water chestnuts and canned bamboo shoots in it. It was … edible. lol.

  27. 27.

    WaterGirl

    @MagdaInBlack: My mom made them with ketchup and sweet pickle relish and some chili powder.

    I go with Rotel and a ton of chili powder, hold the sweet relish and the ketchup.

  33. 33.

    WaterGirl

    Feel free to talk about politics in this thread if you want.  I just didn’t have anything useful to say about the current state of affairs.

  34. 34.

    Suzanne

    When I was in Egypt last year, I had koshari a few times, and it is A M A Z I N G. I wish I had some spare cash and could fund an enterprising immigrant restauranteur. Could be the next food craze.

  35. 35.

    Doc Sardonic

    July in The Mildew state eliminates any form of Saturday routine…..too damn hot. It is currently 91° with a heat index of near spontaneous combustion.

    Harissa is wonderful stuff, paste or powdered, when I read Bomba paste, first thought was hmmm papaya paste.

  38. 38.

    Sure Lurkalot

    My high school best friend’s father died last night. I was once included on a family vacation to Michigan which was all kinds of fun and he and his wife took me and my friend to Colorado to talk a University of Colorado admissions officer to letting her in despite some of her metrics falling short (in those days, it worked but she dropped out early on). I lived with them during my senior year of high school when my parents moved out of state. He was like a dad to me then!

    We reconnected during Covid and they stopped in Denver on a road trip and I also saw them when I went to St Louis in 2023 for our H.S. reunion.

    So, I’m sad but thankful I have the old and more recent memories.

  39. 39.

    Kayla Rudbek

    @Jeffro: I usually sprinkle my breakfast vegan egg and cheese substitute with a spice blend from Penzey’s (generally going with Southwestern/Mexican/Spanish style blends for the cheddar cheese substitute and Italian/Mediterranean style for the provolone cheese substitute). JustEgg has a fairly good texture and color in terms of substitution for eggs, but it’s bland because it doesn’t have the sulfur content that egg yolks do. Scrambled tofu as egg substitute from Amy’s frozen foods also works and still has the problem of not enough sulfur taste.

    There is at least one company that makes vegan deviled/hardboiled  egg substitutes, and I find that I need to add all the black pepper in the package to get close to the proper taste of deviled/hardboiled eggs. Also expensive and only at Whole Foods and Wegman’s as far as I have seen.

  40. 40.

    Josie

    @WaterGirl: ​ No, it is book #2. Book #3 is still only in my head.
    Book #1 – 1910 – 1920
    Book #2 – 1920 – 1940
    Book #3 – 1940 – 1950, approximately​​​

  42. 42.

    stinger

    For sloppy joes I generally just stir into the cooked ground pork whatever would go on the bun of a regular burger: mayo, catsup, mustard, relish.

  46. 46.

    scav

    I’ll throw in a random detail for the day.  Those umbrellas are working exactly as they should when protecting against the sun, not the rain. It’s in their name, Umber from umbra, shadow.  (They’re throwing shade, ok, providing it.)  Just like a parasol, “against the sun”.  Their precipitation-oriented twins, in French, are called a parapluies “against the rain”.   So good job umbrellas.

  51. 51.

    Jeffro

    @WaterGirl: Outrage is: salt, black pepper, red pepper, citric acid, shallots, lemon peel, white pepper, garlic, green onion.  I think it’s the citric acid and lemon peel that gives it a bit of an extra (not too spicy) kick.

    Justice is: shallots, garlic, onion, green peppercorns, chives, and green onion, so very salad-y.  Also good on cooked or steamed vegetables!

  52. 52.

    stinger

    I’ve had a tab open for 6 months, from the campaign season, due to somebody here sharing info/links about Minnesota hot dish competitions. From my perusal of several recipes, it appears that a hot dish must contain ground meat, one or more canned cream-of soups, and tater tots. Probably also cheese. For sure, Amy’s Hot Dish (in full, Amy Klobuchar’s Tater Tot Hot Dish) contains all those. So I finally made it yesterday, and it’s as unhealthy and tasty-if-you-like-grease-and-salt as you might expect.

  54. 54.

    WaterGirl

    @Sure Lurkalot: I’m sorry for your loss, but glad you reconnected.

    It was one year ago today that Steeplejack died.  So I am sad along with you and I have been all week.

  58. 58.

    WaterGirl

    @Josie: It may be a total coincidence, but it seemed like the tomotoes in the Rotel were better too.  More red, more flavor.  I didn’t look at prices but it wouldn’t surprise me if the Hatch version is more expensive.

    Maybe they think if you care about the difference between a random green chile and Hatch, you would notice the tomato difference, too?

    Just one can, so an N of 1, but I will be on the lookout.

  59. 59.

    WaterGirl

    @Jeffro: Huh.  I like all those spices.

    I think they have en sent me both of those as samples and I just gave them away to friends.  I will have to try those.

  62. 62.

    MagdaInBlack

    So…..when I came back from my grocery run, I met my cross hall neighbor and the 4 little girls, 2 hers, 2 visiting. I told her whatever she was cooking smelled wonderful. She said that was her mother cooking.

    They just brought me a plate of fresh hot pirogi’s. I am extremely touched.

    And the pirogi’s are very very good =-)

  63. 63.

    Ramona

    @WaterGirl: Harissa is a Moroccan mixture of spices that I think is divine with chicken. One of the forms in which it is available in the US is as a red powder.

  64. 64.

    Martin

    @WaterGirl: Did you ever get my email?

    Also, what the fuck is the green stuff? I’m vegetarian so sloppy joes are a ways in my past, buy my mom never put green stuff in hers.

  66. 66.

    WaterGirl

    @MagdaInBlack: Oh my god, I would kill for homemade pirogis.

    What was the filling?

    edit:  That was so nice of them!

    edit2:  You can take the girl out of Chicago, but you can’t take Chicago out of the girl. :-)

  67. 67.

    NotMax

    A little bird tells me that Vicious is now available on Prime.

    Good fun watching Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen compete on munching the scenery.
    :)

  68. 68.

    WaterGirl

    @Martin: I did not!  I will look again..

    I thought it looked great with all the color! :-)

    The green would probably be the celery, though the hatch pepper bits were also green.

  69. 69.

    Suzanne

    @Ramona: I just learned from Wikipedia that harissa has its roots in Tunisia! And as all fantastic things are wont to do, it has spread and now there are many regional variations.

    I bet I love them all.

  73. 73.

    Suzanne

    @WaterGirl: I had never had a pierogi until I was probably 30, and when I tasted it, I was like, “Oh, it’s an empanada”. Also similar to a pupusa.

  76. 76.

    MagdaInBlack

    @WaterGirl: Potato and onion. She said “these are..” and I finished “…pirogis.”  She looked surprised. I said ” my mother was polish.” She nodded ah that’s why you know.

    All my neighbors are immigrants. Other neighbor has the Ukraine flag on her car. So all from that area of the world. and I love it.

  77. 77.

    WaterGirl

    @Martin: I just checked and I don’t have it.

    Did you send it to my watergirl email or my volo email?

    Can you please resend?

  78. 78.

    Jackie

    @WaterGirl:

    It was one year ago today that Steeplejack died.

    It feels like both not that long ago, and thanks to FFOTUS, eons ago. Miss him and Ozark so very, very much.

  81. 81.

    WaterGirl

    @MagdaInBlack:

    All my neighbors are immigrants. Other neighbor has the Ukraine flag on her car. So all from that area of the world. and I love it.

    That really is nice.

  83. 83.

    Inventor

    My 18 year old Senegal parrot and I go to the local Farmer’s Market every Saturday. She has a special birdy backpack which she calls the “zzzzzrrr” because of the sound the zipper makes when I close the flap.

    She knows most of the vendors and always gives them a whistle. She loves apples but will ONLY eat ones from her friends at the market. She always knows when it’s “Market Day” and is excited to go.

  84. 84.

    WaterGirl

    @stinger: Well, it was interesting, just not something I would want to try.

    mayo, catsup, mustard, relish

    I don’t eat mayo or the other goopy white stuff.

    Mustard I eat in serious moderation on maybe 4 foods – closer to “wave the vermouth bottle across martini” than slathering it on.

    I do like Melinda’s jalapeño ketchup, in moderation, on a few things.

    Relish, I would eat a mix of mustard and relish on a Steak n’ Shake burger

    P.S. Ground chicken and ground pork creep me out.

  89. 89.

    WaterGirl

    @NotMax: That’s a big container!  I would need a sample before i would buy.

    But I did “save for later” because I have a friend who really likes spicy.

  90. 90.

    WTFGhost

    Does anyone else have a Saturday morning routine?

    I do.  But I don’t really have anything like that for the other days of the week.

    I set my alarm so I can get to the farmer’s market that’s across town by 7 am. (Followed by description of an awesome start to a Saturday, for anyone who doesn’t get exhausted just *reading* it! :-) )

    I’m trying to develop a daily routine, at least “get up, change into living clothes (gym shorts and a t-shirt), make coffee (cheaper than energy drinks!), take meds, and start consuming THC,” because the achy pains are the worst when I first wake up. Mostly, I break days into “weekdays,” where I might have to do things, and “weekends” where no one else is paying attention.

    Thankfully, these days, I have little to do, so my first step is probably here, because it helps me figure out where my brain is. Yesterday, I think I joked I map reality to my brain, rather than the other way around… well, if I’m not able to write a quick response here, then the reality is, I’m not able to write (much less speak) very well that day, so, in that sense, yes, I map my personal reality – what I will do, and how I will respond to the world – to my brain, not the other way around.

    Having engaged pleasantly with people, I often move on to my next test for “is the Ghost alive today?” which is, can I play a simple computer game, like Titan Quest? Usually, the answer is “keep the game open 8 hours, you’ll probably play for an hour, maybe more, during that time.”

    Why don’t I play another, newer, game? It hurts to learn a game complicated enough to keep my brain engaged, yet simple enough that I can actually learn to play it.

    Since my wife is laid up in rehab, the next thing I’ve had to learn to do is cook, so that’s the next part of a day: what will I eat, or, what will make good leftovers if I’m too tired to finish cooking, or unable to eat?

    It was weird the first day, staring at the fridge, trying to will something more healthy than ultra-processed chicken, covered in wing sauce, on top of a bagged salad, to appear, and decided I’d learn to cook with prepared Italian-style ingredients (my godmother is Italian, so I’m not willing to taint “Italian” with my cooking yet :-) ). Cook chicken for three hours in pasta sauce – the chicken tastes yummy for soaking in tomato and good seasonings, the olive oil is good for you, and, the sauce condenses, so you’re eating a lot more tomato, onion, and garlic than you might realize.

    I even broke one of my dietary rules, and used it over pasta. See, I’m diabetic, and, knowing my brain will malfunction, and my willpower will be irrelevant, I tried to low-carb my way through life. But a small serving of angel hair pasta, or rotini, or rigatoni, covered in sauce made with chicken, fish, or pork, is divine. I swear, the Italians invented pasta just to keep people from slurping all of the sauces straight from the cooking pan!

    Since I can’t be sure I’ll remember to start cooking sauce early enough, I keep the sous vide handy for slow cooking chicken thighs (and breasts, eventually) and pork, so they’re shreddable. (No need to pre-cook fish – let it thaw, break it into pieces, and cook it with the sauce until it flakes. NB: you can also make fish that tastes *amazing* – I’m just using cod, pollock, and tilapia, and, remember, no energy :-) so “just throw it in the saucepan” is about my speed.

    You can do the exact same process with salsa – different seasoning profile, but, it gives you an incredibly rich, nutrient dense, high protein dip for corn chips, or to use for tacos (my fish tacos do NOT use fish sticks!), and you can still add a lot of onion, a lot of garlic, and, of course, jalapenos. And, again: I bet Mexicans invented tortillas just to stop people from slurping the food, right out of the pot.

    Aside from the pork, you might notice that I’ve kind-of accidentally fallen into the Mediterranean diet, and I went to my doctor’s office, terrified my A1c was out of control, but it was *very* well controlled for a diabetic. Not in the normal range (which I can often achieve if I low carb enough), but when you’re on meds, that lower blood sugar, you can’t try to get your A1c too low, or you risk low blood sugar events, which can be fatal.

    Thankfully, I’m on Jardiance, and Metformin. Both of those are generally low risk for low blood sugar, and, folks, if you’re afraid you’re diabetic, Jardiance can be a godsend. Somehow, they figured out a way to make you pee away excess blood sugar, without harming your kidneys.

    So: I was once afraid to be diabetic (hence the super-low-carbing); you no longer need to have that same fear. It’s become a lot easier to control. I mean – look at me, I can’t exercise! I could walk a mile, without dying, and I would if I had promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, but otherwise? No.

    Add in the new weightloss meds, which might help reduce visceral fat, which is a primary cause of “metabolic syndrome,” and, well, it’s never good to be diabetic, but, now it’s easier than it used to be.

    Um. Sometimes, I open Balloon Juice and realize there’s a big desire to talk, and that happens to, but not routinely. So I open my brain and start dumping, and often erase it all. It’s still good – I’m still testing out my language processing, I’m still learning to spot my routine mistakes and misspellings and so forth. And, if anyone needs help figuring out non-boring cooking ideas, in a bachelor-like situation, meh, maybe this will help.

  91. 91.

    WaterGirl

    @WTFGhost: Everything is so complicated for you right now, especially with your person not being at home.  Always glad to see you here.

  93. 93.

    trollhattan

    @Inventor: Tell me you live in Portland* because that’s the most Portland thing I’ve read in ages.

    Portland is where I discovered there are cat backpacks (with clear bubble windows) and remains the only place I’ve seen guided tours with everybody aboard Segways.

    Have never, sad to say, spotted the Unipiper.

    * Not the Maine one.

  98. 98.

    Josie

    @NotMax: ​
     I bought that mustard when I think you mentioned it once before. My son and I are hooked and have ordered it ever since.

  99. 99.

    trollhattan

    @raven:

    That is a hoot! Almost deserves a webcam. What am I saying, needs a webcam.

    Wait ’til it makes friends with neighborhood possums.

  101. 101.

    Sister Golden Bear

    Lazy morning so far, recovering from help with my first show that the local cable access TV studio. I have some familiarity with audio, so I ran the audio board. Definitely a more complicated show than typical, doing some things that weren’t covered in the train class, so a bit of baptism by fire.

    Also, if you’re ever on a show with a handheld mic, please hold it close to your mouth as it’s intended to do, and don’t unexpectedly switch mics with your guests or when your off-camera. Multiple times. The mic was “dead” because I had turned on another mic you were supposed to be used.

    Oh, and part of the deal for filming at the studio is you buy dinner for the volunteer crew, so please don’t make your set-up so chaotic that we don’t get a chance to eat it before the show, especially when your show runs an hour longer than scheduled. Going 4 to 9:30 p.m. without food makes for a hangry, cranky bear. (To their credit, the show producer did order another post-show pizzas—in part because the audience got into the studio kitchen and at the original ones—and gave each volunteer a bottle of wine.)

    But it was fun nonetheless, especially when I haven’t had much fun later.

  103. 103.

    Sister Golden Bear

    Also drooling over a kickstarter for an inexpensive* robotic rolling camera tripod that’s intended to eliminate the need for a separate camera operator if you’re shooting solo video content.

    I’ve got absolutely no immediate need for it, but damn it’s cool, and gear acquisition syndrome is a hard addiction to break. Must. Resist. Clicking. Pledge. Button.

    *At least by video equipment standards.

  104. 104.

    WTFGhost

    @narya: OMG, roasting cruciferous veggies is one of the best things, ever. Have you tried Brussels sprouts? I can almost eat them like popcorn.

    Side note: y’all can be weird to read while stoned. Someone just said they “resent” Watergirl’s BJ account, and Watergirl recently asked what outrage and justice taste like.

  105. 105.

    Tazj

    I do container vegetable gardening on my deck because there are too many critters  in my backyard. Every summer I forget that tomato plants aren’t that easy to deal with. I have four tomatoes right now but who knows if this will result in any actual good tomatoes to eat. Beans are easy and I’ve already had plenty of them. Zucchini and cucumber plants look good now but we will see how that turns out as well.

  106. 106.

    narya

    @WTFGhost: I get them specifically to roast—Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, kohlrabi. Not turnips, because I’ve already had my lifetime allotment. I think I’m gonna do a tamari tahini maple thing again too.

  107. 107.

    Anyway

    I don’t do sloppy joes much — prefer picadillo.

    ETA never heard of plant umbrellas – the things you learn on this blog.

  108. 108.

    EmbraceYourInnerCrone

    Trying to start new routines in the new place,  we go to the Ithaca farmers market once a month when the start the outside ones, breakfast out at one of the many good little restaurants near us. Right now I am low level stressing making plans for my trip to Ireland. It’s weird because I have traveled international but except for car trips to Canada it was all when I was in the Navy and that’s much different. I haven’t been on a plane for 15 years. Weird …

  109. 109.

    Anyway

    @narya: love roasted cauliflower and roasted peppers – they are a constant in my rotation. I change it up – use different spice mixes so it’s not the same.

  110. 110.

    Glidwrith

    @NotMax: A Juicer mentioned Matt’s Mom’s Mustard, available on-line, and I never looked back at store bought. Yum, yum, yum.

    Oh, and morning routine consists of homemade chai tea with ALL the spices, then off to karate practice.

  111. 111.

    A woman from anywhere (formerly Mohagan)

    @MagdaInBlack: there are a couple of Ukrainian ladies in my yoga class. For some reason, I’m always amazed when people move from far away and end up in Ukiah. I guess they like a smallish town (even though we are the county seat).

  115. 115.

    WaterGirl

    @Kayla Rudbek: I have made a note for when I order from them next!

    I have 3 Resists and 1 Foreward in the free sample bags they send.  Alas, no Justice or Outrage PACKETS.  Plenty of outrage.

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    WaterGirl

    @WTFGhost:

    Side note: y’all can be weird to read while stoned. Someone just said they “resent” Watergirl’s BJ account, and Watergirl recently asked what outrage and justice taste like.

    LOL

    edit:  I see that I am talking to myself on a now-dead thread.

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    WaterGirl

    @Eolirin: I go out to tackle the pile of junk that was sitting in the carport and I come back in and start replying without realizing the commenters I WAS REPLYING TO have all moved on. :-)

    edit: At least it felt that way when I saw 5 replies from me at the end of the thread at that point, and nothing else.

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    mayim

    @WaterGirl:

    I’m just getting to reading this post/comments, so you aren’t just talking to yourself.

    I rarely [almost never, actually] buy based on samples at the grocery store but yesterday the store I stopped at had a Dietz & Watson rep. I turned down the hot dog [it had pork in it, which I don’t eat] but I sampled the cranberry honey mustard she also had. It was very good ~ so I bought some.

    It was excellent on my burger last night and on my roast beef sandwich for today’s lunch. Guessing I’ll be buying another jar of it soon.

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    Sister Golden Bear

    @WaterGirl: Unfortunately, not a job (478 resumes sent out and counting) just some volunteer work to get me out of the house and a chance to meet people.

    I’m more of a solo videographer (most just screwing around learning), but doing studio stuff was different and sounded interesting.

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    Scout211

    Hello everyone. I’ve been occupied for the last 10 days with my youngest and her three kids.  I just drove them to the airport this morning.

    Ten days with grandkids is quite the respite from the horrors.  I’d give it five stars.  Highly recommend.

    My heart is so full I might even be able to catch up with the news.  Maybe.  

    Also too, I just now picked 14 ripe tomatoes.  I guess it’s time to make marinara sauce to freeze.

    I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.  😊

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    WTFGhost

    @Scout211: Thank you! Shared joy is increased, and we probably all have a joy-shortage in our life.

    (I suddenly picture a box made of Life magazine back issues, with an empty bottle for dishwashing soap in their midst.)

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    WTFGhost

    @WaterGirl: I know the feeling, friend :-). Worse, sometime I go into my long writing mode, and I think I produce some decent work, and, by the time I’ve accomplished that, there’s just this bigfoot at the bottom of the comments that I also recognize might seem a bit intimidating, and it’s like “oh, damn, did I drop my whale on the daisies? Again?”

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