Here’s a link to live results on CNN
Here’s live audio from MSNBC
I didn’t see one to embed, but if any front pager does – feel free to edit and update this post.
TaMara has been a Balloon Juice writer since 2015.
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Here’s a link to live results on CNN
Here’s live audio from MSNBC
I didn’t see one to embed, but if any front pager does – feel free to edit and update this post.
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This just made my day.
Shhhh https://t.co/In1z8dVdgP
— Wilford Brimley (@RealWilfordB) August 7, 2018
He’s on twitter, he has a sense of humor and well…he’s Wilford Brimley.
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Bixby, Scout and I have been travelling this week. Saw this and had to stop and take a photo. ;-)
The pups do amazingly well in the car and so far have been good house guests. We are back now, after a month of constant people and activity, I’m ready to sleep the day away. Well, after I mow the jungle that is my grass.
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ETA: Happy Birthday to my favorite (and best in my lifetime) president:
Happy birthday @BarackObama! The view is always better with you. pic.twitter.com/7a6cAkjkAS
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) August 4, 2018
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So I have a confession to make. When I saw Meeca was up for adoption, I immediately thought of Scamp Dog. Glad to know my matchmaking skills are still pretty right on:
Here she is coming home yesterday.
And here she is resting after a big day of meeting new friends.
Congratulations everyone!
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Colorado billboard replaces "O" in GOP with Soviet hammer and sickle https://t.co/z3xObb9mSf pic.twitter.com/wvjN2gUueb
— The Hill (@thehill) July 28, 2018
In Grand Junction – hoping it spreads throughout the state quickly
The billboard, located in Grand Junction, was created and put up by liberal blogger and author Anne Landman, local paper The Daily Sentinel reported Friday.
Landman told the newspaper that she put up the billboard after President Trump’s widely criticized press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which the president refused to criticize Russia and sided with Putin’s denials of election interference.
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Scout has cousins and one of them needs an assist. From Carrie, who is the person to Scout’s cousin Luna:
My brother is in need of some help. He’s in the middle of a nasty divorce and their poor dog is stuck in the middle of it. She’s a 10 year old Husky with a sweet temperament. I don’t believe she’s been around cats, but she has been around dogs with no problems. If anyone happens to know of someone looking for a new furry family member, can you PM me? Her name is Meeca.
Meeca lives near me, so if you are in Colorado or nearby, we can probably easily arrange a meet and/or transport. Please email me at whats4dinnersolutions (at) live (dot) com and I’ll put you in touch with Carrie. Let’s see if we can’t get Meeca the home she deserves.
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I have a house full of people. I’ve sent them off to the movies to cool down. It is uncharacteristically hot here this week. I’m having a whole-house attic fan installed, but it wasn’t a rush because I wasn’t expecting an unprecedented number of 95-100 degree days. So we sweat.
Luckily, I did buy the new grill/smoker, so meals have been a breeze. Yesterday I decided since I dug up potatoes, we needed potato salad. And since I have a Multi-pot electric pressure cooker I could do it without heating up the house. For something I was so skeptical about originally, I’ve found I use it multiple times a week.
Photo of course by JeffreyW. Yum
Here’s the recipe I used, but you could easily adapt it to your favorite potato salad recipe if you have an instant pot style cooker.
At the last-minute yesterday, I decided we needed potato salad at our cookout. Luckily, electric pressure cooker to the rescue. Four minutes cooking time, about 10 minutes prep. I left potatoes and eggs in the fridge to cool while we ran around. Added mayo, mustard, some dill pickle juice just before dinner and served with grilled hamburgers and corn. Yum.
Perfect Picnic Potato Salad
- 6 large potatoes, peeled, cubed
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 small yellow onion, finely diced
- mayo and yellow mustard to taste – I used less than a cup of mayo and about 1/4 cup mustard – but I know some people like a lot more. I added a 1/4 cup of dill pickle juice
- salt and pepper to taste
Add the steaming basket to the pressure cooker. Add cubed potatoes (and you don’t need to be too fancy with cutting the pieces – just relatively same size for uniform cooking). Place washed eggs on top of the potatoes. Close the unit, set to steam for 4 minutes. When finished, use the rapid release method to ensure eggs don’t over cook and potatoes stay firm.
Add eggs to a cold water ice bath. Remove potatoes and drain excess water. Add to large serving bowl. Peel eggs, wash and cube. Add to potatoes. Let cool completely before mixing so as not to turn the potatoes into mush.
Once cooled, add remaining ingredients and fold until well mixed. Let sit for about 10 minutes before serving.
Serves 6 easily
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