It's still a bit early for thinking about this evenings meal for some,
but are you heading out for eats or staying home cooking or grazing?
After the natural gas guys left here late this morning after putting in
yet another gas meter and after a few chores, I headed to the kitchen.
Steve inspired me to make a large pot of chili and it's on the stove
barely, barely simmering as I write. No hot dogs will be involved with
this meal, but plenty to share with a neighbor.
On 2024-02-13, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
It's still a bit early for thinking about this evenings meal for some,
but are you heading out for eats or staying home cooking or grazing?
Lunch was an egg salad sandwich and a glass of milk. Dinner will
be a big salad with ham, pepperoni, and provolone on it. Dressed
with red wine vinegar, Penzey's pizza seasoning, and EVOO.
After the natural gas guys left here late this morning after putting in
yet another gas meter and after a few chores, I headed to the kitchen.
Steve inspired me to make a large pot of chili and it's on the stove
barely, barely simmering as I write. No hot dogs will be involved with
this meal, but plenty to share with a neighbor.
My afternoon was mainly taken up with having my husband's car towed
to the shop to find out why it was spewing brake fluid.
It's still a bit early for thinking about this evenings meal for some,
but are you heading out for eats or staying home cooking or grazing?
After the natural gas guys left here late this morning after putting in
yet another gas meter and after a few chores, I headed to the kitchen.
Steve inspired me to make a large pot of chili and it's on the stove
barely, barely simmering as I write. No hot dogs will be involved with
this meal, but plenty to share with a neighbor.
On Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 4:14:10 PM UTC-6, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
YUM!! How about a baked potato and maybe some asparagus?? If you
Tomorrow, I am going all out and serving my wife a expensive New York
(boneless beef loin top where I shop) steak with I haven't decided yet.
I did pick her up some potted tulips at the grocery store for
Valentine's Day. I like the idea that she'll have to water them. ;)
don't want to fool with trying to find some decent spears, how about
green beans or even broccoli? Even a wedge salad would be good with
your meal.
On 2024-02-13 4:58 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-02-13, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote: >>>How old is the car?
It's still a bit early for thinking about this evenings meal for some,
but are you heading out for eats or staying home cooking or grazing?
Lunch was an egg salad sandwich and a glass of milk. Dinner will
be a big salad with ham, pepperoni, and provolone on it. Dressed
with red wine vinegar, Penzey's pizza seasoning, and EVOO.
After the natural gas guys left here late this morning after putting in
yet another gas meter and after a few chores, I headed to the kitchen.
Steve inspired me to make a large pot of chili and it's on the stove
barely, barely simmering as I write. No hot dogs will be involved with
this meal, but plenty to share with a neighbor.
My afternoon was mainly taken up with having my husband's car towed
to the shop to find out why it was spewing brake fluid.
It may have blown a brake line. It happens. They get
rusted and pop a hole. There is a lot of pressure in those lines and it
will spew out in now time.
On Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 3:58:59 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
My afternoon was mainly taken up with having my husband's car towedEEK!!! I hope the problem was an easy fix!
to the shop to find out why it was spewing brake fluid.
Cindy Hamilton
I'm heading out early tomorrow morning to take my car to the Ford dealership for
some service. I'm hoping to be there before they open at 7:30 a.m.
It's still a bit early for thinking about this evenings meal for some,
but are you heading out for eats or staying home cooking or grazing?
YUM!! How about a baked potato and maybe some asparagus?? If you
don't want to fool with trying to find some decent spears, how about
green beans or even broccoli? Even a wedge salad would be good with
your meal.
On Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 9:17:34 AM UTC-6, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
I did have to go to the store, because our sour cream was a month out of
date. ;)
<https://postimg.cc/TLghmW4f>
Looks very, very drool worthy! Pretty tulips, too. But had your sour cream turned hard and dried out in the container or even moldy?
A vigorous stir would probably brought that sour cream back up to par.
But like you said, she got a bonus with your trip to the store. Will you be planting those tulips in the yard come fall?
(My buttercups are up about 6 or 8 inches and will be blooming very, very soon.)
On 2024-02-15, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
A vigorous stir would probably brought that sour cream back up to par.
But like you said, she got a bonus with your trip to the store. Will you be >> planting those tulips in the yard come fall?
I will almost certainly not be planting the bulbs in the yard. I quit >watering last summer, and I mean QUIT! I have a dead arborvitae and two
dead lilacs that should be hauled away. My over forty year old rose is
on its last legs. It's all for Mother Gaia!
We do have African violets and a shamrock as house plants. Maybe I'll
see if it's plausible to keep tulips alive that way.
I used to love crocuses and watched them come up in late Winter, but my >interest in yard work waned greatly over the years. Then "Poof!", it went >away. :(
(My buttercups are up about 6 or 8 inches and will be blooming very, very soon.)
The great bloom is right around the corner. I *do* envy well kept yards.
We do have African violets and a shamrock as house plants. Maybe I'll
see if it's plausible to keep tulips alive that way.
I used to love crocuses and watched them come up in late Winter, but my interest in yard work waned greatly over the years. Then "Poof!", it went away. :(
On Friday, February 16, 2024 at 8:51:49 PM UTC-6, songbird wrote:
True, that's why they should be planted in the fall.
Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
...
We do have African violets and a shamrock as house plants. Maybe I'lltulips are unlikely to do well as houseplants as they
see if it's plausible to keep tulips alive that way.
I used to love crocuses and watched them come up in late Winter, but my
interest in yard work waned greatly over the years. Then "Poof!", it went >> > away. :(
usually require a cool period and then there are months
at a time when they look dormant (but might not be since
they grow in stages underground before poking up in the
spring to flower).
songbird
Sure. But you can plant them in the spring if you're willing
to do without blooms the first year.
On 2024-02-17, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
True, that's why they should be planted in the fall.
Sure. But you can plant them in the spring if you're willing
to do without blooms the first year.
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
...tulips...
Sure. But you can plant them in the spring if you're willing
to do without blooms the first year.
many bulbs sold at the store will only bloom well the
first season. after that all bets are off because the
conditions have to be very suitable for them and many
are not strong rebloomers. many people who are really
concerned with tulips and bloom quality will just treat
them as an annual and replant every season (the flower
is already in the bulb you buy from the store).
On 2024-02-13, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
YUM!! How about a baked potato and maybe some asparagus?? If you
don't want to fool with trying to find some decent spears, how about
green beans or even broccoli? Even a wedge salad would be good with
your meal.
Ask, and "she" shall receive. This is the entirety of my contribution to Valentines Day for my wife. Well that and a Edwards frozen key lime pie slice.
I did have to go to the store, because our sour cream was a month out of date. ;)
<https://postimg.cc/TLghmW4f>
On 2024-02-15, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
On Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 9:17:34 AM UTC-6, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
I did have to go to the store, because our sour cream was a month out of >>> date. ;)
<https://postimg.cc/TLghmW4f>
Looks very, very drool worthy! Pretty tulips, too. But had your sour cream >> turned hard and dried out in the container or even moldy?
No, it was just a little runny and smelled fine. My wife is of the
opinion that sour cream is sour cream. What could go wrong?
Nevertheless, it was an open container for at least two months, and I
didn't want to take any chances, especially on Valentine's Day.
She also got a key lime pie and a box of chocolates out of the trip. :)
On Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 9:17:34 AM UTC-6, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
Looks very, very drool worthy! Pretty tulips, too. But had your sour cream turned hard and dried out in the container or even moldy?
On 2024-02-13, itsjoan...@webtv.net <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
Ask, and "she" shall receive. This is the entirety of my contribution to
YUM!! How about a baked potato and maybe some asparagus?? If you
don't want to fool with trying to find some decent spears, how about
green beans or even broccoli? Even a wedge salad would be good with
your meal.
Valentines Day for my wife. Well that and a Edwards frozen key lime pie
slice.
I did have to go to the store, because our sour cream was a month out of
date. ;)
<https://postimg.cc/TLghmW4f>
On 2024-02-17 5:18 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-02-17, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
True, that's why they should be planted in the fall.
Sure. But you can plant them in the spring if you're willing
to do without blooms the first year.
You can force some bulbs by sticking them in a freezer for a while
before planting them.
I know. The stupid red and yellow tulips (that make my
house look like it was landscaped according to the aesthetics
of a Shell gas station) planted by the previous owner are
strong rebloomers. I haven't quite been able to implement
the scorched-earth policy necessary to eradicate them. It has
been 24 years. Maybe I'll start trying to weaken them by
cutting off the foliage as soon as they come out of the ground.
Their season is so short, the offense is quickly gone.
The pink and white tulips that complement the split fieldstone
of my house died out after a few seasons.
The last time I bought sour cream (Daisy brand) I bought it in a squeeze tube. Handy, but it makes it hard to tell if it's "bad" or not. When
it doubt, throw it out. ;)
Nice! About the sour cream:
https://therustyspoon.com/expired-sour-cream/
On 2024-02-17, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
Nice! About the sour cream:
https://therustyspoon.com/expired-sour-cream/
Look, taste, smell, I probably shouldn't have thrown it out. ;)
The good news is that the sour cream I just bought is "best by"
April 22nd! And I bought a smaller tub.
I like sour cream. I just don't think of it until I make baked potatoes.
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
...tulips and reblooming...
I know. The stupid red and yellow tulips (that make my
house look like it was landscaped according to the aesthetics
of a Shell gas station) planted by the previous owner are
strong rebloomers. I haven't quite been able to implement
the scorched-earth policy necessary to eradicate them. It has
been 24 years. Maybe I'll start trying to weaken them by
cutting off the foliage as soon as they come out of the ground.
Their season is so short, the offense is quickly gone.
to eradicate them it will take 3-5 years depending
upon how frequently you remove the foliage. basically
what you are doing is the opposite of what they did to
get enough energy to get to blooming sized bulbs. since
bulbs do store energy and can survive a poor season they
need to be chopped back multiple times to deplete the
store of energy remaining in the bulb (which reforms
itself each year).
The pink and white tulips that complement the split fieldstone
of my house died out after a few seasons.
some are really nice looking and i really liked them
when they showed up, but after a few years with competition,
diseases and animals they did not return.
On 2024-02-17, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
The last time I bought sour cream (Daisy brand) I bought it in a squeeze
tube. Handy, but it makes it hard to tell if it's "bad" or not. When
it doubt, throw it out. ;)
Daisy is what I buy, only in a tub. It's interesting to see that it's a national brand.
Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-02-17 5:18 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-02-17, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote: >>
True, that's why they should be planted in the fall.
Sure. But you can plant them in the spring if you're willing
to do without blooms the first year.
You can force some bulbs by sticking them in a freezer for a while
before planting them.
freezer might be too cold for some, refridgerator may
do better.
On 2024-02-17, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
Nice! About the sour cream:
https://therustyspoon.com/expired-sour-cream/
Look, taste, smell, I probably shouldn't have thrown it out. ;)
The good news is that the sour cream I just bought is "best by"
April 22nd! And I bought a smaller tub.
I like sour cream. I just don't think of it until I make baked potatoes.
leo
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 5:44:40 PM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
Why? What's so hard or annoying about making baked potatoes?
I like baked potatoes. I just don't like making them. Sour cream sits for months
in our refrigerator.
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 7:09:40 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote:
Me, too. I'll be gone in 5 more days.
itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
Dammit, he's asian. They don't use much dairy products like
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 5:44:40 PM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
I like baked potatoes. I just don't like making them. Sour cream sits for months
in our refrigerator.
What's so hard or annoying about making baked potatoes?
their oppressors (da white honkeys).
Good news is that you'll only have to listen to uncle tojo's
whining for 5 more days.
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 7:09:40 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote:
Me, too. I'll be gone in 5 more days.
itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
Dammit, he's asian. They don't use much dairy products like
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 5:44:40 PM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
I like baked potatoes. I just don't like making them. Sour cream sits for months
in our refrigerator.
What's so hard or annoying about making baked potatoes?
their oppressors (da white honkeys).
Good news is that you'll only have to listen to uncle tojo's
whining for 5 more days.
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 10:32:51 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote:
All good things must come to an end.
itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
That's too bad. What happened?
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 7:09:40 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote: >>>>
Good news is that you'll only have to listen to uncle tojo'sMe, too. I'll be gone in 5 more days.
whining for 5 more days.
On 2/17/2024 11:42 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 10:32:51 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote: >>>
itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:All good things must come to an end.
That's too bad. What happened?
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 7:09:40 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote: >>>>>
Good news is that you'll only have to listen to uncle tojo'sMe, too. I'll be gone in 5 more days.
whining for 5 more days.
Don't let that happen. Plenty of ways to be here.
Download Thunderbird or Agent for starters.
Then Blocknews.net or eternal september.
On 2/17/2024 11:42 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 10:32:51?PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote:
All good things must come to an end.
itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
That's too bad. What happened?
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 7:09:40?PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote: >>>>>
Good news is that you'll only have to listen to uncle tojo'sMe, too. I'll be gone in 5 more days.
whining for 5 more days.
Don't let that happen. Plenty of ways to be here.
Download Thunderbird or Agent for starters.
Then Blocknews.net or eternal september.
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 10:32:51 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote:
All good things must come to an end.
itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
That's too bad. What happened?
Me, too. I'll be gone in 5 more days.
On 2/17/2024 11:42 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
All good things must come to an end.
Don't let that happen. Plenty of ways to be here.
Download Thunderbird or Agent for starters.
Then Blocknews.net or eternal september.
On Sat, 17 Feb 2024 23:51:50 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
On 2/17/2024 11:42 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 10:32:51?PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote: >>>>
itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:All good things must come to an end.
That's too bad. What happened?
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 7:09:40?PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote: >>>>>>
Good news is that you'll only have to listen to uncle tojo'sMe, too. I'll be gone in 5 more days.
whining for 5 more days.
Don't let that happen. Plenty of ways to be here.
Download Thunderbird or Agent for starters.
Then Blocknews.net or eternal september.
I use TBird for getting the posts etc and Agent to read them. I think
Agent is pretty much extinct now, only assistance I could get was
Ralph on their usenet group.
On 2024-02-17, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
The last time I bought sour cream (Daisy brand) I bought it in a
squeeze tube. Handy, but it makes it hard to tell if it's "bad" or
not. When it doubt, throw it out. ;)
Daisy is what I buy, only in a tub. It's interesting to see that it's
a national brand.
leo
On Sat, 17 Feb 2024 23:51:50 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
On 2/17/2024 11:42 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:wrote:
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 10:32:51 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers
itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
wrote:On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 7:09:40 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers
Good news is that you'll only have to listen to uncle tojo's
whining for 5 more days.
Me, too. I'll be gone in 5 more days.
That's too bad. What happened?
All good things must come to an end.
Don't let that happen. Plenty of ways to be here.
Download Thunderbird or Agent for starters.
Then Blocknews.net or eternal september.
I'd say Thunderbird. I use Agent myself and I'm used to it, but I find
it needlessly complicated.
Bruce wrote:
On Sat, 17 Feb 2024 23:51:50 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
On 2/17/2024 11:42 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:wrote:
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 10:32:51 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers
wrote:
itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 7:09:40 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers
All good things must come to an end.That's too bad. What happened?Me, too. I'll be gone in 5 more days.
Good news is that you'll only have to listen to uncle tojo's
whining for 5 more days.
Don't let that happen. Plenty of ways to be here.
Download Thunderbird or Agent for starters.
Then Blocknews.net or eternal september.
I'd say Thunderbird. I use Agent myself and I'm used to it, but I find
it needlessly complicated.
xananews. Does all they do but not complex to setup. (free, still >supported).
On Sun, 18 Feb 2024 07:49:23 -0400, lucretia@florence.it wrote:
On Sat, 17 Feb 2024 23:51:50 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
On 2/17/2024 11:42 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 10:32:51?PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote: >>>>>
itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:All good things must come to an end.
That's too bad. What happened?
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 7:09:40?PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote: >>>>>>>
Good news is that you'll only have to listen to uncle tojo'sMe, too. I'll be gone in 5 more days.
whining for 5 more days.
Don't let that happen. Plenty of ways to be here.
Download Thunderbird or Agent for starters.
Then Blocknews.net or eternal september.
I use TBird for getting the posts etc and Agent to read them. I think >>Agent is pretty much extinct now, only assistance I could get was
Ralph on their usenet group.
You download them in one software and read them in another? How do you >transfer them from Thunderbird to Agent?
On Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:33:39 +1100, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid>
wrote:
On Sun, 18 Feb 2024 07:49:23 -0400, lucretia@florence.it wrote:
On Sat, 17 Feb 2024 23:51:50 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
On 2/17/2024 11:42 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 10:32:51?PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote: >>>>>>
itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:All good things must come to an end.
That's too bad. What happened?
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 7:09:40?PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote: >>>>>>>>
Good news is that you'll only have to listen to uncle tojo'sMe, too. I'll be gone in 5 more days.
whining for 5 more days.
Don't let that happen. Plenty of ways to be here.
Download Thunderbird or Agent for starters.
Then Blocknews.net or eternal september.
I use TBird for getting the posts etc and Agent to read them. I think >>>Agent is pretty much extinct now, only assistance I could get was
Ralph on their usenet group.
You download them in one software and read them in another? How do you >>transfer them from Thunderbird to Agent?
No good asking me I'm afraid, my tech guru set it up for me. I can
still read it in TBird if I wish, but Agent 8 feels more normal to me
after all these years. The reason he set it up was with Agent and apn >(Agents own system) it became impossible and since I was paying a
monthly fee for apn, I quit it.
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 7:09:40 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote:
Good news is that you'll only have to listen to uncle tojo's
whining for 5 more days.
Me, too. I'll be gone in 5 more days.
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