Quick pasta carbonara is my favorite breakfast maybe--just bacon or prosciutto, egg, and cheese with pasta.
I love it anyway, but there's a place we go in Mississippi that has it on the brunch menu, and I thought it was brilliant, especially for those of us who don't like sweet in the morning--so good!
I've been to a place that made a "nest" out of the pasta carbonara. There was an egg in the middle of it (maybe poached?). Then it went under the broiler long enough to golden toast the carbonara nest a little. The diner broke the egg and the yolk went into the nest. I cannot do this trick, but I was sufficiently impressed to try it a few times. Edible, but not so pretty when I do it. At least I knew nothing bad had gone into the dish.
Here's what irks me about my husband--so, we alternate who is responsible for dinner, every other night.
I tend to make yummy food, and tend to have leftovers. He CAN BE a good cook, and will sometimes make really yummy food, but mostly his take is that certain things are healthy and so he'll make those things (even if he's wrong and even if they could USE SOME SALT or not be HORRIBLY HOT). So I'll have a few little containers of good leftovers plus usually a snack thing or two--something I'll maybe get for lunch or like that, a small bite, and he will wait until I leave and eat all the good food!
I just caught him sneaking in to have some leftover pasta with prosciutto and was like, better not unless you leave some for me!
I don't eat that much, but I feel like I'm in prison if I'm just trying to shove food down while I can.
My Full House of Only Cook, beats your Pair Of Cooks. My wife makes her breakfast - that's it. I get an occasional pan of box brownies from one of the kids.
Peppermint tea with a little honey. It calms the insides, and the warmth and smell and steam help with anxiety. It's the only thing that gives me a little help for a few minutes when both my insides and the outside world are shit.
Well, it could go either way then, figuratively or literally. Now that I’ve landed in the 70s again, I understand why Mom kept candy stashed in every drawer.
If further proof were needed, Mike Johnson is a hypocrite and a phony Christian. He’s prepared to elevate Gaetz to AG knowing full well the immoral piece of trash that he is. I guess his moral judgments are reserved for democrats
There is a girl in my volunteer group that is a hot mess. As a group, we assembly medical kits for OKC's needle exchange program (yes, we have one!). Then, we divide up the kits and drive out to our assigned stops where we give the kits to participants. From the time I started, this girl has missed kit building EVERY TIME and then spent the week messaging around to see who has extra kits. We all support her because we need as many people to drive the deliveries as possible. This week, she flat out told the organizers that she would only be delivering in certain zip codes from now on, which I thought was just very demanding of her.
Well, this morning, she messaged in with the following:
Volunteer: Can I invite some friends over for Thanksgiving? Would that break our boundaries?
Volunteer Coordinator: By friend, do you mean particiant?
Volunteer: Yes
VC: No, that is not okay, do not invite participants to your house or tell them where you live. It puts your life in danger.
I mean, what the actual fuck. We are dealing with SEVERE drug users who are actively using. I'm not saying they are bad people, but damn, active drug users aren't your "friends," you are the lady who brings them their drug warez. Total insanity.
Even when active addicts*are* your friends and family, you sometimes have to not have them to your house. Or have access to your credit cards and bank info. Does she not understand what addiction is?
I need to read through my psycho cousin's 382-page deposition again today and make notes, but I really don't think I can read that pile of shit's endless paranoid lies again without some alcohol. But it's only 9 am.
*takes tylenol, as I should've done before sleep, which, in combination with a pair of kats taking turns jostling for position next to my head &/or launching themselves from my body across the room, kept me from anything like decent rest for 7 hours*
Peeve Alert!! Both of my torches ran out of lighter fluid. I can't find my usual cigar butane and fuck me if I'm going to use the industrial butane to light a cigar. Then, all of my box matches got over humidified and they don't light. Luckily, I found a book of regular matches that I can light my box matches with. Now I have to wait until wednesday to get some lighter refill delivered. But I am getting some wooden matches delivered later today. Life sucks. I have a sadz. Even Simba looks dissappoint.
Last I heard, the Dominican Republic is furrin, too. Be of good cheer though, the way tfg slides in with dictators, puros Cubanos might be available legally soon.
Drummer Chris "Whipper" Layton is 69 today. I wonder if we went to school together in Corpus Christi as youts. Anyway, here he is in Double Trouble backing Stevie Ray Vaughn on "Pride and Joy" (Montreux, 1982):
Working on a theory to explain elections in the USA.
The economy is never really ‘good’ for the majority of Americans, but when it’s in a relatively big growth stage the people turn to the Republican because they are relatively comfortable and have time for the luxury of culture war.
Which could mean dems in their current state cannot win national power during good economies. Therefore beginning to catastrophize the coming Republican crash is a path to a temporary return to power. We should be ready to massively reform if that happens
I do wonder what would have happened if build back better had gotten over the finish line.
The inflation reduction act unconditionally was a net positive for everyone but the build back better act would have been so comprehensive it would have been impossible to ignore. It’s why for all of his faults I’ll always give Biden credit for TRYING to do FDR liberalism. The soon to be former senators from west Va and Arizona couldn’t just get out of the way, even though the formers constituents would have benefitted the most.
Yeah he did great. And he just wasn’t able to do the sales part. Trump would have. Part of the mood is he’s a poor communicator but brilliant at governing
I understand your yelling. The other night I was screaming... a LOT! Partner gave me some Xanax and it's helping but there are only a few so I have to find a better alternative. Have a call in to my med prescriber.
I feel like I need to yell here now because I don't know if the thought police will be monitoring more diligently after dumbass orange motherfucker takes office. Yes I know thats paranoid but I am feeling more than a little paranoid. This has been a safe space for me and I am afraid it will soon cease to be one.
We all live and suffer as people always have done. I try hard not to waste your time with complaint. But sometimes I feel so blue, I just want to let it out somewhere.
I won't keep you long. Sometimes I see video footage, like on YouTube or BBC or wherever, of people walking -- people of all ages, old and young -- walking freely and largely effortlessly -- and I can't do that anymore, walk like that. 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦. And it brings me down.
I try not to dwell on it. We go through life. Shit happens, then we die. Many people, over many millennia, have had it worse than I have, and are having it worse at this very moment. But I felt I had to let that out.
Thank you. Y'all have a good day. I mean that. It's yours to make it what you will, and are able to do. I'll get back to work on mine.
I can't manage the stairs in my own house safely anymore and have to use a wheelchair when I go out into the world. I know EXACTLY what you're talking about.
Thanks all! My dog did indeed have "cold tail." We took her to the vet yesterday and she confirmed cold tail and prescribed doggie ibuprofen. We're supposed to just keep her still (LMAO!!! Border Collie!!!!!!) and it should start to heal.
This morning she's already trying to wag and it looks funny and sad b/c it's still flopping a bit but she's clearly better than she was yesterday.
Thanks everyone!!!! I thought she had broken it and had never heard of cold (or limber) tail.
It's some neurological thing where if a dog gets cold water on it during a bath or swim it causes something (the vet said they aren't even sure why it happens) that either makes the dog feel like the tail is sprained or can make it easier for them to sprain it.
So, the combo of the cold water (which she had on her for a few minutes as it warmed) and her going completely apeshit with the zoomies after the bath probably caused it.
I am going to go out on a limb and speculate that it is similar to how it hurts so much more when you stub a toe when your feet are cold than when they are warm. You would think the cold would help numb the pain, but it makes it worse.
That sounds reasonable. :) I hadn't heard of it and am glad she didn't actually break it. It's hard to keep her still, though. She's on gabapentin and trazadone right now so she's not romping all around, LOL!
Quick pasta carbonara is my favorite breakfast maybe--just bacon or prosciutto, egg, and cheese with pasta.
I love it anyway, but there's a place we go in Mississippi that has it on the brunch menu, and I thought it was brilliant, especially for those of us who don't like sweet in the morning--so good!
I've been to a place that made a "nest" out of the pasta carbonara. There was an egg in the middle of it (maybe poached?). Then it went under the broiler long enough to golden toast the carbonara nest a little. The diner broke the egg and the yolk went into the nest. I cannot do this trick, but I was sufficiently impressed to try it a few times. Edible, but not so pretty when I do it. At least I knew nothing bad had gone into the dish.
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Here's what irks me about my husband--so, we alternate who is responsible for dinner, every other night.
I tend to make yummy food, and tend to have leftovers. He CAN BE a good cook, and will sometimes make really yummy food, but mostly his take is that certain things are healthy and so he'll make those things (even if he's wrong and even if they could USE SOME SALT or not be HORRIBLY HOT). So I'll have a few little containers of good leftovers plus usually a snack thing or two--something I'll maybe get for lunch or like that, a small bite, and he will wait until I leave and eat all the good food!
I just caught him sneaking in to have some leftover pasta with prosciutto and was like, better not unless you leave some for me!
I don't eat that much, but I feel like I'm in prison if I'm just trying to shove food down while I can.
My Full House of Only Cook, beats your Pair Of Cooks. My wife makes her breakfast - that's it. I get an occasional pan of box brownies from one of the kids.
Time to get my butt out the door for my daily walk.
Pain and anxiety kept me up all night and now I'm starting to feel sick.
I'm so sorry. :(
Chocolate. Dark. Massive quantities. At CostCo it comes in 2lb bags.
Food and I aren't on very friendly terms today. My insides don't like me very well.
Peppermint tea with a little honey. It calms the insides, and the warmth and smell and steam help with anxiety. It's the only thing that gives me a little help for a few minutes when both my insides and the outside world are shit.
Well, it could go either way then, figuratively or literally. Now that I’ve landed in the 70s again, I understand why Mom kept candy stashed in every drawer.
Hang in there! 🌺
If further proof were needed, Mike Johnson is a hypocrite and a phony Christian. He’s prepared to elevate Gaetz to AG knowing full well the immoral piece of trash that he is. I guess his moral judgments are reserved for democrats
Just when you thought no one could be more full of crap than Pence.
Say, what ever happened to him? Why didn't he hang around?
As long as he wasn’t accused of masturbating to porn, it’s all good. That bunch thinks rape and sex with minors are just ducky.
No further proof was needed . . .
It is ALWAYS only EVER reserved for democrats.
Mike Johnson is an antichristian. And a festering limp cock.
Festering Limp Cocks is the name of my Kid Rock Cover Band.
That's a cromulent band name.
LOL!!!!!
Mike Johnson is an anachronism....
Anachronism libulz!1
There is a girl in my volunteer group that is a hot mess. As a group, we assembly medical kits for OKC's needle exchange program (yes, we have one!). Then, we divide up the kits and drive out to our assigned stops where we give the kits to participants. From the time I started, this girl has missed kit building EVERY TIME and then spent the week messaging around to see who has extra kits. We all support her because we need as many people to drive the deliveries as possible. This week, she flat out told the organizers that she would only be delivering in certain zip codes from now on, which I thought was just very demanding of her.
Well, this morning, she messaged in with the following:
Volunteer: Can I invite some friends over for Thanksgiving? Would that break our boundaries?
Volunteer Coordinator: By friend, do you mean particiant?
Volunteer: Yes
VC: No, that is not okay, do not invite participants to your house or tell them where you live. It puts your life in danger.
I mean, what the actual fuck. We are dealing with SEVERE drug users who are actively using. I'm not saying they are bad people, but damn, active drug users aren't your "friends," you are the lady who brings them their drug warez. Total insanity.
Even when active addicts*are* your friends and family, you sometimes have to not have them to your house. Or have access to your credit cards and bank info. Does she not understand what addiction is?
Amazing that the Republican run Ethics committee found reliable witnesses to testify Matt Gaetz raped a minor but Merrick Garland couldn’t.
Great choice Biden. It’s my one of my very few criticisms of Biden but it’s a big one.
There is a BIG difference between political hearings and a criminal case.
"Reliable" not a requirement for Congress.
Yeah, the balls to bring the case
I suspect that Biden is more than a little disappointed in his choice as well. People can appear to be what they are not.
I need to read through my psycho cousin's 382-page deposition again today and make notes, but I really don't think I can read that pile of shit's endless paranoid lies again without some alcohol. But it's only 9 am.
Would it make a movie script? Just askin’.
It would make a movie script if you wanted to spend 2 hours puking or thinking about getting a gun and shooting him.
So, a Marvel production.
It's 4pm here. Pour yourself a drink on French time.
Merci!
And how are my jolly friends this morning?
*takes tylenol, as I should've done before sleep, which, in combination with a pair of kats taking turns jostling for position next to my head &/or launching themselves from my body across the room, kept me from anything like decent rest for 7 hours*
*also: oatmilk covfefe lattes self*
*yes: lattes is now a verb*
It sounds like it's when you pee yourself after drinking too much coffee.
.................okay!
Peeve Alert!! Both of my torches ran out of lighter fluid. I can't find my usual cigar butane and fuck me if I'm going to use the industrial butane to light a cigar. Then, all of my box matches got over humidified and they don't light. Luckily, I found a book of regular matches that I can light my box matches with. Now I have to wait until wednesday to get some lighter refill delivered. But I am getting some wooden matches delivered later today. Life sucks. I have a sadz. Even Simba looks dissappoint.
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I finally quit smoking cigars last month. Saving some serious bank, and no telling what the tariffs, if any, will do to the price.
Luckily, I don't care much for Chinese cigars.
Last I heard, the Dominican Republic is furrin, too. Be of good cheer though, the way tfg slides in with dictators, puros Cubanos might be available legally soon.
😿
Yeah, lighting smokes off of the stove is not as glamorous as it looks in the movies
I’ve caught my hair on fire a couple of times that way
I don't have a gas stove and all of the elements of my electric stove are stored away because I use that area as a shelf.
The scars of living as a champion!! 💪🏽
I was down to my last lighter so I made sure to buy backups yesterday. I've learned my lesson to never be without at least one new lighter as backup.
Drummer Chris "Whipper" Layton is 69 today. I wonder if we went to school together in Corpus Christi as youts. Anyway, here he is in Double Trouble backing Stevie Ray Vaughn on "Pride and Joy" (Montreux, 1982):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfjXp4KTTY8
Working on a theory to explain elections in the USA.
The economy is never really ‘good’ for the majority of Americans, but when it’s in a relatively big growth stage the people turn to the Republican because they are relatively comfortable and have time for the luxury of culture war.
Which could mean dems in their current state cannot win national power during good economies. Therefore beginning to catastrophize the coming Republican crash is a path to a temporary return to power. We should be ready to massively reform if that happens
"Which could mean dems in their current state cannot win national power during good economies."
Consider the last few Democratic Presidential wins
1976 -- Oil crisis, recession, stagflation, and a presidential scandal that shocked the world at that time but today would not even get a mention.
1992 -- A recession and 12 years of Reagan/Bush (Since FDR, no party has held the white house for more than 3 terms)
2008-- The great recession and 8 years of Shrub
2020 -- A recession and a pandemic
What do all 4 have in common?
Repugs tanking a good economy?
Becoming a glaring trend
I do wonder what would have happened if build back better had gotten over the finish line.
The inflation reduction act unconditionally was a net positive for everyone but the build back better act would have been so comprehensive it would have been impossible to ignore. It’s why for all of his faults I’ll always give Biden credit for TRYING to do FDR liberalism. The soon to be former senators from west Va and Arizona couldn’t just get out of the way, even though the formers constituents would have benefitted the most.
Yeah he did great. And he just wasn’t able to do the sales part. Trump would have. Part of the mood is he’s a poor communicator but brilliant at governing
As somebody on twitter put it: when they have jobs, they vote GOP; when they don't, they vote Dem. Biden gave them jobs.
Much more concise
And then they shit all over him and us.
I have a different explanation. PEOPLE ARE STUPID. (sorry, I'm feeling so bitchy and I am not yelling at you but at the universe.)
I understand your yelling. The other night I was screaming... a LOT! Partner gave me some Xanax and it's helping but there are only a few so I have to find a better alternative. Have a call in to my med prescriber.
OMG, I'm with you. I'm so tired of it. :( And my border collie gets scared b/c she thinks she did something wrong.
My cat also too.
I feel like I need to yell here now because I don't know if the thought police will be monitoring more diligently after dumbass orange motherfucker takes office. Yes I know thats paranoid but I am feeling more than a little paranoid. This has been a safe space for me and I am afraid it will soon cease to be one.
I'm not sure that's at all unreasonable
My friend, if it ever comes to that, my yelling will move from here to the streets and that will likely not have a good outcome.
Yeah, that’s when I go to the gun store.
I will join you.
We all live and suffer as people always have done. I try hard not to waste your time with complaint. But sometimes I feel so blue, I just want to let it out somewhere.
I won't keep you long. Sometimes I see video footage, like on YouTube or BBC or wherever, of people walking -- people of all ages, old and young -- walking freely and largely effortlessly -- and I can't do that anymore, walk like that. 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦. And it brings me down.
I try not to dwell on it. We go through life. Shit happens, then we die. Many people, over many millennia, have had it worse than I have, and are having it worse at this very moment. But I felt I had to let that out.
Thank you. Y'all have a good day. I mean that. It's yours to make it what you will, and are able to do. I'll get back to work on mine.
Oh, do I feel you. Yesterday I shared that I had a dream where I could just walk, without pain. It was so nice.
I can't manage the stairs in my own house safely anymore and have to use a wheelchair when I go out into the world. I know EXACTLY what you're talking about.
I hate it.
I have physical Impairment, too. It fucking sucks.
Thanks all! My dog did indeed have "cold tail." We took her to the vet yesterday and she confirmed cold tail and prescribed doggie ibuprofen. We're supposed to just keep her still (LMAO!!! Border Collie!!!!!!) and it should start to heal.
This morning she's already trying to wag and it looks funny and sad b/c it's still flopping a bit but she's clearly better than she was yesterday.
Thanks everyone!!!! I thought she had broken it and had never heard of cold (or limber) tail.
What is cold tail? I have never even heard of that!
It's some neurological thing where if a dog gets cold water on it during a bath or swim it causes something (the vet said they aren't even sure why it happens) that either makes the dog feel like the tail is sprained or can make it easier for them to sprain it.
So, the combo of the cold water (which she had on her for a few minutes as it warmed) and her going completely apeshit with the zoomies after the bath probably caused it.
I am going to go out on a limb and speculate that it is similar to how it hurts so much more when you stub a toe when your feet are cold than when they are warm. You would think the cold would help numb the pain, but it makes it worse.
That sounds reasonable. :) I hadn't heard of it and am glad she didn't actually break it. It's hard to keep her still, though. She's on gabapentin and trazadone right now so she's not romping all around, LOL!
Jesus' Jackoff King, Mike Johnson, says the Gaetz Ethics Report should not be released because it "Would open a Pandora's Box."
Left unchecked, illegal, unethical, and immoral acts of former Congressmen will be disclosed!!!
So what's in the report about Mikey J?
"I'll take the box!"
And this approach worked so well for the Catholic Church.
When do we sue the fuck out of these fuckers?
Now works for me.
So somebody leak that fucking thing.
THIS!!!
Is Pandora one of his victims?
A euphemism for "we are going to protect him al all costs because we can neener neener".
Pandora is always opening her box to every swinging dick.
There is no integrity in this shitshow.
There is NO rule of law in the US, either. It's a LIE.
"Diligence? How are we supposed to do 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵?"