There was an escaped monkey in St, Pete (FL) and for years it escaped capture because people would call to report it but never until it was safely gone. People would see it crossing 19 (think of the highway in the matrix but add stoplights and school buses, and yes, a monkey playing frogger).
Cornelius, I name you honorary cat.
Kimchi in a crescent loaf.
“Like you would make it for your grandma” usually works for me. But not if it’s the whole order, only if I am trying to get one item really spicy.
Once at an Indian buffet, the owner had okra out & I was so happy, love okra but he kept warning me off it - “no, no, it’s spicy” and I was like “Great!” and he would say “no, no, I mean it’s spicy” he really was worried.
Nope. It was not. Like, some perceptible heat, sure. But nothing anyone would consider too spicy. Like medium taco bell packet of hot sauce spicy. I was so disappointed after all the warnings!
Yes agreed. The Nest hub, and the rest of the stuff in our network right now, knows who is talking to it. I’d not upgrade or side-grade yet just to get something I can take off the dock.
I had the original Pixel & just recently it started failing so I got the pixel 5. I like them, they are basic and good quality and small enough to hold easily. Compared to my previous Samsung phone and husband’s current Galaxy phone I find it feels cleaner and faster, not as many pre-installed apps. Yes it has all the Google services installed, but I use those and it has not all the Samsung/T-mo stuff on top of that like the Galaxy does.
In general it does everything I want and nothing I don’t want but agree the default text app not being SMS is stupid. RCS should be opt-in, sometimes texts to the husband don’t get delivered even though both phones support the protocol.
I love spiders. One of my fondest spider memories is sitting at the park drinking a diet coke. There was a little jumping spider on the table and he (she?) was sharing the condensation on the bottle. Every time I set it down it would run over & lick the bottle. Cutest spider ever. Loved Children of Time so much.
Grapefruit juice fermented with ginger bug is delicious. I do half grapefruit juice, half a gingered lemonade & add the strained ginger bug sometimes. Sometimes use finished ginger beer to ferment grapefruit juice, and sometimes add ginger bug to grapefruit juice with a little lime juice and sugar. All are good.
May I propose c/cocktails be added under cooking, or food? And those should probably be consolidated. Thanks.
Well yeah, text based message boards. There was an active belly dance community, so I am guessing there was a board for just about everything. Text based games too.
It’s funny if so - I was so old on Reddit. But this means I’m old enough to remember Usenet so this platform is comfortable for me.
I don’t think it was difficult at all to sign up though, doesn’t seem like a barrier to entry.
Oh fuck nestle to hell and back for selling the water from Ginnie Springs and while we’re at it fuck the bought politicians here who let them do it. They will need a big handbasket for that trip.
Another fan of ginger bug ginger beer - I love it, delicious and seems magical, like sourdough. I always make a strong, sweet ginger and lemon infusion (for a gallon pitcher 2 cups sugar, about 4 lemons and as much ginger as I can stand to grate) bring to a simmer, cool and then strain it into the pitcher, strain in the ginger bug, and top with cool water if needed to make a gallon. This way no solids, less chance of failure.
Also love to ferment grapefruit juice with ginger bug. For that - the juice of 8 grapefruit & 2 lemons, less sugar, water to top and strained ginger bug OR mixing grapefruit juice with finished ginger beer half and half, add simple syrup and let it sit out a day or two till fizzy. Such a complex flavor and not intoxicating.
Jalapenos, onions, garlic, carrots is a fermented Jalapenos en escabeche and hands down my favorite pickle. When serving add a splash of olive oil.
Carrot, turnip, horseradish root is good (the horseradish doesn’t get soft but does give flavor to the carrot & turnip). And hello fermenters!
The library lends e-books, I have had good luck with their selections. I try not to buy books and still end up with more of them than I want. Mostly because I like graphic novels on paper.