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Well, Val, I can see where you got the "these chips are HOT" reaction, as they do have quite a spicy afterbite, but J and I did not find them terribly hot. They won't be wasted, but I won't be deliberately buying any either as there is something about the flavor that I find just a bit ... odd. Not necessarily bad, and that may grow on me as I eat them. We'll see.
I only tasted a couple of them and J only tasted one, as we were having lunch from the hot bar at Earth Fare. I had chicken Parmesan, roasted broccoli/cauliflower, roasted Brussels sprouts, and a small spoonful of penne Alfredo, with mushrooms and spinach.
For J I got mildly seasoned tofu cubes, roasted broccoli/cauliflower, and a spoonful of the penne Alfredo. He doesn't care for Brussels sprouts so I didn't get any for him. Slightly expensive late lunch for us, and admittedly not the most exciting food, but it was OK and I didn't have to scurry to prepare anything else on getting home.
Weird Japanese inventions.
http://buzz.auntyacid.com/15-incredibly-weird-japanese-products-actually-genius/0 -
Howdy y'all. It's terrific Tuesday, which means Lilo gets shot today. Actually she already got shot and wasn't too happy about it, but still took it like a little trooper.
26 out there now with an expected high of 49 and 40% chance of p.m. showers. Need to get to Aldi today and to PetSmart. I would have gone to both yesterday but since I had picked up lunch from the hot bar at Earth Fare, I came straight home from there and didn't feel like getting back out. I'll slip out sometime this morning, after rush hour but hopefully before the p.m. rains.
We're expecting a low tonight of a frigid 15 degrees and then a tropical warming trend to 19 degrees Wednesday night.
I do need to remember to flush the Air Conditioner drain today, as I do in the middle of every month. Maybe I'll do that in a bit after I check mail, get lost on the internet, etc. I have a calendar reminder set and can keep snoozing it until I get annoyed enough by it to actually do the flush. LOL
Why? Dear lord, WHY?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfboxBNnrAg
Ramen chef reviews instant ramen.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwxdGrpXtu8
Red Copper pan review after quite some time of use. Frankly, I've been quite happy with my Red Copper pan, but I'm very careful about how I use it too. I do need to re-season it soon. Maybe I'll add that to today's chores. Now, having said that I'm quite happy with it, I do NOT want the set. I like the one pan, but I would have some trouble being as careful with the whole set, and not sure I could keep all of it in as good a condition, especially the way I stack my pan in the cabinet, set inside each other. I guess I could line them all with paper towels or cloth or something while storing, and then make sure to put it back after. Also, I do NOT put my Red Copper pan in the dishwasher. It's not a lot of trouble to wash by hand and comes clean very easily. I have read reviews of people that feel the dishwasher ruined their Red Copper pan, and, while the box says it can be put in the dishwasher, the insert recommends hand washing.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxk9dw-ba_M&feature=youtu.be
Can you really "cheat" the cable and satellite companies with ClearKey TV?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKCbRsi1nmw
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OK. Second review of the "spicy" felafel chips.
I had a few more this morning, just before breakfast. Still an OK snack, but nothing, in my opinion, to write home about, which may explain why they were on the WooHoo rack at Kroger.
To be fair, the heat in the spiciness comes from Cayenne, which is not my favorite hot pepper. The problem with the chips, heat wise, is that the heat/flavor ratio is not good. There is too much heat for the limited amount of flavor in the chips, and you taste the heat more than the flavor, as Val already noticed. If they had reduced the Cayenne a bit and/or increased the other flavor notes, they might have a really good chip. As it stands, it could be improved, perhaps, by dipping it in nice, creamy, hummus, which could, with its olive oil and sesame oil, help to carry more flavor and also mitigate the heat a bit.
But I really think, as a stand alone chip, these just don't work all that well. If I had some tahini on hand, I'd be making some hummus to test my theory, but I don't happen to have any of that. Aldi usually has hummus available in the refrigerated area at the back, on the far left, so if I get there today, maybe I'll just buy a tub. Watch today be one of the rare times that they are out of hummus...
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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Hi
I'm back from walking again and no cents. The YTD money found is 14 Cents. The temperature this morning was 25 on the porch and 26 on the cable news channel, That is higher than yesterdays temps.
There is snow in the forecast and it appears that where I am the forecast is for 1 to 3 inches of a heavy snowfall. The forecast is for snow to start this afternoon, However looking out the window I see some white flakes blowing past the window.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/3992043/incredible-rectangular-moon-sighting-sparks-alien-conspiracy-theories-but-theres-a-scientific-explanation/
LUNAR WONDER Incredible ‘rectangular moon’ sighting sparks alien conspiracy theories – but there’s a scientific explanation
Sky watcher says he saw the pink moon hover over the sea 'like a giant ice block'
By Margi Murphy, Updated: 18th October 2017, 10:11 am
http://www.fox5atlanta.com/local-news/woman-charged-after-impersonating-officer-to-score-chick-fil-a-discount
Woman charged after impersonating officer to get Chick-fil-A discount
Woman charged after impersonating officer to get Chick-fil-A discount
Talk about being cheap
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5267529/Passenger-jet-skids-runway-Turkish-airport.html
Passenger jet with 168 people on board skids off icy runway at Turkish airport and is left dangling perilously close to the SEA
By Alex Green For Mailonline, Updated: 18:22 EST, 14 January 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-plane-wing-exit/winging-it-impatient-passenger-leaves-delayed-plane-via-emergency-exit-idUSKBN1ES1HT
Winging it: Impatient passenger leaves delayed plane via emergency exit
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-lobster/lobsters-must-be-comfortably-numb-before-cooking-swiss-government-idUSKBN1EZ1GK
Lobsters must be comfortably numb before cooking: Swiss government
https://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/the-childrens-climate-lawsuit-against-the-children/
"children's" climate lawsuit (Juliana v U.S.)
Have a Great Tuesday
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Food review:
Trader Joe's Mango-Os
This cereal looked interesting. Val asked for a review, so here it goes.
From the picture, and the name, I, for some reason, had the unrealistic, and totally unfair, expectation that these would have the texture and, largely, the taste of Cheerios but with mango flavor added. This would not have been a disappointment to me at all, as I like Cheerios, and many of the store brand Os that are similar.
But...from the ingredients listing, and from a closer look at the picture, the expectation was way off base. Besides, one should really never go into a taste test of an unknown with expectations, but rather just anticipation of a, hopefully, good experience and possibly whole new taste.
I recall the old NS chips that looked a lot like small, round, tortilla chips but tasted NOTHING like them, and being absolutely appalled at the initial tasting, but then, realizing that they didn't claim to be tortilla chips, and weren't made from corn, had to admit to myself that I wasn't being fair. I ate the rest of the bag, giving them a chance to prove themselves without any comparison to tortilla chips and, by the end of the bag, found myself actually loving them on their own merits, and they became a favorite snack. So, of course, NS discontinued them and went to some other Texican style snack that frankly wasn't all that good by any of my standards, and was also a significantly smaller portion size. Sigh...
But I digress. So, back to the Mango-Os. A very nice, crispy, crunchy texture that holds up very well in milk. I imagine that if you let them sit long enough they'd eventually get soggy, but that would definitely be a bit longer than I generally let a bowl of cold cereal sit, as it doesn't take me long to scarf down a small bowl of cereal in milk.
The taste? Not nearly as sweet as I feared, but still a tad sweeter than I generally really prefer in a cereal. But it fits into my sweetness range, at the top end of the range. The freeze dried mango bits look like marshmallow bits but certainly don't taste like them and, again, aren't too sweet. Overall, I felt that this cereal tasted good, like cereal, but with a bit of fruit taste. Neither the sweetness or the fruit were overpowering and the overall taste was actually quite nice. I'll enjoy the rest of the box as an occasional treat until it's gone. Perhaps J will try a bowl but I'm not holding my breath on that.
Would I eat it again? Well, at least to finish the box. Will I buy it again? Not any time soon, but if it's still around I might buy another box sometime in the future, on a whim. It's OK.
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parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's terrific Tuesday, which means Lilo gets shot today. Actually she already got shot and wasn't too happy about it, but still took it like a little trooper.
26 out there now with an expected high of 49 and 40% chance of p.m. showers. Need to get to Aldi today and to PetSmart. I would have gone to both yesterday but since I had picked up lunch from the hot bar at Earth Fare, I came straight home from there and didn't feel like getting back out. I'll slip out sometime this morning, after rush hour but hopefully before the p.m. rains.
We're expecting a low tonight of a frigid 15 degrees and then a tropical warming trend to 19 degrees Wednesday night.
I do need to remember to flush the Air Conditioner drain today, as I do in the middle of every month. Maybe I'll do that in a bit after I check mail, get lost on the internet, etc. I have a calendar reminder set and can keep snoozing it until I get annoyed enough by it to actually do the flush. LOL
Why? Dear lord, WHY?
Ramen chef reviews instant ramen.
Red Copper pan review after quite some time of use. Frankly, I've been quite happy with my Red Copper pan, but I'm very careful about how I use it too. I do need to re-season it soon. Maybe I'll add that to today's chores. Now, having said that I'm quite happy with it, I do NOT want the set. I like the one pan, but I would have some trouble being as careful with the whole set, and not sure I could keep all of it in as good a condition, especially the way I stack my pan in the cabinet, set inside each other. I guess I could line them all with paper towels or cloth or something while storing, and then make sure to put it back after. Also, I do NOT put my Red Copper pan in the dishwasher. It's not a lot of trouble to wash by hand and comes clean very easily. I have read reviews of people that feel the dishwasher ruined their Red Copper pan, and, while the box says it can be put in the dishwasher, the insert recommends hand washing.
Can you really "cheat" the cable and satellite companies with ClearKey TV?
I shall have to look at that Satellite TV, Clearkey TV. OK I looked and all it is, is a Over the Air (OTA) antenna, Thus it does not allow You to Cheat the Cable company or the Satellite TV companies Per Se. If You are in a strong signal area and have a TV with a Digital Tuner and You would be happy with on the Local TV channels then it could save You money. Where I am I would need a Rooftop TV antenna, I have a free Powered TV antenna in the house that came from my Satellite TV company a while back when they were having a dispute with a local network station. It seems anymore that if it isn't the Satellite TV company it is the Cable company having a dispute over rates when their carriage contract expires.
I think You are correct and that the Insert tells the truth better than the Box does.parityanimal wrote: »OK. Second review of the "spicy" felafel chips.
I had a few more this morning, just before breakfast. Still an OK snack, but nothing, in my opinion, to write home about, which may explain why they were on the WooHoo rack at Kroger.
To be fair, the heat in the spiciness comes from Cayenne, which is not my favorite hot pepper. The problem with the chips, heat wise, is that the heat/flavor ratio is not good. There is too much heat for the limited amount of flavor in the chips, and you taste the heat more than the flavor, as Val already noticed. If they had reduced the Cayenne a bit and/or increased the other flavor notes, they might have a really good chip. As it stands, it could be improved, perhaps, by dipping it in nice, creamy, hummus, which could, with its olive oil and sesame oil, help to carry more flavor and also mitigate the heat a bit.
But I really think, as a stand alone chip, these just don't work all that well. If I had some tahini on hand, I'd be making some hummus to test my theory, but I don't happen to have any of that. Aldi usually has hummus available in the refrigerated area at the back, on the far left, so if I get there today, maybe I'll just buy a tub. Watch today be one of the rare times that they are out of hummus...
Wish Me Luck.
My iPod announced this morning on the screen and in my ear "Low Battery" so it is now on charge and this time I am using iTunes with it to sync new content. If I do not want to loose my place in in the book that I am listening to I use the USB charging port on the USB hub.
Spicy foods are something I would not buy as the manufacturers seem to equate Spicy with Hot, Why I do not know.
IMO You can have heavily spiced foods that are not Hot.
Have a Nice Day
Roger0 -
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/3992043/incredible-rectangular-moon-sighting-sparks-alien-conspiracy-theories-but-theres-a-scientific-explanation/
LUNAR WONDER Incredible ‘rectangular moon’ sighting sparks alien conspiracy theories – but there’s a scientific explanation
Sky watcher says he saw the pink moon hover over the sea 'like a giant ice block'
By Margi Murphy, Updated: 18th October 2017, 10:11 am
When...the...moon hits your eye like a square pizza pie, that's amore...or maybe aliens?http://www.fox5atlanta.com/local-news/woman-charged-after-impersonating-officer-to-score-chick-fil-a-discount
Woman charged after impersonating officer to get Chick-fil-A discount
Talk about being cheap
People will do anything to save a few cents. I suppose it makes cents to them. But if the uniform policy would "blow her cover" then why would she blow her own cover by identifying herself as an agent? That part sort of blows her story doesn't it?http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5267529/Passenger-jet-skids-runway-Turkish-airport.html
Passenger jet with 168 people on board skids off icy runway at Turkish airport and is left dangling perilously close to the SEA
By Alex Green For Mailonline, Updated: 18:22 EST, 14 January 2018
Looks like one of the engines DID make it into the Black Sea!https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-plane-wing-exit/winging-it-impatient-passenger-leaves-delayed-plane-via-emergency-exit-idUSKBN1ES1HT
Winging it: Impatient passenger leaves delayed plane via emergency exit
Maybe he just really had to ... go?https://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-lobster/lobsters-must-be-comfortably-numb-before-cooking-swiss-government-idUSKBN1EZ1GK
Lobsters must be comfortably numb before cooking: Swiss government
Wait...they must be numb, but you can't transport them on ice? Well make up your minds!https://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/the-childrens-climate-lawsuit-against-the-children/
"children's" climate lawsuit (Juliana v U.S.)
And let's sue any parents who smoke because they might be depriving future generations of their wisdom by never reaching old age. And let's sue everybody who does anything slightly dangerous to protect everyone from themselves. America is really too litigious. There are plenty of reasons for worrying about climate change but a lawsuit of this sort isn't going to go anywhere and is a waste of time and energy, in my opinion.
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Ok, I feel vindicated since you didn't tell me those chips were 'mild'! I really couldn't get past the 'hot' to really taste them, but I suspect it may taste 'odd'..they are made not of potato or such, but made of 'falafel'...or garbanzo bean flour. Just glad they'll be eaten.
I didn't quite come straight home. I knew I'd be on the road almost every day thru the coming weekend. and since Costco is on my way home, I stopped for gas, and decided 'since I was there', I'd pick up some Promise Bread, and a 1 pound clamshell container of salad greens, and so it goes til I checked out at $50. !!
Lunch is just being finished up. LOL!! I suspect dinner will not only be late, but also pretty small too!
Roger, Ed carried on for us...well, at least for me. He walked from one end of that outdoor mall to the other end...and I drove. I didn't beat him by much, and what we found was our coffee spot was gone. But being hearty and creative souls, Ed backtracked to Barn's and Noble, (and I drove). Had nice Starbucks drinks and relaxed as we chatted! It was fun!
I hope we can repeat this visit again.
Ok, time to see if Tom E is ready to come back in...I'm sure he is, and I had to put him out!! But it was just too nice outside for him to stay indoors. Then I'll do some dishes while I watch the evening new casts.
Later...
Hi Valerie
I find that sort of thing can happen quite easily at CostCo or the Grocery Store
That is why I try and go in with a shopping list in mind and try to stick to it avoiding impulse buys.
We have a bookstore near here that also has coffee for sale in it, I did not think it was Barnes and Noble, It appears I was wrong.
Have a Good Day
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Well, I got to PetSmart and Aldi today. I bought a 30 can box of cat food, which will last 15 days. Dinah eats a whole can, while Lilo and Kiara get half a can each. Then each gets a varying amount of kibble, Lilo getting a quarter cup (more if she eats all that), Dinah getting a third of a cup (yes, she's a little piglet but an ACTIVE little piglet), and Kiara getting about a third of a cup.
Kiara is on her last bag of kitten food as she'll be officially a CAT in February and really is probably already a cat, but there's still a bit in the bag so she can eat it. We placed her birthday in February based on her estimated age at adoption, so it's really rather up in the air. She could be the same age as Dinah. Dinah will ALWAYS be a kitten to us as she's so petite. I woke up this morning with Lilo and Dinah both at my side, on the bed with me.
Right now we have THREE bags of kibble. Kiara's kitten food, Dinah's "adult cat 1 to 6 years (grain free)," and Lilo's kidney function and antioxidant rich senior kibble. Kiara will be transitioned to the same food as Dinah and they'll stay synced up, barring any medical necessity of change for either of them, for life.
Aldi had placed the German bean soup in the main soup area, but it is clearly marked as a SEASONAL ITEM so I figure when it's gone, it's gone. I bought two more cans to put back for future meals, and two cans of a hearty vegetable soup of the same brand and size, because they sounded good when I read the ingredients. J and I have four soup meals there for cold days, as each can is two nice servings, and I'm sure we will be having some more cold days!
I also got some red pepper hummus at Aldi and it is just about the perfect foil for the spicy felafel chips. I had a few of them, with hummus, as a lunch appetizer that I really didn't need, but thoroughly enjoyed. The cayenne was still very noticeable, but not nearly as overwhelming to the taste buds, and the hummus complemented the minimal flavor of the chips nicely.
J probably won't be eating any more of them, but I'll finish them off with the hummus.0 -
And...tonight's dinner was...
Sourdough garlic cheese toast. I made this! OK. I didn't actually bake the bread myself but i put the garlic cheese toast together and toasted it.
Artisan Pasta (Capunti in this case - Trader Joe's) with Italian Marinara Sauce with Barolo Wine (also Trader Joes).
Wine of choice: Three Buck Chuck (Charles Shaw) Nouveau, 2017. I'd put this $2.99 bottle of Nouveau up against most imported Beaujolais Nouveau. It's all new wine, made from Gamay grapes, and since it's not aged after fermenting, one doesn't expect much complexity, just a nice fruity taste. As with the Beaujolais Nouveau, this is only available from around Thanksgiving until it runs out, and when it's gone, it's gone until the next year's holiday season.
I was pleased to see they still had a few bottles at Trader Joe's, as I had not, as yet, had any of the 2017 new wine. I bought 2 bottles. There is now one left.
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Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday!
15 bone chilling degrees out there this morning with an expected high of only 30 and 20% chance of precipitation, presumably in the form of early snow flurries. We did get what looks like about an inch of snow overnight. The yard looks all shiny and lovely and I have little doubt there's ice under that snow in places, especially on overpasses and such. Wouldn't be surprised to hear there's no school today, as this IS the Atlanta metro area and people here just don't do well on snow. No one, anywhere, can really do well on ice, without chains or studded tires and even then it's iffy.
I don't think I was planning to go anywhere today and if I was, I think I just cancelled any such plans.
One of those cans of hearty German vegetable soup is sounding like a possible lunch today as it's definitely a soup kind of day.
I left indoor faucets on outside facing walls dripping last night, just in case.
Now to see just which updates couldn't be installed overnight and why...and get them installed.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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I love basted eggs but would NOT label them as "no flip over easy" so the title of this video kind of bugs me. They aren't OVER anything if you didn't flip them over!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qSIdchvsu4
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Four year old infomercial I don't really recall. Wonder if this WONDER GADGET is even still available? Doesn't look all that great to me...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFmUemA13yc
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Hi
I'm back from walking again and no cents. The YTD money found is still unchanged at 14 Cents. The temperature this morning was 35 on the porch and 36 on the cable news channel, That is higher than yesterdays temps.
I finally counted the money I found last year and came up with $7.95
There is snow in the forecast and it appears that where I am the forecast is for 1 to 3 inches of a heavy snowfall. The forecast was for snow to start yesterday afternoon, However it did not happen. This morning there was a light rain falling that turned into a mix of rain and snow and then to snow while I was walking, Somewhere around 6AM and by the time I arrived home the sidewalks and streets were turning white.
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-20180114-story.html
About a dozen people arrested for feeding the homeless in El Cajon park
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5267485/A-quarter-non-believers-pray-faced-crisis.html
Non-believers call on God when faced with a crisis - despite insisting they're not religious
One in four atheists or agnostics resort to prayer when personal crisis strikes
But less than half of all people who do pray think that God hears their call
This is according to a poll by ComRes for Christian aid charity Tearfund
By Alex Green For Mailonline, Updated: 03:48 EST, 14 January 2018
https://nypost.com/2018/01/14/the-mindless-attack-on-letting-kids-have-best-friends/
The mindless attack on letting kids have ‘best friends’
By Karol Markowicz, January 14, 2018
https://nypost.com/2018/01/14/oregons-radical-step-allowing-motorists-to-pump-their-own-gas/
Oregon’s ‘radical’ step: allowing motorists to pump their own gas
By George F. Will, January 14, 2018
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Newark-brawl-NewPark-Mall-Johns-Incredible-Pizza-12498115.php
A brawl broke out at a Bay Area restaurant over a missing phone. It was in the lost and found.
By Dianne de Guzman, SFGATE Updated 9:00 pm, Sunday, January 14, 2018
https://www.rt.com/news/415823-giza-pyramid-meteorite-throne/
Giza Pyramid mystery chamber may hold Pharaoh’s 'meteorite throne'
Published time: 13 Jan, 2018 15:51
Edited time: 14 Jan, 2018 07:53
https://nypost.com/2018/01/15/agency-that-sent-false-missile-alert-in-hawaii-gets-death-threats/
Agency that sent false missile alert in Hawaii gets death threats
By Amanda Woods,
January 15, 2018
Have a Great Wednesday
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parityanimal wrote: »http://www.fox5atlanta.com/local-news/woman-charged-after-impersonating-officer-to-score-chick-fil-a-discount
Woman charged after impersonating officer to get Chick-fil-A discount
Talk about being cheap
People will do anything to save a few cents. I suppose it makes cents to them. But if the uniform policy would "blow her cover" then why would she blow her own cover by identifying herself as an agent? That part sort of blows her story doesn't it?
That is a really good point that had not occurred to me.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-lobster/lobsters-must-be-comfortably-numb-before-cooking-swiss-government-idUSKBN1EZ1GK
Lobsters must be comfortably numb before cooking: Swiss governmenthttps://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/the-childrens-climate-lawsuit-against-the-children/
"children's" climate lawsuit (Juliana v U.S.)
Not to mention that the lawsuit costs taxpayers money too.parityanimal wrote: »Well, I got to PetSmart and Aldi today. I bought a 30 can box of cat food, which will last 15 days. Dinah eats a whole can, while Lilo and Kiara get half a can each. Then each gets a varying amount of kibble, Lilo getting a quarter cup (more if she eats all that), Dinah getting a third of a cup (yes, she's a little piglet but an ACTIVE little piglet), and Kiara getting about a third of a cup.
Kiara is on her last bag of kitten food as she'll be officially a CAT in February and really is probably already a cat, but there's still a bit in the bag so she can eat it. We placed her birthday in February based on her estimated age at adoption, so it's really rather up in the air. She could be the same age as Dinah. Dinah will ALWAYS be a kitten to us as she's so petite. I woke up this morning with Lilo and Dinah both at my side, on the bed with me.
Right now we have THREE bags of kibble. Kiara's kitten food, Dinah's "adult cat 1 to 6 years (grain free)," and Lilo's kidney function and antioxidant rich senior kibble. Kiara will be transitioned to the same food as Dinah and they'll stay synced up, barring any medical necessity of change for either of them, for life.
Whee a whole two weeks of food. Why waste the food if Kiara is willing to eat it.Aldi had placed the German bean soup in the main soup area, but it is clearly marked as a SEASONAL ITEM so I figure when it's gone, it's gone. I bought two more cans to put back for future meals, and two cans of a hearty vegetable soup of the same brand and size, because they sounded good when I read the ingredients. J and I have four soup meals there for cold days, as each can is two nice servings, and I'm sure we will be having some more cold days!
I also got some red pepper hummus at Aldi and it is just about the perfect foil for the spicy felafel chips. I had a few of them, with hummus, as a lunch appetizer that I really didn't need, but thoroughly enjoyed. The cayenne was still very noticeable, but not nearly as overwhelming to the taste buds, and the hummus complemented the minimal flavor of the chips nicely.
J probably won't be eating any more of them, but I'll finish them off with the hummus.
My brother was complaining that he had forgotten to pick up some Progresso Soups and another item when he was in the Grocery Store Sunday, They did not get on his list
Now that he is under the weather he really wishes he had picked up the soup as there is none in the house except a couple of the NS Chicken Soups and they would not be enough for him.parityanimal wrote: »And...tonight's dinner was...
Sourdough garlic cheese toast. I made this! OK. I didn't actually bake the bread myself but i put the garlic cheese toast together and toasted it.
Artisan Pasta (Capunti in this case - Trader Joe's) with Italian Marinara Sauce with Barolo Wine (also Trader Joes).
Wine of choice: Three Buck Chuck (Charles Shaw) Nouveau, 2017. I'd put this $2.99 bottle of Nouveau up against most imported Beaujolais Nouveau. It's all new wine, made from Gamay grapes, and since it's not aged after fermenting, one doesn't expect much complexity, just a nice fruity taste. As with the Beaujolais Nouveau, this is only available from around Thanksgiving until it runs out, and when it's gone, it's gone until the next year's holiday season.
I was pleased to see they still had a few bottles at Trader Joe's, as I had not, as yet, had any of the 2017 new wine. I bought 2 bottles. There is now one left.
Due to the Holidays past I am still fighting that famous WWII battle, The Battle of the Bulge. This morning weigh in was not as good as I had hoped for with a slight, under a 1/4 pound drop from yesterday.
My Brother likes the Three Buck Chuck wines from TJs too.parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday!
15 bone chilling degrees out there this morning with an expected high of only 30 and 20% chance of precipitation, presumably in the form of early snow flurries. We did get what looks like about an inch of snow overnight. The yard looks all shiny and lovely and I have little doubt there's ice under that snow in places, especially on overpasses and such. Wouldn't be surprised to hear there's no school today, as this IS the Atlanta metro area and people here just don't do well on snow. No one, anywhere, can really do well on ice, without chains or studded tires and even then it's iffy.
I don't think I was planning to go anywhere today and if I was, I think I just cancelled any such plans.
One of those cans of hearty German vegetable soup is sounding like a possible lunch today as it's definitely a soup kind of day.
I left indoor faucets on outside facing walls dripping last night, just in case.
Now to see just which updates couldn't be installed overnight and why...and get them installed.
The snow is still falling and I can see a few tire tracks in it on my block.
I used to buy and use studded tires in the winter back before Radial Tires became affordable, Now I just stay off of ice and the Radial Tires are enough. If You left the faucets dripping, Then there must be some ice outside. If You ever need to have those changed they make ones that put the valve part inside with a long valve stem outside the house to prevent problems.
These two Windows 10 computers seem to get updates differently, The basement one is always getting the latest Version changes and this one only gets the security updates. Monday I chose update and shut down then yesterday I had to wait when I turned it on while it finished installing updates
Good Luck with Your Updates
Roger
P.S. looking at those pictures of the Pasta I see I am not the only one that uses a lot of grated cheese and I go lighter on the Tomato Gravy much like You do whereas my brother has it swimming in Gravy. BTW I also noticed that You also pour the Gravy onto the Pasta rather than what they seem to do on the cooking contest shows where they put the pasta into the Gravy and then plate it.0 -
GardenKatGardens wrote: »Back from seeing my chiro in Decatur GA. Had a good visit, she was pleased with how I'd held up..said she'd see me in a month, or sooner if something is bothering me!
Came straight home, didn't need anything at WF, as I'd just been to a WF on Sunday on the way home from hockey.
Have had my lunch and am ready for a nap. (Tom E is already asleep in the chair he chose to occupy today. Apparently the couch wasn't enough, so he's added the living room chairs along with the couch as his napping venues!
Later...
Hi Valerie
It sounds as if You are being eased out of using any of You living room furniture
Congratulations on the Chiro Visit giving You good news
Stay Warm and Dry
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My brother was complaining that he had forgotten to pick up some Progresso Soups and another item when he was in the Grocery Store Sunday, They did not get on his list
Now that he is under the weather he really wishes he had picked up the soup as there is none in the house except a couple of the NS Chicken Soups and they would not be enough for him.
P.S. looking at those pictures of the Pasta I see I am not the only one that uses a lot of grated cheese and I go lighter on the Tomato Gravy much like You do whereas my brother has it swimming in Gravy. BTW I also noticed that You also pour the Gravy onto the Pasta rather than what they seem to do on the cooking contest shows where they put the pasta into the Gravy and then plate it.
If you have some chicken in the freezer, you COULD make some home made soup for your brother... just saying.
I can take my pasta with gravy on top or tossed with the gravy, in the pot. The instructions for this particular pasta did say to "toss with your favorite" but I waited until after plating and then tossed my serving in the pasta bowl. I like my gravy thick, not very saucy, and, when meat is included, VERY meaty. This one was pretty nice for a jar and I may buy it again.
Yes, J and I both like a little pasta with our cheese. LOL. But then, since this was a meatless gravy, the cheese was the only protein in the meal aside from the minimal amount in the wheat ingredients.
Sometimes I'll brown a little ground meat in a separate pan, drain, and then mix sufficient marinara with it to make my own portion nice and meaty while J has the plain marinara, but both of us love lots of the grated cheese and I'll do that whether the cheese is the only protein or not.
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http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-20180114-story.html
About a dozen people arrested for feeding the homeless in El Cajon park
So the city has banned "food sharing" on public property. How does that work? No more picnics in public parks in the city are allowed? No more sharing of lunch with a co-worker or family member on a park bench? How doe they define "food sharing" anyway? I understand that the people WANTED to be arrested so they could fight this in court, but I'd also think that now the arrests have happened, people could find ways of getting around it by having a "picnic" or something instead of a "food share" and they just happen to invite some homeless people to the picnic...or something along those lines.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5267485/A-quarter-non-believers-pray-faced-crisis.html
Non-believers call on God when faced with a crisis - despite insisting they're not religious
One in four atheists or agnostics resort to prayer when personal crisis strikes
But less than half of all people who do pray think that God hears their call
This is according to a poll by ComRes for Christian aid charity Tearfund
By Alex Green For Mailonline, Updated: 03:48 EST, 14 January 2018
This doesn't surprise me at all.https://nypost.com/2018/01/14/the-mindless-attack-on-letting-kids-have-best-friends/
The mindless attack on letting kids have ‘best friends’
By Karol Markowicz, January 14, 2018
LOL. Let's see them TRY to ban kids from having "best friends" outside of school hours. If I were a parent I'd be giving the school the finger. And I don't mean the thumbs up either!https://nypost.com/2018/01/14/oregons-radical-step-allowing-motorists-to-pump-their-own-gas/
Oregon’s ‘radical’ step: allowing motorists to pump their own gas
By George F. Will, January 14, 2018
Oh, the humanity! Somehow 48 states manage to allow this without having any major issues from it, and in fact MOST stations are self service around here, or at least have some self service islands. I can't think of any that have ONLY full service islands and very few anymore that have any at all. Around here a "service" station means a station that has an attached garage for minor (or sometimes major) repairs, though for that one usually goes to a shop that is just for repairs and doesn't even have gas. Next thing you know, New Jersey will be making radical moves like this and what then? Anything could happen!http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Newark-brawl-NewPark-Mall-Johns-Incredible-Pizza-12498115.php
A brawl broke out at a Bay Area restaurant over a missing phone. It was in the lost and found.
By Dianne de Guzman, SFGATE Updated 9:00 pm, Sunday, January 14, 2018
People...what can one say? Not enough information on what actually started the fight. Did someone see another person with a phone that they thought was theirs, or what? If the person's phone had been missing for hours, I'd think the lost and found would be the first option, rather than starting a fight about it.https://www.rt.com/news/415823-giza-pyramid-meteorite-throne/
Giza Pyramid mystery chamber may hold Pharaoh’s 'meteorite throne'
Published time: 13 Jan, 2018 15:51
Edited time: 14 Jan, 2018 07:53
Or it could contain alien technology! Or grain...LOLhttps://nypost.com/2018/01/15/agency-that-sent-false-missile-alert-in-hawaii-gets-death-threats/
Agency that sent false missile alert in Hawaii gets death threats
By Amanda Woods,
January 15, 2018
Someone pushed the "wrong button" during a shift change over? Really? Death threats are a bit much, but I would say that the agency needs to make it a bit more difficult to accidentally push the "wrong button" like that...not so difficult as to make it a problem during a real emergency of course, but not so easy either.0 -
Lunch on this frosty day. Harvest Vegetable Soup, from Germany, via Aldi. Val, I think you'd like this one too. As with the bean soup, it's marked as a seasonal item so get it while it's hot, so to speak...
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Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! 15 tropical degrees out there again, but with an expected high today of 42 balmy degrees! No chance of precipitation. Sounds like a good day for sunbathing.
Might get out today, if I feel like it, but might just doze all day, or as much as I can. Didn't really sleep all that well and the cats got me up at 5:00. Could possibly have gotten back to sleep but it just wasn't feeling like it so I got on up and made some baconized mac and cheese for breakfast. The cats approved.
Lilo is in my lap, and Kiara is lying on a box next to my keyboard. I think Dinah is probably on the kitchen table but can't quite see that from here.
Yesterday all the cats were especially frenetic. Kiara and Dinah chased each other all over the place, running into things, playing with any toy they encountered on the floor, and Lilo, saving her madness for later, was playing like a kitten at bedtime! She's also the one that woke me up this morning. I don't know if the cold weather somehow energized them or what, but they all had a good time yesterday. When Dinah wasn't chasing around with Kiara, she was on J's desk or bugging him to dangle a string for her while he was trying to work.
No mail delivery, again, so today we may get three days worth of mail all at once. The package I was initially expecting yesterday, also didn't come. No surprise there, considering the condition of the roads, and this being Georgia. There was an update to the delivery that said now the 18th to the 19th and that at 8:45 last night it supposedly arrived at Smyrna (local really, as it's in the Atlanta metro area) from Columbia, SC. So there's a chance it MIGHT get here today, but I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't make it until tomorrow. They have now said if I don't get it by Saturday, to let them know. You may be sure I will, should that much delay happen.
Its one of those microwave searing grill sets that we saw tested by Mr. White, as he seemed to think it worked pretty well. I'll give it my own review after I cook my first steak in it. They also make a rectangular one and I added that to the order. I think I'll use the rectangular one for meat and the round one for just vegetarian stuff so that J and I can both enjoy the use of them. I may test the round one on some hash browns to see if it works for that.
OK. Time to find interesting (hopefully) videos on YouTube.
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Hi
I'm back from walking again and no cents. The temperature this morning was 15 on the porch and 18 on the cable news channel, That is lower than yesterdays temps.
The snow in the forecast yesterday was forecast to be 1 to 3 inches of a heavy wet snowfall. What we ended up with was less than an inch and more than a coating. Most of it melted away by 2PM.
https://www.rt.com/viral/345101-tutankhamun-egypt-dagger-space/
King Tutankhamun’s dagger came from outer space
Edited time: 2 Jun, 2016 15:34
https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2017/02/06/grounded-nearly-two-thirds-of-us-navys-strike-fighters-cant-fly/
Grounded: Nearly two-thirds of US Navy’s strike fighters can’t fly
By: Christopher P. Cavas February 6, 2017
https://pjmedia.com/trending/soda-tax-sticker-shock-grips-seattle/
Soda Tax Sticker Shock Grips Seattle
By Jeff Reynolds January 15, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/suppressing-sneeze-dangerous-doctors-warn-235529610.html
Suppressing a sneeze can be dangerous, doctors warn
AFP•January 15, 2018
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5273947/Amazon-s-Echo-Spot-coming-UK-later-month.html
Amazon's creepy plan to put a camera and microphone in every BEDROOM with launch of its £120 Echo Spot 'smart alarm'
By Press Association and Phoebe Weston For Mailonline
Updated: 11:42 EST, 16 January 2018
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5271411/8ft-concrete-tubes-solution-housing-crisis.html
Is buying a house just a pipe dream? Concrete tubes just over eight feet wide, with a bench that turns into a bed, could be your solution
By Sara Malm For Mailonline, Updated: 14:26 EST, 15 January 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/now-japanese-tv-issues-false-alarm-missile-launch-104605205.html
Days after Hawaii alert gaffe, Japan issues false alarm about a missile launch
Reuters•January 16, 2018
If Anybody is curious, I was
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5276771/How-President-Trumps-cognitive-assessment-test.html
The cognitive test President Trump did for his medical exam, earning a perfect score - but can YOU do it? Try it out for yourself...
The president scored 30/30; anything above 26 is deemed normal
By Mia De Graaf Health Editor For Dailymail.com, Updated: 18:46 EST, 16 January 2018
Have a Great Thursday
Roger0 -
parityanimal wrote: »If you have some chicken in the freezer, you COULD make some home made soup for your brother... just saying.
I can take my pasta with gravy on top or tossed with the gravy, in the pot. The instructions for this particular pasta did say to "toss with your favorite" but I waited until after plating and then tossed my serving in the pasta bowl. I like my gravy thick, not very saucy, and, when meat is included, VERY meaty. This one was pretty nice for a jar and I may buy it again.
Yes, J and I both like a little pasta with our cheese. LOL. But then, since this was a meatless gravy, the cheese was the only protein in the meal aside from the minimal amount in the wheat ingredients.
Sometimes I'll brown a little ground meat in a separate pan, drain, and then mix sufficient marinara with it to make my own portion nice and meaty while J has the plain marinara, but both of us love lots of the grated cheese and I'll do that whether the cheese is the only protein or not.
I would not dare try and cook food for Mr. Picky
I had thought about making soup, I also offered the NS Pasta Fagiola soup which was turned down.
I used to use a jar of sauce and a over a pound of Ground Beef, Thin cut Pork Chops and Sweet Italian Sausage to make extreme meat sauce for use on a pound of Pasta. Then load the bowl up with Grated Cheese and enjoy in the past.parityanimal wrote: »http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-20180114-story.html
About a dozen people arrested for feeding the homeless in El Cajon park
So the city has banned "food sharing" on public property. How does that work? No more picnics in public parks in the city are allowed? No more sharing of lunch with a co-worker or family member on a park bench? How doe they define "food sharing" anyway? I understand that the people WANTED to be arrested so they could fight this in court, but I'd also think that now the arrests have happened, people could find ways of getting around it by having a "picnic" or something instead of a "food share" and they just happen to invite some homeless people to the picnic...or something along those lines.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5267485/A-quarter-non-believers-pray-faced-crisis.html
Non-believers call on God when faced with a crisis - despite insisting they're not religious
One in four atheists or agnostics resort to prayer when personal crisis strikes
But less than half of all people who do pray think that God hears their call
This is according to a poll by ComRes for Christian aid charity Tearfund
By Alex Green For Mailonline, Updated: 03:48 EST, 14 January 2018https://nypost.com/2018/01/14/the-mindless-attack-on-letting-kids-have-best-friends/
The mindless attack on letting kids have ‘best friends’
By Karol Markowicz, January 14, 2018
LOL. Let's see them TRY to ban kids from having "best friends" outside of school hours. If I were a parent I'd be giving the school the finger. And I don't mean the thumbs up either!https://nypost.com/2018/01/14/oregons-radical-step-allowing-motorists-to-pump-their-own-gas/
Oregon’s ‘radical’ step: allowing motorists to pump their own gas
By George F. Will, January 14, 2018
Oh, the humanity! Somehow 48 states manage to allow this without having any major issues from it, and in fact MOST stations are self service around here, or at least have some self service islands. I can't think of any that have ONLY full service islands and very few anymore that have any at all. Around here a "service" station means a station that has an attached garage for minor (or sometimes major) repairs, though for that one usually goes to a shop that is just for repairs and doesn't even have gas. Next thing you know, New Jersey will be making radical moves like this and what then? Anything could happen!http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Newark-brawl-NewPark-Mall-Johns-Incredible-Pizza-12498115.php
A brawl broke out at a Bay Area restaurant over a missing phone. It was in the lost and found.
By Dianne de Guzman, SFGATE Updated 9:00 pm, Sunday, January 14, 2018
People...what can one say? Not enough information on what actually started the fight. Did someone see another person with a phone that they thought was theirs, or what? If the person's phone had been missing for hours, I'd think the lost and found would be the first option, rather than starting a fight about it.https://www.rt.com/news/415823-giza-pyramid-meteorite-throne/
Giza Pyramid mystery chamber may hold Pharaoh’s 'meteorite throne'
Published time: 13 Jan, 2018 15:51
Edited time: 14 Jan, 2018 07:53https://nypost.com/2018/01/15/agency-that-sent-false-missile-alert-in-hawaii-gets-death-threats/
Agency that sent false missile alert in Hawaii gets death threats
By Amanda Woods,
January 15, 2018
Someone pushed the "wrong button" during a shift change over? Really? Death threats are a bit much, but I would say that the agency needs to make it a bit more difficult to accidentally push the "wrong button" like that...not so difficult as to make it a problem during a real emergency of course, but not so easy either.
My best guess is selective enforcement of the food sharing law.
I know my Aunt out in California had problems pumping gas into her car and had to have her Husband take her car for fuel.
I know Lost and Found would be my first place to look. OTOH I suspect that some people tend to violence instead of thinking things through.
Violence seems to be the first thing some people think of. Example:
http://bronx.news12.com/story/37272360/woman-fatally-shot-outside-mott-haven-bodega
Woman fatally shot outside Mott Haven bodega
Updated: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 7:26 PM EST
MOTT HAVEN -
A 36-year-old woman was fatally shot outside a Mott Haven bodega.
Police say Shaquana Button was shot in the head around 11:30 p.m. outside the East 149th Street store.
Surveillance video shows the argument inside the bodega that led to the shooting. In it, a man can be seen approaching Button, and the two appear to have a heated exchange, with pushing and shoving. Another angle shows a man stepping between the two arguing. Minutes later, the man arguing with Button exits the bodega but goes back inside. Button was eventually shot outside the store.
Witnesses tell News 12 the fight may have started over a cigarette.
And
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-shot-and-killed-pa-woman-over-cigarette-police-say/
and http://connecticut.news12.com/story/34845682/police-man-shot-in-bridgeport-over-cigaretteparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! 15 tropical degrees out there again, but with an expected high today of 42 balmy degrees! No chance of precipitation. Sounds like a good day for sunbathing.
Might get out today, if I feel like it, but might just doze all day, or as much as I can. Didn't really sleep all that well and the cats got me up at 5:00. Could possibly have gotten back to sleep but it just wasn't feeling like it so I got on up and made some baconized mac and cheese for breakfast. The cats approved.
Lilo is in my lap, and Kiara is lying on a box next to my keyboard. I think Dinah is probably on the kitchen table but can't quite see that from here.
Yesterday all the cats were especially frenetic. Kiara and Dinah chased each other all over the place, running into things, playing with any toy they encountered on the floor, and Lilo, saving her madness for later, was playing like a kitten at bedtime! She's also the one that woke me up this morning. I don't know if the cold weather somehow energized them or what, but they all had a good time yesterday. When Dinah wasn't chasing around with Kiara, she was on J's desk or bugging him to dangle a string for her while he was trying to work.
No mail delivery, again, so today we may get three days worth of mail all at once. The package I was initially expecting yesterday, also didn't come. No surprise there, considering the condition of the roads, and this being Georgia. There was an update to the delivery that said now the 18th to the 19th and that at 8:45 last night it supposedly arrived at Smyrna (local really, as it's in the Atlanta metro area) from Columbia, SC. So there's a chance it MIGHT get here today, but I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't make it until tomorrow. They have now said if I don't get it by Saturday, to let them know. You may be sure I will, should that much delay happen.
Its one of those microwave searing grill sets that we saw tested by Mr. White, as he seemed to think it worked pretty well. I'll give it my own review after I cook my first steak in it. They also make a rectangular one and I added that to the order. I think I'll use the rectangular one for meat and the round one for just vegetarian stuff so that J and I can both enjoy the use of them. I may test the round one on some hash browns to see if it works for that.
OK. Time to find interesting (hopefully) videos on YouTube.
Something the Cats ate ?
The roads are that bad yet ? Wow !
Now I'm curious, You can not just wash something and then use it for Vegetarian?
I know that many Jewish households have a separate set of cooking and eating items for one specific Holiday and that using them other times means a long cleansing Ritual. That is how I understand it anyway.
I do confess to being curious as to what a real persons testing will say and not something seen on TV or YouTube.
Have a Nice Day
Roger0 -
GardenKatGardens wrote: »Hi! My eyes are getting heavier by the moment. Just wanted to say its WHITE everywhere outside. I took two pix from inside the 40 degree garage. At the garage there was a set of kitty tracks, and a fairly sized bird also. Other than that what looked to be about 2.5 inches of snow...and my poor cul de sac neighbor from Dominican Republic (and who shall remain nameless and referred to as the Dominican House. I was introduced...just don't recall)
They have a big van and at first I thought he was trying to drive...but, on watching, he was apparently returning from somewhere (maybe) and was trying to get his vehicle back up the somewhat steep driveway. A nice person would have grabbed a bag of kitty litter and a bag of course sand...and some long dead wood ashes and helped. But it was COLD like in the teens and wind from Hell..and I was in my jammies and robe and house shoes, etc. I did go out into the garage again later, and the van was at the house.
I'm feeling tired currently as I woke up early once again and could not fall back to sleep.
I never had much luck using Kitty Litter or Speedy Dry trying for traction. Sand after shoveling or Rock Salt would be my preference.So glad I saw Ed YESTERDAY... I also bought a can or the Veg. Hearty Soup from Aldi's...I just haven't tried either of them! LOL!!! So, knowing Ed's opinion I am sure I'll be eating one of them soon.
Roger, you may have, and keep this white stuff that looked like Marshmallow frosting. Also, I'm with Ed...if you have some chicken in the freezer, an onion, some pasta and a bit of salt for seasoning you can make your brother some Chicken Soup...
Ok, my nap is going to begin before I can get my head on my pillow if I don't say....
Later!!!
I'm thinking about using the NS soup myself since my brother turned it down.
Enjoy Your Soup
Roger0
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