Early Risers - Eastern Time Zone

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  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    edited March 2018
    Hi
    I'm back from walking again and 11 cents. The temperature this morning was 27 on the porch.
    The Sun is out and the sky was clear with stars showing in the night sky when I started out for my walk. Yesterdays weather forecasts are saying that we could get another storm on Wednesday.

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    Have a Great Tuesday
    Roger
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Howdy y'all. It's marvelous Monday! 41 out there now with an anticipated high of 63 and 30% chance of precipitation.

    Is it just me or are those percentages always a multiple of 10?

    Still need to get that laundry done, and maybe get a few things at the store. We do have an orchid show coming up this weekend, and I'm helping with the hospitality for it, but that will be a separate trip, probably Wednesday.

    I've eaten and the sink is cleared, except for yesterday's cat bowls. Dinah and Kiara were tearing around like lunatics but have, for the moment, settled down to wait quietly for their breakfast.
    Hi Ed
    It's not just You, I have noticed that too. The weather forecast for Wednesday is looking worse as time goes on. I hope Your weather is better tomorrow than ours.

    Have a Nice Day
    Roger
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Good Morning!
    Local weather says rain late evening...Weather Channel is throwing in rain noon thru 1p, and then late night rain...
    Gym, a few groceries, and more house work,
    Yesterday I 'binge watched' Dr. Doug Lisle. and did only what had to be done, like unload the dishwasher, and clean cat boxes. Then last night I started moving furniture and got out the carpet cleaner thingy and cleaned the dining room carpet...will do the living room tonite. Tom was freaked. But, he was alright with the noise by the time I was done. :)

    I hadn't seen 'Uncle Miltie'' in years! Thanks Ed.

    I did enjoy, and hopefully learned a few things from Dr. Lisle. He was a presenter on the foodie vid series that I'm currently watching, and I eventually ended up on his web page, Esteem Dynamics...and there I spent the majority of my Sunday.

    I think its time to let the cat back in the house, as he just hoped onto the porch, and then I'll hop into the shower, and off to the gym, and Kroger!

    Later...
    Hi Valerie
    At least You will only get rain.

    Ah, Uncle Miltie.

    I'm curious if those webcasts lead to advertising ?
    Good morning! Guess who is wide awake? Just thought I'd pop in a bit early ! It is at this point that my post ends? Don't know why it won't post my idea for a long nap? But...this is the LAST time I'm poking letters on my iPad.

    Later...

    Good question, I have had that happen to me on rare occasions. What I do then is Copy the page, close the one that will not post and then reopen it and paste back in and post.

    Enjoy the Day
    Roger
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,572 Member
    edited March 2018
    Howdy y'all. It's terrific Tuesday! Lili has had her shot, I've eaten, the sink is cleared except for yesterday's cat bowls. I do still need to fold that last large load of laundry, which is towels and whites. 50 degrees out there with an expected high of 62 and verified 100% chance of precipitation.


    Interesting life "hack" here.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jhrssvQN_k

    How it's made. BUTTER! ... Wait, I mean Parquet..

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    How it's made. Dining chairs. As opposed to chairs that just sit there and don't dine?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4qKxmmj6T4
  • GardenKatGardens
    GardenKatGardens Posts: 2,496 Member
    Good Afternoon!
    Last nite was almost funny now that its over! I'd been awake for a bit. Played my crossword turn, read a bit, decided to be silly for a bit. So I typed on my iPad this longish morning hello, complete with appropriate memes...and it only recorded the first line....weird..so I did it again...with the same result. Not do funny that time...anyway, the only thing I could think of ist was where I'd inserted the first meme..after that nada!

    Rain, and rain. Poor Tom E. wanted out, followed by sitting at the door lookin miserably inside, and that happened several more times than it should have! He's napping now, finally. I'm heading out to put gas in the car, and hit the gym for a few minutes...today's chat day with Jack. So time is limited.

    Hope you're both dry and warm...Ed, its actually stopped raining here, and Roger it looks like you'll be seeing our rain tomorrow! Sorry bout that!

    My left arm is about to feel 'normal' again. Remember I said that weed eater was heavy? I actually ended up with 'second day sore' from only about 15 minutes with that thing...and then cleaning carpet the next evening surely didn't help anything! So, I figure after a summer with the weed eater my left arm should rival Popeye's, if of course I eat my spinach.
    Began that today with a nice baby spinach and arugula salad for lunch.

    Ok....I need to get out the door...

    Later...
    Oh, some of those cartoons were really good...thanks!
  • GardenKatGardens
    GardenKatGardens Posts: 2,496 Member
    TeeHee! It's me again!

    Later...
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
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  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Hi
    I'm back from walking again and no cents. The temperature this morning was 35 on the porch.
    Yesterdays weather forecasts that were saying that we could get another storm on Wednesday appear to be happening. So far It is only wet outside with a wet snow falling and it is only sticking to cars and the lawns.

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    Have a Great Wednesday
    Roger
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Good Afternoon!
    Last nite was almost funny now that its over! I'd been awake for a bit. Played my crossword turn, read a bit, decided to be silly for a bit. So I typed on my iPad this longish morning hello, complete with appropriate memes...and it only recorded the first line....weird..so I did it again...with the same result. Not do funny that time...anyway, the only thing I could think of ist was where I'd inserted the first meme..after that nada!

    Rain, and rain. Poor Tom E. wanted out, followed by sitting at the door looking miserably inside, and that happened several more times than it should have! He's napping now, finally. I'm heading out to put gas in the car, and hit the gym for a few minutes...today's chat day with Jack. So time is limited.

    Hope you're both dry and warm...Ed, its actually stopped raining here, and Roger it looks like you'll be seeing our rain tomorrow! Sorry bout that!

    My left arm is about to feel 'normal' again. Remember I said that weed eater was heavy? I actually ended up with 'second day sore' from only about 15 minutes with that thing...and then cleaning carpet the next evening surely didn't help anything! So, I figure after a summer with the weed eater my left arm should rival Popeye's, if of course I eat my spinach.
    Began that today with a nice baby spinach and arugula salad for lunch.

    Ok....I need to get out the door...

    Later...
    Oh, some of those cartoons were really good...thanks!

    Hi Valerie
    I had something similar happen to me here. It was connected to something I had inserted in the text too. It cut off everything after that point. I can only guess it is something in the forum software that checks what is being posted.

    I am indeed getting Your rain :(

    I hate that when it happens, a sore arm is not good.

    I'm glad that You enjoyed the cartoons.
    TeeHee! It's me again!

    Later...

    Ah Ha !
    Cheers
    Roger
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Hi Ed
    I hope You have a good day
    Roger
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,572 Member
    Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday!

    42 out there now with an expected high of 50 and 0% chance of precipitation.

    Got the laundry all finished up yesterday and ran the dishwasher too.

    Eduardo made Chicken Marsala for dinner last night. J had some leftover fried rice that he warmed up with extra, added egg, for his dinner. He was out around lunchtime for an appointment, and picked up on his way home, eating only part of it and leaving the rest for dinner.

    I have another plate of the Chicken Marsala in the fridge to reheat for another meal. It may be dinner tonight.

    We have to go and sign some papers early this afternoon, and get the money to pay us for the use of our land in the building of the sidewalk that we do NOT WANT. At least they are giving us some money for it. Maybe I can use some of it to pay my auto insurance that's coming due at the first of April. While we're out maybe we'll pick up something for lunch.

    While we're out I also need to buy canned cat food as I'm about to feed the last cans to three STARVING cats who can't remember when they last ate but it was AGES ago.

    ——————————————————————————————————————————————

    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...
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,572 Member
    Funny voice guy tells us how to make falafel.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foB6bxhZYF0
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,572 Member
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,572 Member
    Emmy tests a miniature crepe maker.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbR50n9ax-c
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,572 Member
    edited March 2018
    Emmy tries some kind of chili dog thing...half smokes? Halfway smoked or smaller sized but fully smoked? Guess we have to watch to find out.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJUtgVnj1WU
  • GardenKatGardens
    GardenKatGardens Posts: 2,496 Member
    edited March 2018
    Good Morning! Its 43 now, with sunny but WINDY conditions...like 18 mph according to the weather channel. Even Tom was hesitant to go outside! I'm just glad I pushed myself out the door yesterday for a small grocery run, and a big gas fill-up! Pumping gas today would be akin to torture!

    OK...I may be stepping WAY out of line here...and if so I'm sorry. But, in almost every post (except today, of course) Roger has mentioned his weight loss and attributes it to Intermittent Fasting, and 100% compliance to NS. Well and good. I mentioned I was watching a series of lectures on food, health, diabetes and obesity. Why? Looked interesting, as I am so thankful that I have not developed diabetes and have left my days of being morbidly obese way behind in the dust! BUT...last nights episode was on Fasting and its benefits from the science side of the issue. It was very interesting. The presenter took a complex subject from the science side, and made it interesting and practical. I'm going to listen to it again as I go about my morning, and I thought I'd share a link if either of you are interested. Its free to register, and is not a gateway to all kinds of goofy commercials. At some point they will make a pitch for you to buy the series at 60% off regular price (what ever that is), but of course you are not going to do that! Long story short, its free to sign up for the series, its #8 in a nine part series, and then if they operate as per usual, there will be a 48 hour period when all of the series will be available to watch, in case you missed a night. The cut off time is 9pm sharp! So you have all day, and early evening to watch episode #8.

    This should get you to the web site...its a link thru Google:

    iThrive! Rising from the Depths of Diabetes and Obesity Docuseries ...
    https://www.eventbrite.com › Conference › Health

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    Ed, I don't think any of those 'dining room' chairs were being used for eating...they look underfed, undernourished, and depressed!!! LOL!! (your post about making chairs from Monday? I think) It was your quip that made me laugh! I've enjoyed these on 'how its made'. Stuff like that always interests me. And today there's another vid of the kids eating and one from Emmy too!!

    Tom's been in, ate some more of his breakfast, and begged to go out again? since I started this post. Cat is daft!!!!

    Later...
  • GardenKatGardens
    GardenKatGardens Posts: 2,496 Member
    Hey, Just watched the video's. Loved the falafel one naturally! Emmy is always amusing. and honest! Kids are weird! Amazing what they will eat and what they'll turn their noses up at.
    Tom has been up and down all day...excuse me, I have been up and down all day letting Tom in and out! This morning he actually napped on my lap while I rocked. That doesn't happen very often.
    Nap is in order...lazy cuz I haven't done a blasted thing today except heat some of the split pea soup I made yesterday, and I unloaded the dishwasher....too lazy to get dressed to go to the gym even! Tomorrow! tomorrow is just a day away..fortunately!

    Later...
  • GardenKatGardens
    GardenKatGardens Posts: 2,496 Member
    Roger, I'm guessing you don't come back to look at posts later than yours...so. If the series is indeed opened up for 24-48 hours I will let you know...if you are interested...if not let me know! :)
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
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  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Hi
    I'm did not go walking today and Thus no cents. The temperature this morning was 32 on the porch. Since we need to go shovel more heavy snow later I decided to take the day off from walking :smiley:

    The weather forecasts regarding the storm on Wednesday appear to have been accurate. Parts of NJ had over 26 inches of snow. Here in Central NJ it looks like under a foot of that very heavy wet snow. The power went off an on a few times yesterday with the final outage having a duration of 5 hours. The Plows went through overnight and the end of the driveway looks like we never shoveled it :(
    When we were out shoveling there was a steady crack noise in the air and another branch would be breaking off the trees in sight and falling. between the tree across the street and next door there must have been 6 large branches break off. Those would be the ones 6 to 12 inches and too many to try and count of smaller branches.

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    Have a Great Thursday
    Roger
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday!

    42 out there now with an expected high of 50 and 0% chance of precipitation.

    Got the laundry all finished up yesterday and ran the dishwasher too.

    Eduardo made Chicken Marsala for dinner last night. J had some leftover fried rice that he warmed up with extra, added egg, for his dinner. He was out around lunchtime for an appointment, and picked up on his way home, eating only part of it and leaving the rest for dinner.

    I have another plate of the Chicken Marsala in the fridge to reheat for another meal. It may be dinner tonight.

    We have to go and sign some papers early this afternoon, and get the money to pay us for the use of our land in the building of the sidewalk that we do NOT WANT. At least they are giving us some money for it. Maybe I can use some of it to pay my auto insurance that's coming due at the first of April. While we're out maybe we'll pick up something for lunch.

    While we're out I also need to buy canned cat food as I'm about to feed the last cans to three STARVING cats who can't remember when they last ate but it was AGES ago.
    Hi Ed
    Chicken Marsala sounds delicious, Lucky You :)

    The worst part of a sidewalk around here is that when it snows You have 24 hours to shovel it too. So if You were up here it would be worse. In my neighborhood the average home has a sidewalk from the front door to the driveway, we are one of the few that have on going to the street. Many streets do have sidewalks it seems that they are either older than ours or newer, It seems hit or miss...
    Taking the land for a sidewalk could disrupt peoples landscaping too.

    Have a Good Day
    Roger
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Good Morning! Its 43 now, with sunny but WINDY conditions...like 18 mph according to the weather channel. Even Tom was hesitant to go outside! I'm just glad I pushed myself out the door yesterday for a small grocery run, and a big gas fill-up! Pumping gas today would be akin to torture!

    OK...I may be stepping WAY out of line here...and if so I'm sorry. But, in almost every post (except today, of course) Roger has mentioned his weight loss and attributes it to Intermittent Fasting, and 100% compliance to NS. Well and good. I mentioned I was watching a series of lectures on food, health, diabetes and obesity. Why? Looked interesting, as I am so thankful that I have not developed diabetes and have left my days of being morbidly obese way behind in the dust! BUT...last nights episode was on Fasting and its benefits from the science side of the issue. It was very interesting. The presenter took a complex subject from the science side, and made it interesting and practical. I'm going to listen to it again as I go about my morning, and I thought I'd share a link if either of you are interested. Its free to register, and is not a gateway to all kinds of goofy commercials. At some point they will make a pitch for you to buy the series at 60% off regular price (what ever that is), but of course you are not going to do that! Long story short, its free to sign up for the series, its #8 in a nine part series, and then if they operate as per usual, there will be a 48 hour period when all of the series will be available to watch, in case you missed a night. The cut off time is 9pm sharp! So you have all day, and early evening to watch episode #8.

    This should get you to the web site...its a link thru Google:

    iThrive! Rising from the Depths of Diabetes and Obesity Docuseries ...
    https://www.eventbrite.com › Conference › Health

    1 Cached
    Feb 27, 2018 - Eventbrite - Medical Direct Care Total Health and Wellness Center presents iThrive! Rising from the Depths of Diabetes and Obesity Docuseries - Tuesday, February 27, 2018 | Friday, March 9, 2018 -
    Hi Valerie
    I see the link and will take a look. I do want to get all my posting and email done followed by the shoveling. We did get out and shovel it while it was falling to reduce the amount to shovel today.

    I do not mention the food plan if I did not weigh that morning as I do not know how it is going as a result. Reasons I may not weigh include I slept late and want to get out the door to avoind traffic noise that can drown out the book I'm listening to on the iPod, especially some of the trucks and some of the cars need to visit Midas :smile:
    Ed, I don't think any of those 'dining room' chairs were being used for eating...they look underfed, undernourished, and depressed!!! LOL!! (your post about making chairs from Monday? I think) It was your quip that made me laugh! I've enjoyed these on 'how its made'. Stuff like that always interests me. And today there's another vid of the kids eating and one from Emmy too!!

    Tom's been in, ate some more of his breakfast, and begged to go out again? since I started this post. Cat is daft!!!!

    Later...
    When You said that the cat is daft, this popped into my head
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz_2mEkFru8
    Hey, Just watched the video's. Loved the falafel one naturally! Emmy is always amusing. and honest! Kids are weird! Amazing what they will eat and what they'll turn their noses up at.
    Tom has been up and down all day...excuse me, I have been up and down all day letting Tom in and out! This morning he actually napped on my lap while I rocked. That doesn't happen very often.
    Nap is in order...lazy cuz I haven't done a blasted thing today except heat some of the split pea soup I made yesterday, and I unloaded the dishwasher....too lazy to get dressed to go to the gym even! Tomorrow! tomorrow is just a day away..fortunately!

    Later...

    If I said I slept later than usual and still feel tired from the shoveling in the afternoon...
    Roger, I'm guessing you don't come back to look at posts later than yours...so. If the series is indeed opened up for 24-48 hours I will let you know...if you are interested...if not let me know! :)
    What I do is look back to where my last post was. I do generally only get on here in the morning OTOH.

    I was just listening to the traffic report and roads are closed all over NJ, I'm so happy I do not have to get to work.

    Have a Good Day
    Roger
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,572 Member
    Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! 33 out there now with an expected high of 48 and 0% chance of precipitation. It's supposed to get down to 28 tonight!

    Today they'll be bringing in the plants and setting up the displays for the orchid show this weekend. I'll be going down to the botanic gardens, but I'm waiting until after most of rush hour has finished before I head down. I have to stop and get some coffee supplies and some soft drinks on the way. Most of the rest of the stuff just has to be packed into the van before I leave. I will be having my tea at home before I go.

    When I get there I'll make some coffee and set out various snacks. Someone is bringing submarine sandwiches so the workers will have a decent lunch. I have assorted individual bags of chips and other savory snacks, along with cookies, some Danish for the judges' breakfast tomorrow, and will be seeing, today, what else, if anything, I need to buy for tomorrow. I'll get reimbursed, of course.

    Need to clear the sink and feed the cats. I (finally) ate that other plate of leftover Chicken Marsala. Last night it was pretty cold so I made some spicy taco soup for dinner and the leftovers may be tonight's dinner.

    ——————————————————————————————————————————————

    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...


  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,572 Member
    Looks good enough to eat! But don't. How it's made: Replica Food.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60M5xu2e4Yc
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,572 Member
    More things that look good enough to eat. But you shouldn't. Maybe. But in a pinch, I think they might do, occasionally.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxeowXcp6kA
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,572 Member
    edited March 2018
    I have my own theories about slow cookers. Other than making chili, or spaghetti sauce, where you kind of HAVE to pre-brown the meat, I think the whole idea of a slow cooker is that I can just toss everything in, maybe layered a specific way, maybe stirred all together, turn it on and leave it alone. I make GREAT roasts and I don't brown them first in a skillet. It's really not necessary unless you just insist on having that seared exterior.

    So...here's someone's opinion on "mistakes" people make using a slow cooker. Take with a shaker of salt.

    I know that the idea that each "peek" ads 30 minutes is nonsense. This may let out some hot air and steam, but the liquid in the slow cooker isn't reduced in temperature that much by a "peek". All the same, if one peeks often enough, then it might add a little time. Some dishes do suggest a stir halfway through and that's certainly a peek!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdCMwXabrJE
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,572 Member
    Commercials for obscure 80s toy lines. I didn't watch a lot of TV in the 80s and probably won't remember some of these.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbOBGxk6lic
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,572 Member
    And more obscure 80s toy lines.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8slU6oOnqng
  • GardenKatGardens
    GardenKatGardens Posts: 2,496 Member
    cold and windy, but no white stuff! I'm good with that!
    Been to the gym, Going to stop at the bank and Sweet Tomatoes on the way to meet the kids as they get off the school bus/.then get them ready to leave for O's gymnastics. (dogs fed, homework done, etc. After O's thing I'll take them to Chic Fi Lays for some dinner, get them home, O's shower, check Nate's homework, etc. Everybody in their rooms by 9. Jack said Nate will go to sleep pretty soon, O...who knows when our little night owl will finally close her big blue eyes! She's like her father. Nate is more like his Uncle Ted, on the ice and off!!
    I volunteered for this. Wasn't even asked. I must be nuts!

    Ed, hope your day goes well with the photo shoot, and all the drinks and goodies!

    Roger, did I read that right...after snow you have 24 hours to get your sidewalks and drive cleaned? I'd be in trouble!!! I have not rec'd anything about replays of iTHrive vids. Maybe they'll send one out tonite or tomorrow...or may be that if you missed it...well, you missed out!

    Ok, gotta get my self 'together' and get on the road, If I get there early, so much the better. Would rather early than miss their school bus.

    Later...
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,572 Member
    Howdy y'all. It's fabulous Friday!

    29 out there now with an expected high of 58 and no chance of precipitation.

    The judges' breakfast is this morning so I'm off to the botanic gardens to make the coffee and lay out the breakfast. Later on a bit I'll be laying out the lunch. J will have to do his photography thing by himself this morning since I'm working hospitality.

    Fun day! Not any time to find interesting videos so you'll have to find your own for today. :)