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Howdy all y'all. It's satisfying Saturday! 54 with an expected high of 73 and 0% chance of precipitation.
Never did get any laundry started yesterday. Maybe today.
Need to get yesterday's cat bowls cleaned up and feed the cats in a while.
The diagnosis for the car was that the intake valve was dripping oil onto the generator and causing it to short circuit. They wanted to replace the (just replaced) generator along with fixing the valve and replacing the intake manifold but I nixed that idea and said to just clean up the oil on the generator. I ran it for a LONG time with the old generator and for a month or so on the new one, with this problem happening, and it still seemed to generate pretty well most of the time. If they do what they said on the other replacements I think it will fix the issue and I think the generator will probably be fine. Darned if I'm gonna pay another $600+ for another new generator when I just did that. At least not without trying it out first without replacing it.
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HI! Saturday afternoon.
Spent the day doing very little so far. No laundry needs to be done, and I ran the dishwasher this morning, and have also unloaded and put away all the dishes later this morning.. also spent 2 hours chatting with my brother on the phone this morning! We discussed every thing from his cows, politics, to weather, and his weekend retreat...he and my SIL have enjoyed being with a group of friends, etc. Always fun to talk to him! This bro is 14 years younger than I.
I haven't watched todays video's yet...but made a couple notes as I read today....are you ready?
Roger:
No to the bats for mosquito's. I'd love to put up a bat house, but I'm afraid it would freak out my neighborhood. Poor bats have a bad reputation! And here's the rub...mosquito's sleep at night...so they're not around to feed the bats...they may catch a few at dusk and dawn...but bats need more 'filling' foods that those lousy little mosquito's....they would catch night flying moths, etc. This was a lively discussion during my Master Gardener class. Also the cushioned rug in the kitchen did not help my poor left foot at all, or at least not much...And
sorry if I gave you the wrong impression...I've had my set of Maytags for well over 20 years. The 10 years is about how long I expect to be in this house.
Ed, if that vegan (or any vegan Fast Food Joint) shows up in ATL...I'll take you and J to lunch!!! It would be such a nice thing.. V Green is about dinners, lunches. They will take walk in or call in orders for you to pick up..etc. And RThomas has a really nice vegan burger...but thats a bit of a trip for y'all! Etc.
Now, about that grain video...grains are really good for you, and they do not (DO NOT) make you fat. Not even the apparently the dreaded white rice! Japanese, Chinese, etc..Asian...people were quite thin eating primarily white rice vuntil about 1980 when they adopted our western diet. There is a rice diet from Duke University and they treated really obese people with very high blood pressure and/or kidney disease...which they had to revise to include some white sugar, because the people were losing weight too fast. It was white rice. Is brown rice better...yes, in my opinion because of the bran/fiber that you get from the brown rice. But, as Ed said...take that video with a grain of salt!! (cute pun Ed!!)
Ok, so I don't see that I posted yesterday...hmmm. It was 'a' day. Dr. appointment went well, all my chems were in line, blood pressure did its usual 'show' for her....166! YIKES, and by end of visit was well in to the lower 150's and falling...she know. She was concerned about my foot...gave me a script to get it X-rayed. First I went to Publix, came home and ate, as it was already nearly 3p. Then I went to East Side for the x-ray...home again. Next meal...and finally went to bed. Hospital said they'd send results to my Doc.... would take 2 business days....meaning the radiologist doesn't work on weekends???? I really don't think its broken, but it should have been showing signs of improvement...which hasn't happened.
I think that is about all I know. Going to get an earlier start tomorrow, and get my veggies roasted. That was a 'fail' for today. But, the cooler weather is somewhat of a problem, and somewhat of a blessing! Meaning the A/C didn't kick on all night....:) and the A/C didn't kick in and help dry the air in the house.
. Yeah, thats the issues.
Tom's hungrier than usual, I'm guessing the wild animal part of him is trying to bulk up for cold weather...
Oh, another thought, I've been doing a 'modified' rice diet, and I've lost 8 pounds since I started it (and that made Little Doc very happy....about a pound a week. Not the fast loss like the folks got at Duke...but..then i'm not being 100% rice either. Always having veggies daily beans, etc. with my lunch and dinner rice bowls, along with about 40k (half cup) of soup. Enjoying Imagine's Green Soup, and also their Mushroom Soup. (in tetra packs etc.) So, I guess you can say I'm doing the 'slow loss rice diet'!!!
Ok, I know you have other things to do besides reading this!! Go!!!
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I'm back home from walking and No Money found. The Temperature out the door was 41 degrees and semi comfortable due to the low temperature. I switched to long walking pants and a sweatshirt from the walking shorts and long sleeve shirt.
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Have a Great Sunday
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy all y'all. It's satisfying Saturday! 54 with an expected high of 73 and 0% chance of precipitation.
Never did get any laundry started yesterday. Maybe today.
Need to get yesterday's cat bowls cleaned up and feed the cats in a while.
The diagnosis for the car was that the intake valve was dripping oil onto the generator and causing it to short circuit. They wanted to replace the (just replaced) generator along with fixing the valve and replacing the intake manifold but I nixed that idea and said to just clean up the oil on the generator. I ran it for a LONG time with the old generator and for a month or so on the new one, with this problem happening, and it still seemed to generate pretty well most of the time. If they do what they said on the other replacements I think it will fix the issue and I think the generator will probably be fine. Darned if I'm gonna pay another $600+ for another new generator when I just did that. At least not without trying it out first without replacing it.
We have gone from above normal temperatures for a while to below normal for the upcoming week
I turned on the heat before leaving the house for my walk to take the chill off of the house as it was 61 degrees.
Good Luck getting the Laundry done before it becomes critical.
Intake Valve, The Only Intake Valves that I know of are in the Cylinder head(s) and they are covered. If the gasket on that cover leaks oil it generally runs down onto the exhaust and burns off there.
I do not blame You for not wanting to spend another $600+. From what they are saying it sounds as if what they are saying is that the oil gets into the Alternator and gets between the brushes and the rings they rub against. Were You having to add oil ?
Interesting, I plan to watch this one first.parityanimal wrote: »Some Oktoberfest recipes.
Spicy ? I will know when I watch it.parityanimal wrote: »Hispanic recipes.
Hmm. I wonder if they used slices of meatloaf crisped up in a skillet or meatloaf mix shaped into burgers and fried.parityanimal wrote: »Meatloaf burgers sound interesting.
Thanks for the Videos
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »HI! Saturday afternoon.
Spent the day doing very little so far. No laundry needs to be done, and I ran the dishwasher this morning, and have also unloaded and put away all the dishes later this morning.. also spent 2 hours chatting with my brother on the phone this morning! We discussed every thing from his cows, politics, to weather, and his weekend retreat...he and my SIL have enjoyed being with a group of friends, etc. Always fun to talk to him! This bro is 14 years younger than I.
I haven't watched today's video's yet...but made a couple notes as I read today....are you ready?
Roger:
No to the bats for mosquito's. I'd love to put up a bat house, but I'm afraid it would freak out my neighborhood. Poor bats have a bad reputation! And here's the rub...mosquito's sleep at night...so they're not around to feed the bats...they may catch a few at dusk and dawn...but bats need more 'filling' foods that those lousy little mosquito's....they would catch night flying moths, etc. This was a lively discussion during my Master Gardener class. Also the cushioned rug in the kitchen did not help my poor left foot at all, or at least not much...And
sorry if I gave you the wrong impression...I've had my set of Maytags for well over 20 years. The 10 years is about how long I expect to be in this house.
Nothing wrong with spending the day talking to family.
Poor Bats do have a bad reputation, agreed.
Sorry to hear that the foot is still bothering You
I wondered about that. How long a Washer or dryer lasts is based on Quality and how much use.
Vegan fast food, I just wonder how long the food can be held as IMO it has to be cooked ahead to be served fastEd, if that vegan (or any vegan Fast Food Joint) shows up in ATL...I'll take you and J to lunch!!! It would be such a nice thing.. V Green is about dinners, lunches. They will take walk in or call in orders for you to pick up..etc. And RThomas has a really nice vegan burger...but that's a bit of a trip for y'all! Etc.
Now, about that grain video...grains are really good for you, and they do not (DO NOT) make you fat. Not even the apparently the dreaded white rice! Japanese, Chinese, etc..Asian...people were quite thin eating primarily white rice until about 1980 when they adopted our western diet. There is a rice diet from Duke University and they treated really obese people with very high blood pressure and/or kidney disease...which they had to revise to include some white sugar, because the people were losing weight too fast. It was white rice. Is brown rice better...yes, in my opinion because of the bran/fiber that you get from the brown rice. But, as Ed said...take that video with a grain of salt!! (cute pun Ed!!)
As for the Grain video, one thing to remember is that anyone can easily appear to be an expert on the internet.
I worked with a couple of Chinese and they always brought lunch from home that included White Rice and I agree they they stayed slim.
I wonder if You did what I have done in the past and clicked on the preview button instead of the Post button ?Ok, so I don't see that I posted yesterday...hmmm. It was 'a' day. Dr. appointment went well, all my chems were in line, blood pressure did its usual 'show' for her....166! YIKES, and by end of visit was well in to the lower 150's and falling...she know. She was concerned about my foot...gave me a script to get it X-rayed. First I went to Publix, came home and ate, as it was already nearly 3p. Then I went to East Side for the x-ray...home again. Next meal...and finally went to bed. Hospital said they'd send results to my Doc.... would take 2 business days....meaning the radiologist doesn't work on weekends???? I really don't think its broken, but it should have been showing signs of improvement...which hasn't happened.
I think that is about all I know. Going to get an earlier start tomorrow, and get my veggies roasted. That was a 'fail' for today. But, the cooler weather is somewhat of a problem, and somewhat of a blessing! Meaning the A/C didn't kick on all night....:) and the A/C didn't kick in and help dry the air in the house. . Yeah, thats the issues.
Up to this morning I have been able in general to avoid running the AC and have not run the furnace since last spring except for a few seconds earlier in Late September to be sure it lit off when needed.
Since the foot is still bothering You a X-Ray make sense. I wonder if You cracked a bone rather than a clean break. Two days to get a X-Ray reading. When they did the Cat-scan at the hospital they had it read in an hour. I can not believe that a Hospital would not have someone to read any tests since Emergency Rooms need fast results.
Worse things can happen than a fail roasting the vegetables.
One pound a week of loss is not too bad. When I eat Rice or other food that have a lot of Carbs I feel overly warm and can be sweating even in a room with temperatures in the 60s.Tom's hungrier than usual, I'm guessing the wild animal part of him is trying to bulk up for cold weather...
Oh, another thought, I've been doing a 'modified' rice diet, and I've lost 8 pounds since I started it (and that made Little Doc very happy....about a pound a week. Not the fast loss like the folks got at Duke...but..then i'm not being 100% rice either. Always having veggies daily beans, etc. with my lunch and dinner rice bowls, along with about 40k (half cup) of soup. Enjoying Imagine's Green Soup, and also their Mushroom Soup. (in tetra packs etc.) So, I guess you can say I'm doing the 'slow loss rice diet'!!!
Ok, I know you have other things to do besides reading this!! Go!!!
Later...
Actually I do not have much else on my To Do list, Actually there is one thing left and that shall be accomplished shortly.
Have a Nice Day
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Howdy all y'all. It's sumptuous Sunday! 58 with an expected high of 78 and 20% chance of precipitation.
Need to get yesterday's cat bowls cleaned and feed the cats. I also still need to get to the laundry. Maybe I actually will get to that today. Maybe not...Intake Valve, The Only Intake Valves that I know of are in the Cylinder head(s) and they are covered. If the gasket on that cover leaks oil it generally runs down onto the exhaust and burns off there.
I do not blame You for not wanting to spend another $600+. From what they are saying it sounds as if what they are saying is that the oil gets into the Alternator and gets between the brushes and the rings they rub against. Were You having to add oil ?
I hadn't been having to add oil, but had noticed that it was apparently leaking small amounts between oil changes, but since I had been keeping fairly well up with those (every three months or so) the oil light wasn't coming on.
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Speaking of cars and such, here's someone who had slightly bigger problems with the car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWeLhpmnyy0
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We haven't seen the Irish people try anything for quite some time. They now have their first Krispy Kreme in Ireland so let's see how they like the doughnuts.
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Interesting variation on Shepherd's Pie. I would never have thought of putting egg yolks in with the mashed potatoes, and I generally put the peas and diced carrots in the filling, rather than just shredded carrots. I also omit the chicken broth. Sometimes I use wine and sometimes not. I have half a bottle left from last night's dinner and I'm pretty sure I have some ground lamb in the freezer. Hmmmmm.
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Another video on making cheese. I like cheese. Apparently you need happy cows. I hope there are happy trees in the pastures where the happy cows graze.
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I'm back home from walking and No Money found. The Temperature out the door was 54 degrees and comfortable due to the low temperature. Due to the forecast I wore full rain gear and did not need it, there was only a light drizzle.
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Have a Great Monday
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy all y'all. It's sumptuous Sunday! 58 with an expected high of 78 and 20% chance of precipitation.
Need to get yesterday's cat bowls cleaned and feed the cats. I also still need to get to the laundry. Maybe I actually will get to that today. Maybe not...
I hadn't been having to add oil, but had noticed that it was apparently leaking small amounts between oil changes, but since I had been keeping fairly well up with those (every three months or so) the oil light wasn't coming on.Intake Valve, The Only Intake Valves that I know of are in the Cylinder head(s) and they are covered. If the gasket on that cover leaks oil it generally runs down onto the exhaust and burns off there.
I do not blame You for not wanting to spend another $600+. From what they are saying it sounds as if what they are saying is that the oil gets into the Alternator and gets between the brushes and the rings they rub against. Were You having to add oil ?
Good Luck getting the chores done.
FWIW IMO by the time the oil light comes on some damage has already been done when driving at highway speeds or while getting up to speed in town. That light comes on at a fairly low pressure. However I also do keep a can of oil in the trunk just in case so if I should start leaking I do not have to drive somewhere with the low oil pressure light on to get some oil and do more damage.
I would have expected the oil change place to mention if the oil level was low and that You had a leak, Nothing from them ? I know our local repair place that does all servicing needed would mention it, they also check belts hoses and brake linings as well as the Air filter.
Ah, Isaac Sidney Better known as "Sid" Caesar and Imogene Cocaparityanimal wrote: »Speaking of cars and such, here's someone who had slightly bigger problems with the car.
Evidently they liked them enough to get into a long line for the overnight drive thruparityanimal wrote: »We haven't seen the Irish people try anything for quite some time. They now have their first Krispy Kreme in Ireland so let's see how they like the doughnuts.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/10/05/the-first-krispy-kreme-opened-in-ireland-to-such-a-frenzy-youd-think-theyd-never-seen-a-doughnut/?noredirect=on
The first Krispy Kreme opened in Ireland to such a frenzy you’d think they’d never seen a doughnut.
It looked like closing time at the county fair or the week before Christmas at the mall: cars just sitting there, bumper to bumper, waiting their turn to inch along.
Dozens of vehicles lined up and down the aisles of the parking lot, honking as if every single driver in front of them was staring at their cellphone while stopped at a green light. It sounded like the traffic jam of the century.
But, in fact, it was the Krispy Kreme drive-through at 1:30 a.m. in Dublin — the first to open in the country.
TBH I would likely have put the peas into the Potatoes, and I would use Frozen Peas, not those pale imitation canned peas. Shredded or diced small Fresh carrots into the Potatoes too. I've never heard of using an egg in it. I would also use Ground Beef, Not Lamb not being a lamb eater. The wildest thing I ever ate was Roast Tongue in a Raisin Sauce at a friends house.parityanimal wrote: »Interesting variation on Shepherd's Pie. I would never have thought of putting egg yolks in with the mashed potatoes, and I generally put the peas and diced carrots in the filling, rather than just shredded carrots. I also omit the chicken broth. Sometimes I use wine and sometimes not. I have half a bottle left from last night's dinner and I'm pretty sure I have some ground lamb in the freezer. Hmmmmm.
I love cheese of most types, It is addictive however if bought in a chunk, before I know it the whole chunk has vanishedparityanimal wrote: »Another video on making cheese. I like cheese. Apparently you need happy cows. I hope there are happy trees in the pastures where the happy cows graze.
As always the videos await to be watched in a few minutes.
Thanks
Roger
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Howdy all y'all. It's marvelous Monday! 60 with an expected high of 82 and 10% chance of precipitation.
Got the whites and towels washed yesterday, but they haven't been folded yet. Still in the dryer. But it's a start! LOL!
Need to feed the cats and get yesterday's cat bowls cleaned up. And maybe get the laundry folded. And maybe do the other part of the laundry. Lot of maybes.
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Another try at watermelon "steak" but in a sandwich this time.
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I would have expected the oil change place to mention if the oil level was low and that You had a leak, Nothing from them ? I know our local repair place that does all servicing needed would mention it, they also check belts hoses and brake linings as well as the Air filter.
Well, it was mentioned once, that the oil was "a little low" before the oil change, but not as if it was low enough to be a problem... But in subsequent oil changes, there was no mention. The issue with the dinging, etc, had been going on a LONG time...
TBH I would likely have put the peas into the Potatoes, and I would use Frozen Peas, not those pale imitation canned peas. Shredded or diced small Fresh carrots into the Potatoes too. I've never heard of using an egg in it. I would also use Ground Beef, Not Lamb not being a lamb eater. The wildest thing I ever ate was Roast Tongue in a Raisin Sauce at a friends house.
I generally use frozen vegetables of all sorts, preferring them to canned. Fresh is even better, when you can get it, but I'm not shelling green peas, thank you.
My shepherd's pie uses frozen peas and carrots. Kroger makes them and they are just like what you remember from childhood. Little, pea sized, carrot dice with the peas.
As a child I loved canned, small green peas, and still find them acceptable on occasion, and my mother home canned green beans. As an adult, I prefer frozen but do find canned acceptable for green beans and for corn. Most other vegetables are rather awful canned, other than the various other beans, of course, and even then I'd just as soon have dried, soaked beans rather than canned, but the canned beans are SO convenient and the taste and texture are fine from a can, usually.
In a pinch I will eat greens from a can but it has to be a pretty good pinch. Green are SO MUCH BETTER made from fresh or even frozen.
Canned potatoes and canned carrots are almost abominations and should have been listed in Leviticus as such.
Oddly, despite canned meats often being almost unrecognizable as meat, I really like some of them. Spam, and other similar products, canned ham (think Dak and other similar canned hams, of various sizes), canned corned beef or even corned beef hash, canned tuna, chicken, and ham chunks. And of course the more appalling canned goods such as dried beef, Vienna sausages, potted meat, deviled ham, etc.
I am not crazy about canned chicken spread, but have found that canned, shredded pork is surprisingly decent, and have even eaten canned, sliced, roast beef with gravy and found it to be OK in a pinch. Wouldn't want the pork or beef on a regular basis but wouldn't turn my nose up either if someone gave me either one to eat.
And, of course, canned chili, stew, or soup can be quite nice and very convenient. Sometimes it needs a lot of help though.
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Breakfast this morning was savoury French toasted grilled cheese, with bacon on the side.
This is made by making regular French toast, with no cinnamon or sugar in the egg/milk mixture and none on the toast, though I suppose a little cinnamon alone wouldn't hurt, and, after flipping to the second side of each piece, lay cheese on top and then turn it into a sandwich with a final flip of one piece, when the second side is done.
No extra butter, or syrup on these, just a little salt and pepper. I used the 35 calorie per slice, high fiber, low carb, whole wheat bread for this.
The bacon was made in the microwave.
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Saw this somewhere and had to steal it. I burst out laughing! I don't know if my actual mother in law has ever read that book or not.
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Tonight's shepherd's pie. Ground lamb, onion, garlic, peas and carrots, salt and spices, rosemary, tomato paste, red wine, and topped with several potatoes boiled and mashed with butter and milk.
I had to open a new bottle of wine for this, and I'm finishing it off now while watching yesterday's Dr. Who.
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