Early Risers - Eastern Time Zone

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  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,318 Member
    Things you might not have known about avocados.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oxg4B7Cmks
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
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  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Hi
    I'm back from walking this Morning + No Cents, The temperature this morning was 34 on the porch and 35 on the cable channel. There has been a bad traffic accident nearby on the Interstate I-287 this morning.
    http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2017/12/crash_on_route_440_in_edison_causes_delays.html
    Massive delays from fiery multi-car crash on Route 440 near Turnpike
    Updated December 22, 2017 at 7:46 AM; Posted December 22, 2017 at 6:53 AM


    http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/12/18/christmas-tree-syndrome/
    ‘Christmas Tree Syndrome’: Doctors Issue Health Warning For Real Tree Owners
    By Stephanie Stahl, December 18, 2017 at 11:41 pm

    http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-17/exodus-starts-millennials-ditch-city-life
    Exodus Starts: Millennials Ditch City Life
    By Tyler Durden, Dec 20, 2017 6:20 PM

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5199279/Dog-breathes-UNDERWATER-footage-Russian-experiment.html
    Dog 'breathes UNDERWATER' in footage of Russian experiment: Scientists claim animals can survive for 30 MINUTES without air thanks to liquid oxygen procedure
    By Alexander Robertson, Updated: 15:29 EST, 20 December 2017

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/20/vandals-use-hammer-smash-115-million-year-old-dinosaur-footprint/
    Why ? I suspect the same reason those idiots pushed over the rock in a national Park here :(
    Vandals use hammer to smash 115-million-year-old dinosaur footprint at Australian national park

    By Jonathan Pearlman, Sydney, 20 December 2017 • 11:47am

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5198897/Vet-shot-neighbors-dog-wouldnt-stop-barking.html
    Not a good person IMO, Pull her license.
    New Orleans veterinarian 'fatally shoots her neighbor's dog because it wouldn't stop barking'

    By James Gordon, Updated: 14:00 EST, 20 December 2017

    http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/12/20/hotel-customer-charged-negative-review/
    Woman Says Hotel Charged $350 For Giving A Negative Review
    December 20, 2017 at 11:52 am

    Have a Really Great Friday
    Roger
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Good Morning! Its overcast Thursday...
    I'm planning a trip to the gym, and then maybe, maybe to Kroger. O's last gymnastics session for the year tonite at 6:30. So, I"ll surely not be bored!! LOL. Laundry in both the washer (load of mostly red stuff), and a load of whites in the washer waiting its turn at the dryer..

    Ed, I think your Epsom update needs one more 'are you sure' element. At the beginning...saying 'Just Do It'! That should take away the rest of the boxes! What an ordeal! Hope something useful comes from the update.

    Roger, Ted and I used to go early at opening on Sunday mornings. It was a great time to shop at Costco! I know this close to Christmas to either go early, or don't go at all. But, I will have to say, that we have 4-6 people checkers AND 6 or 8 self check outs, and that the self checkouts are quick and simple to use, so even on busy days its pretty painless to get checked out.

    I hadn't thought about the Darwin Awards for a long time. I used to get a new newsletter from those folks who authored the awards on occasion. Some of them were downright hilarious!

    Ok, time to pull on my clothes and get to the gym. I enjoyed my banana and my two pieces of avocado toast with radish sprouts, now time to go 'pay the price'! :)

    Later...

    Hi Valerie
    Overcast is a description of the weather here too.

    I wonder if the Self Checkouts are experimental ? We have none here.

    I first heard about the Darwin Awards from my brother...

    I was looking at the Box of Jolly Time Microwave popcorn my brother buys. It is called "Healthy Pop 100s" on the front of the box it says 100 calorie singles. Then on the end flap in the nutrition facts it shows servings per pkg 1, then under calories 110 :) Hmm... Somebody messed up.

    I committed a murder most foul yesterday, I murdered my diet with Chinese takeout :( , Beef LoMein and I thought I had ordered bone in Spare Ribs, either I misordered or they misunderstood what I said as I ended up with Boneless spare ribs which is a quart of Pork chunks in a sweet sauce and much higher in carbs and calories vs the Bone in Spare Ribs.

    Enjoy the Gymnastics
    Roger
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Howdy y'all. It's fabulous Friday! 51 out there now with an expected high of 59 and 20% chance of precipitation.

    I did remember to remove the goose from the freezer this morning and I managed to make room in the refrigerator, to thaw it, without any bloodshed or broken bottles. :)

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    Hi Ed
    I managed to make room in the refrigerator for the Christmas Ham half by consolidating things and removing a shelf.

    When we thaw the Turkey we put it on a cookie sheet just in case it leaks juice :)

    Have a Good Upcoming Weekend
    Roger
  • GardenKatGardens
    GardenKatGardens Posts: 2,496 Member
    Good Morning TGIF!
    Only a minute, and I HAVE TO get to the gym today. I spent yesterday saying to self...first I'll do ________. and Then I'll get ready .....and I never got there. (to the gym :(
    So today is gym and Kroger and a quick check on an item at Publix....

    Gym was great for Livy! She was grouped with a couple of her friends and they all had a good time! Nate, (Mr. Personality) somehow was also given a Christmas Bag from Miss Lisa. I only got a 'Merry Christmas' and a big hug!! LOL!!

    My Costco has had self check machines now for about 2+ years Roger. We just got new machines, and my only 'complaint' is they talk more than Tom E.!!! LOL! The 'up' side is that there is always one or more humans in that area, and they come along and scan the bulky or heavy items so you don't have to heft them out of the cart just to scan them. Big help!!!

    Ed looks like Christmas dinner has left the planing stage and moved into the Action Plan stage! I know you're gonna love the goose. I've only cooked goose once, but used to eat it when eating out and where it was on the menu. Chinese place in Knoxville TN food was great, in the yard outside was a flock of ducks and a few geese...I never could order either duck or goose . I know where those fowl dishes came from!

    Ok, straight to get my clothes changed and off to do my body good, and fill the 'larder' with food.

    Later...



  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,318 Member
    RogerToo wrote: »
    Hi Ed
    I managed to make room in the refrigerator for the Christmas Ham half by consolidating things and removing a shelf.

    When we thaw the Turkey we put it on a cookie sheet just in case it leaks juice :)

    Have a Good Upcoming Weekend
    Roger

    I have several layers of folded paper towels under it. That's usually my method as there just isn't room there for a cookie sheet.
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,318 Member
    Howdy y'all. It's satisfying Saturday!

    62 out there now with an expected high of 64 and 100% chance of precipitation.

    Need to get laundry done and amuse the company for one last day. She flies out tonight, back to Pittsburgh.

    Might need to get Lilo to the vet too. Not sure if she's acting funny because of disruptions to her normal "schedule" or getting sick.

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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...
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,318 Member
    Kids meet the REAL Santa Claus.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYVqAdUPVSs
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,318 Member
    Kids try snacks from Singapore and Malaysia.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DrYhh1yREc
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,318 Member
    Kids describe aliens to an illustrator.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmBsQGAxJ8A
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
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  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Hi
    I'm back from walking this Morning + 1 Cent, The temperature this morning was 45 on the porch and 44 on the cable channel. I wore a rain jacket as the rain arrived on time as was forecast yesterday.

    https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/21/georgia-approves-us-first-new-nuclear-reactors/
    Georgia regulators say nuclear reactors, nation’s first since 1978, will be finished

    http://variety.com/2017/politics/news/sinclair-fcc-fine-sponsor-violation-1202647175/
    FCC Fines Sinclair Broadcast Group $13.4 Million for Running Sponsored Content as News

    https://wattsupwiththat.com/2017/12/20/silicon-valley-frankenmeat-to-save-the-world-from-global-warming/
    Silicon Valley Frankenmeat to Save the World from Global Warming

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/12/21/there-so-much-booze-air-frat-party-registered-breathalyzer/972746001/
    There was so much booze in the air at a frat party that it registered on cops' Breathalyzer

    https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/20/uc-san-diego-students-file-complaint-tear-down-rac/
    Students file complaint, tear down ‘racist’ pictures of Kate Steinle

    Huh, Weird one to me, Why not hold a special election ?
    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/tied-virginia-house-race-be-decided-drawing-name-out-bowl-n831856
    Tied Virginia House race to be decided by drawing name out of a bowl

    Have a Really Great Friday
    Roger
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Good Morning TGIF!
    Only a minute, and I HAVE TO get to the gym today. I spent yesterday saying to self...first I'll do ________. and Then I'll get ready .....and I never got there. (to the gym :(
    So today is gym and Kroger and a quick check on an item at Publix....

    Gym was great for Livy! She was grouped with a couple of her friends and they all had a good time! Nate, (Mr. Personality) somehow was also given a Christmas Bag from Miss Lisa. I only got a 'Merry Christmas' and a big hug!! LOL!!

    My Costco has had self check machines now for about 2+ years Roger. We just got new machines, and my only 'complaint' is they talk more than Tom E.!!! LOL! The 'up' side is that there is always one or more humans in that area, and they come along and scan the bulky or heavy items so you don't have to heft them out of the cart just to scan them. Big help!!!

    Ed looks like Christmas dinner has left the planing stage and moved into the Action Plan stage! I know you're gonna love the goose. I've only cooked goose once, but used to eat it when eating out and where it was on the menu. Chinese place in Knoxville TN food was great, in the yard outside was a flock of ducks and a few geese...I never could order either duck or goose . I know where those fowl dishes came from!

    Ok, straight to get my clothes changed and off to do my body good, and fill the 'larder' with food.

    Later...
    Hi Valerie
    If I did not procrastinate some days just think what I could accomplish :)

    Neither my brother or I will use self checkout registers...
    We prefer to help keep a cashier working and what might change my Mind, not his BTW, is if they gave me a nice 5% to 10% discount for doing the cashiers job. Which they do not do.

    Makes sense to me, knowing where can make a difference. Farmers OTOH can handle knowing better than You or I.

    Have a Nice Day
    Roger
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    RogerToo wrote: »
    Hi Ed
    I managed to make room in the refrigerator for the Christmas Ham half by consolidating things and removing a shelf.

    When we thaw the Turkey we put it on a cookie sheet just in case it leaks juice :)

    Have a Good Upcoming Weekend
    Roger

    I have several layers of folded paper towels under it. That's usually my method as there just isn't room there for a cookie sheet.
    Hi Ed
    What we do is make sure to have the room in the Refrigerator AKA Ice Box for the smaller of our baking trays.
    The only problem as I see it with paper towels would be that any juice leaking out could stick them to the shelf ? What I would do just in case is put wax paper under them. In the cubbyhole with the Microwave my brother keeps Waxed Paper, Parchment Paper, Saran Wrap, and two sizes of Aluminum Foil.
    Howdy y'all. It's satisfying Saturday!

    62 out there now with an expected high of 64 and 100% chance of precipitation.

    Need to get laundry done and amuse the company for one last day. She flies out tonight, back to Pittsburgh.

    Might need to get Lilo to the vet too. Not sure if she's acting funny because of disruptions to her normal "schedule" or getting sick.
    It is a dark and dreary looking day outside and I just looked at the latest weather and the rain will be here all day into tonight :( Then the temperatures start to drop with a possibility of a light coating of snow in my area Monday morning. Just in time to help people travel :) The forecast is currently showing 1 to 3 inches of snow north of me and up to an inch here.

    Hopefully it is just the disruption, I know I like my routine.
    Roger
  • GardenKatGardens
    GardenKatGardens Posts: 2,496 Member
    Good Morning...Saturday.
    Way too warm for December..and as Ed said, its gonna rain 100%! Weather human said we could have storms. Sorry you're having snow for Christmas morning Roger, and so glad I'm not!

    Roger I use the self check at Costco because its quicker...some peeps shop not with carts, but pallets on wheels! Don't know what to call those things that hold a LOT of stuff. (I think they're buying for small stores, or places like our gym for instance...we pick up cases of water, about a dozen cases a week from either there or Sam's Club). Those peeps go thru the check out lanes, leaving the self checks for those of us with fewer things!

    Ed, I surely hope Lilo isn't getting sick! She's had lots of 'changes' lately with lively kittens, and now house guest, etc. She may just need a little 'down' time.

    Today my plan is to wrap gifts. We'll see if that happens. The kids are betting on Sunday night. Which has been my 'usual' routine!

    OH!! GOOD NEWS..I hope...I found my Panettone yesterday while shopping at Aldi's!!! I was happy as a clam. Its one 'wrapped with silver paper and big red ribbons and a bow! I'm thinking about taking it to Lisa's as a hostess gift on Christmas morning. That way I can have a slice, and not eat the whole thing which is what would happen if I keep it here.

    And... I just got a message from Amazon, that the Magnesium supplement I ordered last week has shipped, and will arrive tomorrow...Sunday, Christmas Eve... Love their automated system, but sometimes it makes lousy decisions. I really could have waited til Tuesday ya know!!!

    Ok, I've turned the furnace up to 70, and my little bathroom should be toasty warm...so
    heading for the shower...

    Later...


  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,318 Member
    In case you never saw the Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) here it is in all its glory, if you have a couple of hours to spare.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8MrPe6i5YU
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,318 Member
    Well, Lilo was a little dehydrated from severe diarrhea, so they gave her a fluid treatment. I requested urinalysis and urine culture because of her UTI history, and they gave her an antibiotic shot. I had given her an appetite stimulant this morning and they recommended continuing with that (leftover from Ariel) and start her on a probiotic, of which I still have half a box from Lilo's last UTI. That should, hopefully, be needed only for a few days.

    With the lab work, treatments, and exam this was a $293.40 trip to the vet. My wallet is in the other room quietly weeping.

    Not regretting spending the money on a mixed case of wine (that will probably arrive Tuesday or Wednesday) but could have saved that money. Oh well, I'll enjoy it and it was a really good price so it wasn't TOO much money. Not nearly as much as I spent on the cat, but they always get the best and I get the leftovers so I'm used to that. :)

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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...
  • GardenKatGardens
    GardenKatGardens Posts: 2,496 Member
    Ed, sorry Lilo is/was sick. Poor ole kitty.
    Chuckled, your comment spoken like a true parent...they get the best and I get the leftovers!!!
    So enjoy the wine, and lift a glass of cheer for Lilo too!