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A.A.A.D.D. -Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.
This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden.As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.
As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier. I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.
I lay my car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full. So I decide to put the bills back on the table & take out the garbage first. But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.
I take my check book off the table, and see that there is only one check left.My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Pepsi I'd been drinking. I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Pepsi aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. The Pepsi is getting warm.I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye.They need water.I put the Pepsi on the counter and discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning.I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote someone had left it on the kitchen table.I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV,I'll be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs.
But first I'll water the flowers.I pour some water in the flowers. Quite a bit of it spills on the floor. So, I set the remote back on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill. Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.
At the end of the day: the car isn't washed, the bills aren't paid, there is a warm can of Pepsi sitting on the counter, the flowers still don't actually have enough water, there is still only 1 check in my check book, I can't find the remote, I can't find my glasses, and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all damn day, and I'm really tired.
I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail...0 -
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Hi
I was out walking this morning and did 3400 steps, The temperature this morning was 53/55 degrees. It was not a nice day outside for walking until the light rain stopped. I Got started late and finished early as I am feeling a bit under the weather.
From Here:
I thought it was interesting
https://www.studyfinds.org/peanuts-heart-disease-study/Survey
Lower Your Risk Of Heart Disease — By Eating Peanuts With Your Meal, Study Finds
19Apr - by Study Finds
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Looking to add an extra layer of protection against having a heart attack? Just add a side of peanuts to your lunch or dinner.
A new study finds that including peanuts with a meal helps keep your arteries stronger after eating — an important factor in allowing healthy blood flow, which lowers your risk of suffering from cardiovascular diseases that can result in heart attack or stroke.
Peanuts
A new study finds that eating a side of peanuts with your meal may help keep your arteries healthy and prevent against cardiovascular diseases.
Researchers at Penn State University studied 15 overweight and obese men who were otherwise healthy, and had them eat a high-fat meal, following by three-ounces of unsalted peanuts (about three times the amount of an average serving) ground into a shake. A control group was then instructed to eat the same meal, but those participants were fed a shake that contained no peanuts, but was similar in size and nutritional value.
Thirty minutes after the meal, the researchers drew blood from the participants and measured for lipid, lipoprotein, and insulin levels. Blood was drawn again an hour after the meal, and then again at two hours and four hours after the meal. Blood flow was monitored via ultrasound.
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The authors determined that the individuals who consumed the peanut shake saw a 32 percent reduction in levels of triglycerides — or fat in blood — compared to those who had the control shake.
The researchers say that grounding peanuts into a shake isn’t necessary for the result — people should see the same effect if eaten normally.
“Typically, whenever we eat something, it causes the arteries to get a little bit stiffer during the post-meal period, but we have shown that if you eat peanuts with your meal, this can help prevent the stiffening response,” says Penny Kris-Etherton, distinguished professor of nutrition at the university, in a press release.
“When the stiffening response happens in the cells that line the arteries, resulting in decreased elasticity in the arteries, it can limit the availability of nitric oxide, and when there’s less nitric oxide, the arteries don’t dilate that much,” she adds. “What you want is a dilation of the arteries and for them to be really elastic.”
Kris-Etherton says that stiffened arteries force the heart to work harder and thus raises the risk of disease and potentially heart failure.
“After a meal, triglycerides increase and this typically decreases the dilation of the arteries, but the peanuts prevent that big increase in triglycerides after the meal,” says Kris-Etherton. “And that may be the mechanism behind this effect, because the triglycerides are not getting so high, which may explain why there is not a decrease in artery elasticity.”
The study was published last month in the Journal of Nutrition.
Have a Great Wednesday
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parityanimal wrote: »In case anyone wants to make their own lardy cake...(I believe I'd substitute butter flavored Crisco)...
https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/lardy-cake
Hi Ed
Thank You, That looks Interesting...
To me and my sweet tooth that isparityanimal wrote: »A.A.A.D.D. -Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.
This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.
As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier. I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.
I lay my car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full. So I decide to put the bills back on the table & take out the garbage first. But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.
I take my check book off the table, and see that there is only one check left.My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Pepsi I'd been drinking. I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Pepsi aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. The Pepsi is getting warm.I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye.They need water.I put the Pepsi on the counter and discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning.I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote someone had left it on the kitchen table.I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV,I'll be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs.
But first I'll water the flowers.I pour some water in the flowers. Quite a bit of it spills on the floor. So, I set the remote back on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill. Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.
At the end of the day: the car isn't washed, the bills aren't paid, there is a warm can of Pepsi sitting on the counter, the flowers still don't actually have enough water, there is still only 1 check in my check book, I can't find the remote, I can't find my glasses, and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all damn day, and I'm really tired.
I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail...
Wow, I've been suffering from this for years and never realized it had a name or description
That was a great read
Many Thanks
Roger0 -
Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Hi !!!
Been up since about 7. So what have I done?
Fed cat, cleaned cat litter box. took out trash, caught up all my emails. Then the A/C guy called he was going to be early...so I got dressed, made another cup of coffee..he arrived even earlier than early (Yea!!!) Got that done and went to the gym.
Watching news, and will have lunch when its over. I had just put the peanut butter on my piece of toast and pre peeled my banana. So, I got a bite here and there and then polished it off after he left. So, lunch will be somewhat delayed.
Ted goes back to work today, (the business is closed on Mondays). So, closing Piedmont Ave will not be an issue for him until he has to come home.... and when he goes to work tomorrow. (it hadn't been closed on his trip TO work this morning. This is not going to be good for him!
I was so glad to read that Ariel is eating!
Roger, your walk was good til the part came about the rain! You are much more dedicated than I would be.
Later...
I slept in since I was tired, evidently I did not sleep late enough as I was still not near 100% today out the door. I only Boomeranged to the Post office to mail four bills I paid and get some Coffee
I hope the AC stays fixed for You.
I like a Peanut Butter and Banana on bread sandwich with a little butter on the bread for taste. I prefer that to the traditional PB&J sandwich TBH.
Yesterday I toasted a slice of 60 calorie, 21 while grains and seeds organic bread, a smear of butter for taste and some of the Knotts Berry Farm Boysenberry Jelly for mt mid-afternoon snack. It was tasty too. That bread makes a nice toast with a little butter so it worked real well with the Jelly.
Hopefully the traffic woes get cured in the near future before the summer heat and humidity set in.
Color me semi dedicated
Have a Nice Day
Roger0 -
Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday!
62 out there now, with an expected high of 83 and 10% chance of precipitation.
Been up since shortly after 7:00, but distracted. Sink is cleared and dishwasher is running. I pounced unexpectedly on Ariel and popped her Prednisone down easily. So far I've been as random as possible about how and when I grab her, as I don't want her to detect a significant pattern to the timing or location on this, though she DOES look forward to the treats after, and she knows she's supposed to get treats after, so that pattern didn't take long to set in!
At some point she may figure out that any time in the morning is fair game for this and just start hiding all morning, but one can hope not. LOL.
Need to get out to the store.
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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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Another death to mourn in mother nature's wonders...
http://nypost.com/2016/10/14/the-great-barrier-reef-is-dead-at-25-million-years-old/0 -
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5 movies with locked away scenes we may never get to see...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V84W96YkRFA 0 -
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Beans, beans, good for the heart!
Two cups of pinto beans sorted and now soaking in a big pot of salted water.
Easter ham bone removed from freezer to refrigerator, pending immersion, with the beans, in a slow cooker for the making of a large pot of ham and pinto bean soup.
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Well, we ended up not having salad with dinner tonight.
Because the salad WAS dinner tonight. Bibb lettuce, tomato, slivers of pepper jack cheese, cucumber, Mexican style shredded cheese, potato sticks, croutons, bacon bits (fake for Jason, real for me), and THREE BOILED EGGS EACH quartered into the salads and I feel fairly well stuffed now.0 -
Exercise Humor
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Hi
I was out walking this morning and did 7200 steps, The temperature this morning was 59/60 degrees. It was a nice day outside for walking despite the cloud cover. The Dense Fog in the forecast has not shown up so far. The plan for today is a trip to eastern Pennsylvania so that should add to my step count nicely.
From Here, More information and details by following the links:
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/biotech/sd-me-salt-diet-20170425-story.html
Higher sodium intake associated with lower blood pressure. You read that right.
In another blow against decades of accepted medical wisdom, one of the most prestigious, long-running studies reports that lowering sodium intake doesn’t reduce blood pressure.
The study also implies that most Americans are consuming a perfectly healthy amount of salt, the main source of sodium. But those who are salt-sensitive, about 20 to 25 percent of the population, still need to restrict salt intake.
Consuming fewer than 2,500 milligrams of sodium daily is actually associated with higher blood pressure, according to the Framingham Offspring Study report, given today. The American Heart Association recommends consuming no more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium daily, equal to a teaspoon of ordinary iodized table salt.
And
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/04/24/bay-area-low-income-100000-san-francisco-san-mateo-county-hud/
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – New figures from the federal government finds in parts of the Bay Area, some people who bring in a six-figure income can be considered “low-income.”
Edward Apana of South San Francisco – married, with 2 children – says the cost of living in the Bay Area is a challenge. So to hear that six-figures is now considered “low income” is a bit shocking, but not that hard to believe.
“Between the two of us, we can still make San Francisco, San Mateo County home,” Apana told KPIX 5 “If one of us were to lose our job, it would be kind of tough.”
The new numbers come from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and specifically have to do with eligibility for government assistance for housing.
HUD says a family of four in San Francisco or San Mateo County with an income of 105,350 is now considered “low income.” For Alameda and Contra Costa County, $80,400 is considered low income.
Hmm...
Have a Great Thursday
Roger0 -
Hi Ed
I thought the food in the still image looked tasty, OTOH what do I know. Then it dawned on me, it's a video
Have a nice Day
Roger1 -
Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday!
65 out there now with a wet high of 77. 90% chance of precipitation.
I first woke up about 3:45 with a raging headache. Got out of bed, took STUFF for headache, offered food to Ariel since she followed me into the bathroom, and went back to bed. Headache is still lurking at the back of the head, and may need more STUFF later, but for now it's kicked back pretty well.
I've been fed, Lilo has been fed, Ariel has been pilled and has eaten a snack. Since today is one of her "every third day" appetite stimulant days, along with her current daily Prednisone, I just popped all of that down her at once and then she had her snack. In about an hour and a half I wouldn't be surprised to see the "stoned kitty with the munchies" manifest. We'll see.
Could stand to get out for some pita chips, as I've got hummus in the fridge, but will see what the weather is like.
J is on his way to Asheville for an orchid show so I've got the kitty (literally) while he's gone.
Tomorrow I get to take her for the next chemo. It should be a fairly short visit as it's just a blood workup and a pill there. Then next week it's iv Vincristine again and the fourth week is a drop-off for a longer infusion of the other drug, something beginning with a D I think...
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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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More pets trying to ruin their owners' lives...
http://cheezburger.com/2002181/pets-trying-to-ruin-their-owners-lives-part-2?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+ICanHasCheezburger+(I+CAN+HAS+CHEEZBURGER)0 -
GardenKatGardens wrote: »Just saying HI!!!
Batch cooking. Looked at I think all the posts up until Ed's last batch this morning. I'll save those for later.
Right now taking a break.
I won't touch that article with a ten foot pole Roger. I know what the science says.
Ed, do you always salt the water you soak your beans in? Why had I never heard of that???? Hmmm.
Batching going well...tofu scramble ready to be cooked, and then only a creamy broccoli soup to make...will take maybe half hour to ready the broccoli, and other ingredients, cook in the IP, and then run thru the blender....or more likely I'll use the stick blender, as directions have you removing about 2 cups of the broccoli before blending. So its not a super smooth soup, and the recipe reads good.
One of the sauces I made this morning is "Smoky GOUDA Cheeze Sauce. I read it. decided it might be good. To my surprise it is soooo delicious. Good thing cause it made about 6 cups of sauce. Another recipe to make again...after doing the math and halving it! And I suspect it will go on top of well, everything!
Back to the kitchen....
If I'm doing anything longer than a "quick soak" (which takes a little over an hour) then I salt the water, usually with a pretty good handful of salt. Theoretically, this helps to retard any possible fermentation from altering the flavor and texture of the beans. Also, theoretically, soaking and/or cooking in salted water can actually reduce the cooking time required for the beans to soften, despite the oft-held opinion that salting before/during cooking will make them hard or make it take longer, which seems, in experimentation, to not be the case at all.
Now putting ACID ingredients, such as vinegar, lemon, tomato, etc, during cooking, can definitely slow the cooking process and it may take FOREVER for the beans to soften up, so those should be added at the end, when the beans are pretty much done and otherwise ready to eat.
Putting vinegar in at the beginning with baked beans is fine if the beans are already cooked, but if not, you might want to hold off on the vinegar until the end.
I generally season my beans or bean soup at the beginning, but not OVERLY season, and then make any necessary adjustments at the end. Eduardo is generally pretty good at estimating how much stuff to put in. But then 47 years of cooking experience can do that for a person.
I wouldn't know, of course, since I only admit to being 39, but Eduardo started cooking at 10 years old and has been doing it since.
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In my afternoon dream, I woke remembering basically one phrase...
"So let's give red suits to all the little girls and then they'll be happy."
I don't know why (or if) all the little girls actually wanted red suits, or even who the little girls were. Was it all the little girls in the world?
I did get the impression that the intent was to give them all identical red suits, aside from sizing differences.
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And here's dinner!
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And...dinner!
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Howdy y'all. It's fabulous Friday! 66 out there now looking toward a sunny high of 86.
Need to get ready to catch Ariel and get her to the vet for her chemo.0 -
So True
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Hi
I was out walking this morning and did 8300 steps, The temperature this morning was 58/59 degrees. It was a nice day outside for walking despite the cloud cover. The Dense Fog in the forecast has not shown up so far, It is getting foggier strangely to me. The plan for yesterday was for a trip to eastern Pennsylvania which should add to my step count nicely. However on the return home I left my fitbit sitting so I missed some of my steps
I am sitting here resting for a few minutes before I go out to mow the lawn
Have a Great Friday
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday!
65 out there now with a wet high of 77. 90% chance of precipitation.
I first woke up about 3:45 with a raging headache. Got out of bed, took STUFF for headache, offered food to Ariel since she followed me into the bathroom, and went back to bed. Headache is still lurking at the back of the head, and may need more STUFF later, but for now it's kicked back pretty well.
I've been fed, Lilo has been fed, Ariel has been pilled and has eaten a snack. Since today is one of her "every third day" appetite stimulant days, along with her current daily Prednisone, I just popped all of that down her at once and then she had her snack. In about an hour and a half I wouldn't be surprised to see the "stoned kitty with the munchies" manifest. We'll see.
Could stand to get out for some pita chips, as I've got hummus in the fridge, but will see what the weather is like.
J is on his way to Asheville for an orchid show so I've got the kitty (literally) while he's gone.
Tomorrow I get to take her for the next chemo. It should be a fairly short visit as it's just a blood workup and a pill there. Then next week it's iv Vincristine again and the fourth week is a drop-off for a longer infusion of the other drug, something beginning with a D I think..
I think I am lucky with headaches, they are usually not to bad. The worst one I ever had was when I suffered from Caffeine withdrawal. A cup of coffee cured that real quick too.
FWIW my brother does soak his beans overnight in plain water as he uses no salt in his cookingIf I'm doing anything longer than a "quick soak" (which takes a little over an hour) then I salt the water, usually with a pretty good handful of salt. Theoretically, this helps to retard any possible fermentation from altering the flavor and texture of the beans. Also, theoretically, soaking and/or cooking in salted water can actually reduce the cooking time required for the beans to soften, despite the oft-held opinion that salting before/during cooking will make them hard or make it take longer, which seems, in experimentation, to not be the case at all.
Now putting ACID ingredients, such as vinegar, lemon, tomato, etc, during cooking, can definitely slow the cooking process and it may take FOREVER for the beans to soften up, so those should be added at the end, when the beans are pretty much done and otherwise ready to eat.
Putting vinegar in at the beginning with baked beans is fine if the beans are already cooked, but if not, you might want to hold off on the vinegar until the end.
I generally season my beans or bean soup at the beginning, but not OVERLY season, and then make any necessary adjustments at the end. Eduardo is generally pretty good at estimating how much stuff to put in. But then 47 years of cooking experience can do that for a person.
I wouldn't know, of course, since I only admit to being 39, but Eduardo started cooking at 10 years old and has been doing it since.
I believe they get more than enough salt and flavor when he adds lots of thick cut bacon chunks to the mix before baking them in the Bean Pot.parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's fabulous Friday! 66 out there now looking toward a sunny high of 86.
Need to get ready to catch Ariel and get her to the vet for her chemo.
Good Luck
Roger0 -
Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Just saying HI!!!
Batch cooking. Looked at I think all the posts up until Ed's last batch this morning. I'll save those for later.
Right now taking a break.
I won't touch that article with a ten foot pole Roger. I know what the science says.
Ed, do you always salt the water you soak your beans in? Why had I never heard of that???? Hmmm.
Batching going well...tofu scramble ready to be cooked, and then only a creamy broccoli soup to make...will take maybe half hour to ready the broccoli, and other ingredients, cook in the IP, and then run thru the blender....or more likely I'll use the stick blender, as directions have you removing about 2 cups of the broccoli before blending. So its not a super smooth soup, and the recipe reads good.
One of the sauces I made this morning is "Smoky GOUDA Cheeze Sauce. I read it. decided it might be good. To my surprise it is soooo delicious. Good thing cause it made about 6 cups of sauce. Another recipe to make again...after doing the math and halving it! And I suspect it will go on top of well, everything!
Back to the kitchen....
I look at the article on salt and it reminds me of Eggs.
Eggs are bad for You
Eggs are OK in moderation
Eat Eggs everyday if desired. Etc.
Those remind me of the flavor of the day for foods. Take Your choice
Have a Nice Day
Roger0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go1WelZnX6g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkZRAAYHGaA
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