60 yrs and up

maybe it’s just me, but I can’t identify everything in this picture and it’s driving me nuts.

I guess it’s a plate or bowl, but the texture is disgusting. Yes, as you describe, like eating off a lizard’s butt.

And the mango or cantaloupe on the right is like nothing in nature.

I “read” it as AI, too.

I just started dabbling in Instagram, so I could view some of the 🤬 links my eldest is eternally sharing. Watched on and it immediately took me to a totally unrelated one of a guy sitting on the potty, scrolling, in a cabin, under a window. Two violently fighting bears come crashing through the window and land on top of him on the toilet, still fighting, and he’s screaming “I need to make a call, dude!”

Immediate reaction: fake.

I shut the app down.

I didn’t know the stupid thing would start spewing more stuff at you after you watched the intended thing. Yuck. I guess mine was really random bear stuff because I haven’t built up an algorithm yet. Just weird. Weird, weird, weird.

AI is killing off the arts, killing jobs, killing education, and the next to go will be humor, delight, and astonishment.

ETA: well that was a rant, wasn’t it? Maybe cause I was late getting my coffee.

High Anxiety dog finally permitted to go back to the nice indoor coffee shop, after a barky outing last year. They gave him a special treat, which he carried allllll the way home and then promptly tried to bury in our little patch of yard.

yeah, late coffee. Always a great excuse.

We were told he’s half dachshund and half spaniel. We were also told we were his third or fourth placement , that he was turned in twice for biting small children, and despite his unbelievably delicate and sensitive nose, he was thrown out of sniffer school for a bad attitude.

I tend to give that some credence, because when we’re out walking, he beelines towards certain parked cars- including, embarrassingly, a neighbor’s son’s car, who is a known dealer, and who likes to sit in his car and smoke joints, thinking his parents won’t notice. 🙄

We were warned that, if we were caught (insular area 🤷🏻‍♀️) walking him around the Square, the Rescue would take steps to take him back, because he was a menace to society.

It was pretty bad at first, but four years and zillions of soothing words later, he can walk without incident- as long as no one looks directly at him or attempts to pet him. I even let him run off-leash on the bike trail, and he sits and behaves when someone passes. However, people still see and remember him, and automatically cross the street. 😬

Behaving inside the coffee shop this morning was a milestone. We usually go to another, walk up- window coffee shop.

He is also the only dog I’ve ever heard of who came with a money back guarantee. 😂

green yogurt with chia seeds? hahahaha. Just don't eat it!

there’s no such thing as too many cat pictures.

@springlering62 : I posted this rant about Chick-fil-A (a really stupid name) a few months back. I really hate that restaurant and I don't know why people like it so much.

I also agree that delivery services, while a lifesaver for some people who can't leave their houses or are very busy, have serious drawbacks. If you use Instacart for a large grocery order, you get what you get and it doesn't really matter if it makes you upset— there's nothing you can do about it.

you know your tastes have changed for the better when you realize you get the same taste buzz from your daily blueberries, cottage cheese, grape nuts, and blueberry balsamic, as you used to get from Skittles and Starbursts.

Yeah, we just came from the grocery store. They had piles of them out for Halloween.

I used to looooooooove the giant bags of skittles. I’d sort them on my desk and eat the least favorite (green) first so I could work my way up to enjoying the most favorite (red).

Same with Starbursts. Loved the strawberry ones

I remember accidentally buying a bag of “Tropical” Skittles and raging for the rest of the day, lol.

Anyway, nice to know all of these have zero appeal anymore. I can walk past the mini packs in a bowl or dish and just no desire.

is anyone else using the Apple Watch (or other fitness tracker) calorie adjustment?

Lately it seems very random. I mostly walked yesterday because the pool was closed. It took 250+ calories off a fairly small exercise burn.

Today I’ve done a couple power yoga classes, a short run, and walked the dog several miles. Much larger burn. Yet it’s only taken off 160 or so.

it should be the other way around

Granted, yesterday I fell sound asleep mid afternoon. Today I’m doing chores and but still, that’s a huge difference. I can usually guesstimate what my adjustment will be, but the past month or so it’s just been all over the place.

Anyone else noticing this?

When we are in London, we purposely book our hotel next to the renowned Fortitude Bakehouse and pick something up every morning. My husband adores their Sticky Cinnamon Buns.

As is my habit, I guesstimate and log while traveling.

This trip, I thumbed through their cookbook while waiting for my coffee, and ordered it from Amazon. It was waiting when I got home. This morning I made their sticky buns, directly from the recipe.

Well, cupcake tins won’t hack it. They overflowed and dripped butter and sugar all over the oven. 🤬 At least I didn’t actually set the oven on fire this time, but it’s going to take hours to clear the smell

Smokey cinnamon buns, but still delicious.

I entered the entire recipe, exactly as written, and nearly fell out of my chair. 5,788 calories.

But when I logged my two buns, I discovered that my guesstimates had been almost spot on! And I was really careful while traveling to indulge in the morning, make sure I had a light lunch and no snacks.

I’m sure I can tweak the recipe. When I removed the buns, there were huge pools of butter underneath, as well as all the butter that spilled all over in the oven, and the cookie sheets I had the presence of mind to stick on the bottom shelf when I realized I had a problem. That tells me there’s a lot of unnecessary butter in the recipe.

I’m betting I can get rid of several tablespoons of the butter and replace it with molasses. That might also allow me to cut back in the sugar, too, since it would be double sugar anyway. It’s the cinnamon that makes these.

Won’t mess with the butter in the actual dough-although I have a wild hair to try margarine, which is half the calories. I can never tell the difference between the two anyway in baked goods.

But boy oh boy do I have a mess to clean up. Burnt butter and sugar in the oven, butter in the stovetop, countertop, in the sink.

Good thing there’s an extra hour in the day.

already smoking just ten minutes in to baking 😱😱😱

had to cut the bake time short because I was afraid of setting the oven on fire again. So they were very soft and fell apart when taking them out of the tin.

Will invest in a real muffin tin for the future. These were surprisingly easy to make so there will def be a next time.

I fully understand Springlering62. I took the left-over Halloween candy to Church last night and the kids took it all. I made sure to tell them to brush their teeth well when they get home and make sure, they get out and play today. Don't feel guilty about it at all, since I would have handed it out on Halloween if they had come to my home.

Today I'm making Pumpkin Protein Balls

Pumpkin Protein Balls Recipe (No-Bake Energy Bites)

I store them in Mason jars in my frig and grab one (or two) when I feel like a sweet treat without the guilt.

Have a great day everyone!

Supplement #1 recommended by my dietitian was probiotics. I added glucosamine, magnesium, and a multivitamin. My PCP put me on D3 years ago. We live in the cold, dark north, where the sun is an occasional glowing disk far away.

I used protein powder at half strength regularly for a while, but now protein powder is of questionable safety. It's not part of my regular food plan any longer.

new here. Anyone near Springfield Ohio?