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Small Things Considered - 2021

kcmets Jan 01 2021 10:35 AM

With these back-to-back 'four-day weekends' I've been eating way too many eggs. (but I haven't had a hot dog in two weeks so maybe it offsets?)

whippoorwill Jan 04 2021 04:28 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I'm pretty sure if I had to I could live on tomato paste

Frayed Knot Mar 03 2021 09:17 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

This continued fascination that at least a segment of America seems to have with British Royals continues to astound and confound me.

whippoorwill Mar 03 2021 01:07 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I think it's a hoot that the one still in England announced she'll be trying to get pregnant as soon as the one that moved to USA announced hers

Frayed Knot Mar 08 2021 08:00 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Frayed Knot wrote: This continued fascination that at least a segment of America seems to have with British Royals continues to astound and confound me. I know it's the NY Post, but still, the top seven stories on their web page (and 8 of their first 11) are about Megan, Harry, and their televised interview. Those are some odd priorities even without a global pandemic and a state Governor teetering on the edge.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 08 2021 08:53 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I saw a headline that said that the interview was "explosive". I wasn't sufficiently motivated to read the article to see, exactly, what it was that exploded.

Frayed Knot Mar 08 2021 12:04 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I suspect that if it was Oprah who exploded that we'd have probably heard about it by now.

kcmets Mar 08 2021 12:15 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

"My daddy has a three mile bridge named after him, can I text you a picture of my pecker?" #metoo #ymdyf

MFS62 Mar 09 2021 08:50 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Today is National Meatball Day. (According to Olive Garden) Later

Edgy MD Mar 09 2021 09:12 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

People offering unsolicited hot takes on the royals is infuriating, but it's made most of the unsolicited hot takes on Dr. Seuss go away.

whippoorwill Mar 09 2021 09:58 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

=MFS62 post_id=57608 time=1615305025 user_id=60] Today is National Meatball Day. (According to Olive Garden) Later

They're barking right up my alley!

LWFS Mar 09 2021 01:11 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Edgy MD wrote: People offering unsolicited hot takes on the royals is infuriating, but it's made most of the unsolicited hot takes on Dr. Seuss go away. IF THEY WANTED SECURITY, THEY SHOULDN'T OF LEFT!!!1! I find that if they're hot takes on inherently stupid stuff (royalty, say, or reality-television "ethics"), they're relatively more amusing. Easier to ignore, anyhoo.

Marshmallowmilkshake Mar 09 2021 07:31 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Edgy MD wrote: People offering unsolicited hot takes on the royals is infuriating, but it's made most of the unsolicited hot takes on Dr. Seuss go away. The Royals? Eff those guys. I've still not forgiven then for the 2015 World Series.

kcmets Mar 10 2021 08:53 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I haven't seen one yet, but smelled chinese stink bug tonight.

MFS62 Mar 12 2021 03:57 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

OMG! J-Lo and A-Rod are breaking off their 2 year engagement. The world as we know it is coming apart. (S/M = 96) I guess he didn't give her a gift basket. Later

kcmets Mar 12 2021 04:11 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Good thing they couldn't buy the Mets. Can one imagine that 'divorce' fiasco?

Frayed Knot Mar 13 2021 03:43 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

After seeing a perfect couple like Kim & Kanye call it quits what chance did J-Lo & A-Rod have ... or any of the rest of us for that matter?

whippoorwill Mar 13 2021 08:03 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

That's sad, really.

Frayed Knot Mar 13 2021 09:40 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

That I live in a time where I have no choice to know who Kim & Kanye are .... THAT'S sad.

whippoorwill Mar 13 2021 12:54 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

My eyes glaze over when I see the name Kardashian (sp?) so in a way I really don't know about them lololol

kcmets Mar 13 2021 01:11 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

The K's are the ones with big butts, right? Or is that J-Lo? Hard to keep up.

MFS62 Mar 19 2021 08:49 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

The lore about Groundhog Day might be true. This year famed groundhog Puxatawney Phil saw his shadow on groundhog day, predicting 6 more weeks of winter, then went back in his hole to sleep. This week, exactly six weeks after that, our backyard groundhog, Tommy Lee, came out of his hole for the first time in 2021. Whoda' thunk it? Later

MFS62 Mar 20 2021 08:52 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Spring has sprung, the grass has ris, I wonder where the boidies is The boid is on the wing, But that's absoid From what I hoid The wing is on the boid! Later

MFS62 Mar 24 2021 08:47 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Went out to take a walk this morning and noticed a piece of paper had blown on my lawn. When I bent down to pick it up I saw it was toxic waste - a 2004 MFY schedule - a page from a magazine. Now I'm trying to figure out which one of my neighbors kept it that long just to finally throw it out. I have my suspicions, but they are the neighbors I never talk to, so I'll never know for sure, nor care. Later

Willets Point Mar 26 2021 08:10 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Today in the City of Boston it is officially Leonard Nimoy Day. Live Long and Prosper.

kcmets Mar 26 2021 08:45 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

As a casual Trekie, I'm surprised I didn't know he was born in Boston.

MFS62 Mar 26 2021 04:43 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

VP Kamala Harris is visiting New Haven CT today. Saw her plane at Tweed New Haven Airport. I've flown out of there on a Gulfstream II and it was a scary takeoff - barely missed the tops of the trees and house at the end of the runway. I'm not sure the runway is long enough to accommodate a (what looks like a) Boeing 707/747 takeoff. If I'm the guy with the house at the end of the runway, I'll be visiting relatives somewhere until that plane is gone. Later

kcmets Apr 04 2021 09:17 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

So I re-watched the first Star Trek movie last night. 1979 - Phwam! I just resumed play and watched the credits and Isaac Asimov is listed as a 'Special Science Consultant.' - Phwam ll !

MFS62 Apr 12 2021 10:53 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

The federal tax filing date was extended to May 15. But the States have kept it at April 15. And since you have do do your federal taxes to be able to fill out your State returns ("enter line -- from your Federal Return"), why bother? Later

kcmets Apr 12 2021 04:30 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

It would be nice if we continually sniffed the 70°'s sometime soon.

whippoorwill Apr 12 2021 08:50 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

How about it? 60s is okay but wow those 70s days were great!

Frayed Knot Apr 13 2021 03:15 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

=kcmets post_id=60510 time=1618266622 user_id=53] It would be nice if we continually sniffed the 70°'s sometime soon.

Nah! The 70s smelled like astroturf and disco.

nymr83 Apr 13 2021 05:19 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

=kcmets post_id=59372 time=1617549434 user_id=53] So I re-watched the first Star Trek movie last night. 1979 - Phwam! I just resumed play and watched the credits and Isaac Asimov is listed as a 'Special Science Consultant.' - Phwam ll !

The only TOS movies I can still watch are Wrath of Khan and Voyage Home

kcmets Apr 13 2021 09:48 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I DVR'd the first six, Wrath of Kahn is next if I can ever get around to it.

kcmets Apr 13 2021 09:53 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Frayed Knot wrote: =kcmets post_id=60510 time=1618266622 user_id=53] It would be nice if we continually sniffed the 70°'s sometime soon. Nah! The 70s smelled like astroturf and disco.

Disco was verboten here, disco fans were stuffed into gym lockers.

Frayed Knot Apr 14 2021 05:58 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

One of the cable movie channels currently has the various Godfather flicks in rotation. But it seems like someone has realized that the name GODFATHER Part III has become more a punch line than an attraction because the finale of the trilogy is now being billed as: Mario Puzo's THE GODFATHER Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone Pretty sure no one is going to be fooled by that change, but I suppose it was worth a shot.

MFS62 Apr 14 2021 06:02 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Frayed Knot wrote: the finale of the trilogy is now being billed as: Mario Puzo's THE GODFATHER Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone Pretty sure no one is going to be fooled by that change, but I suppose it was worth a shot. I think the film has been re-edited to "tighten it up" and the ending changed. But I haven't seen it. The first time was enough. Later

Willets Point Apr 14 2021 07:05 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

It's supposed to be a "director's cut" that is different from the original release.

Frayed Knot Apr 14 2021 10:19 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I'm still not gonna watch it.

Willets Point Apr 14 2021 10:50 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Me neither.

Fman99 Apr 14 2021 09:03 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I would if you could somehow reshoot all of Sofia Coppola's scenes with Winona Ryder. The 1993 Winona Ryder, I mean.

Lefty Specialist Apr 15 2021 09:43 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

They're re-creating the entire state of New Jersey in Minecraft. Like, everything. https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2021/04/gamers-are-re-creating-all-of-nj-in-minecraft-down-to-every-pothole-and-jug-handle.html

MFS62 Apr 15 2021 01:08 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Lefty Specialist wrote: They're re-creating the entire state of New Jersey in Minecraft. Like, everything. https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2021/04/gamers-are-re-creating-all-of-nj-in-minecraft-down-to-every-pothole-and-jug-handle.html But it won't have the smell of the pollution we know so well. Later

Lefty Specialist Apr 16 2021 05:15 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Harrumph. I don't see anybody going out of their way to make a Minecraft Connecticut. :)

Frayed Knot May 09 2021 05:50 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Wait a minute ... trainers drug race horses ?!? I never would have guessed.

Marshmallowmilkshake May 13 2021 02:04 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I think the next billionaire will be the person who figures out how to make something useful out of all the Plexiglass that was set up in every office and store.

batmagadanleadoff May 13 2021 02:04 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

This can't be serious, right? This is just a troll seeking attention, right? [YOUTUBE]hrrRt9kR9RA[/YOUTUBE] The woman holding the camera is very easily impressed.

batmagadanleadoff May 13 2021 02:05 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

This can't be serious, right? This is just a troll seeking attention, right? [YOUTUBE]hrrRt9kR9RA[/YOUTUBE] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrrRt9kR9RA

Ceetar May 13 2021 02:11 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

It's not. the Prego and the store cheese brand are key giveaways. there's a trend or two out there of doing ridiculous 'subversive' stuff with food prep. Just saw one where someone poured the milk into the bowl first, then the cereal, added a fork, and then threw it on the floor. why? who knows. Some of them are funny, but some of them, like this one, are just long and a ridiculous waste of food.

Benjamin Grimm May 13 2021 02:33 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=64140 time=1620936287 user_id=68] This can't be serious, right? This is just a troll seeking attention, right? [YOUTUBE]hrrRt9kR9RA[/YOUTUBE]

The woman holding the camera is very easily impressed.

Frayed Knot May 17 2021 07:28 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

8 of the top 10 this season in NBA Rebounds/Game are foreign born, and one of the other two is the second generation Sabonis who was born in Portland during his father's career but learned his basketball overseas. (the other is the 6' 3" Russell Westbrook) I have no idea if any of this is meaningful or not.

Frayed Knot May 23 2021 05:39 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Didn't think I'd see Phil Mickelson win another golf tournament again (except maybe on the Senior tour where the 50 y/o is now eligible) much less a major. But he led at the end on Friday, on Saturday, and closed out today to win the PGA at Kiawa Island, SC by two shots. Oldest golfer ever to win a major championship

MFS62 May 25 2021 03:50 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Like Simone Biles, I landed a Yurchenko Double Pike. But I had to throw it back in. It was too small. Later

Frayed Knot May 28 2021 02:39 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Coupla random thoughts: - Calm down Knicks fans. You won a playoff game, A playoff game ... as in ONE ... out of two ... at home ... against a lower seeded team whose playoff history is worse than yours. Not a championship, not a series, not a final or even semi-final, but 1/4 of the way to the round which would take you to the round which would take you to the semi-final. I while realize this is the first one since, like, the Carter administration, for this to really mean anything you have to keep it up for the net few months so the in-house and street celebrations were both just maybe a wee bit over the top. - Harry: be a royal, don't be a royal, I don't really care. Just. Stop. Talking. If you've got daddy issues then take it up with daddy rather than blabbing to the entire world, or Oprah which is essentially the same thing. And if you really want out of the limelight then going on network TV four times a week is probably not the best way to go about it.

Frayed Knot Jun 03 2021 09:38 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Frayed Knot wrote: - Calm down Knicks fans. You won a playoff game, A playoff game ... as in ONE ... out of two ... at home ... against a lower seeded team whose playoff history is worse than yours. Not a championship, not a series, not a final or even semi-final, but 1/4 of the way to the round which would take you to the round which would take you to the semi-final. I while realize this is the first one since, like, the Carter administration, for this to really mean anything you have to keep it up for the net few months so the in-house and street celebrations were both just maybe a wee bit over the top. Yeah, the playoffs didn't work out the way you hoped but, cheer up Knicks fans, you'll always have Game 2

kcmets Jun 03 2021 09:46 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I barely watched the series, the NBA just really doesn't do much for me these days. I was going to start a thread, but figured Vic Sage isn't around any more to boil things down. I am a Knicks fan, would like to be one again since I was all my life. I'd have Clyde Frazier's baby if he'd return my calls and lift the restraining order.

Frayed Knot Jun 03 2021 09:57 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

And I'm not an anti-Knicks guy (mostly I've just never been all that fascinated by the sport of basketball) I was just commenting on the over-the-top celebration based on ONE win which got them to 1/4 of the way to being 1/4 of the way to their goal.

Frayed Knot Jun 24 2021 10:17 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

So apparently a group of six French soccer fans traveled to Bucharest (Romania) in plenty of time to watch their team play in the ongoing EURO Cup matches. Only problem?: the match was taking place in Budapest (Hungary) Ooops!

Frayed Knot Jul 03 2021 10:21 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 05 2021 09:29 AM

I read where Andrew Cuomo's youngest daughter 'came out' recently as "demi-sexual". Now since I'm not up on a lot of this new fangled terminology, I'm thinking that this is where you are only attracted to ex-wives of Bruce Willis, although I could be totally off base here.

DocTee Jul 05 2021 06:20 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

[BLOCKQUOTE]"So apparently a group of six French soccer fans traveled to Bucharest (Romania) in plenty of time to watch their team play in the ongoing EURO Cup matches. Only problem?: the match was taking place in Budapest (Hungary)" [/BLOCKQUOTE] Better than the (apochryphal?) travelers who flew from Los Angeles to Auckland rather than Oakland.

Frayed Knot Jul 05 2021 09:28 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Better than the (apochryphal?) travelers who flew from Los Angeles to Auckland rather than Oakland. "Man that San Francisco Bay is much bigger than I realized "

Willets Point Jul 05 2021 10:47 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

[BLOCKQUOTE]"So apparently a group of six French soccer fans traveled to Bucharest (Romania) in plenty of time to watch their team play in the ongoing EURO Cup matches. Only problem?: the match was taking place in Budapest (Hungary)" [/BLOCKQUOTE] Better than the (apochryphal?) travelers who flew from Los Angeles to Auckland rather than Oakland. My favorite is the German tourist who wanted to visit San Francisco but ended up in Bangor, Maine by mistake and didn't realize it for four days.

Frayed Knot Jul 14 2021 01:14 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I seem to read/hear of about a lot of "influencers" and "YouTube Personalities" dying young on a fairly regular basis. Not that I have any idea who these people are and it may be only a small percentage of the I's and YTP's currently on the planet, but there sure seems to be a lot of them buying the farm in their teens and twenties. It reminds one of the joke about the last words of a redneck: 'Hey guys, watch this!'

Ceetar Jul 14 2021 02:30 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Do you expect to hear about the random HR manager from Illinois dying early? It's not like hawking makeup on youtube or tiktok is dangerous, it just gets you talked about.

Frayed Knot Jul 15 2021 05:13 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Well considering that most of these folks are in their teens and twenties and that I seem to stumble across a story of one of them dying once a week or so, let's just say that, whatever they're doing or advocating, I'm happy not being under their influence.

MFS62 Jul 16 2021 05:59 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I have a cricket under the baseboard heating unit in my family room. It keeps chirping and I can't reach it to get it out. Later

kcmets Jul 31 2021 11:29 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

At the fish guy before and he had blue snapper steaks. I've never heard of blue snapper, only red and yellow and only fillets or whole. Asked him if he liked it and he said it's a medium tasting fish. Told me to throw 'em on the grill and if we don't like it come back tomorrow and he'll give me something else on him. Thought that was a very neighborly gesture!

The Hot Corner Aug 06 2021 08:53 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

so, was it any good (or not)?

kcmets Aug 07 2021 08:22 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

It was! Rubbed on a little evoo and a little secret spice mix* and grilled it five minutes on each side over very hot charcoal and some hickory chips. KB liked it too, and she's not always an easy sell on new things. (*not so secret, see the What's Cooking in The Crane Pool? thread coming soon to a forum near you.)

MFS62 Aug 16 2021 03:35 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

If you're going to buy anything from IKEA, make sure you have a good supply of screws on hand. The ones they provide are made from a very soft metal. Any attempt to use a screwdriver rips the heads so they can't be used. Later

Frayed Knot Aug 19 2021 07:53 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

So I passed by a storefront recently whose business is apparently 'Eyebrow Threading' according to their marquee. Don't know, don't wanna know.

G-Fafif Aug 20 2021 01:50 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

It never occurred to me there's a best-written menu, but this is the best-written menu. [tweet]https://twitter.com/rpatrickbooks/status/1428800577031458825[/tweet]

batmagadanleadoff Aug 20 2021 02:14 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

[tweet]https://twitter.com/rpatrickbooks/status/1428800577031458825[/tweet] Is the bacon in the Farmhouse Special a substitute for the eggs, for the ham or for the ham and eggs?

Lefty Specialist Aug 20 2021 06:32 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

"Luck for the day' would be a cholestrol screening that didn't break the meter.

kcmets Aug 20 2021 06:47 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

1/2 Loaf of Bread (Toasted) Typo fix: 1/2 Loaf of Bread (Toasted and pre-Slathered in Butter)

Bob Alpacadaca Aug 26 2021 06:08 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Not sure if this is the right place for this. I was today years old when I learned the Beach Boys didn't play any of their instruments on their albums -- at least through the 1960s. Brian Wilson insisted they use the famous LA Wrecking Crew of studio musicians. It's not that the Beach Boys couldn't play -- the band did play them on the road -- but Wilson was such the perfectionist that he wanted better people playing on the albums.

kcmets Sep 08 2021 01:48 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Got a text just now from 'Fedex' saying a package was undeliverable. Link says I can pick it up at a facility in England. Convenient!

MFS62 Sep 08 2021 01:53 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

=kcmets post_id=76929 time=1631130527 user_id=53] Got a text just now from 'Fedex' saying a package was undeliverable. Link says I can pick it up at a facility in England. Convenient!

Text them back and ask them if they can recommend a good delivery service to bring it back to you.



Later

kcmets Sep 17 2021 07:31 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

We have a cricket in the basement that sounds like it's the size of a baby mouse.

MFS62 Sep 18 2021 06:14 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

We've had several crickets in the basement/family room this year. Yes, they are huge, and may be relatives of the cicadas that are coming closer to the Northeast. Later

Lefty Specialist Sep 18 2021 05:43 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

This is the essence of 'taking one for the team'. We're currently in Las Vegas and Mrs Lefty and I will be seeing Barry Manilow in concert. May be less painful than watching the Mets. Or so I'm rationalizing. Mrs L is over the moon.

Fman99 Sep 18 2021 07:21 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I saw him for free one July 4 with the Boston Pops as an opening act for fireworks on the Charles River. Preceded first by a Red Sox vs Blue Jays game at Fenway. That was a fun day. I think 2002 based on Baseball Reference

Lefty Specialist Sep 19 2021 09:27 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

So, we were in the relatively cheap seats for Barry. Someone comes up to us and asks if we'd like to move to better seats. Sure, we say. He hands us off to an usher who takes us down to front row center. We could touch the stage. Barry came out and was 10 feet away. Boy has he had a lot of work done! But to his credit, he's 78 and did a two-hour energetic show, danced, sang all the hits, and laid on the schmaltz with a trowel. The ladies in the audience ate it all up. If there was any lip-synching, it didn't show. It was kind of like Chipper Jones. You don't necessarily like him but you admire the craftsmanship and competitive spirit. Barry didn't disappoint. And I've accumulated major Wife Bonus Points redeemable at a later time.

Bob Alpacadaca Sep 19 2021 09:33 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Lefty Specialist wrote: So, we were in the relatively cheap seats for Barry. Someone comes up to us and asks if we'd like to move to better seats. Sure, we say. He hands us off to an usher who takes us down to front row center. We could touch the stage. Barry came out and was 10 feet away. Boy has he had a lot of work done! But to his credit, he's 78 and did a two-hour energetic show, danced, sang all the hits, and laid on the schmaltz with a trowel. The ladies in the audience ate it all up. If there was any lip-synching, it didn't show. It was kind of like Chipper Jones. You don't necessarily like him but you admire the craftsmanship and competitive spirit. Barry didn't disappoint. And I've accumulated major Wife Bonus Points redeemable at a later time. Nice! Always cool to see a big star so close. "Mandy," "Could it be Magic," "Reed 'em and Weep" are all kind of fun. You probably recognized more songs than you expected.

kcmets Sep 19 2021 11:59 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Lefty Specialist wrote: And I've accumulated major Wife Bonus Points redeemable at a later time. Trying to keep +1 or +2 in this department is always a good thing. Seems I'm always -6 or -7 most of the time.

The Hot Corner Sep 19 2021 05:32 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Took my then girlfriend (current wife of 39 years) to see Barry Manilow when we wee in college. Even sober, I enjoyed the show far more than I would ever have expected. He put on a very energetic and elaborate show. Definitely earned major points with the future mrs.

kcmets Oct 01 2021 07:53 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I have never seen the movie On Golden Pond. Should I?

Willets Point Oct 01 2021 08:50 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I like it a lot, but your mileage may vary. I'm a fan of Hepburn and Fonda.

Willets Point Oct 01 2021 08:51 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

(Specifically, Henry)

kcmets Oct 01 2021 08:58 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I like them both too.

Frayed Knot Oct 01 2021 09:07 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

It's more than a bit sappy, but saved from over-the-top sappiness by the two pros mentioned above. It was hardly Henry Fonda's best work, but they gave him his sole Oscar for it cuz he was old (and dying) and then they gave one to Hepburn as well so as to prove they didn't give it to him just because he was old.

Willets Point Oct 01 2021 09:28 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart, and Humphrey Bogart all received one Best Actor Oscar apiece and they all won them in movies they starred in with Katharine Hepburn. Arguably all three of them were "make-up" awards for previous slights by the Academy.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 02 2021 09:22 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Was it "The Philadelphia Story" for James Stewart? Bogart was obviously "The African Queen"

Willets Point Oct 02 2021 10:57 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Correct!

Frayed Knot Oct 02 2021 01:58 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Those may well have been make-up wins for perceived previous slights, but at least Stewart/TPS and Bogie/AQ weren't 'let's-give-him-one-'fore-he-croaks' awards which was so clearly the case with Fonda/OGP

kcmets Oct 02 2021 02:13 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Subjected to a neighbor's satellite country station the last two hours. Loud. If I hear the word 'daughter' 'sister' or 'cousin' again I'm calling the cops.

Frayed Knot Oct 02 2021 03:41 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

=kcmets post_id=79082 time=1633205597 user_id=53] If I hear the word 'daughter' 'sister' or 'cousin' again I'm calling the cops.

Especially when the singer is using all three names to talk about the same person ... Am-I-rite folks?

kcmets Oct 02 2021 03:48 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Lol And if anyone is considering writing a modern country song, there has to be a line about a cold beer on Friday night. Not the Wednesday morning beer, not the watching football on a Sunday afternoon one... Friday night!

MFS62 Oct 02 2021 05:40 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

=kcmets post_id=79094 time=1633211299 user_id=53] Lol And if anyone is considering writing a modern country song, there has to be a line about a cold beer on Friday night. Not the Wednesday morning beer, not the watching football on a Sunday afternoon one... Friday night!

And when they sing about their truck, it is a two syllable word - truh-UCK.



Later

Lefty Specialist Oct 04 2021 10:01 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

So, this is happening....William Shatner is going into space. https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/william-shatner-going-space-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-rocket-n1280707 I'm not a fan of extremely wealthy people buying their way into space, but there's something weirdly awesome about this. Of course, he's 90 years old and the liftoff is stressful even for someone young and healthy, so he could also be the first person to have a heart attack in space.

kcmets Oct 04 2021 10:16 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I was kinda feeling a little old this morning. Hearing that Captain Kirk is 90 didn't help much... thanks, lol...

Edgy MD Oct 07 2021 04:37 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Watching a husband-and-wife pair of neighbors throw down in stupid but repeated arguments on Fezbook. Trying not to click "Like" but since he's the neighborhood libertarian blowhard, I really wants to click Like on some of her posts.

kcmets Oct 13 2021 07:30 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Still haven't been to a Panera Bread.

Marshmallowmilkshake Oct 13 2021 07:54 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

=kcmets post_id=79743 time=1634175050 user_id=53] Still haven't been to a Panera Bread.

Panera is good for when you want to pretend you are eating healthy. The butternut squash soup is really good.



That said, the sandwiches leave something to be desired. I remember getting a Turkey sandwich with two slices of deli Turkey and thinking “this is in no way a $6 sandwich.”

Edgy MD Oct 13 2021 09:37 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Panera also does that Starbucks thing where you have to step over to the preparing station counter to wait for your food. And everybody is elbowing each other for space and breathing on each other and staring the food prep guys laser beams in the back of their heads. All the while, your brains are going through a refrain of, "Is that mine?.... fuck! Is that ... fuck!! Will this asshole next to me just calm down and get out of the way?! Hey is THAT ... FUUUCK!"

Frayed Knot Oct 14 2021 04:58 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

So Katie Couric admits to intentionally leaving out parts of her interview with R.B. Ginsburg because she thought some of her answers didn't make her, Ginsburg, look good. And ace-ESPN NFL "Reporter" Adam Schefter was giving executives at the Washington Football Team editorial control over some of his stories. Wow! Whoda thunk it?!? Journalism marches on!!

Johnny Lunchbucket Oct 14 2021 07:09 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Edgy MD wrote: Panera also does that Starbucks thing where you have to step over to the preparing station counter to wait for your food. And everybody is elbowing each other for space and breathing on each other and staring the food prep guys laser beams in the back of their heads. All the while, your brains are going through a refrain of, "Is that mine?.... fuck! Is that ... fuck!! Will this asshole next to me just calm down and get out of the way?! Hey is THAT ... FUUUCK!" yup

Ceetar Oct 14 2021 08:31 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

the Panera that I went to at the last job had switched to the tag system. you just take the little GPS thing and sit at a table and someone brings your food when it's ready. Compared to other options, it's a fairly decent 'healthy' alternative to most quick-lunch type places. There's actual fruits and/or veggies, an average soup and salad half and half meal is less than 1000 calories. Low bar, sure. I also like their bagels, asiago cheese, chocolate chip. (this is more bakery, less healthy) though I never understood why they'll prepare everything else but won't cream cheese your bagel.

Willets Point Oct 14 2021 09:16 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

The Panera I've been to also have the buzzer that goes off when you're order is ready.

Lefty Specialist Oct 14 2021 04:43 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

When I'm buried, I'd like to have a Bacon Turkey Bravo in my right hand.

MFS62 Oct 14 2021 06:01 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

When state restaurants were closed to indoor seating, I used to go to the Panera drive-through, pick up their turkey chili and eat it in the car. It was the best of what was available. Then, we would go for lunch and sit outside when they had waiter service. I don't think I've been back there since restaurants have re-opened to indoor seating but there have been times I've missed that chili. Later

Lefty Specialist Oct 17 2021 07:52 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I lol'd. https://scontent.fewr1-6.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/245921390_10220404396239214_870522756335955507_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=IYwuO9qrwG0AX8MF7qe&tn=GTi9HndO6VoZ74v_&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-6.fna&oh=6e3e454186fbc381331dba6a3062f835&oe=61719A28>

Edgy MD Oct 17 2021 07:43 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

[fimg=600]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FBKXaCfXMCkE7El.jpg[/fimg]

MFS62 Nov 09 2021 01:47 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Pumpkin spice coffee tastes just like it smells - like a candle. Later

Lefty Specialist Nov 09 2021 04:23 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I have never once in my entire life had a cup of coffee.

Frayed Knot Nov 09 2021 04:31 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Neither have I

The Hot Corner Nov 14 2021 04:25 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I have never in my entire life had a cup of pumpkin spice coffee. Now regular coffee is an entirely different matter. I essentially run on coffee, water, and craft beer.

kcmets Nov 18 2021 10:35 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 18 2021 10:49 AM

If anyone is still struggling with what to send me for Xmas this year, I would totally wear this proudly. 2XL, please... https://thecranepool.net/images/floyd.jpg>

kcmets Nov 18 2021 10:37 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Lefty Specialist wrote: I have never once in my entire life had a cup of coffee. Frayed Knot wrote: Neither have I [BIGPURPLE]¿¿Phwam!![/BIGPURPLE]

whippoorwill Nov 18 2021 10:46 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

That's incredible

Ceetar Nov 18 2021 10:57 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

The Hot Corner wrote: I have never in my entire life had a cup of pumpkin spice coffee. Now regular coffee is an entirely different matter. I essentially run on coffee, water, and craft beer. You should check out the "Mets On Tap" podcast clearly.

kcmets Nov 18 2021 11:00 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

=whippoorwill post_id=81352 time=1637257604 user_id=79] That's incredible

The shirt! Right? lolol

whippoorwill Nov 18 2021 05:15 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Lol good shirt! Still wearing the Mets shirt you sent me many years ago, KC :)

Lefty Specialist Nov 19 2021 07:15 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

The T-shirt I have demanded for Christmas. https://img.btdmp.com/10203/10203118/products/0x900@16230250164f911e5334.jpeg>

kcmets Nov 19 2021 08:41 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Love it, send me that one too!

Johnny Lunchbucket Nov 19 2021 09:13 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I'll take this one: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71q2qrefM1L.__AC_SY445_SX342_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg>

kcmets Nov 19 2021 09:40 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

We may need a new thread... https://thecranepool.net/images/gabbashea.jpg>

kcmets Nov 24 2021 06:00 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Has anyone ever seen GRADE B eggs for sale?

Willets Point Nov 24 2021 07:57 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I think Grade B eggs are only sold to makers of industrial egg products.

kcmets Nov 25 2021 09:15 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I was just being silly, I didn't even know Grade B eggs were a thing.

MFS62 Dec 13 2021 06:34 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

The last few minutes and overtime of the Grey Cup game (the Canadian Football League championship game) were as exciting as the end of a football game can get. https://sports.yahoo.com/winnipeg-blue-bombers-beat-hamilton-tiger-cats-in-cf-ls-grey-cup-with-wild-ot-interception-032048639.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall Later

Ceetar Dec 13 2021 09:37 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

=kcmets post_id=81812 time=1637856954 user_id=53] I was just being silly, I didn't even know Grade B eggs were a thing.

There's also an AA. I've seen those in stores every once in a while, and now i'm pondering if those will peel better when you boil 'em, but I think that's probably a genetic thing these days.

kcmets Dec 13 2021 10:55 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

KNOWLEDGE ARTICLE - USDA There are three consumer grades for eggs: United States (U.S.) Grade AA, A, and B. The grade is determined by the interior quality of the egg and the appearance and condition of the egg shell. Eggs of any quality grade may differ in weight (size). U.S. Grade AA eggs have whites that are thick and firm; yolks that are high, round, and practically free from defects; and clean, unbroken shells. Grade AA and Grade A eggs are best for frying and poaching where appearance is important, and for any other purpose. U.S. Grade A eggs have characteristics of Grade AA eggs except that the whites are reasonably firm. This is the quality most often sold in stores. U.S. Grade B eggs have whites that may be thinner and yolks that may be wider and flatter than eggs of higher grades. The shells must be unbroken, but may show slight stains. This quality is seldom found in retail stores because they are usually used to make liquid, frozen, and dried egg products.

batmagadanleadoff Dec 13 2021 12:03 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

There's also an AA. I've seen those in stores every once in a while, and now i'm pondering if those will peel better when you boil 'em.... I came across this article yesterday about the best methods for hard-boiling eggs. I didn't test any of them but the one below was the winning method. Also, the eggs are supposed to peel real easy with this method: Method: Boil Then Simmer About This Method: In this Food Lab–tested approach from J. Kenji López-Alt, you bring a large pot (about three quarts) of water to a boil, lower in up to six eggs (I used six), boil for 30 seconds, and then cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 11 minutes. The eggs then go into an ice water bath for 15 minutes before peeling. The claim is that starting the eggs in hot water helps prevent the whites from sticking to the shell, thus making peeling easier. Total Time: 35 minutes Results The eggs were definitely easy to peel. Starting at the fat end, I was able to pick away at the shell and by the time I got to the “nose” of each egg, the shell typically came off in one big, rounded piece. The yolks were firm and very slightly jammy. And the whites — oh my, the whites — were so tender that their texture was almost indistinguishable from the yolks. My Takeaways: I was a little dubious about using 3 quarts of water for just 6 eggs, but López-Alt explains that this volume ensures that the timing and temperature are spot-on. And I'll tell you, the texture of those eggs was just fantastic, so I'll do this again and again. I might not use this for a big tray of deviled eggs (because I'd need to do multiple batches), but for any time that I want to spotlight the egg on its own, this will be my go-to method.

Ceetar Dec 13 2021 12:15 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

[FIMG=400]http://www.ceetar.com/optimisticmetsfan/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211213_140950-scaled.jpg[/FIMG] apparently I have AA eggs right now. who knew. Guess one of us had to stop drinking.. I've tried all the methods I think, and it still feels like it's mostly luck. (I'm sure making sure they're not overcooked is a big part of it, and I'm not sure that can be 100% regulated across all eggs). I'm halfway convinced we've genetically bread chickens for eggs with a smaller membrane over the decades. Only method I having tried that I keep meaning to is the one where you add baking soda. supposedly raising the alkaline level of the shell makes it separate better from the acidity inside, but who knows. There are so many variables. Maybe I should boil an egg right now..

kcmets Dec 13 2021 12:34 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

=Ceetar post_id=82931 time=1639422909 user_id=102]I've tried all the methods I think, and it still feels like it's mostly luck.

I feel I'm often in Camp Luck too. Same goes for plain white rice. Crap shoot.



I'm gonna try the batmag method above later in the week. Fewer eggs, more

water and hotter at the beginning. Ice water bath!

Ceetar Dec 13 2021 08:15 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

the ice water bath is clearly just a technique for quick cooldown so they don't keep cooking. I use one of those silly little red plastic eggs that measure how done the eggs are supposed to be done. (shrug) I don't have much issue with white rice though. boil the water with the rice until the water is gone and then stop no?

kcmets Dec 14 2021 09:27 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

=Ceetar post_id=82965 time=1639451731 user_id=102] the ice water bath is clearly just a technique for quick cooldown so they don't keep cooking.

Sure, like pasta etc. I've also read in other places that the cool down

facilitates easier peeling but at this point I guess we've flogged boiled

eggs enough to almost make it a Big Thing Considered.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 14 2021 09:52 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I've got rice down pat too. Twice as much water as rice, boil gently and keep an eye on it.

Ceetar Dec 14 2021 10:17 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

generally speaking I only either make rice if i'm doing a stir fry then and then it's getting doused with the sauce anyway, or i just make risotto.

Frayed Knot Dec 16 2021 09:33 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

I've done similar versions of that boil/simmer/ice bath method for eggs and sometimes wind up with easy-peel AND tough to peel specimens within the same batch ... so who knows.

Frayed Knot Dec 16 2021 09:37 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

So it seems that yet another 'God' of college football coaching has flamed out in the much more level playing field of the NFL where he suddenly finds out he can't have the pick of the litter among players, doesn't have a huge budget advantage over most opponents, and can't automatically count on having bosses and a fawning media to run interference for him at every turn. Whoda thunk it!

MFS62 Dec 24 2021 06:19 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

Ho Ho Ho We got some snow. What a pain in the tuchas. Later

kcmets Dec 24 2021 06:47 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

We got about an inch, didn't stick to paved/cement surfaces. Nice to get a dusting at least on Christmas Eve morning for some color.

MFS62 Dec 24 2021 07:17 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

We got about the same amount, but it stuck on the driveway. The temperature is still 24 here, so it might be around for a while. Later

Lefty Specialist Dec 24 2021 08:17 AM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

A little dusting was nice on Christmas Eve. It's already melted away, so no harm, no foul.

Frayed Knot Dec 29 2021 03:18 PM Re: Small Things Considered - 2021

In the 'Pinstripe Bowl', the annual fourth-rate money-grab fest (for everyone except the players of course) currently going on between U Maryland and Virginia Tech, there are more bodies on the field then there are in the stands.