Subj : Re: Todays Blooper To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Mar 11 2022 07:38:00 Barry, BM> I can do you "one better": north of me is Clinton County and the main BM> city is Clinton. IIRC they were named to honour a Governor of the BM> State of New York. When Bill Clinton ran for governor, Hillary used her maiden name, Rodham, instead of her married name of Clinton...he lost the election. BM> As for restaurants, chatting with a friend and recalling how there used BM> to be a bunch of cheap steak restaurants -- they were cheap and they BM> served cheap steaks but satisfied the carnivore desire of fire-cooked BM> meat with a baked potato and some sides. My late wife was a steak eater, but I never was. There used to be a restaurant chain in central Arkansas called Steak-Out. They had the best beef sirloin tips and baked potatoes in town. Unfortunately, they went out of business several years ago. BM> All-you-can-eat buffets are fun in that can sample a little of this and BM> a little of that. I got to experience kimchee at one -- the food had BM> been brought up in threads last century (!) and said it was the Korean BM> version of sauerkraut, which I like. We'll just say I prefer BM> sauerkraut. I tried that back in elementary school, and quit after one bite. I know some folks who love it, but I can't stand it. Or is sauerkraut when Colonel Klink has had a bad day?? BM> I have my blood pressure checked once a month at the doctor's office to BM> monitor the pulse rate; a few years ago I was beating away like a BM> hummingbird heart -- good for the bird, not so good for the human. BM> Anyway, sometimes reminded with "it's that time of the month"! I have a pulse oximeter, and a blood pressure device here...and check mine every so often. For your latter comment, just bleed it for all it's worth . BM> No, not all that nutritious but better than nothing. Know locally I BM> can purchase a loaf of bread for 88› on sale. I'd probably go with BM> cheese instead of butter. Cheese is more expensive that butter but BM> nutritionally better. And I'd be definitely be checking into the Meals BM> on Wheels link I gave you about amonth ago. Unfortunately, most of these require Medicaid to get it. The government took away my SSI 15 1/2 years ago, 7 months before my wife died. They said that between the 2 of us, $1500 a month was too much money...don't get me started on that. I found out late last year that the only Medicaid I have is to pay the monthly Medicare premium...so, I technically don't have Medicaid. I did go to the store yesterday, and bought: 1) 2 dozen 3 minute microwave pizzas ($1.25 each)(cheese, sausage and pepperoni, and pepperoni -- I don't care for the supreme, and they were out of the 3 meat (beef, sausage, and pepperoni). 2) 2 dozen single slices of the store brand American Cheese ($2.20 -- nearly $1.30 cheaper than Kraft Singles) 3) 2 dozen packages of Buddig Lunch meat (69 cents each) 4) 3 bags of Tyson "Fun Chicken Nuggets" ($7 each) 5) 1 large container of "organic ketchup ($2.20) (for dipping the nuggets in) That still ran me $75 with tax. I still have plenty of bread and butter here, so what I do is use 1 pack of lunch meat and 1 slice of cheese, splitting them into 2 sandwiches, and adding some mustard to them. I also have plenty of the packages of lemonade Koolaid mix, that makes 2 quarts...and that's my main beverage to wash it all down. With the bonus fuel points, I'll get 20 cents a gallon off the next time I fill up. But, I paid $46 at $4.20 a gallon the other day...it's the most I've ever spent on gasoline. I'm sure it'll be over $5 a gallon the next time I fill up. BM> And the cheese is a natural cheese, not those processed cheese slices BM> individually wrapped nor Velveeta cheese. Both are OK but not nearly BM> as nutritious as Swiss, Cheddar, etc. I did the single slices, and the store bought. Someone told me that they worked at a Kellogg's factory years ago. During the day, they produced the Kellogg's Brand Cereal. But, at night, it was the same thing, but "store brands". BM> Carrying around your own insulation does have benefits at times. :) I'd like to move some to the hind quarters...those outdoor chairs on winter days are cold!! BM> If baked properly the bread has a nice crunch. If baked too long so BM> does the hot dog! I don't want to risk breaking my dentures with that. I like my food cooked "Well Done", but NOT "shoe leather". BM> Part of the fun of eating chicken is gnawing the meat away from the BM> bones but a boneless chicken would make sense for when travelling in BM> the car: no bones to throw away. ...Still have the paper, etc., BM> packaging, but just considered less messy than a pile of bones. I liked getting the 30 nuggets from Chick-Fil-A, and a large drink. It was easy to eat and drive with that, and not as messy as trying to eat a juicy sandwich. BM> Now you're making me sleepy! I woke up with nature and nightmare at 3am, and I couldn't get back to sleep. So, I just got up, as I have a ham radio traffic net to do this morning. Then, rain arrives, changing to snow...the whole state is under a Winter Weather Advisory, with areas also under a Wind Advisory and a Freeze Warning. Those who planted their gardens early are just furious!! BM> There was an EF0 and an EF1 about twenty miles from here; minimal BM> damage as landed on farmland but some damage to buildings. Another ten BM> miles and would have hit the neighbourhoods. News of the tornadoes BM> that close surprised me: weather outside about that time didn't seem BM> all that nasty. I think these were mostly EF-1 in strength, but there was one EF-2. BM> We had about 2" of snow Sunday night/Monday morning -- and a few days BM> before it was 71ø! They're predicting another inch or two on Friday BM> (tomorrow as I write this). We may get a dusting to 2 inches. We'll probably have more than that by Saturday morning. BM> As for outdoor plantings this early, apparently they haven't paid BM> attention! The rule of thumb around here is don't plant until Mother's BM> Day weekend (and sometimes that's cutting things to close). When I was BM> growing up in southern New Hampshire seems like around the 1st of June BM> rings a bell. My cousin in Erie won't plant hers until that time as well. Daryl .... 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