I Want to Be Underwhelmed: 🍒 Summer 2024 Edition, Continued

Nights are going to get longer up here now. I probably won’t get enough Vitamin D anymore. Maybe I’ll take a vitamin.

Tomorrow is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.

It's hot out.

I had a craving for cole slaw today and at the whole half pound.

I'm in Phoenix and tomorrow it will be 111°. It's just preheating. July and August will be worse.

Diet coke actually pairs with steel-cut oats.

Sure, I feel like a hillbilly lusting after his sister, but it’s tasty.

Too hot for pizza but also too hot to cook. Dominos it is.

It's hot, but I'm still going to make some split-pea soup at some point.

Bless your heart, R8.

It will end up being whichever one gets more traffic, R9. As of now, they're pretty much neck-and-neck.

Sorry. R10 was meant for the other "underwhelmed" thread. This is what comes from having competing "underwhelmed" threads.

I don't know why this popped into my head but the old expression "having a bird" suddenly appeared.

Oh God, there are two threads? I'm overwhelmed.

My dachshunds are having a lover's spat.

I'm not taking sides.

It's best to stay neutral in these types of situations.

This too shall pass.

The seedless watermelons I’m getting at ALDIs are delicious.

Athenos Feta Cheese was BOGO this week. I got two of the chunks. I use them for the Baked Feta Cheese Pasta of Tik Tok fame. I linked the recipe on "What's for Dinner" thread.

Vanity Fair napkins also BOGO. I got one package of the Everyday variety (2 ply,100 count) and one package of the Entertain variety (3 ply, 40 count). I use the 3-ply for guests. Not dinner guests as I use cloth napkins for dinner but for a casual lunch or cake and coffee type guests.

For anyone who has the Hallmark Channel. The Ski Lodge episode of Frasie is on!

^^ I like James Patrick Stuart.

I'm going to pretend it's winter. Close the drapes, crank the AC, make some soup, get under some blankets, and watch Dolores Claiborne.

Do you watch Dolores Claiborne every winter, r19?

I may or may not watch it in the winter but it's a wintery movie. Puts you in the mind frame. If you hate summer Maine is your paradise. The summer in Maine last from July 3 until July 6.

Santa Rosa Gardens having 50% off sale using MYJUNE50 coupon. Their prices are good to begin with (about half of what Bluestone Perennials charge), so 50% off is a very good deal. I Plants are healthy and well packed.

The cherries are on sale.

The thought of another cunt planting the same flower as me gives me the jinkies, R22. You may inadvertently form a plant-based psychic link with a bossy bottom who snaps gum.

Yeah whatever, R24.

I bought peaches yesterday but forgot to buy cherries.

I ate a handful of dried plums just now and actually managed to stop myself from emptying the whole bag in one go. Shits averted, achievement unlocked.

I had a piece of Chantilly Cake for lunch.

It's raining quite hard right now which is good after the heat wave. The flowers and trees must be parched.

r27 are we just not calling those, prunes, anymore?

I need to do some shopping this weekend, but it's expected to be 98 here on Saturday and 99 on Sunday,

Maybe I'll just fast instead.

Go shave your labia

The grocery stores will be air conditioned R31. But I can see not being excited to cook with the heat, especially if you don't have air conditioning.

It’s fledgling season and I’m finding dead ones around my property. Happens every year. Some fall out of the nest too soon, some die because their mothers for some reason stop feeding them once they leave the nest. In some cases the mothers get killed by cars (especially robins as they are low fkyers’), cats, dogs or hawks. It’s so sad. Every year I have to tell myself it’s natural. There’s nothing I can do.

I’m going to attempt to make butter pecan ice cream tomorrow. Maybe pistachio ice cream instead.

🤔

I had the last piece of Chantilly Cake for breakfast this morning.

I make no apologies, there was fruit involved which makes it practically a health food.

"Practically a health food" is adequate for the underwhelmed.

Smart things I have bought that are NOT underwhelming: 1) an induction range, 2) a Flowbee, 3) a plug-in Prius, 4) a dual-fuel HVAC, 5) and a PBS Passport.

Maybe this should be a separate thread: "Smart Things You Have Bought."

¡Today is my cat’s quinceañera!

My foot is injured. I've to walk on it awkwardly which has put pressure on the other foot and both feet are bothering me but especially the left and I've forced to forgo my walk outside today and just use the stationary bicycle instead which means I won't be burning nearly as many calories today as usual therefore I have to be careful about how many calories I consume to avoid putting on any weight for the next several days until the foot heals.

I just ate some bacon, and I think I may have poisoned myself. I just noticed it was 10 days beyond its expiry date.

That’s probably a “best by” date. Was the package previously opened? If so, how long it was sitting around is the real issue.

I have a hankering for caramel popcorn. Like Fiddle Faddle or Poppycock.

[quote] That’s probably a “best by” date. Was the package previously opened? If so, how long it was sitting around is the real issue.

No, the pack was completely sealed.

R43- Do you remember

Screaming Yellow Zonkers?

Those were tasty 😋 too.

[quote] No, the pack was completely sealed.

You’ll live.

Yes! r45

I have a bad cold, my first since COVID (which I never got). Tested negative. Somehow, being sick in this heat makes it so much worse. I had planned to grill some chicken for lunch, but I don’t know if I will.

Yet another thread turns into old fat people listing old junk food.

So unkind, r49.

Put a little love in your heart.

Fun fact: Jackie DeShannon = Bette Davis Eyes

Day 2 of recovery from total knee replacement. It doesn't tickle.

Either rain or don't, don't just sit there being grey and depressing! Stupid weather.

Organising closets is a pain in the ass.

I like organizing closets and helping people get rid of stuff.

I'm now going to drive to the post office and mail my bills then come back and do the dishes then set up my fruit for tomorrow's breakfast then it will be time for my lunch.

r39 pics of her in her dress, please!

Poor R52. I hope they gave you good drugs!

I like the nae Leon.

R52 Are you in a hospital bed?

I had to go buy water today for the cooler in the kitchen.

[quote]Yet another thread turns into old fat people listing old junk food.

Whelming judgmental comments have no place in this thread.

Not sure if I can leave this cat's side without causing him to be distressed. Shit.

I want some chip and dips to munch on while watching TV tonight. I'm too lazy to go though.

My dog has the shits

I was overnight in hospital after knee replacement and discharged noon yesterday. Yes some good meds but doesn't eliminate all the pain, obviously. It will be a process but my old knee was so bad this will be like night and day, apparently.

My underwear smell like stale pee tonight. I had a number of post micturition dribbles and it was hot today. I lifted the underwear close to my nose to smell them.

^Go away

I hope my bronchitis goes away this week. Two weeks of this shit is enough. I'm tired of coughing.

I'm on Wiki. Reading about Neptune's moons.

There may be Seattle Nice, but let any one of these cocksuckers get behind the wheel of a car and they’re ass monkeys-gritting teeth and all.

My glasses are dirty as fuck but I just can't find the energy to go clean them.

My toenail fungus finally went away and I can wear sandals, just in time for summer! I did an at home remedy: white vinegar and rubbing alcohol on my toes first, and when it dries I put Vicks vapor rub on them.

Bathroom needs cleaning.

R69 Antibiotics makes it go away.

R69 I have a great recipe for coughing: buy 3 lemons, 4 big pieces of ginger, cut them up and boil for 15 minutes in a pot of water. Strain with colander and save ginger lemon water in thermos. Fill up coffee mug with it and mix in 3-4 tablespoons of honey and drink it several times a day. It's really strong but it clears me right up.

I'm now defrosting my Millet burger so I can make a couple of open faced sandwiches with it for Monday's lunch.

I will cut the millet burger in half and place on a corn tortilla that has some veganaise on it then millet burger then more veganaise then lettuce and tomato. I will eat those with a large salad.

R76- I have a recipe for eliciting a STRONG sneeze. Open the lid on one of those metal black pepper cans and sniff strongly. Wait a few moments and you should experience a strong sneeze- this works about 3/4 of the time for me. Why do I want to elicit a sneeze?

Because I enjoy a good sneeze.

Unexpected pay has lead to substantial investments in peanut oil, olive oil, kalamata olives, and a wedge of parmesan cheese.d

Sunday evening for dinner I shall be eating Trader Joe's Plain Non Fat Greek Yogurt which I have watered down ( I can't take the excessive thickness of Greek yogurt) considerably and mash two avocados and mix them into the Greek yogurt. It's my own concoction.

I'm enjoying my summer mugs from IKEA.

I find cussing in Italian to be much more satisfying than cussing in English.

The Italians have better cuss words and more of them.

OP-Those cherries ( I like them by the way) remind me of the cherries one sometimes get when using a slot machine at a Casino which for me used to be Atlantic City New Jersey

Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies were invented in 1938 by a woman who ran an inn.

Max Miller told me.

I may be dehydrated.

Ruth Wakerfield of the Toll House in Massachusetts, R84.

Ruth was a sweet lady. I used to babysit her.

All I ever do is cook and clean!

I’m sooo bored. Oh god help!

I hate my dog.

Get a different thread, r90.

I'm doing my 2nd load of laundry. Then I'll be done.

I just got a tornado alert. This is northern New England, WTF? My dog is freaking out from the thunder.

The rabbits are eating my broccoli out in the garden. They don't touch anything else.

It's 95˚ at my house.

They will be healthy, long-lived rabbits, r94.

There's tornado rotation around Mt Monadnock which is quite a distance south of me, I hope that's the only one. My local news is tracking the weather live.

A mouse ran across my bedspread right by my head while I was in bed last night. It jumped on the floor. I'm kind of whelmed by this.

I was raking yesterday, then I was sweeping up pine straw. At least an hour. Today my right shoulder blade is in tremendous pain. More pain, many people have said, the likes of which nobody has ever seen before. If I move my arm the wrong way it’s agonizing. Tears in my eyes. I wish Dr Ronny Johnson was here to make my pain go away.

Anyway…I have a dr appointment tomorrow and am supposed to write out a list of my medication. Every time I try to lift my arm to look for a pen my arm shoots pain directly into my brain.

My dr appointment is for a lump in my elbow. My dr said it’s a lipoma but a dermatologist can’t remove it because it’s in my elbow. So I’ll see the sports dr, he’ll order a scan and I’ll have to wait for him to notify me it’s a lipoma. There’s no way insurance will cover it’s removal because it’s not painful and it doesn’t interfere with range of motion. I mean, I can say, “It hurts,” but he’ll know it doesn’t. He’s a goddamn dr who specializes in joints, cartilage and bone. I only want it taken out because it’s ugly. I lost weight so my arm skin is wrinkled now and the lipoma looks like Donald Trump’s neck vagina.

[quote]my arm skin is wrinkled now and the lipoma looks like Donald Trump’s neck vagina

Pics please.

My area is experiencing rotating winds, please don't turn into a twister. There's concern about the huge crowd at the Loudon Raceway which is packed with 70,000 people at a big race. Shit!

the ennui...I can't even read r99 's post.

R99 if you can't manage to write the list of meds just take them in a bag in their original containers to your.dr appt with you and explain the shoulder and elbow issues prevented you from writing the list.

R101 see link

I was just about to say “Ontario? I thought Saskatchewan was the tornado alley of Canada”

Interesting….

“While more data is needed to confirm the hypothesis, NTP researchers have noticed a correlation between wildfires and tornadoes, with fewer tornadoes recorded amid “big wildfire” years. Sills believes the smoke from the fires stops sunlight from providing enough energy to thunderstorms to reach the intensity required for tornadoes.”

It seems you should listen to Barbra Streisand albums.

Day 3 post knee replacement. Pain is much more manageable and doing my physio as best I can. Apparently this is key for obtaining full mobility. Using just a cane this aft instead of crutches. I hope recovery milestones continue apace! Tomorrow we will do a couple of errands and see how that goes. Can't drive for 6 weeks.

[quote]I’m sooo bored. Oh god help!

I think you're probably in the wrong thread. You sound like you could do with a bit of whelm.

Phew, that was close but a tornado didn't touch down where I am. Those straight line winds and the torrential rain was freaky.

The guy who played Babu Bhatt (“He is a bad man. A very bad man”) on Seinfeld is Jewish.

I've been notified that there's quite a bit of debris south of me. I got lucky.

I put some gas in my car, even though it was maybe 3/4 full. I have to do a lot of driving this week.

Did you have cows?

I miss the Motaur commercials.

I’d like a few pairs of shorts. Ocean Pacific is featured on eBay. They have always made shorts that love your junk. If you have balls, OP will show them at their best.

They have electric blue corduroy. Kind of pricey….

I love it when I get to use a semicolon.

I’m at physical therapy

I celebrated my birthday yesterday with King crab legs and champagne. Then I had come carrott cake. Back to my diet today, though.

Are you using semicolons, r118?

I went to the store today. I bought cherries by accident because I missed when I reached for the grapes.

I’m making noodle kugel instead of noodles Romanoff.

People on nextdoor.com are insane.

I wish my stories hadn't been canceled. They were the only thing that made summer bearable.

I have a Canadian acquaintance who pronounces "about" like a Minnesotan. Do Canadians often sound like they are from Minnesota?

They sound like they wish they were from Minnesota.

Or do Minnesotans sound like they're from Canada? Hmmmm.....🤔🤔

[quote] I went to the store today. I bought cherries by accident because I missed when I reached for the grapes.

I hope you explained your mistake to the cashier and only paid for grapes.

R128 nope, didn't even notice until I went to put them away. note to self: call for eye appt

[quote]Then I had come carrott cake.

I prefer my carrot cake without come.

Carrot like garrote ?

Japanese, Koreans and Vietnamese place a lot of emphasis on clean scalps and ears. "Head" spas and ear cleaning services are offered everywhere.

Why aren't Americans as concerned with having immaculately clean scalps and maintaining their ears beyond an occasional swipe with a q-tip?

Wildfires reduce tornadoes hmmm.

You’re welcome North America

I may myself sneeze by sticking q-tips up my nose

R134- I enjoy a good sneeze and I facilitate it by strongly sniffing a cannister of black pepper.

R130, ugh! I swear I reread what I posted before hitting Post. I apologize. That should have been SOME carrot cake.

I'm confused by the poster who bought cherries instead of grapes. At some point, you didn't notice what you bought? I look in my cart several times, I look again whether I'm using sefl-checkout or a cashier. I admit, I've made a similar mistake but it was on cans of cat food. The labels were very similar and someone may have put the wrong can in the area where the ones I wanted were and I didn't look closely enough.

Cherries are more expensive than grapes, so I would probably notice the price.

Mildred! Mildred!

I bought Gold Bond Medicated Body Powder.

I don't have any immediate need or use for it. I just thought it would be a good thing to have on hand just in case I need it.

I made a pork loin with apples and caramelized onions with a cherry sauce reduction. It was quite good.

I went on a shopping spree at Trader Joe's and spent $130 on 4 bags of groceries.

R136 I paid no attention to what was in the cart or the prices ringing up because I can be a total idiot sometimes. The place was packed with tourists and my only thought was getting done and getting the hell out. I have hopefully learned my lesson.

I just know I'm going to die in a car accident.

R143- That's not underwhelming that's WHELMING.

A young Hispanic guy came to my door selling home-made tortillas for $10. He was cute, but that's kind of weird, I'm not going to eat someone's home-made food. Obviously, I didn't buy any.

My sister found the pork rub too salty. She uses zero salt. Every day. (But she still eats lightly salted potato chips). After the third time she commented on how salty she found the rub I said well you use zero salt so any amount of salt would be too salty for you. I am now lying in bed.

How can a salt rub be too salty? That's like an apple tasting too much like an apple.

R147 it was a pork rub that included paprika, garlic powder, other spices and the dreaded salt. But I appreciate your moral support on the underwhelming salt spat.

I'm having a very fun lunch on Wednesday. I bake Alaska Wild Caught Sockeye Salmon in Olive Oil then squeeze lemon juice on it and dip in Braswell's Vidalia Onion and Dijon Honey Mustard- yum 😋 then I have a nice sized bowl of trail mix ( nuts mixed with dried fruit) plus some Trader Joe's Freeze Dried Mangos and Bananas.

Migraine

I recently remodeled a spare bedroom I use as an office, and had to move everything out while the work was being done. I'm now moving things back and find I don't need most of the stuff. Anyone want a parallel printer cable?

Rapetown oh Rapetown

I bought a kitchen wall clock that is supposed to have its time set by the Atomic Clock in Colorado, but it is not picking up the signal even though it is a new technology that is supposed to connect better.

The atomic clock website says one of its attennas is down until “late June.” I can set the clock to manual mode, but what’s the point of that? I can take it on faith that the clock will work when the antenna is fixed (assuming I remember to reset it) or I can return it.

When the clock arrived, 2 of the 3 tape seals were broken, indicating someone else had already purchased and returned the clock.

I’m annoyed.

I'm getting old. I'm starting to sit down to put my pants on.

I fell while leaning on a chair while putting my pants on, r154. I wasn't injured, but I fell into a bookcase, knocking stuff all over the place.

R199 Lifealert is a lifesaver!

R155

I've got to stop squirting out so much shaving cream. I waste so much of it.

I find it odd when adults refer to themselves in the diminutive.

A co-worker is named Kim. She is known as Kim. When she recounts stories about her life, stories no one wants to hear I might add, she refers to herself as "Kimmy". i.e. "My neighbors would be disappointed if Kimmy didn't bring brownies to the barbecue" or "Everyone knows Kimmy goes to the Strawberry Festival every year". If she helps someone in the office with a task she says "Kimmy to the rescue!".

Isn't referring to oneself in the third person a sign of some mental disorder?

Why is the Tostidos Salsa jar so hard to open?

r153 I've had one of those for years. I love it. You probably already did this, but they suggest you have the clock facing in the direction of the atomic clock in CO (in my case West). It has taken quite a beating lately. They're renovating the apartments above me and when they start banging, the clock keeps falling off the wall, it's a little scuffed, but keeps on ticking!

Got in Amazon.

I reset it at their suggestion and it worked fine. Kind of weird to watch it set itself. Not the most attractive clock, but I like an analog clock that sets itself for DST.

The people in the apartment next to me have a very squeaky door and it seems like they open and close it 20 times a day. It's getting on my last nerve.

I'll probably look at some porn later.

Buy them a small bottle of WD-40, R163.

I have the hiccups.

EAT ME!

A friend asked me what he should do to clear up his bacne.

I don't know. I've never had bacne. Any info I would give him would come straight from google.

Why is he asking me? Do I look like a bacne sufferer?

[quote]Buy them a small bottle of WD-40, [R163].

Or sneak over there and WD-40 the hinges yourself.

I bought cherries for $1.99 per pound at Stop and Shop with a digital coupon.

I hope the bacne and the WD-40 conversations are entirely separate.

Welcome to the Raytown Fracel Agency. How may I help you?

Fungal spray powder is better than Gold Bond Medicated Powder. Just buy whatever store brand fungal spray powder is available. Spray it on…let it dry. Then get dressed ….or, in the case of applying between skin creases, spray, let it dry, then put skin back in place.

It's going to cool off tonight so I put a fan in one of the upstairs windows.

Severe thunderstorm warning!

OMG!

cucumbers

One of my favorite italian restuarants is closing down for the month while the owner travels to Montenegro. I joked to the the bartender I may finally be able to lose 10 lbs.

Texas Roadhouse rolls and honey cinnamon butter are now available in the frozen section of Walmart.

But only in three states, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.

How rude.

I haven’t had them in forever but those are good, R177.

I hate the days when QVC goes back to their roots and sells jewelry for days on end.

So boring. And no, QVC, I’m not buying lab diamonds for one thousand bucks.

I like clapping in songs, it makes me happy.

Is your boyfriend back?

I'm on episode 5 of Baby Reindeer.

I just started watching an episode of “Family” starring Henry Fonda and directed by Joanne Woodward.

A smart move I did two summers ago: installed a window AC in my bedroom and turned off the central AC overnight.

Overwhelming results: energy use way down, money outgo way down.

I like the little fanfare once you complete the NYT Mini-Crossword. I wish they would do the same for Wordle and Connections.

The little ditty validates me!

La Croix 12-pk of sparkling water was BOGO today.

I got one Key Lime and one Tangerine.

Not to be confused with the regular Lime and Orange which are [bold]not[/bold] the same and not nearly as good.

My circuit breaker was off this morning. I'm not sure how long the power was out. I have some expensive pancetta and Greek yogurt in the fridge that I don't want to waste, but I figure they should be ok. Thankfully I used up my ground beef yesterday.

I'm off to Whole Foods now but no more Asparagus because it inflames my gout.

I'm eating cherries because I was told I need to prevent gout.

I received notice from my condo association that a pest control company will perform a roach treatment to all units and common areas on July 3. I was a little underwhelmed since I have not seen any bugs in my unit until I read the prep sheet requiring me to empty all my cabinets and drawers in the kitchen and bathroom and basically do a deep cleaning of my entire unit.

R189- I just got back from Whole Foods about 15 minutes ago. I bought a large bag of delicious looking Rainier Cherries.

I find it strange that everyone on DL is obliged to tell us on this thread whenever they buy cherries.

It's in memory of the Cherry Fairy, R192.

If I hear "pregnant people" one more time I swear I'll scream. It's pregnant women, men can't get pregnant. Who started this ignorant statement?

I had an excellent bowl of crisps as a splurge. Sigh.

Transplanted a lot of ground cover under trees yesterday. Today -bug bite central. Gods miss my Guinea fowl. .

Bowl of crisps? I'm assuming potato chips, in US-speak. What happened to the rest of the bag?

It's only 125 grams/4.5 ounces. :/

That's ~ 675 calories. Not bad. Not good. But could be worse.

I intend to buy some cherries so that I can make a knock-off version of Cherry Garcia ice cream.

The butter pecan ice cream I made was delicious, btw.

😬

I never went along with Pluto being demoted from planet status.

I have expressed support for Pluto from the start, but we welcome those only lately enlightened.

I say if it’s round and has a moon, it’s a planet!

Get over it.

Pluto was too underwhelming to be one of us.

There's a "Today's Pet Peeve" thread and I haven't posted on it yet.

It's so unlike me to pass up an opportunity to grumble about something.

I must be dying. There's no other explanation.

My shrubberies have died. I didn’t plant them, but I think they were Ilex. Went brown in days.

RIP

I condole you, r205.

WTF! I’ve been paying under $5 for miracle grow singles for years. Last year I was pissed it cost almost $7. But wtf…it’s now $12 -22 for the same 24 single packets! GTFO. Walmart wants $17!

Fuck greedflation. I’m not buying nuthin from miracle grow.

I was inspired to get some Rainier cherries. They were not marked in terms of price or weight. Turned out to cost $20!

Technically, they are “Skylar Rae” cherries. A unique cultivar.

All my broccoli is gone. The little bitch rabbits are starting on my eggplants. They're lucky I have such a soft spot for them. They're so cute and harmless. I always get a little dose of happy when I see them in my yard. So does my sweet collie. Especially like 5AM when mama bunny is taking the little ones out for a hop. My dog will get as low as she can and belly crawl behind them. For some reason all the bunnies love my dog. She's such a sweetheart.

R200- They both sound yum 😋

I had a craving for bacon today so I had some. I prefer to microwave it as it comes out crispy. Two paper towels on a plate, place the bacon strips and cover with two more paper towels. One minute per slice.

Put your clothes back on. I’m taking you home.

R211, have you tried the oven at 420 degrees? . It still comes out crispy. I use a disposable aluminum pan; no need to turn it. I store the bacon grease to use for other dishes, especially over easy eggs.

I didn’t fart. My butt blew you a kiss.

I only wear one contact lens.

Someone said to leave a small bowl of water out because it sometimes prevents rabbits and squirrels from eating your plants in order to get fluid in hot weather.

Also, plant clover. Rabbits love it. I get so pissed when my husband mows and doesn’t leave any clover for the rabbits because they are guaranteed to eat my flowers overnight if there’s no clover.

I love ham & cheese croissants, but I haven't had one in ages though.

There used to be a donut shop nearby that had really good ones, but it’s gone.

I’m scratching my asshole

r217, Jimmy Dean frozen croissant breakfast sandwiches are surprisingly good. They have a ham & cheese version.

I get the sausage, egg and cheese one and prepare it in the air fryer as opposed to their microwave instructions. Although microwave is good too.

Her voice is annoying but her method works and adding the cheese at the end and using residual heat to melt it is perfect.

Does that work well, R215?

I have one to see up close and another for far away vision but they’re not working how they used to. It was a great system for me a few years ago but now it doesn’t seem to work very well. 🤓

Thank you r219. I’ll look for them!

Yes r220, it works well for me.

The lens is for Far. My Near prescription was so weak it wasn't even really necessary and doc said to try without it. I actually feel more balanced with just the one.

Maybe I’ll try the far vision one only

Thanks, R222.

My dog went to bed after I told her Trump would be on tv soon.

lotrimin really burns your nuts when you first spray it on.

shhh....come close, come closer. I'm enjoying the breakdown on the debate thread.

My dog turned twelve. She's still as loving as she was as a pup.

I have acquired a pair of exotic Bengal rescue cats.

That cool, R228.

Bengals don’t get rescued; they get sold. They’re worth thousands each.

I read the first few posts on the debate thread and then I had to lay down.

I'm trying to avoid a doom spiral by ignoring the threads,. but they keep coming back.

There's an audible child nearby. 🚼

So I went to a buffet yesterday . It’s very popular and always full. There were some things that I liked. It had all sorts of Chinese food, sushi plus all sorts of other Mexican and regular, typical buffet food.

I’ve come to the conclusion that buffets sort of suck.

There is tremendous waste, of course plus the food is tepid at best and very picked-through.

I was in an all-inclusive resort a few weeks ago with buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner and I was not impressed with that either.

Maybe since I can’t indulge like I might have in the past, it all seems wasteful to me.

I ordered a cooling pad for my laptop.

I ate WAY too much popcorn last night and this morning.

R234 I agree. Buffets are tepid and dodgy food quality. Long gone are the days of the spectacular 5 star hotel brunch.

I went to the dealership to have my car serviced. I only paid the $2.98 tax as I had reward points through GM. Unfortunately, they were hit with the CDK issue. Didn’t affect me though so that’s good.

A few years ago, before the pandemic, I made Nanaimo bars for Christmas.

They were really good and everyone liked them.

I should make them again this coming Christmas.

I wish you’d hurry up and cum. I’ve got shit to do today!!

Sucking feet cocks and assholes

FAIRCHILDE!!

A few christmases ago I made biscotti from scratch, twice-baked and everything.

I also made some cookies with the flavors of a fruitcake, with figs and other dried fruit. They were pretty good as well.

I’ll make them and gift them to my peeps in lieu of actual gifts. 😬😬

Yawn r243

Day 8 knee replacement recovery. What a difference in mobility in 1 week! Switching to T3s tomorrow. Hope pain will still be manageable. Went for a massage this afternoon. He didn't massage my leg/knee but he did my foot. Wow. That was amazing.

R244

Hmm, you guys have got me thinking about Christmas baking in the summer solstice vicinity.

My mom was a good baker and I miss all of her baked goods.

Do you have her recipes, R247? Maybe you could give baking a try. 🙂

R248, my sister does have our mom's recipes. I could probably try making her shortbread cookies. That seems simple. I don't have a stand or hand mixer, though.

Borrow one.

If you do try out the shortbread cookies, instead of rolling the dough out and then cutting them out, roll the dough into a log, as round as you can make it. Refrigerate the dough until firm then just slice the little rounds. So, so much easier than rolling stuff out with a rolling pin.

Even though they're eating me out of house and garden I'm falling in love with my errrrr the bunnies.

[quote] I Want to Be Underwhelmed

Well, you certainly came to the right place then.

They say the “Skylar Rae” cherries are extra sweet and they’re not kidding. I have an answer to the question, “Can cherries be too sweet?” Yes. Yes, they can.

R249- My mother made a fabulous Sour Cherry Crumb Cake. I have all of her recipes but I never found that one. I might have just over looked it. It was a large rectangular cake.

Of course I meant to say Pat the dough into a log shape. Use parchment paper to roll up the log into.

Crinkle up the edges of the log to keep the dough from drying out at the ends.

There's no peanut butter left.

R255, I understood what you meant. I like the idea of the log. You could probably freeze the slices and bake maybe 3 or 4 cookies at a time.

I use Inas recipe, with the pecan pieces.

I had a weird dream that I was at a Broadway after-party and Ron Eldard was there. I asked him why he didn't work anymore and he said no one will insure him because he has heart problems.

I ate all my homemade tapioca pudding in one day. Giant pearl. I love chewing those things.

That IS a weird dream.

EAT ME!

Eat Me?

Going to the farmers market this morning. Hope they have some new potatoes and a good deal on asparagus.

Bug bites. Everywhere. Whenever I weed under the trees. Thank god for CeraVe Itch relief moisturizer and lidocaine roll on.

I got so flustered there for a minute, but I'm OK now.

July 4th falls on a Thursday, this year. I am using a day of vacation leave on Friday, July 5th. So, I will have a 4-day weekend, next weekend.

You should publicize your insight, r267. I bet a lot of people would like that idea.

Farmers Market update. Highlights are new potatoes, carrots, peas, raspberries, a flat of eggs and a key lime pie! No smoking deals but reasonable and fresh, fresh!

Key lime pie sounds good.

I might walk up the road tonight. Turn some tricks.

I have some lychee that I need to peel.

Walked into a furniture store today:

"Can I help you?"

"Yes, please. So .... I am almost 50 years old and have never bought a bed. I'm going to need a little guidance"

The salesperson was very nice.

Got an adjustable frame with remote.

Roast away.

I repel west highland terriers’ owners.

The dogs love me. The owners are obese jerks.

Two dogs in my neighborhood hate my electric car.

They go nuts when I glide past them and their owners must hold them back on their leashes.

All the other dogs are not bothered by it.

Watermelon gives me stomach cramps.

R276- I prepared my fruit today for tomorrows breakfast including some pieces of juicy red ripe watermelon.

Scratching my breast

Oh fuck! I forgot to eat breakfast.

Saw the “sky show” for Biden’s fundraising visit today (1 big helicopter, 3 smaller ones and 2 very loud low-flying prop . Planes that may have been seaplanes). Plus I saw the rehearsal of the helicopters on Thursday which included my first chinook. I was impressed. It’s my 5th presidential motorcade/skyshow. I love seeing them. It’s like I live in Ancient Rome and get to see Caesar, the most powerful man in the world.

People in Washington DC must hate presidential motorcades. Or it’s very ho-hum to them. But I find them exciting.

OTOH, I hate it when the UN has opening day. That’s a fucking pain in the ass with Secret Service SUVs parked in what seems like every other parking space for 30 blocks. That’s downright creepy.

[quote]Scratching my breast

Shouldn't that be your bosom?

Pick my ass

I haven't needed ice for a long time, so I turned off my ice maker. It's summer and I pushed the latch on my ice maker, hoping it still worked. It still works!

I just watched an interview w/Grace Slick on YouTube. She was around 70 at the time of the interview. She said she hated the song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now." She said: "A big truck can stop you." Anyway, I wonder how she feels about the song "Jane." From that era, I think that song holds up!

I found a fetus on the bus!

I love Grace, she's hilarious.

Shouldn't have had that late coffee.

I just found out that what I thought was a chinook helicopter was actually an Osprey aircraft. And today, what I thought were 2 seaplanes were two Ospreys that were flying like planes instead of like a helicopter. They are very loud and kind of frightening

I need a nap

R288, I live close to a TV station and the motorcades for elections or pandemics are atrocious - all white or black Chevy Tahoes.

This is R290 and I apologize for surprising everyone with a boring double post, but the reason I entered THE thread I love is because a plump sex worker approached me while I was smoking outside (this is a high traffic area for tourists so this happens frequently) and I was able to bore her with a critique of parallel parkers. I have learned so much in redirecting stupid people with my social work learning modules.

I watched 2 horror movies today: Under Paris, which I liked, and Arcadian, which I didn't.

There were only a few days of summerlike weather this entire month. My mother's precious cucumber plants have all dampened off. Strange even for extreme southwestern BC and the PNW.

R275, I read your post as “two dogs ATE my car.” I haven’t had any coffee yet.

Anyway, it reminded of the day my Mom’s car wouldn’t start. Some type of vermin had chewed on some wires. Our house was built in the early 50’s and didn’t have a garage, just an open carport.

Flickin my bean for muscular dystrophy

Kindly flick it over there, please.

I wonder if I can stream Little House on the Prairie anywhere.

I'm wondering if it's the chicken that makes me gassy.

Or it could be anejo tequila with bad Kroger jalapeño poppers, R298.

R299 I didn't drink at all yesterday.

Get your face out of thee!

Will take it easy with about 15,000 steps today.

R300- I never drink.

You walked your Ass off

In the early18th century people didn't use maple syrup on their waffles. They used melted butter mixed with wine.

Max Miller told me.

I've really got to stop drinking diet coke.

It's 94˚ at my house this afternoon. Humidity is sky high.

My AC is running flat-out!

Come on baby. You know you want me to taste it. 👅

Pride passed by. The ability to honk gets cheers. Crochet shorts over jockstraps are a thing. Nobody uses a 360 degree mirror; those jockstraps are accentuating problematic backfat areas. Also, ass acne? Wouldn’t that be enough of a reason for a costume change?

I decided to use the cashier checkout instead of the scanner because I had a lot of produce. Sure enough I’m behind a little old lady. She’s carefully packing her groceries into her shopping bags, then packing the bags into her cart. Then I realize she hasn’t paid. Out comes the huge pocketbook. Slowly opened. Searching. Out comes a huge wallet. Slowly opened. She unzips a large compartment in the wallet and out comes a bank envelope holding her cash. She slowly pulls out a $50 and hands it to the cashier. Then she slowly pulls out another $50 and hands it the cashier. Then, of course, she has to stow the change in the wallet and coin purse which go back in the pocketbook.

Never again.

I’m gonna buy you a big skillet for Xmas so you can cook me some fuckin food!

Don't look now but you are the little old lady.

Am not.

[quote]I've really got to stop drinking diet coke.

I switched to Coke Zero long ago.

R312 say you’re a little old lady?

This is not going to be a good week for my dog. I live on a lake and people set off fireworks and it scares the shit out of her. They spend thousands on those things.

Is your dog's name Joe?

I made this today. I had one serving and it nauseated me. I put the rest in a small trash bag, stuck it in the freezer will toss it when I throw out the used kitty litter tomorrow when I head to work.

Someone across the lake is playing Born to Be Wild LOUD. It sounds great, I love that song.

[quote]I made this today. I had one serving and it nauseated me. I put the rest in a small trash bag, stuck it in the freezer will toss it when I throw out the used kitty litter tomorrow when I head to work.

Did you try serving it to your cat?

I was going to use a vacation day on 7/5 but we got an email on Thursday saying the firm's closing on the 5th so now I don't have to.

I'd never do that R320. There are probably spices and flavorings in it that'd kill him. Are you high?

No one finds me attractive when I stand next to my attractive boyfriend. I am 32, 5'3", 160 lb, and bald. My boyfriend is 28, 6'4", 170 lb, and a full head of hair. I've noticed that no one really looks at me when we are together. He constantly gets looks, get offered drinks, and is the one conversation is directed towards whenever we are out. It makes me not want to go out with him sometimes, especially since I have body dysmorphia. He says it's not true, but I notice it all the time. I get tired or not feeling handsome, and I'm pretty convinced already that I'm not attractive anyway. So yeah I've just been hiding in my house all day on the couch where nothing can hurt me.

R321 Great! You can save it for another day.

Quick comment of the day… FU Tractor Supply Co.

Never setting foot in there again.

I'm trying to dejunk but I can't make myself throw away my box of about thirty mixed tapes.

I guess you'll have to buy your murses somewhere else.

I think I'll finally get rid of the memory foam seat cushion that I bought for my home office chair. It moves around too much.

Did y’all know Sly Stallone did soft-core porn?????

😳😳😳😱😱🫨🫨🫨

I’m today-years old when I saw this.

It was a joke, R322. I condole you for your traumatic experience with a meal kit.

Consider that the joke was underwhelming and shitty.

Then it was perfect for this thread.

Law & Order SVU is lazy with regard to character names. I noticed it watching a rerun: Simon Marsden, Hilda Marsden, William Lewis, Dana Lewis, Lewis Hodda. Is this some kind of in joke for the series?

Friend over here this morning mocking me for weighing and measuring my food and beverages.

I'm the same weight I was ten years ago and he is not.

But can't say that to someone so instead I say "Well you do what works for you and I'll do what works for me".

I learned that sing-song response years ago for when someone gives unsolicited opinions or advice. I use some variation of:

Well you do what you like and I'll do what I like. Well you do what makes you happy and I'll do what makes me happy. You do what works for you and I'll do what works for me. Lather, rinse, repeat.

U B U, I B me

In Japan it is common to turn on your hazard lights briefly after merging into traffic or switching lanes as a "thank you" to the other drivers. It is rude not to do so.

Also, flashing your vehicle bright lights five times means "I love you".

What do you have to flash to say "Go fuck yourself"?

[quote] Also, flashing your vehicle bright lights five times means "I love you".

In Japan?

Yes, r338.

I just finished a Japanese audiobook, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop.

It turns out, they’re telling Jeanette AND Isabella to grab torches and announce divine crotchfruit in the manger.

I thought it was one torch wielder.

It sure is hot today.

I think an afternoon siesta is in order.

Thank you Willis Carrier for my cool bedroom.

I want to find a good recipe for cold avocado soup.

I had it once at a picnic and I was pleasantly whelmed.

Not terribly hungry today, and not too bothered about it.

It’s the cancer

I want a gong. The apartment is less than 350 square feet, so the gong has to have wheels.

I want a dong!

I am going to have a nap.

I can't find my cherry pitter.

I had an unpleasant trip to Costco. In the gas line I thought there was an opening in the lane to my right, so I pulled up, but it turned out the guy hanging out in the back of that lane standing outside of his car with the door open considered himself in line and ahead of me and rapped on my window to curse me in broken English. I said i’m sorry and I think you’re overreacting, but that just made him angrier.

Then I had a slice of pizza. The tables were all full so asked two people at a table for four if I could sit, thinking I was being polite, and they made it very clear that I was an unwelcome intrusion on their special lunch.

Finally, I chose my checkout line strategically only to realize too late that the woman in front of me who did not have a cart was part of a group playing the “we’ll each stand on a different line and then move the full cart to whoever gets to the front first” game. They were not nice about it and complained to the cashier that I did not back my cart up enough for them to unload their cart in front of me .

Karma for my line cutting at the gas line?

Come by, R349, I have two.

I couldn’t find the one I had so I bought another one and lo, I found the other one some time later. 😛

It's hairball season and my cat refuses to stand still long enough for me to brush her.

I can’t fine my deviled egg carrier!

R350 those line juggling opportunists are real assholes. What is even the point of it? So you get maybe 1 slot ahead overall? Get a life.

R350, that's a lot of things you did at Costco.

I go to Costco, but I don't buy gas there. I don't care if it's a bit cheaper. (I also don't have much of a work commute.)

I also don't try to eat pizza or hot dogs or whatever at Costco.

I have a detailed Costco list that goes in order from entrance to exit. I also use the self-checkout.

Yeah, r355. Getting gas, shopping and eating a pizza is a lifetime’s activity crammed into 45 minutes. I’m exhausted.

What’s up with political candidates not identifying the party they’re running for?

There’s a dude the next state over that is running for senator but doesn’t say if he’s Dem or repig. What he says he wants are Democratic policies, though.

There’s a mayoral candidate in my city running, but he doesn’t identify his party, either.

Mosquito somehow got in the house.

USPS Informed Delivery is one of the best inventions ever.

r359: except when they take a picture of your incoming mail and then never delivered the pieces.

I went to my usual gas station today but the tanker was just leaving so I had to go somewhere else that was more expensive. Never buy gas when they are getting a delivery; it stirs up the sediment at the bottom of the tank and can screw with your car. I paid 20 cents more per gallon but at least I have more than an 1/8th of a tank.

R353 I had a cake stand that doubled as a deviled egg tray on a pedestal. It just vanished one day.

Wish the UK election was tomorrow instead of the day after tomorrow. Last mile really is the hardest mile.

Sometimes I go on decluttering rampages and throw kitchenware I deem at the moment to be unnecessary or gimmicky into my "Donate" box in the garage.

Then when I can't find some rarely used item that I suddenly need, I remember maybe I threw it in the Donate box. I go out to the garage to fetch it. Sometimes it's still there and I put it back into use. Other times I've already delivered the items to the thrift shop run by the Humane Society and I am S.O.L.

I think I'll go to Burger King for supper.

I love poking the bears in the political threads. I'm going in now to make Jill Biden is a whore post. Wish me luck.

Continuing with decluttering, this afternoon I will declutter and organize part of my closet. I don't want to do the whole closet at once so I will do it in chunks.

I forgot to pay my bills yesterday.

Dr. Jill Biden is a whore, if you please.

LOL

Every Monday I tell myself I'm going to spend less time posting on DL. I tell myself only one hour per day.

Then by Tuesday, today, that plan has already gone out the window and I'm back to spending copious amounts of time here.

It's kind of like a DL diet I can't stick to.

Mowed the grass before it gets hot again.

I cooked a beef roast “low&slow” per weight and temperature directions. It’s a log with bark crust. There is salvageable meat, but that was a waste of time. I usually blast at 450 for 20 minutes per pound.

I’m on the verge of collapse.

I've been on the wagon for ten days in a row but right now I have a terrible craving for sweets therefore I shall now go upstairs and take a delicious nap and by the time I get up my cravings will hopefully have vanished.

Unless you raid the refrigerator in your sleep.

R376- I often have dreams where I'm either binging on sweets or I'm in a bakery buying a bunch of treats. I once had a dream that I was in a donut factory.

It has been a beautiful summer day in New England. Low humidity, sunny and 80's.

Didn't somebody else also have a bad experience with a large piece of meat, pork though.

Joby Baker was the guest star on "Quincy ME" today but they killed him off within 15 minutes. What's the point of hiring Joby Baker if he's only going to be on the show for 15 minutes?

I did not buy cherries today. Nor did I buy grapes.

My dog has superior hearing, I think it comes from the German Shepherd half. I walked down the hallway very slow and quietly but her eyeballs were already looking my way from atop my bed when I reached there.

R373, I only do beef roast in the crock pot with a tomato juice base and all the vegetables I can stuff in. Its much easier and almost impossible to ruin.

Anyone with an SUV wanna make $20 today around 6 or 7?

I live on the east coast of the North American continent. I just watered my garden about 12 minutes ago. It was already getting dark but I ran outside an tangled the metal garden hose ( I must remind myself to never buy a metal garden hose again. Only stick with rubber hoses) and quickly watered my vegetable plants. So know I'm good with the garden until at least Friday.

Dog yawn =nervous. 90% of the time.

I do a pot roast in one of those orange steel pans on the stove top. I totally cover it with water, throw in the potatoes and carrots, and mix in about four packs of Lipton onion soup. Cook it low all day. Sooooo good.

In the 1700s and into the early 1800s, if someone was murdered and the body couldn't be identified, the authorities would put the body on public display hoping someone would recognize them.

If only a body part was found such as a head, the head would be put in a jar and put on public display.

Harsh.

I learned this from the Brief Case guy on youtube.

R388- Would said body be NAKED?

Bacon is delicious. So much fat, so much flavor. If you eat it sparingly, you'll be ok.

The bullfrog which I've mentioned before is talking again. That little glug sound at the end of their crocking is so weird and cool sounding. I heard one response but it sounds far away. That's all.

^Croaking. The good kind.

The kid in the Les Schwab tire commercial has Satan face.

R390- Sorry but I think bacon is so overrated because it's--

CHEWY

GREASY

SALTY

and

FATTY

For a snack I ate a whole avocado with olive oil, salt, and pepper and now I feel pukey. It gave me heartburn and every time I burp a little bit of it comes up.

Fuck! They're supposed to be healthy!

Row. row, row your boat

Gently down the stream

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily

Life is but a dream

I am preparing for a pre 4th of July sodomy event. I have shaved my back, balls and head. I colored my beard a delightful light brown shade just enough to cover some of the gray. I am trying to find information online regarding harm reduction in using poppers.

Me quieres ayudar a elegir mi remera?

“After 83-year-old gored in Yellowstone, wildlife experts warn bison….”

Get off my lawn!

Posts in the "underwhelmed" threads are becoming increasingly whelming and vulgar, making these threads pointless.

[quote] For a snack I ate a whole avocado with olive oil, salt, and pepper

Isn't the avocado already oily enough? I wouldn't want to pour oil on avocado.

Not team avocado. Or team mango.

I bought avocados today. I enjoy them in garden salads.

My dog is smiling at me and on that note I'm going to bed and hoping for sweet dreams.

Knee replacement day 12...almost 13. Up to take meds and to put ice machine on. Staples come out Thurs.

Good luck friend at r406. We’re all counting on you!

[quote]Up to take meds and to put ice machine on.

If it's anything like the one I had after neck surgery, I love that thing. Went through a lot of ice but really helped with the pain.

[quote]I did not buy cherries today. Nor did I buy grapes. I did not buy bananas nor a vape. I did not buy berries, nor a cape. ...

^^ R409 was supposed to read:

[quote]I did not buy cherries today. Nor did I buy grapes.

I did not buy bananas nor a vape.

I did not buy berries, nor a cape.

...

The ice machine is like a little cooler. We user 4 x 500 ml frozen water bottles in the cooler topped up with cold water, instead of filling it with ice. The cold water circulates through a hose and an attached gel pad. It's pretty good. Machine is a rental and will go back Jul 19. I believe they are a couple hundred dollars to purchase.

[quote] I enjoy them in garden salads.

What's a garden salad?

I really should mow the lawn

[quote]Machine is a rental and will go back Jul 19. I believe they are a couple hundred dollars to purchase.

The first time I got neck surgery, I rented. The second time, I bought, can't remember what it cost. Getting it was a clusterfuck because the surgeon forgot to prescribe it before surgery so there I was all hopped up on goofballs looking for hardware.

That's a good idea to use frozen water bottles, wish I'd thought of that.

I looked inside my espresso machine. Oh my.

For years I kept my Systane Dry Eye Drops in the bathroom and used them first thing in the morning after I got up.

But my dry eye situation has taken a turn for the worse and I've had to move them to my nightstand and use them before I even get out of bed in the morning.

Woe is me.

r416 i condole you.

R417- I started wearing bifocals. I just started wearing them today. I'm wearing them right now.

Fuck. All the summer people are here. This is going to be shit the next 4 days. I hate, hate, hate 4th of July.

When I was a kid there was a small town parade (with local Indians who scared me), a fireman’s tournament and fireworks at the bay. Then home. Now people helicopter and/or take a private jet or an upscale bus (which serves wine) and the lower classes set off constant firecrackers and professional fireworks in their backyards (ny neighbor the local cop sets them off).

R419- This is a thread for mellow posts not angry ones. Your post belongs on the I Hate the 4th Of July thread.

[quote]I really should mow the lawn.

This is a perfect example of the ideal "underwhelmed" post. No anger, hostility or sleaze, but with the slight suggestion of laziness.

And now there's the added stress of trying to make the perfect post. Aieee!

I'm guessing my post upthread about severed heads in jars doesn't fit these guidelines...

Dear Systane guy, I keep a bottle upstairs, downstairs and one at work. Multiple bottles is a step saver.

Dear bifocal guy, welcome to club progressive!

I'm going to watch some Brady Bunch. It has this magical power to calm and relax me.

I was out gardening and felt bugs on my leg and they were ants. As I was brushing them off, they bit me! I didn’t know we have biting ants in the northeast.

TIL…

The fireworks dummies have started. My poor cat.

I slept in an ice machine last night.

I'm sitting here, listening to my cats argue, eating left over pizza and wondering whether r409 likes green eggs and ham.

R430, I was relieved it went whimsical. I was getting “Identity” vibes…

[quote]When I was going up the stairs / I met a man who wasn't there. / He wasn't there again today / I wish, I wish he'd go away"

[quote]I was out gardening and felt bugs on my leg and they were ants. As I was brushing them off, they bit me! I didn’t know we have biting ants in the northeast.

I grew up in the Northeast and remember that we had red ants, which do bite.

Bite or sting, like fire ants?

I'm running low on Cento "double concentrated" organic tomato paste, which comes in a convenient metal tube.

Coleslaw no longer agrees with me.

No more coleslaw for me. Pastrami sandwiches will be boring going forward.

When minor ailments, sensitivities and then later more serious illnesses afflicted my late mother, she would say "my body is betraying me".

My body, and digestive system, are starting to betray me.

My mom said: my body let me down. When she got cancer. She had quit smoking and was exercising. Sad. Diet was reasonable too.

My body betrayed me from day one.

Huel.

One of my Massage Whores is now offering four-hand sessions with his FTM husband. That's a big fat neaux for me.

I've been betraying my body for years.

40% off Make Up Artists Choice today, for all your acid peels,

Btw, whet to copper peptides? MUAC had a serum that was great and the bug schmiek was copper peptides, squalane and some kind of “trap.” Now ther3 isn’t a copper peptide to be found

I should get a generator. Or at the very least battery-operated fans.

[quote] Coleslaw no longer agrees with me

I can’t do lettuce anymore. (especially on sandwiches). I had to stop mushrooms, onions, bananas years ago. I love them but they don’t even like me a little bit.

I’m marathoning The Loretta Young Show on Tubi.

Sometimes I randomly get logged out of DL. Why is that?

Not my job to teach computer basics to your ass

I'm sorry you feel that way, r446.

I feel that what the world needs now is love sweet love.

Happens to me too, R445. I consider it one of the sites lovable quirks.

What happened to Preppy Kitchen guy?

I haven't watched him in a while and his latest video popped up with him making banana cake.

He's lost too much weight, hair is disheveled and he looks tired.

He looks the same, to me.

I'm on an ONJ binge now. I can't get enough of her music lately.

I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Thanks to Skyrizzi I'm playing clear.

The fireworks on the lake have begun and surprisingly my dog is relatively calm.

I saw men wearing every length of shorts today. I think we’ve finally moved on from the [bold]Oompa Loompa Basketball Shorts Era[/bold] of early 2000s.

I see high school boys, into the gym already, wearing tight ass short shorts all the time. As soon as I catch my self staring I look away. I don't want to be a perv. I am but I don't want to be one. The shorts are almost always black too.

Those long, baggy shorts turned girls off so maybe the boys wised up.

Someone should invent noiseless fireworks.

I only set off fireworks once and it was a few. In 2004 when The Red Sox won the World Series after a drought of a billion years.

Please if you post an ad for someone to come and do some work for you and you find somebody to do the job take down your post do not leave it up because people like me that are looking for jobs think that the job is still available when it's probably not take down your post if you found someone to do the job for you thank you

It’s finally happening!

It was inevitable, I suppose.

Ken Burns is making another documentary.

Ahem…

The American Revolution!!

How awesome will that be. I’m excited😁🤗🤗

Have to wait until the fall of 2025 but I’m sure it will be worth the wait.

First revolution, or second?

I've never eaten a tomato sandwich but they look good. I might make one tomorrow.

I wasn't as bothered by the neighborhood idiots' fireworks as I had expected to be. Maybe the rain helped.

How about Fried Tomatoes, r462? Slice a big ripe tomato, dredge slices in flour, fry up in good olive oil until outsides are crispy, eat with Italian bread.

Batch 2 in same frying pan is even tastier!

Thanks R464 I'll make some tomorrow.

Knee replacement recovery day 14. Staples out! They told me to use 2 crutches. Too good for walker, so no more walker for shopping. Not good enough yet for 1 crutch or cane, which is what I have been using around the house for over a week. Need more flexion in knee. Can only bend to 66% should be 70% or more by now so have to work on that. Starting physio with therapist on Mon.

For the past two days every time I burp it tastes like eggs. I haven’t had eggs for a week

Tous les jours une petite mort.

Grilled cheese and tomato sandwich is good.

Tomorrow night on TCM they're showing Looking For Mr. Goodbar and What's Up,Doc?.

On Sunday they're showing What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? and Yentl.

Then next Friday they're showing The Boys In The Band.

I'm going to bed but my large dog is sleeping there so I'll have to wake her up and kick her off. I hate being a meanie.

I feel bad for doing it, but I think I will start buying the pre-cubed watermelon. It doesn't cost that much more and it's convenient. I hate the plastic, though.

I ate fresh stawberries today. Yes, I'm gloating. Nirvana.

I'm staying up all night watching "When Sharks Attack... And Why" on the National Geographic channel.

Very educational! And I've seen most of the "Twilight Zone" marathon episodes, so....

[quote]Slice a big ripe tomato, dredge slices in flour, fry up in good olive oil until outsides are crispy

What if I only have rancid olive oil in the cupboard?

If you only have rancid olive oil, then fry up your tomatoes only until the outsides are limp and flaccid.

D'accord, une autre petite mort.

For breakfast I had homemade apple pie leftover from yesterday's festivities.

It's fruit therefore healthy.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

I buy chunked or cored pineapple now. It's a bit more expensive but not really considering the amount I cut away when I buy the whole fruit.

Bath and Body Works Bahamas Passion Banana Flower is extremely underwhelming for a scent advertised as tropical. It was only $5, but still...

Oh, r475, you think you've got me on stating the obvious, and I suppose you do. Just be glad I didn't write "EVOO"!

P. S. Stop buying the Genco Pura brand.

Careful with the pineapple, r479!

P. S. R476 is not r481.

If a food requires a trick to not burn my mouth, I ain’t eating it.

I’m Workin’ Overtime to get to you

R467 you have giardia. Did you eat bird shit recently?

Fried tomato sammiches needed mayonnaise for the fat element. Get Kewpie mayo, it's from Japan and it's the best.

r467 Sodium bicarb should help with that. Mix a tsp of baking soda in a glass of water, hold your nose and gulp it down.

Either that or you DO have giardia as r485 suggested. In that case, can I have your stuff?

I hate those robot sweepers at Stop & Shop. I fuck with the whenever I go in.

R478 my mom just had leftover cherry pie filling with half a pancake. 😛

She couldn’t eat all of those cherries from her slice of pie yesterday.

Worked out paid bills sold. Old car vacuumed, showered, Napped, drinking blueberry smoothie

Awoke. Fed cat. Had coffee. Did the crossword. Fed cat. Had lunch. Took a nap. Fed cat. Had more coffee.

Took shit. Went for run. Took shit. Washed car. Had business lunch. Took shit.

No scat!

I'm drinking Simply Lemonade. It's good. Will repurchase.

My mom loved all Simply juices. She died 5 weeks ago. I miss her terribly

I'm so sorry, r495.

Thank you r494

I finally hooked up my new DVD player. Now I can watch Falling Skies. I bought the whole season a few months ago.

[quote]Oh, R475, you think you've got me on stating the obvious, and I suppose you do. Just be glad I didn't write "EVOO"!

It's just so Ina Garten to feel it necessary to emphasize the need for "good" olive oil. I can't imagine anyone interested in trying your recipe fretting over whether their olive oil might not be good enough.

Bought the ingredients to make Pasta e fagioli. More than $25. Expensive soup.

Parmesan and pancetta are the main culprits.

The Olympics begin three weeks from today. Excited.

There was a beautiful fuchsia sunset tonight, one of the pleasures of summer.

I just bought a new couch. I have to get used to how the middle foot sticks out about an inch. I keep stubbing my toe. It hurts like a bitch.

I fell asleep the other night in my glasses and they got all bent out of shape they hardly stay on my face. Optometrist is closed until Tuesday. I hope they can be fixed.

[quote] the middle foot sticks out about an inch.

Why?

I’m in bed eating corn

Middle foot on a couch? Any foot on a couch?

The soup turned out really nice, but my a/c just couldn’t keep up.

The theme music to Barnaby Jones is such a thrill.

I made a pot of pinto beans.

It’s hot out and I need bacon - 325 degrees for 40 minutes won’t heat up the place too much, I hope.

R508 is r500–pasta e fagioli, or as they say around here, pasta fajool.

🍾Hic!🍾

Pussywether!

Turns out I bought “Tuscan Style” cannellini beans which had a lot of seasonings and salt added. One of the reasons I’m making my own soup is to reduce the sodium.

I’ll have to see how the recipe works with plain beans

"Tuscan" became a huge marketing label about 10-15 years ago.

I just ate the last Jell-O

Keyboard on my Android kept disappearing so I went into Apps and Cleared Cache on the Gboard and everything is fine now.

My apple tax fucked itself - while the 18 is known, there are already whispers about the 19 making it obsolete. I’m sticking with my 11 until it’s planned battery expiration.

“Its”

[quote] My apple tax fucked itself - while the 18 is known, there are already whispers about the 19 making it obsolete. I’m sticking with my 11 until it’s planned battery expiration.

What?

R621, Apple is pushing the iPhone 18pro for its processors, but they have already committed to better chips for the iPhone 19. Fanboys will wait an extra year while they work out any ai bugs.

There is no iPhone 18 or 19

iOS 18 is in beta

iOS is but the fucking latest iPhone is 15

Went to ikea to buy closets…they were “temporarily unavailable.” Can I order them? No. We don’t know when they’ll be available.

Ok, I want a small Billy bookcase with black Drona boxes that fit the Billy exactly. For my cats’ stuff. The boxes in correct size were sold out.

When we went to get the Billy bookcase in warehouse we met 4 other people looking for same bookcase. Of course, it was completely sold out.

Wanted a comforter they had on display…nnnnnnnope. “We don’t have it.”

Is IKEA thinking they’ll stay in business by selling meatballs and cinnamon buns?

I just went out in my yard for five minutes and I'm dripping sweat. 92 degrees with a dewpoint of 79. Unbearable.

I am watching stuff I pvr'd but not paying attention.

Need to order lip balm, I'm almost out.

I like Dr. Bronner's Naked Lip Balm as it is unscented. I get a six pack from amazon.

R529 why don't you rely on your natural lip emollients to do the trick?

After 70 you don't have any juices left. Anywhere.

Why must DLers behave like wild monkeys being held in captivity and flinging their feces at passersby?

It's what we do.

Serial Mom has recently been added to Netflix. I might watch it tonight.

There's too many pillows on my bed.

Well, r499, read it in Ina's voice!

I don't like decorative pillows.

I have to clean out my pantry tomorrow. It's stuffed with too much food.

Got up early to go to the farmer's market in the local county seat. It was surprisingly lovely, as it's held in a quaint neighborhood square with well-maintained older Victorian-age homes. Everyone was friendly, and even the weather was finally moderate (after weeks of 95+ days). I am overflowing with tamales, tomatoes, and peaches, but I resisted the home-made Ginger Beer.

My cute-as-a-button town featured European Market Day - only the fruit had stickers on it and someone was selling pocket knives - a sign tube socks and Tide aren’t far behind….

In a group chat I was cursed in the game of a dead Nana for mentioning The Sopranos which glorifies the Mafia and insults Italian-Americans, and none of my friends came to my defense. I think I’ll become a hermit.

I wish it wasn't raining. I'd like to hang my towels out on the line. I love crunchy summer towels when I get out of the shower.

[quote]In a group chat I was cursed in the game of a dead Nana for mentioning The Sopranos which glorifies the Mafia and insults Italian-Americans

Don't forget the cookies!

I detest companies that intentionally blur the expiration date on their products or print it so small it's like taking an eye exam.

Jeni's Ice Cream uses Julian dates on their products to further complicate matters. WTF.

The iOS comments above made me remember two things: apparently there’s an iOS bug that restores photos you’ve deleted. I learned that yesterday when trying to figure out why those goddamn photos from my sister’s 2016 fashion show were showing up again. In the process of deleting said photos, I discovered how to remove many photos at once rather than one at a time. So satisfying. That will come in handy next time the fashion show pictures show up again.

[quote] I discovered how to remove many photos at once rather than one at a time. So satisfying.

Using the checkmarks?

Today is not a cheat day.

This morning at Sprouts I got donut peaches. I've never had donut peaches. Hope they are good.

Knee replacement day 17. Has it been this long already? I don't remember the first week at all. It took so long to do basic things. Still takes longer than usual, obviously, so I am frustrated. Want to move my leg normally but can't. More frustration. Still on T3s. Going to have a nap now.

Poor R549. It must be a very long recovery / rehab process. But one of these days you'll look back and be glad you did it.

I'm having surgery in a couple of weeks, nothing as involved as a knee replacement, but I'd still like to get some stuff done around the house before I'm laid up. If only it weren't so damn hot.

R549, if I was rich, I could come out and we could recreate an homage to “Misery” of “The Miracle Worker” .

It would basically be me setting your belongings in inconvenient places while I smoke and look at cat memes. I’d be there to call 911 if anything happened.

“Where’s my watch?”

“Have you looked under the refrigerator?”

*KNEE-AGGH*” There’s NOTHING under there!”

“I didn’t lie…”

It’s hot. I’m sitting with my sweet chihuahua

How could I send a PDF anounimously to my phone contact numbers?

I got Stacy's Baked Simply Naked Pita Chips.

I pretty sure if I had cut up the box my Amazon delivery came in and put the pieces in the air fryer it would have tasted the same. Maybe better.

Who killed Cock Robin?

Next time you cringe over some embarrassing moment you had years ago try to remember other people's embarrassing moments. You can't, can you? That's because you're the only embarrassing human to exist, everyone else is always thinking about how cringey you are.

It's a heat advisory the next two days. I'm over summer already, can we please call it off?

I had steak and Mexican street corn for lunch.

I've eaten so much cantaloupe this summer and they've all been perfect.

Thanks for the encouragement and eldersitting offer for my knee recovery. Wishing you well.for your.procedure r550. R551 please stay home. Lol

Just because you can Bluetooth connect to your neighbor's soundbar and play demon noises doesn't mean you should.

My neighbor told me coyotes keep eating his outdoor cats so I asked him how many cats he has and he said he just goes to the shelter and gets a new cat afterwards so I said it sounds like he's just feeding shelter cats to coyotes and then his daughter started crying.

I gained 20 pounds and I told my doctor I'm doing more walking than ever and he said are you walking to restaurants?

My friend's pissed because he threw his boyfriend out the other night and he didn't have anywhere to go so he went to the casino and won $10k and now the boyfriend keeps FaceTiming my friend counting his money.

I was just sitting on the porch enjoying the orange sunset and the crescent moon.

I've never watched The Crown or Bridgerton.

My A/C crapped out yesterday and I don’t know when it is getting fixed. I took my dog out for a few rides in the car with the A/C blasting and let him play in the hose before dinner and I think that helped. I feel hot and sluggish and know I will have trouble sleeping again tonight. About to take a cold shower and go to bed. Will make more calls in the morning to see if I can get a tech out here asap.

R568, sorry to hear about your AC! Good idea to go car riding with the AC blasting.

This summer has not been unduly hot. For some reason, though, the early sunrise is really bothering me this year. It bothers my sleep on the weekends.

I'm running a little low on Maseca flour, which is actually good. It will give me the opportunity to try Bob's Red Mill masa harina.

By essentially applying the principles of Nearfield proximity one could create a device that would shield the target.

This Barrel Stave Beer Flight is a unique tasting tray that holds 4 oz of your favorite beverages. Approximate size 20″ long, 3 1/2 ” wide, and 5″ tall to the top of the tallest glass. Can ship for $12

R546, yes, switching to Select and using the check marks

R556, Who killed Cock Robin? I, said the Sparrow, with my bow and arrow, I killed Cock Robin. Who saw him die? I, said the Fly, with my little teeny eye, I saw him die. Who caught his blood? I, said the Fish, With my little dish I caught his blood. Who'll make the shroud? I, said the Beetle, with my thread and needle, I'll make the shroud. Who'll dig his grave? I, said the Owl, with my pick and trowel, I'll dig his grave. Who'll be the parson? I, said the Rook, with my little book, I'll be the parson. Who'll be the clerk? I, said the Lark, if it's not in the dark, I'll be the clerk. Who'll carry the link? I, said the Linnet, I'll fetch it in a minute, I'll carry the link. Who'll be chief mourner? I, said the Dove, I mourn for my love, I'll be chief mourner. Who'll carry the coffin? I, said the Kite, if it's not through the night, I'll carry the coffin. Who'll bear the pall? We, said the Wren, both the cock and the hen, We’ll bear the pall. Who'll sing a psalm? I, said the Thrush, as she sat on a bush, I'll sing a psalm. Who'll toll the bell? I, said the Bull, because I can pull, I'll toll the bell. All the birds of the air fell a-sighing and a-sobbing, when they heard the bell toll for poor Cock Robin.

I wish I could get some good tomatoes in my area.

R575 I love a tomato salad with a mixture of different tomatoes in it.

I love a homemade salsa (pico de gallo style) with fresh tomatoes.

[quote] I have the greatest picture of Ted [Danson]. That was a big caper: There was one person [opening] the door with a butter knife and another person kicking the door in so I could get a photo. He's decapitated, but totally nude. And he's really well-endowed.

If i could see the we in me what would the total be?

R564 that made me chuckle! Good that you have a doc with a sense of humor.

one hand clapping

[quote]Good that you have a doc with a sense of humor.

Or a death wish.

[quote] My neighbor told me coyotes keep eating his outdoor cats so I asked him how many cats he has and he said he just goes to the shelter and gets a new cat afterwards so I said it sounds like he's just feeding shelter cats to coyotes and then his daughter started crying.

At least they were rescue cats.

I sure hope the person who usurped responsibility for starting the new threads is on the ball. He’s cutting it close

I’m having lasagna for breakfast.

Here's the OVERWHELMED CONTINUATION THREAD.

Sorry for the all caps, just trying to avoid a duplicate thread.

While we appreciate the effort, can we have the original threadstarter back next time?

[quote] Creativity appreciated

You might very well think that; I couldn’t possibly comment.

I was going to mow the lawn today, but the “real feel” is 104. Maybe not.

I haven't seen my usual tomato stands up yet either. It's about time for it. I love cutting the tomato while it's still warm, peel and slice some pickling cukes(they're the best little to no seeds) into a bowl. Some salt with italian dressing yum yum yum

I might buy beefsteak tomatoes, or those big heirloom ones. I need a big one!

I go to an Urgent Care/Walk In Clinic a stone's throw from my house maybe once or twice a year for minor things.

Without fail I always get the same doctor. He looks exactly like Hasan Minhaj from Comedy Central.

He always remembers me, takes his time, is very thorough with such a pleasant manner. I wish I could make him my Primary.

I spent last week re-watching Billions. Showtime ran a daily marathon. Yes, I could watch it On Demand or the Showtime streaming app but I like watching when things are on. Anyway, for me, it's right up there with The Sopranos as one of the best series ever. I miss it.

[quote] I need a big one!

Pics please.

I'm with you, R593. Shakespearean even.

R591, I’ve been having beefsteak tomatoes with a schmear of onion & chive or tomato & bacon cream cheese. It’s so good.

I don't like the word "schmear."

It sounds so ... Yankee, ethnical even.

I believe I have discovered a new-to-me media literacy requirement.

Like books one should read or films one should watch, there are television series one should watch.

It feels lime my vegetable time is being infringed upon by social enrichment requirements.

Cubed ham transcends any store-boughten salad.

One should always make sure one's habiliments are appropriate for the occasion.

Is there still such a thing as a professional photographer? I mean, you can point and shoot anything and touch it up later on.