The Coffee House

[snowbear118 49]

Dessert

 

[smoke665]

I cannot bear all the news these days, not because the world is in a bad state, but because many people look at the world at an angle that makes the world look bad.

Unfortunately bad news presents more opportunities to peal away the layers of the onion. The more they can do that the more circulation/ratings = more ad revenue. I get it, they want to make money. However despite the fact that the world is a pretty large place, you have a situation where nothing happens today. In the old days when the news was an hour long, it wasn't hard to fill that slot, there was more time for research, more time for investigation. When you're running 24/7 you can't have dead air space, and you don't have time for a reporter to work in depth on a story. So you either fill it with talking heads or hire more reporters, which is why the cable news is more like a Jerry Springer free for all then legitimate news.

 

[snowbear118 49]

I cannot bear all the news these days, not because the world is in a bad state, but because many people look at the world at an angle that makes the world look bad.

Unfortunately bad news presents more opportunities to peal away the layers of the onion. The more they can do that the more circulation/ratings = more ad revenue. I get it, they want to make money. However despite the fact that the world is a pretty large place, you have a situation where nothing happens today. In the old days when the news was an hour long, it wasn't hard to fill that slot, there was more time for research, more time for investigation. When you're running 24/7 you can't have dead air space, and you don't have time for a reporter to work in depth on a story. So you either fill it with talking heads or hire more reporters, which is why the cable news is more like a Jerry Springer free for all then legitimate news.

Advertising dollars. And ratings, which can lead to more advertising dollars.

 

[Frank F.]

I cannot bear all the news these days, not because the world is in a bad state, but because many people look at the world at an angle that makes the world look bad.

Unfortunately bad news presents more opportunities to peal away the layers of the onion. The more they can do that the more circulation/ratings = more ad revenue. I get it, they want to make money. However despite the fact that the world is a pretty large place, you have a situation where nothing happens today. In the old days when the news was an hour long, it wasn't hard to fill that slot, there was more time for research, more time for investigation. When you're running 24/7 you can't have dead air space, and you don't have time for a reporter to work in depth on a story. So you either fill it with talking heads or hire more reporters, which is why the cable news is more like a Jerry Springer free for all then legitimate news.

Some wise man said that no news is important enough that it cannot wait until the morning paper arrives...

As a decades long subsriber to one of the most reliable newspapers, the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung", I can even say that most news can wait till the weekend, when I find some time to catch up with the paper. Sometimes I listen to the radio, forcasting weather mostly, very vaguely, more guessing than casting, the TV was abolished decades ago when I got my newspaper subscription.

I must say the price hurts. At over 800€ it is roughly the price of a decent new TV set every year. Used to be 500€ only and that is not long ago, just before the advertizing crisis hit.

But I get a lot of paper delivered to my door 7 days a week. A lot of intersting stuff to read & think.

Now I go to bed or I will sleep through church service tomorrow...

good night

 

[Gary A.]

I cannot bear all the news these days, not because the world is in a bad state, but because many people look at the world at an angle that makes the world look bad.

Unfortunately bad news presents more opportunities to peal away the layers of the onion. The more they can do that the more circulation/ratings = more ad revenue. I get it, they want to make money. However despite the fact that the world is a pretty large place, you have a situation where nothing happens today. In the old days when the news was an hour long, it wasn't hard to fill that slot, there was more time for research, more time for investigation. When you're running 24/7 you can't have dead air space, and you don't have time for a reporter to work in depth on a story. So you either fill it with talking heads or hire more reporters, which is why the cable news is more like a Jerry Springer free for all then legitimate news.

Advertising dollars. And ratings, which can lead to more advertising dollars.

Actually, good news doesn't sell. There have been a few 'experiments' with news companies only printing Good News. After an initial sales based on curiousity ... every Good News endeavor quickly failed.

 

[Gary A.]

The weather has cool and the humidity has dropped significantly. No A/C today. Gary may zip to the beach for dinner and a walk down the pier. Gary is watching the local weather on Tv ... lol ... the marine layer will be back tomorrow morning, so this cooling trend is getting us back to normal.

 

[Gary A.]

@ Frank: We pay $54 a month for the Los Angeles Times which is about 549 euros a year.

 

[tirediron]

... I'm running out of places to stick pickles.

40 minutes and no one has bit on this yet? Yeesh!

I believe we've got some triple innuendos going on here.

Okay... and?

 

[smoke665]

Some wise man said that no news is important enough that it cannot wait until the morning paper arrives...

I know the quote but I can't place the source???? I've also heard it said that newspapers are dying because they cater to the old. Like you I enjoy sitting down, and reading an article at my own pace, maybe go back and read it again, but so much of the younger generation is of the immediate here and now.

 

[jcdeboever]

Today's haul.

View attachment 144681

I picked all of the cukes that were ready 3 days ago. I'm running out of places to stick pickles.

I like pickles.My wife like cukes.

 

[limr32 1]

... I'm running out of places to stick pickles.

40 minutes and no one has bit on this yet? Yeesh!

I believe we've got some triple innuendos going on here.

Okay... and?

...and I approve.

 

[tirediron]

... I'm running out of places to stick pickles.

40 minutes and no one has bit on this yet? Yeesh!

I believe we've got some triple innuendos going on here.

Okay... and?

...and I approve.

 

[terri37 8]

Today's haul.

View attachment 144681

I picked all of the cukes that were ready 3 days ago. I'm running out of places to stick pickles.

Gorgeous haul!

 

[smoke665]

Today's haul.

View attachment 144681

I picked all of the cukes that were ready 3 days ago. I'm running out of places to stick pickles.

Do you know about Brine Fermentation? My grandmother made pickles and sour kraut in big stone crocks using this method, but I think you can use the same process on other vegetables.

 

[JonA_CT]

Today's haul.

View attachment 144681

I picked all of the cukes that were ready 3 days ago. I'm running out of places to stick pickles.

Do you know about Brine Fermentation? My grandmother made pickles and sour kraut in big stone crocks using this method, but I think you can use the same process on other vegetables.

Indeed! The pickings from earlier this week are fermenting as we speak.

2.5% salt brine, a couple sprigs of dill, a couple cloves of garlic, and a tablespoon each of whole pepper and coriander. In about a week, you'll have the kosher pickles that we can get in delis here in the Northeast (although probably everywhere else too.)

I try to keep in touch with wild beasties as a brewer (same type of bacteria that makes sour beer makes the sour pickles) and as a baker.