The Coffee House

[snowbear115 47]

Good morning, peeps. I got a package from Portland, yesterday - Coffee Cat socks!


Socks from Maine by Charlie Wrenn, on Flickr

 

[jcdeboever]

We share calendars and hers is blank....lol. she works with pen and planner, old school but she is very successful, so whatever works.

Wife and I share a calender that synchs between our phones, tablets and computers, couldn't live without. We also use a shopping lust that updates and synchs with each other.

I can't think of what I would do without it. I can't remember anything anymore because of it.

 

[JonA_CT]

Professionals Development today in my district today.

Don’t forget to vote if you have local elections today!

 

[smoke665]

We share calendars and hers is blank....lol. she works with pen and planner, old school but she is very successful, so whatever works.

Wife and I share a calender that synchs between our phones, tablets and computers, couldn't live without. We also use a shopping lust that updates and synchs with each other.

I can't think of what I would do without it. I can't remember anything anymore because of it.

We love the calendar app because no matter what device we're on we can see each others scheduled appointments, our trips, reservations, etc. The shopping list is neat because if she adds something or deletes it, it immediately shows up on my list and vice versa. We use "Keep" for to do lists, notes, medications, etc, which also syncs between devices.

 

[SquarePeg37 8]

We share calendars and hers is blank....lol. she works with pen and planner, old school but she is very successful, so whatever works.

Wife and I share a calender that synchs between our phones, tablets and computers, couldn't live without. We also use a shopping lust that updates and synchs with each other.

I can't think of what I would do without it. I can't remember anything anymore because of it.

We were just talking about this last night. Was at a board meeting for our softball league and there were 6 of us planning out our preseason events and everyone was clicking away on their calendar app. One of the guys asked what we did before smartphones? Remember the color coded family calendar on the fridge? Day planners stuffed in purses? Giant desk blotter/calendars? Secretaries?

 

[davidharmier60]

We still have a calendar on the wall.
We are not sure that our phone or our self is smart enough to do it on the phone.
Generally it isn't a problem.

By the way Mornin' peeps.

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[Gary A.]

We share calendars and hers is blank....lol. she works with pen and planner, old school but she is very successful, so whatever works.

Wife and I share a calender that synchs between our phones, tablets and computers, couldn't live without. We also use a shopping lust that updates and synchs with each other.

I can't think of what I would do without it. I can't remember anything anymore because of it.

We love the calendar app because no matter what device we're on we can see each others scheduled appointments, our trips, reservations, etc. The shopping list is neat because if she adds something or deletes it, it immediately shows up on my list and vice versa. We use "Keep" for to do lists, notes, medications, etc, which also syncs between devices.

Mary Lou, Maggie and Gary are old school. Mary Lou keeps a 'Master Calendar' in the kitchen. She is very familiar with electronic calendars as she is required to use them at work (school). Gary prefers the mental challenge of juggling it all in his head. Fortunately, as he gets older, there is less to juggle, but somehow he still drops about the same number of balls. For lists, Gary uses a Reporter's Notebook and pen which fits nicely in a pocket. The Reporter's Notebook takes him back to the good old days. Maggie checks the analog Master Calendar in the kitchen and punches in what she needs to know in her phone.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary's extensive kit can all fit in a three gallon container. Gary went all out with his kit getting stuff for all cooking contingencies. If you want to start simple, all you need it the sous vide tool, (the white thing in the travel case), and a few zip lock bags.

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Buenas Dias Coffee Hosers. It is 58F in the pleasant, cool, quiet and overcast morn. It will break into the low 70's again today. Yesterday's dinner was a grand success with the Sous Vide. Gary is running through plans to reconfigure the patio to accommodate and streamline his outdoor cooking. Gary is quickly moving into the electric era, between the portability and small footprints of the sous vide (which can cook just about anything and everything), the countertop induction cookers, the electric rice cooker, crock pot, et al, ... there is no need for distance between guests and cooking and little monitoring required. As the sous vide is silent and has a small footprint, cooking and entertainment (chatting, darts, Tv, music, et cetera), can all take place in the same area. Gary is very pleased with the potential.

The only downside is the time required for cooking. Like the smoker, it take a long time to cook. The steaks took an hour plus a couple of minutes of searing time in a cast iron pan on the inductive countertop. The Kamado it would have taken an hour+ also. 15 minutes to clean, prep and ignite the charcoal in the Kamado. Then another 30-40 minutes to heat up, with 10 minutes to cook. But the Kamado would have infused the meat with a light smokey flavoring and those beautiful grill lines. The smoker takes hours and hours.

@ vintagesnaps: Gary uses bluetooth thermometers when he BBQ's and smokes. The thermometer probes are in the BBQ and smoker and constantly monitor the internal ambient temp and the temp of the meat and spits out that info to Gary's phone. The Bluetooth and WiFi capabilities of the sous vide is old hat.

 

[smoke665]

I don't know if the effects of aging are destroying our memories or the mind has become lazy relying on technology but we really couldn't function without our planning apps. Not only do they provide a record but email us reminders to check the calendar!! At one time I could mentally juggle the locations of up to 25 trucks at a time, with only minimal input from the dispatch software. Now I do well to remember what I went downstairs for. I've always heard that it's one of those "use it or lose it things". Even though we are retired, the pace of life hasn't slowed that much, we travel a lot, we have a camping groups, and friends across the country that we are always coordinating with them to meet up along the road. Then, there's the steady stream of doctors appointments, and business to take care of that have to be worked in.

 

[Gary A.]

Nahhhh ... Your life has slowed down ... you're not moving at the same pace ... it just feels the same.

 

[davidharmier60]

Dave just looks in wonder at some of these posts....

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[smoke665]

Nahhhh ... Your life has slowed down ... you're not moving at the same pace ... it just feels the same.

I will agree that there is a good chance that my "pace" has slowed but I would argue the point on life slowing down. Other than a few scattered days here and there, between family, social events, Fire Department functions, medical appointments, business appointments, and travel, we are booked solid, into February of 2018, but fall and winter are generally our busiest time.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Oh, so the grill and the smoker talk to your phone... yeah, sure they do...
Just boil water.

I'm getting nothin' done. Obviously since I'm on here messin' around. And I wonder if maybe David thinks we're a little wacky & goofy...

The act of writing something down helps commit it to memory. I'm out of the loop on education research (and not doing any more papers on things like metamemory) but I'd be curious to see if putting things in devices contributes to lowered ability to remember.

I'm waiting to see if the next 1930s B&W movie coming on is better than this one and wondered, what is this anyway? The title is "Men Are Not Gods".

I'm not touching that one.

 

[Gary A.]

The actual act of writing, stirs up a different set of memory chemicals in the brain, much different from the chemicals caused by visual or verbal cognition. Gary doesn't know if the much less physical act of punching letters delivers a similar chemical response as handwriting.

 

[Gary A.]

Oh, so the grill and the smoker talk to your phone... yeah, sure they do...
Just boil water.

I'm getting nothin' done. Obviously since I'm on here messin' around. And I wonder if maybe David thinks we're a little wacky & goofy...

The act of writing something down helps commit it to memory. I'm out of the loop on education research (and not doing any more papers on things like metamemory) but I'd be curious to see if putting things in devices contributes to lowered ability to remember.

I'm waiting to see if the next 1930s B&W movie coming on is better than this one and wondered, what is this anyway? The title is "Men Are Not Gods".

I'm not touching that one.

Monday, Mary Lou and Gary NetFlixed Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman's name was Diana, she was a Goddess.