The Coffee House

[davidharmier60]

Whew. Thought I'd never get through.
Put together a couch for the break room.
Put a key box up on the wall.
Better than 6 hours today.
Got a call from "the IRS" threatening me with arrest. Yeah sure.
Tractor Supply in Cleveland called about a job. But I'm pretty happy where I am.
About to do some penny rolls.

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[Gary A.]

It is noon, it is 67F and a beautiful day. Mary Lou, Maggie and Gary are having brunch outside in Huntington Beach.

 

[snowbear140 71]

@waday: check out Face Book Purity , a browser plug in that had some decent filtering.

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll have to look into this.

I think it's actually called Fluff Buster Purity (FBP)

 

[vintagesnaps]

Fluff buster and Facebook, yeah that sounds about right. Just reported a 'fun' poll that for whatever reason got me curious and I looked at their page. Nina/Nino Rostovlllaaa whatever (who couldn't apparently decide which to pretend to be), in Georgia (not ours here in the US). I don't know what they're up to other than I suppose if someone likes it or comments they look at the person's page and depending on settings get whatever info. they can use. First I've actually seen any of that, and it was a friend just commenting on what seemed like a fun site. Reported it, hid it, blocked it.

Somebody had posted on their page pointing out who and where they are (and I noticed they have several pages and a few photos and no other info.) so I hope people start being more aware and check out where something comes from (even though it's harmless looking) and stop sharing those pages/polls, etc.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Other than that, I'm dead tired today, dead as a parrot. But it stayed sunny and I wore my cute jacket and it wasn't even cold yet when we left.

Nice evening, a banquet for the founding of the agency where I worked when I was first out of college; county where I grew up and where I live now, where I worked at summer camps etc. Hardly anyone there I knew from back in the day but I was pleasantly surprised that people actually seemed to care that some of us showed up! Fun displays from good ol' days at camp, etc.

So I'm resting like a Norwegian blue.

 

[SquarePeg1]

It is noon, it is 67F and a beautiful day. Mary Lou, Maggie and Gary are having brunch outside in Huntington Beach.

Dukes?

 

[vintagesnaps]

Not sure if I'd describe Mr. Z as awkward, but he just kept sipping water so I guess he was sweating it!

Got asked 3-4 times by the same senator (forget who) that said he'd authored a bill awhile back related to under 16 yr. olds I think? and asked would he support legislation similar for 16+ kids - and he couldn't/didn't say yes. That one made me mad, that he wouldn't say he'd support measures to protect kids (even if they're teens). Seems like regulations will be coming that he may not like, lawyers for FB, Google, Twitter already got told you fix it or we'll do it for you. (Because they sent lawyers instead and apparently Congress was none too happy with that.)

It's fun being home during the day to see all this stuff as it's happening. (Sarcasm intended! lol) More drama than the soaps used to be. (Which I'd watch when school was first out for the summer, just because, then I'd get tired of them.)

 

[Gary A.]

It is noon, it is 67F and a beautiful day. Mary Lou, Maggie and Gary are having brunch outside in Huntington Beach.

Dukes?

Dukes ... you get around. No not Dukes. The Hangout on Bolsa Chica. They have a patio which can accommodate our attack dog, Maggie. On the way home we detoured to a nursery and picked up two Butterfly Bushes (Buddleia - Black Knight), a multicolored Flowering Maple, African and Persian Basil and a succulent. Drove home with the top down in order to fit the plants. Great weather and a pleasant day.

 

[davidharmier60]

Hey Gary, on Price is Right today they were sending everyone in the crowd to wine country. I notice most of the wine at our store comes from California. I'm thinking of trying a sweet red....

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[Gary A.]

Hey Gary, on Price is Right today they were sending everyone in the crowd to wine country. I notice most of the wine at our store comes from California. I'm thinking of trying a sweet red....

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Unless it’s a dessert wine .,. Gary would be hard pressed to recommend a sweet red. Run some names by Gary and he’ll offer an opinion.

 

[Gary A.]

It has been a long day for Miss Maggie. She started early in Long Beach where Maggie graduated from her Magical Manners class. Then we put the top down on the Volvo and cruised along the beach to Huntington Beach. After brunch on the patio up to H&H for plants and a walk through the nursery. Finally home, ever be it so humble, and a glass of refreshing vino.

 

[JonA_CT]

Made my normal pizza dough and tried to cook it in the Kamado today. I need to make some adjustments I think. The pizza dough I normally make for the oven is roughly 72% hydration. I think that I need to bump that down into the 65% range with the hotter environment, because the outside of the crust was done well before the inside.

It was still tasty. Our favorite combination this time of year is pancetta, asparagus, and goat cheese, with some nice olive oil and parm on top. I need to start investing in Parmesan futures I think.

 

[Gary A.]

Yep ... and raising the grill close to the top helps.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary tossed a corn beef in the slow cooker early this morning. So all we pretty much have to do this afternoon is to sip wine, relax and wait for dinner to finish. (See above)

 

[Gary A.]