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Post by billhammond on Apr 7, 2023 11:52:22 GMT -5
Twins have their home opener today vs. Houston; weather should be sunny and in the upper 40s, not too bad.
Mellencamp put on a good two-hour show in Mpls. last night, our reviewer says. Two more to go, all sold out.
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Post by david on Apr 7, 2023 12:02:17 GMT -5
I am looking forward to a rainless day tomorrow. Maybe I will get the motorcycle out for a brief ride.
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Post by John B on Apr 7, 2023 12:19:53 GMT -5
I think I am playing this game wrong.
Wordle 657 6/0*
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
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Post by Marty on Apr 7, 2023 12:36:41 GMT -5
Twins have their home opener today vs. Houston; weather should be sunny and in the upper 40s, not too bad. Mellencamp put on a good two-hour show in Mpls. last night, our reviewer says. Two more to go, all sold out. I wonder if he is staying out a James Olson's place? He may even if it's only one night. They have become pretty good friends and James place is huge.
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Post by billhammond on Apr 7, 2023 13:06:05 GMT -5
Twins have their home opener today vs. Houston; weather should be sunny and in the upper 40s, not too bad. Mellencamp put on a good two-hour show in Mpls. last night, our reviewer says. Two more to go, all sold out. I wonder if he is staying out a James Olson's place? He may even if it's only one night. They have become pretty good friends and James place is huge. James and his wife would have to put up with a lot of cigarette smoke. John had one in his mouth when last night's show began.
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Post by TKennedy on Apr 7, 2023 13:27:56 GMT -5
View from the clubhouse at the revamped Denver City Park Golf Course while dog walking. After two cold days it is spectacular today. I think I will go over there and hit balls this afternoon. IMG_8468 by Terence Kennedy, on Flickr
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Post by drlj on Apr 7, 2023 16:46:25 GMT -5
It has been a freakin’ crazy day. I poured a glass of wine, set it aside and drank the rest straight out of the bottle. Ah! The joys of numbnicity! I think I will drink the glass full now. Carry on & just keep the noise down.
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Post by jdd2 on Apr 7, 2023 16:58:35 GMT -5
out for dinner last night, we added "buri-kama" to what was otherwise a set menu course--and big, we shared this. Kama is usually the 'collar' or neck area, this place served it with the head, too (usually just kind of the righthand chunk). Chopsticks at the bottom for scale.
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Post by billhammond on Apr 7, 2023 17:13:52 GMT -5
out for dinner last night, we added "buri-kama" to what was otherwise a set menu course--and big, we shared this. Kama is usually the 'collar' or neck area, this place served it with the head, too (usually just kind of the righthand chunk). Chopsticks at the bottom for scale. No thanks.
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Apr 7, 2023 17:46:57 GMT -5
out for dinner last night, we added "buri-kama" to what was otherwise a set menu course--and big, we shared this. Kama is usually the 'collar' or neck area, this place served it with the head, too (usually just kind of the righthand chunk). Chopsticks at the bottom for scale. That lemon looks good.
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Post by millring on Apr 7, 2023 18:35:34 GMT -5
I got wordle in three today (four yesterday, but I had a total fail a couple of days ago). The whole week's been rather nice. Route 71 -- a deeply country drive of 77 miles through farmland and lake cottages -- was one of my routes all week. I often wish for a better camera phone when the countryside is changing as it is. Sam's had a nice gig this week. He got to cover the Masters for his Savannah station. Here's a nice bit of Sam: www.wtoc.com/2023/04/04/patrons-masters-adjust-no-cell-phones-allowed-rule/
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Post by Village Idiot on Apr 7, 2023 18:52:13 GMT -5
out for dinner last night, we added "buri-kama" to what was otherwise a set menu course--and big, we shared this. Kama is usually the 'collar' or neck area, this place served it with the head, too (usually just kind of the righthand chunk). Chopsticks at the bottom for scale. No thanks. I'd love to try that.
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Post by billhammond on Apr 7, 2023 18:55:46 GMT -5
I just balk at any dish with an eye or eyes pleading "WHY DID YOU KILL ME?"
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Post by jdd2 on Apr 7, 2023 19:30:34 GMT -5
I just balk at any dish with an eye or eyes pleading "WHY DID YOU KILL ME?" There were four of us, so two plates just like this. Our daughter has always liked the eyes, and her boyfriend was up for trying one, so they each had one. IMO, this cut is some of the most primo meat on the fish--and those caught in the winter are best, very oily. (buri = yellowtail/amberjack)
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Post by david on Apr 7, 2023 20:33:56 GMT -5
I just balk at any dish with an eye or eyes pleading "WHY DID YOU KILL ME?" City kids! "Just feed it to me. Don't make me think about it." We humans are animal killers: Burgers, sausage, hotdogs, lamb chops, steak, fried chicken, walleye, clam chowder, etc. Something has died to give us that protein and animal fat, high. I think the eyeballs might be the most nutritious part - grab them first! That vacuum packed, styrofoam package, does not distance you from the fact that you killed an animal for your flavor high. Take responsibility.
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Post by david on Apr 7, 2023 20:35:37 GMT -5
(Even having been in 4-H with beef cattle and having grown up on a beef ranch, along with hunting and fishing, I still have problem with all this).
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Post by billhammond on Apr 7, 2023 20:42:21 GMT -5
(Even having been in 4-H with beef cattle and having grown up on a beef ranch, along with hunting and fishing, I still have problem with all this). You mean you have a problem with eating critters, or you have a problem with people who shy away from eating certain parts of critters?
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Post by david on Apr 7, 2023 21:01:51 GMT -5
I am of two (maybe three or four) minds. I recollect taking my first 4-H calf into the ring. We had won a few prizes. But, in the end, he was sold to a grocery store. I received a bunch of money, but knowing that he would be butchered, and served on a plate, made me cry. We had become buddies. It is a difficult transition and one I never fully achieved.
In short, we can all say that we understand that we kill stuff, enjoy the taste, and should be consistent in our thoughts. But, for me, it just does not work that way. Empathy kicks in. Hell, I am even taking spiders out of my bedroom to set them free outside these days.
Perhaps I am approaching stage 5. Stage 1 is to kill all animals that move in front of you. Stage 2 is to kill only what you and your friends might eat. Stage 3 is to kill only what you are willing to clean and eat. Stage 4 is to eat it only if you have not been involved in killing it. Stage 5 is to go out and take pictures of animals and ridicule those who kill them.
I am somewhere between stages 3 and 5. I will kill, clean and eat deer (if my kids need some meat) and birds (if I am going hunting with buddies), and fish, (all the time - I like to eat fish!).
There is some hypocrisy about hiding behind that styrofoam package that bothers me. Not just in others, but in myself. DAMN, I love ribs, crab, lobster and steak!
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Apr 7, 2023 22:28:37 GMT -5
This has been a looong day. Good, but long. It started with me only getting about 3 and a half hours of sleep last night. I guess I was keyed up, and just couldn’t sleep. Anyway we got up at 3:30 get the shuttle to the airport, and that was fine. Breezed through the TSA check no problems, and our flight to San Jose was on time. Changed planes in San Joseand left maybe ten minutes late. But the winds were in our favor and we landed in Lihue a full half hour early! That’s when the other shoe dropped. The Kauai airport doesn’t have a full staff anymore so we would have to wait on the tarmac until they processed the planes in front of us and could get us to a gate. So we sat out on the tarmac for over an hour in the tropical sun….waiting. Don’t get me wrong. I understand that safety is job one and they can only do what they can with the bodies they have, but man, after two hours to San Jose, another six to Hawaii, on three hours sleep, I was not in a mood to be reasonable. But anyway, we get off the plane, get our luggage and rental car, and drive to the condo. Where they are short handed and our room wouldn’t be ready for another two hours. :/ So Anita and I went for take away sushi at The Dolphin in Poipu, had a beer and watched the waves. It’s all good. But I’m going to bed early tonight. Mike
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Post by millring on Apr 8, 2023 5:21:13 GMT -5
I am of two (maybe three or four) minds. I recollect taking my first 4-H calf into the ring. We had won a few prizes. But, in the end, he was sold to a grocery store. I received a bunch of money, but knowing that he would be butchered, and served on a plate, made me cry. We had become buddies. It is a difficult transition and one I never fully achieved. In short, we can all say that we understand that we kill stuff, enjoy the taste, and should be consistent in our thoughts. But, for me, it just does not work that way. Empathy kicks in. Hell, I am even taking spiders out of my bedroom to set them free outside these days. Perhaps I am approaching stage 5. Stage 1 is to kill all animals that move in front of you. Stage 2 is to kill only what you and your friends might eat. Stage 3 is to kill only what you are willing to clean and eat. Stage 4 is to eat it only if you have not been involved in killing it. Stage 5 is to go out and take pictures of animals and ridicule those who kill them. I am somewhere between stages 3 and 5. I will kill, clean and eat deer (if my kids need some meat) and birds (if I am going hunting with buddies), and fish, (all the time - I like to eat fish!). There is some hypocrisy about hiding behind that styrofoam package that bothers me. Not just in others, but in myself. DAMN, I love ribs, crab, lobster and steak! That's profound. One of the most powerful bits of writing I've ever read I am at a loss to find (no matter the search words I use, I can't find it). But it's an essay (I think a portion of a book) by a woman writer who supposed herself to be able to shuck her cruel humanity and Thoreau herself into nature. She decided to go live in a cabin in the woods and live in harmony with nature -- a life of penance for her cruel humanity -- in part, that humanity that kills to live. But totally immersed in nature, she ironically realized that nature is at least as cruel as any humanity ever is or was ... but has no conscience about it. The food chain is unbroken and ruthless, and not a single animal cares about its prey. It cares about survival -- its and its offspring's own. Only humans care. And we distance ourselves with plastic and styrofoam wrappers -- not because we don't care, but because we do. I remember as a teenager having it suddenly dawn on me that the Old Testament sacrificial system that seemed so barbaric and cruel (and maybe it was), was nevertheless NOT based (as it might seem at first blush) on NOT caring about the lives of the animals sacrificed, but rather, on the very fact that we DO care about them. It wouldn't be sacrifice if we didn't. The sacrificial system was a way of ensuring that no plastic and styrofoam wrapper could ever shield humans from acknowledging the necessary brutality of life. Oh, life doesn't have to be a Edvard Munch painting .... but it sure as hell isn't a Thomas Kinkade. That's the Bible's whole redemption story in a walk in the woods. Something has to die for another to live. Even the rotting vegetation makes way for new growth. Parasites gotta live too. And everyone and everything depends on something dying. Except for rocks. Rocks are pretty self-sufficient. We don't have a sacrificial system anymore ... but we have Good Friday. And we have Easter.
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