mike carey

Probably drank the Nordic Model Kool-aid.

Could have been something, but it doesn't come to mind.

Yeah, and you see all the guys look at their palms as they read it ...

Done, but it took a while since it's so long since I used a stamp and I had to search for one.

Understandably, McMahon's death has been allover the TV news here this morning. His father is less remembered now than he was back in the day, and many of those of us old enough to remember him might prefer not to.

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This isn't simply 'humour in the gallery', it's an encapsulation of the different challenges people have if they don't fit one of the 'accepted' gender roles. It's easier to 'pick one' than to explain the complexity of who you are.

Ah, Nathan!

Lol, New Amsterdam is the centre of the world, everyone knows that. And Russ is, well ... But back to the subject of the thread, one which has captivated TV news in this country as well. Almost as much as the mushrooms murder case here.

If ever you needed it, here is 'How to attract clients 101'.

Are you talking about the bridges and tunnels between Manhattan and Brooklyn? I have transported myself across one of those for ... Well, for purposes of Russ.

Perhaps, but if the posts above this are anything to go by, he is in a transition stage in his personal life that may affect how he needs, or wants to market himself. The usual ideas of branding or marketing could well go out the window in such circumstances. But none of us knows, and in this case the axiom that 'any publicity is good publicity' could well apply.

As the article notes, in the US there is apparently no requirement for these dates on food. It's different in Australia. 'Use by' dates must be carried on food labels when there is a food safety issue involved, and it's illegal for shops to sell food after a use by date. I've had a cash register refuse to scan food that was past its use by date. There are also 'Best Before' dates that reflect the time during which it will be in much the same condition as it was when sold but after which it is still sage to eat. Food Standards Australia and New Zealand has this explainer on its web site. Use-by and best-before dates | Food Standards Australia New Zealand WWW.FOODSTANDARDS.GOV.AU There are several bodies like this that are the peak regulators across the two countries. And incidentally, I was today years old when I found out that Australia is Ahitereiria in Māori.

I put this here rather than in one of the grocery threads over in the Lounge because the article offers comments on storage and cooking as the ingredients age. The article from the New York Times is old and I've read it before, but I still pick up minor points every time I read it again. nytimes.com WWW.NYTIMES.COM

As far as I'm aware, 'parchment' for use in the kitchen isn't a thing in Australia. There is a thing that's called 'baking paper' here, that according to the pack in my pantry is good up to 220°C, but in ovens, and not under a flame. I use it avoid thing like chips ('fries' to you) or pastry sticking to a tray or the oven shelf/air fryer basket, so things that tend oily rather than moist, and haven't had any problems. I agree with @jeezifonly that it can be a matter of adjusting expectations. Using foil for things that might leak moisture while being heated is one solution, although at first treat it as an experiment as you become used to how the machine works with different foods. Putting food into a small ovenproof baking dish might also work (I have some small round and oval ones that I might try out). And some things will just work better in a microwave. (I always cook too much mashed potato for one serving and freeze the extra in single serves in small ramekins. I nuke those to thaw them and put them under the grill (I think 'broiler' to you) topped with grated cheese. I may try doing the cheese part in the air fryer.)

Thighs too?

You should go to the Blackpool Illuminations!

I have a small clipboard, A6 size, and I put 10cm lengths of supermarket receipts on it, along with sheets of paper that only have printing on one side, cut into quarters, and use those for my shopping lists. And yes, if I forget to take the list to the shops, I forget things.. Still, if I do forget, I don't mind the short drive back to the shop, as every time I spend $30 or more at one time, I get one free espresso coffee added to my loyalty account. (And it's a national chain, so I can redeem the free coffees when I'm travelling too.)

Yes he has updated it and the ad does sound inviting. A variation on getting hammered!

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Or you could use the (dry) polenta to make something else. Lemon Polenta Cake | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson WWW.NIGELLA.COM This cake is a sort of Anglo-Italian amalgam. The flat, plain disc is reminiscent of the confections that sit geometrically...

And this is the same RM account as he had been using back then (opened 2015), and has reviews calling him Reese.

Ya gotta use what ya got.

Douglas Adams (and others before him) had it right when he spoke about those who would be 'First up against the wall when the revolution comes'.

In other words, old money knows to keep its head down for fear of losing it. I heard a usually conservative commentator (and I'm not saying that he was deviating from his conservatism), who said it's no surprise that socialism emerges in times when plutocracy starts to intrude on the sense of well-being of the rest of societ,. He was reflecting on the gilded age in the US 130 years ago and its resonances with more recent trends. New wealth sometimes has a caricature of what 'classy' looks like and associates it with ostentatious display, and again for some, being comfortable is not enough, they want the world to know 'who they are'. (Consider how you feel if you hear someone say, 'Do you know who I am?' to that police officer?) In some senses, whether Bezos can afford this wedding (he can) and what percentage of his wealth it is, is beside the point. People at large take a dim view of conspicuous consumption when they see it as clearly unnecessary, and too far beyond what they can hope to attain (more would resent use of a private jet than flying commercial first class). More so when they see it as nouveau riche tackiness. Old money may or may not know for whom the bell tolls, but is well aware for whom the tumbrils may roll.