WTF-Beta

I know that this pasta company is made in the US (and the ones I have had have been excellent!) I’m currently not buying from them because I’m trying to support non-US companies here in Canada, but it might be helpful to US based folks here: https://www.sfoglini.com/pages/contact-us

Phew!! I was really worried about this going the other way.

@wtg Thanks! We had our typical small family gathering. It was lovely! In the past I have taken a day off at US Thanksgiving so Rob and I could do something but the last few years it has fallen on parent teacher conferences so I haven’t done that. I just checked and they don’t conflict this year so I might have to revive that tradition!

The storm was supposed to miss us but the models have been all over the place so I’m not surprised that it’s been snowing all day. Not much accumulation though.

@Axtremus you might enjoy browsing https://thekidshouldseethis.com/

Got mine today (Moderna) So far just a slightly sore arm, but barely noticeable.

Shiro - for what it’s worth I had my flu shot last week when I was already trying to recover from a cold. No side effects other than a bit of a sore arm for a couple hours.

I haven’t had my new covid shot yet - I’ll probably go in later this week.

I just saw this on social media: Nobody adds a ballroom to a house they plan on leaving.

We use tangrams in my classroom as part of our spatial reasoning work in math. I have always struggled with spatial reasoning so some of the kids are better at it than me!

That sounds absolutely terrible and I’m sorry you are going through it.

I met her when I worked at a bookstore where she was doing a signing. She was absolutely lovely and gracious and spent far more time than she needed to chatting with all of the folks (like me) who worked there.

For what it’s worth I also wear Hanes quarter ankle socks (in women’s size) and love them. I order them from Amazon in packs of 10 pairs.

My recent favourite (within maybe the last 10 years) are ambrosia apples. But they don’t store terribly well so they are best in the fall.

@AdagioM said in The fruit detective:

@dolmansaxlil I guess that’s why I can now tolerate jalapeños!

Speaking of which, I’m enjoying the cilantro/lime/jalapeño dressing in this avocado blueberry quinoa salad.

That salad sounds delightful! Saved! We have a corn blueberry feta salad with mint that we eat frequently in the summer. I love the idea of adding some quinoa to add protein and bulk!

Shiro I have a Sperax brand walking pad that is also a vibration plate. While I haven’t used the vibration feature myself Rob did tonnes of research before we bought it and it is very well reviewed (and relatively inexpensive).

Mcintosh apples deserve it. They are my least favourite, alongside red delicious. I’m worried Mutsu are also going to go away though - they are the very best apple for pie.

The other disappearing produce I’ve noticed (in my neck of the woods) is yellow sweet corn. It has all been replaced with peaches and cream, which I don’t find as flavourful.

I recently listened to an episode of the Sporkful where they talked about jalapeños and whether they are getting less hot. The answer was yes, and it turns out it’s because they cultivated one that was very mild but very flavourful and had a consistent heat to use in commercial salsa, where they just add pure capsaicin to meet the desired heat level. But those jalapeños weren’t really meant for consumers. Of course because the demand for them is so high, eventually they became the only ones available in most grocery stores.

The Sporkful podcast just did a reheat episode and it was about bourbon. One of the taster expert people said that you take the first sip they way you would a hot coffee and basically you’ll just taste alcohol. Then you take a second sip and you get the flavours. I don’t like any brown spirit, but this made me wonder if I just take that first sip, grimace, and give up before actually tasting the flavours???

Is 5d recess?

@ShiroKuro I think that type of situation happens to a lot of people. Hopefully your foot issues are resolved soon and you can get back to your active self! Maybe talk to your PT or doctor and see if there are yoga positions you can try that won’t irritate your foot. There are some studies that show yoga can increase bone density, and a slow flow may be more manageable for you than a jarring higher impact activity.

@ShiroKuro My mom has severe osteoporosis. It’s no joke. She spontaneously broke her spine (while literally sitting on the couch) a few years ago, which is how she was diagnosed. They did the standard treatments to try to reverse it and increase her bone density, but they were ineffective. She is now on Teriparatide, which she will inject daily for two years. Do everything you can now to reverse it! I take a daily vitamin D supplement as well as calcium. I’m also trying to incorporate more impact exercises to strengthen my bones.