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Indeed. If he agrees to meet us halfway I’ll accept the coin.

@Steve-Miller said in What’s cookin’ good lookin?:

In an effort to eliminate doom scrolling, which was harshing my mellow, I’ve been watching YouTube cooking shows and listening to cooking podcasts.

The internet will just have to get along without me.

I’ve learned a lot, and I’ve especially learned that even classically trained chefs do things differently from one another. So I ask you:

Apron or no? Towel hanging from apron?

Bench scraper? Or scrape cutting board with knife? Blade up or blade down?

Garlic in with the aromatics or just for the last minute for fear of burning?

Jarlic? Frozen garlic?

Countertop trash bowl when chopping?

Mis en place?

Clean as you go or all at once?

Where do you stand?

No apron. Scrape board with knife blade up. Garlic early and often. Jarlic I confess unless it’s to be consumed fresh (not cooked). Mis - yes.

Re cleaning it depends on the recipe. Some recipes give you time, some don’t. If I can I do.

Yes very few people knew that what Harris was espousing was federal policy at the time, they just knew they were against it and she was enthusiastically for it. Chait’s point about the political efficacy of that ad is quite true and was quite relevant to the result.

Another viewpoint. (Gift link)

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/10/democratic-party-strategy-progressives/684453/?gift=_45A0uBZKnmz6xI_LFdGW2HX4nw4G92qAnPYJDGS9Dg&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

Damn I always hated those shots. Felt more like a bee sting than a needle.

If you read the NYT piece he’s ending for next years kindergartners as a way to end the program while grandfathering the existing enrollees. Same as deBlasio. Re the third grade entry point he seems to be on both sides of that issue.

DeBlasio also wanted to end the specialized high school system but so far Mamdani hasn’t touched that.

Speaking of Mamdani, seems like he’s motivated by more than just ‘affordability’.

I’m not exactly sure what the Dems path to national electability is but it probably isn’t implementation of this meme:

My god. I’m so sorry you are living with this.

May February come quickly.

Apparently some of the generals are referring to them as Fat Man and Little Boy.

I wouldn’t say GWB was more favorable to the working class in any way except culturally. It wasn’t until Trump that there was some real embrace of working class populist policies, (except, notably, in the tax code).

He gave China MFN status which was a gamble he ultimately lost and will probably be his main legacy over time.

I don’t think it was unreasonable to assume 30 years ago that that would result in a more open China that was integrated into the community of nations in a non-belligerent way. Of course it didn’t turn out that way.

He also couldn’t be more wrong about Clinton. Clinton was perceived as a moderate to conservative democrat at the time he ran. He was the candidate of the DLC which was formed after three consecutive losses by candidates perceived as too far left. He ran on ‘ending welfare as we know it’, putting more cops on the streets, and free trade. And he is the one who gave us the phrase ‘sister Soulja moment’ by publicly distancing himself from more radical elements of the party.

Clinton also handily won a second term after putting the country on a path towards a balanced budget and eventually firing Reich.

Woodward wrote a whole book about how team Rubin beat team Reich in setting the agenda for his presidency.

Mamdani managed to win a primary in deep-blue NYC but let’s all remember he was running against Handsy McGrandmaKiller.

Right now we need to figure out how to take Senate seats in North Carolina, Iowa, Ohio, Alaska, and Texas.

These pieces from the left-wing of the Democratic Party simply seem to ignore this question. Not because they’re unaware of the importance of the senate, but because the messages and strategies they find most emotionally satisfying won’t generate a Senate majority, so they prefer not to think about how to get there.

How funny, I just ordered socks for the boy less than an hour ago and came here and opened this thread. Hanes on AMZN too.

Looks nice! Congrats.

I share your disdain for car salesmen. I avoid them even when purchasing - I do the entire thing over the internet with several dealers and then only show up to pick up the car.

@pique said in Rest in peace, Robert Redford:

@jon-nyc said in Rest in peace, Robert Redford:

Humphrey Bogart

It was Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca, which of course was set in Morocco. Lauren Bacall and Bogart first co-starred in "To Have and Have Not" and maybe that was in Cuba? (I'm not sure, it was a tropical setting). They also co-starred in "Key Largo" which was in Florida, not Cuba.

So I think you are thinking of "To Have and Have Not" ?

Redford was so impossibly handsome. And a good guy, too. Such an icon that it seems impossible that he was mortal after all.

No I got the title right and the actress wrong.

Many people swear by them.

I tried one when I was listed for transplant. I didn’t really need it for sleep apnea, honestly they gave it to me mostly to increase my lung allocation score (you get points for mechanically assisted breathing) to get me transplanted quicker. The ostensible reason was to lower my blood CO2.

I couldn’t use it overnight because my mouth dried out too much, even with the humidifier set up. I ended up using it a few hours a day while awake.

My favorite move of his is almost unknown. Havana. From 1989. Backdrop is the Cuban revolution.

It’s not marketed this way, but it sort of depicts the backstory between Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Becall in Casablanca, but with different names in a different setting. A prequel, before that was a thing.