Just another brisk winter day in the heartland. At least the snow is dry enough that I don’t have to shovel it.
Only issue is that I can’t put out the trash bags full of Christmas detritus for bulk pickup for fear they’ll blow down to the end of the street and in to the forest.
Let us now bow our heads and pray for the continued health and wellbeing of my furnace.
Open YT, go to the first group of recommended shorts. Thats called a “shelf”. Click on the three dots to the right of the title. Click on the option to avoid shorts for 30 days.
It’s also increased 10X on Reddit.
Boy howdy! 
Forecast was 61 and rain, currently like 20 degrees with 50 MPH wind. Wind chill -7! 🥶 Hard little snow pellets whipping around and piling up against the rocks . Forecast has been revised to 25 degrees by 5 PM.
Sharon left for CA this morning and her plane got off despite the wind. I’m on my own for a week and don’t plan to leave the house!
On a related note, I found out you can block shorts on YouTube. Yes!
Now to convince the algorithm that I really, truly, don’t want AI videos.
@Daniel Spectacular view but a bit overdone for my taste.
I watch a lot of YT videos and the amount of AI is becoming a problem.
The algorithm doesn’t seem able to deal with the onslaught.
Congratulations! 
Good work!
Bravo!
Brotha, I feel ya!
There are like 3 vegetables the grands will eat, and only one or two preparations at that.
No matter. If they’ll eat it, we’ll make it.
What will be your inaugural recipe?
I’m hoping for cornbread!
We gave away a ton of china when we moved but kept a set of Friendly Village. My parents set was mostly “Frozen up” but Friendly village was more common and that’s what we focused on.
Ditched the Sterling silverware years ago but I kind of miss it. Ditto the Waterford. No one wants that stuff anymore and no one entertains that way anymore.
Pity, that. It was fun.
I’m not sure you can access these photos. My New Year’s resolution is to figure out how to post photos on this forum.
A few photos from tonight’s celebration:
https://share.icloud.com/photos/00f9AzSOjM09rZzbE8vL2wOeA
The last vestige of Miller family Christmas. That’s herring in cream sauce and black olives. I couldn’t get anyone else to as much as taste it. Time has passed me by, and Ohio people do things differently. Those plate are Sharon’s mother’s - I get kind of goofy with sentiment at Christmas. The serving dishes were my mother’s.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/01ax-YnIBvUfuu_xcaeuZB-dw
Roast pork tenderloin with spiced apricot glaze. Sharon absolutely nailed this one - best I’ve ever had. I was afraid it might be too spicy for the toddlers but they ate every bit of it.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0efTD1lwl5i5G8FLq5_MR0Nuw
The spread. I had little to do with any of this as Sharon gets nervous when I’m in her kitchen. Everything was great!
https://share.icloud.com/photos/04b0wJhsXiQ7025CJ7iCR86SA
Dinner! Plates are Johnson Bros. transferware, some inherited, some new. I love that stuff. Whisky is the prizewinning stuff stuff I learned about on this forum. I bought a case and gave bottles as gifts. It’s very good!
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0aeTquiCc853HtsyR8iyXxLxA
Best gift of the year. It sticks to the wall by way of a big fan. Big hit with the grands!
What a great gift!
Nice!
I’m a big fan of cast iron cookware.
Maybe kidneys?
Christmas morning breakfast at my parents house was always deviled kidneys served with shirred eggs and English muffins. One of my favorite Christmas traditions.
Haven’t had either one in a long time.
If You Tube is to be believed I think those potatoes are “roasties”. Looks like there are several different cooking methods and all of them look delicious!
How do you make them? What’s the best kind of potato to use?
Everything looks great, Andy!
I also had to look up gammon, a type of ham I see, and sold uncooked. I haven’t seen a ham like that for sale in decades.
We were just talking about goose for Christmas last night, something I’ve never tried. Not often found for sale here although I’m told butchers can order one for you. Something I need to try.
Merry Christmas! 
