Don’t let them fool you. Football stadiums operate at a huge loss and don’t generate much revenue.
Ohio got suckered - now for the second time. If the Browns want a new stadium they can do it with private money like Los Angeles did.
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Grid-enhancing technology
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What are you reading?I’d like to hear what you think of it.
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Recipes for cold weatherIt will soften in the microwave in about two minutes.
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What are you reading?Finished reading Salt, Sugar, Fat by Michael Moss.
I think it was intended to be an indictment of the food industry but I read it as a fascinating discussion of how the industry has to adapt to changing circumstances. How do you square what people want to eat with what they really should eat for health?
I recommend it!
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When you don’t practice
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Christmas tenderloinNew this year will be making Demi-glacé. We ff to buy some bones…
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Christmas tenderloinAldi sells whole beef tenderloins for $10.99/lb at Christmas. The catch is they’re not trimmed and you have to butcher them yourself. Costco sells them trimmed for $19.99/lb. but what fun is that?
This is my third year butchering a tenderloin and I have to say I’m getting batter at it. I got a nice filet knife for Christmas last year which really helped. Ended up with a chateaubriand roast and two filets.
Did the calculations and figured out that the three roasts average out to $19.90/lb - just what Costco sells them for already trimmed. But I also ended up with 2 pounds of “chain” meat - really not suitable for eating by itself - to make stock from. With bones and trimmings going for some $7/lb. these days that’s a nice bonus. Harry and David get $90/lb.
for their chateaubriand so there is that. Theirs looks nicer than mine but not THAT much nicer.I also ended up with about 2# of beef fat. Last year I rendered it in to tallow but never used it. I saved it this year too just in case.
Maybe I’ll make a candle or something.
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The inaugural...I didn’t expect that they would be cooked in a skillet.
I’ll have to try them!
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For gardenersMy chives and tarragon overwinter nicely in a pot. I stuck the little rosemary plant in the ground and heaped mulch around it. Right now it’s covered in snow.
We’ll see how it goes.
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What do you think of this house?House update.
I’ve replaced all of the receptacles and switches. Happy to find that whoever wired this house did a decent job.
Installed board/batten wainscot in the living/ dining room. It will be painted kind of a dark sage green. Nice to use my tools again!
https://share.icloud.com/photos/031Bzi4lj4-5CODYyM5E1yc9w
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0e0hEagxf1AZ90YB-ctEQ4hQw
Board and batten detail in Jack’s room. Not sure what color it’s going to be. It’s a “Minecraft” room - not sure what that means. You can see some samples on n the wall.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0a6HC2Cd77AifJlCkIembdIgw
Kim painted her office walls herself. I call it the Pumpkin Room. The rest of the house will be painted by pros in about a week.
Carpet going in!
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What news media do you pay for/subscribe to?Currently subscribe to WaPo but the rightward slant (and it so obvious - to the point of being comical) and sanewashing of the current administration is becoming more than I can bear. Had thought of switching over to the NYT but with everyone bending the knee I’m not sure it’s worth the trouble.
OTOH I’ve pretty much divorced myself from political discussion until the current nightmare ends. I do send $ to wiki and the Guardian but don’t much read either one.
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Positively KafkaesqueYou can’t make this stuff up and the jokes write themselves!
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About that bailout package for farmersVote for clowns…
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Good morning from MirafloresBeautiful!
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Recipes for cold weatherDinner tonight. It’s just too easy to be this good. Chicken and bean chili. No recipe, Sharon made it up.
Sweat mirepoix in a big pot with a sliced green chili and a couple of cloves of garlic. Melt a block of cream cheese on top of it. Add one can each of white beans, black beans, pinto beans, corn, and diced tomatoes. Add shredded Costco rotisserie chicken. Heat up.
Season to taste - cumin, coriander, paprika, salt, pepper.
It’s way better than it should be with those ingredients. Even for a no UPF warrior with a Mediterranean diet mindset it’s hard to fault it other than maybe too much cream cheese
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RIP Frank GehryVery creative guy and a great salesman. The fact most of those buildings ever got built is something of a miracle.
RIP.
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The end of an eraYahoo!
Congratulations!