I discovered maple cream a few years ago. It was like gaining sight.
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
The colder it is, the more friction ice skates generate (as they rely on melting a thin layer of ice under the skates to reduce friction).
Is that noticeable at -10?
I'm not a big fan of black-eyed-peas or cabbage, so I'm pretending it's Chinese New Year and having noodles with roast pork. (They're not Chinese noodles because I couldn't get my ass down to the Chinatown supermarket, but they're fresh linguine which is pretty close. And that reminds me, as soon as the cleaners leave I need to marinate that pork.)
Is that noticeable at -10?
Not to me, but I'm not a very good skater. (Plus, rental skates are never properly sharpened, so they generate extra friction regardless.)
Podiatrist seen, and showed me on the Xray just how many pieces my middle big toe bone (he used a fancy science term for it) had shattered into. The good news is that it was all broken in the middle, which means that the tricky between-bone places (another sciency term) was all OK, which means there probably won't be any long-term consequences like arthritis, and it should heal cleanly.
Also bad news: it will take 4-6 weeks to be fully healed.
Also-also bad news: No clutching with my left foot for most of that, so I won't be able to use my car. I am looking into Zipcar, which has several nearby parking spaces so that I'll be able to go grocery shopping and so on.
The Japanese version is sweet black beans. Which the so hates, so he used to swallow one like a pill every year to keep my grandmother happy.
Yikes, Theo! Well, the good news is pretty good, all things considered. I hope Zipcar works out for you.
Ooh, I have the ingredients for roast pork, I think.
I have maple bacon in my freezer with which I will make bacon fudge for tomorrow's Sherlock viewing.
Yum!
Eat it with cheese!
Can you tell I don't have much actual work today?
I'm thinking of ordering Chinese food delivery. Then I can have the traditional NYE meal of, um, fried rice and wonton soup. Yeah. Oh, and then I'll get a fortune cookie (or six, they're generous with them) and I'll know my fortune for the year! Good; plan made.