I love Neil deGrasse Tyson. Holding a baby. The little social commentary asides.
Strong like an Amazon.
Tara ,'Storyteller'
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.
sarameg - Mar 23, 2014 4:10:34 pm PDT #23179 of 30000
sarameg - Mar 23, 2014 4:19:58 pm PDT #23180 of 30000
OK, it's very appropriate that while I'm watching this ep of COSMOS, I get an email from dad, who is in Costa Rica with mom.
Assisted by the Scotch I was able to ascertain that the poolside iguanas (a) will bite and (b) can draw blood. I established this on several occasions; I'm a scientist, after all.
To which I responded, 'Is it your goal to be bitten by the local wildlife everywhere you go?!!!'
A reasonable person asks "Does it bite ?" A scientist pokes it.
-t - Mar 23, 2014 4:44:26 pm PDT #23181 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Heh.
Jesse - Mar 23, 2014 4:45:16 pm PDT #23182 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So Sara's Dad.
billytea - Mar 23, 2014 4:50:41 pm PDT #23183 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
To which I responded, 'Is it your goal to be bitten by the local wildlife everywhere you go?!!!'
I can see why he'd want to visit Australia.
Typo Boy - Mar 23, 2014 4:52:44 pm PDT #23184 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Heh Sarameg.
Diamond shoes too tight complaint. Someone gave us an aged Kansas city strip as a present. So I cooked it I think excellently. I marinated in lime juice with salt, pepper and garlic, browned it on both sides in a pan with more salt, pepper and garlic, then broiled it at 450 until it was barely medium rare. The texture was perfect. And it was totally bland and flavorless. I think I'm just not used to steak. I mostly avoid red meat, and when I have red meat it is stuff like chuck or pork loin cut into small pieces cooked in a stew with strong flavored veggies and strong flavored liquids and spices. Quite honestly I liked the (low fat) turkey bacon with cabbage, celery, peas, carrots and corn I made last night better. Ruth agreed. I guess fancy cuts of meat are wasted on us. And while I know the perfect way to cook Kansas City Strip is grilling, pan browning then broiling is a perfectly respectable choice.
sarameg - Mar 23, 2014 4:57:41 pm PDT #23185 of 30000
BTDT. I think a kangaroo got him. We all were definitely nibbled on by rock wallabies, cause we hand fed them at Granite Gorge. OH, but I totally remember they drew his blood too!
I'm not sure whether it is better or worse that my main AUS creature mishaps were being pooped on by a koala and fruitbats. And postured at by a cassowary.
Consuela - Mar 23, 2014 5:36:47 pm PDT #23186 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
OK, here's something marvelous to cheer you up, if you need it: [link]
Fantastic women's barbershop quartet doing a medley of love songs. So excellent!
DavidS - Mar 23, 2014 5:54:40 pm PDT #23187 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And it was totally bland and flavorless.
I don't eat steak often, but I always marinate it something strong like Worcestshire sauce.
I do salt it, but the main thing is that I put butter on it to melt before I serve it. I know that seems like excess, but that's what the French like to do and it makes it taste super yummy.
Kat - Mar 23, 2014 6:04:48 pm PDT #23188 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I like to use cracked peppercorns with steak (and salt too) which is perfect for me. Enough meat flavor without other flavors.
For dinner, I made a use up leftovers lasagne (I had noodles already and made a sauce with sausage, mushrooms, cream, tomatoes). It was pretty good, and the noodles were perfectly al dente which I prefer. I assume if I had cooked it another 15 minutes it would have been softer, but everyone was hungry.
Now I'm having skyr which is very tart, but still yummy.