JFC horrible system.
Built to fail says the cynic in me
Hey! What a surprise! Hostile 17! Can I get you a drink, Hostile 17?
Xander ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Apr 12, 2016 10:14:23 am PDT #19462 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
msbelle - Apr 12, 2016 10:20:02 am PDT #19463 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
No problem for the parents that have kids who are engaged and responsible and driven. And no problem for the disengaged kid whose parents do not care, but a goddamn mess for the rest of us.
lisah - Apr 12, 2016 10:43:21 am PDT #19464 of 30003
Punishingly Intricate
I'm having a dinner conundrum. I'm making something like this:
But with white beans instead of lentils. But I can't figure out what to make with it to so that it's an actual meal! Ideas?
Steph L. - Apr 12, 2016 10:47:02 am PDT #19465 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Salmon? Grilled chicken?
lisah - Apr 12, 2016 10:47:34 am PDT #19466 of 30003
Punishingly Intricate
Yeah, I'm thinking I'm going to have leave the house to get an unfrozen protein to add.
msbelle - Apr 12, 2016 10:48:09 am PDT #19467 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I think that salad with a bunch of greens and maybe a fruit salad would be a great meal.
Sophia Brooks - Apr 12, 2016 10:55:56 am PDT #19468 of 30003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I would say greens and bread and butter or bread and olive oil.
Liese S. - Apr 12, 2016 10:56:36 am PDT #19469 of 30003
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I'll routinely drive those distances. Would do the tx in drive in a day, but probably won't have to, even though I am making that drive this summer, probably, I consider five hours, or about 350 miles a solid driving shift. Because I have to refill my gas tank at that point. Imagine how I'd be f I weren't driving an suv.
Connie Neil - Apr 12, 2016 11:08:31 am PDT #19470 of 30003
brillig
Perception of distance is weird. When I was growing up in Pennsylvania, a trip of 20 miles was something you planned for. A trip of 60 miles was an adventure. Town and the grocery store was seven miles away and not a drive you'd just do if you're bored.
Now my one-way commute is 20 miles, and when I trusted my car/traffic more, 60 miles only warranted a "Do I want to be on the road for an hour in this traffic? I'd better get a drink for the ride."
Toddson - Apr 12, 2016 11:37:09 am PDT #19471 of 30003
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
The lentil/white bean salad reminded me that the Silver Palate cookbook has a recipe for a cold lentil salad with a dressing of walnut oil, tarragon-flavored white wine vinegar and garlic. You cook the lentils in broth (chicken for omnivores, could use vegetable broth for non-meat eaters) with an onion with a clove (or two? three?) stuck in it, and a bay leaf. When done, drain, run the dressing ingredients through a blender, put the lentils in a non-reactive bowl, and pour the dressing over them. Let cool, stirring now and then, refrigerate when cool enough. Serve cold with chopped scallions, parsley (NOT cilantro!), and walnuts on top. Yummy. But very garlicky.