The Coffee House

[smoke665]

occasional daiquiri or Mai Tai style drink, something fruity.

Little over a year ago Dr's orders, layoff off the alcohol and lose weight. So far I've lost over 50lbs, and mostly abstained, but a good bourbon straight up, is hard to resist, that's why I don't keep it on hand much. I also enjoy an occasional good wine.

 

[cgw]

It's the best kind, right?

In other news: I saw a fox today, hosers!

I was at my back door giving Little Red her walnuts and when I stood up, I saw a bushy red tail disappearing around my garage. Which meant this guy had to come up my driveway, since there's a fence between our back yards on that side.

I waited to see him come around and he did - gorgeous big fox. He sauntered across my yard and went to the other neighbor's back yard, and disappeared.

I turned to my squirrel friend to say: Did you see that? But she was nowhere in sight.

I did call the Safety Dept of our small city and gave them my cross streets, but he seemed unimpressed.

Sunday brunch for a female Cooper's hawk dining on a dove was, gulp, interesting. Nature red in touth and claw, right? And on our back fence, too.

 

[smoke665]

This morning just after daylight, took Phoebe on her morning walk around a fire lane, turned a corner and came face to face with a Doe. Pheb froze, didn't know if she should point it, bark at it, or run from it.

 

[jeffashman]

Little over a year ago Dr's orders, layoff off the alcohol and lose weight. So far I've lost over 50lbs, and mostly abstained, but a good bourbon straight up, is hard to resist, that's why I don't keep it on hand much. I also enjoy an occasional good wine.

This is pretty much the reason I decided I needed to cut back. As a pre-diabetic I decided I did not want to cross that line, especially after watching my wife have to jab herself or attach a Dexcom, no thank you very much. I could stand to lose a few pounds, and it may help with my sleep apnea as well. I want to be able to retire in a few years and be able to enjoy it.

 

[nerwin]

I made my own pizza tonight! I been practicing making pizza. Not sure why. Just always wanted to do it myself. I bought a wooden peel an aluminum peel plus a baking stone. Although I want to try baking steel they're expensive however so once I get my technique down I might invest in one.

This was probably my best one yet. The crust was so light and airy, I couldn't believe it when I took the first bite and swear it tasted like something at a pizzeria.

I'm on the right track!

 

[smoke665]

This is pretty much the reason I decided I needed to cut back. As a pre-diabetic I decided I did not want to cross that line, especially after watching my wife have to jab herself or attach a Dexcom, no thank you very much. I could stand to lose a few pounds, and it may help with my sleep apnea as well. I want to be able to retire in a few years and be able to enjoy it.

I was diagnosed with NAFLD a precursor to Cirrhosis of the liver, November 2023, significant life style change was the only treatment option. Losing 50lbs and maintaining had some other positive side affects. Prior to losing the weight I was on four blood pressure pills, now I'm down to one small dose. I was able to come off the cholesterol meds. My kidney and lung function have improved, and for some odd reason my asthma is gone. The sleep apnea is still with me but it's not an issue with the CPAP. The cut back on food is still a daily struggle but not as hard as it once was.

 

[terri]

I made my own pizza tonight! I been practicing making pizza. Not sure why. Just always wanted to do it myself. I bought a wooden peel an aluminum peel plus a baking stone. Although I want to try baking steel they're expensive however so once I get my technique down I might invest in one.

This was probably my best one yet. The crust was so light and airy, I couldn't believe it when I took the first bite and swear it tasted like something at a pizzeria.

I'm on the right track!

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That looks absolutely delicious!! Good job!

I only tried pizza dough once. It did not end well.

 

[nerwin]

That looks absolutely delicious!! Good job!

I only tried pizza dough once. It did not end well.

Well I made one a couple weeks ago and it fell off the pizza stone and stuff fell down on the bottom of the oven, set the smoke alarms off and I got mad and threw the pizza outside

 

[jeffashman]

I made my own pizza tonight! I been practicing making pizza. Not sure why. Just always wanted to do it myself. I bought a wooden peel an aluminum peel plus a baking stone. Although I want to try baking steel they're expensive however so once I get my technique down I might invest in one.

This was probably my best one yet. The crust was so light and airy, I couldn't believe it when I took the first bite and swear it tasted like something at a pizzeria.

I'm on the right track!

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It looks absolutely delicious! I try to make my own, but when I get the opportunity, I stop by Jimmy's Italian Food Store and grab a couple balls of pizza dough just waiting to be rolled. Reminds me that I haven't been down there in a while.

 

[jeffashman]

I was diagnosed with NAFLD a precursor to Cirrhosis of the liver, November 2023, significant life style change was the only treatment option. Losing 50lbs and maintaining had some other positive side affects. Prior to losing the weight I was on four blood pressure pills, now I'm down to one small dose. I was able to come off the cholesterol meds. My kidney and lung function have improved, and for some odd reason my asthma is gone. The sleep apnea is still with me but it's not an issue with the CPAP. The cut back on food is still a daily struggle but not as hard as it once was.

Mistreat the body and it will mistreat us right back. Congrats on beating that beast back!

 

[snowbear]

I thought I had posted but I don’t see it. I ended up coming down to MD sooner than expected; MLSIL was transported to ER on Friday. She thought it was appendicitis but it was a perforated diverticulitis. Operation went well and she was in ICU for a couple days.

I drove back Saturday and have been hanging out at the hospital with her. MLW will be taking leave to help her out at home when she’s released in about a week. I’ll be helping out as well.

At least she has a view of the water and a bit of “Bawlmer” (Baltimore).

 

[jeffashman]

I thought I had posted but I don’t see it. I ended up coming down to MD sooner than expected; MLSIL was transported to ER on Friday. She thought it was appendicitis but it was a perforated diverticulitis. Operation went well and she was in ICU for a couple days.

I drove back Saturday and have been hanging out at the hospital with her. MLW will be taking leave to help her out at home when she’s released in about a week. I’ll be helping out as well.

At least she has a view of the water and a bit of “Bawlmer” (Baltimore).

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Speedy recovery to your SIL. That is a scary thing to have happen.

 

[cgw]

Gone in 2024. Mary Weiss, teen lead singer in the Shangra-Las, surreal '60s girl group. 1964 hit "Remember" so unlike contemporary Top 40 stuff. Those seagulls...

Some great 1964 David Dalton photos of Weiss and the group in the NYT obit.

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[VidThreeNorth]

I haven't touched alcohol in probably 3 years. I don't drink anymore. Never liked the taste or how it made me feel and it's expensive lol.

"Technically" I still drink, but I never was a heavy drinker. In the last five years, I think I've averaged about 1 bottle per year (750).

 

[cgw]

I made my own pizza tonight! I been practicing making pizza. Not sure why. Just always wanted to do it myself. I bought a wooden peel an aluminum peel plus a baking stone. Although I want to try baking steel they're expensive however so once I get my technique down I might invest in one.

This was probably my best one yet. The crust was so light and airy, I couldn't believe it when I took the first bite and swear it tasted like something at a pizzeria.

I'm on the right track!

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Quickly found stones to be a PITA: fragile, too small, hard to store/handle. Plain old thin steel pans work. Sheet steel is out. Good dough/sauce recipes matter way more.