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[proninja]

I bought a pair of keen boots at the REI garage sale (where they sell the stuff people return) for super cheap. They appeared to be basically new, and they were like 30 bucks. They're great. Comfortable, waterproof, the perfect sort of Seattle winter shoe. I

Only problem is, is they f'n stink. I don't have problems with smelly foot with any other shoes, but when I take these off, I can smell my feet, and trust me, it isn't pleasant. I really just want to ditch them (or perhaps just relegate them to hiking duties only) but I can't hardly bear the thought of chucking a perfectly good shoe out when I'd very likely have to replace it with something that would cost me $$, and I don't have a ton of extra scratch to be throwing around.

Tell me it's ok. My feet smell gross.

 

[Flash]

Wife says I don't drink enough.

Ha ha..... mine says the same thing.My wife is also trying to get me to go to Vegas with the guys, but I doubt I'm going to go.....

 

[Tiger Fan]

I hate that I bet on LSU, but feel worse for TigerFan who shelled out $700 to see this game in person.

I feel bad for everyone who had to watch that crapfest.

at least I had fun tailgaiting slamming beers with jplvr

No ifs, ands or buts about it...we got anally raped without lube. just awful. The worst part about it was that it was via field goals, so we felt like we had a chance all the way up to the end.

it's even more disgusting looking at all the stats. When I was at the game, I knew it was bad. But I didn't realize it was that bad.and I have no regrets about spending the $700. It's all about the experience. Jplvr and his BIL got in for $850.

You shoulda bet $700 on Tide ML before the game. I paid for my 2010 Rose Bowl trip betting on Ohio State +4.5 against Oregon.

didn't have an extra $700 to do that. Plus I never bet against my teams

They call it a mysery hedge for a reason. And it's not a bet....it's an investment and you CANNOT get emotional about your investments. Just tell yourself that next year.

but I thought LSU was going to win :shrug;

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Wife says I don't drink enough.

Ha ha..... mine says the same thing.My wife is also trying to get me to go to Vegas with the guys, but I doubt I'm going to go.....

Too busy painting D&D figurines?

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Heading to my 2nd week of trivia tonight. My wife encouraging me to go out drinking on a weeknight? I can get used to this.Any ideas for team name? They didn't like my suggestion of "Dickmittens" last week

We put the sensual in non-consensual.My couch pulls out by I don't.

 

[eoMMan]

Heading to my 2nd week of trivia tonight. My wife encouraging me to go out drinking on a weeknight? I can get used to this.Any ideas for team name? They didn't like my suggestion of "Dickmittens" last week

Take off your hat and jacket.

 

[Flash]

Speaking of horseracing..

These things crack me up.

Everytime

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Heading to my 2nd week of trivia tonight. My wife encouraging me to go out drinking on a weeknight? I can get used to this.Any ideas for team name? They didn't like my suggestion of "Dickmittens" last week

When we used to play, sometimes we'd pick a table and make our team name something mean about them.ex, "the two ugly girls and the dork with the douchy hat in the corner booth"

After our team won (or placed in the money) about 6 weeks in a row these college-aged girls named their team "We Don't Know Everything Because We Weren't Born in the 60s".

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Heading to my 2nd week of trivia tonight. My wife encouraging me to go out drinking on a weeknight? I can get used to this.Any ideas for team name? They didn't like my suggestion of "Dickmittens" last week

"I don't remember eating corn"

 

[Flash]

I bought a pair of keen boots at the REI garage sale (where they sell the stuff people return) for super cheap. They appeared to be basically new, and they were like 30 bucks. They're great. Comfortable, waterproof, the perfect sort of Seattle winter shoe. I Only problem is, is they f'n stink. I don't have problems with smelly foot with any other shoes, but when I take these off, I can smell my feet, and trust me, it isn't pleasant. I really just want to ditch them (or perhaps just relegate them to hiking duties only) but I can't hardly bear the thought of chucking a perfectly good shoe out when I'd very likely have to replace it with something that would cost me $$, and I don't have a ton of extra scratch to be throwing around. Tell me it's ok. My feet smell gross.

Get some charcoal inserts?

 

[Flash]

Wife says I don't drink enough.

Ha ha..... mine says the same thing.My wife is also trying to get me to go to Vegas with the guys, but I doubt I'm going to go.....

Too busy painting D&D figurines?

D & D?

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Heading to my 2nd week of trivia tonight. My wife encouraging me to go out drinking on a weeknight? I can get used to this.Any ideas for team name? They didn't like my suggestion of "Dickmittens" last week

"I don't remember eating corn"

"Hi, I'm Mitt. And this is my wife Karen and my wife Julie and my wife Tara and my wife Liz and..."

 

[proninja]

I bought a pair of keen boots at the REI garage sale (where they sell the stuff people return) for super cheap. They appeared to be basically new, and they were like 30 bucks. They're great. Comfortable, waterproof, the perfect sort of Seattle winter shoe. I Only problem is, is they f'n stink. I don't have problems with smelly foot with any other shoes, but when I take these off, I can smell my feet, and trust me, it isn't pleasant. I really just want to ditch them (or perhaps just relegate them to hiking duties only) but I can't hardly bear the thought of chucking a perfectly good shoe out when I'd very likely have to replace it with something that would cost me $, and I don't have a ton of extra scratch to be throwing around. Tell me it's ok. My feet smell gross.

Get some charcoal inserts?

I didn't even know these existed

 

[Tiger Fan]

I hate that I bet on LSU, but feel worse for TigerFan who shelled out $700 to see this game in person.

I feel bad for everyone who had to watch that crapfest.

at least I had fun tailgaiting slamming beers with jplvr

No ifs, ands or buts about it...we got anally raped without lube. just awful. The worst part about it was that it was via field goals, so we felt like we had a chance all the way up to the end.

it's even more disgusting looking at all the stats. When I was at the game, I knew it was bad. But I didn't realize it was that bad.and I have no regrets about spending the $700. It's all about the experience. Jplvr and his BIL got in for $850.

Not to pour salt into the womb but I have regrets about watching it for free.

Had a blast. It was refreshing to meet your friends at the tailgate. Talking about the game with LSU fans up until that point was miserable. Next time I'm in New Orleans or Baton Rouge, hook me up with that chick in the princess outfit.I didn't realize the stats were that crazy until I got back to the hotel either.

Then I went out on Bourbon for a while. At some point I realized I was way too drunk to be on the street and hoofed it back to the hotel... probably 3 am. My BIL didn't go out, woke me up at 8am to leave. That was horrible, but I'm glad I'm home now.

I heard the LSU bus got stuck on I-10 on the way home. Someone painted a 50 yard line on the interstate. ...just the one joke.

See you in Baton Rouge next year.

 

[Kubes]

Wife says I don't drink enough.

Ha ha..... mine says the same thing.My wife is also trying to get me to go to Vegas with the guys, but I doubt I'm going to go.....

Too busy painting D&D figurines?

D & D?

I really wish my other alias was available right now.

 

[Kubes]

Watching Moneyball right now. I don't care about the criticisms this movie is scratching my nerdy baseball fan itch right where it itches. Or something.

 

[krista4]

Krista>just saw Bizarre Foods. At a restaurant in Granada. With maggot-filled cheese.



Cornhole being re-evaluated.

Hmmm, I'll have to look that up and see what it's all about. Haven't had the opportunity to sample this, but can say that Mr. krista WOULD EAT.

Watching Moneyball right now. I don't care about the criticisms this movie is scratching my nerdy baseball fan itch right where it itches. Or something.

I thought the movie was very good. And I'm a dumb ol' movie snob.

 

[Kubes]

I thought the movie was very good. And I'm a dumb ol' movie snob.

Still waiting on that recipe.

 

[krista4]

Speaking of Granada, we're heading there on Saturday for one of our "fun" < 48-hour trips, during which we need to fire and replace our property manager, cleaning lady, pool guy, maintenance people, everyone except "Julio" who tries really hard but can't be left to take care of anything, and change the locks, inform all guests and friends of the changes, etc. AND while there we're meeting with lawyers, etc. to buy another property and with contractors to completely reconfigure the new place. It's long and exhausting and not at all a fun way to spend time in a bit of paradise.

1st world problems in the 3rd world, so I'll call these 2nd world problems. I didn't sleep for even a minute last night. Not a single second. So it kind of blows.

 

[Tiger Fan]

Speaking of Granada, we're heading there on Saturday for one of our "fun" < 48-hour trips, during which we need to fire and replace our property manager, cleaning lady, pool guy, maintenance people, everyone except "Julio" who tries really hard but can't be left to take care of anything, and change the locks, inform all guests and friends of the changes, etc. AND while there we're meeting with lawyers, etc. to buy another property and with contractors to completely reconfigure the new place. It's long and exhausting and not at all a fun way to spend time in a bit of paradise.1st world problems in the 3rd world, so I'll call these 2nd world problems. I didn't sleep for even a minute last night. Not a single second. So it kind of blows.

That sucks.. i can't imagine running a place in a different country

 

[krista4]

I thought the movie was very good. And I'm a dumb ol' movie snob.

Still waiting on that recipe.

Oh yes! I realized he had written it out for a friend of ours before, so here you go (as mentioned he doesn't use traditional recipes but just does stuff). If anything's not clear enough, which is likely, you can ask any questions you might have.RAGU BOLOGNESEThis is how I do it. It is basically a gussied up, restauranty version of Marcella Hazan's recipe. I think it is the best I've ever ate. I don't know volume or weights or anything. I just do stuff.1. Make some garlic confit. (There are some good methods for this online. Find the Thomas Keller recipe and do that. It is way easy.)2. Saute some pancetta in a dutch oven. Before it encrisps, add a few anchovies.3. Add 8 or 10 cloves of the garlic confit. When the mess starts to liquify,4. Add a finely diced medium-sized onion. When it starts to soften,5. Add an equal amount of finely diced carrots and celery. (I'm not usually too fussy about knife cuts, but both size and uniformity are important here. The size should be small--no larger than 1/4" cubed--so that they give up their flavor fairly quickly. Also uniform: they must cook out evenly and actually look nice.6. Add meat. An Italian in Bologna would use equal parts capon, pork, and lamb shoulder. I would too, if that were practical and affordable, but it isn't in these United States. So I use equal parts ground chuck (90:10) and ground pork (?:?). Cook it 'till it browns evenly. Break it up real small with a wooden spoon. Mix that #### all up and talk to it pretty. (Not sure if talking to it helps, but I do it anyway. I try to let the sauce know how sexy it is. "You are one sexy ##### of a sauce!" I say. I also blow kisses and raise my eyebrows suggestively.) Then7. I add whole milk. Enough to cover the meat. This is where you say, "Che baccalao! This white person is so crazy he doesn't even use wine to deglaze! He uses milk! Que stupido!".Au contraire, mi amici. Any liquid is appropriate for deglazing and adding milk BEFORE wine will release all of that delicious fond from the pan as well as keep the meat pH neutral when one adds the acid. Anyway, add the milk now.8. Add a pinch of grated nutmeg and a couple of bay leaves. When the liquid is reduced by half,9. Add some white wine. If your sauce is at a boil, turn it down to a gentle simmer. Reduce by half then add,10. A few tablespoons of tomato paste. Incorporate thoroughly, then add11. A couple cans of crushed San Marzano tomatoes. I find them at Fino's, and Miss Cordelia's. Probably Whole Foods too. I buy the whole tomatoes, crush them by hand, then strain the liquid for seeds, which I find bitter. Then,12. Add some of the rind of a wheel of real Parma cheese. Bring her to a low simmer and let her go for a couple of hours. Season appropriately: if it tastes flat, add salt and pepper. Too sweet--add vinegar and crushed red pepper. Too acidic or pungent, saute a few tablespoons of tomato paste with butter and honey then add that. Taste frequently, and you'll know when it's done.Remove the ring and bay leaves before serving. Serve with homemade tagliatelle, pappardelle, rigatoni, etc.

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Can someone give me a clifton's notes of this whole texting rigamarole?

 

[krista4]

Speaking of Granada, we're heading there on Saturday for one of our "fun" < 48-hour trips, during which we need to fire and replace our property manager, cleaning lady, pool guy, maintenance people, everyone except "Julio" who tries really hard but can't be left to take care of anything, and change the locks, inform all guests and friends of the changes, etc. AND while there we're meeting with lawyers, etc. to buy another property and with contractors to completely reconfigure the new place. It's long and exhausting and not at all a fun way to spend time in a bit of paradise.1st world problems in the 3rd world, so I'll call these 2nd world problems. I didn't sleep for even a minute last night. Not a single second. So it kind of blows.

That sucks.. i can't imagine running a place in a different country

Thank you, really. I know I'm lucky to have the opportunity to ##### about this stuff, but it is especially difficult in that our naive illusions are constantly being shattered. We paid someone at least twice "market" rate because we wanted to provide a good job for a Nicaraguan and hoped to give him an incentive to do a great job. We've been rewarded with crappy performance and financial improprieties, and oddly enough he knows we're coming back in town and seems to have no idea what's coming. And to vent further, we knew we were doing this and could have done it when we were there at Christmas but instead spent another few thousand $$ to go back down so that we wouldn't fire anyone at Christmas. :(So you might wonder, why are we buying another house!

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

@ Stubby's Pub n Grub.

 

[Kubes]

I thought the movie was very good. And I'm a dumb ol' movie snob.

Still waiting on that recipe.

Oh yes! I realized he had written it out for a friend of ours before, so here you go (as mentioned he doesn't use traditional recipes but just does stuff). If anything's not clear enough, which is likely, you can ask any questions you might have.RAGU BOLOGNESE

This is how I do it. It is basically a gussied up, restauranty version of Marcella Hazan's recipe. I think it is the best I've ever ate. I don't know volume or weights or anything. I just do stuff.

1. Make some garlic confit. (There are some good methods for this online. Find the Thomas Keller recipe and do that. It is way easy.)

2. Saute some pancetta in a dutch oven. Before it encrisps, add a few anchovies.

3. Add 8 or 10 cloves of the garlic confit. When the mess starts to liquify,

4. Add a finely diced medium-sized onion. When it starts to soften,

5. Add an equal amount of finely diced carrots and celery. (I'm not usually too fussy about knife cuts, but both size and uniformity are important here. The size should be small--no larger than 1/4" cubed--so that they give up their flavor fairly quickly. Also uniform: they must cook out evenly and actually look nice.

6. Add meat. An Italian in Bologna would use equal parts capon, pork, and lamb shoulder. I would too, if that were practical and affordable, but it isn't in these United States. So I use equal parts ground chuck (90:10) and ground pork (?:?). Cook it 'till it browns evenly. Break it up real small with a wooden spoon. Mix that #### all up and talk to it pretty. (Not sure if talking to it helps, but I do it anyway. I try to let the sauce know how sexy it is. "You are one sexy ##### of a sauce!" I say. I also blow kisses and raise my eyebrows suggestively.) Then

7. I add whole milk. Enough to cover the meat. This is where you say, "Che baccalao! This white person is so crazy he doesn't even use wine to deglaze! He uses milk! Que stupido!".

Au contraire, mi amici. Any liquid is appropriate for deglazing and adding milk BEFORE wine will release all of that delicious fond from the pan as well as keep the meat pH neutral when one adds the acid. Anyway, add the milk now.

8. Add a pinch of grated nutmeg and a couple of bay leaves. When the liquid is reduced by half,

9. Add some white wine. If your sauce is at a boil, turn it down to a gentle simmer. Reduce by half then add,

10. A few tablespoons of tomato paste. Incorporate thoroughly, then add

11. A couple cans of crushed San Marzano tomatoes. I find them at Fino's, and Miss Cordelia's. Probably Whole Foods too. I buy the whole tomatoes, crush them by hand, then strain the liquid for seeds, which I find bitter. Then,

12. Add some of the rind of a wheel of real Parma cheese. Bring her to a low simmer and let her go for a couple of hours. Season appropriately: if it tastes flat, add salt and pepper. Too sweet--add vinegar and crushed red pepper. Too acidic or pungent, saute a few tablespoons of tomato paste with butter and honey then add that. Taste frequently, and you'll know when it's done.

Remove the ring and bay leaves before serving. Serve with homemade tagliatelle, pappardelle, rigatoni, etc.

Wow, awesome. This might be a bit beyond my fledgling chef ability, but I've put it in my recipe workbook so hopefully I'll get there someday.Also got this for christmas, so I gotta figure my way through that too. I mean, there's a chapter on Scorpion Fish. I don't even know what that is.

 

[krista4]

I thought the movie was very good. And I'm a dumb ol' movie snob.

Still waiting on that recipe.

Oh yes! I realized he had written it out for a friend of ours before, so here you go (as mentioned he doesn't use traditional recipes but just does stuff). If anything's not clear enough, which is likely, you can ask any questions you might have.RAGU BOLOGNESE

This is how I do it. It is basically a gussied up, restauranty version of Marcella Hazan's recipe. I think it is the best I've ever ate. I don't know volume or weights or anything. I just do stuff.

1. Make some garlic confit. (There are some good methods for this online. Find the Thomas Keller recipe and do that. It is way easy.)

2. Saute some pancetta in a dutch oven. Before it encrisps, add a few anchovies.

3. Add 8 or 10 cloves of the garlic confit. When the mess starts to liquify,

4. Add a finely diced medium-sized onion. When it starts to soften,

5. Add an equal amount of finely diced carrots and celery. (I'm not usually too fussy about knife cuts, but both size and uniformity are important here. The size should be small--no larger than 1/4" cubed--so that they give up their flavor fairly quickly. Also uniform: they must cook out evenly and actually look nice.

6. Add meat. An Italian in Bologna would use equal parts capon, pork, and lamb shoulder. I would too, if that were practical and affordable, but it isn't in these United States. So I use equal parts ground chuck (90:10) and ground pork (?:?). Cook it 'till it browns evenly. Break it up real small with a wooden spoon. Mix that #### all up and talk to it pretty. (Not sure if talking to it helps, but I do it anyway. I try to let the sauce know how sexy it is. "You are one sexy ##### of a sauce!" I say. I also blow kisses and raise my eyebrows suggestively.) Then

7. I add whole milk. Enough to cover the meat. This is where you say, "Che baccalao! This white person is so crazy he doesn't even use wine to deglaze! He uses milk! Que stupido!".

Au contraire, mi amici. Any liquid is appropriate for deglazing and adding milk BEFORE wine will release all of that delicious fond from the pan as well as keep the meat pH neutral when one adds the acid. Anyway, add the milk now.

8. Add a pinch of grated nutmeg and a couple of bay leaves. When the liquid is reduced by half,

9. Add some white wine. If your sauce is at a boil, turn it down to a gentle simmer. Reduce by half then add,

10. A few tablespoons of tomato paste. Incorporate thoroughly, then add

11. A couple cans of crushed San Marzano tomatoes. I find them at Fino's, and Miss Cordelia's. Probably Whole Foods too. I buy the whole tomatoes, crush them by hand, then strain the liquid for seeds, which I find bitter. Then,

12. Add some of the rind of a wheel of real Parma cheese. Bring her to a low simmer and let her go for a couple of hours. Season appropriately: if it tastes flat, add salt and pepper. Too sweet--add vinegar and crushed red pepper. Too acidic or pungent, saute a few tablespoons of tomato paste with butter and honey then add that. Taste frequently, and you'll know when it's done.

Remove the ring and bay leaves before serving. Serve with homemade tagliatelle, pappardelle, rigatoni, etc.

Wow, awesome. This might be a bit beyond my fledgling chef ability, but I've put it in my recipe workbook so hopefully I'll get there someday.Also got this for christmas, so I gotta figure my way through that too. I mean, there's a chapter on Scorpion Fish. I don't even know what that is.

Oooooo, Mr. krista LOVES that book.As to the bolognese, just start experimenting. I'll see if he can post something that's a little more direct, too.

 

[SofaKings]

Considering firing up a marriage thread as I may be proposing in a few months. Good or bad idea?

Instead of vows, you should read the Emancipation Proclamation at your wedding. In Laws would love that.

 

[Kubes]

Oooooo, Mr. krista LOVES that book.

Nice.

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Considering firing up a marriage thread as I may be proposing in a few months. Good or bad idea?

Instead of vows, you should read the Emancipation Proclamation at your wedding. In Laws would love that.

I wonder if she's registered with Skoal or Kodiak?

 

[SofaKings]

I appear to have been removed from the text list.

Same here.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Indonesian Quaker Oats?

 

[KGB]

Speaking of Granada, we're heading there on Saturday for one of our "fun" < 48-hour trips, during which we need to fire and replace our property manager, cleaning lady, pool guy, maintenance people, everyone except "Julio" who tries really hard but can't be left to take care of anything, and change the locks, inform all guests and friends of the changes, etc. AND while there we're meeting with lawyers, etc. to buy another property and with contractors to completely reconfigure the new place. It's long and exhausting and not at all a fun way to spend time in a bit of paradise.1st world problems in the 3rd world, so I'll call these 2nd world problems. I didn't sleep for even a minute last night. Not a single second. So it kind of blows.

That sucks.. i can't imagine running a place in a different country

Thank you, really. I know I'm lucky to have the opportunity to ##### about this stuff, but it is especially difficult in that our naive illusions are constantly being shattered. We paid someone at least twice "market" rate because we wanted to provide a good job for a Nicaraguan and hoped to give him an incentive to do a great job. We've been rewarded with crappy performance and financial improprieties, and oddly enough he knows we're coming back in town and seems to have no idea what's coming. And to vent further, we knew we were doing this and could have done it when we were there at Christmas but instead spent another few thousand $$ to go back down so that we wouldn't fire anyone at Christmas. :(So you might wonder, why are we buying another house!

I'm rooting for you, but youre nuts, in a great way

 

[SofaKings]

Speaking of Granada, we're heading there on Saturday for one of our "fun" < 48-hour trips, during which we need to fire and replace our property manager, cleaning lady, pool guy, maintenance people, everyone except "Julio" who tries really hard but can't be left to take care of anything, and change the locks, inform all guests and friends of the changes, etc. AND while there we're meeting with lawyers, etc. to buy another property and with contractors to completely reconfigure the new place. It's long and exhausting and not at all a fun way to spend time in a bit of paradise.1st world problems in the 3rd world, so I'll call these 2nd world problems. I didn't sleep for even a minute last night. Not a single second. So it kind of blows.

That sucks.. i can't imagine running a place in a different country

Thank you, really. I know I'm lucky to have the opportunity to ##### about this stuff, but it is especially difficult in that our naive illusions are constantly being shattered. We paid someone at least twice "market" rate because we wanted to provide a good job for a Nicaraguan and hoped to give him an incentive to do a great job. We've been rewarded with crappy performance and financial improprieties, and oddly enough he knows we're coming back in town and seems to have no idea what's coming. And to vent further, we knew we were doing this and could have done it when we were there at Christmas but instead spent another few thousand $$ to go back down so that we wouldn't fire anyone at Christmas. :(So you might wonder, why are we buying another house!

I'm rooting for you, but youre nuts, in a great way

 

[krista4]

Speaking of Granada, we're heading there on Saturday for one of our "fun" < 48-hour trips, during which we need to fire and replace our property manager, cleaning lady, pool guy, maintenance people, everyone except "Julio" who tries really hard but can't be left to take care of anything, and change the locks, inform all guests and friends of the changes, etc. AND while there we're meeting with lawyers, etc. to buy another property and with contractors to completely reconfigure the new place. It's long and exhausting and not at all a fun way to spend time in a bit of paradise.1st world problems in the 3rd world, so I'll call these 2nd world problems. I didn't sleep for even a minute last night. Not a single second. So it kind of blows.

That sucks.. i can't imagine running a place in a different country

Thank you, really. I know I'm lucky to have the opportunity to ##### about this stuff, but it is especially difficult in that our naive illusions are constantly being shattered. We paid someone at least twice "market" rate because we wanted to provide a good job for a Nicaraguan and hoped to give him an incentive to do a great job. We've been rewarded with crappy performance and financial improprieties, and oddly enough he knows we're coming back in town and seems to have no idea what's coming. And to vent further, we knew we were doing this and could have done it when we were there at Christmas but instead spent another few thousand $$ to go back down so that we wouldn't fire anyone at Christmas. :(So you might wonder, why are we buying another house!

I'm rooting for you, but youre nuts, in a great way

Aw, thanks to both of you. That's really sweet, in a great way.

 

[Kubes]

Speaking of Granada, we're heading there on Saturday for one of our "fun" < 48-hour trips, during which we need to fire and replace our property manager, cleaning lady, pool guy, maintenance people, everyone except "Julio" who tries really hard but can't be left to take care of anything, and change the locks, inform all guests and friends of the changes, etc. AND while there we're meeting with lawyers, etc. to buy another property and with contractors to completely reconfigure the new place. It's long and exhausting and not at all a fun way to spend time in a bit of paradise.1st world problems in the 3rd world, so I'll call these 2nd world problems. I didn't sleep for even a minute last night. Not a single second. So it kind of blows.

That sucks.. i can't imagine running a place in a different country

Thank you, really. I know I'm lucky to have the opportunity to ##### about this stuff, but it is especially difficult in that our naive illusions are constantly being shattered. We paid someone at least twice "market" rate because we wanted to provide a good job for a Nicaraguan and hoped to give him an incentive to do a great job. We've been rewarded with crappy performance and financial improprieties, and oddly enough he knows we're coming back in town and seems to have no idea what's coming. And to vent further, we knew we were doing this and could have done it when we were there at Christmas but instead spent another few thousand $$ to go back down so that we wouldn't fire anyone at Christmas. :(So you might wonder, why are we buying another house!

I'm rooting for you, but youre nuts, in a great way

This

 

[Kubes]

This thing on?

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

@ Stubby's Pub n Grub.

It's actually a really nice place with about 50 beers on tap and pretty solid food. Right in "Milwaukee's Fashionable Eastside" We ended up going with your "My couch pulls out but I don't" suggestion and it was met with lots of laughter. Who doesn't know the GD Gadsden Purchase? We had to name 2 states that were part of it and the maroons on my team went against me and went all in with ND and SD. I told them to think southwest because the Louisiana Purchase went straight up the Mississippi. Missed 1st place by those points.Also got stumped on "4 presidents who never gave an inaugural address" bonus question. Everyone looked at me because of the Gadsden question. All I got was Andrew Johnson

 

[Kubes]

Isabella Blonde beer brewed in Kernsville, CA is good stuff. Thanks again Tanner. Also it's 50/50 that's Kern, CA vs. Kernsville, ca but I'm not gonna look it up.

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

Did anyone's wife make them take a picture during every single week of their pregnancy? Apparently this is going to be a Tuesday night ritual. She stands in a side profile holding up a sign that says "6 weeks. Size of a lentil bean" and I get to take a picture.

Do I really want to document my wife getting fat? Can I use that to my advantage later?

 

[Crazy Canuck]

Did anyone's wife make them take a picture during every single week of their pregnancy? Apparently this is going to be a Tuesday night ritual. She stands in a side profile holding up a sign that says "6 weeks. Size of a lentil bean" and I get to take a picture.Do I really want to document my wife getting fat? Can I use that to my advantage later?

The shark move is to tell her you're taking a picture of her belly, then aim higher.

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

Did anyone's wife make them take a picture during every single week of their pregnancy? Apparently this is going to be a Tuesday night ritual. She stands in a side profile holding up a sign that says "6 weeks. Size of a lentil bean" and I get to take a picture.

Do I really want to document my wife getting fat? Can I use that to my advantage later?

The shark move is to tell her you're taking a picture of her belly, then aim higher.

She's a wannabe photographer. She has to check every pic I take. 3 boob pics later and she finally yelled at me and said "This is important!" Sorry, the boob pics were deleted....by her

 

[Stoneys]

@ Stubby's Pub n Grub.

It's actually a really nice place with about 50 beers on tap and pretty solid food. Right in "Milwaukee's Fashionable Eastside" We ended up going with your "My couch pulls out but I don't" suggestion and it was met with lots of laughter. Who doesn't know the GD Gadsden Purchase? We had to name 2 states that were part of it and the maroons on my team went against me and went all in with ND and SD. I told them to think southwest because the Louisiana Purchase went straight up the Mississippi. Missed 1st place by those points.Also got stumped on "4 presidents who never gave an inaugural address" bonus question. Everyone looked at me because of the Gadsden question. All I got was Andrew Johnson

Was the answer John Tyler, Andrew Johnson, Chester A Arthur, and Gerald Ford?

 

[Tecumseh]

@ Stubby's Pub n Grub.

It's actually a really nice place with about 50 beers on tap and pretty solid food. Right in "Milwaukee's Fashionable Eastside" We ended up going with your "My couch pulls out but I don't" suggestion and it was met with lots of laughter. Who doesn't know the GD Gadsden Purchase? We had to name 2 states that were part of it and the maroons on my team went against me and went all in with ND and SD. I told them to think southwest because the Louisiana Purchase went straight up the Mississippi. Missed 1st place by those points.Also got stumped on "4 presidents who never gave an inaugural address" bonus question. Everyone looked at me because of the Gadsden question. All I got was Andrew Johnson

Was the answer John Tyler, Andrew Johnson, Chester A Arthur, and Gerald Ford?

LBJ's gotta be one, right?ETA- Looked it up- I guess not.

 

[Captain Placeholder]

Looks like the I'm too lazy to put the toilet paper on the holder thingy guy visited my office this morning. But this time he set it on the sink and it rolled off and unravelled on the floor.

No big deal

 

[Osaurus]

Sewage pipe busted above my floor and smells like a dumpster full of hot sick. :X

ETA: Still....more pleasant than the guy I sit next to.

 

[Stoneys]

@ Stubby's Pub n Grub.

It's actually a really nice place with about 50 beers on tap and pretty solid food. Right in "Milwaukee's Fashionable Eastside" We ended up going with your "My couch pulls out but I don't" suggestion and it was met with lots of laughter. Who doesn't know the GD Gadsden Purchase? We had to name 2 states that were part of it and the maroons on my team went against me and went all in with ND and SD. I told them to think southwest because the Louisiana Purchase went straight up the Mississippi. Missed 1st place by those points.Also got stumped on "4 presidents who never gave an inaugural address" bonus question. Everyone looked at me because of the Gadsden question. All I got was Andrew Johnson

Was the answer John Tyler, Andrew Johnson, Chester A Arthur, and Gerald Ford?

LBJ's gotta be one, right?ETA- Looked it up- I guess not.

I would think that the 4 Presidents that did not give an Inaugural Address would be ones that took over for a President that died or resigned but were not re-elected.John Tyler took office in 1841 following the death of William Henry Harrison. Tyler did not run for re-election in 1844.Andrew Johnson took office in 1865 following the death of Lincoln and was not renominated in 1868.Chester A Arthur took office in 1881 following the death of James Garfield. Arthur was not renominated in 1884.Gerald Ford took office in 1974 following the resignation of Richard Nixon and lost to Jimmy Carter in 1976.

 

[McBokonon]

Went to Wolfley's for dinner last night. My girlfriend spotted two seats on the far corner of the bar and headed towards them. The guy next to one of the seats seemed to be trying to secure that stool but she just sat down and said, "Hi there!" It took me a second to realize it was Mark Grace. He was eating a pretty rare patty melt and pounding Blue Moons or some Hefe or something. He had fruit in it. He was cool, though. He and his friend (who looked familiar, too but I couldn't place him) eventually moved to the other side of the bar because they were expecting a friend and we took his seat.

 

[cosjobs]

I bought a pair of keen boots at the REI garage sale (where they sell the stuff people return) for super cheap. They appeared to be basically new, and they were like 30 bucks. They're great. Comfortable, waterproof, the perfect sort of Seattle winter shoe. I Only problem is, is they f'n stink. I don't have problems with smelly foot with any other shoes, but when I take these off, I can smell my feet, and trust me, it isn't pleasant. I really just want to ditch them (or perhaps just relegate them to hiking duties only) but I can't hardly bear the thought of chucking a perfectly good shoe out when I'd very likely have to replace it with something that would cost me $, and I don't have a ton of extra scratch to be throwing around. Tell me it's ok. My feet smell gross.

Buy a pound or two of fresh coffee beans. Pour some inside the shoes (take out any inserts), then put the shoes, inserts and rest of the beans in a box and close it up for a couple of days. This will remove all odor. In the future, always wear clean cotton socks with the shoes.

 

[Kirby]

@ Stubby's Pub n Grub.

It's actually a really nice place with about 50 beers on tap and pretty solid food. Right in "Milwaukee's Fashionable Eastside" We ended up going with your "My couch pulls out but I don't" suggestion and it was met with lots of laughter. Who doesn't know the GD Gadsden Purchase? We had to name 2 states that were part of it and the maroons on my team went against me and went all in with ND and SD. I told them to think southwest because the Louisiana Purchase went straight up the Mississippi. Missed 1st place by those points.Also got stumped on "4 presidents who never gave an inaugural address" bonus question. Everyone looked at me because of the Gadsden question. All I got was Andrew Johnson

Was the answer John Tyler, Andrew Johnson, Chester A Arthur, and Gerald Ford?

LBJ's gotta be one, right?ETA- Looked it up- I guess not.

I would think that the 4 Presidents that did not give an Inaugural Address would be ones that took over for a President that died or resigned but were not re-elected.John Tyler took office in 1841 following the death of William Henry Harrison. Tyler did not run for re-election in 1844.Andrew Johnson took office in 1865 following the death of Lincoln and was not renominated in 1868.Chester A Arthur took office in 1881 following the death of James Garfield. Arthur was not renominated in 1884.Gerald Ford took office in 1974 following the resignation of Richard Nixon and lost to Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Also Millard Fillmore.

 

[cosjobs]

Watching Moneyball right now. I don't care about the criticisms this movie is scratching my nerdy baseball fan itch right where it itches. Or something.

Its hot stove league good