Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[beans-on-toast]

Seeing the eye doctor today. It's a scheduled yearly exam. Time for a new prescription. Did both cataract procedures when I was 50. Is my body on some accelerated schedule?

 

[beans-on-toast]

A lemonade stand is in this afternoon's plans.

A treat following an appointment is always in order. Mind that you don’t fall down on the way home. That perpetuates the appointment-treat cycle.

 

[GwenOnBass]

While part of me considers a gingerbread latte too gauche to consider, the part of me that doesn't enjoyed herself Wednesday.

 

[beans-on-toast]

Gauche ou droite, those are daily life choices that we must make.

 

[GwenOnBass]

Gauche ou droite, those are daily life choices that we must make.

You ain't got a place on the left
you're right
You ain't got a place on the right
you're left

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[mikeoso]

It seems to be Thursday here in this part of the Upper Midwest US. Anyone else having this problem? If so, what are you doing about it?

Taking birds out to do a show and tell at a retirement home this afternoon. Maybe this little girl.

 

[beans-on-toast]

It seems to be Thursday here in this part of the Upper Midwest US. Anyone else having this problem? If so, what are you doing about it?

Taking birds out to do a show and tell at a retirement home this afternoon. Maybe this little girl.View attachment 3628032

She looks like she enjoys playing on the rigging. Lots of interesting things.

Does she wear a leopard skin coat outside like what’s in the background?

 

[beans-on-toast]

I've wondered if a parrot could be a ventriloquist. They’re good at pulling your strings.

 

[mikeoso]

She looks like she enjoys playing on the rigging. Lots of interesting things.

Does she wear a leopard skin coat outside like what’s in the background?

We are Dylan fans here...that's a Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat.

 

[Fat Freddy]

Gauche ou droite, those are daily life choices that we must make.

So....suddenly this is philosophers corner?.....

 

[G-Dog]

“...I give you the mausoleum of all hope and desire...I give it to you not that you may remember time, but that you might forget it now and then for a moment and not spend all of your breath trying to conquer it. Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.”
― William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury
yeah! grump up, my friends,
fnord!
P.S.
Marmaduke caught an opossum tonight and when I told him "No. Drop it." He did. And trotted over proud to his Master, and got a "Good Boy"

So....suddenly this is philosophers corner?.....

Oh, not so sudden. I'm still contemplating the above post from over 2 years ago!
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[GonePlaid]

Gauche ou droite, those are daily life choices that we must make.

I did not know there were gauchos in Detroit.

 

[GonePlaid]

Oh, not so sudden. I'm still contemplating the above post from over 2 years ago!
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My dad called the shed in our back yard 'the Mausoleum'.

 

[G-Dog]

I did not know there were gauchos in Detroit.

Sure! But Harpo's my favorite. Chico's purty funny, too.
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[GonePlaid]

Sure! But Harpo's my favorite. Chico's purty funny, too.
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[G-Dog]

My dad called the shed in our back yard 'the Mausoleum'.

I said my aunt's house looked like a museum, but my mom said, "More like a mausoleum." I hadda go look it up before I could laugh!
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[Polish Thunder]

Just had to add this.



Pierogies are like Polish won tons. The sauerkraut ones sit with me a good while.

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yeah I know there is an SCTV thread next door

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Being of Polish persuasion (all 4 of my grandparents came over from Poland on a boat. Not together, of course), I got to say this video hit home in more ways than I would like to admit.

We do have a dish called Gołąkbi, also known as Polish cabbage rolls. Gołąkbi (pronounced go-WUMB-key) along with some Pierogies (ref. GonePlaid's previous post), Kielbasa, and some Kapusta (sauerkraut) is a part of the Polish cuisine that I grew up with.

 

[GonePlaid]

Being of Polish persuasion (all 4 of my grandparents came over from Poland on a boat. Not together, of course), I got to say this video hit home in more ways than I would like to admit.

We do have a dish called Gołąkbi, also known as Polish cabbage rolls. Gołąkbi (pronounced go-WUMB-key) along with some Pierogies (ref. GonePlaid's previous post), Kielbasa, and some Kapusta (sauerkraut) is a part of the Polish cuisine that I grew up with.

There was a Polish restaurant in NE Orlando(Polonia)that we discovered kinda by accident. Incredible food, made to order. Super potato pancakes, the cabbage rolls, fabulous desserts, house made coarse applesauce. Naturally they went outta bizness.

 

[GonePlaid]

What I really want is a plate of Wazanki/Haluski and some Pierogies-potato, onion, and cheddar would be nice.

For those not familiar with Wazanki, it's sauteed-in butter-shredded cabbage and onions with kielbasa and bits of bacon on spaetzle. Mmmmm.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

For you fish-haters, here's an interesting blurb about alternatives to beef: DISCLAIMER: I LOVE STEAK, BEEF ROASTS, AND PORK!

Why are chicken, fish and beans better for you than red meat?
In general, red meats (beef, pork and lamb) have more saturated (bad) fat than chicken, fish and vegetable proteins such as beans. Saturated and trans fats can raise your blood cholesterol and make heart disease worse.

The unsaturated fats in fish, such as salmon, actually have health benefits. Omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish and some plant sources, as part of a heart-healthy diet, can help reduce the risk of heart failure, coronary heart disease, cardiac arrest and the most common type of stroke (ischemic).

There are many types of beans – pinto, kidney, garbanzo, soybeans, etc. – and they’re all good for you. Put lentils, split peas and black-eyed peas on the list, too! You can prepare them without saturated and trans fats for a healthy meal.