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Trying to compete with Chef Nate in the Morning -- maple bacon biscuits for Claire's birthday: Eat your hearts out Grahame and Brent!

Last night's surplus pizza supplies turned into this morning's omelet. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

If I live long enough that carbon on meat is what kills me, it means I lived both long enough and well enough.

Part of being a friend and insider in any club is taking and giving shit to each other. Mexican Dragon and cetoole are two of the most loved people here. They get more shit thrown their way than anyone. Absorbine_Sr and Aura make Asian jokes at me, and it's funny because there's an inside joke that only we get. I'd be pissed at anyone else, but from them it's funny. Grawk has defended you in other areas here, and teased you for funny aspects of your personality. It's funny, because he's your friend, and you take shit from your friends, and laugh with them, even if it's at your own expense. If you can't laugh at yourself with friends, then when can you laugh? And laughing with friends is good for you. It's what life is all about. Take it easy, don't take yourself so seriously. It was more of a love slap in the face. Take it that way. Life will be easier, trust me.

You haven't thought of what, using your iPod Touch to listen to music?

Hard to laugh with you if you're not laughing. If you laugh at yourself, then you're ALWAYS laughing WITH us. Just acknowledge your quirks, like we all have at some point. We're all goofy here, but we embrace it. Embrace your weird inner geek, don't fight it. It's our raison d'etre. So you like birth year watches, bfd. Enjoy it, keep buying them. But have fun with it, don't turn it into a big fight. And write a few sentences about it, not a dissertation. And you'll get shit on for it, because it's kinda weird. Big deal. We've already determined that we're all weird together. See above. You once made a joke about looking for a pre-dented iPad, after going on for so long about how upset you were about that damn dent. Funny. Self depracating. Everyone loved it. You have it in you, use the force, Luke! I mean Larry! I don't pretend to fully understand the ways of the force. But I think that's why you're still here. Ok, enough noise from me. Carry on.

That hurts a little, brother, because it wasn't Gene... He did give me one -- in Monee at that nearby motel as a matter of fact -- and I have paid it forward a few times, including you and L'il Bro, I believe. Love you regardless of brain cell loss. As for the wallet, I have never even considered putting it in my back pocket. I really like wearing it up front because my back/spine feels better and because it is about as safe as possible.

^^^ Shit, piss, and corruption ... I knew I came south too soon. Next year we set a date, and stick to it, Nate. Our families (your kids, my grandkids their parents of your gen) will thank us for it. Cheers to Nate, Maura, Lily and Andrew.

Shelly .. if you will only be mimicking an ipod, then an iTouch may well give you more battery longevity than any iPhone. Think about it .. I assume you won't need or want wireless nor cell (lte, etc) connectivity ... just play whatever sweet music you already put on the device, right? That being the case, turn off WiFi and Cell connectivity in settings, and you should only be limited by how much you play that thang ... Are you and all nighter? Maybe just a day or two. Occaisional listener? All week long. If I have missed the point of your question, forgive me, and move on. It does seem to me, though, that connectivity is a huge battery drain, and if all you want is music storage and playback, the a Touch should serve you well.

Pepperoni, sausage and green pepper pizza is on the grill. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Shrimp and scallops added. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Paella underway. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I know! It sounds extra dumb when you say it succinctly like that, but yes, to listen to ... well, the same music as is on my iPod Classics. I mean, I was always going to use it to stream Spotify and/or Tidal or whatever service would allow me to cache at home and then take it to work (and maybe some Animoog), but I have many many hours of perfectly good mp3s and flacks... @ self

Smooth move, bro You just need to flambé some bourbon (?) on them with a searzall for that extra bit of theater.

Forgot about that, but the offer stands.

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No Sonarr?

But we all know that it's hard on the forums to tell when you are being laughed at and when someone is laughing with you. I've been going through a very trying time in my life right now, and everything seems to be getting too serious with me lately. I think I'm going nuts. But, I do come here almost daily for companionship, while I haven't been to the "other" forum in ages, so point taken. Nobody gave me crap at the other site, but here I feel more connected with others.

I'd be afraid if I attempted freeze and ship, that it would release the magic, but the next time you're in town (DC/NoVA), I will bring you some from here. Alas, I all but licked the plate clean. I won't say that their portions aren't generous -- they're not, but they're not stingy neither, it was just the right amount. I think I'll get some take out later today, so that I can doctor with Sambal Oelek.

Gene, prepare to be disappointed. Posty, we live interesting times. Google / YouTube's recent recommendation is spookily on point Gentlemen, and Ladies, I give you ...

Since I installed this on the dsshboard on my music system, I hear it before the notification arrives.

"Greek" Pizza slices with added Black Forest Bacon

Still using a big skinny trifold, which is a few years old now. Nothing special looking but it's pretty compact.

I was thinking of burying a small piece of brisket in the garden, but I ated it.

Brisket Fairy Growth Hormone ...

I want to be part of that New England moment too! Alright, I invited myself, but I used to live there and have a soft spot. Anyway, I made some roasted tomato sauce today with Heidi and Black Prince tomatoes from the garden. I'm amazed how many tomatoes are coming out of our little plot around the fountain and a couple of containers.

Zappa, Guitar ... (the man's a genius)

She's coming to Durham in December. I just bought two tickets! I'm excited!

I have a very old, about 6 years, probably 2nd G iTouch that still keeps battery better than my iPhone 5. If newer models have better and larger batteries, it will perform better than your classic.

Happy Food

This! Cecile McLorin Salvant - Woman Child

Not at all. I carry it there in jeans, shorts, you name it. It's never given me an issue. Of course, I'm not lacking for padding back there.

You chide your welcome ambassador on proper sentence structure in your own run-on sentence of epic proportions. Not to mention the lack of capitalization and proper punctuation. Poor form, in every sense of the term.

The styling inspiration for the new Orpheus: