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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #120 on: September 18, 2012, 07:04:47 PM »
Quote from: Jane on September 18, 2012, 06:30:10 PM
Quote from: Cillaliz on September 18, 2012, 06:14:44 PM
I really just wish they'd leave me alone and quit trying to bully me into working for him. 

I've never heard of this with any candidate.  Is it common where you live?

She lives in Iowa. It's common.

It's also starting get bad in Northern Virginia which has basically becomes it's own "swing state" over the past couple of years, well, decades.
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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #121 on: September 18, 2012, 07:05:23 PM »


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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #122 on: September 18, 2012, 07:06:54 PM »
I hope everyone in the NYC and DC area and the eastern seaboard is staying safe and dry tonight.
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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #123 on: September 18, 2012, 07:09:35 PM »
So...

After I left Top Pot Doughnuts, I walked around a bit and took care of some "busy stuff": banking, buying an ORCA card for the busses/trains/monorail, etc. Then it was over to Pike Place Market...
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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #124 on: September 18, 2012, 07:18:36 PM »
When I walked over to Pike Place Market and saw the iconic neon signs, I began to wonder if I had ever seen them when I lived here before, if my parents had ever taken us down to there. I'm guessing they did, but I guess at the age of nine my foodie sensibilities had not yet been sparked, so... In any case...

I started off by walking the Market: floor by floor, row by row, stall by stall. The smells of fresh bread baking, the scents of cinnamon and coffee roasting, the calls of the fishmongers, the buskers playing and singing... It was pretty amazing. I didn't really buy much when I was there, but I did scout out a couple of things, and, hopefully, I'll be able to make my down that mental list over the next two and a half days.

And, yes, I did stop into the first Starbucks. I didn't buy a cup of coffee, but I did stop in and take a picture of the PLAQUE.
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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #125 on: September 18, 2012, 07:22:49 PM »
Oh...

I my Breakfast (Part 2) was a serving of The "World's Best" Mac & Cheese from Beecher's Handmade Cheese. Beecher's has a great store and cafe and restaurant in the Flatiron District of NYC. It was great to check in on the home office. :)

Oh... And HERE IT IS
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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #126 on: September 18, 2012, 07:25:49 PM »
Even Monkey was fascinated by the cheesemaking process:

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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #127 on: September 18, 2012, 07:28:52 PM »
BK-

You mention that there are a small amount of postings.

How about Answering Some Of The Questions That Have Been Posted Today
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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #128 on: September 18, 2012, 07:29:19 PM »
Quote from: JoseSPiano on September 18, 2012, 07:22:49 PM
Oh...

I my Breakfast (Part 2) was a serving of The "World's Best" Mac & Cheese from Beecher's Handmade Cheese. Beecher's has a great store and cafe and restaurant in the Flatiron District of NYC. It was great to check in on the home office. :)

Oh... And HERE IT IS
Had some amazing cheeses last night from Texas. From Brazos Valley, which won best brie in the country and also the second place winner. We had both. Spectacular.

http://www.brazosvalleycheese.com/product.html
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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #129 on: September 18, 2012, 07:30:05 PM »
Tonight, it was porchetta, in the style of what we had eaten in Italy. Wow. Rotisserie pork loin with herbs and pork belly on the outside. Happy.
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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #130 on: September 18, 2012, 07:33:01 PM »
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Tonight, it was porchetta, in the style of what we had eaten in Italy. Wow. Rotisserie pork loin with herbs and pork belly on the outside. Happy.

What a coinkidink! I ended up having a porchetta sandwich from Salumi - which is "related" to Mario Batali. - His father makes the salumi and his sister runs the jernt, and her husband is the chef. The sandwich was molto delicioso!



*I also got a meatball on the side with a slice of smoked mozzarella. Incredible!
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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #131 on: September 18, 2012, 07:35:48 PM »
Quote from: John G. on September 18, 2012, 07:30:05 PM
Tonight, it was porchetta, in the style of what we had eaten in Italy. Wow. Rotisserie pork loin with herbs and pork belly on the outside. Happy.

DR JohnG - The next time you make it back to NYC, be sure to check out Sara Jenkins' place in the East Village: Porchetta

The sandwiches are incredible, and the roasted potatoes with burnt ends are one of my favorite not-so-small meals anywhere.
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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #132 on: September 18, 2012, 07:39:21 PM »
DR Jose - I'm enjoying your vacation...
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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #133 on: September 18, 2012, 07:43:05 PM »
After pigging out on pig... ;)

I headed back to my hotel, picked up my bike (literally), hopped on a bus and took it over to Electric/Folding Bikes Northwest to get it fixed, adjusted. The guy said to come back in an hour, so I checked Yelp! and found a coffee place nearby: Dutch Bike Co. Cafe.

What a cool space! "Beers - Bicycles - Wine". And they also have a full service restaurant next door. I had an espresso and a salted chocolate chip cookie:



YUM!
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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #134 on: September 18, 2012, 07:49:34 PM »
And once I got back to Folding Bikes West to pick up my bike, the guy just walked it back out to me, I took it for a spin in the parking lot to check it out, and when I walked back in to pay for the repair...

-What do I owe you?
Oh, it was no trouble. Thanks for coming in.

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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #135 on: September 18, 2012, 07:52:49 PM »
Great news about your bike, Jose!  Sounds like you're having fun
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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #136 on: September 18, 2012, 07:55:52 PM »
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Quote from: JoseSPiano on September 18, 2012, 08:28:32 AM
Oh...

Pumpkin Cake Glazed and a Bavsrian Cream.
The diabetic thanks you for this verbal sugar-induced coma.

And all I could think of this morning was coconut custard pie.  :)

DR JohnG - Just in case you needed the visual aid... ::)




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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #137 on: September 18, 2012, 07:56:20 PM »
Quote from: Ginny on September 18, 2012, 07:39:21 PM
DR Jose - I'm enjoying your vacation...

So am I, DR Ginny. So am I. :)
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« Reply #140 on: September 18, 2012, 07:57:27 PM »
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« Reply #141 on: September 18, 2012, 08:00:31 PM »
Quote from: Cillaliz on September 18, 2012, 07:52:49 PM
Great news about your bike, Jose!  Sounds like you're having fun

I'm having a lot of fun. And I can really tell that all the biking I'm doing is helping to balance out my culinary indulgences and then some. In fact, some of the pants I brought are already feeling a bit loose and/or fitting better. :)

I'm also glad that I purposely planned not to plan much of anything. I basically walk a few blocks this way, a few blocks that way, talk to some folks, get some recommendations and take it from there. No stress, no lists of things I "have to do". However, I am building quite the mental list of things I want to do the next time I visit.
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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #142 on: September 18, 2012, 08:01:31 PM »
Quote from: JoseSPiano on September 18, 2012, 07:56:20 PM
Quote from: Ginny on September 18, 2012, 07:39:21 PM
DR Jose - I'm enjoying your vacation...

So am I, DR Ginny. So am I. :)

Not that they're on my diet, but I'd have had a pumpkin donut and a lemon-filled...
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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #143 on: September 18, 2012, 08:02:12 PM »
Quote from: Cillaliz on September 18, 2012, 07:57:27 PM
decided against posting what I posted.

Well... I saw your deleted post...

It's all cool.

My parents are going through a similar thing in Richmond, but with calls from the other side.
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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #144 on: September 18, 2012, 08:03:54 PM »
Quote from: Ginny on September 18, 2012, 08:01:31 PM
Quote from: JoseSPiano on September 18, 2012, 07:56:20 PM
Quote from: Ginny on September 18, 2012, 07:39:21 PM
DR Jose - I'm enjoying your vacation...

So am I, DR Ginny. So am I. :)

Not that they're on my diet, but I'd have had a pumpkin donut and a lemon-filled...

Actually, I believe the woman at the counter gave me a sour cream one instead of a pumpkin one this morning. I'll be sure to get the pumpkin tomorrow. And maybe even a lemon-filled. :)
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Re: I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN
« Reply #145 on: September 18, 2012, 08:05:19 PM »
Oh, DR Jose, enjoy those donuts for me!

'night!
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« Reply #146 on: September 18, 2012, 08:06:53 PM »
Quote from: Ginny on September 18, 2012, 08:05:19 PM
Oh, DR Jose, enjoy those donuts for me!

'night!

I will, DR Ginny.

Goodnight.
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« Reply #147 on: September 18, 2012, 08:14:04 PM »
I have a toothache.  I'm hoping it doesnt' get worse.  I really don't have time to go to the dentist
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« Reply #148 on: September 18, 2012, 08:15:34 PM »
Great photos, DR Jose.

I'm full but I'm hungry again. Ah, such is life.
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« Reply #149 on: September 18, 2012, 08:16:18 PM »
Watching "Amadeus" for the first time since I saw it in the movie theaters. Not as good as the play, but fun.
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