Topic: MAKING THE SOUR SWEET AND QUICKLY (Read 6471 times)

Jane · « **Reply #120 on:** January 06, 2019, 09:48:13 PM »

We took a shuttle bus to the town of Ha Long Bay and enjoyed the views and a short walk.

Jane · « **Reply #121 on:** January 06, 2019, 09:49:49 PM »

We returned to the ship for lunch and will be leaving again soon for a 5 1/2 hour tour.

George · « **Reply #122 on:** January 06, 2019, 10:08:53 PM »

Quote from: George on January 06, 2019, 02:14:27 PM

Off to the movies, then dinner somewhere.

Be back later with a report!

Well, the movie was pretty darned good, in my opinion. It is, of course, completely over the top ridiculous, but good fun, very good special effects and I liked the actors. On Rotten Tomatoes, it got a 65% from reviewers, and 80% from the audience. As ridiculous as it is (especially in the fight and battle scenes), I'm definitely in the 80% camp.

George · « **Reply #123 on:** January 06, 2019, 10:09:09 PM »

Quote from: Jrand68 on January 06, 2019, 02:28:27 PM

Writing vibes for MR BK.....I don't mind long first chapters....I usually don't realize a chapter is L O N G until I reach the end of it.....

But then if it makes sense and feels right, what does it matter if it's a "long" chapter or not? I've read a few books where all the chapters have very different lengths because it made sense story-wise and that's what the authors wanted.

George · « **Reply #124 on:** January 06, 2019, 10:10:18 PM »

Quote from: John G. on January 06, 2019, 03:53:32 PM

Today the temperature was up in the 70s, but it still felt like a soup day. So, I made an easy chicken tomatillo soup. It packs a little heat, but it's really good.

And speaking of soups, last month (or maybe sometime in November), I bought a 2-pack of chicken tortilla soup from Costco (they were in refrigerated plastic tubs, not in cans or frozen). I ate one container last month (not in one sitting) and this morning I noticed the other container that was still in my fridge. I haven't opened this package, but it was VERY bulging on both the top and bottom! I also noticed that it doesn't expire until the middle of February, so why is the pressure increasing enough to bulge out the packaging, especially since it's been in my fridge the whole time??

George · « **Reply #125 on:** January 06, 2019, 10:10:47 PM »

This happened once before, but I don't remember if it was the same kind of soup or not. It was from Costco too, because I remember that I took that one back after eating the first container. $:-\$

George · « **Reply #126 on:** January 06, 2019, 10:11:03 PM »

Too strange.

George · « **Reply #127 on:** January 06, 2019, 10:11:33 PM »

Quote from: John G. on January 06, 2019, 03:55:44 PM

Gee, the Golden Globes are on tonight. Does anybody care?

I recorded them and will watch them later.

George · « **Reply #128 on:** January 06, 2019, 10:11:53 PM »

Quote from: John G. on January 06, 2019, 06:30:28 PM

Host Sandra Oh won for her show, Killing Eve. Has anyone seen it?

My friend Margo's been watching it and really likes it.

George · « **Reply #129 on:** January 06, 2019, 10:12:31 PM »

Quote from: vixmom on January 06, 2019, 08:14:45 PM

Health vibes for the whole dang lot of us

~~~SUPER DITTO!!~~~

George · « **Reply #130 on:** January 06, 2019, 10:33:07 PM »

After seeing Aquaman, Margo, her middle daughter (who also came to the movies with us) and I went to Applebee's. I got their limited time All-You-Can-Eat Chicken Tenders meal. Margo and her daughter had the 2-For-$20 deal.

George · « **Reply #131 on:** January 06, 2019, 10:33:45 PM »

We got there at about 6:10, got seated about 6:15, was finally able to give our ourders to the server at about 6:25 and didn't get our food until about 7:15! The people at a table right across the aisle from us arrived after us, but got their food about 15 minutes BEFORE us! WTH??

George · « **Reply #132 on:** January 06, 2019, 10:34:32 PM »

When we finally got our food, it was all hot and fresh. It didn't seem like it had been sitting around for long at all, so that's good. I did have to ask our waiter a couple of times for the dipping sauces, so he lost points there.

George · « **Reply #133 on:** January 06, 2019, 10:35:39 PM »

We did ask to speak with the manager about having to wait so long to get our food. She did apologize and said that things were busy. She also said she would take a few dollars off our bill. When we got our (separate) bills, Margo had $5 taken off hers, but nothing was taken off mine.

George · « **Reply #134 on:** January 06, 2019, 10:36:24 PM »

We asked for the manager again and she said that she didn't realize that our bills were split, so she went back and took $2.50 off my bill. That made me happy.

Then I came home.

George · « **Reply #135 on:** January 06, 2019, 10:43:10 PM »

And now for something completely different...has anyone seen or heard about THIS INSTAGRAM VIDEO from Snoop Dogg? It's only about a minute long. In his own inimitable way**, he says that if you're a furloughed government worker, you shouldn’t vote for Donald Trump in 2020.

**It's filled with lots of swear words!

TCB · « **Reply #136 on:** January 06, 2019, 11:22:17 PM »

If Snoop Dogg is anti-Trump, I might have to become a Republican!

TCB · « **Reply #137 on:** January 06, 2019, 11:23:40 PM »

Parts of the Puget Sound are now getting snow showers.

TCB · « **Reply #138 on:** January 06, 2019, 11:24:15 PM »

Less than 24 hours after the big wind storm.

TCB · « **Reply #139 on:** January 06, 2019, 11:24:59 PM »

Some people haven’t even gotten their power back on after the storm.

TCB · « **Reply #140 on:** January 06, 2019, 11:25:34 PM »

Very strange weather around here.

TCB · « **Reply #141 on:** January 06, 2019, 11:28:04 PM »

Is it time for the groundhog to find his shadow yet?

George · « **Reply #142 on:** January 06, 2019, 11:28:12 PM »

Here's a picture that Jane and Keith posted on FB:

TCB · « **Reply #143 on:** January 06, 2019, 11:30:11 PM »

Three weeks from now, I will be out at sea!

TCB · « **Reply #144 on:** January 06, 2019, 11:33:43 PM »

Steaming towards Key West.

TCB · « **Reply #145 on:** January 06, 2019, 11:36:39 PM »

I couldn’t believe that the Golden Globes ran overtime by almost twenty minutes.

TCB · « **Reply #146 on:** January 06, 2019, 11:38:30 PM »

They started out like gangbusters, but they really slowed down as they went along.

TCB · « **Reply #147 on:** January 06, 2019, 11:40:00 PM »

Of course, some of the winners really took their time even getting to the stage to accept their awards.

TCB · « **Reply #148 on:** January 06, 2019, 11:42:29 PM »

The director of ROMA went around and hugged and kissed everyone at his table, like he was getting ready to board a flight for Europe. Then he slowly sauntered up to the stage like he had all night.

TCB · « **Reply #149 on:** January 06, 2019, 11:43:57 PM »

Then the producer of GREEN BOOK refused to let the music play him off. He demanded they stop the music until he was done.

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