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[Jane]

“Taco shells made from the crust underneath paella filled with hominy and avocado.”

John G., I love the way this was plated.

Are those resting on a bed of coffee beans?

Uncooked black beans. Yes, I think that is one of my best food photos. Thank you.

I thought it was black beans.  Uncooked as in hard?

[Jane]

FIVE!

[Jane]

For what it's worth, the crunchy layer at the bottom of paella is call socarrat. It can't be burnt and it can't be too loose. It's an important part of judging a paella competition.

Thank you for the interesting details.  It sounds tasty.

[Jane]

Decided to go out this afternoon for the Covid booster. I'd intended to do it back in the late fall, then my schedule went crazy and then Nathan had Covid a few weeks ago so I had to let that pass. But it's ketchup time around here, and I'm getting that this afternoon.

I still need to get the shingles vax and I'll probably get the RSV, too. But I'm doing them one at a time. I know you can stack 'em, and DR Elmore just did two of them successfully, but if I'm to have any reaction at all (usually a day of mild fatigue), I just want to know which one was responsible.

That is how we do our vaccinations.

[Freddie]

Thank you DR Freddie I am relieved the appointment went well.

Great news!

[Jane]

Freddie, there were a few times that you and I replied to each other. 😊

Hope it was always friendly!  Did we ever chat about Sondheim in the Times comments?

Always friendly!

I know that there was a comment that I made that was published on the date that Sondheim passed away, where you and another reader responded.

I stopped submitting comments after several unpleasant altercations regarding the October 7 massacre in Israel. I am the daughter of Holocaust survivors, and many of my surviving relatives live in Israel.

It is very hard.  And the hate just keeps getting worse

[Laura]

Good afternoon.

[Laura]

I have been out camping in the desert. Leonard is glad I am home.

[Laura]

Elmore, I'm glad I was right about Thatch. Joshie took a long time before he decided I was the best thing in the world. A couple of years. He was the best cat I ever had.

[Laura]

Leonard loves me. He loves me when he wants to love me. But Joshie was in my lap any time I sat down.

[Laura]

Decided to go out this afternoon for the Covid booster. I'd intended to do it back in the late fall, then my schedule went crazy and then Nathan had Covid a few weeks ago so I had to let that pass. But it's ketchup time around here, and I'm getting that this afternoon.

I still need to get the shingles vax and I'll probably get the RSV, too. But I'm doing them one at a time. I know you can stack 'em, and DR Elmore just did two of them successfully, but if I'm to have any reaction at all (usually a day of mild fatigue), I just want to know which one was responsible.

Smart. I had RSV, covid and flu at the same time last year, and one definitely knocked me out.

It was the RSV.  I took a nap.

[Jane]

I have been out camping in the desert. Leonard is glad I am home.

Nice.

[Jane]

Leonard loves me. He loves me when he wants to love me. But Joshie was in my lap any time I sat down.

Joshie was a very special cat.

[Laura]

He was a terror at the vet, though.

[George]

I spent the late afternoon and evening dreading another round of bad health, and fortunately nothing bad occurred. Then I surprisingly slept well. Stella slept at my feet, Annabelle had her princess pillow, and Thatch cuddled next to me. DR Laura was so right in 21017 when she predicted that he would end up being Daddy's boy.

Very good news, Larry!

[George]

Yesterday my lab results from Monday came in. My glucose levels are high, which I'm blaming on Christmas goodies, but my A1C, which I suspected would be off the chart, was not.

That's also very good news!

[George]

[Freddie]

Freddie, there were a few times that you and I replied to each other. 😊

Hope it was always friendly!  Did we ever chat about Sondheim in the Times comments?

Always friendly!

I know that there was a comment that I made that was published on the date that Sondheim passed away, where you and another reader responded.

I stopped submitting comments after several unpleasant altercations regarding the October 7 massacre in Israel. I am the daughter of Holocaust survivors, and many of my surviving relatives live in Israel.

My dad is also a Holocaust survivor, and my Mom is a Holocaust refugee (got out of Germany on a boat at age 8 but lost her family in Germany).  That's why I feel it's even more treacherous  that my brother and his wife (the Macbeths of Cranford NJ) destroyed our family over control of our parents' estate.  Their lawyers destroyed a Holocaust family Hitler couldn't destroy; I sincerely hope their lawyers are proud of being Hitler's clean-up squad.

Iris, I am pretty surprised the Times comment moderators let the back and forth get to such a level, to the level of an altercation.  The Times comment moderators are usually more careful than that, aren't they?
But why let it stop you from posting comments in Theater or Metro about other topics?


 

[George]

I want one of these!
https://youtube.com/shorts/draHrEkeMXI?si=9l_FM1HB9xacxMXS

That was amazing!

[George]

In vino veritas

[Jane]

Freddie, there were a few times that you and I replied to each other. 😊

Hope it was always friendly!  Did we ever chat about Sondheim in the Times comments?

Always friendly!

I know that there was a comment that I made that was published on the date that Sondheim passed away, where you and another reader responded.

I stopped submitting comments after several unpleasant altercations regarding the October 7 massacre in Israel. I am the daughter of Holocaust survivors, and many of my surviving relatives live in Israel.

My dad is also a Holocaust survivor, and my Mom is a Holocaust refugee (got out of Germany on a boat at age 8 but lost her family in Germany).  That's why I feel it's even more treacherous  that my brother and his wife (the Macbeths of Cranford NJ) destroyed our family over control of our parents' estate.  Their lawyers destroyed a Holocaust family Hitler couldn't destroy; I sincerely hope their lawyers are proud of being Hitler's clean-up squad.

Iris, I am pretty surprised the Times comment moderators let the back and forth get to such a level, to the level of an altercation.  The Times comment moderators are usually more careful than that, aren't they?
But why let it stop you from posting comments in Theater or Metro about other topics?

[George]

The Many Moods of Cat

[Jane]

DR Iris does your family in Israel live near where the attacks are and the people have to get in their shelters?

[Jane]

My family is fine, however, I have a friend that deals with this.

[George]

I am also curious about your least favorite food on the planet

Yogurt.

I like yogurt. 

[George]

I generally have a gag reflex as soon as a spoon of it goes into my mouth

Do you have the same issue with similar foodstuffs like sour cream?  Or is that different enough to not produce the same result?

Not that most people eat sour cream like they eat yogurt.

[George]

So I still have time for lunch:  I'm getting a McDonald's burger and a Filet-o-Fish, and calling it surf 'n' turf.

As well you should! Enjoy!

[George]

Note to George, my cc company informed me they judged in my favor regarding the fraud “Tower Records-Big Lots” purchase. So I was refunded. I assume you did not receive any of what you ordered. Let your cc company know, and I’d suggest replacing that card.

Thanks for the info, Rodzinski.  Nothing else untoward has appeared on my card, but I guess I really should deal with this.

[Jane]

Fortunately Israel is good at intercepting ballistic missiles. This is what remained after a recent interception. This is not my friend's house.

[George]

I was concerned my issue might be cancer but all was good

Whew!!