Where are all my friends? Come on in and lets get comfy by the fire!

[Madelaine McMasters]

50 minutes ago, Ivanova Shostakovich said:

3 hours ago, yuzhno said:

love that poem! drinking third cap of coffee right now

   You're really trying to ration it, aren't you?

Or drown in it...

[Rhonda Huntress]

4 hours ago, yuzhno said:

love that poem!

It's more of a blasphemy than a poem, really.

 

[Hippie Bowman]

Good morning all! Happy peak of the week!

 

Life without coffee is scary! So chase the frightening things away with a great cup of coffee! If that don't work, try some root beer!

 

Peace!

Edited June 27, 2018 by Hippie Bowman

[Jameson2001]

 I let a whole bunch of people get in front of me on freeway traffic today. 

Happy Random Acts of Kindness Wednesday gang!  Despite it being the middle of the week, and the world being kinda crabby and mean at times, the simple act of letting cars merge into traffic reminds me that we can change the world one random kind act at a time  Aesop, back in ancient Greece (620 to 564 BC) said it best:

[Madelaine McMasters]

46 minutes ago, Jameson2001 said:

 I let a whole bunch of people get in front of me on freeway traffic today. 

Happy Random Acts of Kindness Wednesday gang!  Despite it being the middle of the week, and the world being kinda crabby and mean at times, the simple act of letting cars merge into traffic reminds me that we can change the world one random kind act at a time  Aesop, back in ancient Greece (620 to 564 BC) said it best:

I suppose you'll disapprove of my fascination with "slingshotting". Although I've done it countless times, it's only worked a handful of them. But, that's enough to keep me doing it. I know where most of the speed traps are on I-43 near my home, and when I'm in the fast lane, being tailed by an asshat, I may pull up alongside a car in the slow lane and hang there, locking the clown in behind me to build frustration. One mile from the speed trap, I'll fall in behind the slow lane car and watch the tailgater blow past. If I'm successful, I'll see flashing lights in two minutes.

It's a different story when walking into retail store airlocks. When I'm approaching one coincident with someone else (especially guys), I'll hurry to reach the door handle first, saying "After you!" (sometimes with a curtsy) followed by their "Thank you!" and my "You're so very welcome!". Then, because they'll be the first to reach the second door handle I'll say "Okay, now it's your turn!". This exchange has never, in my more than forty years of doing it, produced anything less than a smile. Though playing with people might amuse me now and then, playing with them makes me happy every damned time.

Happy Pique/Peak of the Week, Kids!!!

Edited June 27, 2018 by Madelaine McMasters
Edit-itus.

[Clover Jinx]

44 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said:

Though playing with people might amuse me now and then, playing with them makes me happy every damned time.

Just when I think Maddy can't get any sexier, whammo!

[Madelaine McMasters]

3 minutes ago, Clover Jinx said:

Just when I think Maddy can't get any sexier, whammo!

...rawrs, then blushes.

[LittleMe Jewell]

Good morning everyone.  Two things I noted this morning that made me say OMG!!!

First, I'm not quite sure how they are surviving in the UK right now:  https://uproxx.com/life/uk-rationing-beer-carbon-dioxide-shortage/

And second, I'm not sure how I'll survive this afternoon if I have to go outside.  This will break our 'today' record and they said we might actually go higher and break our all time record of 105.

[Jameson2001]

40 minutes ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

This will break our 'today' record and they said we might actually go higher and break our all time record of 105.

Happy Thursday Forum Readers!  Stay cool out there LMJ..... and remember to keep our furry (not Furries) friends cool in the summer sun 

P.S.  O.K. you Furries also keep cool out there, we love you too.

 

 

[Rolig Loon]

45 minutes ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

First, I'm not quite sure how they are surviving in the UK right now:  https://uproxx.com/life/uk-rationing-beer-carbon-dioxide-shortage/

And second, I'm not sure how I'll survive this afternoon if I have to go outside. 

This is a true modern existential problem.  More carbon dioxide increases global warming.  Less carbon dioxide produces less beer.  The only mildly reassuring thought is that at least the Brits enjoy warm beer.

[LittleMe Jewell]

38 minutes ago, Rolig Loon said:

   The only mildly reassuring thought is that at least the Brits enjoy warm beer.

While I am not a beer person at all, the idea of warm beer truly nauseates me.

[Rolig Loon]

35 minutes ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

the idea of warm beer truly nauseates me.

/me grabs popcorn and prepares for the deluge of aggrieved Brit voices........

[Madelaine McMasters]

45 minutes ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

While I am not a beer person at all, the idea of warm beer truly nauseates me.

How about hot beer? Guinness is my liquid of choice for many dishes, like chilis and stews. I sometimes use in in place of soy sauce in asian dishes. And I sometimes use it in place of milk when making muffins.

ETA: I will usually drink the little bit of Guinness that's left when cooking a meal and don't mind at all that it's at room temperature.

Edited June 28, 2018 by Madelaine McMasters

[Madelaine McMasters]

11 minutes ago, Rolig Loon said:

/me grabs popcorn and prepares for the deluge of aggrieved Brit voices........

Say something to aggrieve me. That's my favorite voice!

[Hippie Bowman]

Good morning! Yay! It's Friday!!! 

 

Peace!

[Zeta Vandyke]

20 hours ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

While I am not a beer person at all, the idea of warm beer truly nauseates me.

I am a beer person, but warm beer, that's like... ewww

Had quite a few room temperature beers on my drinking trips in the UK, but nope, not my cup of beer.

Beer has to be cold

 

[LittleMe Jewell]

21 hours ago, Jameson2001 said:

Stay cool out there LMJ

Well, we did manage to tie the record of 105, though it was down to 101 by the time I left work and I stayed inside all day.  

We have a "cold front" coming - weekend temps in the 80s.  

[Rhonda Huntress]

Only 179 days until Christmas!

 

[Ivanova Shostakovich]

On 6/28/2018 at 9:08 AM, Madelaine McMasters said:

How about hot beer? Guinness is my liquid of choice for many dishes, like chilis and stews. I sometimes use in in place of soy sauce in asian dishes. And I sometimes use it in place of milk when making muffins.

ETA: I will usually drink the little bit of Guinness that's left when cooking a meal and don't mind at all that it's at room temperature.

   Oregon's Rogue Ales and Spirits makes a chocolate stout that is a wonderful base for a black bean chili. I chop up chipotle chili peppers for it and add a little cinnamon.

[Madelaine McMasters]

2 minutes ago, Ivanova Shostakovich said:

   Oregon's Rogue Ales and Spirits makes a chocolate stout that is a wonderful base for a black bean chili. I chop up chipotle chili peppers for it and add a little cinnamon.

Perfect, I sometimes drop dark chocolate and cinnamon in chili. I also love chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, as much for the cute little cans they come in as for the flavor. When I want a little less heat, I'll used smoked paprika.

When I make spaghetti sauce from fresh tomatoes that are a little too acidic, I'll stir in black jelly beans. I could add brown sugar and anise or fennel, but that doesn't raise eyebrows. I'm all about raising eyebrows, ya know.

[Jameson2001]

38 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said:

I'll stir in black jelly beans

Mama Mia Maddy!  Black jelly beans in Spaghetti Sauce. What would Entenzo say from the Godfather " Calma Dolce e Gentile"   Happy Friday!

[Ivanova Shostakovich]

   Dear Life. Slow down a little, would you? You're going too fast.

[Madelaine McMasters]

7 hours ago, Ivanova Shostakovich said:

   Dear Life. Slow down a little, would you? You're going too fast.

...serves you breakfast in bed, lemon poppy muffin tops and a root beer float. 

Happy Saturday, Kids!!!

Edited June 30, 2018 by Madelaine McMasters

[Sukubia Scarmon]

Uuuugh, 3 1/2 hours of shopping and driving around in this blasted heat. I'm melting, and by tomorrow I'll have my arms red and itchy (I'm allergic to the sun, or something like that).

On the bright side, I found a pretty cheap and nice looking closet that matches the rest of my living room AND it's a bit smaller so that I may finaly get a sidetable to put my phonestation and router onto, instead of having it on the ground like some sort of savage. 

[Madelaine McMasters]

3 hours ago, Sukubia Scarmon said:

On the bright side, I found a pretty cheap and nice looking closet that matches the rest of my living room AND it's a bit smaller

If the closet had been a bit bigger, you could have put your living room inside it!

3 hours ago, Sukubia Scarmon said:

like some sort of savage. 

...swoons.