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Mar 24, 2016 09:23AM
Now I want tacos! No, I mean carrots. I want carrots?
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I have a bag of sugar snap peas and cherry tomatoes, an apple and an orange...
(Is very quietly grateful for his awesome metabolism and manual labor job)
^Lol. I am grateful for a six year old that makes me do planks and push-ups on what seems to be an hourly basis.
The problem with labor intensive jobs is that as you get older and something happens to make that level of activity impossible that appetite doesn't diminish right away... see my picture for result,
sigh.
MrsJ - I can get the taco flavor. I just miss the taco as delivery method. We've done taco filling stuff in lettuce wraps and taco stuff in salad and taco stuff in scooped out zucchini, etc. But I just miss taco shells and tortillas.
HOWEVER, I keep seeing alternatives, I just having tried them yet. I should. I saw one with Cassava flour which looks like it could be decent but I would have to buy the flour from Amazon and if I hate it then I'd be stuck with it. *sigh*
Jeremy - that was cruel.
Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "The problem with labor intensive jobs is that as you get older and something happens to make that level of activity impossible that appetite doesn't diminish right away... see my picture for resu..."
Also the problem with many people that play reasonably competitive sports in high school and university. It's not the stopping playing, it's the stopping training that gets people. Metabolism isn't a big fan of changes to lifestyle unfortunately.
@Becky: yeah, the paleo thing was a bummer for some things. I found just removing the item from my diet and not trying to fake it worked better for me. My brain knew what a taco should be, but my brain didn't know what a Vietnamese lettuce wrap should be so that became what I ate. Paleo over the summer when you can barbecue a nice steak and have a good salad with it is not an unbearable purgatory.
We've gone back and forth with Paleo. Mostly its a little modified and we may (or may not) go harder with it.
Becky wrote: "MrsJ - I can get the taco flavor. I just miss the taco as delivery method. We've done taco filling stuff in lettuce wraps and taco stuff in salad and taco stuff in scooped out zucchini, etc. But ..."
Ahhh. I totally understand.
Jeremy wrote: ""No. I call it: "Taco Island!""It's not different at all! Is it Steve?!
Is there any legal possibility for foreigners to use Amazon.com instead of the "nationalized" versions? I just realized that the most expensive book on my wish list ( about 2840$ when ordered via Amazon.de) is already available for 5$ upwards on Amazon.com.
I assume all that would limit you are local import regulations and fees and of course whether Amazon ships there.
Ekel wrote: "Is there any legal possibility for foreigners to use Amazon.com instead of the "nationalized" versions? I just realized that the most expensive book on my wish list ( about 2840$ when ordered via A..."Well, IIRC Amazon typically won't let you shop from .com if your geographical location is .de.
I *think* some people get others to shop for them but the best method I've heard was asking a US friend/family member if you could use their address.
Ekel wrote: "Is there any legal possibility for foreigners to use Amazon.com instead of the "nationalized" versions? I just realized that the most expensive book on my wish list ( about 2840$ when ordered via A..."I think that would depend on your country's laws. I know (or am pretty sure) that amazon would allow it. I've ordered from amazon Uk.
I think Amazon's location restrictions are mainly for ebooks. Tog could try it and see.
Becky wrote: "I think that would depend on your country's laws. I know (or am pretty sure) that amazon would allow it. I've ordered from amazon Uk.I think Amazon's location restrictions are mainly for ebooks. Tog could try it and see. "
Huh. You could be right about it being mainly about ebooks.
Nope, it concerns printed books as well. Depending on the location, some offers aren't even listed.
Seems like the local university library is going to ban chewing tobacco. Legitimate or shameless act of cultural marxism?
My trigger reaction is to call it legitimate. That stuff is messy. If someone wants to chew, fine. But they don't need to be spitting it in public.
^Agreed. Unfortunately in my country, it seems we need to implement things that are necessary only because people lack a basic concept of respect for others and that others outside of themselves actually exist.
While I usually chew while sitting in the library, I go to the toilets to spit it out. Perhaps that doesn't count as "public", since you usually don't do the things you do on a toilet in public either. I have been chewing tobacco for 9 years now and trouble started only recently when a new student started to work in the library.
How exactly does the use of chewing tobacco represent disrespect towards others?
How exactly does the use of chewing tobacco represent disrespect towards others?
Ekel wrote: "While I usually chew while sitting in the library, I go to the toilets to spit it out. Perhaps that doesn't count as "public", since you usually don't do the things you do on a toilet in public either. I have been chewing tobacco for 9 years now and trouble started only recently when a new student started to work in the library.How exactly does the use of chewing tobacco represent disrespect towards others? "
I can't speak for your area but where I'm from people would spit tobacco juice any and everywhere. You were lucky if they carried a spit cup (though those are gross, too).
Dipping snuff is just as bad. My great-great aunt used to do that. Spitting brown gross stuff everywhere/. *shudder*
The problem you have is the one people have about a lot of activities. You may be neat and careful but it only takes one slob. I used to work with a guy who chewed. Our work involved being in attics that were insulated with cellulose. Cellulose insulation is blown in and is like a thick layer of loose cotton or something. My "partner" seemed to think that spitting into the insulation was okay. Ever put your hand down in tobacco spit?See I'm pretty much a libertarian and think as long as your freedom doesn't conflict with mine or someone else's I'm cool. It should be that the only people who can't chew are the ones who are slobs but in practice "they" just make rules and penalize everybody.
MrsJoseph wrote: "I can't speak for your area"
I live in a German city with less than 100,000 inhabitants and the owner of the tobacco shop stated I was practically the only person that bought chewing tobacco on a regular basis. Seems the situation in Germany is a bit different than in the states. I guess chewing tobacco hasn't been banned (yet) because the people who designed the house rules hadn't any conception of it.
Eating and drinking is forbidden in the library, with the exception of water. That's understandable, but since you can still cause a lot of damage and havoc even with pure water, I wonder why they made the exception. Smoking is banned as well. That's understandable, too, since one could cause a fire, damage books with burn marks and harm passive smokers. Chewing tobacco is no food and you don't smoke it. I can concentrate, work and read better while chewing on something. I could use chewing or bubble gum instead, and according to the person who wants to see tobacco banned, chewing gum would be okay, but quite frankly, it would be even closer to the definition of food, which is a banned item. To me, it seems that someone wants to enforce his own arbitary opinion on me.
I live in a German city with less than 100,000 inhabitants and the owner of the tobacco shop stated I was practically the only person that bought chewing tobacco on a regular basis. Seems the situation in Germany is a bit different than in the states. I guess chewing tobacco hasn't been banned (yet) because the people who designed the house rules hadn't any conception of it.
Eating and drinking is forbidden in the library, with the exception of water. That's understandable, but since you can still cause a lot of damage and havoc even with pure water, I wonder why they made the exception. Smoking is banned as well. That's understandable, too, since one could cause a fire, damage books with burn marks and harm passive smokers. Chewing tobacco is no food and you don't smoke it. I can concentrate, work and read better while chewing on something. I could use chewing or bubble gum instead, and according to the person who wants to see tobacco banned, chewing gum would be okay, but quite frankly, it would be even closer to the definition of food, which is a banned item. To me, it seems that someone wants to enforce his own arbitary opinion on me.
Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "See I'm pretty much a libertarian and think as long as your freedom doesn't conflict with mine or someone else's I'm cool. It should be that the only people who can't chew are the ones who are slobs but in practice "they" just make rules and penalize everybody."
Exactly. There is the example with the bubblegum, which seems to be an "allowed item": Everybody seems to be fine with it, but if some idiots started to glue their used gums into books and under shelves, there would soon be a total ban, affecting the non-idiot bubblegum chewers as well.
Exactly. There is the example with the bubblegum, which seems to be an "allowed item": Everybody seems to be fine with it, but if some idiots started to glue their used gums into books and under shelves, there would soon be a total ban, affecting the non-idiot bubblegum chewers as well.
I like to sip a cold drink while reading etc. but that's out on our library (though the main downtown has a little cafe' where you can go).Life.
Chewing gum is banned in some jurisdictions (Singapore). I'm thinking of banning it in my house because my five-year old is not following common courtesy. :)
A last thought regarding the practial implementability of such a prohibition: How are "authorities" supposed to control the observance? Will they force people to open their oral orifices?
That was my point...one person screws things up for everybody over and over.
This morning by boss brought in bagels... But I had already had oatmeal for breakfast.So, naturally, to address the situation I had two breakfasts.
There's still one more bagel left.. Should I go for the trifecta?
Dawn wrote: "This morning by boss brought in bagels... But I had already had oatmeal for breakfast.So, naturally, to address the situation I had two breakfasts.
There's still one more bagel left.. Should..."
Depends. How tasty are the bagels. You're leaving out important information!!
I wish I had bagels. I had greek yogurt with berries for breakfast. blah.
Um... They are bread. Granted, some bagels are better than other bagels, but all bagels are rings of bread, therefore all bagels are rings of heaven.I love bread.
I didn't even put cream cheese on it or toast it. It was just a plain bagel from Panera and I ate it straight up.
Me + bread 4life.
I'm with you there. I work overnights at a grocery store, and often grab a loaf of fresh, sliced italian or french bread on my way home. Mmmm, nothing like fresh-baked bread...
The bagel place at work had samples yesterday of Ranch bagels with a cucumber dill spread.I was dubious... but they were actually super tasty.
And now I want one...
Dawn wrote: "Um... They are bread. Granted, some bagels are better than other bagels, but all bagels are rings of bread, therefore all bagels are rings of heaven.I love bread.
I didn't even put cream cheese ..."
I do like bread. I've been trying to cut back on bread and white starches. I haven't had a real bagel in like...over a year. I'd probably binge if I eat one now. I went to the mall yesterday and got an Almond Pretzel. O_O I went on a massive junk food binge right after.
food self control issues <-- Me
James wrote: "I'm with you there. I work overnights at a grocery store, and often grab a loaf of fresh, sliced italian or french bread on my way home. Mmmm, nothing like fresh-baked bread..."I used to have a friend who would do that in college. Except he'd come to my room and eat our fresh bread straight from the bag and not stop until it was gone.
O_O
Bread is expensive to college students, lol.
Everything is expensive to college students.
That's basically what I do, Mrs. J, but at $1.79, it's worth it. I only do that when a certain baker is there, though. The man bakes awesome bread. Firm crispy crust, light and soft insides... yum!
Homeinmyshoes wrote: "Everything is expensive to college students."Truth
James wrote: "That's basically what I do, Mrs. J, but at $1.79, it's worth it. I only do that when a certain baker is there, though. The man bakes awesome bread. Firm crispy crust, light and soft insides... yum!"$1.79 is a great price.
Before I got knocked up, I hadn't had a bagel in years either. But now I figure I'm getting fat one way or another, I'm going to indulge a little! If I can't eat a bagel to grow the baby, when can I eat a bagel?
Dawn wrote: "Before I got knocked up, I hadn't had a bagel in years either. But now I figure I'm getting fat one way or another, I'm going to indulge a little! If I can't eat a bagel to grow the baby, when can ..."Good point...
"Back when" I was a commercial refrigeration tech. one of my clients was a bagel shop. For lunch I'd get one of the bagel sandwiches. I really liked the chicken salad on wheat.
I seem to draw trolls from the woodwork.
There's a story there.Links? :P
Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "I seem to draw trolls from the woodwork."You do.
No one ever trolls me. It's glorious.
You haven't lived until you've been trolled!
In other news, random pregnancy problems... I JUST got back to my desk from using the restroom and I already have to go again. Wtf. 3.5 months to go! I need this baby out of me so I drink a 5 hour energy. And some vodka. Maybe lots of vodka. Ok, all the vodka.
Becky wrote: "You haven't lived until you've been trolled!"I've been stalked, that's kinda like being trolled?
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