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Greetings and Idle Chat Thread of 2017
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Feb 26, 2017 06:29PM
Thanks for that Doggie. That's a bit of history I never knew. And if I'm paying attention to the series, they didn't care for Prince Albert at first for being German.
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I forgot. I can't believe Bill Paxton is dead. He just got a new series on television... (You just never know)
Just to let ya'll know. Severe storms are headed my way (hail, wind, tornadoes) so if you don't see any of my clever jokes:) it's because, as usual, my internet will be out. See you in a few days!
batten down the hatches and take cover
Dear Goodreads: Stop sending me invites to some mythical reading challenge. I do not need to be "challenged" to read. Some people do, I guess, but I have never been one. I taught myself to read at age 3. So far in 2017 I have read 57 books, and that's just since Jan 1.I'm not bragging, I'm just telling you. Maybe your bots will read this post and get the message.
Why don't you go to their 'contact us' button and ask them how you can opt-out of their reading challenge?
Wow there is no way I can catch up to you, you are reading 2 to 3 books to my ever one. Sorry if I haven't been posting as often as I use to but have found a new thread, and I couldn't refuse to join it.
Yes I am a Stephen King Fan always have been and I have found a SK thread that is right up my street so to speak.
Fear not I will continue to add my opinion when and where needed.
Glad you found a forum you can fit right into, mrbooks, just don't forget your old friends here.
Never groovy I like to try to fit into multiple forums I guess you would call it multi tasking... ok wrong thread for that but it fit so well.
Hey wow I found my way back to the 2017 page for idle chat don't know how I ended up on the 2016 page but old habits die hard.
Welcome back. I got some idle chat for this here 2017 page: It's spring here in the US **jumping with joy**. What season is it where any of you live?
Spring here too--strawberries are in season! Living in the strawberry producing capital of Europe is nice! They're diversifying too--a few years ago blueberries, raspberries and blackberries were unheard of here, now you can find them in the supermarket. Expensive, but there! (Expensive I suppose because fragile, but they want 1.70 to 1.99 for four ounces of soft berries, while strawberries in season are 2.50 a kilo, which is 2.2 pounds!)
That's about how expensive grapes are here. I'm not too particular about raspberries and blackberries, but strawberry season is in here too, and I'll be making a lot of recipes with them. Strawberry cake, strawberry pie, and so on...
Idle chat: I've found the perfect natural "shampoo" by reading The Coroner's Lunch. Apparently in Asia many people use rice water. I eat a LOT of rice, and am always feeling bad at throwing away so much water after washing it. Also as I get older my skin and scalp are more sensitive, so I've been looking for a satisfactory natural replacement.I collect up a quart or two of the rice-washing water in a plastic jug (cause I don't want to mess around in a wet shower with glass). Wet your hair and then wash with this water instead of shampoo, scrubbing well. Then rinse with plenty of clear water. I don't even need conditioner!
You can add a drop or two of essential oil if you want it scented.
If you're used to using a lot of products on your hair it may feel "funny" after the first wash but you'll soon find you no longer need to wash it every day--two or three times a week will do.
The water is full of vitamins etc from the rice. And no, your hair won't be all full of starch because you rinse it well. You can give it a lemon rinse to finish if you're worried.
It's spring here but if you look at the weather it is more like winter head some snow sleet and rain today as well as sunshine. So as the old saying goes if you don't like the weather wait 30 min and it will change is true.
Snow, sleet and rain--I don't want to see any of that until six months from now--and even then!I've never heard of washing rice. What? So you're saying that rice water cleans your hair better than shampoo? It even kills the dirty bacteria? I don't think it'll work on my natural grade of hair:)
I never heard of not washing rice! If your rice is sticky and clumpy it's because you don't wash off the starch.I was raised to wash rice "in three waters" and then let it stand for at least 30 min (an hour was better). Then when I moved here, nobody washed it, they just put it in whatever they were cooking. Tried that in the US when we got married, and ruined the dish!
When I make white rice, I put it in a large, fine sieve and hold it under the tap, stirring gently with my free hand. You can feel when the rice is clean. Then let it stand.
Now, I put my jug down in the sink and hold the sieve over it, to reclaim at least 2 quarts of the water.
I'll tell you, my scalp is no longer irritated, I don't need conditioner, and my hair is soft and shiny. It is of course, "blow hair!" LOL
LOL! Wow, you learn something new everyday. I guess since they've come out with the instant rice in the perforated bags, the rice here in the US is no longer clumpy or sticky. You just boil for ten minutes and serve.I'm glad you found a better way to manage your hair. Hair care takes a lot of work. I wish I could just run a brush through mine and that's it:)
Here's the question if you blow dry it does it become rice crispy hair? I just wash and go my self don't have to worry about all those conditioners. a quick brush and done I normally wear a cap at work and keep it short.
LOL! I just hope Orinoco finds it funny:)
Groovy wrote: "LOL! Wow, you learn something new everyday. I guess since they've come out with the instant rice in the perforated bags, the rice here in the US is no longer clumpy or sticky. You just boil for ten..."Instant rice...in perforated bags!! Eek! Does it taste like the cardboard box it comes in? :·}
mrbooks wrote: "Here's the question if you blow dry it does it become rice crispy hair? I just wash and go my self don't have to worry about all those conditioners. a quick brush and done I normally wear a cap at ..."LOL, it does--which is why I let it air-dry in the summer. I wear a short 1920s bob myself, just comb it smooth and let it go. In winter, though, with no heat in our apartment if I don't dry it I freeze.
oh freeze dried then saves on electricity
Actually, Orinoco, it tastes pretty good:) It's not clumpy or sticky like the rice we get when we order Chinese.
Chinese and Japanese rice is meant to be sticky, so you can eat it with chopsticks. But not wallpaper paste sticky.
Here is a tip I learned recently, when cooking pasta don't rinse it. When you rinse it you remove the starch and the sauce wont stick to the pasta properly. Tried it and it actually works better not rinsing.
I've just learned something amazing and want to share with all you culinary geniuses:Never buy green onions again. In some places they call them leeks I think. Anyway:
Cut the green stalks off the top. Add an inch of water to a jar (Mason) Put root ends in water--change water every couple of days. The green stalks will grow fast. Cut what you need off top to cook with. They will continue to regrow.
I haven't been buying them because they can be pricey here for a tiny bunch. Now I can grow them myself:)
Hi Groovy, green onions and leeks are different. Green onions are small and the tips of the green onion are the only part used. a Leek is quite large they can grow up to a foot or more in height and about 6" in diameter. When they are harvested I believe they are pulled roots and all from the ground. Green onion is more closely related to chives but they are all part of the onion family.
Thanks for that, my friend. Now I understand the difference. I just thought depending on where you're from, that's why the different name and size.
A green onion is what's called a scallion in some places. And you can use the whole thing. Asians love the green tops, UK cookery books always say "white part only." I use it all. We certainly get them roots and all, and in Iowa they sold them that way too.This year it's hard to get green onions here, they let them grow too long so they are sold as "fresh onions" with huge big bulbs and a strong taste.
Leeks, now, are a different critter altogether. Same family, different beast, much beloved by the Welsh and worn on St. David's Day, pinned to your clothes, in some schools. I like leek soup, and often put it in any broth I'm making. Much milder flavour than a scallion.
Dear Goodreads: I do not need to be told I've finished reading any book. I am fully aware of that! I was there! STOP IT!! An Unsatisfied Customer
Yes Ori Leek and potato soup is one of my favorites. I love the process of making it and even eating it. It also goes good in pies and many other dishes. I promise not to tell you, you finished a book if you promise not to yell at me...
Now you can grow your own stalks:)And I won't tell you you've finished a book, either:)
Oh, to all the mothers on this forum:
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!
Anybody remember the old TV show, "Space 1999"? Even in the late 70s it was pretty naff. Basically Doctor Who meets Department S, with huge clunky digital watches. By then we supposedly would be living on space stations and claiming other planets to pollute I guess.
Nope never heard of space 1999, and I would remember as I am crazy about space films and TV shows.
British made, I think. Martin Landau and Barbara Bain. 1975-6. Two whole seasons, just like The Persuaders! which I loved.
I remember a show like that. They wore weird designed jumpsuits. It's still on the ROKU, I think. LOL--thank goodness we're not living on other planets and destroying them with wars, hate, and pollution.
The French Open is here--you know what that means :) Have a good weekend, everyone.Orinoco, I sent you a message asking a very pertinent question. It might not have went through.
The French Open I didn't know the French were closed...
They were a little too open in the eighties, now they're closing down tight.
Ohhhh I am on the boil! Went for coffee with some people. I was carrying a vintage Garfield paperback and something happened. I had to leave quickly and it got left behind. One of the people said she had picked it up. When I asked for it back on a later day, she said, "Oh yeah, it's at home." I asked for it again another day. She blinked and said, "Oh, it's just a book." Meaning, either she has no intention of returning it, or--more likely--her kids got hold of it and either tore it up or scribbled all over it or both."Just" a book!
Just MY book.
Isn't it funny how people look at it as just a book when it's not their property and let others namely children have access to it and destroy it. Take her house key's and say you can have them back when you get your book back. When she say's there my house key, tell her there just keys...
What did she pick it up for if she wasn't going to take care of it, and give it back? A customer or a worker there could have put it in the shop's lost and found for you.She should get you another one.
Oh, and Ha-Ha, you two. May the French Open never close!!!!
Dear Goodreads: STOP sending me emails to inform me I finished a book I just posted a review on!! Are you really that stupid, or do you think I am? I KNOW I finished it, I was there!!! And I posted a freaking REVIEW.Just stop it. NOW.
Orinoco, I don't know if this will help, but go to your email preferences page. In that long light-blue box where it says, "updated controls for notification" it has a FAQ or a contact us section; or you can scroll down toward the bottom, and just above "save email settings" unclick the box that says, "email me with recommendations when I finish a book". You probably won't get anywhere unless you directly contact them. Hope it helps.
Ori my friend they don't want to stop they want to listen to you rant at them over there continued stupidity of tell you, you finished a book.
Honestly, I don't think they even read these threads...
Oh I know they don't, Groovy. I was just letting off steam. It's an automated message, probably meant for the sort of GR member who reads 10 books a year to meet a "challenge." I don't need challenges to read! Now if they came up with a housework challenge, that might be interesting...."You cleaned the whole kitchen! Congratulations! What's next?" LOL
What a good idea. Let-off-steam moments. I'm all for that:) I hope everyone has a fun, safe weekend.
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