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The “Important Stuff” thread…

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  • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

    I admit that I’ve been getting lazy on the coffee front lately and have been using a 5 cup drip… Used to use a French Press but our glass carafes would always break after a couple of years. Maybe it’s time I broke down for an aeropress…

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    Jolly
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    #47

    @LuFins-Dad said in The “Important Stuff” thread…:

    I admit that I’ve been getting lazy on the coffee front lately and have been using a 5 cup drip… Used to use a French Press but our glass carafes would always break after a couple of years. Maybe it’s time I broke down for an aeropress…

    I make six cups in the morning, with the pot set on a timer. The wife drinks one and I drink the rest.

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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      #48

      I subscribe to Amazon Keurig pods, medium roast Columbian

      100 pods automatically delivered every 7 weeks

      I use 2 per day

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      • CopperC Copper

        I subscribe to Amazon Keurig pods, medium roast Columbian

        100 pods automatically delivered every 7 weeks

        I use 2 per day

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        #49

        @Copper said in The “Important Stuff” thread…:

        I subscribe to Amazon Keurig pods, medium roast Columbian

        100 pods automatically delivered every 7 weeks

        I use 2 per day

        Solimo?

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        • JollyJ Jolly

          @Copper said in The “Important Stuff” thread…:

          I subscribe to Amazon Keurig pods, medium roast Columbian

          100 pods automatically delivered every 7 weeks

          I use 2 per day

          Solimo?

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          Copper
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          #50

          Yes

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          • Aqua LetiferA Offline
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            Aqua Letifer
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            #51

            Boomeriffic

            Please love yourself.

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              Be ye thankful for boomers, lest ye not exist.

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              • MikM Mik

                Be ye thankful for boomers, lest ye not exist.

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                Aqua Letifer
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                #53

                @Mik said in The “Important Stuff” thread…:

                Be ye thankful for boomers, lest ye not exist.

                Neither would Costco, Starbucks, Wallyworld, True Value and Sears but somehow I'm able to do without okay I'm just being an asshole at this point yeah, that is true. At least sometimes, depending on how you define "boomer."

                My bio parents were right on the cusp. As am I, too, I suppose.

                Please love yourself.

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                • CopperC Copper

                  Yes

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                  @Copper said in The “Important Stuff” thread…:

                  Yes

                  Bought a 100ct variety box this week for $29. Community is better and it's $38(?) for 80ct at Sam's.

                  But the Solimo is good enough.

                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                  • AxtremusA Away
                    AxtremusA Away
                    Axtremus
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #55

                    “We’re making airlines show you the full ticket price upfront and refund your money if your flight is canceled or delayed. We’ve reduced exorbitant bank overdrafts, saving consumers more than $1 billion a year. We’re cutting credit card late fees by 75 percent, from $30 to $8. … The idea that cable, internet and cell phone companies can charge you $200 or more if you decide to switch to another provider. Give me a break.” (excerpt from SOTU 2023)

                    I’d also add combating junk mail, spam email, spam text messages, spam voicemail, and spam phone call to the collection of “Important Stuff.”

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                      LuFins Dad
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                      @Axtremus you posted in the wrong thread. This is the important stuff thread.

                      The Brad

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                      • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                        @Axtremus you posted in the wrong thread. This is the important stuff thread.

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                        Jolly
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                        @LuFins-Dad said in The “Important Stuff” thread…:

                        @Axtremus you posted in the wrong thread. This is the important stuff thread.

                        He knows.

                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                        • JollyJ Jolly

                          @LuFins-Dad said in The “Important Stuff” thread…:

                          @Axtremus you posted in the wrong thread. This is the important stuff thread.

                          He knows.

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                          Aqua Letifer
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                          @Jolly said in The “Important Stuff” thread…:

                          @LuFins-Dad said in The “Important Stuff” thread…:

                          @Axtremus you posted in the wrong thread. This is the important stuff thread.

                          He knows.

                          Yikes.

                          Please love yourself.

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                          • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                            @Horace said in The “Important Stuff” thread…:

                            I make coffee with 1 tablespoon of grounds per cup. French press, vigorously stirred for a minute before plunging.

                            Philistine. Aeropress or get the fuck out!

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                            @Aqua-Letifer said in The “Important Stuff” thread…:

                            @Horace said in The “Important Stuff” thread…:

                            I make coffee with 1 tablespoon of grounds per cup. French press, vigorously stirred for a minute before plunging.

                            Philistine. Aeropress or get the fuck out!

                            LOL! I use pretty much nothing else. When company visits, I will reach for the French Press . I do espresso with the Flair for those who prefer espresso.

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                            • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                              I admit that I’ve been getting lazy on the coffee front lately and have been using a 5 cup drip… Used to use a French Press but our glass carafes would always break after a couple of years. Maybe it’s time I broke down for an aeropress…

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                              @LuFins-Dad said in The “Important Stuff” thread…:

                              I admit that I’ve been getting lazy on the coffee front lately and have been using a 5 cup drip… Used to use a French Press but our glass carafes would always break after a couple of years. Maybe it’s time I broke down for an aeropress…

                              No "breaking down" or breaking the bank is necessary. The Aeropress is a great value at $32

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                              • Catseye3C Catseye3

                                @Aqua-Letifer said in The “Important Stuff” thread…:

                                I question your ability it make it. It shouldn't be soggy.

                                During my childhood, my stepmother (German born) didn't know how to make oatmeal. She'd do whatever to it in the cooking pot, and then when it was ready to be shifted to the eating bowls, she'd scoop up a spoonful of this gelatinous goop and hold it over the bowl until it fell off and landed with a wet-sounding glop. This could take a full 20 seconds until the horrid stuff released itself. Then she poured ice-cold milk over it. The mounds of gray oatmeal would loom up out of the milk like doughy tumors.

                                I'd have rather starved.

                                I have seen preparations that looked palatable, But it's too late for me.

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                                brenda
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                                #61

                                @Catseye3
                                It's not too late, Cats. I make Magic Oatmeal.

                                It's made with whole milk, not water, as much brown sugar as you want, cinnamon, a bit of vanilla, and even a pat of butter on a very cold day. It's cooked with enough milk that it never becomes a glop. It's a creamy and glorious comfort and warmth dish for a winter morning. Add any other toppings you desire: fruit, a light caramel drizzle, nuts, etc.

                                It can also serve as a meal for any time of day when a true comfort food is needed.

                                Love,
                                Mom

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                                  Mik
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                                  And That is how you do oatmeal. I always cooked it in milk too.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  • brendaB brenda

                                    @Catseye3
                                    It's not too late, Cats. I make Magic Oatmeal.

                                    It's made with whole milk, not water, as much brown sugar as you want, cinnamon, a bit of vanilla, and even a pat of butter on a very cold day. It's cooked with enough milk that it never becomes a glop. It's a creamy and glorious comfort and warmth dish for a winter morning. Add any other toppings you desire: fruit, a light caramel drizzle, nuts, etc.

                                    It can also serve as a meal for any time of day when a true comfort food is needed.

                                    Love,
                                    Mom

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                                    Jolly
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #63

                                    @brenda said in The “Important Stuff” thread…:

                                    @Catseye3
                                    It's not too late, Cats. I make Magic Oatmeal.

                                    It's made with whole milk, not water, as much brown sugar as you want, cinnamon, a bit of vanilla, and even a pat of butter on a very cold day. It's cooked with enough milk that it never becomes a glop. It's a creamy and glorious comfort and warmth dish for a winter morning. Add any other toppings you desire: fruit, a light caramel drizzle, nuts, etc.

                                    It can also serve as a meal for any time of day when a true comfort food is needed.

                                    Love,
                                    Mom

                                    Or...For a quick fix, use milk instead of water for any instant oatmeal packet. If it's a bit too thick, thin with a little more milk. Hot & creamy, no muss, no fuss.

                                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                      Doctor Phibes
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                                      Alternatively, make scrambled eggs on toast. It has a number of advantages over oatmeal, the main one being it isn't oatmeal.

                                      I was only joking

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                                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                        Alternatively, make scrambled eggs on toast. It has a number of advantages over oatmeal, the main one being it isn't oatmeal.

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                                        George K
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                                        #65

                                        @Doctor-Phibes said in The “Important Stuff” thread…:

                                        make scrambled eggs on toast

                                        I've never done that.

                                        It sounds like a good lunch1!

                                        (I make an omelet every now and then for lunch)

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                          brenda
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                                          #66

                                          When apples are in season, and fresh from the local orchard, they get put in the Magic Oatmeal, too.

                                          Put some butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon into the pot, heat and stir until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves. Put diced apple chunks into the mix, and cook just a couple minutes. Add the milk and oatmeal, cook until creamy.

                                          BTW, it's called Magic Oatmeal, because hubby loves it. This is the same man who said he hated Oatmeal for breakfast.

                                          When you're ready for the meatloaf version of this story, let me know.

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