Hmm, Oktoberfest in the Amanas this weekend. Even thought I work the AM weekend, ought to take a change of clothes with me and go check it out.

‪@gailsimone.bsky.social‬ I apologize if its in an issue I haven't read, but where is Jubilee's kid Shogo these days?

@lollardfish.bsky.social Reading the Bright Ages, and it's a shame you didn't mention Justinian's reign also involved war with a whale.

it's rapture day and bisexual visibility day so be advised that everyone you can see today is by definition a) not going to heaven and b) down to fuck nasty

Nice to hear the Trump Admin might be prosecuting people for social media posts. I've been online since the 90's, digging out all the stuff I've posted might be a full time job. And its guaranteed I've forgotten the context of some posts.

A bit cooler today in the forecast. That's a good thing.

Started reading The Bright Ages, by Matthew Gabriele and David. M. Perry.

Insisting everyone feel bad and grieve over Charlie Kirk's Death even if you were part of a group he persecuted feels like when a black person gets killed by police and the media immediately ask the family if they forgive the killer. Same energy.

New Vietnamese place on Gilbert St. in Iowa City - had the pork belly banh mi, 5 stars. Annie's Vietnamese Sandwiches.

@oldenoughtosay.com The oldest thing in the kitchen is a bottle of Homemade Kahlua my cousin's husband made, forgotten in the back of a cupboard. He gifted it to us in the late 80's at Christmas. I have not opened the bottle, but I have several possible theories what happened to the liquid inside.

I keep coming back to the thought that there are concrete actions that could be taken, laws passed or even existing ones enforced, to prevent gun violence. But we're not going to do any of that.

I always want to know who these food video people who are making dozens of premade meals are feeding. Are you feeding an army or conditioning your family to hate certain foods by repetition?

BBQ pork ribs, pasta salad, fruit salad, corn on the cob, cauliflower and pea salad (my dad's favorite.) All fat and happy now.

In a turn of events, I won't actually be working on Labor Day. Time to relax.

Imitation crab and chive cream cheese roasted poblano, red/black beans and rice with ham, and fruit salad with strawberries, blueberries, and cantaloupe. Breakfast!

Hard boiled some eggs, cleaned, made lunch, made fruit salad and set the crock pot up, might make coleslaw this afternoon.

I feel like I could make a hot dog cart/food truck business work in this town. Of course, being in Iowa, I'd have to expect every other customer asking why I'm not selling bratwurst as well.

Ok, we're back into the hot and stupid humid times here. Ugh. Take care of yourselves, people. Stay in the AC when you can and hydrate.

Ok, still on the matter of steak: The guys who start by putting two sticks of butter in the pan really need an adult in the kitchen when they're cooking.

These videos online of guys (always a guy) abusing a piece of wagyu beef.... I can turn the cheapest cuts of steak into something delicious for a much lower ticket price. You don't need wagyu for everything, burgers, pasta, etc.

Much cooler and less humid this weekend, would be nice to be out if not for the Air Quality, since a large section of Canada is on fire.

First day back at work after 5 off... as usual my only issue is if some tasks just weren't done at all in my absence because I wasn't there to do them.

Working from a desktop PC, I am more and more annoyed by websites that seem to want me to use my phone for every interaction instead.

Took a Sunday off work, PTO for the first time in forever, just sitting around this a.m, sipping coffee with my headphones on. Feels like I'm getting away with something.

Ahh, summertime. Long days, bbq, and 13 million acres of corn shedding their excess moisture into the atmosphere. Ugh.

I feel like the dress code prudes really need to give it a rest because it's over 80 degrees with rain forest humidity almost every day lately.

Would you like to use our AI assistant? Is the fucking pop up ad equivalent annoyance of 2025.

One of the spare tasks I do in the kitchen I work in (steakhouse) is regularly clearing, sweeping or moving items that might be trip hazards or easily bumped into. Now if I could only apply that thinking at home.

It's always fun looking up a pickling recipe of some type and the author presumes you're making 20 quarts of said item. Good thing I know how to scale it down.

Considering MechaHitler, I believe we should consult one of the parables of Little Nicky, and come up with the AI version of a pineapple.

With all this focus on the NYC mayoral election, I wonder what our political landscape would look like if every local election, anywhere in America, was a subject of national discussion. At the least, it could make people pay attention or even care about other parts of the country.

A fine day to get a few things done, despite the lazy urge.

I need a Beacon of Gondor signal to activate every Florida Man with a BAC over .08 and a boat to raid the Everglades concentration camp. Since its almost the 4th it'd have to be drunks with fireworks sending the call from state to state until it reaches Florida.

Started reading To Wake The Dead, by Marina Belozerskaya, which is a historical account of the birth of the science of archeology during the Renaissance.

I'm certain if I could develop a white noise device to be hand held I could eat crunchy snacks without alerting the whole house.

The necessary but not resented tasks on a day off: meal prep, cleaning and laundry.

At IC pride, lot of kids down here. Found my friends in the usual way.

People drawing connections from now and 2003 should recall Israel has the same prime minister now as it did then.

This girl has been nonstop vocal for more wet food this a.m. (She's already been fed).

My prediction is even if t. Uses executive authority to use the National Guard he'll still expect California to pay for the active duty pay, because that's how he operates.

Iowa City Arts Fest this weekend. Always feel like there could be a way to do these events and not reroute busses over to Court St.

I see the hand waving of Enrst at taking away health care from the needy to give already rich people a tax cut and the fact that Theil and that one weirdo injecting himself with his sons blood want to live forever and think these ideas both are part of the same twisted philosophy somehow.

Just finished reading Leftovers: A history of food waste and preservation by Eleanor Barnett. Good read, centered on the food history of England but most of it applies to the United States as well.

Ahh, to crave true human interaction instead of all this AI slop.

I feel like when the students leave we should have a news article describing all the places going over to "Summer Hours".

A messy plate, but cous cous and turkey meatball pita sandwiches!

My allergies feel a lot better today, but I suppose it's early yet.

@nora.zone it might not make it into the wizard bot but I think he has a side table or counter filled with emptied and sterilized jelly jars, potion bottles and other containers he cleans and repurposes.

Nothing like that first sip of coffee that you also spill onto your shirt. Didn't burn, it's a shirt I use with pajamas, but yeah.

Turns out my patchy wifi was most likely due to the fact the antenna/receiver that plugs into a usb port is older than my currently old PC. Purchased ethernet cable and running fine now, which means I will definitely find the ethernet cable I already owned after this.