Friday, March 14, 2025
Monday, March 10, 2025
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Salads
Rather than buying multiple salad kits for about $3 each, as I usually do, I bought a head of Romaine lettuce. I chopped it up and stored it in a large plastic container along with a package of tri-color coleslaw. This combination of cabbage and lettuce works well. For $4, I get four servings. I add salad dressing and a Roma tomato. I could include other ingredients, like nuts or shredded cheese—both of which I have—but the salad is great on its own.
Friday, February 28, 2025
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
This Is NOT An Anti Meat Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sVfTPaxRwk
I don't have a strong opinion on this matter. I believe animals should be treated humanely but without excessive costs.
I don't have a strong opinion on this matter. I believe animals should be treated humanely but without excessive costs.
We often attribute human characteristics to animals. However, humans have 86 billion neurons in their brains, while a chicken has only 200 million. Their thought processes are not like ours and are largely instinctual.
I've heard that dogs' brains are designed to remember what is good and bad, but they react primarily based on instinct and learned associations. Dogs have approximately 2.25 billion neurons, while cats have around 750 million.
Cows have about 3 billion neurons, and pigs have nearly the same as dogs.
This doesn't mean that animals can't suffer or shouldn't be treated humanely.
BTW, according to Google, ants have around 250,000 neurons, though I previously read that they have only 7,000. Their brains are so simple that they don't sleep. An ant cannot function outside of its group, as it depends on chemical signals from other ants to guide its behavior. If isolated, an ant will die. This is also true for other hive insects.
Monday, February 24, 2025
Friday, February 7, 2025
Friday, January 31, 2025
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Ajinomoto Teppanyaki Vegetable Fried Rice, Frozen, 9 oz., 6 ct. - Sam's Club
https://www.samsclub.com/p/ajinomoto-teppanyaki-vegetable-fried-rice-6-count-9-ounces/P03031307?xid=plp_product_3
This, combined with a cheap package of mixed vegetables, is delicious. The combination is almost as good as takeout Chinese.
It would be cheaper to make the rice myself, but getting the same flavor might be tricky.
Monday, January 27, 2025
Friday, January 24, 2025
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Saturday, December 21, 2024
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke’s Nightly Dessert Is Adorably Relatable
On the heels of his 2015 book release "Keep Moving and Other Tips and Truths About Aging," Van Dyke told the Chicago Tribune that a major factor is staying active. He wakes up at 6 a.m. every morning, drinks a cup of coffee, and heads "to the gym before I talk myself out of it," he says in his signature humorous style. "If you get exercise, get moving, get the blood moving, you walk out of the gym feeling better…Get that circulation going, and it changes you. I can go to the gym feeling pretty lousy, but I walk out of there with a bounce in my step and feeling pretty good."
While at the gym, Van Dyke swears by the treadmill and weights (yes, he still lifts in his 90s!). After his sweat session and with feel-good vibes in full effect, he typically swings by the market, runs errands, and heads back home for a quick nap before dinner. Then before bed, he always indulges his inner child.
Dick Van Dyke's Nightly Dessert
Throughout the day, Van Dyke explained to the Chicago Tribune team that he prefers to steer clear of overly processed and fast food, instead leaning into "light and fresh" fare. "I watch what I eat. I'm not much on meat; maybe once a week. I have blueberries every morning. I watch my sugar level," he said.
When Van Dyke was a kid, he always dreamed of growing up and being able to eat candy every night. That inner child is still alive and well: "There's the biblical admonition about putting aside the things of your childhood. But I take that to mean self-centeredness, willfulness; not creativity and wonder," Van Dyke continued in his chat with the Tribune. "Walt Disney and I always said we were children looking for our inner adults."
So to indulge his inner child, Van Dyke gleefully admitted, "I do eat ice cream every night."
While at the gym, Van Dyke swears by the treadmill and weights (yes, he still lifts in his 90s!). After his sweat session and with feel-good vibes in full effect, he typically swings by the market, runs errands, and heads back home for a quick nap before dinner. Then before bed, he always indulges his inner child.
Dick Van Dyke's Nightly Dessert
Throughout the day, Van Dyke explained to the Chicago Tribune team that he prefers to steer clear of overly processed and fast food, instead leaning into "light and fresh" fare. "I watch what I eat. I'm not much on meat; maybe once a week. I have blueberries every morning. I watch my sugar level," he said.
When Van Dyke was a kid, he always dreamed of growing up and being able to eat candy every night. That inner child is still alive and well: "There's the biblical admonition about putting aside the things of your childhood. But I take that to mean self-centeredness, willfulness; not creativity and wonder," Van Dyke continued in his chat with the Tribune. "Walt Disney and I always said we were children looking for our inner adults."
So to indulge his inner child, Van Dyke gleefully admitted, "I do eat ice cream every night."
Friday, December 20, 2024
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Sunday, December 15, 2024
A lot of people don’t know this about pomegranates!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Namh7bLRqyU
Reportedly, pomegranates are very good for you. Seems like they are hard to eat.
Friday, December 13, 2024
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Saturday, December 7, 2024
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Friday, November 29, 2024
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Your blood pressure will thank you for watching this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcsAYd8INKw&t=638s
I only occasionally add salt to food, but when I do, I use "Lite Salt", which is half Potassium Chloride.
Friday, November 22, 2024
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Friday, November 15, 2024
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Monday, November 11, 2024
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Friday, November 8, 2024
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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