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Today could be a very relaxing day. I have nothing planned other than to make 5 lbs. of gravlax. I was at Aldi yesterday and there were three beautiful sides of never frozen salmon that I couldn't resist buying at $8.00 lb. Usually Aldi sides include the muscular tail section, which can be used...

I have a friend who works in a bike shop who says he has an "extra" excellent electric bike he'll sell me for half of current retail. The problem with the bike, however, is that it weighs almost 100 lbs. I want an electric bike with either an aluminum or composite frame that I can carry up a...

Current retail on my 2017 Subaru Legacy sedan, 50K miles is more than I paid for it. It was certified used. I'm starting to really consider selling it and getting a hybrid.

I wonder how long it will be before Dunhill tins really escalate in price, even though most of the blends are still available with the Peterson branding. I think in late 2023, it'll be five years since Dunhill tins were marketed, so any tins will have aged for 5 years. I have about 100 that I...

Costco today $3.59 gallon, $4.09 at Speedway.

Almost three years ago, my younger daughter got a young female dog. My daughter was pregnant at the time with kids ages 5 and 3.5. The dog was with my daughter's family for about six months and it wasn't a good fit, for both Ruby the dog and the family. Ruby needed a lot of attention. When I was...

I Am Done Blending

I have taken, at various times, Allopurinol and Colchicine for my gout. I try not to take meds, but I think I may have to go back on Allopurinol or Colchicine.

Ouch. I have attacks usually in my right foot, great toe. It looks like I have a bunion from all the attacks and enlarged joint. This time the attack is in both joints in my left hand thumb. I'm trying to trace what purines I may have consumed to precipitate the attack.

I slept until 8:00 this morning, not my usual 7:00 CST.

Yesterday, I was in an Aldi grocery and I was the only person in the store wearing a mask. The store manager has been there since the store opened a few years ago. He was openly against masking, said Covid was a hoax and even when the state had ordered masking often could be seen without a mask...

South Dakota has been virtually maskless throughout the pandemic and has the highest per capita Covid fatality rate. That can also be attributed to South Dakota's low rate of vaccination.

During those years when I smoked Virginia #1, I smoked considerably more. You could smoke anywhere. Occasionally, you might see a sign, "No Cigar Smoking." I think, at that time, I may have smoked for the nicotine. I know during a portion of that period I also smoked English Oval, Players, and...

The threads about Mel Feldman's The Smoker, Watch City and The Country Squire and "hand blending" got me to thinking about where their tobacco is sourced. It seems like MacBaren/Sutliff is sourcing most of the processed tobacco for blending by U.S. blenders. Is C & D processing tobacco for their...

Yup, I've had some successful weight loss when I've restricted my intake to four Lean Cuisines a day, each 300 calories or less, along with a substantial salad with only apple cider vinegar as a dressing. The Lean Cuisines are not particularly healthy because most have a high salt content.

By the time the new tooth is in my mouth, approaching $8000. My brother needs two. His wife just had one. He winters in Houston. For what the two implants will cost him, he could winter in Mexico and have the implants done there by dentists trained in the U.S. Last week, I had an appointment...

For me, it isn't sometimes, but always.

I've been in the process of getting a dental implant for months. Today, the threaded metal post was screwed into my upper jaw. Lots of bold letters in the aftercare instructions. NO SMOKING! Smoking will inhibit the healing of the gums surrounding the metal post. Implants are crazy expensive...

From local reports, rural WI has never had prevalent masking, only Covid fatalities.

Again, Matt, if that works for you, great. For many, it doesn't.