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Back to my ciders: They've been in the bottle since last November. I opened up a #9 (Safale S04 yeast) last week and it was really good. That was our favorite of the 3 we did, and it has definitely improved! Just finished a #7 (Cotes des Blancs). My, oh my that one has improved as well. If there's anybody out there with any of these limited edition, small batch, handcrafted, super special ciders, I recommend you give one a try! Just started another three gallons, all with Safale S04 yeast. This will be another test with varying sweetening/carbonation levels.

Those are shooting ear muffs😀

A first for me yesterday: a bridal shower. Yippee! Step daughter is getting married this fall and had her shower here at the house yesterday . I was tasked with making a couple brunch casseroles and taking pictures. I made a pretty simple with canned crescent role base, then egg, sausage, hash browns and cheese from the missus’ collection. This is good stuff The other was a request from the bride to be: Joanna Gaines eggs Benedict casserole. This one is more involved but very worth it because it’s delicious. Torn English muffins, heavy cream, 18 eggs, deli ham, butter. Topped with a bit of hollandaise (8 more eggs) and served with more sauce on the side. This was really outstanding. I got busy and didn’t get a picture. I can link a recipe if anyone cares. The get-together was a lot of fun for the girls. Champagne, Prosecco, mimosas and wine were flowing. I spent time taking pictures and attending to the two grandmothers. Lots of chiefs, so Kathy and I settled into our roles as Indians to preserve our sanity. I knew we were in for it when the first girl showed up an hour beforehand and started rendering opinions on how things should be set up. Her poor husband I kept thinking. And they were loud! 30 women can make a lotta noise! Kinda bummed and kinda glad there weren’t leftovers. Wished we’d had a little left but glad we didn’t have a bunch.

Those guys are studs.

Agree -- we've never had it so good. Could it be better? Sure. My grandparents immigrated from Lebanon. Here's the house my mom and her 10-person family lived in. 1,200 SF, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. I see they've got a couple window units in it now. When we visited and stayed there in the 60s and 70s there wasn't any. I still remember how miserable it was trying to sleep.

Watching the Olympics the other day the thought came to me that I approach people kinda like the gymnastics judges do execution scoring. Everybody starts with a 10, regardless. Now, if you walk up with prosthetic horns and inked eyeballs, that's an automatic 1 point deduction. But, other than that, it's pretty easy to keep your 10.

Here’s the deal from my viewpoint: If I encounter a racist, and I do occasionally, it doesn’t ruin my day. I don’t feel the need to fix them, but I may slide in a comment that lets them know I that know some fine folks of that ilk. I kinda look at it as the long game. Sprinkle a little positive out there, then back off and see what happens. It may take more than one pass. We kinda got into all these discussions here because of someone who just couldn’t let it slide. It was justified by the (false) idea that it had to be fixed now, or it was the end of the world as we know it. Wrong. So, let it go. Read the room. Play the long game.

It’s not. It’s how you communicate and treat others.

I’m not a floater either, but if there’s a get-together with food and fellowship afterward, I’d be interested in that if the stars align.

It feels like we might be heading in a better direction.

Here’s a couple recent photos of mine. Redwood roots, Muir Woods, CA Forest floor, Muir Woods Old vines, Sonoma Valley, CA

Mirrorless and full frame. Nice upgrade!! And you get to use all the Nikon lenses and other accessories you already have. Cool! How is it weight/size-wise compared to your DSLR?

With some trigger-happy folks, yes.

Not That kinda governor, silly😀

Hey, I’ll occasionally use a Wooly Bugger, so I’m outta the closet.

For those that don’t know, that ^ means pasta with egg sauce and pancetta is illegal.

Those are not fly fishermen turning their noses up at you, those are snobs who happen to be fly fishing.

Sorry anglers. I couldn’t help myself.

Delete them yourself, that’s what a guy’s gotta do. Audience reached, point made, nobody’s mind changed, no friends made or lost. Back to banking!

What’s a guy got to do to get a post deleted around here???😀 Nevermind-I think I know. Stay tuned!!

Check your phone for the 7 words you can’t say😀

Summertime! Cleaned the bird poop off the table and set up this delicious lunch. Sweatin’ and swattin’ and swattin’ and sweatin’. Back inside we went!

I don’t know if this would work with fish, but we really like this shrimp taco recipe Shrimp Tacos Ingredients Marinade 1/4 cup canola oil 1/2 teaspoon chipotle powder 1 teaspoon ancho chili powder 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon salt Sauce 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon Trappey’s Red Devil hot sauce 1/4 teaspoon chipotle powder Salsa 1 mango, diced 2 teaspoons minced jalapeno 1 tablespoon minced red onion Juice of 1/2 lime Sugar if needed 1 pound peeled, deveined shrimp 6 medium-sized flour tortillas Directions 1. Combine the marinade ingredients. Marinade shrimp for 1/2 hour at room temperature. 2. Combine sauce ingredients and set aside. 3. Briefly heat flour tortillas on grill to warm and slightly char. 4. Remove shrimp from marinade. Grill shrimp until just cooked through.

Excellent post, @WestCentralFisher! Well-written too! Thanks.