OT - NO POLITICS April edition - RIP Gordon Lightfoot

[Kovi]

I had a 1996 Maxima that I sold finally in 2015. It was still running great. The only issue was rust. I drove it during the time I lived alone back and forth to Belmont daily and it never broke down once....not even once. It ran like a tank in the snow.

Whenever I see other cars that also have duct tape on them I take a minute to honor my Max. I loved him.

 

[Alicat]

I was the first to get a 4 year degree. and the first to live and thrive out of New England.

I'm the black sheep--totally ok with it.
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Lori Vallow verdict is in. Reveal at 12:45 MST
Justice for those babies NOW.

Justice was served for JJ, Tylee and Tammy.

Her husband goes on trial next year.

Both are monsters.

 

[Kovi]

Justice was served for JJ, Tylee and Tammy.

Her husband goes on trial next year.

Both are monsters.

When the grandfather spoke outside, my heart broke.

Ugh. both are indescribably evil

 

[Ladyfan]

Well, I got a date for my hip replacement surgery.

June 26th.

Wish I could wiggle my nose and have it all be done (Like Samantha the witch)

 

[Kate08]

Giving the Ooni a try tonight. Make your own pizzas

 

[Gordon Lightfoot]

Honest admission - Antipodean that I am, I'd never heard of Lightfoot. So when it popped up in this thread title that he'd passed, I briefly thought it was referring to you. I was glad to find out that was not the case!

Now THAT’S funny!

 

[Gee Wally]

Well, I got a date for my hip replacement surgery.

June 26th.

Wish I could wiggle my nose and have it all be done (Like Samantha the witch)

wish you the best Susan!

Ive had friends that have had it done. Post physical therapy is hard but every single one of them say its the best thing theyve ever done. To finally be pain free.

My left hip will need to be done too but my docs prefer if I can go a few more years. Same with my cataracts. That way only do them once.

 

[Kate08]

Takes a bit to get used to but this thing is awesome.

The pizza we did with a garlic and olive oil base with cheese, prosciutto and finished with balsamic glaze and arugula was my favorite

 

[Aussie Bruin]

Really? I would have thought he was more ubiquitous than that. Then again, he was Canadian.

If you were my age you probably would have heard of him. He was a great story teller. He is a Canadian and his fellow musician from Canada (Neil Young) recently did this song in honor of Gordon LIghtfoot.

This is my favorite song of his.


and Neil's rendition

I'm not sure how well he was known in Australia - I know my music reasonably well but I'm not really the right demographic for Lightfoot. My father is 73 and was right into music in the 60s and 70s. I will ask him if he's familiar.

 

[eightspokedb]

Well, I got a date for my hip replacement surgery.

June 26th.

Wish I could wiggle my nose and have it all be done (Like Samantha the witch)

That's awesome....you'll be running up and down the TD Garden steps by preseason!!!

 

[Ladyfan]

That's awesome....you'll be running up and down the TD Garden steps by preseason!!!

I wish. The other hip, also needs replacement....Plus the x-rays showed lots of arthritis in my back. It is a start.

Being able to walk without pain is step one.

 

[EverettMike]

Takes a bit to get used to but this thing is awesome.

The pizza we did with a garlic and olive oil base with cheese, prosciutto and finished with balsamic glaze and arugula was my favorite

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AP likes pizza. Just sayin'.

 

[Alicat]

Just passed in my last final exam. School is officially done.

In 13 days, I will officially be a Paralegal according to the Commonwealth of MA.

 

[Gee Wally]

Just passed in my last final exam. School is officially done.

In 13 days, I will officially be a Paralegal according to the Commonwealth of MA.

Congratulations!

 

[Terrier]

College baseball coach resigns after players caught with illegal devices in helmets

The head baseball coach at Atlantic Cape Community College in New Jersey has resigned after two of his players were caught with illegal communications devices inside their batting helmets.

nypost.com

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Just passed in my last final exam. School is officially done.

In 13 days, I will officially be a Paralegal according to the Commonwealth of MA.

Congratulations! I know you have mentioned school a lot on these boards and it clearly means a lot to you.

 

[BMC]

The Graduate & I

 

[LSCII]

Giving the Ooni a try tonight. Make your own pizzas View attachment 707373

How was it? Super interested in getting a pizza oven, but not sure what brand...

 

[Kovi]

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The Graduate & I

You are looking good m'am. I must say.

Congrats to the grad!!

 

[Kate08]

How was it? Super interested in getting a pizza oven, but not sure what brand...

It was awesome. Takes a little practice but we’ll worth it.

We have an Ooni. Can cook with propane or wood.

 

[BMC]

You are looking good m'am. I must say.

Congrats to the grad!!

Thank you @Kovi! I dropped another 7 pounds despite being unable to do any exercise walking.

Now if the doctors could only figure out why I'm having so much trouble with my legs...

 

[RoccoF14]

It was awesome. Takes a little practice but we’ll worth it.

We have an Ooni. Can cook with propane or wood.

I've had an Ooni for about 3-4 years now. Mine runs on propane only. Easy to use once you get the hang of it. Get yourself one of those laser thermometers so you can take a temperature of the baking stone while it heats up. Fire it up and crank the burners until the baking stone gets up over 750 degrees.

Silde in your pizza for 25 sec, slide it out and rotate it one third and go another 25 sec, and then slide it out and rotate it one third again for the last 25 sec and you'll have a perfectly baked pizza in a little over a minute with really nice leopard spotted crust with a nice chew, depending on the type of dough you make.

Rotating it every 20-25 seconds is the key. You get an even cook, and it keeps the toppings from getting charred.

Also, I'd highly recommend the Ooni Cooking with Fire cookbook, if you haven't already got it. It'll get you up to speed quickly and has a lot of fantastic recipes.

Ooni: Cooking with Fire Cookboook: 5060568340920: Amazon.com: Books

 

[RoccoF14]

While we are on the subject of Pizza......I got a baking steel for Christmas and have been doing some awesome Chicago thin crust pizzas on it in my regular oven in the winter months.

This is another fantastic book by Ken Forkish.. The Elements of Pizza — Ken's Artisan

,,,,do NOT use his dough recipes for your Ooni. These are for oven baked pizza only, using a baking stone/steel.

He's got an awesome book on bread making as well, if you are interested. its called Flour Water Salt and Yeast. You'll be making incredible bread easier than you ever thought you could...

 

[eightspokedb]

I wish. The other hip, also needs replacement....Plus the x-rays showed lots of arthritis in my back. It is a start.

Being able to walk without pain is step one.

One step at a time....we'll get the Bruins lift you down the stairs on a chaise lounge or a palaquin....

 

[Mione134]

Mother's Day dinner.

I'm having fried clams. Brother is having salmon.

Watching the Celtics as we eat.