OT - NO POLITICS Hazy Days of Winter.

[NeelyDan]

They're all degenerates like me

Are they from up country

 

[Sheppy]

Are they from up country

5/9 are, the rest are east coasters and one from your neck of the woods... kinda.

 

[GordonHowe]

I wouldn't watch an hour of this, either.

But if you want to slip the surly bonds of 2025 and visit a simpler, social media-free era, here you go.


(Letterman & Co. didn't complete the cynical snark über alles/"It's amusing because it's stupid" overthrow of American pop culture until the 90s.

(Mission accomplished, Dave.)

 

[RoccoF14]

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Almond Joy.

I always feel like a nut,



Which reminds,





I'll get round to the 80s presently.

LOL. I still get my milk delivered in glass bottles every Wednesday......

 

[Kate08]

We are going to our next door neighbors for dinner and wine tonight. I texted her to tell her I’d bring a dessert (made this, do recommend - but omitted pecans and used mini m&ms instead) and ask if she’d be offended if I wore comfy clothes/soft pants because it’s been a week. She replied she’d prefer I did.

Best. Neighbors. Ever.

 

[DKH]

LOL. I still get my milk delivered in glass bottles every Wednesday......

What a time to be a kid

Out in the front yard playing catch pretending to be Carl Yastrzemski as the milk man drives up in the truck delivering glass bottles

 

[DKH]

We are going to our next door neighbors for dinner and wine tonight. I texted her to tell her I’d bring a dessert (made this, do recommend - but omitted pecans and used mini m&ms instead) and ask if she’d be offended if I wore comfy clothes/soft pants because it’s been a week. She replied she’d prefer I did.

Best. Neighbors. Ever.

I love recaps - sounds like a great night awaits

For those who watched Marvel’s Wandavision I can’t get when Vision’s boss & wife came to dinner (it was a Dick Van Dyke meets Bewitched meets I love Lucy)

 

[GordonHowe]

We didn't get bottles but we got twin pines milk in a metal cooler.

The milkman always had licorice flavored Blackjacks.

Whenever one of us wanted to insult the other, we would assure that "You're the milkman's."

 

[DKH]

Is this ever the truth!!!

As for bread I have fallen madly in love with sourdough, can't get enough of it. Before I was using plain rye or pumpernickel.

Sour dough bread is proof this isn’t hell

I get it from Trader Joe’s

 

[GordonHowe]

 

[RoccoF14]

The milkman always had licorice flavored Blackjacks.

Was there ever any other flavor for Blackjack? The licorice flavor was the only one I ever saw. Do they even make it anymore?

My grandfather used to chew that stuff.

 

[GordonHowe]

Sour dough bread is proof this isn’t hell

I get it from Trader Joe’s

Love TJs.

My favorite location is in Coolidge Corner. The new one on Boylston Street, close to Arlington, not so much. Too busy, too many Back Bay types, too many kids.
Hence, empty shelves.

Trader Joe's is ruthless in removing items that don't sell, so you have to think about the clientele.

Who shops there? Adults with relatively discerning, adult taste, or college kids?

(This is what ruined the original Boylston Street location for me, the one next to the firehouse and opposite Hynes Convention Center.)

Also, on the not so good side of the ledger, Trader Joe's has been accused of ripping off smaller vendors. That is, stealing their recipes and selling them as their own.

Just sayin'.

Trader Joe's, especially in affluent neighborhoods, stock all kinds of savory treats, beer, wine and booze.

Very reasonably priced and almost without exception, no crap.

Captain Obvious says:

Look at the ingredients.

Is it a short list?

Can you pronounce the ingredients?

The shorter the list of ingredients, the better.

TJs carries many prepared items that aren't full of junk.

Nothing wrong with their produce, prepackaged salad or refrigerated meats, though you might want to go to your local grocery/butcher for those.

(They carry a lovely Prosciutto de Parma for about $6.99.

(Ingredients?

(As with any proper prosciutto:

"Ham, salt.")

Many here enjoy sweets.

I dig the umami, baby,

Was there ever any other flavor for Blackjack? The licorice flavor was the only one I ever saw. Do they even make it anymore?

My grandfather used to chew that stuff.

Anise or licorice as far as I know. I always liked them.

Douglas they're still around as a boutique item for folks of a certain age, like me.

 

[RoccoF14]

Anise or licorice as far as I know. I always liked them.

Douglas they're still around as a boutique item for folks of a certain age, like me.

Funny thing about that gum.......Me and a guy I was crewed with back in the Navy used to love the movie The Right Stuff. In fact its what got the both of us interested in flying military jets...

Every time we'd crew up to fly a mission, we had this routine.....He'd say: "Hey Rocco, got any Beemans?" I'd say "Yeah I think I got a stick". He'd say "Loan me some will ya, I'll pay you back later" and I'd say "Fair enough".

That was our little thing and we'd do it every time we flew together, as a tribute..

 

[Bruinaura]

I feel like people either love coconut or hate coconut.

I'm in the pro-coconut camp, personally. It's great in desserts, cookies, and love it as flavoring for seltzer water.

It's mostly a texture thing for me. I love coconut shrimp, but that's it. No coconut on any desserts for me, please