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When Mother would start cleaning the house and picking up items, she always said I've got to red up the house. She was from West central Pa.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 5:56 PM on June 8, 2024

Tea sandwiches like cucumber and cream cheese are the new taco...Cut in triangles and crusts cut off!
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 3:46 PM on June 7, 2024

I say we replace flags of any sort with pageant banners. How chic would that be?
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 2:38 PM on June 6, 2024

I've always been inordinately afraid of bears. For many years. I don't live near bears. I've only seen them in zoos. Some of it has to do with their vocals and heavy breathing. You would think this would deter me from looking up stats and YouTube videos of bear attacks, but you would be wrong. I may need to buy some bear spray in case one wanders onto my suburban backyard.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 1:56 PM on June 6, 2024

Ketchup is quite spicy enough for me, thank you very much.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 1:48 PM on June 6, 2024

I thought 1.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 9:17 AM on June 6, 2024

Put it on my bill.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 4:57 PM on June 5, 2024

Honk if you like geese.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 5:20 PM on June 5, 2024

I was bitching this morning because the drive thru line at Starbucks was so long. I'm an idiot.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 2:20 PM on June 5, 2024

I likes me some cheese.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 12:34 PM on June 5, 2024

Glad I did European travel when. I was 19 in 1967. It was great fun, not overly crowded. I can't imagine doing it now.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 7:40 AM on June 5, 2024

I do the cover with a lid technique, after adding a teaspoon of water. The steam cooks the top of egg wonderfully. No need to flip.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 5:39 PM on June 3, 2024

Barbara Walters father owned the Copa in NYC.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 8:44 PM on June 2, 2024

How good can a dang tater taste? We do something called salt potatoes. Smallish white thin skinned ones you put into boiling water with several cups of salt. They taste like a potato.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 9:00 AM on June 2, 2024

My strong memory of us neighbor kids copping some taters from their houses to be cooked later that night when we would sleep out in a tent in one of the kids backyard, or even the nearby small wooded area. More likely the later cause we would build a campfire and throw out taters into it. 30 minutes later the outside skins were basically charcoal and the interior under cooked and hard. We weren't going to wait 45 minutes as we had no patience. We would peel away the black charcoal skin and salt… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 1:45 PM on June 2, 2024

aubelenon. No, I broke my erlinmeyer flask.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 1:48 PM on June 2, 2024

"It is easy to think of potatoes, and fortunately for men who have not much money it is easy to think of them with a certain safety. Potatoes are one of the last things to disappear in times of war, which is why they should not be forgotten in times of peace".
MK Fisher..."How to Cook a Wolf".
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 3:23 PM on June 2, 2024

This is miraculous! How did I never hear this song before.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 2:20 PM on June 2, 2024

I will be reading this.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 9:02 AM on June 2, 2024

Just go to Pornhub ,girl! There are many groups/sites that advocate carrying/ being carried. It's like a thing. Last year it was tiny Fendi bags, this year it's being carried. Money may have to change hands, but that's a reasonable thing. After all it's a service. Ask me how I know.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 3:44 AM on May 31, 2024

Check out Craigslist in your town. Look under meet and greets. Or actually pick me ups.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 7:10 AM on May 31, 2024

I had the opposite problem.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 3:39 PM on May 29, 2024

In Iceland, you no go to hell. Hell come to you.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 1:55 PM on May 29, 2024

It hasn't peaked yet. Better days are just around the corner.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 8:25 AM on May 29, 2024

My medical issues are resolved. Cataract surgery is a life changer. 9mm kidney stone laser blasted and removed. I asked if I would be awake and the surgeon chuckled and said you do not want to be awake as I remove the bits and pieces of the stone through your penis. Over COVID now, despite being fully vaccinated. It was the worse. Went from 225 lbs to 175 lbs in two months. I'm putting the pounds back on by way of baby blue cheese on Italian bread. Oh, had stent removed from the kidney stone… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 7:06 PM on May 27, 2024

Hippybear. Yeah, not my kink either. Apparently they suction them out somehow via a tube they insert into you.Glaf it was general anesthesia .
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 7:45 PM on May 27, 2024

ArtfulCodger. My Urologist insisted I do 3 liters of water daily. I can get to about 2.5 so far. Have your brother do lots of water with a squeeze of real lemon juice into it. The citric acid helps dissolve the beginnings of new kidney stones. Made sense to me.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 1:42 AM on May 28, 2024

I get the THC gummies for my brother who has ALS. Me being the caretaker. I'm 77 so it's not the easiest thing in the world. We have a great dispensary here in WNY, several actually.It's all done legally after getting a script for the medical marijuana. For several years I signed him up via a NYS webpage. It was over complicated to say the least. But they had online help at their call center. I needed them to help me maneuver. This year they did away with them being able to talk you thru it. I… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 2:00 AM on May 28, 2024

Know your tributaries!
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 10:30 AM on May 25, 2024

Yes, The Temple of Dendur was a gift to the American people from the Egyptian government. We were instrumental in it's saving from being flooded and buried. Also, since 2021 the Met Museum has disassociated itself from the Sackler family and no longer features it's name on any of its galleries.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 12:57 PM on May 25, 2024

The copyright of William Morris wallpaper designs has run out. Not sure about the other artists work though.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 5:56 AM on May 25, 2024

Not shocked that the art world abounds in scammers,hoaxes, con men, film flam men and the like. It's an old story and been going on for centuries.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 6:55 AM on May 25, 2024

Yes, I wish they had at least said W. Morris inspired. I get that most people won't appreciate Monets subtleness, and wispyness for last of a better word. They want sharp image clarity....Happy I took sry history courses.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 9:04 AM on May 25, 2024

Now I want someone with more skill than me to generate a painting that's a cross between Fragonard and Keith Haring.Go on, you know you want to.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 9:44 AM on May 25, 2024

Are classical included? I would hope so.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 9:44 AM on May 24, 2024

I often watch international productions of Broadway musicals on YouTube.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 7:34 AM on May 24, 2024

This is just a small part of my brothers collection of stuff. Some he orders from Amazon, some from other sites. He;s slowly dying from ALS. I'm his caretaker and since ordering things with his money brings him joy, I don't intervene. There are other piles like this in his house. I live in the house also. I try to keep it somewhat orderly and clean. This pile needs my attention as you can see. When he goes, I will have the biggest garage sale(is that the term) ever)...30 hockey and football… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 8:41 PM on May 23, 2024

Oops... https://imgur.com/a/gNOGymn
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 3:10 AM on May 24, 2024

I'm a chicken and avoid anything with a hint of triggering. My life is full and interesting enough without upsetting the apple cart.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 3:49 PM on May 23, 2024

I ve always been agog at just how much music there is.And how many bands, successful or struggling. I know cream rises to the top, but It seems an uphill battle just to get noticed...and then actually get paid. But then I remember the young ste strong and hopeful.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 9:46 AM on May 23, 2024

Has control of the medium. Watercolor can be difficult, acrylic washes likewise. Would put this in the illustration category. Will it ever grace the walls of some chic Soho gallery? Doubtful. But I admire the artistic skill and control of the medium.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 6:40 AM on May 22, 2024

How odd. I just went to YouTube looking to see if there were any new versions of Miss Saigon. And before you enter a search term, there are always some offerings shown on the page. Various ones, not Miss Saigon. Lo and behold the first three shown were the History of Las ,Vegas. It's a sign. Now I have to watch them.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 5:54 PM on May 21, 2024

humbug...name checks out.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 6:28 AM on May 21, 2024

HearHear. Thanks for that.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 6:54 AM on May 21, 2024

Ben Trismegistus. Yes, that is a lovely part too. Comes down to personal taste methinks.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 9:04 AM on May 21, 2024

lhauser. That's the joke.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 5:15 PM on May 21, 2024

MiraK. I went to art school in my early 20s. Mingled with poor and wealthy classmates.Visiting their homes, the wealthier ones, there was often opera or classical music playing in the background. My background was lower middle class, so no opera in our house. But I was of course mainly into folk music and rock and roll. I guess it seeped on slowly is what I'm saying. I am by no means an opera buff. But I do watch it occasionally. I love the spectacle of it. The massive stage sets. And the lovely… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 5:31 PM on May 21, 2024

This is educational and fun.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 3:40 PM on May 21, 2024

I like them. Maybe edging towards twee a little bit IMHO. But they sure are different.
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 9:42 AM on May 21, 2024

These are rather lovely. Is he currently in favor in the art world? ..I love watching the trends and how artists go in and out of favor...
posted to MetaFilter by Czjewel at 9:38 AM on May 21, 2024