My supper recipe incorporated reheated refrigerated jasmine rice. Now I'm paranoid that I'm going to die horribly from Bacillus cereus, which thrives in old rice (unrefrigerated, that is). If you don't hear from me again I hope it wasn't the rice. It was a few days old, but now I can't remember how many 😮. Before Sunday.
6.7.2023 01:30My supper recipe incorporated reheated refrigerated jasmine rice. Now I'm paranoid that I'm going to die horribly from Bacillus...Wish me luck. Big job interview on Wednesday.
21.5.2023 13:37Wish me luck. Big job interview on Wednesday.Thai peanut butter noodles, where have you been my whole life? I suppose my dear brother with the deadly nut allergy kept us apart, but I am making up for lost time.
12.4.2023 07:58Thai peanut butter noodles, where have you been my whole life? I suppose my dear brother with the deadly nut allergy kept us apart, but I am...I live in the attic of a 100+ yr old building that used to be the girls' dorm for a boarding school. Sometimes I hear children running around the 2nd floor at night, but my children are asleep and no other children live in the building.
7.2.2023 07:28I live in the attic of a 100+ yr old building that used to be the girls' dorm for a boarding school. Sometimes I hear children running...I think we are much better off than most parents. Our schools seem to be communicating and not completely checked out.
21.1.2023 05:57I think we are much better off than most parents. Our schools seem to be communicating and not completely checked out.Earlier this week I rcvd an email from the elementary school saying many students are out sick, talked abt illness transmission mitigation recommendations, and reminded that a neg- test required to return to school (most kids in that class mask). Today I rcvd an email from the middle school saying other school-age child was a close contact on Thurs (yesterday). Mine is normally the only child in that class that masks up, but now all are required to mask for 14 days.
21.1.2023 05:56Earlier this week I rcvd an email from the elementary school saying many students are out sick, talked abt illness transmission mitigation...We took a family photo earlier. #2 child starts travel back to university tonight. This was the only one of all of us together for the holidays. I was not happy at all with how I looked. What happened?
5.1.2023 04:07We took a family photo earlier. #2 child starts travel back to university tonight. This was the only one of all of us together for the...It's 75°F/24°C outside right now. I've started closing the windows at night, and I might have to break out the down comforter tonight. Temperatures are expected to plunge to 66°F/19°C. The youngest might have to put on long pants...if he owned any...which he doesn't.
23.12.2022 02:50It's 75°F/24°C outside right now. I've started closing the windows at night, and I might have to break out the down comforter...One of my college-aged children is severely dyslexic. Earlier today they kept asking google to spell "specific" and it kept returning with
10.12.2022 04:54One of my college-aged children is severely dyslexic. Earlier today they kept asking google to spell "specific" and it kept...So spouse met 1:1 with a co-worker yesterday. She was out of breath and breathing hard after running to catch him leaving his class. He wore a mask, and she did not. For 10-15 minutes she asked him questions abt a Spring semester lab. Annnnnnd this morning she is home sick with COVID. Arrrgh. She could have done a text or email. All of us at home have preexisting conditions. She could have put on a mask for one f-ing conversation. If he or any of us gets sick I am going to be so pissed off.
8.12.2022 23:05So spouse met 1:1 with a co-worker yesterday. She was out of breath and breathing hard after running to catch him leaving his class. He wore...I have two adult children coming home for Christmas. First one arrives tonight and he is passing through three major hubs to do it. Two months ago I floated not making the trip, but they don't ask for much, and it looks like this is essential travel for them both right now. I really, really hope they don't bring anything uninvited home with them :-(.
6.12.2022 22:36I have two adult children coming home for Christmas. First one arrives tonight and he is passing through three major hubs to do it. Two...Circa 2002 I drove my officemate around the bend by playing this song on a loop: https://www.swift.psu.edu/outreach/song.html
3.12.2022 03:21Circa 2002 I drove my officemate around the bend by playing this song on a loop: https://www.swift.psu.edu/outreach/song.htmlI have a 20 lb bag of dried pinto beans and I don't know what to do with it. I have an instant pot. Any suggestions? I'm not used to preparing dried beans, so you might have to explain to me like I am five.
21.11.2022 05:30I have a 20 lb bag of dried pinto beans and I don't know what to do with it. I have an instant pot. Any suggestions? I'm not used to...The way Mastodon is divided into neighborhoods kind of reminds me of GeoCities.
20.11.2022 07:52The way Mastodon is divided into neighborhoods kind of reminds me of GeoCities.From what I understand, because of problems with mastodon dot social I need to move to another server. Otherwise my posts won't be visible to people not on my server (ie. M.S is excluded from the federated tab due to poor moderation) So many choices. I guess I will look into it tomorrow.
20.11.2022 06:33From what I understand, because of problems with mastodon dot social I need to move to another server. Otherwise my posts won't be...Wow. So I am not going to transition from other social media right away, but I want to let everyone know I am spending my Sunday morning defrosting my refrigerator.
13.11.2022 20:05Wow. So I am not going to transition from other social media right away, but I want to let everyone know I am spending my Sunday morning...I can't find the search function on the Mastodon app...
9.11.2022 21:48I can't find the search function on the Mastodon app...