Bethany,
Are you OK?
Please pardon my big mouth, but you sound stressed and irritable.
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Bethany,
Are you OK?
Please pardon my big mouth, but you sound stressed and irritable.
Dear so called management at the company I've been happy to work for these umpteen years,
You've insulted a friend when two of you joked about her weight and called her fat. It's unprofessional, rude, and possibly fireable at your level. You've truly exceeded your level of competence. It's rude, mean, uncalled for and so against policy it's not funny.
Report it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
Will advise her to do that! It's hearsay from me but I will get her the number for EEO.Quote:
Originally Posted by BodhiTree
I learned it can still be harassment or hostile environment if I overhear something at work even if it wasn't directed at me.
But I can't report it because the two ditwad so-called managers (one has a pattern of being just plain mean) were talking in the vicinity of a friend of ours who reported the conversation to her. But I did not hear the two dimwits talking.Quote:
Originally Posted by malkin
I trust both sources, good reps, honest people, ethical, especially the one who actually heard the managers. So I believe the conversation happened.
But a report from me is hearsay? I may be too far removed.
So I advised both to call EEO department, talk to the union if they want, whistle-blowers need not fear retaliation, and that if they still fear to do so it can be anonymous.
Dear Self,
Nooooo. Don't get sick. Please. I am still taking antibiotics for the sinus stuff and I am even finishing them, even though it's been 8 days (2 more to go). Woke up this morning with a funny feeling in my back, suspiciously like bronchitis or pneumonia starting. We are leaving for 4 days in Craftsbury VT on Wednesday and I am going to get some cross country skiing in, if it kills me.
Luckily, we have winds gusting up to 50 mph today, with tree debris everywhere, so I spent the afternoon buying a new pair of stylish and funky glasses instead of riding. I was going to get on the trainer when I got home, but I am being good and taking a rest day.
Why does this always happen before I go away?
Back in the days when it was still possible I used to get my period the day before a performance, and on the day if travel whenever we went anywhere. You are not alone but it is still not fun. Hope you feel better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crankin
Dear right shoulder,
thank you so much for finally allowing the trapezius muscle to stop going into spasms and hurting so much I couldn't move my arm, and thank you for no longer hurting. Although it was only 48 hours it felt like a lifetime, and being able to take off the t shirt I had been wearing for two days shower and put on a clean shirt was pure bliss.
Now if I just knew what I did to irritate you.marni
Ha, I had my period for every school dance or first date in middle school and high school.
The worst day of my period somehow managed to fall on move-out day every year of college, and when I moved into my apartment in Cleveland. That was fun,
to whom it may concern
seriously?
This feels like a shell game. And someone's cheating; not us.
I've been stressed for about a month. It's like everything hit at once and my body and mind hasn't adjusted. Between my basement flooding, not having heat for 3 days, schools begging for money, anxiety/depression, a significant drop in income and the last straw was finding my cat had (has been) peed all over my cycling clothes has me completely frazzled. I had washed them a couple of times and they still reeked of cat urine. I lashed out at the lady in the pet store only because I was trying to purchase cat cleaner and couldn't think straight with her yelling at the manager who was doing my sale.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crankin
Turns out apple cider vinegar mixed with laundry detergent does the trick and my cycling clothes are back to normal. At least I feel better about that.
Today the weather was nice and doing about 2 miles before my body gave out helped with the stress. I'm wondering if I have exercise induced asthma and need to see a doc. Either that or I somehow manage to burn through energy so fast I bonk and don't know why. I have a love/hate relationship with cycling.
Have you been sick recently? Food? Either way, ((hugs)). That's a lot to throw at you in one go.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bethany1
Dear parents:
Why, for the first 15 or so years of my life, were you convinced that the only way to cook vegetables was to boil the living daylight out of them? I would have eaten far more vegetables had they been roasted! (Roasted cauliflower is delicious, everyone!)
Me.
No idea what they were thinking back in the day. None. Why won't tangentgirl eat her veggies? Oh, because boiled frozen peas are freakin disgusting. How was that enjoyable to them, as adults?Quote:
Originally Posted by Owlie
+100 on the roasted veggies. And sauteed, and grilled. And lightly steamed.
Roasted parsnips. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Just sayin'.
Roasted anything! I recently did roasted baby bok choy -- yum!
Gosh, Owlie
your parents are pretty old school. most of us figured out how to cook veggies in the 1970's!!!
I'm pretty sure most of my veggies growing up came out of a can.
Then again, most of the food I remember from my childhood is "camping" food, and Mom didn't make anything too complex in the motor home.
Curry roasted cauliflower is one of my favorite snacks. I alternate it with roasted kale "chips" as a popcorn/chip substitute when watching movies at home.Quote:
Originally Posted by Owlie
What's the trick to keep kale chips from getting bitter? I usually wind up with a pile that are half delicious and half nearly inedible, and I don't know what makes the difference.
+1. I like to roast a mixture of carrots, parsnips, new potatoes and red onions together with just a bit of olive oil, kosher salt and pepper.Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
We roasted some cabbage wedges last night- fabulous! In fact, I think I liked them more than the roasted brussel sprouts that accompanied the cabbage...
Red or green cabbage?Quote:
Originally Posted by Becky
Green, but I think it would work just as well with red. It was just cabbage, olive oil, salt, and pepper.Quote:
Originally Posted by indysteel
In our house, red cabbage usually gets made into "Grandma cabbage", a dish that DH's grandmother taught him (hence the name :)). It's this recipe, more or less, with tweaks to suit the ingredients we have on hand.
Grrrr, I knew I should have bought the airline tickets on Friday, As a so called "preferred customer" it sure would be nice to get an email saying heads up, we're increasing our price, but I know I am in dreamland.
That looks good, Becky. I'll have to try that some time. But I'm also going to take your recommendation for the roasted cabbage. I buy cabbage generally just to make either slaw or my vegetable soup. For the soup, I only end up using a small part of the head, so it'll be nice to try something new with the rest of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Becky
I'm so excited. We bought a small freezer for our basement. DH still has some work to do on our electrical to accommodate it, but now I have some space to store leftovers, to make my own stock and to keep a lot more stuff on hand.
Seems I remember the best days to buy tickets are tuesday and wednesday. Prices seem to change around the weekend. That said, I was buying my plane tickets yesterday too. But at least the price hadn't changed from my first glance at prices a month ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sky King
I've heard that - but I have actually been noticing price *increases* on Tuesday and Wednesday. I really hate that it's such a cr@p shoot - sometimes they go up; sometimes they go down.Quote:
Originally Posted by bmccasland
Yes, my thought too, I will look again tomorrow. flight isn't until May but with oil and gas prices rising makes me nervous
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Originally Posted by bmccasland
What's your starting kale like? I made a huge batch over the weekend and it was so awesome. I used the last of my winter kale from the garden. Most of the leaves were pretty small. I spined them, tossed them in a bit of olive oil and sea salt, spread them on a cookie sheet and baked them at 350F for 15 minutes. How are you making yours? Is your kale fresh?Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Regarding airline tickets, searching "City A to City B flights" on Google will give you an option to see daily prices 6 months in advance. The Google travel thingamajigger has all kinds of cool bar graphs.
Dear cat:
I love you dearly, but I'm sleeping with my right shoulder up because it's sore. When you decide to come make biscuits on that shoulder while I'm sleeping, it's not going to be a happy response. I'd love a foot massage though!
I wonder if you shouldn't taste the kale before you cook it. Some Kale is pretty sweet,some isn't
Dear Gaerne cycling products,
THANK YOU for switching your G.Emma shoes from pink to red. I ordered them planning to sharpie in the pink parts to a more preferable color, but was delighted to discover I won't have to.
Woo!
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I have a dehydrator and have tried the oven method. The oven tends to yield more bitter chips, but in a dehydrator (I just have the massive Cabela's one), they come out perfect everytime dehydrated for a few hours at 120 degrees F. I also spritz with olive oil, season with chili powder and lime juice... they concentrate in flavor during dehydration!Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Sadly I do not make them that often. Very labor intensive and gone in ten minutes flat :D
I didn't find making them labor intensive at all. Is a dehydrator more labor intensive than an oven? I agree with you about being gone in 10 minutes flat, though!Quote:
Originally Posted by Reesha
I had three heads of kale left in my garden, which equaled six cookie trays worth of kale chips. None were bitter; my kale was fresh out of the garden so maybe that's the reason. Some friends helped me devour the first two batches; the rest I took care of myself the next day.
I think the bitter taste was more a function of my oven than anything. They just tasted cooked and less fresh.
Yes on the dehydrator though! They do taste 150% more delicious in the dehydrator but packing them into the trays is tedious. I only make them once or twice a month. Usually this is two normal grocery store heads of kale... and they fill a big bowl, but DBF and I can charge through them in a sitting ;)
Dear people next door:
First off, who the heck has a party involving a beer-like substance on MONDAY night? What is wrong with you? Do you not actually go to class ever? Second, on no planet are slippers acceptable to wear anywhere. You're not three. Third, I know for a fact that at least one of you is under the age of 21. Yeah, illegal. Also illegal for your...whatever he is to buy it for you. Fourth, if you're going to drink, drink actual beer and not whatever pigswill that is that you're drinking. Fifth, stop leaving your trash on your porch. Not only is that against complex rules, but everyone else has to deal with the fallout, from beer cans to being accosted by squirrels every morning. I'm surprised the raccoons haven't shown up. Maybe they're intimidated by the classiness of your place.:rolleyes:
Finally, judging by snippets of conversation between your friends (with benefits)/whatever... Trading cigarettes and sex for pot and beer? There's a name for that. It's called prostitution.
Trying to see whether or not I care enough to get you kicked out,
Me.
Also: Chrome's spellcheck doesn't recognize the plural of "raccoon"
Dear Apple Store,
The warranty repair you were supposed to do was to replace a piece of hardware. Not scr*w up my operating system. I wasn't even having any software issues BEFORE I took my computer in for repair. Thank goodness my DH is a genius, because the people behind the Genius Bar sure aren't. (P.S. - Sunday until the following Tuesday is longer than three to five days the last time I checked.)
Dear running store,
Seriously? You're going to put me in shoes that are way too narrow and then argue with me when I explain about my ingrown toenails and tailor's bunion? I know my feet are difficult to fit, but that's not a reason to sell me shoes that don't. I'll shop somewhere else thankyouverymuch.
PS - It was kale from my garden, fresh, tender, and delicious steamed or in soups, both times. I don't know what happens when I try to turn it into chips. But I do have a dehydrator, I'll try it that way next time - thanks!
For those of you who like roasted vegetables, the BEST SEASONING IN THE WORLD! for them is Ras Al Hanaut seasoning. This is a Moroccan spice blend that can easily be made at home. It also does amazing things for left over meats stewed with vegetables, nuts, raisins etc in curry, tangines etc. as well. It sits on my counter next to the salt pepper and chile powder as daily use seasoning.
The name means "top or best of the shop."
marni
And do try the chili powder and lime juice seasoning. It is insanely delicious!Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf