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I made mac-n-cheese last night with heavy cream, whole milk, cream cheese, shredded cheddar, shredded gruyere, and grated parm. Mix that up with some cavatapi. Top with crushed Ritz crackers browned in butter with just a hint of cayenne. Very rich and creamy.

Oh man, that sounds wonderful. I don’t get that fancy with my Mac and cheese. When I have a hankering, it’s about 15 minutes to make in the Instant Pot, no need to drain, stir in the cheese and pour into a bowl. Maybe add some tuna or meat.

If I lived by myself, I’d probably eat directly from the Instant Pot, cut down on another dish.

When I get around to going to Trader Joe's I have plans to grab a couple of these to try. Its rated top mac&cheese by many online reviews.

Daniel Radcliffe to Play “Weird Al” Yankovic in Biopic

Radcliffe will star as the five-time Grammy winner in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. The description for the film says it “holds nothing back, exploring every facet of Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story takes audiences on a truly unbelievable journey through Yankovic’s life and career, from gifted child prodigy to the greatest musical legend of all time.”

How tall is Radcliff and how tall is Weird Al?

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 18, 2022 8:33 pm How tall is Radcliff and how tall is Weird Al?

I don't think this project is aiming for verisimilitude.

Anyone know of a knee warmer that can accommodate an extra-extra large knee? The slip-on type are too hard to take on-off, so probably needs to be the velcro(tm) type. But most of the cheaper "fleece-lined" stuff isn't big enough.

When did you turn into The Hulk?

Daehawk wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 12:28 am A Star Trek: Voyager Fan Built a Replica Tricorder That's Better Than Any Prop Hollywood Has Ever Made

To be fair, Hollywood made theirs 27 years ago. Voyager is almost as far in our past as the Original Series was in Voyager's past. We have tiny batteries, touch interfaces, super compact electronics, and high resolution displays that were sci-fi stuff when Hollywood made theirs.

Besides, Hollywood's goal isn't to make a high-quality working prop. It's to make something cheaply that looks right for the five seconds its on a 480 resolution TV screen, and lasts until the end of production (after which it's tossed, recycled, or archived.) They're not even worried about it making the right sounds at the right time - they can always do that in post.

Yeah, you'd be surprised what can be accomplished with balsa wood, paint and glue.

Heros & Icons Network started airing the original TV series Hawaii Five-O (1968-80) today. It holds up pretty well. The first episode, a two part one, guest starred Nancy Kwan, Leslie Neilson, Lew Ages, Andrew Dugan and James Gregory among others, quite a few notable names for those of us old enough to remember.

Used to love that show in the 70s.

Nancy Kwan was a doll back then.

If your name was Fruit, you could say no conversation you ever participated in was fruitless.

Ex-Mariner reliever Emiliano Fruto could say this.

My hands smell funny.

Turned out to be my electric blanket control box. Burned itself totally out. Wont even light up. Had to dig an old one out to use that only goes to 4. So Wont be as warm but it is sorta working. I just got that blanket a year ago..argh. They sure know their warranty times dont they.

jztemple2 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 2:52 pm Heros & Icons Network started airing the original TV series Hawaii Five-O (1968-80) today. It holds up pretty well. The first episode, a two part one, guest starred Nancy Kwan, Leslie Neilson, Lew Ages, Andrew Dugan and James Gregory among others, quite a few notable names for those of us old enough to remember.

I watched a ton of Hawaii 5-0 in syndication back in the early 80s.

I remember once the bad guys planned to assassinate Jack Lord. They knew where to hit him because he got his hair cut at the same place every week.

To be fair, Jack Lord's hair was always an engineering marvel.

I tired watching the new Hawaii 5 0 but it just couldn't hold a candle to the new one. Same with Magnum PI.

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:17 pm I tired watching the new Hawaii 5 0 but it just couldn't hold a candle to the new one. Same with Magnum PI.

I know what you were going for there but your sentence does not compute.

Seems like a good sentence to me.

I never would have thought that Vin Rhames is the voice in the Arby's commercials.

Forgot my lunch at home. Nearly an hour to get a lunch at the BK drive thru. I now know what I assumed to be to case as I drive by all these crazy lines at the drive thru all day long every day for months on end. Don't go.

LordMortis wrote:Forgot my lunch at home. Nearly an hour to get a lunch at the BK drive thru. I now know what I assumed to be to case as I drive by all these crazy lines at the drive thru all day long every day for months on end. Don't go.

Why not park and walk in?

Daehawk wrote:

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:17 pm I tired watching the new Hawaii 5 0 but it just couldn't hold a candle to the new one. Same with Magnum PI.

I know what you were going for there but your sentence does not compute.

I like the new Magnum PI. It's good fluff to turn my brain off and watch. The female Higgins works for me too (as well as the other characters and also the nods to Hawaiian history and culture).

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:17 pm I tired watching the new Hawaii 5 0 but it just couldn't hold a candle to the new one. Same with Magnum PI.

Jack Lord’s hair should have received its own place in the credits.

Jack Lords hair and Magnums mustache could have their own series. The Doo & The Stache. They would need a cool car though.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:33 pm Jack Lords hair and Magnums mustache could have their own series. The Doo & The Stache. They would need a cool car though.

You should contact the folks behind Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

I'd watch it.

Three days with no sweets.
It's no wonder I'm depressed.

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:08 am Three days with no sweets.
It's no wonder I'm depressed.

That could actually be a thing, depending on how much sugar your body is used to. Sugar is addictive, and sugar withdrawal is a thing.

If that is a factor and you stick it out for another week or two, the effects will go away, after which you'll feel better, be healthier, save money, discover that fruit actually tastes sweet again, and that actual sweets taste awful (they're overpoweringly strong, like fries with way too much salt.)

Food has always been my go to remedy for depression/panic attacks. Sweets especially. My diabetes is getting in the way of that so I'm cutting down on sweets.

Truck track clicky clack all the ducks go quack, sitting here in my shack, give myself a whack.
Doggy bone ring tone calling on the phone, when in Rome lets go home, give myself a loan.
Jack Sprat shark attack biting in the back, sight goes black when eating fat, give myself a pat.
Old man cold man sitting on a can, pumpkin spice twice as nice, coming out again.

Don't you hate it when you have a sore spot on your gums and a sharp nut or chip burrows into it? Also do you ever randomly bite your tongue while chewing? It's rare but very painful.

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:08 am Three days with no sweets.
It's no wonder I'm depressed.

Im out of money and ebt ....chips, sweets, milk, eggs...I have canned goods and 1 pound of frozen ground beef. I get money a week from tomorrow and ebt in 2 weeks. This is what happens when they halve my food stamps because covid help ran out.

Pyperkub wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:13 pm

LordMortis wrote:Forgot my lunch at home. Nearly an hour to get a lunch at the BK drive thru. I now know what I assumed to be to case as I drive by all these crazy lines at the drive thru all day long every day for months on end. Don't go.

Why not park and walk in?

+1. So few people actually do that at fast food places around me that they're generally ghost towns inside.

pr0ner wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 12:42 pm +1. So few people actually do that at fast food places around me that they're generally ghost towns inside.

I'm not sure that the fast food locations around me are all open to customers to walk in. I think most have the doors locked and just expect everyone to use the drive through.

Most of the places around me aren't ones with walk in but no dine in and dining in exposure is still generally verboten for me. I'm only around unmasked strangers when I grocery shop and once every few months with my parents when we try to hit a restaurant where the staff mask and we hit a quiet place right as it opens, where we will eat but not linger.

It is my assumption the lack of dine in/get in line to go contributes to the crazy long drive thru lines. That's an assumption though. I only notice them in passing. I don't sit there auditing them.

Most of them around here having the doors locked these days. Not because of COVID restrictions, but because of the lack of them (they don't have enough employees left to run both a dining room and the drive-thru.)

Some fast food here is drive thru only some not. Can never tell. Theres always some parked cars so its deceiving. I sat in a non moving Taco Bell line for 10 min. Gave up and parked suckers...ooops doors locked ...no inside just drive thru. Damn didn;t get anything that day. Gave them tire marks as I left.