PNKFLOYD
Mikey
Hello!You could just say 'Hello'. You know we do not bite.
You have caught me on one of my more awake days.
Thanks for everyone's kind thoughts.
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You have caught me on one of my more awake days.
Thanks for everyone's kind thoughts.
Maybe it’s not tariffs but the inflation we keep hearing about.
From Wikipedia. All u never needed to know
An English muffin is a small, round and flat yeast-leavened (sometimes sourdough) bread which is commonly 4 in (10 cm) round and 1.5 in (4 cm) tall. It is generally split horizontally and served toasted.In North America, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, it is frequently eaten with sweet or savoury toppings, such as butter, fruit jam, honey, eggs, sausage, bacon, or cheese. English muffins are an essential ingredient in Eggs Benedict and a variety of breakfast sandwiches derived from it, such as the McMuffin.
These products are called English muffins to distinguish them from the sweeter cupcake-shaped quick breads also known as muffins, although in the UK, English muffins are sometimes referred to simply as muffins. English muffins are available in a wide range of varieties, including whole wheat, multigrain, cinnamon raisin, cranberry, and apple cinnamon.
The word muffin is thought to come from the Low German muffen, meaning "little cakes". The Oxford English Dictionary also suggests a possible link to Old French moflet, a type of bread. Originally it meant "any of various kinds of bread
The first recorded use of the word muffin was in 1703, muffin and recipes for muffins appear in British cookbooks as early as 1747 in Hannah Glasse's The Art of Cookery. The muffins are described by Glasse as being "like a Honey-comb" inside.
A wholemeal English muffin, whole, split, toasted and topped with butter
Both English muffins and sweet American-style cupcake-shaped muffins are referred to as muffins in the UK, although the terms English muffin, breakfast muffin, or toasting muffin are often used to indicate the former, and legislation refers to the latter as American muffins.
References to English muffins appear in U.S. newspapers starting in 1859, English muffin and detailed descriptions of them and recipes were published as early as 1870.
The "Muffin House" in Manhattan, home of Samuel Bath Thomas' second bakery, and ancestor of Thomas' English Muffins
A popular brand of English muffin in the U.S. is Thomas', which was founded in Manhattan, New York, by English immigrant Samuel Bath Thomas in 1880. Thomas opened a second bakery around the corner from the first at 337 West 20th Street in a building that remains known as "The Muffin House". Today the company is owned by Bimbo Bakeries USA.
Foster's sourdough English muffins was a popular brand of English muffin originally from San Francisco. They were a signature menu item at Foster's restaurants from the 1940s to the 1970s, and continued to be produced as a packaged brand until 2008.
David can clue us in to the reality but I've been told by people supposedly from the UK that what we call English Muffin is not the same as a muffin in England. Supposedly, while they look similar, they're not the same sort of bread. I have no clue if that is true.
All I know is I love a good English Muffin, toasted, with butter. (And add on whatever you want - jam, cheese, an egg and sausage, or whatever -- I used to melt a ton of cheese on top in the oven after toasting with butter when I was younger).
I've no need to worry about my wife reading anything I write. The truth makes life easy. I couldn't think of anything remotely negative to say about my wife.
My wife seldom if ever takes any interest in our forum. Although she will ask me "How are your train friends?"
She even makes my self-imposed spending freeze on trains difficult. I've had to hide my wish list from her. (The only thing I hide from her) Still, she asks "Why haven't you bought any trains lately? I know you love your trains; you should buy something"
When it comes to cooking my Hungarian wife can make most anything better than anyone else. Even her Maryland Crab Cakes are the best I have ever had. She is great with all kinds of seafood. Which still baffles me. Coming from land-locked Hungary how did she master seafood in such an abbreviated time?
When it comes to hotdogs... I'm still the best cook. at least I like to think so. On the stove, in the oven, or on the grill I am the master chef for hotdogs. Although she is better at making hotdogs in the air fryer. In reality, she makes hotdogs equally as good as I do on the stove, in the oven, or on the grill. I like to think I'm the best at something. At least I'm as good at something. I'll take that as a win.
My wife is the only woman I ever knew who could cook on my Weber Kettle as good, occasionally better than me! Although she prefers the propane grill, which is much bigger than she is. I still get a kick out of seeing my pretty little wife cooking on the grill.
I've known too many women in my life. But there is a bright side to that. I quickly recognized the greatest woman when I found her. I consider myself to be blessed to have found the one true love of my life. Reality is it was not a conscious choice; it was love at first sight. A gift from God.
After more than 20 years my wife still amazes me every day. How any woman can be so beautiful, talented. loving and compassionate is beyond me, she excels at everything! My wife has nothing to worry about from me. I see her as an Angel, as I said a gift from God. No other woman I have known comes close. I apprecaite my wife more and more every day.
The beauty of the Grace of God is that you don't have to deserve it to receive it. But I do believe we must always show God we are grateful for the gift.
Bullshit is not gratitude. You can't bullshit God.
I'm sorry for such a long reply. I could go on and on endlessly about my wonderful wife. I have no need to show her this post. Doing so would be redundant. I tell her these things almost daily.
I seldom eat out; I can't remember the last time. I prefer to eat at home and my wife makes me a sandwich to take on the road every day.
Now I remember, we had KFC. They had an eight-piece bucket of dark meat chicken for $10. An offer I couldn't refuse. KFC's original recipe is the best fried chicken my money can buy! I love chicken thighs, and my wife prefers legs, perfect for us. The only problem is it doesn't taste as good reheated, and an eight-piece bucket is enough for two meals for us.
I prefer Maxwell House 100% Columbian (it's all in my head) I ordered two 35.7oz from Walmart for $17.16ea with free delivery. Not much different than Dollar General.
the two should never mix. I never ate desserts. but I was known to make a meal out of sweets.
I've been buying Schimdt's 6-4-7 breads. The Keto friendly breads, they are better for me being diabetic and they are all expensive anyway. I buy what I need regardless of prices.
It makes me think of Iron Maiden's first and second albums. I thought of it as a combination of punk and metal.
Good morning! It's 64°F and hazy.
Have a great Tuesday!
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You have caught me on one of my more awake days.
Thanks for everyone's kind thoughts.
PNKFLOYD
Mikey
Been there, done that and my foot was not tasty!
kgstakes
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10pm July 21 thunderstorm came through with very high winds. Anybody in the Wichita area hang on it’s coming your way.
Winds as high as 80mph. Predicted we didn’t see that high but it was bad.
Come morning I’ll see what the damage is but I do know I must of designed the patio cover good enough to with stand the wind that came through. Which is a good thing.
Good night everyone and people east of us hang on it’s coming!!!
Winds as high as 80mph. Predicted we didn’t see that high but it was bad.
Come morning I’ll see what the damage is but I do know I must of designed the patio cover good enough to with stand the wind that came through. Which is a good thing.
Good night everyone and people east of us hang on it’s coming!!!
TLOC
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Not sure because I believe most bread products in the US are made or grown here. Most flour is milled here! She said a few weeks ago she noticed the 2-1 deals on many of the things have been discontinued. Terry has a large data base of things we buy and the prices paid. Makes it easier for her at tax time. I just nod and say whatever floats the boat for her.
Maybe it’s not tariffs but the inflation we keep hearing about.
From Wikipedia. All u never needed to know
An English muffin is a small, round and flat yeast-leavened (sometimes sourdough) bread which is commonly 4 in (10 cm) round and 1.5 in (4 cm) tall. It is generally split horizontally and served toasted.In North America, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, it is frequently eaten with sweet or savoury toppings, such as butter, fruit jam, honey, eggs, sausage, bacon, or cheese. English muffins are an essential ingredient in Eggs Benedict and a variety of breakfast sandwiches derived from it, such as the McMuffin.
These products are called English muffins to distinguish them from the sweeter cupcake-shaped quick breads also known as muffins, although in the UK, English muffins are sometimes referred to simply as muffins. English muffins are available in a wide range of varieties, including whole wheat, multigrain, cinnamon raisin, cranberry, and apple cinnamon.
Origin
The word muffin is thought to come from the Low German muffen, meaning "little cakes". The Oxford English Dictionary also suggests a possible link to Old French moflet, a type of bread. Originally it meant "any of various kinds of bread
The first recorded use of the word muffin was in 1703, muffin and recipes for muffins appear in British cookbooks as early as 1747 in Hannah Glasse's The Art of Cookery. The muffins are described by Glasse as being "like a Honey-comb" inside.
By country
United Kingdom
A wholemeal English muffin, whole, split, toasted and topped with butterBoth English muffins and sweet American-style cupcake-shaped muffins are referred to as muffins in the UK, although the terms English muffin, breakfast muffin, or toasting muffin are often used to indicate the former, and legislation refers to the latter as American muffins.
United States
"Mush muffins (called slipperdowns in New England) were a Colonial [American] muffin made with hominy on a hanging griddle. These and other types of flatbread muffins were known to American settlers, but they declined in popularity with the advent of the quickbread muffin.References to English muffins appear in U.S. newspapers starting in 1859, English muffin and detailed descriptions of them and recipes were published as early as 1870.
The "Muffin House" in Manhattan, home of Samuel Bath Thomas' second bakery, and ancestor of Thomas' English MuffinsA popular brand of English muffin in the U.S. is Thomas', which was founded in Manhattan, New York, by English immigrant Samuel Bath Thomas in 1880. Thomas opened a second bakery around the corner from the first at 337 West 20th Street in a building that remains known as "The Muffin House". Today the company is owned by Bimbo Bakeries USA.
Foster's sourdough English muffins was a popular brand of English muffin originally from San Francisco. They were a signature menu item at Foster's restaurants from the 1940s to the 1970s, and continued to be produced as a packaged brand until 2008.
TLOC
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Thank, so cool!For TomO
For Willie
Kusojiji
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Jump on the freak out show price gouging?
chadbag
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David can clue us in to the reality but I've been told by people supposedly from the UK that what we call English Muffin is not the same as a muffin in England. Supposedly, while they look similar, they're not the same sort of bread. I have no clue if that is true.
All I know is I love a good English Muffin, toasted, with butter. (And add on whatever you want - jam, cheese, an egg and sausage, or whatever -- I used to melt a ton of cheese on top in the oven after toasting with butter when I was younger).
chadbag
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I mentioned a day or three ago I was playing around with AI generation of music. I have two "bands" I'm "creating" music for using Suno and Mukera AI and maybe some other tools. They're rather limited in how much I can actually set up form and stuff. Uploading a file you want to "cover" is the easiest way to get it to kind of follow what you want.
KAORI is my Prog Jazz Metal Fusion band. This song, "Autumn Leaf" is inspired by the Jazz Standard "Autun Leaves". I found a backing track file for it that just repeated the standard chord progression for "Autumn Leaves" over and over. It did not include the melody so you won't necessarily hear the "Autumn Leaves" melody (yet) but it mostly adheres to the chords I think. I ran it through an AI chord analyzer which confirmed its an elaboration on the standard.
This is one of the most Jazzy songs I have. I have around 15-20 generated for this group and am weeding it down to about 9 for the first of a double album set. I hope to release it on streaming platforms. I'll release one or two more in pre-release form as unlisted tracks on Youtube, like this one, as I get some time. Youtube requires a video, not just an audio file, so I had to find some SW on my Mac that would output video. "Motion" does the job...
It's more a stress relief and to learn about AI and have some fun.
KAORI is my Prog Jazz Metal Fusion band. This song, "Autumn Leaf" is inspired by the Jazz Standard "Autun Leaves". I found a backing track file for it that just repeated the standard chord progression for "Autumn Leaves" over and over. It did not include the melody so you won't necessarily hear the "Autumn Leaves" melody (yet) but it mostly adheres to the chords I think. I ran it through an AI chord analyzer which confirmed its an elaboration on the standard.
This is one of the most Jazzy songs I have. I have around 15-20 generated for this group and am weeding it down to about 9 for the first of a double album set. I hope to release it on streaming platforms. I'll release one or two more in pre-release form as unlisted tracks on Youtube, like this one, as I get some time. Youtube requires a video, not just an audio file, so I had to find some SW on my Mac that would output video. "Motion" does the job...
It's more a stress relief and to learn about AI and have some fun.
Kusojiji
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A crumpet, I believe.
Bruette
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I'm guessing your wife reads this, because you have barely saved it
I've no need to worry about my wife reading anything I write. The truth makes life easy. I couldn't think of anything remotely negative to say about my wife.My wife seldom if ever takes any interest in our forum. Although she will ask me "How are your train friends?"
She even makes my self-imposed spending freeze on trains difficult. I've had to hide my wish list from her. (The only thing I hide from her) Still, she asks "Why haven't you bought any trains lately? I know you love your trains; you should buy something"
When it comes to cooking my Hungarian wife can make most anything better than anyone else. Even her Maryland Crab Cakes are the best I have ever had. She is great with all kinds of seafood. Which still baffles me. Coming from land-locked Hungary how did she master seafood in such an abbreviated time?
When it comes to hotdogs... I'm still the best cook. at least I like to think so. On the stove, in the oven, or on the grill I am the master chef for hotdogs. Although she is better at making hotdogs in the air fryer. In reality, she makes hotdogs equally as good as I do on the stove, in the oven, or on the grill. I like to think I'm the best at something. At least I'm as good at something. I'll take that as a win.
My wife is the only woman I ever knew who could cook on my Weber Kettle as good, occasionally better than me! Although she prefers the propane grill, which is much bigger than she is. I still get a kick out of seeing my pretty little wife cooking on the grill.
I've known too many women in my life. But there is a bright side to that. I quickly recognized the greatest woman when I found her. I consider myself to be blessed to have found the one true love of my life. Reality is it was not a conscious choice; it was love at first sight. A gift from God.
After more than 20 years my wife still amazes me every day. How any woman can be so beautiful, talented. loving and compassionate is beyond me, she excels at everything! My wife has nothing to worry about from me. I see her as an Angel, as I said a gift from God. No other woman I have known comes close. I apprecaite my wife more and more every day.
The beauty of the Grace of God is that you don't have to deserve it to receive it. But I do believe we must always show God we are grateful for the gift.
Bullshit is not gratitude. You can't bullshit God.
I'm sorry for such a long reply. I could go on and on endlessly about my wonderful wife. I have no need to show her this post. Doing so would be redundant. I tell her these things almost daily.
Bruette
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No worries Chad, to each his own.
I always liked Wendy's burgers, but the last one (over three years ago) I had was an awful greasy mess! Like anything it comes down to who is working that day.
I seldom eat out; I can't remember the last time. I prefer to eat at home and my wife makes me a sandwich to take on the road every day.
Now I remember, we had KFC. They had an eight-piece bucket of dark meat chicken for $10. An offer I couldn't refuse. KFC's original recipe is the best fried chicken my money can buy! I love chicken thighs, and my wife prefers legs, perfect for us. The only problem is it doesn't taste as good reheated, and an eight-piece bucket is enough for two meals for us.
I bought Folgers' 100% Columbian coffee at Dollar General for $9.99. I thought it was a decent price. Until I went home and looked at it with my glasses on. It is only 19.2oz!
I prefer Maxwell House 100% Columbian (it's all in my head) I ordered two 35.7oz from Walmart for $17.16ea with free delivery. Not much different than Dollar General.
Pineapple and meat... I don't get it. Sweet and Savory are two different things. In my mind
the two should never mix. I never ate desserts. but I was known to make a meal out of sweets. Amen brother!
I pay close attention to prices; all bread products are up across the board. Even Aldi's white bread went from $0.50 to $0.75. I have no idea why; it is what it is.
I've been buying Schimdt's 6-4-7 breads. The Keto friendly breads, they are better for me being diabetic and they are all expensive anyway. I buy what I need regardless of prices.
Bruette
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We still haven't heard from our Boris, keep those prayers coming.
Prices are like following my Orioles. I wish my Birds' pitchers were more consistent, and I wish prices weren't going up so fast. I can't do anything about either one. I still enjoy watching every Orioles' game and God knows I need to eat.
I do worry for the poor, and it makes it hard to attract young baseball fans when the Birds lose more than they win.
I'll borrow from the Old Brooklyn Dodgers fans “Wait ’Til Next Year”
An AI-generated recreation of the original Willard Mullin’s iconic hobo-fan cartoon
Have an enjoyable day Everybody! "Don't let the Bastards get you down!"
Prices are like following my Orioles. I wish my Birds' pitchers were more consistent, and I wish prices weren't going up so fast. I can't do anything about either one. I still enjoy watching every Orioles' game and God knows I need to eat.
I do worry for the poor, and it makes it hard to attract young baseball fans when the Birds lose more than they win.
I'll borrow from the Old Brooklyn Dodgers fans “Wait ’Til Next Year”
An AI-generated recreation of the original Willard Mullin’s iconic hobo-fan cartoon
Have an enjoyable day Everybody! "Don't let the Bastards get you down!"
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Bruette
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I like it!
You might be on to something there!
It makes me think of Iron Maiden's first and second albums. I thought of it as a combination of punk and metal.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Retired N&W/NS Signalman
Have a great Tuesday!
traiNscale
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hey yall!
Iam back, after a long weekend full of sports!
last weekend we had the Swiss Disc Golf Championships (our Nationals). I dont want to talk about my play, we leave it with "i was there and playing" or "i was outside" haha. But i was also there because iam the president of our national federation. we had some great weather on friday, really bad weather (thunderstorm delay) and wind on saturday. Sunday was not that bad but still lots of wind.
here is a picture of me teeing off on hole two.
the location was awesome. we played on the side of a ball golf course near lucerne. In the back you can see the Mountain called Pilatus.
This was on Friday.
And here you can see a Picture from the Basket on Hole 4 with a nice view on the City of Lucerne.
yeah that was more or less my weekend.
now a short break then a tournament up up in the mountains of switzerland.
wish you all a great week.
cheers
Marco
Iam back, after a long weekend full of sports!
last weekend we had the Swiss Disc Golf Championships (our Nationals). I dont want to talk about my play, we leave it with "i was there and playing" or "i was outside" haha. But i was also there because iam the president of our national federation. we had some great weather on friday, really bad weather (thunderstorm delay) and wind on saturday. Sunday was not that bad but still lots of wind.
here is a picture of me teeing off on hole two.
the location was awesome. we played on the side of a ball golf course near lucerne. In the back you can see the Mountain called Pilatus.
This was on Friday.
And here you can see a Picture from the Basket on Hole 4 with a nice view on the City of Lucerne.
yeah that was more or less my weekend.
now a short break then a tournament up up in the mountains of switzerland.
wish you all a great week.
cheers
Marco
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