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Post by pixiechick on Jul 17, 2022 22:07:12 GMT
I admit to laughing a bit at the disparaging of Wonder Bread. As a kid it was rich people bread in my world. See also Kraft Mac n Cheese. We either ate mom’s homemade or the cheapest store brand. When the generic foods (basic B&W packaging) came out in the 70’s, that’s what we bought. I loved eating at our neighbors where they had fancy brand name groceries. I never met a loaf of bread I didn’t love. From the softest, fluffiest white to the crunchiest, seeded brown. I used to read a detective series as a teen (author escapes at the moment) and the main character would eat the most amazing sandwiches. The ingredients would be described in detail and it always made me hungry. It also taught me that bread is not only white or wheat and taste and texture serve a purpose for a dish/meal. I once (way back when) saw a layout in a decor magazine that used that generic packaging on display in their kitchen and loved the look. This was before everyone started using text as decor. Next time I was grocery shopping I looked to see what was available to see if I could incorporate that look and there wasn't much available. And then it seemed to disappear completely. |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 17, 2022 22:05:53 GMT
THE National Association of Hispanic Journalists in no uncertain terms: "Using breakfast tacos to try to demonstrate the uniqueness of Latinos in San Antonio demonstrates a lack of cultural knowledge and sensitivity to the diversity of Latinos in the region. NAHJ encourages (First Lady Jill Biden) & her communications team to take time to better understand the complexities of our people & communities. We are not tacos. Our heritage as Latinos is shaped by various diasporas, cultures & food traditions. Do not reduce us to stereotypes." What does this have to do with the petty childish tweet that Cruz posted? Anything? To be clear what the First Lady said was not the point of the post but a US Senator’s boorish behavior. And I noticed you made no comment about his tweet, the subject of the post. Typical. I noticed you made no comment on Jill Biden's insensitive stereotyping of the Hispanic community. Okay for those here who lean left, but not okay for those here who lean right. Typical. |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 17, 2022 20:45:56 GMT
Texas chose this guy over Beto. Another example of…. THE National Association of Hispanic Journalists in no uncertain terms: "Using breakfast tacos to try to demonstrate the uniqueness of Latinos in San Antonio demonstrates a lack of cultural knowledge and sensitivity to the diversity of Latinos in the region. NAHJ encourages (First Lady Jill Biden) & her communications team to take time to better understand the complexities of our people & communities. We are not tacos. Our heritage as Latinos is shaped by various diasporas, cultures & food traditions. Do not reduce us to stereotypes." |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 17, 2022 3:46:53 GMT
If you don't tip on take out that's your prerogative but for the love of all that's holy don't you dare defend it with "it's not the same level of service" .... just say you don't feel like it. No need to add insult to injury. This is why threads like this are good. It will hopefully help people have a better understanding. 😉 To better understand, am I wrong in thinking that walking back and forth to a table from the kitchen several times for about an hour, repeatedly pouring drinks, removing plates and trash, answering questions/chatting several times in that hour, is more time and effort than packing the order, taking payment and making sure the order gets to the correct customer? And that's not to diminish anyone's job or how hard they work, since a to go person probably does more to go orders in the same time frame. So they both work their ass off, just a different customer per hour ratio? I know a server has several tables, but PER CUSTOMER is it more time and effort spent on each dine in table? |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 16, 2022 23:58:13 GMT
I’m not getting any service when I get takeout. I’m getting service when a waiter comes to my table repeatedly to bring refills and clear dishes and attend to all my requests. It’s not the same at all. When I order takeout the person packaging it is giving me the same level of service that I get at a fast food restaurant, so I see no reason to tip. Tipping is about how much service I get, nothing else. Hear me out. Someone has to put that entire order together. Make sure it’s packaged correctly, include everything you requested, etc. because once you drive away you can’t call a server back “to your table” kwim? I guess I see it as the same service (I’m not talking fast food…they get at least minimu wage…this is regarding restaurant staff). They still make the same wage if I’m sitting inside or not. I’m not saying you should tip, I’m explaining why I do. I just wanted to say I like how kindly and thoughtfully you shared your difference of opinion.  |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 16, 2022 22:05:28 GMT
 People were describing the types of bread they use on certain sandwiches and white bread was mentioned and I got to wondering.
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 16, 2022 3:06:35 GMT
and his theory was that the butter gave you the extra strength to make it up the trail. he may have been correct.. lived to 95. 95. Can't argue with that.  |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 16, 2022 2:59:56 GMT
Tell us about making sandwiches at your house. Inspired by this quote:
I NEVER, NEVER put butter on a sandwich. I Always use whole wheat bread. I never purchase white bread as sold in the US.
Roast beef sandwich: mayo, lettuce, meat and bread Ham sandwich: mustard, lettuce, ham, bread Peanut butter sandwich: Bread, Peanut butter, little Splenda over the PB (never, never jelly for me with PB) DH and DS will use jelly.
A treat "sandwich" --butter on bread, sprinkle sugar and cinnamon (makes a fake cinnamon roll )
My mother in law did that! Thought it was weird until I tried it on a ham sandwich - no mustard, just the butter. . It was so good that i did it for a while way back when. Haven't done it in decades, but earlier this year we paid tribute to her and had our ham sandwiches with butter for a few weeks. |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 15, 2022 22:16:37 GMT
whipea ... that is pretty quirky.... how do you keep the banana from breaking??? Mine is i keep all my smaller appliances in their original boxes in the pantry... can opener, blender, hand mixer... after i use them, i wash them dry and put back in the boxes... they stack easier n better on boxes... lol My dil thinks its weird Partially peal and eat in sections like a normal Banana eater. It is massively delicious eating them horizontaly. I love bananas and now I want to try it that way. |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 15, 2022 21:46:48 GMT
Like others have said, I have a lot. Then I open the bottom of the bag and eat what now seems like an evenly flavored bag of chips.  If someone did that in front of me I’d have to go to another room. I wouldn't do it in front of you. I'd turn it upside down to shake and distribute the flavor then open the top and dump it in a bowl. So you're safe.  |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 15, 2022 20:54:50 GMT
I'll go first: I have to roll my window down whenever I back into a parking place. No idea why. I can see the mirrors perfectly fine. Maybe the same reason so many of us turn the music down when we're looking for an address or a place to park? |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 15, 2022 20:50:02 GMT
Like others have said, I have a lot. s/o of the chip one above, I do it the opposite way. I like to open my chips from the bottom. First I turn the bag upside down and shake all the salt or flavor that has settled to the bottom to distribute it back throughout and up to the top. Then I open the bottom of the bag and eat what now seems like an evenly flavored bag of chips. |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 15, 2022 2:57:37 GMT
She's right that you defend the indefensible. No, she's not right and neither are you. You're both being dishonest as hell. You defended the police who arrested a 13 year old pro abortion protestor. No I didn't. What I said: "I'm pro-choice. I'm for peacefully protesting. If this girl is being arrested for peacefully, lawfully protesting and not something else, I'll stand right beside you in demanding justice for her. With the beginning of the incident not included in the video, we don't know if the police tried resolving it peacefully, or not. As in, I'd like to see what actually happened and decide for myself as opposed to taking the police or the protester's word for it. That's not controversial." THOSE are my words that you claim are defending the police.
YOU'RE EITHER UNBELIEVABLY STUPID OR YOU ARE A LIAR.
If you have to rely on your dishonest summation of my words instead of my actual words, YOU are the problem.
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 15, 2022 1:55:12 GMT
She's right that you defend the indefensible. No, she's not right and neither are you. You're both being dishonest as hell. You defended the police who arrested a 13 year old pro abortion protestor. No I didn't. What I said: "I'm pro-choice. I'm for peacefully protesting. If this girl is being arrested for peacefully, lawfully protesting and not something else, I'll stand right beside you in demanding justice for her. With the beginning of the incident not included in the video, we don't know if the police tried resolving it peacefully, or not. As in, I'd like to see what actually happened and decide for myself as opposed to taking the police or the protester's word for it. That's not controversial." THOSE are my words that you claim are defending the police.
YOU'RE EITHER UNBELIEVABLY STUPID OR YOU ARE A LIAR.
If you have to rely on your dishonest summation of my words instead of my actual words, YOU are the problem.
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 14, 2022 23:04:57 GMT
I did actually answer you. A lot of good that did me though, huh? Since now you're claiming I didn't. you want to give all the shitty people the benefit of the doubt , yet you don’t criticize them for the same things that you criticize Biden for. She was reading off of cue cards, which Trump did also. But then it is not ok for Biden. You constantly defend people that have repeatedly shown their true horrible selves. It really is something that you should do some soul searching about. There are very few politicians on either side that I would say I like. Could count them on one hand. Most of us did not have Biden as our first choice. But between Biden and Trump it was an easy choice. I may not agree with everything but he is trying to help ALL Americans not just the richest of the rich. And the Trumplicans have shown a total disregard for continuing as a republic.
My actual words: "The truth is that we don't know for a fact what is in her heart or what she actually meant to say. Sure you can look at the facts and make an educated guess, but it still remains nothing but a guess. In the beginning of this thread, I looked at what she said and my educated guess was different than the vocal majority. Then as I heard more I realized you all knew more about her than I did (I had never heard of her before) and tried to bow out, because it seemed as though "your" educated guess was more educated than mine." "We HAVE to be able to have conversations here without being smeared for having a different opinion. We have to be able to risk being wrong and have a back and forth with each other until we come to some agreement or agree to disagree, without the vocal majority deciding there is only one correct answer and it always is going to be theirs. No matter what. Even when it directly contradicts what they said and did previously." I also said very specifically to you after you called me racist: "Showing grace and giving someone the benefit by articulating another possibility that is NOT racism, does not mean I condone racism and NO, it is not racist to do so." |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 14, 2022 21:17:32 GMT
It's funny you mentioned him. I was just thinking about him this past weekend! I thought he made it over from the old board, but I haven't seen him for a long time. He definitely made it over here, but yeah, his last post was early 2017. |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 14, 2022 18:58:49 GMT
I was looking at something from way back when and I always liked to hear what jonda1974 had to say. I miss seeing what he had to say. |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 14, 2022 3:58:47 GMT
Yes, I understand WHY he said it, I just don't agree that this time it was a case of denying sexual assault. I understand that it's a swipe at him, it just doesn't track with reality *in the case of Jim Jordan's tweet*. That's all I'm saying. I asked this about another case and you didn’t answer. But why do you feel the need to defend all these shitty people?? I did actually answer you. A lot of good that did me though, huh? Since now you're claiming I didn't. |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 14, 2022 1:15:32 GMT
Swalwell made that comment in the tweet about Gym Jordan denying sexual assault. He has a habit of doing that for years. That's one reason to read beyond your limited choices. We knew exactly what Swalwell said and why!!! Yes, I understand WHY he said it, I just don't agree that this time it was a case of denying sexual assault. I understand that it's a swipe at him, it just doesn't track with reality *in the case of Jim Jordan's tweet*. That's all I'm saying. |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 14, 2022 1:02:25 GMT
If he did that, then he's really a beyond shitty human. Thats also not what Swallwell was commenting on. It was a reference to the abuse of wrestlers while also slapping at him for lying about the 10 year old. It was a reference to both — because he has lied about both. There’s not an if there - he did it — multiple athletes have stated he did it, OSUs investigation found the abuse happened and none of the coaches who knew responded appropriately and OSU has paid settlements to many of the athletes and some of their families as it led some of the athletes to commit suicide. Well, then he's beyond a shitty human. And if you're going to correct me and insist I get everything right and absolutely correct, then you should to. He did not lie, he jumped to an incorrect conclusion. Based on the evidence that was available, that was a possibility. It turned out not to be true and he should have just shut the hell up. But he's a shitty human, so there's that. When I said that's not what swallwell was commenting on, I was referring to the Jim Jordan text is what he commented to. |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 14, 2022 0:05:03 GMT
Ouch? No. He most certainly should have apologized. Speaks to his character. Covering up a sexual assault by deleting his incorrect accusation? That doesn't even make sense unless Jim Jordan's twitter is the only place the information existed. That's some serious Olympic level twisting of reality to say he did it to cover up sexual assault.  Multiple athletes at Ohio State University have stated that Jordan covered up and ignored allegations of sexual abuse by the team doctor of athletes (wrestlers) while Jordan was an assistant coach there. If he did that, then he's really a beyond shitty human. Thats also not what Swallwell was commenting on in that tweet. |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 13, 2022 22:52:17 GMT
Ouch? No. He most certainly should have apologized. Speaks to his character. Covering up a sexual assault by deleting his incorrect accusation? That doesn't even make sense unless Jim Jordan's twitter is the only place the information existed. That's some serious Olympic level twisting of reality to say he did it to cover up sexual assault. |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 13, 2022 21:07:39 GMT
Why would these assholes think something like this would be made up? Maybe they think that because they themselves would make up stuff like this to support their chosen narrative. The Washington Post ran the story that it was only a one source story that wasn't confirmed. The Washington Post ran that on the 9th. |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 13, 2022 20:11:50 GMT
She's speaking specifically to Title 18, Section 1507, of the U.S. Code. The law states that it is illegal, “with the intent of influencing any judge,” to: picket or parade “in or near a building or residence occupied or used by such judge, juror, witness, or court officer” “or with such intent,” to resort “to any other demonstration in or near any such building or residence” From the Washington PostThey’ve made a decision. None of the protesting occurred until after the decision was leaked (I’m my opinion, most likely by someone in the conservative camp). How are they trying to influence a judge when the decision has already been rendered? Not sure, possibly getting them to change their mind before the official announcement? I mean, isn't that the point of protesting, to affect change? |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 13, 2022 19:15:56 GMT
“Inflation is transitory” my ass. 9.1%-woo hoo; way to go joe!!! Yeah, first "it didn't exist", then it was "oh, I guess it does exist, but its a good thing" then it was "oh, it isn't a good thing after all, but it's only transitory" then it will be "oh, oops, I guess it isn't transitory, "but..." |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 13, 2022 3:07:51 GMT
Hoping you get feeling better very soon.
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 12, 2022 18:26:01 GMT
Needing a note to show empathy is troubling and hints at character. Needing notes for basic function is troubling and hints to the world, including our enemies, that we don't have a functioning president. Confirmation bias. You're convinced Biden has dementia, you read into everything he does and assume it proves he has dementia. Despite the fact that other politicians, public figures, world leaders etc use them. As I said before, notes on topics to cover is worlds apart from basic functions. But let's say you're right and these don't show anything about cognitive decline. Let's also say tripping up the steps, falling over while standing still on your bike, happens to the best of us. Because it does. Not lifting your foot high enough to step up, foot gets caught in the pedal guard, could happen to the most fully functioning person. But thinking you're running for United States Senate, (twice) when you're running for president, rambling on about a guy named Cornpop while reminiscing about letting kids playing with your leg hair decades ago, repeatedly not understanding not to read the stage directions, standing trance like while holding an imaginary steering wheel? while looking off into the distance instead of looking at the the person asking you the question, saying "We're in the process of deciding what I think." in response to a reporter's question, clapping without getting your hands even close to each other, forgetting words, concepts, people's names and that this is the Biden presidency -not the Harris presidency, admitting that "they" won't let you take questions -saying that "they" are going to be mad at him. That certainly doesn't look good for cognitive capabilities. |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 12, 2022 17:47:42 GMT
Needing a note to show empathy is troubling and hints at character. Needing notes for basic function is troubling and hints to the world, including our enemies, that we don't have a functioning president. |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 12, 2022 17:18:40 GMT
Again, okay for the Left, not okay for the Right. According to you. The difference is the Left had legitimate concerns - inciting an insurrection, attempting to steal an election among others. Anyone who overlooked Trump's incompetence and sheer stupidity but criticizes Biden for cue cards and tripping is looking for reasons to criticize. No one on the left had to look for reasons to criticize Trump. He presented plenty of opportunities without having to dig or nit pick them. No, there is no difference. The Left here was looking to criticize at every opportunity over SOOOOO many ridiculously insignificant "concerns" such as was his wife smiling at this event, and was his wife holding his hand at that other event... There are also very legitimate concerns over the CURRENT president. Cue cards I don't have a problem with. That Biden can NOT function without having preschool type instructions printed out for him is HUGE. You also predicted this before the election and at the start of the term. He's still president and doing just fine fine mentally. I'll be he could even pass Trump's "difficult" dementia test, all 5 words in the right order! He's NOT fine cognitively. You refusing to "see it" won't make it go away. |
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 12, 2022 16:16:54 GMT
I think it's time to be honest about Biden. It wouldn't surprise me at all, if he isn't able to finish his term without it becoming absolutely undeniable to everyone. And no Trump. He needs to move on. Unbelievable that you and sunshine go on incessantly about minor things like cheat cards but fail to recognize the major incompetencies and dangers to democracy from the former president who is still the leader of your party. He tried to steal the election, incited an insurrection and thought Mike Pence deserved to be hanged for not overturning the election and all you care about are cheat cards? I don't happen to think that it's a minor thing that our CURRENT president can not function without having preschool type instructions printed out for him. That's HUGE. I see conservatives looking to criticize at every opportunity. Again, okay for the Left, not okay for the Right. According to you. |
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People were describing the types of bread they use on certain sandwiches and white bread was mentioned and I got to wondering. 
If someone did that in front of me I’d have to go to another room. 
