Timmah!

Neva!! It's what gives the server panache! Plenty of room for civilized people in the FT1 server.

....eww

This really hurts; may have to make a separate post.

...hax

Happy Birthday!

Capital One has a nice feature where they produce a dedicated virtual number that can only be used for that particular vendor where you make a purchase. Protects your real card number & prevents the virtual number from being used anywhere else.

Had it happen to me; someone charged up a couple hunnit @ some Chinese grocery store in Los Angeles. Card company informed me, then told me to continue making payments while they investigate it; & that if the charges weren't mine, they would refund me. Told them to go pound sand & asked why they'd even suggest I pay on a debt that's not mine. Their only response was that I wasn't obligated to make the payments. Shady fukkers.

I'm sorry, buddy; that's tough. Have cared for a family member as their cognition was eroded by dementia.

Nascent Idiocy. Classic prodrome.

Point...y0. and what the hell is that... a Dukes Of Hazzard avatar?

Swat takedown; gotta watch this guy.

Omg, your pic reminded me of this Morgan & Morgan villain insurance adjuster dude:

Heynow!

hax

I see how it is: Oooh! Look how wonderful this is! What's that? How do you make it? What's it like to want? Not feelin' the love.

It's actually cheaper to make your own food than eating prepared food. Especially if you buy in bulk & freeze extra portions for later days. Many things keep really well in the freezer for months, like chili, lasagna, pizza dough, breads, muffins, sauteed mushrooms & onions, stock from beef or chicken. That & cooking is enjoyable. It's nice to walk into a kitchen & know you can make many good eats from memory. Started cooking for myself when I was about 7 or 8, as my parents worked many hours. The Fanny Farmer Cookbook was my first serious foray into cooking at about the age of 12. Having accumulated a working familiarity with cooking for 4 or 5 years, it was a fun progression to organize & develop my nascent skills. Even got into confections, desserts, breads, pastas, pastries, sauces. It's really ridiculously easy to make an excellent chicken noodle soup, ribs, lasagna, chili, cheesecake, bread, that's better than just about anything you can buy, & for cheaper.

Yes, it is cast iron. Love cooking with it (cast iron anything) for manifold reasons. It's tough; won't warp or lose it's surface like teflon...which I don't like anyway; prolly not healthy. You get natural iron supplementation in your food when using cast iron. Because of it's mass, it cooks well vis a vis holding heat really well. It's versatile, can sear a steak, for instance, then go into the oven to finish it. Easy to clean. I think cast iron's pretty, too. Even when I'm not using it, I like leaving it setting out, because it's aesthetically pleasing.

hax

Well, since you asked, I switched up to southpaw years ago, to free-up my right for playing with my balls. See, now aren't you glad you asked?

Eat the b00ty like it's lunch!

Return of The Onion...Omgawd:

Damn! That onion!

Excuse me while I practice some 'adjustments' for a moment.

There's joy in repetition