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I remember attending a Jimmy Buffet concert in Hammond, Louisiana back in the mid-seventies. The opening band was playing and there were a lot of people dancing just in front of the stage. At one point, the crowd started backing up, kind of forming a circle around one young couple who were...

Planning on sous viding a pork belly today for 8 or 9 hours. Will refrigerate overnight and then finish off in the smoker tomorrow for pork belly burnt ends just in time for the Super Bowl.

I would seriously consider replacing all of the windows in the house. The house is over 20 years old and five have already lost their seal. Others will likely begin to fail in the next few years. A few years ago, we had the same problem in our 1993 house. Seven or eight of our aluminum...

Found some beef chuck ribs in my freezer the other day. Gave them a 45 hour sous vide bath and then iced the bags for about 30 minutes. They’ve been on the smoker now for close to two hours to finish them, and I’m about to pull them off. Hope they turn out good.

Good to hear that you enjoyed the concert. We’ve got tics to see him in Sugar Land, TX on Aug. 27. Looking forward to it.

I have a Brew Express machine that is at least 10 years old, maybe 12 or 13. It is hard piped to my reverse osmosis system, so all I have to do is add coffee grounds. Makes great coffee. I used to only use it two days a week (weekends) when I was working, but it’s been getting used seven days...

Most of our road trips now are in our 38’ motorhome towing our Jeep Wrangler behind us. While it’s not that difficult to drive, it does take more out of you than just driving a car. So, I rarely drive more than 250 miles per day, about 4 to 5 hours per day. But hey, we’re retired. I’m not in...

This was me two years ago, but it was my wife cutting my hair on the patio, not me. I’ve gotten over the Covid fear now and visit the girls at the Sports Clip place every three weeks to get shorn.

During my working years, I used to tell my wife I was gonna grow a pony tail when I retired. Well, I’m retired now and not nearly enough hair left to grow a pony tail. So, when it gets to be about 3/4” long, I go get it buzzed back. What’s left is pretty much all white and the thought of...

I (69 years old) have been on doxazosin for several years for urinary problems, but my issues continue to gradually worsen. PCP just switched me to tamsulosin and finasteride. Waiting to see if these help. He mentioned the UroLift procedure as a possible surgical option if medication is...

We totally remodeled all four of our bathrooms about a year ago. Two baths had a diverter valve controlling the flow between the fixed overhead shower and a secondary handheld shower. The plumber installed both diverter valves incorrectly and it wasn’t discovered until the tile guys had...

Meet Nerdle; Wordle for Geeks I got it in four moves. Seemed pretty random at first, but once I got two moves in, things started to make sense. Fun! I’ll try again tomorrow

My PCP does a lot of detailed labs on me every year and he has me on quite a few supplements, including Vit D, but not calcium. My PCP and endocrinologist both think that maintaining a normal testosterone level will eventually arrest the bone density loss.

Seems like most of the osteoporosis sufferers here are female. I’m male in my late 60’s and was diagnosed with osteopenia (bordering on osteoporosis) a few years ago. My doc ordered a bone density test after I flunked my testosterone test, which revealed a severe testosterone deficiency...

For the last forty years or so, my favorite sipping whisky has been Maker’s Mark. Since retiring, I usually have a small glass (neat) before going to bed. No reason to stop now.

DW and I just finished watching Season 1 of Hit and Run on Netflix. Very good thriller-type series. But, we were very disappointed to discover that it had been cancelled by Netflix and there would be no Season 2. The producers obviously had hoped for another season and there was a major...

I’ve also lost an inch, down to 5’11” from 6’0”. I have osteopenia (bordering on osteoporosis), so that could be the cause. Hoping I don’t shrink too much more. My tallish DW always joked that she’s taller than me (she’s not). But, if this keeps up, who knows?

Oral surgery - Soft tissue (pedicle) graft for gum recession. About $10k for upper and lower gum lines. Doc says I will likely start losing teeth without the surgery. I rather take a really nice trip!

I’ve got about 10% of my investable assets in cash. Amounts to about three years of spending. I’m comfortable with that.

Yup. We always use the left over turkey carcass to cook an andouille sausage and turkey gumbo. But, I do enjoy the turkey first (spatchcocked and grilled). Trying to get DW to make some oyster dressing in addition to her traditional dressing.

You say you are expecting spending at $150k per year dropping to $100k per year at age 70. Our current spending is close to $150k per year and we’re quickly closing in on 70 (less than 2 years away). I don’t foresee anything that cause a significant drop in spending. If anything, our...

His bet is the insurance. If the Stros win the WS, he has to refund his customers that bought furniture under his WS promotion. But in that case, he wins the bet, which covers the refunds (and possibly a lot more).

If it goes to a 7th game, I think the Astros would be awful hard to beat at home. If the Braves are gonna do it, they’re going to have to do it in Game 6. I think Mack may be smiling when this one’s over.

Very quiet in our neighborhood tonight, which is a change for us (it’s normally very busy). We live in a Houston suburb and I think most families are home watching the Astros in the World Series.

Real baseball, thank goodness. The 2nd base rule doesn’t apply to post-season games.