As I was picking up some frozen pitted cherries for my morning smoothie at the grocery store, I saw something interesting I knew I had to try.
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Tru Fru.
Individual pieces of ripe fruit… flash frozen and covered in chocolate.
Nothing more.
And nothing less than delightful.
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I don’t have a huge sweet tooth but every now and then I like s little touch of dessert after dinner and these are perfect.
I take a few out of the freezer and let them sit 15-20 minutes before eating… and am now totally addicted.
The raspberry and strawberry have the deepest flavor… but the blueberry and cherry are good as well. They make a banana which I would love, but I haven’t found that one yet.
Still in search of that last vintage beer/alcohol crate for my vinyl, the husband and I headed to a massive antique mall in Oxford.
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And I have to say we were blown away. Parts of it had the normal antique mall booths with multiple vendors and then there was this room.
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Which was really more of a museum. Those vintage hand painted sleds were da bomb.
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There were some truly fabulous items.
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With fabulous prices to accompany them. We spent hours just in that one room. And then we moved on..
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My husband probably has a dozen of these old glass water bottles and frames, but that never stops him from looking for number 13.
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I nixed the idea of hanging that on the Barn Mahal door.
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Husband wanted to buy all these Trump dollars and use them to start our next fire, but I couldn’t stand the thought of that man riding all the way home with us even if I knew he’d end up in the ash pile.
Continuing in the ‘just because you can doesn’t mean you should’ vein….
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For the love of all that’s holy, no.
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In an experiment, Vlasman created OSCAR, a living, organic being formed from his own cells, albeit one that functions with the help of tech- nology. And if having a pocket-sized human system crafted from organic material wasn’t in- teresting enough, OSCAR is fully modular. here’s where you can start thinking LEGO-like worlds – with each part interchangeable to create unique arrangements.
In the video, recently unearthed by News- break’s Andrei Tapalaga, Vlasman shows off how his brain module, which is a fully electric device, connects to his lung module. The two immediately start interacting together. He adds in a kidney module, and then attaches two dif- ferent limb modules that “start actuating the or- ganism to move.” As the organic matter starts sliding across the table, it makes you start to worry what OSCAR is up to.
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When I read that, I thought… it can’t get any worse.
Then I saw the video and realized yes, it can.
And did.
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If that doesn’t give you the heebie jeebies nothing will.
We decided to beat the crazy Damn it, I have to take the wife out because it’s February 14th again Valentines Day crowds and spent yesterday having fun instead. When you’ve been married as long as we have, big romantic gestures are a thing of the past… and that’s fine. We started the day with a light lunch and cocktail at our local pub and then hit some antique stores.
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Where someone made art out of discarded lobster shells. Quirky, if not slightly disturbing.
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They say necessity is the mother of invention and this sled with skis seems to prove the adage.
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I found one vintage beer crate but it was full of bottles I didn’t want and a rotted bottom that wouldn’t hold my vinyl for long.. so I passed.
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Here’s the husband examining what was tagged as “A turban egg beater from the late 1800’s”
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Not seeing any colorful head coverings we realized the disc said “turbine egg beater”…. which, when you think about it, is equally as puzzling.
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Remember my post about Maine inventing chewing gum the other day? Glad the husband didn’t see this.
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After an afternoon of antiquing we ended at one of our favorite restaurants for dinner which was blissfully empty when we arrived.
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After a few lemon drop martinis and a fabulous cup of smoky clam chowder, dinner.
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Pan seared panko haddock with garlic Parmesan mashed potatoes, almond compound butter green beans, crispy leeks and lemon dill aioli paired well with a blackberry margarita for me.
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And a very rare Wagyu beef filet with red wine demi glacé, pickled peppers, pea tendrils and maple butter roasted carrots for the husband. Both meals were fabulous as usual and we shared a coffee crème brûlée that we devoured too quickly to photograph.
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So today.. on the actual day, we exchanged cards and my other half gave me a fancy cupcake and a box of truffles.
Alright, there were originally six truffles in the box and I took the picture at 8:00am.
When I was flipping through my old baby book that was recently rescued from the cave of crap cellar, something interesting fell out.
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It was from my pediatrician’s prescription pad and instead of filling the younger version of me with drugs and antibiotics as doctors do today, it recommended a few simple home remedies for colds and sore throats that mothers have been using since time began.
I’m a firm believer in the old adage just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. It holds true for numerous scenarios:
Can I buy three pairs of the same shoe in different colors because they look great and fit really well? I can, but I shouldn’t.
Can I drink half a bottle of tequila? I can, but I shouldn’t.
Can I beat my husband over the head when he drags more of his crap up from the cellar and deposits it all over the house? I can, but I shouldn’t.
Okay… bad example. I probably should do that last one, but you get the idea.
But one the things I know shouldn’t ever be done?
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This is real. They’re very close.
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Wrong, in so many ways. These creatures went extinct fur a reason. Leave them in peace.
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The polar ice caps are melting, sea levels are rising. Polar bears are already dying from the diminished ice flows, why in the world would you want to recreate an animal that thrived in sub zero temps when our planet is warming? It seems beyond cruel to me.
And two days after I read that article?
This…
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And if you’re okay with that? Next up on their wish list is a saber toothed tiger. Imagine the hilarity that will ensue in the neighborhood when that kitty gets loose.
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
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