December 23, 2020

Advice?

One of my clients is a restaurant and while I have food staging experience and some decent equipment- I’m struggling with the light and glare in the restaurant for photography.

I’m no photography expert. I’M a writer doing social media. I’m barely above novice but it’s the only client I am struggling with. I can’t use a box or go shoot after hours so there’s less glare. And client wants environmental photos showing it’s taken in the dining room.

Spent forever trying to shoot this.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJG6mrpLDPQ/?igshid=1m98mhjibco4j]

This one ok.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CI3IGM2rkbU/?igshid=15h01kelop53x]

But compared to my other clients, it’s a struggle. Without a huge investment in more equipment- ideas?

December 22, 2020

WaPo - UK virus

Several top infectious-disease experts said Monday the variant may not have originated in the United Kingdom. Instead, it may have been identified there first because the United Kingdom has a robust monitoring system that has examined tens of thousands of genomic sequences of virus samples.

The United States has lagged in sequencing and does not have nearly the same level of virus surveillance.

“It may very well be here. It may have even started here. The sequencing in the U.S. is so sporadic,” said Jeremy Luban, a virologist at the University of Massachusetts Medical School

https://apple.news/AaBZl2Q5sRxa8oUzc-yOnxw

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Wow. That’s quite a statement about the country that won the race to the moon.

November 22, 2020

Gravy. Just wanted to share.

Made this “make-ahead” gravy yesterday in between candy making and organizing my Tupperware drawer 😂 Took forever but was yummy.

Saved half for Turkey day and used half with roasted chicken quarters at dinner. Really good gravy. Probably the best I’ve ever made.

We’re smoking our turkey so I added a dash of liquid smoke. And I put a quarter cup of powdered cream in with my flour to make it richer - but I’m not sure I needed it!

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CHxqCm7ome0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

October 20, 2020

Andrea Mitchell...

I seldom listen to her (TuneIn), but when she isn’t on a script and has to be on her feet she sounds just lost.

Is she ill?

October 18, 2020

ISO-Electoral College creation, purpose, consequences...

I am looking for recommendations for a good article or journal piece that looks at the electoral shitshow/ I mean college and breaks it down. I want to really understand why it was implemented, how it was pro/slave owning, why we still have it, etc.

Yes, I know how to work Google Scholar. I’m looking for recommendations of writings you guys have liked, bookmarked, saved.

TIA

October 11, 2020

Alive is good.

Alive and living through a crushing defeat is good.
Alive and forced to deal with multiple investigations and indictments is good.
Alive and forced to spend what money is left (because he’s burned Duetche Bank and lost his usefulness to Putin) is good.
Alive and on TV daily, but now broken and forced to sit behind the defendant’s table, with no adoring crowds or adulation.
Alive and sitting in jail is good.

September 30, 2020

The ladies on MSNBC...

... should be allowed wine if the next debate is such a shit show.

September 22, 2020

Why our minds can't make sense of COVID-19's enormous death toll

https://apple.news/Ai0VzhFLOSKKcj2h1HsHjWw]

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/09/why-minds-brains-cannot-make-sense-coronavirus-enormous-death-toll/]


When the COVID-19 pandemic started nine months ago, the current reported death tolls were unthinkable. Yet this week, the fatality count will reach 200,000 people in the United States, and global deaths are approaching one million.
Although health officials say the real toll is likely much higher, due to a percentage of coronavirus deaths not being officially classified, the 200,000 statistic is a heartbreaking milestone. It’s a symbolic grim number that’s seared into the public’s consciousness and marks another alarming level of escalation in the pandemic.
The tally means a U.S. death has happened every 1.5 minutes, on average, since the first official fatality in late February. It’s also the equivalent of wiping out a small city—such as Salt Lake City, Utah or Akron, Ohio—or a quarter of Washington D.C. It means we have lost 1,450 plane loads full of people. (Here's where cases are growing and declining in the U.S.)

August 25, 2020

Anyone have a salmon recipe they love?

I just grill it and I’d like to try something different tonight!

July 12, 2020

ISO good bean recipes ...

... trying to eat meat rarely but it’s tough during the pandemic. I’m trying to stockpile for when things get worse in the fall and cook for fun with my kids. And I have a picky eater that refuses 98% of all veggies and healthy foods. 🙄 I was vegetarian before the plague but it seemed silly to make two meals each night and wasteful to do so. Anyway, I frequently just eat the sides and let them at the meat but I need more protein sides.

So talk to me about beans. I love Lima beans and chickpeas, split peas are ok and red kidney beans are a favorite too. What are some recipes you guys love?