February 6, 2021

BECU Washingtonians donate over $72,000 to KEXP

I am a BECU (Boeing Employee Credit Union) KEXP cardholder.

Looks like a cassette tape and for every purchase I and others make BECU donates a penny.

The pennies have rolled up to a large donation for a beloved station here in SeattlE, KEXP.

YAY!

https://www.becu.org/news/2021/Jan/KEXP-Donation-Update?utm_source=sfmc&utm_campaign=newsletter_202102&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=p1_kexp-donation&eid=202102_newsletter&rid=2311854&sfmc_sub=198716823

February 6, 2021

Andy Reid's son, Britt involved in accident

In KC Thursday night.

He was driving a pickup that hit another on a ramp.
Children in the parked vehicle taken to hospital. One with life threatening injuries...

Britt is under DUI investigation.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/05/us/britt-reid-accident-kansas-city/index.html




Not cool!

February 6, 2021

Turkish potato salad!

I roomed with a girl from Turkey for a bit.
She made this for one of our group meals.
I ate so much ...and then went back for more!

Making it today for a backyard bbq.

Ingredients:

Potatoes - boil them unpeeled and let them cool but you will actually peel them while still warm but not hot. There is a reason for this...

Green onions - Sliced include the greens.
Red and yellow and orange bell peppers - Chop these
Cilantro - Chop a whole bunch WITHOUT stems.

Salt, pepper, fresh squeezed lemon juice, EVOO

To assemble:

Chop all the fresh ingredients and juice a lemon or two.

Peel potatoes while still warm. Easy peeling after boiling...
Why warm? The ingredients marinate and infuse the potatoes better while warm!

Mix potatoes and veg well then drizzle in EVOO and lemon juice to taste. It takes a bit of both! Don’t be stingy! Then salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate.

Before serving taste and adjust if needed.
I don’t include amounts because it doesn’t matter. Choose the amount of potatoes and then enough veg for color and the rest is by taste. Enjoy.

February 5, 2021

2021 Fashion

Some trends in fashion.

Monochromatic! Black and white together.

Bralettes! With no entertainment scene IDK where I’m gonna wear a bralette...maybe summer... gotta work on the abs!

Midriff “floss”?! I’ll keep with the teeth...

Floaty maxi dresses! For those who’ve been working at home and gained the pandemic 15 +?

Baggy Trousers! ...in keeping with maxi dresses!

Cape detailing/blending?! For the superwomen among us!



Lots of images in this Vogue article.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/gallery/spring-summer-2021-fashion-trends%3famp

February 5, 2021

For second time Ben Sasse R-NE faces censure for "not bending the knee to tRump"

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/04/politics/ben-sasse-nebraska-gop-censure/index.html

State party repubs will censure Sasse again Feb 13.



A snippet:
The resolution, posted by News Channel Nebraska Central, finds that Sasse "warrants and shall incur the penalty of CENSURE" to be imposed by the party on February 13. The state party censured Sasse in 2016 for not sufficiently supporting Trump, according to the senator's office.

Taylor Sliva, Sasse campaign spokesman, said Thursday night that the committee hadn't shared the resolution with them but that they had seen it in News Channel Nebraska Central.

"You are welcome to censure me again, but let's be clear about why this is happening: It's because I still believe -- as you used to -- that politics isn't about the weird worship of one dude," Sasse said in the video. "The party could purge Trump skeptics, but I'd like to convince you that not only is this 'civic cancer' for the nation, it's also terrible for our party."

END snippet
(Bold is mine).

Weird worship of one dude!

February 5, 2021

Year of the (Metal) OX

The Chinese Zodiac sign for 2021 is the OX.
The element is metal.

Chinese New Year is one week from today.
Friday, February 12, 2021

Some interesting facts for DUers ...

Barack Obama is an Ox. A metal ox.

Lucky colors in an ox year are BLUE, yellow and green

Unlucky colors are RED and brown


https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/ox/


Happy New Year! 🧧🐂

February 5, 2021

Imperial Breakfast Stout

Enjoying a Great Notion Brewing stout with “an irresponsible amount of maple syrup and aged in coffee”.

11% abv

It’s a sipper and extremely sweet. Probably won’t buy again (one off can) but it’s pretty much what I expected if not a bit heavy on the syrup!

January 31, 2021

Residents of Washington town wonder if QAnon has taken hold of their mayor

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Sequim, Washington (CNN) The 7,000 residents of Sequim, Washington, nestled in a valley on the Olympic peninsula two hours west of Seattle, are grappling with a big question: Has the QAnon conspiracy taken hold of their mayor?

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More at link... Town name is pronounced “squim” btw.




https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/30/us/sequim-washington-mayor-qanon/index.html

January 30, 2021

I propose

The Disney heiress (who used to be outraged at her wealth) call out the Publix heiress in a duel of inheritances!

We can sell tix to the freepers and make money to buy Republican votes for impeachment.

Sounds plausible??

January 29, 2021

Two ingredient NAAN!

Turns out you can make naan with self rising flour and Greek yogurt. ...Posted donuts video of this last weekend.
Making chicken curry, rice and naan this weekend. And donuts!


https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/280310/two-ingredient-naan/