Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Surprise, Biscuits from KFC and Popeye's have arrived. Which do you like?
Someone was coming to the door, so we went inside and said hello.
"Hi, you brought things?"
"I brought you a blog article!"
"That's kind of outside of the realm of normal. What are we doing?"
"I went to KFC and Popeye's and bought biscuits. You will try them and see what you think!".
That was kind of open ended but anything that gets me biscuits I am all for.
Now, these are American Biscuits. A small savoury or salty shortbread that is designed to be eaten as a roll. Any time of day will do but I typically have them at breakfast smothered in Sausage Gravy.
Not at all what you would serve as a dessert with your tea or coffee.
Unless you are weird. You aren't weird are you?
No I don't have a recipe for the gravy, I'm originally from New Jersey and it wasn't in the family recipe box. The biscuits can be found right here, and I make them frequently.
I was presented with a paper plate with two rather abstract drawings that were too abstract to decipher. On the plate were two pieces of biscuit, sliced in half.
No, trust me, I asked what they were supposed to mean and I got a human dial tone.
"So yeah, the one closest to me is Popeye's, the further one is KFC right?"
"RIGHT in one!"
I won't tell you that one was "better" than the other, but what I will say is that I am famous for having opinions. I have 15 years of them on this blog. But the two recipes do have their own charm, each.
I would use the KFC where I want a sandwich. Warm it up, slice it in half and stuff a chicken pattie or sausage in the middle, maybe with egg and cheese.
Popeye's is a "butter bomb" of flavor. While KFC has a buttery flavor, Popeye's has a blast of salty butter.
I personally think both are good. In their place. I'd use Popeye's when I want a bold flavor. KFC is for a more mild side dish for a main course.
Yes, I am letting you decide. I can't really imitate the two recipes because that much butter would "break training" for me and I have been on a training diet since the Disco Era.
No, really, that long. I just had a discussion about Protein Levels and Medicine Side Effects in a hospital and came to the conclusion that the solution to my diet is to exercise MORE and burn up the protein that I am taking in. I already count cycling sessions in multiples of hours and in marathons completed.
But that isn't in the cards for the diet is it. Too much fat in your diet gives you runner's trots and you don't want that. Biscuits are a bit high in fat for every meal.
As for the biscuits, get what you like. I enjoy both. They have to be served hot so if you have leftovers, microwave them and serve with a good gravy.
Sunday, January 26, 2025
When you dream in color, its a pigment of your imagination.
In case you have an anniversary up and coming, this just may be for you.
Anniversary Celebration
After 60 years together, the couple’s three kids, all successful, agreed to a Sunday dinner in their honor.
"Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad," gushed Son No. 1. "Sorry I'm running late. I had an emergency with a patient at the hospital, you know how it is, and I didn't have time to get you a gift."
"Not to worry," said the father. "The important thing is that we're all together today."
Son No. 2 arrived. "You and Mom look great, Dad. I just flew in from LA between depositions and didn’t have time to shop for you."
"It's nothing," said the father. "We're glad you were able to come."
Just then, the daughter arrived. "Hello, and happy anniversary! Sorry, but my boss is sending me out of town, and I was really busy packing, so I didn’t have time to get you anything."
After they had finished dessert, the father said, "There’s something your mother and I have wanted to tell you for a long time. You see, we were really poor, but we managed to send each of you to college. Through the years, your mother and I knew we loved each other very much, but we just never found the time to get married."
The three children gasped and said almost in unison, "WHAT? You mean we're bastards?"
"Yep," said the father. "Cheap ones, too."
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Before the crowbar was invented, Crows simply drank at home.
Sometimes the most simple solutions are the best. I have a check engine light glowing on the Jeep. It's 23 years old and the light has been on for the majority of the last 10. Thing is that it's the "Gas Cap Code". In a car this old, it's because the old rubber hoses are cracking. So I'm carrying water in a sieve. Every time I find a cracked hose, I replace it. It's a constant source of entertainment, a hobby.
But it is a simple solution. Lenny finds one here.
Lenny Sees A Psychiatrist
Lenny visited a prominent psychiatrist. He tells the psychiatrist, "Every time I get into bed, I think there's somebody under it. So I get under the bed, and I think there's someone over it. Under. Over. Under. Over. I'm making myself crazy."
"I can help you," proclaimed the doctor.
"You can?" asked Lenny.
"Come to me three times a week for two years, and I'll cure your fears," says the shrink. "And I'll charge you only $300 a visit."
Lenny says he'll think about it. Six months later, he runs into the doctor at a coffee shop, who asks why he never came back. "For $300 a visit?" says Lenny. "A bartender cured me for $10."
"Is that so! How?" asked the psychiatrist.
"He told me to cut the legs off the bed."
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
This is why I garden. Monarch Dad sees a new baby girl on the porch.
I had opened the blinds in front of the house in the morning. I wanted to inspect the plants I am propagating on my porch. Right now I have two pots of "Iguana Resistant Hibiscus" started for a dear friend here in town. "Wilton Manors' Big Sister" I call her, and I'll do pretty much anything she asks.
Within reason. Her dog does not like me but I guess it is because I'm a big burly guy and it serves me right for barging in her front door.
So I won't walk her dog.
But I do have those pots for her. It means that I had to go out and water them. I noticed that my basil is growing, and I had to trim that back. It is prime growing season for Basil and I since I have pizza, frequently, I propagate that both from seed and cuttings.
Bending down, I spotted some seed pods that I had to pull off the plant, and scatter in the garden. Doing so, I moved the plant a bit and disturbed a Monarch Butterfly. She had just this morning emerged from the Pupa and was pumping her wings full of fluids so that she could go on her beautiful life in the gardens here.
I was enthralled watching her flap her wings, and straightening them out under a leaf of Basil that later would end up on my lunch. Roll them up like a tooth pick, then cut them into shreds.
The Basil, not the Butterfly.
It convinced me to go into the backyard and start some more milkweed, once the ants are cleared out. In Florida, you either have ants or will have them, and they colonized my potting soil. A little ant bait will take care of that issue.
But propagating plants is my thing. Any time I can, I do. I have a large pot out there that is the world's smallest Onion Farm with four Onions growing in it among the Croton.
May as well enjoy it, I think we're going to be here for quite a while.
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Do you remember that chiropractor joke I told you? It was about a weak back!
I can't say I would approve of this sort of thing but I do love a good Malicious Compliance story!
Three teenagers are arrested for troublemaking at a zoo.
The police chief, unaware of what exactly happened, calls them into his room one by one, and asks them basic questions.
-“Alright, what’s your name, and why are you here?”
-“My name is John, and I’m here because I threw peanuts at the elephant”, the first boy replies.
The chief concludes that the kid didn’t do anything worth being arrested, and set him free. He then calls the second teenager to interrogate him, and asks the same questions.
-“My name is Pete, and all I did was throw Peanuts at the elephant”, says the second boy.
The chief once again releases him, and he wonders “hmm, the third one must’ve done something so awful that his innocent friends were arrested along him for just being nearby”
The third boy then arrives in the room, limping, with a broken arm and bruises all over his body.
-“What’s your name and why are you here?”
-“No Officer, I'm Peanuts!”
Saturday, January 18, 2025
I just bought a new towel, it’s really nice but it dries my skin.
I just was reading through social media when a little wholesome story came to my eyes.
See there was a little old lady who went into a coffee shop. She asked at the counter for a "Senior Coffee".
The Barista there said "Senior?!?!? I'm going to need to see some ID! You can't be a senior!!!"
The little old lady is still smiling to this day.
The coffee shop
A guy stopped at a little cake shop run by an elderly couple.
He asked for a cup of coffee. The old man working the counter turned to the kitchen and said, "Sweetie! A cup of coffee for this gentleman, please!"
The man thought that was sweet and decided to order a slice of devil’s food cake . The elderly man turned to the kitchen again and proclaimed "Love of my life! A slice of devil’s food cake too, please."
The man was tickled and wanted to hear what came next so he ordered some chocolate chip cookies as well.
The elderly man called out, "Oh reason for my existence! Some chocolate chip cookies too!"
After the man was done and was paying the bill he said to the old man, “It’s rather adorable how you call your wife sweet nicknames. You don't see that much nowadays."
The old man looked at the guy, then towards the kitchen and whispered, "I have to. I forgot her name 10 years ago and I’m afraid to ask her what it is.”
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Reducing Protein in Older Dog's Food Recipe
But nobody has told us precisely what to do. Since I developed this diet for him, I have control over what goes into him. He acts like a much younger dog but has been slowing down, and slowing down his eating. At 13, he has a right.
He has pancreatis issues, so I have to "De-Fat" the recipe. It is much leaner than what I put down my own open maw.
He can't have any sort of poultry so no chicken or turkey. We believe it is a grain allergy.
He also has about half of the teeth a normal dog was born with, so he licks what you give him out of the bowl.
Since we are taking him back to the Vet for more bloodwork in about a month to see what the results are, and since we have no idea whether we are doing the right amount of restrictions, we reduced the main protein ingredients by a quarter.
Original recipe is here, and it has drifted slightly. All ingredients are as low salt as possible, no added sugar.
The Recipe as it stands is:
32 ounces boiled and strained 81% lean beef.
3 ounces green peas.
5 ounces shredded carrots.
15 ounces Butternut Squash.
15 ounces Kidney Beans.
40 ounces white rice, boiled and cooked.
This makes, for him, 10 servings. 85 ounces of food once cooked.
Meaning, 1 serving is 8.5 ounces.
The protein count from USDA.GOV is as follows:
Ground Beef: 17.5g for 100g. 1575g for recipe.
Frozen Green Peas: 4g for 85g. (From package)
Shredded Carrots: 3.5 for 100g.
Butternut Squash: 3g for can (from can)
White rice: 77g for 1100g.
Kidney Beans: 7.8g for 100g, 33g (for can)
That means it is a total of 1696g total.
Old Recipe is 1969g for beef alone, 2023g total.
If it is necessary to lower protein further, there is room. The White Rice can be substituted for more beef or for the kidney beans. Vets often recommend increasing White Rice in recipes for dogs with stomach upset.
The reduction is 326g total or 32g per serving which is what I personally try to get for each meal in a day. Half of the rice above, another 25% of the beef. It is a 20% reduction in protein.
Give or take a fraction.
I'm not a dog. Although some may think so.
So I will wait to see what the vet says. Further reduction in the beef is possible, and the beans can be reduced as well.
Take the advice for what it's worth. I am rolling the dice here, and hoping for the best. I'm not a vet, and canine nutrition is decidedly different from human. Your mileage may vary.
Sunday, January 12, 2025
How does a penguin build it's house? Igloos it together.
Yesterday was the bed. Today it's the igloo.
I guess I need a trip to Ikea to look at flat pack furniture I don't really need!
A Two-fer!
Irish Diet
An Irishman was terribly overweight, so his doctor put him on a diet.
“I want you to eat regularly for 2 days, then skip a day, then eat regularly again for 2 days then skip a day ...
Repeat this procedure for 2 weeks.
The next time I see you, you should have lost at least 5 pounds.”
When the Irishman returned, he shocked the doctor by having lost nearly 60 lbs!
“That's amazing!” the doctor said, “Did you follow my instructions?”
The Irishman nodded....
“I'll tell you though, be all the saints, I thought I were going to drop dead on that third day.”
“You mean from the hunger?” asked the doctor.
“No, from the bloody skipping!!!”
Furthermore: Ocean of Beer
Two Irishmen were adrift in a life boat following a dramatic escape from a burning freighter.
While rummaging through the boat's provisions, one of the men stumbled across an old lamp.
Secretly hoping that a genie would appear, he rubbed the lamp vigorously.
To the amazement of the castaways, a genie came forth.
This particular genie, however, stated that he could only deliver one wish, not the standard three.
Without giving much thought to the matter the man blurted out, "Make the entire ocean into beer!"
The genie clapped his hands with a deafening crash, and immediately the entire sea turned into the finest brew ever sampled by mortals.
Simultaneously, the genie vanished.
Only the gentle lapping of beer on the hull broke the stillness as the men considered their circumstances.
One man looked disgustedly at the other whose wish had been granted.
After a long, tension filled moment, he spoke: "Nice going idiot! Now we're going to have to wee in the boat!!.....
Saturday, January 11, 2025
How do you make a water bed more bouncy? You use spring water.
Universal Health Care is such a difficult thing to implement that only 34 of the top 35 nations have figured out how to implement it.
Heart Attack
A man suffered a serious heart attack while shopping in a store.
The store clerk called 911 when she saw him collapse to the floor.
The paramedics rushed the man to the nearest hospital where he had emergency open heart bypass surgery.
He awakened from the surgery to find himself in the care of nuns at the Catholic Hospital.
A nun was seated next to his bed holding a clipboard loaded with several forms, and a pen.
She asked him how he was going to pay for his treatment. Do you have health insurance? she asked.
He replied in a raspy voice, "No health insurance."
The nun asked, "Do you have money in the bank?"
He replied, "No money in the bank."
"Do you have a relative who could help you with the payments?" asked the irritated nun.
He said, "I only have a spinster sister and she is a nun."
The nun became agitated and announced loudly, "Nuns are not spinsters! Nuns are married to God."
The patient replied, "Perfect. Send the bill to my brother-in-law."
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Non-Toxic Weed Killer Recipe
And, yes, I am repeating this here because while I try VERY hard not to repeat topics, I could not find this one when I went looking for it. The blog has been here since 2009 so it is a lot to slog through.
I'll keep the story short. Mix this stuff up and spray it on your weeds, they go away. It is not persistent so do it in the morning of a dry day. It works best in the sun. It may not kill everything but it also won't kill people or animals.
It just annoys them.
Because of the Vinegar, the side effect is your weeds smell like a salad.
Slightly longer story - I let the weeds get a little out of control. They began to overtake the swale (parking space) and the little square in front of my house. The little square is now empty of weeds, the parking space is noticeably less weedy.
Before and after pics are here as well as the entire recipe.
Ingredients (First picture is scaled to half gallon size for convenience):
- 1 Gallon White Vinegar (the cheap stuff)
- 2 Cups Epson Salt
- 1/4 Cup Blue Dawn Dish Soap (The Original Blue)
Process:
- Mix ingredients up, I use the bottle of the sprayer to mix them thoroughly.
- Spray on to unwanted plants.
- Watch the Carnage.
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Did you know that protons have mass? I didn't even know they were catholic.
To prove that things are always a bit skewed in life, here's a story someone put together to illustrate that. After all, Speling Countz.
A new monk joined a monastery
A new monk joined a monastery and was put to work copying ancient texts by hand. Pretty soon, he noticed something odd: they were copying from copies, not the originals. So, he asked the head monk, “If there’s a mistake in the first copy, wouldn’t that mistake just keep getting passed down?”
The head monk paused, stroking his beard, and said, “You raise a valid point, my son. I’ll check the originals myself.” With that, he disappeared into the cellar, taking a copy with him.
Hours passed, and no one saw him. Eventually, a monk went down to check on him and found the head monk in the corner, clutching an old manuscript and weeping uncontrollably.
“Father,” the young monk asked, “What’s wrong?”
Through tears, the head monk wailed, “The word is ‘celebrate!’”
Saturday, January 4, 2025
I wanted to be a tailor but I didn't suit the job.
(Remember, folks, HR is not your friend.)
Once management wants you fired, you’ll be fired!
A king had 10 wild ferocious dogs. He used them to torture and kill any minister that misguided him. A minister once gave an opinion which was wrong and which the king didn't like at all. So he ordered that the minister to be thrown to the dogs.
The minister said, "I have served you loyally for 10 years and you do this?”
The king was unrelenting.
Minister pleaded, "Please give me 10 days before you throw me to the dogs."
The king agreed. In those 10 days the minister went to the keeper of the dogs and told him he wanted to serve the dogs for the next 10 days.
The guard was baffled, but he agreed. So the minister started feeding the dogs, caring for them, washing them, providing all sorts of comfort for them. So when the 10 days were up. The king ordered that the minister be thrown to the dogs as sentenced.
When he was thrown in, everyone was amazed at what they saw. The dogs were wagging their tails playing with the condemned minister, licking his feet.
The king was baffled at what he saw. "What happened to the dogs? !!!" He growled.
The minister then said, "I served the dogs for only 10 days and they didn't forget my service. I served you for 10 years and you forgot all at the first mistake!"
The King realized his mistake and replaced the dogs with crocodiles!
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Happy New Years From Ramblingmoose.com
I'm taking a break from making a half Mushroom Pizza to wish all those who come through here a Happy New Year.
Or Happy New Years, if you prefer.
The mushrooms will be dehydrated in the air fryer for a umami bomb.
Been out, walked Mr Dog 2.5 miles already. Me? I got 3.5.
It will be back to training soon. Waiting on some healing time to work its magic.
So dust off the new shoes and go out for a walk, see the sun, and enjoy it while it lasts.
For me, I have to go into the kitchen and build that pizza. It will be served with some 40 year old Port that I was gifted for xmas.
Later maybe out to the Jeep and see if I can install some more of those LED Bulbs and bring my 23 year old beast into the 2010s. Those incandescent bulbs are quite a bit dimmer than what I have, and for safety sake I am upgrading the running lights, brake lights, and turn signals.
People in South Florida drive like idiots. Really, the road laws are the same as Back Home, so if you can't read the stop sign go home.