481 just 19 away.

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Saw a recipe the other day that made empanadas using braised oxtail. I've eaten oxtail soup that a coworker's wife (filipino) made but I've never cooked with it my self. Local Wally World has oxtail now and again for sale. Might have to grab a package next time I see it and make some empanadas.

My ex wife's grandmother and grandfather (RIP) were immigrants from Chile. They were lucky enough to get out and get to the US during the Pinochet dictatorship. I used to have one of her personal cookbooks somewhere. All family recipes and stuff. I should try to find it one of these days in a storage box somewhere.

My wife makes a soup with beef neck bones. Lately she has used beef short ribs.

It's delicious.

Litto Paul (her grandfather) was a proud American. He'd proudly say he's an American and Chilean by birth. On on of his 80th birthday, we signed up for him to get a letter from the President (Clinton at that time).

At that time the President (staff) would send you a birthday letter with a the President's signature and seal for special milestones and stuff. Just has to send a request to some White House e-mail address a couple months in advance.

He was so proud that the President sent him a special letter for his birthday. He had is framed and stuff.

(didn't have the heart to tell him that we sent an e-mail and some low level staff member just sends them out in bulk... why rain on the guys parade... in his mind, the President of the USA sent him a personal letter for his 80th birthday)

This thread promised no waiting around...

We seem to be waiting around.

No waiting. No shoes, no shirt, no service

No way!

No dice!

Sposta go fishing on Thursday. Would be nice if the weather cooperated.

I wanna catch a really big fish, dammit.

First day at the new gig tomorrow. 8:30 AM for all the orientation and paperwork crap with HR. Then probably rest of the day getting my feet wet on the manufacturing floor and start to get familiar with what and how things work.

Are you excited?

Sometimes I think I wanna go back to work. Then I think I don't.

It will be good to get back doing some engineering work after 3 years of mindless BS at Walmart. Haven't really used my brain since I finished up the IT degree this past November. If I don't exercise my brain, I'll turn into a zombie.

Don't want that... then we'd have to shoot you with a shotgun and stuff.

I do that and I haven’t retired.

Lasagna is in the oven. It is a lot of work. I guess my recipe is too.

I would like to retire but I don't think it would last long. I need to do stuff. You have a house and ongoing projects to keep you busy. I live in a apartment/townhouse thing. I don't have to deal with landscaping, lawn mowing, any issues in the place... if something comes up you just call the maintenance guys and they fix it... which is a plus.

When I owned a house (well actually the bank owned it, I was just paying them mortgage) I always had some side project going on. Make a man room in the basement, put up a shed in the backyard, maybe a 4th bedroom or home office in walk up attic, shelving and work benches in the garage.

Almost there...

Two away

😰

Not enough to keep me busy consistently. I walk the dog, and go fishing when I can. I hope as time goes by I find a fishing buddy with a boat, or at least figure out the inshore or surf fishing. I dunno...

I enjoy the zen of fishing. And the sheit talkin'. 🙂