Monthly Archives: February 2022
Taking A Snooze . . .
After a nice, quiet morning Jan and I were on our way up to Webster to have brunch at Snooze once again.
Jan got her usual favorite, the Bravocado Toast,
and we split an order of their ‘Bacon But Different’. There originally were three pieces here, but Jan got her share before I could even get a photo.
This bacon is made from slices of tender belly bacon, rubbed with brown sugar, cayenne, chili flakes, and then drizzled with black peppered maple syrup. Really, really good.
I decided to try their 3 egg Omelet with Jack cheese, Ham, and Sausage.
In another universe, this would have been a really good omelet. But I’ve been spoiled by Denny’s Ultimate Omelets that look like this.
Then after lunch, we made a Lowe’s stop for a shelf board for a rig project I’ll talk about later, and then a Big Lots visit for some of the Hemp lotion Jan likes, that they have cheap.
Then it was home for the night, where I brought in the newest residents to Jan’s Flamingo Flamboyance from the Jeep.
When we were at Costco the other day, we found this pair, and at a great price, too.
They’re life-sized, all metal, with individual feathers, and very well made. I was interested to see that these are actually a Costco product and not from some 3rd party. They’ll be a great addition to the flock.
And probably the last, since the Flamboyance is starting to get a little crowded now.
And even Karma thinks they’re a good idea. Or at least she approves of the box they came in.
As i mentioned before, Karma was never a box cat until very recently. And now she has a small box lined with a towel that she lays in a few times a week.
But today she immediately crawled into the Flamingo box and settled down for a nap.
Strange Cat!
Thought For The Day:
A word to the wise usually isn’t necessary, it’s the stupid ones who really need advice.
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Drill Baby, Drill . . .
Several readers asked me about B&D Battery-Powered Drill
I mentioned the other day. As I said it’s probably the best drill I’ve ever owned, and it has more torque than you would think. Enough so that it can be hard to keep a hold of when you’re drilling or screwing into something tough.
After I ordered the drill, I found this custom case for it,
and I also got a 2nd battery for it so I can be charging one while still using the drill.
And it all fits in one neat package.
A great product.
Jan and I have recently added a new ingredient to our daily drug/vitamin regimen. It’s selenium, in the form of 4 Brazil Nuts. Brazil Nuts have more selenium than any other food source, about 4 times as much.
And why selenium? Well, besides the usual stuff mentioned here – Benefits of Selenium, there have recently been several studies published about this benefit.
Natural mineral may help reverse memory loss
“Our models showed that selenium supplementation could increase neuron generation and improve cognition in elderly mice,” Dr. Walker said.
“The levels of new neuron generation decrease rapidly in aged mice, as they do in humans.
“When selenium supplements were given to the mice, the production of neurons increased, reversing the cognitive deficits observed in aging.”
The scientists also tested whether selenium would have an impact on the cognitive decline sometimes experienced following stroke, which can affect people’s memory and ability to learn.
“Young mice are really good at the learning and memory tasks, but after a stroke, they could no longer perform these tasks,” Dr. Walker said.
“We found that learning and memory deficits of stroke affected mice returned to normal when they were given selenium supplements.”
But don’t take more than 3 or 4 because selenium can be toxic in higher dosages.
Of course it might just be too much clutter.
Lifetime of knowledge can clutter memories of older adults, researchers suggest
So that’s it.
I’m cluttered because I know too much useless stuff?
Who knew?
Thought For The Day:
You are the result of 4 billion years of evolutionary success. Act like it.
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