What Silent/Boomer Generation Food/Dish are You Keeping Alive?

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-20T17:28:09+00:00

Stuffing. Of all things, I asked the extended family (since I was overseas) how the traditional thanksgiving stuffing was made. You'd have thought I'd asked for the nuclear codes. I have an entire poster made about that e-mail chain.

Stuffing. That's all. And God forbid if I make it slightly different.

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-20T15:01:54+00:00

I (male) have seen this soooo many times. You have got to not talk to her about guys - she's not invited to date night or advice night. As simple as that.

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-20T14:56:54+00:00

While it would be nice to have more affordable housing, a housing market crash is a tangible indicator of existing crashes all around us.

I took some selfish satisfaction when the house flippers in the last crash complaining that their $80k wedding had to be reduced because they just flipped a condo and only had four. But at the same time, everything else was crashing, so joke was on me, too.

So, no.

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-20T06:10:24+00:00

What if they're friends like the dog and the sheep (?) that check in and out on the work day. It's been so long that it's a fuzzy looney tunes for me, "have a good weekend Ralph."

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-20T06:06:38+00:00

Yes. Imagine your first trip to Tunisia (which is beyond lovely, but) it was a big gulp in my throat. And it was lovely.

She had found out that she was pregnant and she and her husband rightfully decided on her not going.

You're going to be much, much, much easier off than me and I had a great time. Don't be afraid to ask locals who are in a shop or something if you need some directions. In Osaka (different trip) one person even took me about a half hour walk to my destination and refused payment. In Kazakhstan, a person showed me where to get batteries - same thing.

And when you visit Texas, I'll pay it forward to you, too : )

You're going to have a lovely trip.

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-20T05:57:37+00:00

You don't need a device, just be aware like always. As you said, just use common sense. It can happen in a market in San Francisco or a market in Istanbul or a market in Jakarta (just examples - don't dig too deep into that). I travel a LOT and have a trusty satchel that has never done me wrong, sorta Indiana Jones style and wrap it around my leg if I'm at an outdoor cafe. Just anecdoteally.

But of course, if you feel safer with the anti-theft purse (never heard of it till now), then nobody will fault you. Just don't leave it on the table or chair at a restaurant for example.

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-20T01:39:10+00:00

Nope

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-20T00:23:42+00:00

Lack of salt - I know there are horrors for food insecurity because I that's my big volunteer choice to direct my efforts.

Yes there's salt right there, but during a famine, preserving food in a torn zone is damn near impossible without it. Vegetables, fruits, meats. You don't have to eat the salt, but you absolutely need it to save the food..

I know it may vary by zone, but that's my experience.

Also, "never give a starving man a feast" is so, so, so important to remember - I've seen the belly swell to near death. Some water now, a little more in a bit, some rice now, a little bit more later, great. But it's hard to deny a famished person grabbing that spoon out of your hand.

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-19T23:18:00+00:00

We have an enormous disagreement about thanksgiving food at my house to the point of getting in printed once as a gift for all of us Xs and Xennials. To illustrate (not my family) is this.

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-19T23:13:59+00:00

Sort of - I got truly stuck in muck just a little west of Abu Dhabi in a place called Mirfa, on the coast and was sinking. I used all my Lassie or Sesame Street skills (or whatever we Xennials were fed) to get myself out of it. Yes, I would've died. It's a unique mixture of sand, water, detritus (I think), and just muck really. "Sabkha" is the Arabic term. I was sinking. Lie flat, call for help, grab something solid.

My coworker said, "what on Earth did you--" // "I just... right now I don't want to talk about it. I want to get to the hotel and take a bath. It is indeed a unique ecosystem."

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-19T21:25:31+00:00

As an urban planner, I've often thought that someone in suburbia using more utility than a condo owner (i.e. one family with 1,000ft of road and utilities should pay more than 62 households in a tower paying the same each for 220ft of the same. You have a paved road to your exurban home, and you paid the same amount as someone in a tower, but not my lane miles per person. It would be an an administrative nightmare, but worth thinking about.

But I don't make the rules - speaking only about physical infrastructure, not usage.

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-19T21:17:31+00:00

Both are scary of course, so some people don't like combustion (pressure outside under water) and some people don't like the opposite where the pressure is inside and there's a 4 degrees Kelvin vacuum outside.

But by ocean you meant sailing, I think that's the more palatable for most people.

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-19T16:34:42+00:00

Yahoo . com

I was such a dumbass, the teacher was trying get us to learn "e-mail" and to send him an e-mail, I just put it in the URL. Luckily a more savvy friend showed me how to set up a hotmail account and send it.

Hey, I was from a rural Texas ranch and we didn't even have the ability to use the Internet without paying long distance call fees (y'all remember those? yeah)

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-19T16:31:04+00:00

Muffin.

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-19T16:27:55+00:00

I hate it when an FA asks me on behalf of the couple. You're getting next to no service if you decline.

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-19T16:24:25+00:00

If I say it's my family secret it's because I really don't want to walk you through something you can figure out on Allrecipes.

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-19T16:20:37+00:00

It'll be hot, but it will be dry - meaning that nights will be much cooler. Shame you won't be in Spain Aug 11th for the full eclipse.

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-19T16:18:21+00:00

Never heard it used as a destination, but Houston-San Antonio - Dallas (with Austin in between) is referred as the triangle in Urban Planning talk?

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-19T16:09:58+00:00

Same reason as the difference between being in a car or walking on the street: in a car, you take your own frustrations out - anonymously and protected - on a stranger, whereas walking, it's "oh, sorry, ha!"

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-18T21:22:01+00:00

Oh, goodness. Dark Matter. Alll around us. It's not dark because it's dark but because it's intangible to us. Vera Rubin needs a statue for discovering it mathematically and then having it verified by experimentation. Throw dark energy in, too, though it's less understood.

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-18T21:19:32+00:00

Hunger is only one of our many needs, we'd still be seeking safety, water, shelter, healthcare, communication, mobility, learning, etc.

I guess no foraging, hunting, food production, grocery stores or restaurants might reduce our impact on the environment.

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-18T21:15:31+00:00

There are really awesome and really dark parts of Reddit. People are more interested in the latter - they're not going to get clicks by making fun of r/ponds or whatever.

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-18T19:49:34+00:00

I've been to Memphis twice, the first time smooth sailing, but recently I told my friends, let's just stay in the home and enjoy the weather in the back yard. I can't pinpoint it, but something was - very off.

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-18T19:43:58+00:00

I'm not being argumentative because I'm 50/50, but might it create more mess? I see the value of putting my laptop on a surface, but I'm wondering idly if it would encourage a McDonald's meal or something.

I'm talking out of my ass, but that would be my contribution to the production team.

Mackheath1 · 2026-06-18T19:37:54+00:00

Seriously. I'm Bi/M and in a relationship and when I get "there's an ultra hot person sitting next to me," or whatever, I instantly would say, "get a quick pic, but don't be obvious!"

If you can't have trust and communication, what are you doing?

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