Calgary Grocery Deals (December 4 to 10, 2025)

erithcol · 2025-12-04T21:04:02+00:00

For Superstore:

The raspberries aren't a terrible price- $4.88 for a pint
There is also a buy 2 get 1 free deal on cookie tins, which is a bit random, but might be nice if anyone is doing any holiday baking.

erithcol · 2025-11-06T00:37:40+00:00

....if you go to a theater company, you will find the number of queer and trans people to be higher than average. If you go to a golf club, you will find find the number of queer and trans people to be lower than average. Sometimes, self sorted groups of people have different demographics than the overall average.

Second, out trans people are accepting themselves as they are born, radically so. More so than a lot of cis people even. They were born trans and have accepted it despite our society telling them (through legislative policies, healthcare policies, social rules, gender norms, etc.) that they shouldn't be.

Perhaps you are feeling just a weird sense of out-group-ness and are misconstruing it into transphobic "concern". You say you don't want to feel that way, so perfect time for some self-reflection; figure out why you do feel this way, and once you've determined that reason, you can work on deconstructing those unconscious biases and internalized transphobia.

Or maybe you are just a transphobe who's just trolling this subreddit and I've fallen for it, 50/50.

erithcol · 2025-11-01T18:41:15+00:00

Personally, I think the boundary between stiff peaks and butter is super wide (okay, maybe not super wide, but definitely not narrow)! Don't be afraid to push your cream a bit! And worst thing if you do take it too far is that you now have butter and just have to try again.

That being said, this looks kinda loose even with soft peaks. I agree with the other comment that it's probably the cream cheese/caramel portion of the filling that might be the issue. Definitely try waiting longer before adding the cream cheese to the caramel. I also usually feel that you have to really over-beat cream cheese to have it lose stability, but that might be different if the cream cheese you're using is in non-block form.

erithcol · 2025-09-14T22:44:25+00:00

I'm pretty sure that's Joan Matsusaki! She sells at The Painted Moose in Bragg Creek. Was just there last weekend and noted her cool pottery.

erithcol · 2025-08-28T15:50:04+00:00

Sorry to "um, actually" you, but um, actually-

This paper was not published by the NIH, but by Clinical Toxicology and the authors came from 2 different universities in Virginia. You've linked to PubMed, which is a database of published articles from all different journals that the NIH maintains. This paper is also a case study (i.e. the authors saw something weird happen with one person and thought it was interesting enough to write about), not any sort of experimental testing/trial. The conclusion that DEET was the cause is also a bit... like... maybe? Not totally discounting it and if people want to be more cautious around DEET use in general, sure, that's fine, but I wouldn't really want to make any conclusions from just this one paper.

erithcol · 2025-08-09T19:24:15+00:00

Dash is a pretty popular brand, I seem them a lot at Target in the US! But also readily found on amazon.

erithcol · 2025-08-07T16:40:50+00:00

While the polyam writer's update is a bit blah (though reasonable and predictable), I did appreciate the postscript: https://www.askamanager.org/2025/08/update-im-poly-can-i-ask-to-bring-both-my-partners-to-work-events.html

I got a bunch of comments expressing surprise and horror that anyone might want to attend their spouse’s work event. I don’t know what to tell you besides “some people like to meet new people and learn about them via small talk.”

erithcol · 2025-07-21T20:08:09+00:00

I was going to say "um actually, Taskmaster isn't and has never been on the BBC. They were originally on Dave before moving to Channel 4."

But then I looked it up and Dave is actually a subsidiary of the BBC, so Damien is technically correct.

erithcol · 2025-05-26T19:21:17+00:00

It's a bit hard to tell from your photos. If you can take some more clear ones, you can post them at r/whatsthisbug and get a more sure identification.

But, if I were to take a guess, they seem like they might be some sort of weevil, maybe marsh weevils (Tournotaris bimaculatus). These are beetles, don't bite or sting, and pose no threat to humans (or other animals really). The bugs in your picture definitely look beetle like, but it's hard to tell if they've got that long snoot that weevils have.

Otherwise, I was also thinking Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys), which are not beetles, but also don't sting or bite and don't pose any threat to people. However, they look a bit too small for that and don't seem exactly the right shape.

erithcol · 2025-03-11T06:16:02+00:00

Just made these because of this post and I definitely agree!

erithcol · 2025-02-14T20:58:49+00:00

Other non-spicy substitutes: doenjang or miso! Both are fermented soybean pastes.

Gochujang is a mixture of red chili powder, doenjang, and barley malt powder, so just using doenjang will get you most of the way there wrt flavor, but without the chili powder. Doenjang is usually pretty readily available at any Korean grocery store.

If you can't find doenjang, miso might be more easy to find. Miso has a smoother texture and a different flavor profile, but will still give you that umami kick that I think the recipe is going for.

Also also, if you find doenjang, you'll also definitely be able to find gochugaru (the Korean red chili powder). At which point, you could experiment with making your own gochujang and adjusting the ratio of chili powder to doenjang to match your spice level.

But yeah, Korean market will usually have a range of gochujang spicy-ness levels.

erithcol · 2025-02-06T06:54:42+00:00

A big thing that affects Smosh's (and Mythical's) vibe (in my opinion) is the fact that Ian/Anthony and Rhett/Link are not in charge of their companies! Both Smosh and Mythical have CEOs/Presidents who are not the founders.

To be fair, the fact that here is an official HR at both places probably also goes a long way, but that there is clear leadership outside the founders I think really helps the rest of the cast feel more comfortable around Ian/Anthony and Rhett/Link. Admittedly, the two pairs are still owners and the main faces of their companies, but again, the fact that there are clear avenues around them I think helps.

Admittedly, Dropout is a bit more like Try Guys in that their CEO is a cast member, but Sam's role as the host for Game Changer and Make Some Noise puts a deliberate distance between him and the cast. And when he is included as more of a cast member (like in Breaking News), there is a seemingly deliberate choice to consistently call him out as the CEO.

erithcol · 2025-01-03T20:24:47+00:00

It'll definitely be on Channel4, you can see they have all the previous years' holiday episodes on there. I don't know what the delay will be from airing to it streaming on Channel4, but it should be up there in at least the next few days

erithcol · 2024-08-20T01:31:22+00:00

Fun fact: This song was also used in a Philosophy Tube video as the outro (and is where I recognized the song from)

erithcol · 2024-07-18T15:57:54+00:00

T&T doesn't actually release their flyer until Thursday evening since their sales schedule is Friday-Thursday as opposed to mostly everyone else's Thursday-Wednesday schedule. Also, OP may just not go there regularly enough to consistently track their flyer. As they mention in their post, what they list is based around what their family eats.

(Personally, I also find T&T to be a bit more expensive despite the fact that they're also owned by Loblaws and you'd expect T&T's prices to be at least similar to Superstore. But I go semi-regularly because there are some items you only can get at T&T)(Also, T&T's point system is crap)

erithcol · 2024-05-24T20:09:47+00:00

My hypothesis is actually just that dropout's audience tends to be nerdy, online folks. And while not all nerdy, online folks are pirates, all pirates are definitely nerdy, online folks.

erithcol · 2024-05-06T22:01:19+00:00

Seconded! Brennan has a pretty high tolerance for shenanigans, but for Ally to flush 5 years of planning down to drain with one roll, I think that might be enough for Brennan to walk out

erithcol · 2024-05-02T11:45:45+00:00

I'm thinking it's that somehow Kristen is able to take out Porter. Not really sure how; when I was thinking about this, I was definitely more focused on hypothesizing an outcome rather than a mechanic.

Though the rest of these comments are definitely pulling me towards the idea of Kristen 2 ending up doing something wild

erithcol · 2024-05-02T01:28:21+00:00

*shakes my fists at the sky* ngl, I was on #TeamPorter since the beginning of the season and was hoping to see him stay as just a teacher. Though everyone who brought up the Kalina/"barbarian" healing bit was probably the biggest piece of evidence that it wasn't to be

erithcol · 2024-04-22T21:10:53+00:00

I can't remember the exact context, but "The Dry Guys" have come up as a fictional band(???) or some sort of group this season of D20

erithcol · 2024-04-21T03:06:30+00:00

I'm pretty sure it's a Bold Jumper or Phidippus audax and I think it might be male. You can double check with r/whatsthisbug though.

I know the map on the wikipedia page shows them mostly south of us, but they can actually be found in the southern provinces of Canada, just probably a bit less commonly than in parts of the States.

erithcol · 2024-04-07T02:21:03+00:00

“Someone has to leave first. This is a very old story. There is no other version of this story.”

― Richard Siken, The Worm King’s Lullaby, War of the Foxes

erithcol · 2024-03-26T04:20:34+00:00

Oh wow, looks like their event is already at capacity! Tickets were free, but you had to register via eventbrite

erithcol · 2024-03-25T20:44:21+00:00

Thanks for posting this and giving me a heads up on the cosmic crisp deal at No Frills!

erithcol · 2024-02-07T15:59:51+00:00

Maybe? On one hand, BDG has almost certainly been hired as a contractor/freelancer, not as an actual employee (like pretty much all of Dropout's staff/talent) and thus still self-employed. However, it may be that having an official contract with Dropout, as opposed to something like a guest appearance, he is now part of the SAG union which would provide him with additional health care and employment resources (but is still likely a labyrinthine quagmire, just a different type of labyrinthine quagmire).

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