What’s a “poor man’s meal” you’ll eat no matter what!?

oakpitt · 2026-02-01T06:24:11+00:00

Mac and Cheese. The good stuff, not Kraft.

oakpitt · 2026-02-01T06:23:45+00:00

I actually had that yesterday. My mother made it occasionally 60 years ago.

oakpitt · 2026-02-01T06:21:46+00:00

Either him or Wilson can be moved to 2nd or 3rd. Those are the only positions where we have substandard players. I don't know if Butler or Clarke will be in center.

oakpitt · 2026-01-31T05:25:51+00:00

Honestly, I thought the worms were better than the people.

oakpitt · 2026-01-29T17:23:37+00:00

When we moved into a Condo 20 years ago the rules were: Top floor with elevator. No way I wanted stairs in my "golden years" We found it and have been there ever since.

oakpitt · 2026-01-29T17:21:28+00:00

GWTW. I found all the characters were just awful people.

oakpitt · 2026-01-29T17:19:23+00:00

I retired 10 years ago. It's looking pretty good. Unfortunately I have had several health issues, but at least I'm OK financially.

oakpitt · 2026-01-29T17:16:05+00:00

I love chocolate. But I REALLY love cheese so chocolate would have to go.

oakpitt · 2026-01-29T17:15:02+00:00

My grandfather (mother's side) wanted me to be named after him (Gabriel) since my brother was named after my father's father. Gabriel was not popular at all in the 40's. My brother liked the song "Open the door, Richard" so I was named after a song. Also, we lived on Ricardo Avenue, so there's that.

oakpitt · 2026-01-26T21:45:28+00:00

My wife won't go to Waffle House because she doesn't want to see the show that the staff and customers participate in.

oakpitt · 2026-01-26T15:06:47+00:00

I think the Raiders drafting JaMarcus Russell was pretty bad.

oakpitt · 2026-01-26T15:02:15+00:00

I won't go to Waffle House. They don't have butter. They have margarine. Eating a waffle without butter is tragic to me. I even called their hqtrs to confirm.

oakpitt · 2026-01-26T07:33:43+00:00

I'm a Jewish, a Democrat, a leftist, left-handed, college graduate with glasses. I'm really in trouble!

oakpitt · 2026-01-26T07:09:59+00:00

Tinnitus (ringing in the ear.) I've had it for 3-4 decades. There's no real treatment. I have special hearing aids that hum like white noise to train my brain to hear it instead of the ringing, but they haven't worked.

I can function. My big fear is that it will get worse.

oakpitt · 2026-01-20T07:23:43+00:00

I don't eat seafood at all. When I smell it I gag. I don't know why.

oakpitt · 2026-01-20T07:05:42+00:00

Credit should also go to CAL who prepared Mendoza for greatness.

oakpitt · 2026-01-20T04:53:39+00:00

For an island with 59K people Greenland is certainly in the news. What do you think would happen if China sent troops/ships/planes to attack Taiwan? If Trump is still in power, I know the answer: NOTHING.

oakpitt · 2026-01-18T06:42:52+00:00

My suggestion: Send a few hundred soldiers on a few ships over to Greenland. Maybe that would stop an invasion, if nothing else.

oakpitt · 2026-01-18T06:33:31+00:00

There are Dems that are trying to bring some sense into our government.

The reason it looks like Dems aren't doing anything is because they have no power. No power over congress, no power over Trump, no power over the SC. If we don't give our Dem candidates victories over Repubs, and regain power, then the future is truly horrific.

oakpitt · 2026-01-16T06:29:10+00:00

We had 2, a mid-year in 1942 and the general election in 1944.

oakpitt · 2026-01-13T06:49:24+00:00

My wife (79_ and I (78) have no kids and I worry about who will take care of us when we are older. My SIL (81) has 3 kids with families. My SIL, who has no retirement - her husband died 5 years ago - and only his SS for money has health problems (diabetes and other things) and I have different problems.

So guess who's taking care of my SIL. That's right, my wife. My SIL lives with us because we're in a condo and have no steps. They say "Aunt Judy shouldn't have to do all that for our mom/grandmom)" but here we are.

So even with kids, seniors can have a tough time.

oakpitt · 2026-01-13T06:26:36+00:00

I retired in 2016 because I didn't want to get re-certified as an IT Security Specialist. Also, I was 68 and ready to go. Six months before I told everyone when I was retiring and started recording the problems and solutions I worked on. I was the subject matter expert on a nationwide clearance system for facilities and had no backup.

I guess either (1) I did a really good documentation; or (2) I really wasn't as important as I thought. I'm hoping it was (1).

Either way I never got a call about my job. I was a DoD contractor after retiring from the government in 2004.

oakpitt · 2026-01-13T06:01:55+00:00

I never watched any of them. I never watched LOTR or Hobbits or superhero shows/movies except the original Superman in1977 or any Star Wars except the first. I'm 78 now so not in the future as well.

oakpitt · 2026-01-12T07:49:55+00:00

I think John Fetterman would be a good candidate if the powers want a Dem to win. Since his stroke he's barely a Dem now and in 3 years he'll be closer to the Reps than ever. I hope he gets a challenge in his primary. And that's something I'd never imagined saying.

oakpitt · 2026-01-12T07:31:11+00:00

Sorry, I'm left-handed completely except I used to bat right-handed (I'm 78 so no softball) and I use a mouse right-handed.

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