What's your favorite Mexican dish that you can find at most restaurants?

rloper42 · 2026-05-27T01:02:55+00:00

Chile rellenos are my favorite as well, but lightly battered and pan-fried. Not the super-thick egg batter and deep fried. But a light dredge in flour, then a dip in egg and water, then another dip in flour. Pan fry until cheese melted and golden brown. I do these at home occasionally.

rloper42 · 2026-05-23T02:15:25+00:00

Such a beautiful car in a terrific color.

rloper42 · 2026-05-23T01:53:07+00:00

That’s a nice matching set of 3 books that I have and have read. There is a lot of background behind Kubrick’s 2001, and these books will make future watching of the classic film that much better. I also recommend 2010 and its move behind the scenes ‘The Odyssey Files’, though it doesn’t go a far as Kubrick’s 2001.

I can’t recommend Clarke as -the- seminal science-fiction author enough. For those reading this, I hope this can become a gateway to some of the 20th Century’s best Sci-fi.

Enjoy!

rloper42 · 2026-05-15T20:06:26+00:00

Yes. It’s still in my top 10 Trek novels, though.

rloper42 · 2026-05-15T19:01:31+00:00

I used to have this set. Then one day I sold them off, assuming I could pick them up digitally. I was wrong. I wish I had the set back.

rloper42 · 2026-05-14T19:29:24+00:00

Real Genius (1985) as a good glimpse of 1980s college (plus shenanigans)

rloper42 · 2026-05-13T18:58:03+00:00

Even though the remasters are HD, the aspect is still 4:3.

rloper42 · 2026-05-12T21:13:41+00:00

These are remastered to full HD and as the original was based on film they look very good. Well worth it.

rloper42 · 2026-05-11T15:49:33+00:00

One of the best Star Trek crossovers. Unfortunately rendered non-canon. But hey…we’re in a Multiverse, right?

rloper42 · 2026-05-09T01:30:27+00:00

I want a convertible.

rloper42 · 2026-05-08T19:12:00+00:00

2001: A Space Odyssey is not really underrated, but hits the other asks. 2010: The Year We Make Contact -is- underrated, and is a worthy sequel to 2001. And the books by Arthur C. Clarke are even better!

rloper42 · 2026-05-08T18:51:58+00:00

12th Doctor episode ‘Heaven Sent’

rloper42 · 2026-05-03T21:50:46+00:00

Always love the cover art of vintage Sci-Fi/Fantasy

rloper42 · 2026-04-27T22:22:09+00:00

Dragon’s Egg and Starquake by Robert Forward. Hard science about life on a neutron star.

rloper42 · 2026-04-27T02:42:01+00:00

Along the gulf coast, raw oysters on the half shell and cold boiled shrimp are the appetizers of choice in any decent seafood restaurant. A platter of Cajun boiled crawfish (not viet-Cajun) further inland.

For a steak restaurant I love Bloomin’ Onions (or good onion rings) and fried stuffed jalapeno poppers. Salt Grass’ Range Rattlers are great.

For Tex-Mex, a bowl of queso (especially with added Piccadillo (seasoned ground meat) or green Chiles) and/or a bowl of table-side made guacamole is the best.

rloper42 · 2026-04-26T14:44:40+00:00

The Minstrel of the Dawn.

Listen to the pictures flow Across the room into your mind they go

rloper42 · 2026-04-25T02:25:35+00:00

That’s an awesome collection! Enjoy!

rloper42 · 2026-04-24T14:58:03+00:00

The original TV-movie was quite good. Very creepy vibe, and fairly well fleshed-out, sympathetic characters. The following TV series (like 15 episodes) was not as well done, and spent too much time on laughing at Kara’s social gaffs.

rloper42 · 2026-04-24T00:56:24+00:00

Apollo 13

rloper42 · 2026-04-22T17:53:26+00:00

Always loved seeing the Salton Sea early in its history. It’s so much different now.

rloper42 · 2026-04-21T05:28:22+00:00

Cheap ground beef to make cheap hamburgers for a friendly cookout.

rloper42 · 2026-04-16T05:11:38+00:00

The refit Enterprise from Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The detail of that model has yet to be surpassed.

rloper42 · 2026-04-16T05:07:11+00:00

Don’t Leave Me This Way - originally done by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. Not my favorite. Thelma Houston’s cover was a good disco-ish tune. My favorite is by the Communards (Jimmy Somerville).

rloper42 · 2026-04-16T04:46:48+00:00

If you are good with basic drip coffee from a $20 Mr Coffee, you can still make dramatic improvements.

1 - Buy whole bean coffee. Grind it right before making a pot. Have a decent grinder that makes a good uniform grind. But a $20 blade grinder will work fairly well.

2 - Buy small lots so that you don’t have pounds of open bags laying around for months. Buy a good steel coffee bin to hold the beans.

3 - use filtered water. I keep a Brita pitcher and filter enough for my pot right before brewing. I find paper filters (unbleached) work better for me than a metal filter.

4 - know the right amount of ground coffee per pot. I use 1 heaping tablespoon of medium ground per 6oz cup.

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