@McBinary Just finished When the Air Hits Your Brain by Frank Vertosick. Fascinating although tough to read in places. Content Warning: death, including child death
The official unemployment rate calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics excludes people who have not actively sought a job in the preceding four weeks, as they are no longer considered part of the civilian labor force." - from this article...
@Entropy Never did much like Color of Magic, but I love the guards books. Men at Arms and Night Watch are all-time favorites. Pratchett loved Carrot, but he was fascinated with Vimes (and Vetinari).
I was working as a stockboy in a supermarket and when we had to fill the milk cooler people would bust open a 12 pack of milk cartons and put them in one by one....
Zojirushi Bread machine (I use it for the dough cycle. Don't at me.)
Electronic scale. It can be a cheap OXO, but you need one.
Banneton and liners
*Lame (honestly, my favorite is the cheapo Breadtopia one with the plastic handle--much better than the walnut-handled one my mom had)
More Emile Henry ceramic bakers than I'm willing to admit. Crown rolls, anyone?
I haven't ventured into sourdough but I'm teetering on the edge. Looking at the King Arthur crocks.
Have you read Cook's Garrett series? They're actually mysteries--think Nero Wolfe in a fantasy setting. Less dark than Black Company. First one is Sweet Silver Blues.
I'm in the process of getting ready for a cross country move and trying to make moving and packing the least stressful I can. What advice would you give?
When you are wrapping items in paper, don't wrap it tightly and smoothly! You want to crumple the paper up around the item. The crumpling is what protects it; a piece of newspaper wrapped flat and tight around a glass doesn't protect it from bumps and shocks.
Like for example, how someone thinks because you work in IT you can fix their TV, or how if you're into music you must be able to play any random instrument....
I'm an English professor, and I get a lot of "Oh, I'll have to make sure to use good grammar around you." First, I have better manners than to go around correcting other people.* Second, I know enough about the development of the language to realize how fluid and often artificial the "rules" are.
Unless you're trying to mansplain something to me. Then all bets are off.
Love America's Test Kitchen's *Bread Illustrated." Also love Beth Hensperger's The Bread Maker's Bread Machine Cookbook. I use it for dough cycles and then shape and bake in the oven.
[Weekly] What are you reading this week? [8/13/23]
What book is currently on your nightstand?...
People who 'stop looking for work' are no longer counted as 'unemployed.' How do you *stop* looking for work if you need money to survive?
The official unemployment rate calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics excludes people who have not actively sought a job in the preceding four weeks, as they are no longer considered part of the civilian labor force." - from this article...
What are you reading this week? [7/16/23]
What book is currently on your nightstand?...
What happened to dancing at weddings?
I was born and raised in America, and for some reason I have this classic notion in my head that people should be dancing at weddings....
Bill Gates said, "I will always choose a lazy person to do a difficult job because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it." What's a real-life example of this?
I was working as a stockboy in a supermarket and when we had to fill the milk cooler people would bust open a 12 pack of milk cartons and put them in one by one....
What piece of kit or setup represents the pinnacle of your hobby/profession?
Even if it's not expensive, Is there a high quality item every serious enthusiast owns?...
What are you reading this week? [6/18/23]
What book is currently on your nightstand? How do you like it? Would you recommend it to others?
What are your best moving tips?
I'm in the process of getting ready for a cross country move and trying to make moving and packing the least stressful I can. What advice would you give?
What's an innocent misconception about your hobby/profession that drives you up the wall?
Like for example, how someone thinks because you work in IT you can fix their TV, or how if you're into music you must be able to play any random instrument....
Favorite baking books?
What's everyone's favorite cookbooks?...