General CHit Chat and foolishness.......

[HauntedMyst]

I had a dinner party for 16 people tonight. Made a pasta I've modified from a Rachel Ray Recipe

INGREDIENTS
3 leeks
4 Shallots
2 tablespoons EVOO - Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1lb Applewood smoked bacon, thinly sliced
2 bunches of garlic, very thinly sliced or chopped
salt and pepper
2 Tablespoons of Italian Seasoning (oregano, parsley, basil, etc.)
2 28 ounce can Italian tomatoes puree
1 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped
1 pound spaghetti
Freshly cubed Mozzarella and Provolone cheese
1 cup of fresh basil, thinly sliced or chopped

Cook the bacon, add leaks, garlic and shallots and saute. Then add every thing but but cheese and basil and slow cook. Just before serving, add the cheese and basil.

 

[Cucco]

Hi sweetie !!!!!!!!

I was browsing the threads and found this. I thought it was great and she is very inspiring. I wish I could do something more to get the average person to see that not all smokers/ vapers are "Evil"

She is adorable.

 

[Cucco]

I had a dinner party for 16 people tonight. Made a pasta I've modified from a Rachel Ray Recipe

INGREDIENTS
3 leeks
4 Shallots
2 tablespoons EVOO - Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1lb Applewood smoked bacon, thinly sliced
2 bunches of garlic, very thinly sliced or chopped
salt and pepper
2 Tablespoons of Italian Seasoning (oregano, parsley, basil, etc.)
2 28 ounce can Italian tomatoes puree
1 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped
1 pound spaghetti
Freshly cubed Mozzarella and Provolone cheese
1 cup of fresh basil, thinly sliced or chopped

Cook the bacon, add leaks, garlic and shallots and saute. Then add every thing but but cheese and basil and slow cook. Just before serving, add the cheese and basil.

Sounds yummy! You didn't invite me. I had cereal.

 

[anavidfan]

man, Im over nic'd . I just did another good build, the best so far on my little Strata. A dual coil, 8 wraps each of 26 gauge , verticals. So far its pretty smooth and the largest clouds. Before I had only had such a good experience with a buddies modified top cap Strata. This might work out fine for now. Great taste and good clouds. I love how it looks, but it took me an hour to get the wires all situated and done right.

The Strata is amazing; built like a tank and in looks is the best, but honestly , compared to how simple and easy my little Fatty V2 is to set up, the taste is equal and clouds are equal With the Fatty and I only need a simple single coil. The Fatty is smoother on my throat and I dont get all jittery.

Its still going to be a once in a while attie.

 

[bluesbishop]

Hi sweetie !!!!!!!!

I was browsing the threads and found this. I thought it was great and she is very inspiring. I wish I could do something more to get the average person to see that not all smokers/ vapers are "Evil"

That lady is awesome! Maybe she should be in front of congress!!

Sent from my LG G2 on the Sprint Spark Network

 

[Cucco]

Interesting...

 

[snork]

For two and a half years I was an oddball, a weirdo, the creepy guy at work who vaped. I felt like a failure when I preached my gospel.

Suddenly within the last six months things changed. I believe the vapers outnumber the smokers.

 

[Cucco]

For two and a half years I was an oddball, a weirdo, the creepy guy at work who vaped. I felt like a failure when I preached my gospel.

Suddenly within the last six months things changed. I believe the vapers outnumber the smokers.

I am always the 'different' one. Either I am doing something considered to be of the other gender, or I am doing something before it's time, or I am doing something long after. Yes, I still look like I am in the 60's/70's.

Where I used to live, I had a rep, and people just knew I was a bit eccentric. When I moved here, people were very critical. They said I should change to 'fit in' better. I said 'Why?'.

 

[Cucco]

Thank goodness for vaping!

For the last couple of months, I have had a horrible case of shingles(internal). The shingles declared war on my lungs, resulting in them filling with fluid. I have been vaping now for 1 year, 7 months, and 16 days. My lung health has improved drastically! If I was still smoking, I truly believe, this bout of shingles would have resulted in me being hospitalized with pneumonia. Or worse.

Thank goodness for vaping! Keep on vaping!

 

[HauntedMyst]

Sounds yummy! You didn't invite me. I had cereal.

You were invited. I gave the invitation to your personal assistant. Blues must have been drinking again.

 

[Cucco]

You were invited. I gave the invitation to your personal assistant. Blues must have been drinking again.

That was great! I think I love you!

 

[snork]

I am always the 'different' one. Either I am doing something considered to be of the other gender, or I am doing something before it's time, or I am doing something long after. Yes, I still look like I am in the 60's/70's.

Where I used to live, I had a rep, and people just knew I was a bit eccentric. When I moved here, people were very critical. They said I should change to 'fit in' better. I said 'Why?'.

Why indeed!
Now that others have changed to suit me, I am their god.

 

[bluesbishop]

You were invited. I gave the invitation to your personal assistant. Blues must have been drinking again.

Haunted! Come on...I was born and raised in Chicago! you can't throw a fellow Chicagoan under the bus!!

 

[HauntedMyst]

Haunted! Come on...I was born and raised in Chicago! you can't throw a fellow Chicagoan under the bus!!

You are right! I didn't know! We'll blame avid (Pris, take the heat on this one!)

 

[anavidfan]

Okay, I did it. It was ME.......

 

[bluesbishop]

You are right! I didn't know! We'll blame avid (Pris, take the heat on this one!)

That's more like it! the only debates us Chicagoans can have are : 1) who has the best deep dish 2) Best beef stand 3) Cubs or Sox (oh...and my answers are..1) Lou's...2) Al's ..followed very closely by Portillos and Mr.Beef 3) ...duh...Cubs!!!

Sent from my LG G2 on the Sprint Spark Network

 

[anavidfan]

When I think of Chicago , I think of this....... Yes , its a musical..... but one of those good/ fun ones.

 

[HauntedMyst]

That's more like it! the only debates us Chicagoans can have are : 1) who has the best deep dish 2) Best beef stand 3) Cubs or Sox (oh...and my answers are..1) Lou's...2) Al's ..followed very closely by Portillos and Mr.Beef 3) ...duh...Cubs!!!

Lou's is the best chain. Old World Pizza in Elmwood Park is the best single place. I am of the firm belief that the guy who owns Portillos sold his soul to the devil. It's just beef and hot dogs (Granted great beef and hot dogs which I joyfully eat but still just beef and hot dogs) and yet there is a line around the parking lot from open to close every day of the week at all of them, not one store but all of them! Most amazingly successful business I've ever seen - along with Mike Pastry in Boston. If the two ever come together they will be unstoppable.

 

[Cucco]

CASAA's Second Call to Action Regarding FDA Proposed Regulations

CASAA: Second Call to Action for FDA Proposed Regulations - Consumer Comment on Paperwork Reduction Act

 

[anavidfan]

I just realized 2 years since I started to vape. Its been a fun 2 years and feel much better for it. To think I didnt really have plans to quit, it was there, somewhere in the back of my mind. I really did it as a means to get back at all those pesky non-smokers that would see me yards and yards away and start the "coughing" No matter where I hid myself, and I mean it, I tucked myself away, even in very " iffy " places as not to annoy people. SOmehow they would go out of their way, to get close to me just to make the faces and hack. I would see them approaching from a completely different angle , then change the path, then back track after getting close to me .

I got pleasure out of seeing them go out of their way only to see that there was NO SMOKE and nothing to "cough" at. It turned out I enjoyed it.

I started with a cig-alike. I think it was good to start with that, psychologically , it helped me give up the cigarettes. I really dont think I could have made the transition with anything else. It felt like a cig, and I could hang it off my lips. The rest is history....... KGO to Saber Touch. A Natural in between to the ELAs and the Simplicity. I think 7 total devices in 6 years is not bad. I still have the Natural and 1 Saber. 5 is very modest. I have 2 Odys, 1 KFL, 1 Fatty and the Strata.

Im more than pleased.