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Morning Mixers!

Like RJ I get the flu shot and I think I'm supposed to get the pneumonia one too but I never have. I just hate leaving the house to get them. May get a haircut today, I really need it. :D
I cut my own hair. May trim the nape of my neck later. Need an alternative vape & to start trying some Flavors I got to see what I have
 

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I have a friend that regularly orders banana milkshake from me ;)
you are welcomed to try it out
20% flavoring is what she likes
wf banana candy 4%
tfa banana 4%
tfa graham cracker clear 1.5%
bickford or pur vanilla custard 2.5% (I haven't noticed a difference between bickford or pur on this flavor, so I use either of them)
tfa sweet cream 2%
pur condensed milk 2%
tfa marshmallow 2%
tfa cotton candy 2%
optional ws-23 for cooling effect (a drop or two)
The version of this recipe that I already indexed has slightly lower flavor percentages (16.3% total).
 

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I sure don't mind. I am on a tiny dose now, just enough to keep the rejection away. I had a liver biopsy earlier in the year and all was good.
Thank you! Good to hear.

I'm looking for a apple cinnamon cereal vape recipes. I think I need to buy some oat flavorings.
 

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Zaz, have you tried your Tripod yet?

They're very similar to building a modern Kayfun.
Yup. I liked it, but then it started shorting all over the place, even after I recoiled it, so I've set it aside till I have the oomph to take it apart and reseat everything to see if that will get it to settle down.
 

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Going to make Carnitas in the Ninja Foodi today. Cut up some pork ...., add some stuff like squeezed orange halves and garlic and some spices and pressure cook for 20 min in the orange juice and some chicken broth. Then saute (after removing orange and garlic) until the liquid reduces, the broil for 8 minutes. All in the Foodi. I made it before and it was excellent - the wife kept saying "OMG" and eating more, it didn't last long.

Aren't they amazing?! Wife and I got a Ninja Foodi last month and I cannot rave enough about it. I have never been huge on pressure cooking but man, that crisp option is a game changer! I am still learning the ins and outs of it but I am super impressed. The first day we got it I made a roast and instead of water in the bottom I used red wine... and put assorted vegetables in the bottom and the roast on the rack. I pressure cooked it for 20 minutes, took the drippings out and reserved them in a pan on the stove. Then left the vegetables and roast in and tender crisped everything for another 15 minutes while I thickened up the gravy. Dinner was ready in 35 minutes and it was so delicious!
 

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Thank you for providing the food brand information. I tried researching it last night on the GSD forum and by the time I was finished I was even more confused. I did not know that about the bloat, so thank you for providing this much needed tip. We did soak Kai's food but it wasn't because we knew about the bloat. It was the only way we could get him to eat it.

I introduce Buster Rage Tyson.... or, simply Buster as well like to call him:
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He's only 6 weeks old, and I know what they suggest age wise, but he is really doing well.
Look at his beautiful big feet and forelegs! He is just beautiful.
 

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@FranC , I did get my Sourcemore order yesterday. I blamed you earlier for tempting me to order the Kroma R mods. I'm still blaming you, but this time I'm adding a thanks. What a great little mod. I got one bronze and one stainless steel, both with 4ml zlide tanks. Really sharp looking setups.

I think the delivery worked out well until USPS got involved, or, more accurately, didn't get involved. They never added tracking for the package until it was out for delivery. Not a major problem after the fact, but it did have me wondering what was going on for a few days while the package sat unmoving in Atlanta (Forest Park).

Anyway, got the tanks cleaned and ready to go. I'll fire up the mods to be sure they're OK, then put one back for a while and put the other in rotation. Or, maybe I'll just keep both out for daily use. I'm wild and crazy that way. :headbang:
Enjoy in gd health
 

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I get the flu almost yearly so I got the flu shot one year and still ended up sicker than a dog....not sure what the point of the shot was if I still ended up with the flu...
then again, last year I got the flu and well, I'm lucky I'm still alive, spent about 2 months delirious with fever...took 6 months to get over it....so I mean....it's probably best to get the flu shot, if nothing else you may still get the flu but not as bad as it could have been.....

which is why I ain't playing around with this covid bs and my happy little azzz has been at home isolated since march...
Flu shots are always a gamble. The powers-that-be guess which strains are going to be dominant in a given season and go from there. If they guess wrong, the shots don't do a damn thing.
 

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Sorry to hear about your grandmother, @barkfunklerbunk. I hope her end was peaceful.
It was as good as you can get. In the end she willed herself to die at the ripe age of 95. She's been most anxious to join her husband for the last 8 years.. it's very sad to lose her, but at the same time a relief. She's had dementia the last 7+ years or more, and it had been really difficult to gradually see her deteriorate mentally.. and physically too. There were good and bad days with our family visiting her in memory care, but 99% of my visits were good :thumbs::thumbs: and the last one a year ago she was in top form, and making us laugh so much. She had a great sense of humor.
 

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    It was as good as you can get. In the end she willed herself to die at the ripe age of 95. She's been most anxious to join her husband for the last 8 years.. it's very sad to lose her, but at the same time a relief. She's had dementia the last 7+ years or more, and it had been really difficult to gradually see her deteriorate mentally.. and physically too. There were good and bad days with our family visiting her in memory care, but 99% of my visits were good :thumbs::thumbs: and the last one a year ago she was in top form, and making us laugh so much. She had a great sense of humor.
    So glad she left you with that memory :wub:
     

    Skeebo

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    Flu shots are always a gamble. The powers-that-be guess which strains are going to be dominant in a given season and go from there. If they guess wrong, the shots don't do a damn thing.

    Maybe I am wrong, but I always heard the flu strain every year originates in Southeast Asia's fowl and pig farms. Scientists go there and study the various strains every year and that's how the vaccine strains are determined. The problem with it is that sometimes not every strain is found during this time and the prevalent strain can be missed.

    I once read that a farmer in China can come down with the flu and by weeks end that strain is global.

    Due to the auto-immune disease I am plagued with I have gotten the flu shot every year since 1997. There was one bad year, cannot remember which, where the vaccine was basically useless. That was the only year I have come down with the flu since 97.
     

    DLKnives

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    Aren't they amazing?! Wife and I got a Ninja Foodi last month and I cannot rave enough about it. I have never been huge on pressure cooking but man, that crisp option is a game changer! I am still learning the ins and outs of it but I am super impressed. The first day we got it I made a roast and instead of water in the bottom I used red wine... and put assorted vegetables in the bottom and the roast on the rack. I pressure cooked it for 20 minutes, took the drippings out and reserved them in a pan on the stove. Then left the vegetables and roast in and tender crisped everything for another 15 minutes while I thickened up the gravy. Dinner was ready in 35 minutes and it was so delicious!

    They are amazing, and so is the grill which we have also. I cook mostly on the grill but the Foodi is as handy as it gets making something like Carnitas or a roast and vegetables.
     

    Skeebo

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    How do you drink with a mask on? The mask needs a "emergency induction port"! :w00t:

    Just when the beer person/server/filler upper lady (what do you call those people?) comes to the table. They only have 6 tables inside, but we usually sit outside now that the temps are nice.
     

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