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Cake day: December 24th, 2023

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  • So you spent the day outside shoveling snow, maybe you had to walk 20 minutes to get to a friend’s house, maybe the cold itself just took it out of you because your body was burning calories just to stay warm. You finally get home and you are out of breath and just wanting to dry off and get warm again- and that’s when you thank your past self for what you did on meal prep Sunday:

    French onion soup.

    You can look online for recipes, but here’s what I improvised last Sunday (probably not definition french onion soup, but at least a variation on a theme). Mine takes about 1 hour to make (10 min prep, 50ish minutes to cook)

    Ingredients:

    • 1/4 cup butter
    • 1 tablespoon fat (I use leftover bacon grease)
    • Onions (I used 4 but you could do more)
    • garlic (I used 1 bulb, but you could always do more)
    • Apple (I used 1, but you could always do more)
    • veggies (I like zucchini and carrots)
    • mushrooms if you like em
    • protein (stew beef, ground meat, chicken, turkey, hell even sandwich meat will do)
    • cardamom
    • Curry powder
    • vinegar (I use white balsamic, but apple cider vinegar or anything flavorful will do)
    • chicken broth
    1. Cut up the onions into thick chunks, no need to get precise, just hack 'em quick so you have less time being in a tearful agony
    2. Peel the bulb of garlic, but leave the cloves whole- don’t crush them.
    3. Heat up your butter and fat, then add in the onions and garlic. Let it sautee for like… 30 minutes? If you have time to do a proper caramelizing then do that, but it’s still good if you want to make it faster.
    4. While the onions and garlic do their thing, prepare your meat in another pan. Of course if you use ham or something pre cooked you can skip this step.
    5. Slice your apple(s) however you want, I like thin slices but cubes are good too.
    6. Add in veg and apples, let them cook for 15 minutes or so
    7. Add meat
    8. A couple dashes of cardamom and curry and also pour in your broth to desired consistency
    9. Give a taste then add a dash of vinegar to see how it really cuts through the fattiness

    Dish and serve! If you want to really clog those arteries, go ahead and add some cheese on top, I like smoked Gouda. I also use a pipe sweater to torch the cheese and give it a little melty/ crispy texture. This soup should be thick and hearty to restore your energy and give you the gumption to brave the elements again. If you were link in legend of Zelda, you’re getting at least 10 yellow hearts from this.

    That and a hot tody will give you the coziness that will lift your spirits in the dark cold months.

    Good luck!







  • Yea I agree with squid that we should not consider the soup kitchen the place of liberation.

    I would say as a guy who has dressed in colorful formal attire when I worked in corporate jobs that you don’t get punished. This meme is like when conservatives say “you can’t say anything anymore”. Obviously you can, and frankly most of the backlash is made up.


  • That said, how much do you trust your life with Dr. Who? I’ve seen many characters die while trusting him, and that’s just the ones on screen.

    I’m not saying he is a bad doctor, but he was caught on film losing several sidekicks/ allies. If you’re caught on film doing something, you probably do it a lot.

    “If you get caught doing crack on the news, you are a crackhead. It’s not like a “oh this was just the one time” situation. You do it enough you get caught on the news doing it.” -Josh Johnson

    Edit: just looked for an answer of what the mortality rate is for the Doctor and it’s 42% according to a reddit question. At some point the authorities would be called in because 42% is more than just a “licence revoked” number.


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    They should just secede from the union and be a small city state.

    Would it benefit anyone? No. Would it be very costly to make the transition and potentially wreak havoc on the community? Absolutely. But would it create a sense of civic pride and feel good for the residents of Point Roberts? Also no.










  • I’m digging myself out of a $13k credit card debt hole. I burned through my savings when a job that I had ended on my unexpectedly, and because it was contract work I wouldn’t qualify for benefits. They kept me around as a sub, promising me a full time position if I just stuck around long enough and I was foolish enough to believe them.

    I’m self employed now and making do with the best I can, but I’m planning on ending my dream as a musician/ teacher and moving home. I don’t know who would want my skills, but I know they are specialized and strong. I just gotta see what kind of work would value them.