Random, stupid things on your mind

[Walks_At_Night]

You're welcome. @Walks_At_Night   I know it's not the brand you were used to and crave, but, Hofmann's has Ring Bologna.  It was in the Wegmans I mentioned.  I never purchased it.  Not sure if all Wegmans have the same stock though.

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Yeah, when the Wegman's first opened here, I checked it out for Ring Bologna. Nada.  Southern folk don't eat it I guess.  The only time I've ever seen it here was when we had a Hannaford for a short time. The Food Dawg crushed them and they retreated back up North, taking the precious Ring Bologna with them. 

[sean92008]

I killed my Facebook. So, when I wanted to find out whatever happened to an old classmate of mine, I just want anonymously...

Holy shit! The ads were on things that I had searched in Google maps in a supposed private mode.

I was also shocked to see how many classmates of mine are backward hat-wearing losers, manchildren, faces of meth nominees, wannabe gangsters, bikers, face-tatted and overall trash... In their fucking early 50s!

[KSM]

I killed my Facebook. So, when I wanted to find out whatever happened to an old classmate of mine, I just want anonymously...

Holy shit! The ads were on things that I had searched in Google maps in a supposed private mode.

I was also shocked to see how many classmates of mine are backward hat-wearing losers, manchildren, faces of meth nominees, wannabe gangsters, bikers, face-tatted and overall trash... In their fucking early 50s!

@sean92008  Holy crap that's depressing

There was one guy in my graduating class that was scooped up by the Montreal Expos right out of high school. Scouts from all over had been coming up to see this left handed pitching phenom and it was looking like a ridiculously bright future for him. Fast forward 6 or so months he was back in town after they booted him out of training camp down in Florida.  He couldn't handle the pressure of overwhelming impending success and partied, self destructed it all away. That boy had it fucking maaaade!

Or there's this stuff; you bump into a guy you used to hang with only to realize he is still living back in that time! He has nothing to talk about except "remember when we.." yada yada yada..    At first it's normal to have a few laughs on the silly events of the past but when one of you gets into the here and now and the other stays in the way-back machine you begin to plan your exit.

[PB]

I went off to a college no one I hung out with went to.  Which was strange because there were only 6 state colleges in Washington state, and I went to the one 40 miles away.  Anyway, after I graduated I moved to Cali.  Sometimes I wonder what it's like to still have the friends you grew up with, but after reading this...

Here my various groups of friends (softball buddies, hockey buddies, drinking buddies, concert buddies, backpacking buddies, hiking buddies, pot smoking buddies), one by one they either get married off or move away.  Chrissakes, when I got married I didn't drop off the face of the earth like some of these people...

[KSM]

Here my various groups of friends (softball buddies, hockey buddies, drinking buddies, concert buddies, backpacking buddies, hiking buddies, pot smoking buddies), one by one they either get married off or move away.  Chrissakes, when I got married I didn't drop off the face of the earth like some of these people...

@PB

WTF  You have that many "buddies"?  Why not have three or four guys that cover it all?  You've got hiking buddies, drinking buddies, hockey buddies and several other buddies for other activities as well.  I never took you for a drinker either. HMM

Does PB stand for Popular Bro 

I have less than 5 guys and most of them cover all the bases of male bonding and so-called friendship. Not gay. Not. G'hey!

[PB]

@PB

WTF  You have that many "buddies"?  Why not have three or four guys that cover it all?  You've got hiking buddies, drinking buddies, hockey buddies and several other buddies for other activities as well.  I never took you for a drinker either. HMM

Does PB stand for Popular Bro 

I have less than 5 guys and most of them cover all the bases of male bonding and so-called friendship. Not gay. Not. G'hey!

Not everyone likes to do everything I like to do, so there's a certain amount of compartmentalization.  But plenty of overlap too.  Also, this is over a period of years, like I said these mfers would disappear as soon as they got married or moved or something.  So it was never a huge number of people at any one time.


I don't actually drink much, I probably talk more about craft beer than I actually drink it.  It's usually me going if someone wants to after one of the above events.  No wine, no booze, bleh.

[GravitySucks]

I have fond memories of a sweet old Ukrainian lady making me mashed potatoes. She would add some bacon and bacon grease to this dish.
For Christmas and Easter I will buy fatty smoked kielbasa and cook it up with a polish sauerkraut. Of course, I cook the sauerkraut for at least 2 hours before adding the kielbasa. @ShayP
Funny thing is the next generation is very fond of the skinny kielbasa.

PS/I make wonderful golumpkis.  have an old old recipe for pierogi. It is not easy for a nice Irish girl to make homemade Polish food. 

@FISH add a tablespoon of sugar to your mashed potatoes. You will thank me later.

I’ll try and dig up my Grandma’s recipe for pierogis for you. We get together once or twice a year to teach our kids how to make them. Cabbage are my favorite. Mashed potatoes run a close second.

We had a family get together in early June. My brother brought about 100 pierogis he made using Grandma’s recipe. I ate about 10.

[sean92008]

Bought a "new" device on Prime Day.

Got it.

Lots of weird issues.

Asked for replacement.

Replacement was built nearly 1 year after first device.

Prime Day, classed-up name for "clearance sale."

[FISH]

@FISH add a tablespoon of sugar to your mashed potatoes. You will thank me later.

I’ll try and dig up my Grandma’s recipe for pierogis for you. We get together once or twice a year to teach our kids how to make them. Cabbage are my favorite. Mashed potatoes run a close second.

We had a family get together in early June. My brother brought about 100 pierogis he made using Grandma’s recipe. I ate about 10.

@GravitySucks I would love to read your Grandma's recipes for pierogis. TEN pierogis with fried onion? WOW!

[FISH]

HAPPY FOURTH of JULY weekend in the USA.
Going DOWN THE SHORE for 7 days. Wildwood, nj, USA. I believe only 2 EllGabers ever heard of ‘Wildwood.”    @anniem & @Bart Ell . The Atlantic Ocean, a huge beach, a long boardwalk and fireworks. The neighborhood is old fashion. USA flags flying. Kids and adults riding bikes. In the morning a Jersey truck will be driving down the streets selling fresh fruits and vegetables. 
ENJOY your weekend.

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[ShayP]

HAPPY FOURTH of JULY weekend in the USA.
Going DOWN THE SHORE for 7 days. Wildwood, nj, USA. I believe only 2 EllGabers ever heard of ‘Wildwood.”    @anniem & @Bart Ell . The Atlantic Ocean, a huge beach, a long boardwalk and fireworks. The neighborhood is old fashion. USA flags flying. Kids and adults riding bikes. In the morning a Jersey truck will be driving down the streets selling fresh fruits and vegetables stolen goods. 
ENJOY your weekend.

FIFY   

Have a good time! @FISH   

[FISH]

FIFY   

Have a good time! @FISH   

Thank you @ShayP 
And thanks for the FIFY. The Wildwoods has 5-miles of FREE beaches. I am going to look for the Sandsquatch and the Albino White Sands Dunefoot for the @Exile report.
I plan to listen to the 'Rikki Gins Old Time Radio - Sunday at 9pm Eastern." Not sure if I will be making any comments. 

[anniem]

HAPPY FOURTH of JULY weekend in the USA.
Going DOWN THE SHORE for 7 days. Wildwood, nj, USA. I believe only 2 EllGabers ever heard of ‘Wildwood.”    @anniem & @Bart Ell . The Atlantic Ocean, a huge beach, a long boardwalk and fireworks. The neighborhood is old fashion. USA flags flying. Kids and adults riding bikes. In the morning a Jersey truck will be driving down the streets selling fresh fruits and vegetables. 
ENJOY your weekend.

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YOU HAVE FUN FUN FUN @FISH

[anniem]

FIFY   

Have a good time! @FISH   

lol!

[sean92008]

@sean92008  Holy crap that's depressing

There was one guy in my graduating class that was scooped up by the Montreal Expos right out of high school. Scouts from all over had been coming up to see this left handed pitching phenom and it was looking like a ridiculously bright future for him. Fast forward 6 or so months he was back in town after they booted him out of training camp down in Florida.  He couldn't handle the pressure of overwhelming impending success and partied, self destructed it all away. That boy had it fucking maaaade!

Or there's this stuff; you bump into a guy you used to hang with only to realize he is still living back in that time! He has nothing to talk about except "remember when we.." yada yada yada..    At first it's normal to have a few laughs on the silly events of the past but when one of you gets into the here and now and the other stays in the way-back machine you begin to plan your exit.

Know that song. Been there.