The Pups stand pat at the trade deadline. Where have I heard this before?
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I saw a stat that 26 teams made a deadline deal yesterday...
Larry Bird was the GOAT.
"He respected me, because he knew that I was going to keep coming."@DWilkins21 on the first and last time Larry Bird talked trash. pic.twitter.com/osWGDHRXcU
When we lived in Texas we routinely drove 4-5 hours each way to do something ( anything ) in another city. Day trip to Austin? 3:45 without traffic. Twins v Rangers? 4:35 without traffic. Driving up to mn for the summer? 21 hours door to door done in a straight shot (we always said we’d never do it again without stopping but somehow we always did it)We lived our lives in the car. Having lived in New Orleans we haven’t driven more than 3 hours one way in years. Having done 8 from Atlanta yesterday has me wiped out.
I spend 2-3 hours a day in the car getting from Maple Lake to Vadnais Heights and back.
It's coming to a head that this job may not be for me much longer.
Where to in the Heights?
Right off the Cty Rd E exit, tucked in behind Super America Speedway
Small world. I do business with your employer (as chair of my city's planning commission), and that's my Super America Speedway. I live less than a mile past it, just off of E.
That is not a fun commute. Probably half the time I drive to the metro that stretch from Monticello to Maple Grove and beyond is a complete mess.
i drive a half hour each way i think that's excessive.
I once did a 9 month stretch where I lived outside of Sioux Falls and commuted to Sioux City, IA every day. Exactly 100 miles door to door. 75 minutes in nice weather, but in the winter? Ouch!
Doing the math here. That's, uh, expeditious driving. 🤔
It's all interstate from Sioux Falls to Sioux City, and in South Dakota the interstate speed limit is 80 mph.
You got it. The silly thing about that year was I bought a Honda Civic Hybrid shortly before that job switch. It got amazing MPG in town and cruising at 55-60 mph, but crazy bad MPG at 80 mph.
I am thinking that not many vehicles get great mileage at that speed. 😏
Yup. Need a bigger engine. My Silverado actually did pretty well at 80 mph. Maybe 15 mpg vs my 18 mph average. The Hybrid dropped from about a 36 mpg average down to 24.
Interesting take on "well." 😀
Yeah, I could have worded that better. Maybe "relatively well"?
My first year in North Sioux City I commuted to Sioux Falls two or three days a week for seminary. I agree, not a lot of fun in the winter.
One thing I distinctly remember about that drive was the smell just North of the "metro" area.
Also, North Sioux City was where I worked. Did you ever go to the old Minerva's there? I ran that place for that 9 months. I think a year or two after I left, they tore it down and built a new one on the other side of town??
That must have been before my time. I remember a Minerva's in Sioux City, but not in North Sioux. When I was there, the only decent place to eat in the North Sioux area was Graham's, which was just at the edge of Dakota Dunes.
It's three blocks from home to office. The grocery store, bank, and library are between the two. Truly, this is awesome.
A flight of stairs, the kitchen in between the two. THIS is truly awesome.
Depends on whether your hips work or not. I hear that it has become more awesome in recent years.
my hips never complained about stairs, it was the lengthy activities like mowing that took a toll. still, I would take sitting on my butt and sliding down the stairs over any driving, particularly this time of year
Twins sign utility infielder Adam Rosales to a minor league deal. If he makes the team and Astudillo does not, I'll be pissed.
Yeah, it would take some pretty extensive injuries for him to make the big league squad. Insurance policy that hopefully will not be needed. 35 years old. Not much of a track record. Organizational depth and most likely, he will end up opting out and signing somewhere else.
From the time the King of the Triples Cristian Guzman had a two-triple game on 4/8/2001, two opponents have done that to the Twins (Bobby Abreu '08, Erick Aybar '11) -- how many times has a Twins player tripled twice in the same game since then?
I know DSPAN had a 3 triple game, and Matt Tolbert had a 2 triple game once.
Stopped into a Burger King Thai Deli on University & Farington in St.P for lunch. Ordered a curry with chicken and was asked about the spice level. Responded that I liked spice, but had never been there before. Waitress looks at me and then she says, "Order this with mild spice. It will be medium." She was right, and it was perfect.
It had items I could identify (mushrooms, large basil leaves, thin-sliced bell peppers, coconut milk/curry broth and the chicken) and a few I couldn't. When asked, she said, "that's Chinese eggplant [looked like off-color okra] and that's squash [I think that's what she said, but they were julienned beyond recognition]. Served with a side bowl of rice - it was delicious and I had enough leftover for another lunch. This recipe seems close to what I had, but I don't know what restaurant used to bring the heat. anyway, I'm going to try this at home and see if I can get anyone else in the family to eat it (they're all pretty risk-averse in their palate).
Ingredients
• One 13 1/2-ounce can coconut milk (do not shake can)
• ½ cup vegetable stock
• 4 teaspoons soy sauce or tamari soy sauce
• 4 teaspoons palm sugar or brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons Thai green curry paste, like Thai Taste, Maesri, and Thai Kitchen, none of which have shrimp or fish paste
• ½ cup diced (1/2 inch) onion
• ⅔ cup diced (1/2 inch) red bell pepper
• ⅔ cup diced (1/2 inch) zucchini or other summer squash
• ⅔ cup diced (1/2 inch) peeled sweet potato
• ⅔ cup sliced bamboo shoots, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup green beans, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2 inch lengths
• ⅔ cup diced (1/2 inch) Asian eggplant
• 1 lime
• 8 large basil leaves, cut into thin chiffonade
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Preparation
1. Open the can of coconut milk without shaking it. Spoon 6 tablespoons of the coconut cream from the top of the can into a medium saucepan. Pour remaining contents of can into a medium bowl, and mix well. In a medium bowl, combine vegetable stock, soy sauce, and palm or brown sugar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
2. Place saucepan of coconut cream over medium-high heat until it begins to bubble. Add curry paste and reduce heat to medium-low. Stir constantly until very fragrant, about 3 minutes; adjust heat as needed to prevent burning. Add onion, red pepper, zucchini, sweet potato, bamboo shoots, green beans, and eggplant. Stir until vegetables are hot, 2-3 minutes. Stir in coconut milk, bring the mixture to a boil, and reduce heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
3. Add the soy sauce mixture and a generous squeeze of fresh lime juice to taste; you may use the juice of an entire lime. Stir and mix well. Add up to 1/4 cup water if the curry seems too thick.
4. To serve, place the curry in a warm serving bowl and garnish with the basil chiffonade. If desired, serve over jasmine rice.
I love Thai. Getting the flavors close at home is challenging.
Two observations. One, fish sauce, assuming you are not allergic. Obviously, that makes it non-vegan. Two, Thai chiles or, serranos or, worst case, jalapenos.
Can you tell what Glen is smiling about on this 2005 Topps Pristine card?
I saw a stat that 26 teams made a deadline deal yesterday...
Larry Bird was the GOAT.
When we lived in Texas we routinely drove 4-5 hours each way to do something ( anything ) in another city. Day trip to Austin? 3:45 without traffic. Twins v Rangers? 4:35 without traffic. Driving up to mn for the summer? 21 hours door to door done in a straight shot (we always said we’d never do it again without stopping but somehow we always did it)We lived our lives in the car. Having lived in New Orleans we haven’t driven more than 3 hours one way in years. Having done 8 from Atlanta yesterday has me wiped out.
I spend 2-3 hours a day in the car getting from Maple Lake to Vadnais Heights and back.
It's coming to a head that this job may not be for me much longer.
Where to in the Heights?
Right off the Cty Rd E exit, tucked in behind
Super AmericaSpeedwaySmall world. I do business with your employer (as chair of my city's planning commission), and that's my
Super AmericaSpeedway. I live less than a mile past it, just off of E.That is not a fun commute. Probably half the time I drive to the metro that stretch from Monticello to Maple Grove and beyond is a complete mess.
i drive a half hour each way i think that's excessive.
I once did a 9 month stretch where I lived outside of Sioux Falls and commuted to Sioux City, IA every day. Exactly 100 miles door to door. 75 minutes in nice weather, but in the winter? Ouch!
Doing the math here. That's, uh, expeditious driving. 🤔
It's all interstate from Sioux Falls to Sioux City, and in South Dakota the interstate speed limit is 80 mph.
You got it. The silly thing about that year was I bought a Honda Civic Hybrid shortly before that job switch. It got amazing MPG in town and cruising at 55-60 mph, but crazy bad MPG at 80 mph.
I am thinking that not many vehicles get great mileage at that speed. 😏
Yup. Need a bigger engine. My Silverado actually did pretty well at 80 mph. Maybe 15 mpg vs my 18 mph average. The Hybrid dropped from about a 36 mpg average down to 24.
Interesting take on "well." 😀
Yeah, I could have worded that better. Maybe "relatively well"?
My first year in North Sioux City I commuted to Sioux Falls two or three days a week for seminary. I agree, not a lot of fun in the winter.
One thing I distinctly remember about that drive was the smell just North of the "metro" area.
Also, North Sioux City was where I worked. Did you ever go to the old Minerva's there? I ran that place for that 9 months. I think a year or two after I left, they tore it down and built a new one on the other side of town??
That must have been before my time. I remember a Minerva's in Sioux City, but not in North Sioux. When I was there, the only decent place to eat in the North Sioux area was Graham's, which was just at the edge of Dakota Dunes.
It's three blocks from home to office. The grocery store, bank, and library are between the two. Truly, this is awesome.
A flight of stairs, the kitchen in between the two. THIS is truly awesome.
Depends on whether your hips work or not. I hear that it has become more awesome in recent years.
my hips never complained about stairs, it was the lengthy activities like mowing that took a toll. still, I would take sitting on my butt and sliding down the stairs over any driving, particularly this time of year
Twins sign utility infielder Adam Rosales to a minor league deal. If he makes the team and Astudillo does not, I'll be pissed.
Yeah, it would take some pretty extensive injuries for him to make the big league squad. Insurance policy that hopefully will not be needed. 35 years old. Not much of a track record. Organizational depth and most likely, he will end up opting out and signing somewhere else.
From the time the King of the Triples Cristian Guzman had a two-triple game on 4/8/2001, two opponents have done that to the Twins (Bobby Abreu '08, Erick Aybar '11) -- how many times has a Twins player tripled twice in the same game since then?
I was fully prepared for the answer to be
Stopped into a
Burger KingThai Deli on University & Farington in St.P for lunch. Ordered a curry with chicken and was asked about the spice level. Responded that I liked spice, but had never been there before. Waitress looks at me and then she says, "Order this with mild spice. It will be medium." She was right, and it was perfect.It had items I could identify (mushrooms, large basil leaves, thin-sliced bell peppers, coconut milk/curry broth and the chicken) and a few I couldn't. When asked, she said, "that's Chinese eggplant [looked like off-color okra] and that's squash [I think that's what she said, but they were julienned beyond recognition]. Served with a side bowl of rice - it was delicious and I had enough leftover for another lunch.
This recipe seems close to what I had, but I don't know what restaurant used to bring the heat. anyway, I'm going to try this at home and see if I can get anyone else in the family to eat it (they're all pretty risk-averse in their palate).
I love Thai. Getting the flavors close at home is challenging.
Two observations. One, fish sauce, assuming you are not allergic. Obviously, that makes it non-vegan. Two, Thai chiles or, serranos or, worst case, jalapenos.
Can you tell what Glen is smiling about on this 2005 Topps Pristine card?
