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Disrupt isn’t the same as destroy. I read that as a community coming together for mutual support to provide what a nuclear family would, not to destroy it and replace it with something else. In any case, I still stand by what I wrote. BLM is a largely decentralized movement with widely disparate people from a variety of walks of life and races/ethnicities participating. I’d bet my life if you asked 100 protestors at any given BLM protest, less than 10% would respond in a negative fashion about the nuclear family. I’ve been to several BLM protests in Maryland and Washington DC in recent months and no one has ever mentioned anything like that, speakers or random folks I’ve talked to. It seems interesting that this is becoming talking point instead of the ongoing systemic oppression and literal murder of black folks in this country by the police. Given that Brandon has unequivocally said he supports BLM, do you think he is for the dissolution of the nuclear family?

The BLM being against the nuclear family is a total canard, just like Colin Kapernick’s protest got twisted. Anyone can say any movement is about anything, but the vast majority of people out protesting are against police violence towards minorities, not the dissolution of the nuclear family haha. It’s just such a wild left field assertion

The Iron Brigade: A Military History, the Indiana Press reissue. By Alan T. Nolan.

Cool! Must be a hell of a workout.

Did you get a mauler? What kind of tool you using, and generally what kinda wood, if you don’t mind sharing?

I think you could do some white wine if you didn’t want to do a liquor for the mushroom omelette

Sure. First loaves are some variation on this (ie, adding some salt with an egg wash, etc) 3 cups all purpose flour (King Arthur is what I like) 1 1/2 tsp fine salt 1/4 tsp instant or rapid rise yeast 1 cup water 6-8 tablespoons lager beer (the alcohol bakes out, if that's a concern for anyone!) 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar. Whisk the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Add the water, vineger and beer and combine with a rubber spatula (I use my hands, honestly) until it resembles a shaggy ball. You'll get a feel for if the dough is too dry or wet. Just add flour or tiny bits of warm water accordingly. Cover that and let it sit for 8-18 hours. Lay 18 by 12-inch sheet of parchment paper on counter and spray with oil spray. Transfer dough to lightly floured counter and knead 10 to 15 times. Shape dough into ball by pulling edges into middle. Transfer dough, seam side down, to center of parchment and spray surface of dough with oil spray. Pick up dough by lifting parchment overhang and lower into heavy-bottomed Dutch oven (let any excess parchmenthang over pot edge). Cover loosely with plastic and let rise at room temperature until dough has doubled in size and does not readily spring back when poked with finger, about 2 hours. Adjust oven rack to middle position. Remove plastic from pot. Lightly four top ofdough and, using razor blade or sharp knife, make one 6-inch-long, 1/2-inch-deep slit along top of dough. Cover pot and place in oven. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Bake bread for 30 minutes (starting timing as soon as you turn on oven- ie, don't preheat the oven) Remove lid and continue to bake until loaf is deep brown and registers 210 degrees, 20 to 30 minutes longer. Carefully remove bread from pot; transfer to wire rack and let cool completely, about 2 hours. The cheddar/jalapeño recipe is from here: https://tasty.co/recipe/dutch-oven-jalapeno-cheddar-bread (I used some pickled jalapeños I made, too). For the charcoal grilled flatbread/pizza crust, I use this recipe: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013233-grilled-lebanese-flatbread

I didn’t use Dutch oven on the grill - the flatbread is just a grilled lebanese flatbread recipe I adapted as a pizza crust, and it worked really well! My wife and kid loved it. And was nice to not heat up the kitchen. All of the other stuff was from a Dutch oven in a regular oven :-)

Been cookin more Charcoal grilled flatbread pizza, Extra Sharp Cheddar and Jalapeño bread.

Im not reading any previous posts for fear of spoilers, but just started Trails in the Sky on Vita. I have Trails SC, and trails of cold steel 1/2, and 3 on switch. Long trip ahead!

Rolled credits on The Last of Us Part II last night. I have no words. I have been playing video games since the age of 3, Christmas, 1988. This is by far the best video game narrative I've ever played through, just in terms of character development, etc. Much like seeing a movie or reading a book that really hits you, I just can't stop thinking about this game. All I can do is throw out superlatives about it. Really, if there is any phrase to describe it, I'd say "tour de force." If you can stomach the ultra brutality of the fights, you're in for an emotional rollercoaster.

I absolutely agree with the content/theme of your letter to Brandon. Full disclosure: I struggle with depression/anxiety, but I find Brandon's presentation of physical disability more irksome in some way I cant quite define. It didn't hit me until my wife mentioned it after the Bridge 4 miraculous healings - because her Dad, who recently passed away, was wheelchair bound and effectively a quadriplegic for the last ~20 years of his life. It was clear to me that in some way that description of the process, the feelings of the physical disability being healed, etc, were kind of hurtful to her. Again, I'm not doing a great job expressing myself here, but I do think the OP has a valid point, and I'm also in agreement that Rysn is by far the best written disabled character Brandon has yet included.

Anyone else psyched for The Last Of Us 2 on Friday???

Well...since no one else wants to post pictures, I shall soldier on... Lime gin buck, and the classic American cocktail, the Manhattan.

Maybe really winning the race is....all the pancakes we ate along the way?

So...many....carbs.... *burp*...and I just cut into more bread and oil....

Well go on, don't leave us hanging...any pictures? You enjoying it? I'm really enjoying the sort of zen from baking and cocktail mixing...mind just goes blank and I'm in the moment. It's cool.

I made some bread. Cooks illustrated recipe this time. Smells so freaking amazing in here...

Assuming you're talking Legend of Zelda, my top 3 have to be: 1. Links Awakening (original) 2. Breath of the Wild 3. The Legend of Zelda (NES, original). Those are certainly the ones I've played the most, anyway!

Sooo I'm more of an old school Zelda head. I wouldn't say it's one of my favorite franchises or anything, but I've played most in the series. But back in the day...well, yeah. I dug this out the night before the Links Awakening remake dropped on Switch. Gameboy still works after all this time. Thanks, Mom and Dad! Christmas, 1991. I'll never forget, we even had a bit of a white Christmas with a dusting of snow.

Also...y'all think I'm playing...I just asked my foodie friend for his (american style) breakfast pancake recipe.

If I have a vote, sure! As long as no one armed Herdaziens show up... I think I'm a shoe-in!

Seems like a lot of folks are picking up instruments (again!) Wit would be proud. I prepared the dough from Cooks Illustrated "almost no knead" artisanal loaf recipe. Called for some stuff not in the loaf I posted above - white vinegar, a few tablespoons of beer, etc. Planning to throw it in the oven tomorrow morning. Today's cocktails: Left: Kentucky Iced Tea, right (non alcoholic drink) Shirley Temple for my kiddo.