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I can't be certain, but... the things, which were to arrive today, which I was being told required money in order to be delivered? Are... arriving today. No, I didn't add any money. Either amazon is having a serious financial crunch, is attacking conservatives or those on that side or has employees trying to jack money this way or that, in some sort of nefarious theft from the company, or consumers. They had better sort that out.
It's a bad place to be when the hammer is coming down. Fix it. I honestly hope, beside the rest, that financial weaponizations, and tech company commie crap, will also being addressed. I don't mind some level of censorship, but of the right sort. If it is truly pro-American, or asks real questions, including doubting the powers that be, let that stand. If it is anti-American, against the family or (general, honest) Christianity, pro anit-western ideas and ideals? Let it be forced off and out of common discourse.
Breakfast of chia, again. I won't have it every day, once I get going on things. But, for now, it's easy, warming, and tasty. I had missed it. I'll weary of it in time, then go back to adding various other foods in there. For now, chia works.
I figured out how to beat several bosses which were giving me great difficulty. I have enough various mechanisms to choose from, so that now I can switch things up. As well, I have learned what sort of attacks and defenses work against various foes. Nothing is a hundred percent, but some things are closer to the mark. Though... some things make otherwise impossible fights trivial.
It isn't always just what is used to attack, though that will often do the trick. Putting up certain defenses, using certain additions or consumables, yeah. It's amazing how much easier a fight is when it is done correctly. The difficulty with the game is there isn't a good resource as to what vulnerabilities an enemy might have, or what even their attack strengths and skills are, so as to more easily be countered. Even in the fight, it isn't always clear what sort of base the attack, fully, might be. Physical, of course. But fire, or cold, or other things added to it. Just can't always tell. Working on it. As for vid advice? Not so good, either. Often extremely over-leveled goons, probably playing on purchased 'toons, who just blunt force a fight through without any real risk. Though there is one, sometimes more, help lines which work. Though... which is which is often as difficult to sort as the fight itself.
Viewership dropped off a cliff. Must have had some family viewing. Most of my family is dem. Surprised they read here anyway. Fixed it. :p
Getting pots and pans cleaned. Thinking soup, or maybe cabbage and something. It's been a few days since I've eaten much. It's time. Though, next, a salad. Just to get something in, on top of breakfast that is. Later, a beef or just veggie soup/stew. Prefer to add beef, not sure what is in there is good. Or what is good is not thawed. Bleh. Later.
Meat anecdote: "Brat" works a corporate grocery chain job. She's been working closely with graphic designers on a line of non-food products the chain can sell. Designers boss told her to keep my wife happy, took her out to a "fancy" steak place. "Brat" offered me the leftovers of her $65 Ribeye... I've had worse steaks, but they were under 20$. I'll have to find out where they went, so I can never go there. Fat and gristle, fat IS flavor, however when you cut off a normal sized hunk o' "meat", and the whole thing is fat?! (there were at least 5 cuts I made that were all fat, gristle,& char.) I know, free to me, quityerbitching. Just, damn, 65$ steak sub-par, I've honestly had better cuts of meat in a "Family value pack" , "on sale" buy 2 get one free, today only.
ReplyDeleteI must be spoiled... "Git off my lawn!"
I miss small town butchers.
If you visit this way? The place I would provide vittles through? Would be half that price, and better than you have probably had in a very long time. Everything seems to be going downhill. Starting at the top? Including much of it. In the middle is the safest spot. No "kings clothes", but more than rat soup? Crazy. You can't spend enough for quality, and trying will net you zero, quite often. Crazy. But I think elites have gone absolutely nuts. Their hatred of others is only rivaled by their self-loathing? Spooky out there.
ReplyDeleteWe have small town butchers here. But I trust them even less. They just buy the carcasses from the big plant, gutted and frozen? For how long. Or hung, but for how long? They charge a premium and aren't as good as they grocery stores, from what I have seen. I stay out. Grocery stores are middling, but that's about as good as it gets. There is costco, but I'm not sure where their beef is from? Very spooky world out there.
Spoiled? For wanting quality at premium prices? I... don't think that is what I would call it. Discerning, rightly prejudiced, judicial? Right in that range. Ya'll take care now. Just watch your back. They really do hate us.
Back in in SD. I know of several butchers who when you drive by, there are stock trailers 1-2-4 beeves, that will be in the display cases within a couple days. They always did a good job on the 1-1/2" thick cut pork loins I'd bring them.
ReplyDeleteThere are some outfits out there (near You) Elk & Bison 1/4's and 1/2's processed.
I can't afford a quarter beef these days, no way I could afford 1/4 elk or bison. Especially from a legit place.
ReplyDeleteLast I looked, half a beef was in the $1700 to $2500 range. Could only imagine what bison or elk would be. And, I'm assuming they are ranched? I'd have to know more about feed, and care, of the animals. You might be able to find them for less, but I'd be careful with that.
I've tried several of the local shops. One was okay, but grumpy about taking orders for thicker cuts, like 1 1/2" bone in ribeyes. I got them, but... Sometimes a fair price, sometimes higher or lower than stores. Sometimes... pushing things.
I have to wonder what they are doing with all the beef that goes unsold because no one can afford it? I can't even come close to buying ribeye or porterhouse at $15 a pound, and usually it is more, as high as $24 a pound. No one is buying that. No one.