RE: How do you handle it?

The options are:

Short term
Long term
Marriage
Friends/hangout
Intimate encounter
Talk/email/penpal
Activity partner

And despite ConnectingSingles being a singles site, there are marital status options that include married, in a relationship and not single/not looking.

If people become irritated, or angry because someone they 'cold call' isn't a member for the same reason they are, isn't interested in them, or think they're getting a polite, but less than truthful rejection, then that's to do with their expectations and interpretations.

None of have any control over that.

We only have control over our own decisions.

Emotional maturity and self-actualisation involve accepting and living with our own, and other people's choices.

RE: UK battens down.

Nothng out of the ordinary up here on the mountain as yet, but I always keep my window vents open to take the pressure off gusts.

The buses aren't running, so I'm a bit agog at that live video at Heathrow. wow

RE: Happy Birthday FadedBlueJeans

Penblwydd Hapus, Bronzie. hug

RE: The Last Supper...

No caffeine, no alcohol, no grains, no nothing that might trigger an agonising and immobilising flare up. sigh

I'm looking forward to that fantasy last supper, mind. wine giggle

RE: Race Card Mayor! It took longer than expected!

Oops! Your white rage is showing. giggle

RE: The Last Supper...

I'm descendant from the Jewish and Catholic faiths, so it would be rude not to have bread and wine.

I'm avoiding both at the moment because I'm not well, but if it's my last day, right...? laugh

RE: Ridiculous Inflation

I think Temple Grandin is a little too upbeat and confident for Affective Personality Disorder. laugh

RE: Ridiculous Inflation

I didn't say it was impossible to be on the Autistic Spectrum and be diagnosed with a personality disorder, as there are overlapping traits and diagnoses are based upon clincal judgement.

I said Temple Grandin is on the Autistic Spectrum which is in no way a personality disorder. There are traits which are specific to Autism which she has famously utilised in her animal welfare work, namely sensory overload.

The issue I have is that women are more likely to be diagnosed as personality disordered and men more likely to be viewed as being on the autistic spectrum because women are dismissed as being hysterical thanks to Freud's misogyny. Blaming everything on our emotions and hormones is pervasive in the medical field and makes it difficult to get relief for physical and psychological issues.

I have never heard of personality defective disorder.

RE: Yo buddies out there

That was my point.

If you reheat meat, it should be piping hot all the way through.

RE: Ridiculous Inflation

Temple Grandin is on the Austic Spectrum which is in no way a personality disorder.

Not that I'm attending to detail like someone who's neurodiverse, or anything. giggle

RE: Yo buddies out there

Partially reheated cooked beef...? help

RE: Yo buddies out there

laugh

RE: Yo buddies out there

They're a lot easier to clean if you do them regularly, like wiping all the shelves down before putting your groceres away.

That way any spills don't get as far as getting in all the grooves.

You should regularly check the seals for black mould as it can be a sign of listeria contamination.

Also be mindfull of food organisation to avoid cross contamination. MIne is fairly easy because I don't eat animal products, but I'm still careful to keep cooked/prepared/washed food in containers and above muddy/unwashed vegetables to avoid a dose of E,coli from soil.

The temperature should be no more than 8C, preferably 1-5C, ideally 2-3C.

To be honest Ro, I'm surprised you're still alive. giggle

RE: Lentils

Rinse before and after soaking, or after cooking (if you simmer them on a higher heat to maintain their shape) to get rid of the aquafaba.

A slow simmer where you hardly see a bubble at all allows the pulse to break down to more of a slurry for soups, a casserole base, or pâté.

Soak, rinse and then leave to sprout somewhere cool, rinsing three times a day until the sprouts are the desired length.

Add a small pinch of asafoetida powder (you'll find it with the dried herbs and spices in the supermarket) whilst cooking. It has a mild onion/garlic taste and can be used as a substitute if onions and garlic make you fart, too.

RE: What's the difference between......

"Flammable and inflammable do not mean the same thing. If something is flammable it means it can be set fire to, such as a piece of wood. However, inflammable means that a substance is capable of bursting into flames without the need for any ignition. Unstable liquid chemicals and certain types of fuel fall into this category. The opposite of both words is non-flammable." Chris Bleakley, Prague, Czech Republic

Not that I'm attempting to inflame...

RE: Brewing, Distilling and Fermenting.

Thanks for sharing, Gal.

RE: How do you reply in 3 words to a text from an Ex that reads "I am dating someone better than you."

Hardly an achievement. laugh

RE: Prince Andrew demands

It seems Andrew bypassed security protocols when to came to the comings and goings of Maxwell, her 'associates' and others at Buckingham Palace.

Many irregularities, if I remember correctly from a documentary that included interview material with a perplexed security guard, including pertinent security records that somehow vanished.

RE: Prince Andrew demands

Why does she need to justify herself to society and the media? dunno

RE: Who can never be happy ?

My sister studied Biology at Bath uni 40 years ago. Not only did she get a First, she got a prize for being the biggest smartipants ever. I trust that she's not stupid in this department (although a little muppetty in others).

She's forgtten a lot of it, but she does remember studying preparations for this pandemic because even back in the 80's, the boffins knew it was coming sooner, or later. They knew that from historical data.

When the news first arrived in the media, she couldn't recall all her studies, but something in the depths of her great mind stirred and her reaction was, "This is it. This is the one and we're in it for the next two years."

She then proceeded to badger all her friends asking them what their covid plan was for the next twenty four months and generally acting like a mad woman, but, yannow, maybe she was right. hmmm

I propose your assumption that covid restrictions have been lifted after two years because the government realised they did more harm than good is perhaps a teeny weeny bit uninformed and over-simplified. Not that it's your fault: we have received little and over-simplifed information from our government.

Perhaps if we'd had more of the rationale behind government decisions, we wouldn't have had as much confusion, suspicion and resentment.

Curfews are a case in point. For members of the public, you can just as easily catch covid in the daytime as the night, so curfews appear nonsensical and more like a dictatorial, unconstitutional regimen. However, curfews reduce the interface period of cross infection and shift it to daylight hours where UV light can zap the bugs. In this way, life has some daytime normality, hopefully without overwhelming health services, or causing undue suffering. Staying in with a beer and a movie is a relatively small adjustment of freedom under the circumstances. We just needed that explaining.

RE: Caffeinated Organic Black Teas

I think I might just have to wean myself off tea, or source an organic, water decaffeinated loose leaf tea and win the lottery to pay for it. laugh

I like herbal teas, but nothing quite hits the spot like a cuppa. sigh

RE: Prince Andrew demands

P.S. Shut up, Mikey. giggle

RE: Caffeinated Organic Black Teas

thumbs up

RE: Caffeinated Organic Black Teas

I don't know about the health benefits, but I do like a nice malty Assam. smitten

RE: Prince Andrew demands

giggle

RE: Prince Andrew demands

Jesus, Tom.

Put the cooking sherry back in the kitchen cupboard, you've had your fill, mate. laugh

RE: Prince Andrew demands

I forgot it will be an American court. Thanks for remindng me.

You can't disallow bias. Whatever you put in front of somene they wll interpret from their own value framework, however much you try and steer them.

The rigorous jury selection in itself is based upon creating optimum bias.

RE: Daily Chuckle ...

Are you sure you're pleased to see me, Gal...? laugh wave

RE: Soup

You set me off with that recipe, but I make it with chestnuts instead of hazelnuts.

It's awesome. smitten

RE: Daily Chuckle ...

Mikey, wave

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