Soooo… With 2 already-wealthy men getting paid for doing the one job, outside of the official government, it’s actually the Department of Not-Really Government Redundancies and Grift, isn’t it?

Some people are allergic to them, but I don’t know if there’s a Venn diagram overlap with your allergies

Can you do pink peppercorns? They’re a different kind of tree but might have the same chemical.

Otherwise, some of the most “chili” flavors come from cumin and Mexican oregano and garlic. Coriander is another, and you could add a little kick with allspice. Roasting your bell peppers whole until the skin gets partly charred will give you a faux chipotle flavor. You then discard the seeds and throw them in the blender or food processor so you aren’t eating big chunks of char. Onions of course and tomatoes (canned crushed is fine) and of course ground beef and some beans, I use a can of kidney beans, with the liquid, but use what you like. Often some corn flour or meal is added for thicker, you could crush a few chips or crumble a corn tortilla for that.

I’ve got this all out of order! Char peppers under the broiler first, take out and let cool. Saute your onions in a little olive or corn oil, add garlic and beef, get it browned, add spices, turn down the heat while you get the seeds out of the peppers and chop/puree them. Add them, the tomatoes and beans, taste and add salt, and check if you got all those haphazard spices in. (It’s not done, it needs to simmer awhile, but it’s cooked enough to be safe.) Simmer for… maybe 30 minutes? Or until you’re ready to eat it? If it seems runny, add the tortilla/chip “flour” to thicken it.

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Link for the lazy

I interpreted “I despise getting ready in the dark and getting home in the dark” as you hating both equally. As an adult, I agree I’d rather get up and drive to work in darkness to gain a little daytime after work. But I recall as a child being miserable going to school in darkness.

The difference between DST and ST isn’t going to help that. The daylight is shorter regardless.

So now that you’ve got your Y problem solved, what was the X problem that led you to trying to remember the phrase? Or did you solve that part, but still had that nagging question in the back of your mind?

You’re SoCal? One of the things I do miss about the other place was the Los Angeles sub. The one here is practically non-existent.

This sent me to Wikipedia for kiwifruit, where I read the Chinese characters translate as “macaque peach,” but I don’t know if that means “peach-ish fruit macaques like to eat” or “peach-ish fruit with fur like a macaque.”

I think we can skip the " Chinese gooseberry" interval.

I assume the Kiwi who rebranded them as “kiwifruit” 🥝 intended both “from New Zealand” and “sorta looks like a kiwi bird.”

Tbf, there is a resemblance to a pinecone, especially if you’re not exactly getting the plumpest, ripest specimens.

Those Capitalists, they’re eating the dogs, they’re eating the cats!

Which is the stage of, “I’m bored because the people I’m supposed to supervise are busy doing all the stuff. I think I’ll call a meeting.”

(Too many people are at this stage)

Noncombative martial arts like Tai Chi derived from the need to hone skills like balance and flexibility separately from combat. Even though they contribute to better fighting they have personal benefits for non-fighters as well. Especially as people age. You could also learn the more harmful martial arts if that’s your goal, but you’ll find the skills learned in the noncombative class will help you win with less harm to your own body.

True of other gods as well, especially the one who insists on a capital G

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I think a hard case is best in case of stepping on it when looking for it

I’m sorry your peeps are such assholes. I don’t have anyone to help me look, but at least nobody is making it worse. I have a big bright blue box to shut mine in, because if a nighttime earthquake knocked it away I think I could find it by flashlight. (And a flashlight hanging on every doorknob!)

I feel you, dude. Sleep is the only time mine aren’t on my face and I keep them grabbable, but I don’t want to squish them rolling over in my sleep.

NPR Morning Edition.

Do you have a container on your nightstand to hold your glasses? Something big enough it’s unlikely to fall behind the table, that helps position them the same way every time so you won’t smudge the lens when you’re feeling for them?

Expecto Cialis!