John I. Carney

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County government / former small-town journalist / United Methodist lay speaker / #MST3K fan / #TCM fan / Author of "Dislike: Faith and Dialogue in the Age of Social Media" ( https://www.lakeneuron.com/dislike )
My websitehttps://www.lakeneuron.com
Stolen from the KSBD Discord
You can lead a horse to water, but it’s pretty crowded there because of all those men you taught to fish in that other proverb.
I can almost always tell if a movie doesn't use real dinosaurs.
I made yogurt last night, which caused me to go back and make a few tweaks to my series of yogurt-making posts from a few years ago: https://johnicarney.medium.com/yogurt-making-at-home-part-i-introduction-cba9ff832077
Yogurt-making at home, Part I: Introduction - John I. Carney - Medium

Well, for one thing, it’s cheaper — at least, if you start with regular supermarket milk. (Not everyone does — but I’m getting ahead of myself.) The sequence of events that led to me writing this…

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"The Lady Eve," one of my all-time favorites, will be on Turner Classic Movies tonight. See it! https://johnicarney.medium.com/my-totally-subjective-classic-movie-guide-part-1-6e895ab51c02
My Totally-Subjective Classic Movie Guide, Part 1 - John I. Carney - Medium

My Totally-Subjective Classic Movie Guide, Part 1. My attempt to introduce you to some Golden Age movies, including both some universal favorites and some of my personal favorites..

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I have been enjoying my first batch of fermented sauerkraut and was already thinking that I might try adding some heat to the next one. Just now, I ran across this, which is verry similar to what I had in my head: https://ourlittlehomestead.org/wprm_print/617
Spicy Sauerkraut Fermenting Recipe - Our Little Homestead

Just made $8 worth of ricotta from milk that was soon to sour. I keep my fridge cold, so the milk is already 8 days past “best by”!

So, that’s $3.25 of whole milk that was going bad & now I have ricotta for 8 or so days. Just takes 10 min & 120ml of vinegar.

SO EASY!

Search for a video.

The method is crazy simple.

And don’t throw out the whey! Use it in baking and cooking! I’m using 1 cup in my chicken curry tomorrow, instead of water. I make my #sourdough with it too! #food #cooking

So something I never expected was how much cheaper Aldi's is compared to my normal grocery store. I am no longer going to do my main purchasing at my regular store anymore.
Who remembers Dymo label makers?

Loan Sharks break your knees if you don't give them their money.

But if you pay them back ahead of schedule they massage your knees for you and man are they good at it.