Alpo......?

[tundrabadger]

I remember I called my dad a few weeks after he retired and asked him how it was going.


"oh, it's tough" he said "You know, I always used to get up early. Well, I can't seem to stop that, so I'm up a couple of hours before your stepmother, and I'm forced to drink a nice cup of coffee and read the paper by myself"

"Oh poor you"


"And then, since I'm up early, I feel obligated to bake some fresh muffins for breakfast."


"Fresh muffins for breakfast every morning, Dad, I don't know how you cope"


"Yeah, and then your stepmother gets up, so I have to make ANOTHER pot of coffee, and she has breakfast and goes to work, so I'm left by myself. And being by myself, I feel like I have to go for a long bike ride"

"okay, I get it dad. You're enjoying yourself. You have nothing to say. Stop talking"

"And then I get back from riding my bike, and I still have all this time, so then I have to go out to my shed and do some woodcarving for a few hours. And then, since I'm home so much, I feel like I'm obligated to cook a nice dinner, so maybe I even have to go walk down the street and pick up some free range chicken from the farmer's market, and do something really nicer with it. "

"Shut up, dad"

"But enough about me. How's work?"



Fortunately for the the continued amicability of our relationship, he did eventually get bored...I could tell because he sent me multiple emails per day about his cat....and started volunteering.


I occasionally worry that that the longer life expectancies we see these days will deplete the Canada Pension Plan before I retire. Then I remember that we no longer have mandatory retirement, and opportunities for advancement are becoming scarcer, so I will probably never be able to afford to retire anyhow, which is oddly comforting.

[hunter63]

I go to the gym 3 mornings a week, supposed to be for my cardo rehab......but I just enjoy getting out and mixing it up with other "survivors".

Got to know several people and we kinda worry about them if they don't show up.....so the girls that run the center keep tabs on them.
I let them know if I heading out for the reason.

Lady that uses a treadmill about the same time I do sometimes.....and we have talked in the past.
She came over and had to tell me a story...

She says, I just had my physical or as they call it now a wellness check.
Doc says that my heart rate, blood pressure, cholesterol w,eight, and body mass were all Fine or good.

Then she says , I the past they have always been a little high?,.... So I questioned the Doc again.....He said, No they are all fine.

Upon returning home she says she checked last years report and realized that she had a birthday.......They were using a different chart?

She says, "I finally aged into her body".....LOL

Guess she figured that my mind would work like this as well......and I would enjoy it.

[LAZYBBRAND]

That's too funny

[Faiaoga]

How was the Alpo? It was probably as good as good or better than some of the tinned fish or potted meats sold in village stores when I was a Peace Corps volunteer. In fact, we volunteers became quite good at distinguishing the different brands and would argue vehemently about which brand was best. Frankly, Alpo stew is probably better than some of the food I have eaten in school cafeterias.

To his credit, the survival writer Cody Lundin (When All Hell Breaks Loose) includes some recipes for rats and mice in his survival manual, and he explains how Yavapai Indians considered pack rats a delicacy. While I have eaten fruit bat. moray eel and other unusual foods, I have never experimented with pet foods - perhaps I should look for a good survival cookbook that incudes recipes for these. Certainly, the price of pet food is a lot less than that of expensive "Y2K survival foods" that are advertised as being needed for coming disasters.

[hunter63]

Just got back from the store.....was asked to pick up a couple of things......and showed up at the check out with :

6 cans of Alpo dog food....Choice Beef Cuts with Gravy
1 big bag of Tater Tots....Original Recipe
2 bottles of "Barefoot" Red Moscato Wine.


Lady behind the counter (I know her pretty well) and I were kinda talking......
The lady behind me was looking at my purchases.....with a strange look on her face.

So I said, "Yeah we are gonna try a new recipe, saw it on Rachael Ray Senior Addition...... "Alpo beef with Garvy, casserole w/Tater Tots"

"And of course we like a little wine with the meal....being beef it should be red..."

I paid and walked out....as she was still kinda white looking.....

You know it actually sounded pretty good....and I'm still laughing about it.

I like being retired.

How was the Alpo? It was probably as good as good or better than some of the tinned fish or potted meats sold in village stores when I was a Peace Corps volunteer. In fact, we volunteers became quite good at distinguishing the different brands and would argue vehemently about which brand was best. Frankly, Alpo stew is probably better than some of the food I have eaten in school cafeterias.

To his credit, the survival writer Cody Lundin (When All Hell Breaks Loose) includes some recipes for rats and mice in his survival manual, and he explains how Yavapai Indians considered pack rats a delicacy. While I have eaten fruit bat. moray eel and other unusual foods, I have never experimented with pet foods - perhaps I should look for a good survival cookbook that incudes recipes for these. Certainly, the price of pet food is a lot less than that of expensive "Y2K survival foods" that are advertised as being needed for coming disasters.

So....Like here's the thing....the OP was a humorous happenstance that I managed to take advantage of.....with out premeditation, one of those "You had to be there, Hung the pitch high in the zone"......kind of things ......or could be called a believable joke at the time.....and it was...WACK, its up, it's up, it's...... OUTA HERE.

So honestly,....I.... didn't actually EAT any of it, was for the dogs.......

But you knew that, Bhohahahaha

[madmax]

Wife signed up for drop yesterday after 3 years of himmin' and hawin'. Papers signed. Done deal. She still has 5 years before it's over but you'ld think she was done already.

"What do you want to do today Hon?"
"I don't know. Go to the Keys?"
"OK. How long?"
"I don't know."
"OK. I'll load the camper."

[hunter63]

Nice, isn't it.......

[Rick]

What's "drop"?

[crashdive123]

It's what you do after you stop and before you roll.

[Rick]

Oh, yeah. Probably an age thing that I forgot.

[Faiaoga]

So....Like here's the thing....the OP was a humorous happenstance that I managed to take advantage of.....with out premeditation, one of those "You had to be there, Hung the pitch high in the zone"......kind of things ......or could be called a believable joke at the time.....and it was...WACK, its up, it's up, it's...... OUTA HERE.

So honestly,....I.... didn't actually EAT any of it, was for the dogs.......

But you knew that, Bhohahahaha

This being the USA. it should not be surprising that there really is a website that has information concerning different pet foods and evaluates them. A little bit of internet research led me to www.dogfoodadvisor.com/ or Dog Food Advisor

Unfortunately, Alpo is not given a very high rating, but a good chef should be able to make Alpo stew more palatable. Unfortunately, the website does not offer sommelier recommendations for the most appropriate wine.

[hunter63]

Well, it is usually recommend red for Beef(?)....LOL.....

California port, 2 bucks a gal in a paper bag, will do just fine.....we are doing "po boy" right?...Doesn't mean we have no class.

[Faiaoga]

We have class.............but mine is best described as "low"

[hunter63]

[Faiaoga]

Thanks for having the class to give a link to the film. I was actually born at University of Wisconsin, Madison but have no memories of the place. It looks like a nice campus.

[hunter63]

Thanks for having the class to give a link to the film. I was actually born at University of Wisconsin, Madison but have no memories of the place. It looks like a nice campus.

Lots of weirdo's.......Ah...Not saying you are a weirdo,......I mean, you couldn't help it, right?.......being just born and all....Oh Never Mind.

[Faiaoga]

I am not a weirdo because of my birth place. I EARNED my weirdness by the following:

1. Genetic. I am descended from a long line of Norwegian-American farmers. Lutefisk, lefse and all that cheese does strange things to your DNA.

2. Training. A degree from UC Berkeley gave me a righteous education in weirdness, can you dig it?

3. Experience. Living in Samoa and learning how to bake breadfruit, taro, moray eel and pork over hot stones (the "umu") made me even more weird. People in the USA cannot comprehend how it is possible to cook without a microwave oven and frozen TV dinners.

My birth in Wisconsin did not produce weirdness - but it helps.

[Lamewolf]

Walking into the Walmart one day and a group sitting by the door asked if I would like to donate to the local animal rescue. I smiled and said no, and the lady asks me if I don't like dogs and cats. I tell her I love dogs, and she asks well don't you like cats too. And without smiling I said they're ok but they don't taste like chicken as I had been told. You could see the blood drain from her face as I walked away.

PS: Dog food is required by the FDA to meet requirements as recommended for human consumption because folks eat it during depression times.

[Rick]

Buhahahahaha! I love it. Since all pet food must meet FDA standards does that mean folks eat iguana and canary food during lean times. (snort, chuckle).

[hunter63]

I am not a weirdo because of my birth place. I EARNED my weirdness by the following:

1. Genetic. I am descended from a long line of Norwegian-American farmers. Lutefisk, lefse and all that cheese does strange things to your DNA.

2. Training. A degree from UC Berkeley gave me a righteous education in weirdness, can you dig it?

3. Experience. Living in Samoa and learning how to bake breadfruit, taro, moray eel and pork over hot stones (the "umu") made me even more weird. People in the USA cannot comprehend how it is possible to cook without a microwave oven and frozen TV dinners.

My birth in Wisconsin did not produce weirdness - but it helps.

Those qualifications will get in to any "convention"....LOL.