I’m getting in the mood to cook some hearty cool-weather fare myself. Beef Burgundy sounds about right. I think this strip from 2011 tells a simple truth, at least when I’m in the kitchen. Despite washing bowls and utensils as I go, the culinary detritus eventually gets ahead of me, even with those classic “one-pot” dishes that I love so much. Boeuf Bourguignon, in the French, is beef simmered in wine, of course. The great Julia Child’s recipe is a go-to standard for this dish, and it reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from Julia: “I often cook with wine; sometimes, I even pour it in the food I’m cooking.”
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218 responses to “Behind the Scenes”
Mark:
That is a great site – thanks!
I especially like these two: http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/fundamentals/exercise-and-fitness/exercise-in-the-elderly?sc_camp=testCS
http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/fundamentals/exercise-and-fitness/starting-an-exercise-program#v713291
I don’t consider myself to be elderly, but, according to the federal government’s guidelines, age 62 is the official beginning of elder status.
Ouch.
Mark:
I posted a response, but, because it has links to Merck articles about exercise in the elderly and starting an exercise program, it is now in moderation limbo.
Here is the text of my post:
That is a great site – thanks!
(Links were here.)
I don’t consider myself to be elderly, but, according to the federal government’s guidelines, age 62 is the official beginning of elder status.
Ouch.
Jackie:
Last week, I heard a report on the local NPR morning broadcast that Ohio now ranks as the eighth most obese state.
That’s additional motivation for me.
“…age 62 is the official beginning of elder status.”
Rick, I hope you don’t believe everything the federal government tells you.
Debbe 😉 Jackie is correct…at a certain age, boys have to begin establishing their place in their peer group. And since it’s not socially acceptable to whip out their Mariachis and compare sizes…
Rick, I looked up the report, thanks and Oklahoma has held firm to their position of #6 on the report where I believe they have been since early 2000’s. So, either we beat or lost to Ohio at their number 8 position, depending on how you view this. I say we held onto our fat and lost to those who lost theirs.
For the rest of you in fattest to skinniest, Arkansas, West Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Oklahoma, Indiana, Ohio, North Dakota and South Carolina.
The Bible Belt unfortunately needs to let it out another notch or two. As always.
So Rick, Ghost and I have good motivation and we go against the natural inclinations of our fellow residents. Which makes it harder to do of course. See our comments on peer pressure.
Jackie has gained great understanding of how little boys operate at all levels from birth to the grave through a lifetime of dealing with their peer pressures and responses. Expensive education at times. I still love the boys but I laugh a lot. It helps. Beats crying.
Love, Jackie
Good to catch up. I am house/cat sitting for a friend, and no internet! Thank goodness for hot spots!
Welcome home Jackie!
Since Ghost has been sharing his exercise and free time music, I thought I might begin putting some of my favorite work out music as well, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E39MEY-5CDA
That is Santana Into the Night in case I didn’t type it right! Ghost and rest of the boys would have enjoyed the one with pictures I suspect.
The simplest trick I have found for exercising at home or on the road is ankle and wrist weights with velcro. If it gets too easy you can go to a heavier weight or add a second set of them. I learned this about 50 years ago when I exercised in New Orleans.
In old age, I find that light weights are just fine, I do more reps or add as above with hand helds but I haven’t found a foot/toe held weight so ankles!
Good luck to all trying to get in shape for whatever reasons. Love, Jackie
Yesss! Granny got it right. Black Magic Woman is in playing on my CDs right now. Thanks to whoever recommended Santana, probably Ghost or Mark.
Jackie: “It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.”
Lucky for us.
I like this woman’s Black Magic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDLLXUaqZxg
Jackie: Wrist and ankle weights are good. By the time I got to the point in my aerobics class of doing military pushups with my feet in the seat of a chair, while one of the young ladies in the class did synchronized pushups with me, except with her feet resting in the small of my back, I was also using 5# ankle weights and 3# wrist weights for the aerobic exercises. Takes you to another level, especially in aerobics where you are doing a lot of arm movements and leg lifts.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but in the past few months since I wicked up my gym workouts, I’ve only lost a few pounds, but I’ve sure lost some inches in waist, hips and thighs, and I’m rapidly getting that “inverted delta” body shape back. (Even WW, I hear, will be de-emphasizing weight goals the first of the year, and instead emphasize their clients meeting their own goals of feeling good and looking good.) I’m OK with that…as long as I don’t forget to wear a belt. 🙂 My camo BDU pants I work out in were fairly snug in the waist a few months ago, and now I can loosen my belt and pull them off without unbuttoning the waistband or unzipping the fly.
OF due soon, 1535-1555 CDT. emb
http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/webcam/oldFaithfulStreaming.html
Today’s Tarzan at seems to be taking a shot at the current Republican frontrunner:
http://www.gocomics.com/tarzan/2015/09/27
Lovely eruption but, as we’ve come to expect, tops of the highest jets were unseen so we could still look at the crowd. When will in occur to USNPS that we, like the people in the crowd, have come to the geyser, not the crowd?
Peace, emb
Now why was I expecting that belly dancer? Precognition?
All of you who are more technologically inclined than I will be happy to know I can now use my tablet if not well at least use. I now have cordless earphones to listen to music or whatever on planes in case I don’t like my seat mates (happens sometimes) and a Bose speaker to listen to music in hotel rooms or in car and signed up for all sorts of things, Spotify, Pandora, Iheart and lots of apps like one for Opera! Wow! There is an app for everything.
Got a good screen protector and a good case for my tablet, bought some good pointy things and I get the latest phone to replace the lost one, got a better Otter case. Sweet patient sales rep for ATT has discovered how to have a good career, be nice to people and they come back and ask for you by name and buy things. The males sales force might pay attention.
I think both Ghost and Rick are ahead of me but may have begun earlier in their decline to recover or had less to achieve. Or both? Or just work harder. Makes me want to bump up. I actually use only one lbs. on wrist with l.5 hand held weights or a second set of one lbs. above the others. So anywhere from one lb. to 2.5 lbs for wrists. The ankles are l.5 lbs. and I am getting a second set to add more weight. I will not tell you what I used to do but let’s just say the legs were awesome, albeit a tad short. I did 5 lbs. on legs and did wrist weights on wrists, plus free weights up to 25 lbs.
Bet no one suspected I was a closet exercise compulsive. Love, Jackie
I just emailed this to USNPS:
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Dear NPS,
I just watched OF erupt, and then posted this on a favorite blog:
“Lovely eruption but, as we’ve come to expect, tops of the highest jets were unseen so we could still look at the crowd. When will it occur to USNPS that we, like the people in the crowd, have come to watch the geyser, not the crowd?”
Peace,
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Will send you their address next.
I rarely wave my fud around, but signed that email with degree, emeritus, biology, institution, email, and phone. Will let you know if I hear back. Feel free to write your own missive, but they NSA may start a troublemaker file on you.
Their address is: ask-npf@nationalparks.org<ask-npf@nationalparks.org;
Peace, emb
That last line should read: USNPS’s address is: ask-npf@nationalparks.org;
Peace, emb
eMb, maybe the thinking at the OF office is like “Let’s show the world how popular this is, so that more will want to get here and do the ‘in’ thing.”
In contrast, we viewers think “Show the public the actual attraction, and more folks may wish to see it in person.”
I suppose Madison Avenue would approve of either.
GR6:
WHAT?
I can’t believe everything the feds tell me?
Oh, man. I have a lot of thinking to do about my beliefs.
I gotta go now.
TruckerRon, apparently they resurrected that strip since Trump is relevant once again. Commentary on the dark side referred to it as an early ’90’s strip. Sure enough, in the bottom left it has a 1997 copyright date.
Sorry, Rick. I should have broken it to you more gently.
Jackie, perhaps the word you wanted was “prescience”. And welcome to the 21st Century. Ain’t it grand? Technologically, anyway.
Earth’s umbra is taking a bite out of the N side of Luna. Partly cloudy here but looks as if we’ll have a good show. Peace, emb
Just jumping in real quick.
Do you see what I see…..think I’ll be going to bed about a half past the moon. I can watch the rest of it from my bed, while laying on my left side….our home is at an angle, not straight line with the road…
good night my friends……………
Got it…
“Do you see what I see? The moon the earth is coming in-between the brightest star in the sky, the birightest star in the sky…..
🙂