garyskitchen.net is a personal WordPress.com blog (also referred to as a “food memoir”) authored by Gary, the same individual who runs lifeunderwriter.net under the handle SupremeCmdr. The site’s tagline/subtitle is: “A food memoir of weight loss, family recipes, digital cookbook and nutrition information for family and friends”. Key aspects include: Overall, it’s a niche, opinionated […]
Thinking about making black eyed peas for good luck? Me too. As 2025 comes to a close I once again searched my blog for the number of Badass versions I have. Badass Black Eyed Peas Black Eyed Peas – Pandemic Version 2021 Vegetarian Badass Black Eyed Peas – 2022 (don’t ask what happened in 2023) and 2024 Badass […]
Some 56.2 percent of the daily calories consumed by US adults come from federally subsidized food commodities: corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, sorghum, dairy, and livestock. While these calorie-dense foods once made sense for a government preparing for famine or total war, in recent decades they’ve instead helped make us fatter and sicker. Obesity Economics: How […]
Good question. Garyskitchen.net is a blog / food memoir website. (garyskitchen.net) Here’s what it seems to be about: If you like, I can check whether it’s a reliable or trusted site (e.g. based on its credibility, authorship, how up-to-date it is). Do you want me to do that? I responded Yes. Good question. Here’s an […]
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What happened?
The worst ice storm I’ve lived through. Still possible problems due to strong winds tonight which could take out tree limbs weakened by ice that could come crashing down and take out power lines.
I so hope you guys are OK. I remember an ice storm like that in the 1990s in New York State when my parents were still alive.
We are OK in our little piece of OK. Thanks for the concern. The newspaper this morning reported still over 200,000 without power around the state. The yard looks like hell. But no one is in the hospital and no one has perished in our household.
We just went through hurricane Zeta. Just got up. Will have to assess the damages. I think climate change might be real.
Climate change is real. The only argument is how much is caused by people vs natural cycles. I am in the natural cycles camp and believe humans have made the situation worse.