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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Good information. I appreciate your sharing this. I’m still being a little bit more cautious myself. My group of ladies I do tai chi with want to go maskless. We are all vaccinated, but the other ladies do a lot of socializing. One in particular goes out to eat at least 5 times a week, attends the symphony, the opera, concerts, get-togethers at the yacht club, etc. And the people she socializes with travel extensively. So I’m keeping my mask, in fact double masking when we practice our tai chi inside.
On the other hand, when I go to the gym, I no longer wear a mask. But at the time I go there are usually only 0 – 2 people besides myself. And I no longer do cardio at the gym. Only weights and stretching.
Risk tolerance is an individual thing. We just got back from a Texas family visit. I had lunch out in a sit down restaurant for the first time in over a year. Brother in law, his son and daughter in law all unvaccinated. All restaurant staff were masked. Customers all respected distancing and there were zero adjacent tables/booths occupied. I felt quite safe but plan on still limiting any dine in restaurant meals for a while. Still no gym for me but in a few months will consider signing up for a membership somewhere. I am approaching my “reopening” cautiously until more of the general population gets jabbed!