Trying to make the famous Orange Julius at home. I used this recipe.
It tastes kinda-sorta like the original. Interesting anyway. Too sweet.
I used the recipe at the link. I’d say to reduce sugar by 1/3 to 1/2, increase vanilla extract a little. Adding rum might be fun if you want a cocktail.
We used soy instead of dairy. At the mall, they would add a banana for 50 cents. Could do that, too.
https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-an-orange-julius-125422
I was just listening to the 1982 “Gloria” by Laura Branigan that was a huge gay anthem.
The original was by Umberto Tozzi (1979). It would play in the clubs, too, in Italian.
For me, Branigan’s was the thrilling one. People would fight to get on the dance floor. I danced with many a cutie with love in my eyes with Gloria roaring away.
Night snack. First and second courses.
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Brian and I are at Moe’s.
I wanted a Pellegrino to go with the meal, which they no longer have. Person on duty suggested a Dasani Sparkling which I’ve never had before. Good enough.
Memories of the Kmart cassingle (cassette single).
We got disco, on eight tracks and cassettes in stereo…
thought it said, “USA spent more than a BILLION dollars during 20 years of war in Afghanistan”
What a bargain. Seems kinda cheap.
Then I remembered that BILLIÓN in Spanish is TRILLION in English. So, it’s “USA spent more than a TRILLION dollars during 20 years of war in Afghanistan”
WooHoo!
Yeah sure, short an intermittent stimulus check by $600, give every large business in the city a tax “abatement,” and still somehow get dopes to sit on their asses downtown in front of cameras and beg for their taxes to be raised to pay city salaries.
All those yachts in Dubai Harbour, it’s maritime lifestyle like no other!
I slipped a SIM into a rather inexpensive (compared to some) Android mobile that I recently ordered. It doesn’t have the “horsepower” of some that I’ve had, but it runs sweetly and has a straightforward beautiful interface that I like. It has Android 11.
It is a TCL 10 Pro – T799B. Got it for $315 mainly due to TCL now releasing the 20 Pro series thus dating this 10 Pro. Price went down by $135. Original TCL 10 Pro price was $450.
I’m no expert, but the camera seems adequate to me for a “cheap” smartphone. We went out to Country Park today to goof off and take some pictures with the TCL 10 Pro. I like budget devices that actually work.
A nice thing about going budget is that you don’t have to run ’em till they drop, unless you want to. If you smash it or lose it, your life won’t be completely over.
Vito’s.
I enjoy bleaching laundry. Weird?
Here’s a tale from decades ago.
I met this really sweet guy at the discotheque. I was smitten almost immediately. Snappy dresser, too.
He wanted me to meet him the next day at the Borders bookstore. I thought that was a bit strange, because I thought it was going so well that we could have gotten started immediately.
I go to Borders the next day. There he is! We sit down at a table together, and he whips out…. an MLM (multi-level marketing) presentation.
My scalp burned hot with embarrassment, disappointment, and anger. I was pleased that I did not have any weapons with me.
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