What have you bought recently?

[dilettante]

I had a hankering for some pork chops. So there ya go. Despite having more than enough food to last a couple weeks, I just had to have some Pork Chops. Just because. They've always been my favorite, but I try to eat healthy these days, and Pork Chops aren't really on the plan.

Isn't pork a lot different now from 50 years ago though? It often seems so lean that cooking it properly takes different techniques and the result still doesn't taste like the old days.

 

[Pappy]

Waiting with bated breath for my Amazon garbage bags to be delivered.

 

[dilettante]

Waiting with bated breath for my Amazon garbage bags to be delivered.

My Amazon garbage usually arrives in boxes.

 

[hearlady]

Isn't pork a lot different now from 50 years ago though? It often seems so lean that cooking it properly takes different techniques and the result still doesn't taste like the old days.

I live in pork country so you can still get a pretty good chop, however, not like 50 years ago I'm sure.

 

[Jules]

Today I was just about to click ‘buy’ on Amazon for some plastic, reusable lids of canning jars. Noticed one negative commenter said he found some brand name ones at a local store. There aren’t as many in the pack, but I did the same as he did and bought from a B&M.

I don’t can, just like to keep using the jars.

Also bought a hair smoothing cream from the salon I go to. The hairdresser had filled a little jar to make sure I liked it before buying. That was really good of her.

 

[hearlady]

I purchased and have graduated to swim capris. I'm sorry but the vericose vein on my left leg leaves me no choice in order to save my self respect.
Anyone know a REAL at home remedy?

 

[RadishRose]

Bought 2 color coordinated, 3 piece outfits for Darius, doggy aspirin, a plant pot and soil.
Almost forgot, got a red and while striped tailored blouse for myself.

 

[Georgiagranny]

I feel left out because I haven't spent any money in a couple of days.

 

[StarSong]

The hairdresser had filled a little jar to make sure I liked it before buying. That was really good of her.

What a great idea. I never know if my hair looks smoother when I leave the salon because of the product they use or the skills of my stylist. I usually attribute it to the stylist.

What product is it, if you don't mind my asking?

 

[hollydolly]

I feel left out because I haven't spent any money in a couple of days.

get me the smelling salts... no flowers bought in 2 days...

 

[Alizerine]

Two turquoise satin, queen size pillow cases for my new Derila memory foam pillow for neck support.

 

[hollydolly]

Two turquoise satin, queen size pillow cases for my new Derila memory foam pillow for neck support.

Funny you should say that..reminds me that a few days ago I bought tangerine silk Pillowcases...

 

[StarSong]

get me the smelling salts... no flowers bought in 2 days...

And no ice cream either? Who is this imposter and what has she done with our @Georgiagranny???

 

[Jules]

What a great idea. I never know if my hair looks smoother when I leave the salon because of the product they use or the skills of my stylist. I usually attribute it to the stylist.

What product is it, if you don't mind my asking?

www.lomabeauty.us

I’d never seen it before. A smoothing and light hold cream.

 

[Georgiagranny]

Probably won't spend any today, either, because it's gonna be a lonnng day at the "office" since I'm off tomorrow!

 

[Georgiagranny]

Stand by! There are things I "need" at the garden centers and might stop by after eye doc appointment this afternoon if DD is willing.

 

[katlupe]

I bought two different sizes of furniture sliders.

 

[Pappy]

Got filters and a UV bulb coming today for my Guardian air purifier. Amazon.

 

[birdy]

I went to Nordstrom yesterday. Bought earrings. Beautiful day, lots of people shopping.

 

[dilettante]

Six pair of soft cotton boxers, 2 pounds of half-decaf coffee beans of a new variety I haven't tried before. Pretty mundane, but good prices and free shipping.

 

[hollydolly]

I've bought Turmeric complex Capsules... to try and help with the OA pain....

 

[-Oy-]

Yesterday I bought a 10TB Seagate external backup disk. I already have an 8TB that is nearly full.

When it comes to backing up my data I still adhere to the way I was taught many years ago when I worked in IT. If it doesn't exist in three places - it doesn't exist. With one of those places being 'Off site'.

 

[dilettante]

I've sized down, losing some weight the last 6 months, and I'm working my way back through closets and drawers. Two pair of linen pants in good shape, rewashed and lightly tumbled to remove fold and crease lines from hanging. But linen, though light, is more trouble than it's worth in guys' pants. It also seems to be tailored and hangs in ways that make me feel like I should be wearing a straw hat, wingtip shoes, and carrying a cane.

I'm not 90 (yet), so these are probably going to be donated. Like maybe to a high school drama department that performs 1920s musicals.

I don't see much men's' fashion advice for budding decrepitude here. We aren't really into that stuff though anyway.

I'm thinking I should just let these go and replace them with light cotton blend pants for Summer. Probably more wrinkle resistant with neater tailoring and fit. I just liked the super-light breathable feel of the linen, so I'll probably have to invest more time shopping than I normally care to.

 

[dilettante]

Yesterday I bought a 10TB Seagate external backup disk. I already have an 8TB that is nearly full.

When it comes to backing up my data I still adhere to the way I was taught many years ago when I worked in IT. If it doesn't exist in three places - it doesn't exist. With one of those places being 'Off site'.

My problem with higher capacity drives is organization. But you probably store a lot of raw format photos which are pretty bulky.

I have a 2TB drive on a small media server box on my network:

It's smaller than the 2TB USB drive and supports both NAS and streaming, so I use it to hold videos of captured TV shows, old movies, ripped DVDs, and the like. Then I can watch them locally on my PC or TV, giving ready access to viewing even if my Internet provider has extended downtime.

Every so often though things get trashed by the device. Deleting files or folders seems to be the problem. Then I need to move the drive to a PC where I can clean it up. Little Linux-based devices don't seem to implement drive filesystems very accurately.

I have a 4TB drive that's a little thicker, but I haven't even used it since the smaller drive isn't close to full yet. Perhaps I should use it for backing up the smaller drive though.

 

[Pinky]

A 3-pack of aloe vera colour-change lip balm.