12/24/2024
Salutations.
It is now 12:56AM EST for me.
Obviously, I wasn’t able to start typing around 7:00PM EST yesterday.
Less than a week ago, since I now have some of my groceries delivered from the supermarket, and they deliver other things to that a person that carries his/her groceries to where that person lives may not consider because, for example, it’s too heavy, I am now considering. I also have essentials such as hand towels, garbage bags, recycling bags, etc. delivered now. Anyway, because of Christmas, the delivery service also won’t be delivering around that day, so therefore I had to schedule in advance for the delivery to be delivered yesterday instead of today. The supermarket is open today.
From my order delivered from the supermarket yesterday, I ordered 2 orders of leg quarters, 4 pieces per order, 1 order of chicken thighs, 10 of them, and 1 oven stuffer chicken roaster, all from Perdue. These orders were from substitutions, since they did not have the original order, but I wanted Perdue chicken originally. I’m using that rack I purchased from Amazon.com about a week ago:
Farberware Bakeware Nonstick Steel Roaster with Flat Rack, 11-Inch x 15-Inch, Gray
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[12/26/2024: original cooking temperature edited.]
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The chicken thighs look like they’re cooking very well! They’re cooking in the oven right now, and I recently rotated them to more evenly cook. I centered the oven rack and set the oven temperature to ‘broil'(I know the instructions said ‘oven safe to 450*). I believe that, not only will it be a lot easier for me to clean the rack when using the oven, but the food should also cook better.
I now changed the oven temperature setting to 410*, and I’m about to rotate the chicken again.
5 pieces of the chicken thighs have Badia chicken seasoning, the other 5 pieces I am using Wishbone Italian salad dressing. If you haven’t tried it before, I recommend that you use Italian salad dressing on the chicken you are baking.
I recently took them out of the oven, rotated them to check them, and placed them back in the oven. I want to broil the top sides more, checking on them every 10 minutes, and the oven rack is positioned in the middle of the oven.
After I’m done eating some? of the chicken thighs, I’m going to prepare the laundry for the laundromat. When the supermarket opens today, I will go there to buy the rest of the groceries that I would normally carry.
I’m not working Christmas, so I should not have any issues typing in this list. Maybe around 10:00AM later today, I should start typing again. So, if you are there, I’ll see you then.
[12/26/2024: It is now 12:38AM EST for me. I noticed recently as I am cooking more chicken leg quarters that the oven has a sort of spill inside of it, creating a little smoke. I’m going to hire someone to clean the oven. I believe it’s because I set the oven temperature too high originally. I am now cooking the chicken at 410*. I have 2 oven racks, and I am using the 1st oven rack at it’s lowest position, the rack I am currently cooking the chicken in, and the 2nd oven rack at the middle, in case I want to also broil it. 12/26/2024]
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It is now 12:36PM EST for me.
I went to the supermarket, but not as early as I would want to. I’m going to start typing again around 8:00PM EST later today. I believe I am going to get more things done, since I chose to not work Christmas. I’m not going to use all of that extra time to type in this blog, but with an extra day, I will be able to type more in. I want to give you something that at least tries to achieve a ‘well rounded’ learning experience. Therefore, I will type in today more ‘story ideas’ instead of offering you more ‘strategy ideas’. If kids are reading this blog, then that is the main reason why I am inclined to develop a ‘well rounded’ strategy. For example, if this was instead a link for a company intranet, then I would focus on the purpose of that link, which does not have to accommodate kids reading it. So, if you are there around that time, I’ll see you then.
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It is now 2:25AM EST for me.
I estimated that I would start at 8:00PM EST 12/24/2024, and instead it’s now 2:26AM EST. If you want to know how that happened, I was going to start late anyway, but I wanted to eat something before I started typing. Normally, I would order food delivered, but because I bought all of that chicken, I decided to just cook the food that I already ordered. I cooked using the oven and that Farberware that I recently purchased, I cooked and ate 4 Perdue leg quarters. If you also purchased that Farberware, it’s very easy to clean. However, to clean the rack based on my experience, you still have to soak it in water for a few minutes, and I used a Dobie pad to clean it:
3M 722 Scotch-Brite Dobie Cleaning Pad 2-Pack
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You can order them from Amazon.com. I purchased them from the supermarket that I go to. Here’s a quick quote from Amazon.com about them:
USE WITH COOKWARE: A staple of kitchen cleaning, these scrub pads do not take protective coatings off cookware to ensure long-lasting use
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When I used the Dobie sponge on the rack, I compared it to flossing teeth. You have to use it horizontally and vertically, place the sponge between the grids of that rack, in order to clean it. Even after I cleaned it, I still noticed that it still had a little chicken on it, but I figured it was clean enough. Don’t get me wrong; it’s still very easy to clean. I guess I’m just getting used to cleaning the rack.
Even though it’s already very late normally for me, I still have more time because I am not working during Christmas. I will be able to type the entire ‘story idea’ that I planned to type in, well, it’s entire compromised explanation, the usual, and I may type in a few more ‘story ideas’ as well.
As for the college students that are staying on campus during winter break, I really want to offer you more specific advice, but I still can’t think of anything relevant to give you.
If you choose to, I recommend watching the Doctor Who Christmas Special ‘Joy to the World’. According to www.imdb.com, it aired today. I’m planning to watch it via DisneyPlus, but for some reason, it’s not available yet. If you choose to watch it streaming from DisneyPlus, I think it’s about $15 a month without commercials. If you’re just watching it for that episode, make sure you cancel it so that you don’t get a recurring charge of $15 a month. You can enroll and then cancel soon afterwards, and you should still have access to it for 1 month. I recently enrolled in it, but I also placed a few more programs to possibly watch in 1 month. 2 that I have in the Watchlist are the new ‘What IF’ episodes, and Star Wars Skeleton Crew.
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Going back to advice giving in general, I didn’t find anything from my Amazon.com purchases to recommend.
In case you want to know, my right leg doesn’t feel any discomfort, pretty normal, actually. However, I still use it regularly. So, I have used it recently on my lower right leg, but I don’t have any pain right now that requires me to use it on my right leg. I should be able to continuously type today without needing to rest because of discomfort coming from my right leg, using the arthritis cream/gel.
Well, I did purchase rechargeable hand warmers at the beginning of this year, according to Amazon.com:
BUG HULL Hand Warmers Rechargeable 2 Pack, 16 Hours Heating Electric Portable Pocket Hand Warmer, 2 in 1 Reusable Handwarmer for Camping, Hunting, Golf, Gifts for Women Men Kids (Black)
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Amazon.com doesn’t offer those hand warmers anymore, but they still sell rechargeable hand warmers.
I recommend that, if your hands get cold during the winter, for example, you don’t use gloves and when you use your smartphone, your hands get exposed to the cold weather, and you have to stop using your smartphone from time to time in order to warm up your hands, then to help with that warming process, I recommend that you purchase rechargeable hand warmers. If you choose to, just search for phrase in Amazon.com ‘rechargeable hand warmer’, go to upper right hand corner and select ‘Best Sellers’, and choose one. Use the ‘… bought in the past month’ as an indicator. If it’s your 1st purchase, I recommend starting with a small rechargeable hand warmer. It does what it’s supposed to do, regardless of size. In general, the smaller ones have 3 settings. Just toggle amongst them as you use it. Recharge them after you use them, and start over. I was thinking of purchasing another brand with a longer recharge life, like the ones they are currently offering. I may do that later.
If you select ‘Best Sellers’, what I recommended, the price range should only be about $20-$30 for 2 of them. That’s the price range that I am recommending.
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It is now 3:39AM EST for me.
I am going to take a short break. I’m not tired, but I want to use the bathroom just to urinate, and to check disneyplus to see if the Christmas Special is available to watch. I may still relax on the bed for a short while, but not because I feel discomfort from my leg, or if I feel really tired. After that short break, I will look for a music video and trailer for this list. Overall, I should start typing again in 2 hours. So, if you are there, I’ll see you then.
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It is now 5:43AM EST for me.
In case you want to know, here’s a quote from link www.techadvisor.com:
‘ According to showrunner Russell T Davies, the next season of Doctor Who will most likely air in May 2025 with eight episodes.
Note that the BBC and Disney+ are calling the next instalment ‘season 2’, but most fans will know it as season 15. ‘
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Since I watched the trailer 1st, I’ll recommend the trailer 1st, and then the music performance 2nd.
The movie trailer that I watched for the 1st time recently and recommend for this advice is called ‘Superman | Official Teaser Trailer’. Here is a quote from wikipedia.org about the movie:
‘ Superman is an upcoming American superhero film based on DC Comics featuring the eponymous character. Produced by DC Studios and to be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it will be the first film in the DC Universe (DCU) and a reboot of the Superman film series.
Superman is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on July 11, 2025. It is set to be the first film of the DCU’s Chapter One: Gods and Monsters. ‘
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I found the trailer by selecting publisher ‘Movie Trailers Source’ in www.youtube.com, select ‘Videos’, and that’s where I found it. I then searched in www.youtube.com for phrase ‘superman trailer 2025’ and selected the trailer from publisher ‘Warner Bros. Pictures’, which was published 4 days ago with 2.3M views.
Here is a quote from link www.forbes.com about the trailer:
‘ David Corenswet looks the part as both the muscled man of steel and the bumbling Clark Kent in his ill-fitting suit and thick-rimmed glasses. As much of a Henry Cavill fan as I am, I think Corenswet fills Superman’s big red boots nicely, even if the suit is a bit more controversial.
Krypto the superdog is the star of the show, clearly. “Take me home, Krypto” is the only line of dialogue here and it’s pitch-perfect. Krypto will be the marketing darling for this movie. I think even this trailer’s detractors would agree.
I love seeing Superman save people. There is a lot of emphasis on hope and compassion and kindness in this trailer, even if it is just a “teaser” trailer that doesn’t give away much of the story. The little boy saying “Superman” almost like a prayer as war rages around him is also a nice touch. ‘
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In my opinion, after glancing at the Forbes article, there’s obviously a lot in the movie trailer, but the highlight of the trailer was when Superman/Clark called his dog Krypto to bring him home. The scene when you actually see the dog start about 1 minute and 15 seconds into the movie trailer.
1 minute and 23 seconds into the trailer, I reacted when Superman saved the girl’s life from the debris. I felt a little ‘shortness of breath’ as I looked at that scene.
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The music performance that I watched in short moments before, but chose to watch an entire scene for the 1st time, the scene that I will recommend, is called ‘Andrea Bocelli – Angels We Have Heard On High’. I found it by selecting ‘History’ from my youtube Premium home page, and I used search for the word ‘christmas’. According to youtube, it was something I was looking at this past October. I couldn’t find a music video using the usual sources, so I decided to use a music video that I looked at in the past. I am recommending that you watch the choir make their cameo performance. The video performance is from publisher ‘Andrea Bocelli’, and it was published 9 years ago with 14M views. To watch the music video, search in www.youtube.com for phrase ‘angels andrea’, and it should be one of the 1st selections offered. The choir’s cameo performance starts about 2 minutes and 46 seconds into the performance. Here are their starting lyrics:
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing,
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, the new-born King.
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You get to see the choir members individually and as a group sing.
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It is now 6:35AM EST for me.
Know what you’re getting yourself into:
Here’s the definition of phrase ‘To get yourself into’ that I found searching in www.youtube.com for phrase ‘to get yourself into meaning’. It’s a quote from link plainenglish.com:
‘ What are you getting yourself into? When you ask that, you ask yourself what kind of situation you’ve put yourself in. ‘
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I’m going to give 2 illustration examples for idea ‘Know what you’re getting yourself into’, 1 from a scene from a tv show, and the other from a story that I invented using a sci-fi movie and the main character from a tv show, refurbished for this advice.
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It is now 7:22AM EST for me.
It took me a while to find the 1st illustration reference. I was looking in season 2, when it was in season 1. I think that is because both seasons aired this year, 2024. You don’t have to watch the entire episode, but I’m going to quote 2 scenes from that episode, the 1st quote will be for more understanding about the character. The episode is 1.9 ‘Sweet Justice’ from comedy crime tv series ‘Elsbeth(2024)’. The episode is streaming from Paramount+, and the 1st scene starts about 26 minutes and 7 seconds into the episode:
Elsbeth Tascioni(Carrie Preston): ‘No, or with Gemma in general.
Ivy Benson(Paulina Singer): ‘You’ve met her?’
Elsbeth: ‘Yes. Yikes. I mean, you’d have to bring along a wooden stake and a clove of garlic.’
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I could recommend that you refurbish the scene, which will still happen in a way anyway, but what Elsbeth said about Gemma help substantiate the idea that Gemma uses complaining a lot when communicating with others. Keep in mind that this is a tv show, they’re actors, so if you choose to, you can just imagine an interpretation of what their portrayals are. Let’s say that, when in grammar school, she learned that complaining causes people to concede more so that you can get more of an acceptable response. That makes sense. However, she learned to use complaining in so many aspects of her communication, that she seems to always complain. If you imagine creating some sort of grid, let’s say a common person’t 10×10 grid that represents communication use, and you compare that grid to Gemma’s communication grid, you can easily notice that she uses complaining in many places where people in general don’t use complaining when communicating. If you want proof, well, it’s a tv show, but if you want something, then there’s what Elsbeth said about her, quote:
Elsbeth: ‘Yes. Yikes. I mean, you’d have to bring along a wooden stake and a clove of garlic.’
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And here is the scene that is used to contemplationally recall. The words start about 41 minutes and 6 seconds into the movie:
Gemma Nelson(Audrey Corsa): ‘Hey, idiot boy. What is with this coffee? I like it light, like Zendaya. You gave me Seal. What, did we run out of freakin’ cashew milk?’
Elsbeth: ‘Brad posted this?’
Officer Kaya Blanke(Carra Patterson): ‘Announcing he broke up with her. Not a good look for a children’s brand CEO.’
Elsbeth: ‘Am I allowed to like this or would I then be bullying Gemma? Because I just dislike her so much.’
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I’m going to create 2 explanations for Gemma’s illustration reference. This idea will actively use the 2nd explanation, and put aside the 1st explanation. Here’s the 1st explanation: Brad(Charlie McElveen) believed he knew what he was getting into when he agreed to be in a relationship with Gemma, but when he actually experienced her complaining long term, he wasn’t able to tolerate it any longer, which led to him breaking up with Gemma using that recording, as the episode stated:
Elsbeth: ‘Brad posted this?’
Officer Kaya Blanke(Carra Patterson): ‘Announcing he broke up with her.’
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This is the 2nd explanation, the one that this idea will be using for idea ‘Know what you’re getting yourself into’: Brad should not have used the fact that Gemma complains a lot, abrasively even, as an excuse to record one of her uses of complaints. He should have known that Gemma complains a lot going into the relationship. If you reasonably accepted certain particulars before continuing a relationship, then why use those particulars as an excuse for breaking up? I know that such an agreement may not be legally binding, but are such agreements made in order for many? relationships to continue? If you choose to, you can imagine very simple particulars talked about between 2 people who want the relationship to continue. I’m sure to them the particular make perfect sense.
When you reference the 1st illustration example, I recommend you recall the scene when Gemma was complaining to Brad about the coffee being made wrong.
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The 2nd illustration example involves a man kneeling to someone, but it can still be used for idea ‘Know what you’re getting yourself into’. It just requires more typing on my part to explain. (To repeat myself from previous lists, I’ve never typed these ideas before. It’s straight from my head, and, as of now, I only typed these ideas in this blog. There is no ‘other place’ that I place these ideas in, for others to read. It’s all here.)
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To start the 2nd illustration example, I’m going to use, refurbished, the scenes in episode 2.9 ‘Sparring Partners’ from comedy drama tv series ‘Only Murders in the Building(2022)’, when Mabel Mora(Selena Gomez) visited Detective Daniel Kreps(Michael Rapaport) while he was exercising in his public recreational activity, boxing in a gym. The episode is available streaming from Hulu. Remove all of the inappropriate language, and you have an example of Kreps having a participation that allows others to interact with him, but in another context. In his job, he is a police detective, but you can interact with Detective Kreps when he is boxing in a public establishment, which is when Kreps allowed Mabel Mora to do with him.
Before I begin the story, I’ll introduce the 2 main characters. In the movie ‘Gods of Egypt(2016)’ starring Geoffrey Rush as Ra, the movie is available streaming from Amazon.com, and about 42 minutes and 23 seconds into the movie, Ra(Geoffrey Rush) makes himself bigger to fight Apophis. Here is a quote from wikipedia.org:
‘ They visit the divine vessel of Horus’s grandfather Ra. Neutral about the conflict with Set and at war with the shadow beast Apophis, which threatens to devour the world, Ra does not restore Horus’s power but allows him to take a vial of divine waters to weaken Set. ‘
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When I invented this idea, I interpreted celebrity actor Tom Wilkinson to be Zeus, not Ra, in the movie ‘Gods of Egypt’, not Geoffrey Rush. I am going to continue to interpret Tom Wilkinson as Zeus in the movie ‘Gods of Egypt’. I even forgot what the movie’s name was, and then I just recently discovered it’s name, ‘Gods of Egypt’, when typing this idea.
The 2nd main character, refurbished, is Jim Profit(Adrian Pasdar) from tv series ‘Profit(1996-1997)’, the way the character was when the tv show broadcasted.
Here’s the story: Jim Profit works for a company where one of the managers Tom Wilkinson also works. He wants to learn more about the company, benefit from the company, and he believes that if manager Tom Wilkinson teaches him, then those goals will be met. He does what Mabel Mora did from tv series ‘Only Murders in the Building’, he looked for one of the public recreational places that Tom Wilkinson actively participates in, so that he can talk to him in another setting that would increase his chances of being taught by him. As he was looking for such a place, he find a lead, like Mabel Mora did, and he pursued that lead. Next thing he knows, he is in a strange place. He was in the ‘divine vessel’ that Zeus would be in to fight Apophis. However, it is now the year 2024, and many things have changed since then.(don’t need to know about that). Soon, Tom Wilkinson shows up, verbally saying to himself(with the intent for Jim Profit to overhear) that he is looking for something, let’s say his notebook, and when Tom Wilkinson presents himself to Jim Profit as he is looking for something, he makes himself bigger, just like the movie ‘Gods of Egypt’ did. When that happens, Jim Profit places himself on his knees with his head down. Crying, he said that, with all due humility, he humbly requests that he learn from him.
Skipping ahead a few years, Tom Wilkinson is introducing something to Jim Profit to learn, and he is expressing a reservation to learn and participate with such a situation. That is when Tom Wilkinson/Zeus said to Jim Profit that the reason he is even presenting such a situation for him to learn was when they 1st met on his divine vessel, when Jim Profit was on his knees requesting to be his teacher, to teach him.
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Now, you have 2 illustration examples for idea ‘Know what you’re getting yourself into’, one with Gemma complaining to Brad about making a mistake with the coffee, and one with Jim Profit on his knees humbly requesting Tom Wilkinson to be his teacher. Both examples are for idea ‘Know what you are getting yourself into’. If you choose to, you can compare both illustration examples.
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It is now 9:41AM EST for me. I am going to close this list now. This coming Monday, 12/30/2024, 7:00PM EST, I will start typing again. Usually, I would make a few more ideas up until then, so I haven’t decided yet what to type in. So, if you are there, I’ll see you then.
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Sci-fi violence, viewer discretion for movie ‘Superman’. Rated TV-14 mature themes, violence, viewer discretion for tv series ‘Elsbeth’. Rated TV-MA mature themes, violence, viewer discretion for tv series ‘Only Murders in the Building’. Rated PG-13 for fantasy violence and action, mature themes, viewer discretion for movie ‘Gods of Egypt’. Use only refurbished for advice references recommended. Throw away rest of episode, series, and movie. [Use mental bookmarks ‘Know what you’re getting yourself into’ and ‘If you knew she complained a lot going into the relationship, then why use complaining as a reason to break up with her?’ for reference, allocation, and prevention when needed.