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Port and Starboard puppies
Sep. 24th, 2025 10:42Dana was cutting up something on the kitchen counter and she had their attention:
It was not even something for them.
But maybe.
It was not even something for them.
But maybe.
Sep. 24th, 2025
Vegan banana bread
Sep. 24th, 2025 11:57My friend whose chickens I occasionally watch sent a picture of a basket of eggs saying we need to come get some. So I made this:
Vegan banana bread for her. Somewhere I saw a picture where someone sliced a banana to top the bread and I thought that looked nice so I did it. I think it transforms it into something special. And my friend loves walnuts so I added some on top.
The only difference between this and the banana bread I make for us, other than the new look with the banana on top, is plant based eggs and butter in place of regular eggs and butter. It is a King Arthur recipe with dark brown sugar and whole wheat flour so it is richly dark brown inside. And clearly healthy since it has whole wheat.
And on a different and could not be less related topic.
On my way to pickleball yesterday the gas price was $2.54/gal. I said, OK on my way back I'll get some. Two hours later when I passed the same station ready to buy the price was $2.99. The same price all of the sudden at every single station around here.
This happens all the time. That is nearly a 15% swing in two hours. At every station in the area.
No collusion here. Nope. We're just careful capitalists.
This has been happening for a year or more. I've never found anyone that addresses it. The price will slowly go back down 10% or so over the course of a week or two. Sometimes it goes down to $2.54 but that is not the norm. But then it springs up overnight to $2.99. NEVER EVER $3.00.
I know our prices are lower than most of the country and I'm glad for that. Not the point. It is that they change so dramatically and at every station at once.
How does that happen? How is that legal. There is no competition. Weird.
Vegan banana bread for her. Somewhere I saw a picture where someone sliced a banana to top the bread and I thought that looked nice so I did it. I think it transforms it into something special. And my friend loves walnuts so I added some on top.
The only difference between this and the banana bread I make for us, other than the new look with the banana on top, is plant based eggs and butter in place of regular eggs and butter. It is a King Arthur recipe with dark brown sugar and whole wheat flour so it is richly dark brown inside. And clearly healthy since it has whole wheat.
And on a different and could not be less related topic.
On my way to pickleball yesterday the gas price was $2.54/gal. I said, OK on my way back I'll get some. Two hours later when I passed the same station ready to buy the price was $2.99. The same price all of the sudden at every single station around here.
This happens all the time. That is nearly a 15% swing in two hours. At every station in the area.
No collusion here. Nope. We're just careful capitalists.
This has been happening for a year or more. I've never found anyone that addresses it. The price will slowly go back down 10% or so over the course of a week or two. Sometimes it goes down to $2.54 but that is not the norm. But then it springs up overnight to $2.99. NEVER EVER $3.00.
I know our prices are lower than most of the country and I'm glad for that. Not the point. It is that they change so dramatically and at every station at once.
How does that happen? How is that legal. There is no competition. Weird.