What to do when you can't sleep?

[Sqwertz]

You fire up the smoker at 10:30PM and start a whole brisket (only a
baby 9 pounder) because a cold front is coming in and, "we'll
probably see snow". "Snow" MY ASS! But we did get sleet.

The pastrami was done just in time for "breakfast" at 7:AM - which
is my "dinner".

https://i.postimg.cc/B6421mw9/Whole-Brisket-Pastrami-2022.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/wBhhvC2Q/Pastrami-Sandwich-First-of-2022.jpg

The "sauerkraut" on the Reuben is napa cabbage, carrot, and green
onion marinated in rice wine vinegar, a pinch or three of sugar and
fresh grated horseradish for 3 days.

On Day #2 that same "sauerkraut" was called "do chua" next to my
Vietnamese grilled spicy lemongrass beef.

https://i.postimg.cc/cJHvqPjJ/Lemongrass-Beef.jpg

Served with mam nem (the REALLY stinky stuff - its' too hardcore for
even Vietnamese people) on "sheets" of pressed rice noodles - AKA
Banh Hoi noodles.

-s

[Cindy Hamilton]

That all looks great. I rarely have trouble falling asleep, but I sometimes
wake up two or three hours early and can't get back down. It would be
a disservice to my husband to rattle around in the kitchen, so I usually
just read.

Cindy Hamilton

[Sqwertz]

It may have been as disservice to the neighbors when I cleaned out
my smoker starting at about 2:AM .... Monday night I think?

I was being pro-active, Usually I just wait until it catches on
fire and then throw it away.

https://i.postimg.cc/5yRVCkgs/Cleaned-Smoker.jpg (yes, that's
CLEAN).

Plus I shoveled out all the ashes in the fireplace. Haven't had a
fire in there since 2001.

-sw

[Sheldon Martin]

On Fri, 21 Jan 2022 01:28:45 -0600, Sqwertz <sqwe...@gmail.invalid>
wrote:

>You fire up the smoker at 10:30PM and start a whole brisket (only a
>baby 9 pounder) because a cold front is coming in and, "we'll
>probably see snow". "Snow" MY ASS! But we did get sleet.
>
>The pastrami was done just in time for "breakfast" at 7:AM - which
>is my "dinner".
>
>https://i.postimg.cc/B6421mw9/Whole-Brisket-Pastrami-2022.jpg
>https://i.postimg.cc/wBhhvC2Q/Pastrami-Sandwich-First-of-2022.jpg

Sandwich looks good, would be better on seeded rye & Guldens spicey
brown, a fermented garlic dill pickle and Ballantine Ale, not too
cold. As a young man I'd buy Ballantine Ale in quart bottles. In NY
alcohol was allowed at 18. My Aunt & Uncle owned a small grocery
store in the Catskills, Woodridge, NY. I went back about ten years
ago, the small pristine village became a slum, never got out of my
car.

[Ed Pawlowski]

On 1/21/2022 2:28 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> You fire up the smoker at 10:30PM and start a whole brisket (only a
> baby 9 pounder) because a cold front is coming in and, "we'll
> probably see snow". "Snow" MY ASS! But we did get sleet.
>
> The pastrami was done just in time for "breakfast" at 7:AM - which
> is my "dinner".
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/B6421mw9/Whole-Brisket-Pastrami-2022.jpg
> https://i.postimg.cc/wBhhvC2Q/Pastrami-Sandwich-First-of-2022.jpg
>
> The "sauerkraut" on the Reuben is napa cabbage, carrot, and green
> onion marinated in rice wine vinegar, a pinch or three of sugar and
> fresh grated horseradish for 3 days.
>

That looks damned good. I've not done on in a while, maybe I will soon.

[Dave Smith]

I will admit to having an old man bladder. I usually wake up at least
one during the night and learned a long time ago that it is best to get
up and have a pee and then go back to sleep, because I am not going to
get back to sleep unless I do, and the longer I fight it the less likely
I am to get back to sleep. Getting back to sleep after two hours of
sleep isn't a problem, but if I am awakened after my first hour of sleep
I will be awake for hours.It's like waking up recharged after a power nap.

[Sheldon Martin]

On Fri, 21 Jan 2022 Dave Smith wrote:
>On 2022-01-21 Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>> On Friday, January 21, 2022 Sqwertz wrote:
>
>>> Served with mam nem (the REALLY stinky stuff - its' too hardcore for
>>> even Vietnamese people) on "sheets" of pressed rice noodles - AKA
>>> Banh Hoi noodles.
>>
>> That all looks great. I rarely have trouble falling asleep, but I sometimes
>> wake up two or three hours early and can't get back down. It would be
>> a disservice to my husband to rattle around in the kitchen, so I usually
>> just read.
>
>I will admit to having an old man bladder. I usually wake up at least
>one during the night and learned a long time ago that it is best to get
>up and have a pee and then go back to sleep, because I am not going to
>get back to sleep unless I do, and the longer I fight it the less likely
>I am to get back to sleep. Getting back to sleep after two hours of
>sleep isn't a problem, but if I am awakened after my first hour of sleep

>I will be awake for hours. It's like waking up recharged after a power nap.

You need to be seen by a Urologist. A lot of men fight an enlarged
prostate until it becomes cancerous.

[Dave Smith]

I monitor that. I know I am at risk because my father died of prostate
cancer. My good friend suffers from prostate problems.... not cancer.
He and I raise finds for prostate research and education in the annual
Motorcycle Ride for Dads. In fact, he is one of the top fundraisers in
the country. This year he raised more than $10,000 in donations and
pledges.

[Bruce]

On Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:29:26 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>On 2022-01-21 5:08 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Friday, January 21, 2022 at 2:27:55 AM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>>> Served with mam nem (the REALLY stinky stuff - its' too hardcore for
>>> even Vietnamese people) on "sheets" of pressed rice noodles - AKA
>>> Banh Hoi noodles.
>>
>> That all looks great. I rarely have trouble falling asleep, but I sometimes
>> wake up two or three hours early and can't get back down. It would be
>> a disservice to my husband to rattle around in the kitchen, so I usually
>> just read.
>>
>
>I will admit to having an old man bladder.

Thanks for sharing.

[Bruce]

Uhm, Ghe Ghe Ghe. This is my frogger. Yes. Ghe Ghe Ghe :)))))))))))

[GM]

On Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:32:35 -0700, Bruce <Br...@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

Uhm Yes. Ghe Ghe Ghe :)))))))))))

--
This is a post by Bruce

[Sqwertz]

Ahh, Dr. SKatz ... We haven't heard you lately.

Waking up during the night to urinate isn't a sign of an enlarged
prostate. Furthermore, an enlarged prostate is not a cancer of any
sort, nor is it a symptom of cancer and does not lead to any sort of
cancer.

YOU are the Cancer, Sheldon.

-sw

[Sqwertz]

On Fri, 21 Jan 2022 08:50:42 -0500, Sheldon Martin wrote:

>>The pastrami was done just in time for "breakfast" at 7:AM - which
>>is my "dinner".
>>
>>https://i.postimg.cc/B6421mw9/Whole-Brisket-Pastrami-2022.jpg
>>https://i.postimg.cc/wBhhvC2Q/Pastrami-Sandwich-First-of-2022.jpg
>
> Sandwich looks good, would be better on seeded rye & Guldens spicey
> brown, a fermented garlic dill pickle and Ballantine Ale, not too
> cold.

That is grilled seeded light rye. And I already have two brassicas
in there already (cabbage and horseradish twice). And those ARE
fermented cucumbers - cucumber kimchi.

If you want one too, then make one, little person!

-sw

[Sqwertz]

On Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:06:27 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> That looks damned good. I've not done on in a while, maybe I will soon.

Just don't start with a corned beef. You can't control the sale in
those things. Wet brining and trying to leech salt out after the
fact just removes flavor.

Dry cure of the win - ALWAYS!. It only takes 4 days (this one went
6). I jut got a new bag of pink salt #1 and then found 2 little 4oz
shaker bottles in the pantry unopened. Need a few lines?

-sw

[GM]

On Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:25:22 -0600, Sqwertz <sqwe...@gmail.invalid>
wrote:

[GM]

On Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:20:03 -0600, Sqwertz <sqwe...@gmail.invalid>
wrote:

[GM]

On Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:11:58 -0600, Sqwertz <sqwe...@gmail.invalid>

[Dave Smith]

On 2022-01-21 3:25 p.m., Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:06:27 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> That looks damned good. I've not done on in a while, maybe I will soon.
>
> Just don't start with a corned beef. You can't control the sale in
> those things. Wet brining and trying to leech salt out after the
> fact just removes flavor.

On a related note.... My wife occasionally does a glazed peameal. Being
a brined pork loin, peameal is as salty as corned beef. He simmers it
for an hour or so in apple juice. That sucks out a lot of the salt....
or maybe just adds the sweetness to balance it. Then it is glazed and
baked.

[Michael Trew]

On 1/21/2022 6:12, Sqwertz wrote:
> It may have been as disservice to the neighbors when I cleaned out
> my smoker starting at about 2:AM .... Monday night I think?
>
> I was being pro-active, Usually I just wait until it catches on
> fire and then throw it away.

LOL!!

[GM]

[GM]

[Leonard Blaisdell]

On 2022-01-21, Sheldon Martin <penm...@aol.com> wrote:

> You need to be seen by a Urologist. A lot of men fight an enlarged
> prostate until it becomes cancerous.

Yep. It ain't a bladder problem. Been there, done that and own the
T-shirt.

[Leonard Blaisdell]

On 2022-01-21, Sqwertz <sqwe...@gmail.invalid> wrote:

> Dry cure of the win - ALWAYS!. It only takes 4 days (this one went
> 6). I jut got a new bag of pink salt #1 and then found 2 little 4oz
> shaker bottles in the pantry unopened. Need a few lines?

I have a two pound bag of Morton's "Tender Quick" that's thirty years old.
I can't remember why I bought it. It can't go bad, can it? It's a salt
or mixture thereof.
Never mind. I can google the info if I need to, for some reason.

[Gary]

All old men have old man bladders.

[Bruce]

And old man everything else.

[Gary]

Yep. Old and well used but better than the alternative. Or is it?

[Dave Smith]

I discovered something. I don't want to over-share but I had an ongoing
and worsening problem with frequent urination. I would be lucky to last
an hour without having to pee and would be up 3-4 times a night. After
I was in the hospital last year I was told to avoid caffiene and
alcohol. It's not just a diuretic. It aggravates the bladder. I stuck
to decaffeinated coffee and tea for a while and the problem went away. I
was sleeping through the night. When I was given the OK to have caffeine
again I started to have to pee more often.

[Sheldon Martin]

On 22 Jan 2022 06:04:48 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell

The prostate and bladder are not the same organs, your bladder is just
below your navel. The bladder is checked by an RN with an ultra
sound, that's done from the front, no penetration and no touching.
They first have you fill a container with urine and check if your
bladder has emptied.
Seems you're ascared to have the Urologist stick a finger up your butt
to feel if your prostate is enlarged and/or rough/bumpy instead of
smooth. I go to a female Urologist, Dr. Linda has thin female fingers
and lovely deep cleavage. I don't feel any discomfort, the only
negative is wiping the blob of KY off my butt.
At the very least have your doctor prescribe a PSA test with your
blood work.

[Bryan Simmons]

"Well used"? Well, I guess you still use it to pee.

--Bryan

[Bryan Simmons]

On Friday, January 21, 2022 at 2:11:52 PM UTC-6, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Jan 2022 11:40:09 -0500, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 21 Jan 2022 Dave Smith wrote:
> >
> >>I will admit to having an old man bladder. I usually wake up at least
> >>one during the night and learned a long time ago that it is best to get
> >>up and have a pee and then go back to sleep, because I am not going to
> >>get back to sleep unless I do, and the longer I fight it the less likely
> >>I am to get back to sleep. Getting back to sleep after two hours of
> >>sleep isn't a problem, but if I am awakened after my first hour of sleep
> >>I will be awake for hours. It's like waking up recharged after a power nap.
> >
> > You need to be seen by a Urologist. A lot of men fight an enlarged
> > prostate until it becomes cancerous.
> Ahh, Dr. SKatz ... We haven't heard you lately.
>
> Waking up during the night to urinate isn't a sign of an enlarged
> prostate.
>

I always figured it was a sign of drinking beer every evening.
>
> -sw

--Bryan

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

After he cuts pubic hairs and finds one that bleeds.

[Bruce]

Many old men's brains are still as new.

[Bruce]

Uhm, Dit is mijn kikker. Ghe Ghe Ghe.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

That's the ONLY thing he uses it for. (Remember his aversion to
"Old People Sex".)

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

You lost me, froggy.

[%]

I think it means his pecker is the same size as his pubic hair.

[Bruce]

Uhm, Ghe Ghe Ghe. This is my not frogger. Yes. Ghe Ghe Ghe
:)))))))))))

[Bruce]

[Bruce]

[Bruce]

On 22 Jan 2022 06:04:48 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
<leobla...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

[Bruce]

On Sat, 22 Jan 2022 11:24:18 -0700, Bruce <Br...@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

[Hank Rogers]

Then he should go to a good crotch barber and get those long pubes
trimmed. Popeye has posted about his skill at grooming crotches, so
that's a good possibility. I think Popeye also gives a free blow
job to each customer too.

[Bruce]

On Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:06:07 -0600, Hank Rogers <Ha...@nospam.invalid>
wrote:

Ghe? Uhm, can you go into more detail? I don't get it

[Gary]

Sadly, the one's that are not end up as political leaders. heheh

[Bruce]

I think politicians are like moderators. People who volunteer for the
job are the types you don't want.

[bruce bowser]

Your frogger GM should just jog in place at night. That'll get anyone tired.

[Gary]

And just WHEN is the last time *YOU* scored, Joan? LOL

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

Wouldn't you just love to know?? But you know your aversion to
"Old People Sex" so we'll just leave it at that.

[Gary]

On 1/23/2022 4:44 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> On Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 6:36:47 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
>>
>> On 1/22/2022 3:35 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>>>
>>> That's the ONLY thing he uses it for. (Remember his aversion to
>>> "Old People Sex".)
>>>
>> And just WHEN is the last time *YOU* scored, Joan? LOL
>>
> Wouldn't you just love to know??

"Not really," said the kangaroo. :)

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

Does using a nice benevolent butt plug count?

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

Liar.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Monday, January 24, 2022 at 9:06:19 AM UTC-6, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>
> Does using a nice benevolent butt plug count?
>

Ewwwwwwww, froggy.

[Bruce]

[BRUCE]