25-Mar-2021 – Bottom line at the top
We need to stop fixating on the distractions and look at the REAL problems and figure out what we need to do to get things right.

Not that I trust these numbers (or any of the products purported to be immunizations…. ) and that includes the memes from both sides of the conversation – out of context annoys me quite frankly

Keeping in mind the folks making millions if not billions of US$ and other Currency are warning that getting the shot(s) does not mean you are now free to go about your life, stop wearing a mask or any other restriction already imposed… so anything they have to say does not really impress me.

“Reportedly” more than 450 million doses of the three products have been administered worldwide. For the sake of argument, let’s divide that number by 2 – given most have probably gotten the 2 shot products and I doubt the number of J&J one shots is even in the millions yet.

Again “reportedly” round up 4,000 have died and about 165,000 become ill after injections with these products. Let’s call it 170 Thousand to follow the example of the CDC etal and make it scarier than it needs to be.

Doing simple math, divide 170,000 by 225,000,000 and you get point 0007556 have had a recorded reaction or 7 out of every 1000 victims
Let’s compare that to the numbers for the US for Seasonal Flu Vaccine of around 45-60 million getting the shot. An average reaction of 8% means 8 of every 100

Feel free to check and correct my math – never my best subject. But it would seem you are 10 times more likely to have a problem with a seasonal flu shot than a covid-19 injection.

In my opinion, the difference is the seasonal injection seems to have somewhat of a success rate, and the other is a placebo.

As I said when I started, we need to stop wasting time on masks and vaccines and start working on (a) keeping a close eye on the reason for this distraction and (b) what in the name of all that is holy we can do about it.

Feel free to visit me on GAB to share your thoughts. Or anywhere else you find me wandering.

The ALDI Specially Mascarpone Cheesecake did THREE things
– Caused seconds on dessert = a very rare occurrence
– Kept me awake thinking “can I fit a freezer InMySmallKitchen”
– Wondering had I died and gone to Arthur Av Bakery Heaven

Friday Fact: Mise-En-Place Is Worth The Effort

As an important element of my “10-20-30 Minute” Life Style
Mise-En-Place is not only worth the effort but it makes many things possible

So do you Mise-En-Place in the Kitchen or anywhere else?

For How to in the kitchen, a nice summary of the steps

Minute 1-5: Read Recipe TWICE or More – the only way to avoid unpleasant realities, like you don’t have the necessary ingredients, so may need to plan a substitute. (like mixing Heavy Cream with Ricotta to make a Marscapone alternative.

Minute 6-10: READ RECIPE AGAIN and then GATHER Tools and needed pots, pans, ice bath, whatever – Because no one wants to stop fail just because the sheet pan is still waiting in the dishwasher and your sauce is about to burn

Minutes 11-18: Prep Each Ingredient, measure or cut those veggies as need for a proper or custom mirepoix once all your ingredients are prepped and ready leave nothing in your space but what you will need. If you are not cooking now, get all the ingredients into the fridge or freezer as needed.

Miunutes19-20 : Clearing the debris – Rinse and add dirty stuff to the dishwasher –

take a nap, read a book, enjoy afternoon snack or tea, answer email, happily knowing that getting dinner going is only a matter of minutes whenever you want to start.

Minutes 20-21: Set Up Work Area
This is usually even less than a minute – mostly just grabbing the tray from the fridge to the work area that already has tools and such ready and waiting.

InMySmallKitchen Minute 22-30 is final prep/assembly
Using recipe, lay out the ingredients in the order needed

Most of the time much of this can be done in advance and in some cases I freeze the “ready for the oven” or the Ninja Foodi so dinner can be freezer to table in as little as 30 minutes, but usually averaging under an hour.

Admittedly, the 30 minute part may be longer, because of longer unattended cooking time (like 45 minutes in Pressure Cooker or Air Fryer

But mostly it is about “relaxed” cooking

It all starts with Mise-En-Place InMySmallKitchen