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DBD Drinking Club

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had a fun agave tasting last night @ Cosme in NYC

https://photos.app.goo.gl/iA7Q2U9j8denn25F6

the 2nd one (on the left) was a pechuga that was subtitled - pork carnitas - because that it the restaurant's signature dish which we enjoyed as well.

Pechuga (Spanish for "breast") is a specialized, ceremonial type of mezcal produced by hanging a raw chicken, turkey, or other poultry breast inside the still during a third distillation.

HeyStudentsBears's avatar

what are you cooking for dinner?

AndyPanda's avatar

Reheating some leftover spaghetti.

HeyStudentsBears's avatar

i got some provisions from Eataly in NYC yesterday. so fresh ravioli + spring veggies for dinner tonight.

Newellbany's avatar

I've been making hot sauce from hot peppers and other stuff grown in my garden for several years now. I've managed to dial in a signature style, and then I play with flavor profiles from there.

Dr. Ms. Newellbany has started to grumble a bit about how much fridge space gets taken up by my hot sauces, so I'll be happy to give a bottle to anyone who comes to the Syracuse game.

heyalumnigo's avatar

I'll make sure I bring something that I can check in! Ohh...hopefully there is a grill so we can figure out how they pair with different Top Dogs!

FiatSlug's avatar

Consider the vinegar content of your hot sauce. The linked article below says: "The target pH for shelf-stable hot sauce is generally considered to be 4.6 or lower."

How Much Vinegar Do You Put in Shelf-Stable Hot Sauce? A Comprehensive Guide

https://eatingmeals.com/how-much-vinegar-do-you-put-in-shelf-stable-hot-sauce/

FiatSlug's avatar

Maybe you need a small fridge (<10 cu. ft.) to store your (presumably) modest production.

Actually, I have a related question: what's the vinegar content of your hot sauces? Does it really need refrigeration?

Newellbany's avatar

Yeah, I've thought about putting a small fridge downstairs for hot sauce and beer.

I make most of my hot sauce in the fall and I used it and give it away year round until the next fall. So I feel like I should keep it refrigerated as a precaution. Maybe I don't need to, I don't know how to know that for sure.

Newellbany's avatar

Here's the best part about making hot sauce...

But first, just want to make sure we're in the DBD trust tree. Don't tell Dr. Ms. Newellbany...

The reason I make hot sauce is college football. Hot sauce-making fumigates the entire house. My wife and daughters will clear out, and then I'm left alone to watch games all day long like I want to. It's the best idea I've ever stumbled on.

heyalumnigo's avatar

Good thing JC isn't here to tell on you!

FiatSlug's avatar

Well played, sir. Well played, indeed.

heyalumnigo's avatar

I do like spicy foods. My favorite Chinese hot sauce is Lao Gan Ma, a chili crisp hot sauce. I like any Mexican hot sauce, like Tapatio or any of those types. I don't like it so spicy that you can't feel your tongue.

I started making salmon burgers and made a sriracha/mayo mix to go on top.

Tangtpt's avatar

Not a Tabasco guy. Too much vinegar. Love Crystal as an alternative. I go back and forth between Tapatio and Cholula for Mexican hot.

FiatSlug's avatar

My mom introduced me to spicy foods when I was 8 or 9, starting with Mexican food, progressing to Chinese when we lived in New Jersey. The first hot sauce I ever had on food was Tabasco. Crystal was the next hot sauce, and I noticed the difference right away. The difference as you allude to, is vinegar content. Read the ingredients list on the Tabasco and Crystal labels. As I recall, Tabasco's label reads vinegar, red chili, water, salt. Crystal's label reads red chili, vinegar, water, salt.

It wouldn't surprise me to find that the difference between the two is that Tabasco has 20% more vinegar than Crystal. Not that I know, just a guess.

HeyStudentsBears's avatar

i am not a spicy food person. i know people have religious-level beliefs about hot sauce though.

Sriracha is probably my go-to for a little zing. i will mix it w/ mayo and put it on sandwiches or mix it in to my poke bowl

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Political stuff goes here

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Wordle 1,775 X/6

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Quordle was better

🙂 Daily Quordle 1556

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Wordle 1,775 3/6

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I think my luck could have been rated higher.

heyalumnigo's avatar

Tough one.

🙂 Daily Quordle 1556

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HeyStudentsBears's avatar

well that took a while even though i got off to a good start. i was sort of trapped. couldnt even think of real words to guess given the situation

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heyalumnigo's avatar

I feel like Quordle has less popular words, presumably because they have 4 per puzzle. I sometimes rule out "weirder" words for Wordle.

heyalumnigo's avatar

Wordle 1,775 6/6*

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FiatSlug's avatar

I had an experience like that while playing from the Wordle archive (a date in October 2025, I think). I had green letters in the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th letters on the first guess. It took me 4 subsequent guesses to get the solution.

I felt robbed of a golden opportunity to do very well, indeed.

HeyStudentsBears's avatar

slow and steady ...

heyalumnigo's avatar

One by one getting letters. Luckily I had 6 guesses.

Wiata78's avatar

Wordle 1,775 5/6

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Not a good second guess

HeyStudentsBears's avatar

are there some stats on if people take more or less turns on hard/easy mode overall?

i would appear that your 2nd turn did you a disservice. whereas in hard mode, you had a chance to get more info about where that 2nd correct letter might or might not go.

Wiata78's avatar

That’s interesting. I’ve never tried hard mode.

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at least i beat Wordle Bot for a change!

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FiatSlug's avatar

"Rhett! Where shall I go? What shall I do?"

"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."

Probably one of the most recognizable movie quotes of all time.

HeyStudentsBears's avatar

Hoover _

My dad worked almost his whole career at Bechtel, an engineering and infrastructure company based in SF. Bechtel was part of the consortium that built the Hoover Dam once upon a time and for the company's 90 anniv or something he got to go there for some celebration.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Companies

among thngs my dad actually did was work on the Alaskan pipeline. it was mostly a steady solid job for him for 25 years. he got a Rolex when he hit 25 yrs and then retired.

the only thing i still have from those days (of my dad working there) is a very sturdy and old-fashioned stapler w/ a Bechtel logo on it.

heyalumnigo's avatar

I think we have a couple of Bechtel logo staplers around the house. We used to also have a bunch of the yellow manilla folders with the Bechtel logo. I used to use those for book covers in middle and HS.

sycasey's avatar

Ahh, the days when you could actually spend 25 years with one company.

FiatSlug's avatar

I've spent 35+ years with EBMWU. At the end of May, it will be 36 years. EBMWU has approximately 2,100 FTE staff. Of that number 17 other staff have a longer tenure than I do.

The person with the longest active tenure has 48+ years.

8 staff have > 40 years service.

16 staff have 35 < 40 years service. (I'm in this group)

36 staff have 30 < 35 years service.

94 staff have 25 < 30 years service.

147 staff have 20 < 25 years service.

Longevity is something that people strive to attain here.

heyalumnigo's avatar

The summer I was there, I think my boss was a lifer. He looked like he was into his 60s (back in 90 or 91). Not sure when EBMWU started, but I imagine in the 30s or 40s.

FiatSlug's avatar

Founded in 1923 by popular vote. The basics of the system were completed in 1929 (primary storage, aqueduct, filter plants, reservoirs, pumping plants, and distribution system) with the first release of water from primary storage that same year.

Just wondering: what department or division did you work in?

heyalumnigo's avatar

I think it was the division that designed the pumping plants. I went around testing pumping plants for efficiency. I was a ME major.

HeyStudentsBears's avatar

i am the opposite of this even though i am not opposed to it.

i usually have a new job every 2-3 years. it was as short as 12-18 months w/ some finance jobs back in the day.

not sure if i get pissed off or bored easily. i will say, i am perfectly enthusiastic and will to work somewhere for a good long time. it would be nice to have some long standing work relationships.

that being said, i have multiple groups of great frieinds from all the jobs in the past. so maybe it is fine ..

FiatSlug's avatar

Sounds like you've done very well, indeed, with your work history. I wouldn't trade friends for anything.

Newellbany's avatar

Public sector for the win. I'm about to hit 19 years. 11 to go, god willing, and then I retire and enjoy the pension.

Meanwhile, my brother just got let go after 18 years in the latest round of Nike layoffs. I can't imagine trying to sort out next steps at this stage in life. Brutal.

dcblue's avatar

The stage of life thing can be brutal. A woman I know worked for a company with a CDC contract. When the CDC got cut so did she. She’s in her early sixties and exhausted her unemployment so had to start living off what was to be her retirement savings. She got some part-time work to help out but it was a year before she could get a full-time job using her skills.

FiatSlug's avatar

I'm thankful every day for my job and the protections it has. I have come to view private sector jobs with great cynicism precisely because people are being thrown out of work to pad bottom lines and preserve private wealth (capital).

HeyStudentsBears's avatar

while it never is great to get laid off and be unemployed when you need thw $$ - presumably people know the deal you signed up for w/ private sector jobs - more $, less security.

it does seem that the public sector stuff is kinda getting upended right now w/ all the political turmoil. i feel for those who at least counted on the job security and have less of that than expected.

sycasey's avatar

Man, I need to get into a public job.

HeyStudentsBears's avatar

HAG, did your dad get a Rolex? i feel like he worked there longer

i think my mom is gifting the Rolex to my nephew who is getting married this year and had a nice close relationship w/ his grandpa.

heyalumnigo's avatar

Yes. I think it was 25 years of service (or maybe 20). My dad was just about to hit that and then they changed it and made it 30 (or 25). Then I think every 5 years after they put in a diamond.

And my mom got a Tiffany clock. Unfortunately it was stolen when their house was broken into. We bought a house in Oakland in 2000. My mom and dad came over to help us do stuff. He wore his Rolex while doing stuff like painting. I asked him why and maybe he should switch to his old watch. One or two days later their house got broken into.

heyalumnigo's avatar

I should clarify the rolex was stolen, not the Tiffany clock. I think she still has that somewhere.

HeyStudentsBears's avatar

my mom has her Tiffany clock too. it is not clear it works anymore and it might not be worth fixing.

heyalumnigo's avatar

I wonder if my mom's just needed a battery. She put it away somewhere...not sure where.

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Jesús Luzardo is the answer in Phillies shutout win (Giants lose 7-0)

https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/san-francisco-giants-scores-standings/105739/jesus-luzardo-is-the-answer-in-phillies-shutout-win

The struggling Philadelphia Phillies got a masterful start from Jesús Luzardo Tuesday night. He held the San Francisco Giants to two baserunners and three total bases in seven innings of work, striking out eight including a hat trick of Matt Chapman. The only thing he didn’t go was close, leaving with a five-run lead after 88 pitches in the Phillies’ 7-0 victory.

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Shohei Ohtani pitched well, but Dodgers offense couldn’t top Marlins

https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/114566/shohei-ohtani-strikeouts-no-offense-marlins

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani stuck to pitching and did his part, delivering another six-inning start with minimal damage. But the Dodgers couldn’t find much offense to support him in their 2-1 loss to the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.

HeyStudentsBears's avatar

Knicks win easily. up 3-2. Brunson scored a lot, at least when i was watching

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[BASE] Cal Outlasts Saint Mary’s 6-5

https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/28/baseball-cal-outlasts-saint-marys-6-5.aspx

MORAGA, Calif.. — Thanks to early runs and a strong performance by its bullpen the California baseball team began its five-game week with a win Tuesday night defeating Saint Mary's on the road 6-5 at Louis Guisto Field.

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[MBB] Cal Adds Transfer Guard Jordan Ross

https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/28/mens-basketball-cal-adds-transfer-guard-jordan-ross.aspx

California men's basketball has signed 6-foot-3 guard Jordan Ross to join the Golden Bears as a transfer addition for head coach Mark Madsen's 2026-27 squad.

Coming to Cal as a senior, Ross is a Pleasant Grove, Utah, native who played two seasons at Saint Mary's before competing last season at Georgia. He started 25 games for the Bulldogs and averaged 6.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists, hitting double digits eight times in his 32 total appearances.

dcblue's avatar

Got my first unsolicited Go Bears in I don’t know how long yesterday. I was stopped at a stoplight and from behind I hear Go Bears. I turn around and there’s a young woman with a smile on her face. I was so surprised I kind of stammered out my return Go Bears. We chatted while waiting for the light and she graduated two years ago. We both majored in Econ but I told her I doubt we had any common professors since I’m coming up on fifty years.

Newellbany's avatar

Only thing better to getting a Go Bears is giving one and having it enthusiastically returned.

I had a good one here in the state capitol, recently. Dude in a Cal hat returned my Go Bears. We chatted for a bit and then he asked me if he missed the last capitol tour of the day. I said unfortunately he had, but as it turns out, the State of New York is giving out private tours to Cal fans only and it starts right now. I gave him the nickel tour, we talked about football, and we both had a lovely time.