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Connecting without infecting- ceative ways to celebrate?

dxmnkd316 said:
Whoa thanks!!

I honestly had no idea you were a smoke fiend. I’ve got a 40” masterbuilt electric. I’ve mastered the pig but we’ve been branching out. We did a couple breasts earlier this year in a maple-sage brine. Yum.

tomorrow will be a different beast altogether.
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I’ve got the same smoker. I think you’ll really like the final product today. My wife’s favorite is the smoked turkey. Apple juice is a great brine/bath that she likes when I use.

Personally, the brisket that I can make in that smoker is my favorite.
 
I have never had anything not come out great on my Traeger but my ribs get good reviews :^)

Apple Juice in the brine is an awesome base! Mixes well with bourbon (or bourbon teriyaki) and just makes the turkey pop!
 
I called Mama Wendy and then called my stepfather. After dinner, up to my girlfriend's. Will ask her if she wants to drive around and look at Christmas lights tonight.
 
Handyman said:
Did that good a job huh? Congrats!
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It was heavenly. Skin was inedible, but whatever. The meat was just incredible.

All of the sides came together at the same time too. This was one of our greatest kitchen feats ever. White knuckling eight dishes for the first time? This had absolutely no business working out as well as it did. It was the best food either of us have had on thanksgiving.

Oh, nine dishes. But the pie... well, I think I pulled it too early. So we basically are going to make pumpkin pie shakes or something tomorrow.
 
I made Pecan pie the right way for the first time- it kept its form, even when cut. w000t!

Delivered food to the elders yesterday with socially distant hanging in the cold on benches and beach chairs. It was SO worth it.

Came up with a neat idea for my Godmother- made her an Advent box and put in 24 different envelopes- each with a different memory or family story written on a card or Christmas note paper. That way every day she gets a piece of love. Could also do it for the 12 days of Christmas I suppose.
 
My brother still plans to come from SC for Christmas and, so far, flatly refuses any pre-visit quarantining and refuses a test. My dad and I have been very clear to him that his obstinance isn't acceptable, and I think next weekend we're going to have a conference call and lay it out for him.

Act responsibly or don't come.

It would break my heart to tell him not to come - he lives alone in a small town with no family and few friends (until he moves in a few months), but the fact is that he's the one acting irresponsibly. It's his choice not to do what's right, and consequences are entirely on him.
 
My Godson and his fiance got it and had to isolate. If they hadn't I am sure his Mum would have had everyone over.

The Advent envelopes are a huge hit for my Godmother. She is so excited to open an envelope every day. Thinking of doing it for the 12 days of Christmas for my folks.

I usually have a massive Open House every yr- some of the people have been coming for at least 30+ yrs. Many of the people who come are people who don't have family around here and that is their Christmas. We also have a box out to collect food for the food pantry and usually collect a carload of food. Usually use FB to invite but also use email and paper invitations. Obviously this is NOT happening this yr. Trying to find a creative way to connect people, make sure the food pantry gets the infusion and create some sort of community feeling that some of these people won't get any other way.

Pondering creating a FB event and having people share stories, post pics of themselves, post they have donated, etc. Haven't quite worked out how to do this. Anyone done this? I don't think Zoom is an option- we have about 80 people come and most of them chat in small groups.
 
So my brother will not be coming from SC for Christmas. My dad and I had a conversation with him over the weekend. Sadly, my brother is a Trump cultists now and thinks COVID is fake and flatly refuses to comply with testing and quarantining (and complains constantly about how unconstitutional mask mandates are, and anything else).

So instead, he's going to travel to Florida to visit some cousins who are also Trumpers and COVIDiots.

It's so frustrating.
 
Swansong said:
So my brother will not be coming from SC for Christmas. My dad and I had a conversation with him over the weekend. Sadly, my brother is a Trump cultists now and thinks COVID is fake and flatly refuses to comply with testing and quarantining (and complains constantly about how unconstitutional mask mandates are, and anything else).

So instead, he's going to travel to Florida to visit some cousins who are also Trumpers and COVIDiots.

It's so frustrating.
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:( sorry to hear that.

Thankfully we have no covidiots in the family. Just people who are fatigued of playing Pandemic and so are trying to tell me they have been sooooo good but it has been x months of not being able to do what ever so they should be forgiven for doing [fill in the blank] because it it 'only one thing'.

Usually have a huge open house and everyone takes home a bag of cookies. Thinking I am going drop off goodie baskets. Some of these people have no local family. Should be able to do it in a safe way.
SOme things under consideration:
Jars of Kielbasa soup
Various types of cookies
Swedish coffee bread- small loaf
Maple butter
Candied pecans
chocolate covered apricots
Blueberry and apple muffins

Trying to think of what other things I can put in that I can make in batches. Any thoughts?
 
I'm terrible with advice like that, sorry.


I'm both relieved and further frustrated by my brother. He also said he will refuse the vaccine because he doesn't need it. He's fine. Everyone he knows is fine. Stop worrying about it.
 
Swansong said:
I'm terrible with advice like that, sorry.


I'm both relieved and further frustrated by my brother. He also said he will refuse the vaccine because he doesn't need it. He's fine. Everyone he knows is fine. Stop worrying about it.
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Having dealt with antivaxxers for a few decades all I can say is sorry.

CDC did some really excellent research about how to interact with people who believe all the crazy re vaccines. Take home- Do not present facts. They just further fix the delusion.
THey recommend going at it from a place of planning-
-even if this is unlikely do you know what you want if it happens?
-Right now the law in this State says people need to be [vaccinated, tested, do x]. I respect your feelings but I don't want to be involved in something that would make you do something illegal [this was for the wackos that were soliciting the fake vaccination records or exclusions] NPR interviewed someone from the CDC (I can't find the link- sorry) who did an amazing job explaining it
 
I took that very advice, actually, and basically got back a bunch of incorrect "facts" on the Constitution. What can you do? I've given up.

We're stuck with COVID burning through until we can reach a critical mass of vaccinations/infections. We failed.
 
Swansong said:
I took that very advice, actually, and basically got back a bunch of incorrect "facts" on the Constitution. What can you do? I've given up.

We're stuck with COVID burning through until we can reach a critical mass of vaccinations/infections. We failed.
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You never argue because you never argue with a fixed delusion. You only try to mitigate the harm by not participating.
 
leswp1 said:
You never argue because you never argue with a fixed delusion. You only try to mitigate the harm by not participating.
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This.

There is no way to argue with somebody who is in love with their delusion. Cons need simple solutions that banish ambiguity because they are threatened by anything that isn't black and white and isn't traceable back to some authority (a cult leader, a god, whatever). You can't argue with that, you can only practice containment until the lethality passes.
 
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