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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • I will continue to argue that GenX is the only true technology literate generation because we grew up with the technology as it evolved.

    This is a terrible argument. Technology is always evolving. There have been like 10 different versions of Windows that I’ve used growing up as a millennial, across 3 different architectures, with huge advances in storage, memory, CPU speeds, and graphics processing - it’s pretty ignorant to dismiss all that and claim Gen X “grew up with the technology”. Like duh, every generation “grows up with the technology” of their generation.

    I think the point I’ve seen elsewhere on this post is more accurate - every generation has some technologically literate people and some technologically illiterate people. Congrats, you happen to be literate, but I guarantee for every one of you, there’s also a Gen X’er that can barely function a computer enough to check their email. Just like the boomer generation, and the millennials, and even Gen Z and Alpha. This whole “XYZ generation is the most ABC” bullshit is just another way to create divides, and make people forget we’re all way more alike than we are different.


  • There’s trace amounts of blood in meat. They drain out a huge majority at the slaughterhouse, but it’s nearly impossible to get out every drop. If there’s a lot of blood in your meat though, something probably went wrong at the slaughterhouse.

    Some cuisines feature actual blood as an ingredient though - blood sausages from the UK contain actual significant amounts of added blood, cubes of solidified pork blood “tofu” are considered a delicacy in some places in China - I think it’s safe to say people that enjoy those kinds of foods can be said to eat blood. But I don’t think people that eat meat can be said to eat blood, for the same reason that you wouldn’t say someone that drinks tap water drinks mercury.



  • Meat is red because of myoglobin, a protein found in mammalian muscle tissue that turns red when exposed to oxygen.

    Myoglobin is different from hemoglobin though, which is the stuff in blood. Most of the time, your meat only has a tiny amount of hemoglobin in it by the time it gets to your table.



  • Bread is probably the least time consuming thing on that list though. There’s a whole slew of no-knead recipes out there, and it takes about 5 minutes to measure out and mix together the ingredients. After that it’s just waiting for it to rise, another 5 minutes to shape the loaf, proof it, toss it in the oven and wait till it’s done. For 10 minutes of active prep time, you can have a nice loaf of crusty white bread that’s nearly as good as something you’d find in some bougie bakery. Granted it takes a couple seconds of pre-planning since the rise/proofing times are long, but most basic no-knead recipes are super forgiving on that, and if something comes up before you’re able to bake it, you can toss your uncooked dough into the fridge for short term storage, or freeze it for long term.


  • There’s a variety of lunches that are cheap and insanely easy though:

    • Stir fry with leftover rice, an egg, and some frozen veggies
    • Sandwich with a piece of fruit or some veggies
    • Leftover soup heated up on the stove (or in the microwave if ya nasty)
    • Cold pasta dishes like pasta salad with leftover protein thrown on top
    • Charcuterie plate with cold cuts, crackers, cheeses, and jams
    • Salad with cold leftover proteins
    • Leftover fried chicken straight out the fridge, as God intended

    Like sure, some of these things rely on having leftovers laying around to dress up a bit, but I think that’s a reasonable thing to expect of most people.