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  • Poll Poll
How do you make a PBJ?

How do you make a PBJ?

  • J first then PB using the same knife

    Votes: 19 10.2%
  • PB first then J using the same knife

    Votes: 113 60.4%
  • Different knife for each ingredient

    Votes: 25 13.4%
  • Other

    Votes: 30 16.0%

Making lunch for my kids just now, and it occurred to me that I'm very particular about the order in which I make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

I always spread the jelly first, and then wipe the knife off on the PB side of the bread, in order to keep the knife clean, and not get jelly in the peanut butter jar. If I did the peanut butter first, I don't think the knife would wipe off as easily and I definitely don't want PB in the J jar. But, if I'm honest, all of that reasoning is theoretical, because I've never deviated from the way I make them, and it never occurred to me before today the amount of logic and thought I use when making this sandwich.

Is my logic flawed? Can an equally good case be made for making it another way? I'm willing to have my mind changed.

Friday OT #1 - I Eat That **** on Everything

Thanks so much to @Gonzo for this thread idea! I love the spirit of it - here are his own words:

Are there any condiments, sauces, seasonings, spices, whatever, etc., that you always turn to in your cooking? As in, you'd literally freak out if you opened the cabinet/pantry/fridge and discovered you were out when cooking a meal?

I can’t cook, but Janny will often have me taste whatever he is making and ask me if it needs something. My answer is always “garlic salt.”

Junior National Duals

Looks like team Iowa came back to win it all after losing to Oklahoma in Greco. Freestyle still yet to begin but congrats team Iowa kids!

1st Place Match

Iowa defeated Minnesota Gold 34-31

113 - Brandon Morvari (Minnesota Gold) over Connor Fiser (Iowa) TF 8-0
120 - Alan Koehler (Minnesota Gold) over Garret Rinken (Iowa) Fall 2:02
126 - AJ Smith (Minnesota Gold) over Jaiden Moore (Iowa) TF 13-2
132 - Gable Porter (Iowa) over Tyson Charmoli (Minnesota Gold) Dec 9-4
138 - Chase Fiser (Iowa) over Walker Bents (Minnesota Gold) Dec 5-2
145 - Zach Hanson (Minnesota Gold) over Kael Scranton (Iowa) TF 8-0
152 - Hunter Garvin (Iowa) over Brendan Howes (Minnesota Gold) TF 11-0
160 - Jed Wester (Minnesota Gold) over Gabe Carver (Iowa) TF 9-0
170 - Nicholas Fox (Iowa) over Travis Smith (Minnesota Gold) Inj 1:20
182 - Tate Naaktgeboren (Iowa) over Antony Tuttle (Minnesota Gold) Dec 8-6
195 - Wyatt Voelker (Iowa) over Soren Herzog (Minnesota Gold) Dec 6-5
220 - Jackson Dewald (Iowa) over Max Balow (Minnesota Gold) TF 12-3
285 - Elijah Novak (Minnesota Gold) over Wyatt Smith (Iowa) TF 8-0
100 - Jayden Rinken (Iowa) over Lawson Eller (Minnesota Gold) TF 13-3
106 - Ryker Graff (Iowa) over Michael Olson (Minnesota Gold) TF 10-0

  • Poll Poll
New MLB Rule

What Rule Would You Like MLB to Implement/Change?

  • Eliminate the Shift

    Votes: 43 42.2%
  • Allow for 8 or 10 Run Rule After 7 Innings

    Votes: 17 16.7%
  • Change the Extra Inning Rule of Putting Runner on 2nd

    Votes: 58 56.9%

We are seeing MLB managers use position players to pitch in the late innings of blowouts. Obviously by pitching a position player the Manager is saying the game is over. Why not just end the game?

The new extra inning rule has reduced the number of games that extend 13+ innings. But has this been a good change?

Red Bull Soapbox Race - Des Moines June 18th.

Red Bull Soapbox is coming this weekend, should be a good time!

I first heard about this a few months ago when they were advertising for submissions. It's been pretty quiet about it so I hope it doesn't disappoint. It would be great to get fun events like this running through Des Moines,


Anyone plan on going?



soapbox-la-frutas

Headstone with hidden message raises concerns


Headstone has a hidden message of Eff Off. I don't have an issue with it.

"Forever in our hearts, until we meet again, cherished memories, known as our brother, father, papa, uncle, friend, and cousin," said Lindsay Owens, daughter of the late Steven Owens.

F Off Headstone.jpg

AI Generated Images Using Text

seeing a lot of posts using this DALL-E mini on twitter this morning. some of the results vary from scary to hilarious.

Welcome to the future.

Ancient DNA Solves Mystery Over Origin of Medieval Black Death

Pretty interesting findings. It had been hypothesized for decades that the Black Plague originated in China, but that has now been disproven.
Ancient DNA from bubonic plague victims buried in cemeteries on the old Silk Road trade route in Central Asia has helped solve an enduring mystery, pinpointing an area in northern Kyrgyzstan as the launching point for the Black Death that killed tens of millions of people in the mid-14th century.

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