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Monday, November 12, 2012
Which makes the fact that I was standing on the porch late Saturday night and heard what sounded like a single rumble of thunder from the cloudless southern sky all the more impressive.
The Reynolds Wrap yarmulke crowd is already yelling "drone strike!" which I find surprising because I was unaware that they had MQ-1s carrying JDAMs now*. Don't get me wrong, a Hellfire will ruin your day, but it doesn't knock houses off their foundation three doors down, either.
While no official announcement has been made, I'm guessing a fuel-air, or "thermobaric", munition, and probably a big one; maybe 17,000-20,000 cubic feet of spark-detonated explosive gas/air mixture...
In other words, a gas leak in the unoccupied house. Given a modern, energy-efficient, darn-near-airtight house and a good leak at the water heater, it could get downright stoichiometric in there, given enough time to for the leak to hiss away before she blows.
(I'm surprised that gas explosions and fires haven't become even more common in post-foreclosure America, where metals-scavenging from unoccupied houses is a growth industry pursued by the none-too-bright with a shaky grasp of abstract concepts like workplace safety.)
*As it turns out, MQ-9s can indeed lug a couple 500-pounders into the air. Well paint me blue and call me Smurfette... Although I'm still missing a plausible reason for one to be dropped on an empty house in suburban Indianapolis. No doubt the internets will be glad to fill that little gap in for me.
51 comments:
- Brigid said...
I have not quite caught up on sleep and read your post as "as the COW flies", sober bovine or not, making for an interesting mental picture.
- 8:12 AM, November 12, 2012
Wow, really big meth lab?
- 8:33 AM, November 12, 2012
- Tam said...
"It's too big to be a meth lab." -Officer H. Solo
My money's still on a houseful of natural gas.
- 8:40 AM, November 12, 2012
Jim Merritt warned you about this. Tannerite reached critical mass.
- 8:42 AM, November 12, 2012
As a person who works on foreclosed houses quite a bit, the reason copper thieves don't cause gas explosions is two-fold.
First, gas lines are usually made of iron, a pretty much worthless metal to recycle, so unlike plumbing lines the gas lines stay put in the houses.
Second, gas is cut off at the meter, outside the house.
- 8:44 AM, November 12, 2012
"downright stoichometric", it's actually stoichiometric.
- 8:46 AM, November 12, 2012
- Tam said...
re: The foreclosed house thing.
I was assuming problems could arise if someone tried to pull out a water heater to get at copper piping and dislodged a gas line, but I admit I'm spitballing here.
- 8:47 AM, November 12, 2012
- Tam said...
Fixed, thanks. :)
- 8:48 AM, November 12, 2012
I grew up in Omaha and when we'd hear a dull "boom", without a mushroom cloud chaser, we assumed a grain elevator had gone up. House explosions were less common.
As bad as this one is, I'm not sure anything has beat Hutchinson, KS yet. Storing natural gas in salt mines doesn't always work out the way you hope.
- 8:52 AM, November 12, 2012
- Ken O said...
If Roseholme Cottage went Ka-Boom, it would be because the weapons grade snark reached critical mass.
- 9:21 AM, November 12, 2012
Sure, the house that they dropped the tonnage on was vacant, but what if this was simply the Air Combat Command's version of a no-knock at the wrong address?
Within a day or two there will be some Lt. Colonel on the boob tube explaining that "Intelligence on the ground confirmed that this was the correct address. Unfortunately, due to the fog of war we blew our load on the wronge rooftop."
- 9:38 AM, November 12, 2012
- Angus McThag said...
It may or may not have been caused by the crash of a helicopter which may or may not have been painted a dark color, plausibly described as 'black'.
Nothing to see here, move along.
- 9:48 AM, November 12, 2012
Sorry, all I saw was "reasonably sober crow" and immediately burst out laughing at the thought of an intoxicated crow seeking employment with the IMPD. Surely that fits in with drone strike theory somehow.
- 9:56 AM, November 12, 2012
- Matt G said...
Natural gas explosion is a reasonable guess, especially with witness comments about first responders going to pull out survivors while still under the fireball. Natural gas is lighter than air, and such fireballs, when released by the house, will float up. Mabye not perfectly stoichiometric, then, though.
'Course, I'm just spitballing*, too. :)
*Pulling ideas right out of my ass.
- 10:05 AM, November 12, 2012
- Kristophr said...
I Must Patrol Drunk now has Daisycutters?
- 10:10 AM, November 12, 2012
- TBeck said...
Has anyone heard from Mad Mike?
- 10:22 AM, November 12, 2012
Likely gas explosion.
Lafayette, Indiana had a chain of houses go up 10 years ago.
Shootin' Buddy
- 10:25 AM, November 12, 2012
- Woodman said...
I told my daughters it was only what you could expect when they had a White Castle eat off followed by a chili cook off and the same guy won both. Several hours later while drinking PBR with his best friend in the garage his last words we're heard to be "Hey, watch me light this fart"
Youngest believed it, but her mother squelched it pretty quick. Same thing she did with Land Sharks and the people who live in traffic lights.
- 10:31 AM, November 12, 2012
- leBolide said...
"That's what we suspect as the main cause of this. Obviously, everyone thinks that. They're all talking that way," Riggs said.
If it really was a gas explosion, why would they go to such great lengths to emphasize that it obviously was a gas explosion?
Obviously a cover-up!
- 10:40 AM, November 12, 2012
- Chris said...
Your comment about Smurfette reminded me of a young woman I saw at CONstellation (1983 WorldCon in Baltimore) who was painted blue as (IIRC) an "alien slave girl". Sat next to me at a round-table discussion with Larry Niven, the downside of which is that I remember damn-all about what Niven said.
- 10:43 AM, November 12, 2012
- Lergnom said...
Here in the City of Brotherly Love, AKA Philadelphia, they are known as 'dynamic entry devices'.
- 10:45 AM, November 12, 2012
- Cormac said...
Not like it would be the first time bombs were dropped on the wrong target...
But those were dummies...
- 10:52 AM, November 12, 2012
- Farm.Dad said...
From some of the stories on your blog it could well be nothing more than the local popos' still cooked off .
- 11:00 AM, November 12, 2012
- Eric said...
My theory: the explosion was caused by ammonia and dust in the air from abandoned cat litterboxes.
- 11:13 AM, November 12, 2012
Ahhh, Philadelpha, the only police dept. I know of that thinks of a 20lb. satchel charge of C-4 as a "concussion bomb".At least when deployed via helicopter. :-D.
- 11:17 AM, November 12, 2012
I had a Philly Air Force t-shirt at one time.
- 11:29 AM, November 12, 2012
A number o f years back, I was heading out to the car and the ground kind of surged; thought I heard a boom or rumble, and figured that since I didn't see any debris or smoke, it was probably someone's basement meth lab.
Couple days later, I find out it was an earthquake...
"Meth lab" is always a suspicion here - when you have folks going to the county luckup for visits - and driving their mobile cookery.
- 11:33 AM, November 12, 2012
- Joel said...
Probably just some HSLD Operators doing real-world pistol training. Check YouTube under "360 degrees" or something, I'm sure it's in there.
- 12:00 PM, November 12, 2012
Here in Minnesnowta it's code to have the last 5 feet or so of the gas line (usually from a carbon-steel pipe) run to the stove. It has to be a newfangled corrugated cupro-nickel thingy, which takes the place of what used to be just a coiled-up roll of copper line (I guess they had too many breakages of those).
As I noted over in Roberta's comments, it's been fairly common for somebody to steal that line, and fail to crimp the end (or shut off the valve) and deliberately light up the house to cover their tracks.
- 12:30 PM, November 12, 2012
- Old NFO said...
"Sober crow"... LOL snorting coffee HURTS! And I've gotta wipe off the screen (again), but at least coffee is a good cleaner, right??? And glad it wasn't y'all!
- 12:40 PM, November 12, 2012
- Jon said...
Thank goodness. I had to check here to see if you two were alright...
- 12:46 PM, November 12, 2012
Buddy of mine went to check on a neighbor lady who complained her furnace was on the fritz. He went in through the outside basement door just when she turned on the basement light. Next thing he knew he was in the next door yard, trying to put his hair out. Blew the house off the foundation. Neighbor lady needed clean shorts but was otherwise unhurt.
- 12:47 PM, November 12, 2012
Why do you assume a drone? F-16s and F/A-18s carry JDAMs. Maybe DoD is trying to get ahead of sequestration by unloading some assets to local law enforcement.
A guy on the ridge I live had a huge burn pile, which he doused with gasoline. Then he found he didn't have a lighter, went into the house to look for one. Eventually he came back out, after the gasoline had been merrily evaporating, lit off the - BOOOOM!
Rattled windows all over the ridge. He survived and didn't even look much like Wile E. Coyote. To this day people still talk about the time (Redacted) set off his fuel-air bomb.
- 1:16 PM, November 12, 2012
"Stoichiometric or Theoretical Combustion is the ideal combustion process where fuel is burned completely."
Once again Tam expands my vocabulary.
What's the motto of the Philly PD?
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Having seen what a gas leak explosion does to an entire cul-de-sac the photos don't surprise me.
- 2:46 PM, November 12, 2012
- FilthyMcNasty said...
Hey Anonymous,
I've been in Omaha for the last 49 years and can't say that I remember grain elevators ever exploding with frequency.
- 4:22 PM, November 12, 2012
- Joseph said...
The drone was obviously launched from the facilities at Beech Grove!
- 5:06 PM, November 12, 2012
My father tells a story from his childhood in the 1920's of an elderly woman with excessive facial hair who sometimes watched him and his siblings when both of his parents needed to be elsewhere. One evening the gas stove malfunctioned. When she went to prepare dinner for them and lit the stove with a match, there was a small explosion. When we asked him if she was alright after the explosion, his response was "Alright? Best she looked in years!"
On a serious note, about a mile from where I grew up, a two story house blew up from a gas explosion. The blast completely demolished the house from the concrete foundation upward severely damaged the adjacent houses. No one was home at the house at the time of the explosion but the neighbors were home. Seeing the small size of the pieces of debris and the large radius of the debris field was disturbing to me.
- 5:23 PM, November 12, 2012
In other new, a dab of precious irony.
OT but it might give you the same chuckle it gave me.
- 7:53 PM, November 12, 2012
It happened in Torrance:
TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) - A total of 115 homes and apartments were
damaged when a home tented for termite fumigation filled with
natural gas exploded, showering the neighborhood with debris, fire
officials said.
Damage from the blast early Tuesday ranged from broken windows
to collapsed ceilings, said Tad Friedman, a spokesman for the
Torrance Fire Department. The cost of the damage had not been
Despite the force of the explosion, only 10 people had minor
"I felt the blast at my home two miles away," Friedman said.
"I knew it would be miraculous if there were no fatalities."
A witness told fire investigators on Wednesday that the blast
sent a bright orange, mushroom-shaped fireball into the sky and was
followed by several more explosive flashes with a greenish tint.
Debris was found as far as 100 yards away.
The City Council declare a state of emergency for the beachside
community and set aside $85,000 for cleanup. Torrance is about 20
miles south of Los Angeles.
One of the damaged homes belonged to John Williams, who watched
Wednesday as a steady stream of engineers, utility workers and
insurance adjusters made their way through his home across the
street from the scene of the explosion.
The blast shattered many of the windows in the home Williams
shares with his wife and two adult sons. It also blew off the front
door and brought the ceiling of one bedroom crashing down.
"We've all been outside today wandering up and down the road,"
he said. "It's amazing the way people are taking it. It's like,
OK, we had a problem, let's go fix it. We're all lucky that nobody
was really seriously hurt."
An initial inspection indicated that Williams' home had no
serious structural damage. However, it will be several days before
his family can move back in because the utilities were knocked out
and must be repaired.
Along with many of his neighbors, Williams and his family are
staying at a local motel.
Meanwhile, investigators with the Fire Department and The Gas
Co. sought to determine how the home filled with gas. An official
with The Gas Co. said it appeared there was a crack in a pipe that
fed natural gas into the home. But it was unclear how or when the
crack occurred.
"We were at the home two days prior and there was no evidence
of a crack or any indication to the meter reader that there was a
problem," said Peter Hidalgo, a spokesman for The Gas Co.
Friedman said the gas may have been ignited by fans used during
the fumigation or by other electrical devices. The chemical used
for the fumigation was sulfuryl fluoride, which is commonly known
as Vikane and is not flammable, he said.
A total of 33 homes were damaged in Torrance, including the one
that was destroyed. Another 82 homes and apartments were damaged in
nearby Redondo Beach.
The owners of the home where the blast occurred, identified
through property records as Robert and Helen Mimura, were not there
at the time and could not be reached for comment on Wednesday.
The home was being fumigated by El Redondo Termite Control of
Gardena. Leo Grizzaffi, an attorney for El Redondo, has said
company officials were trying to determine what had happened.
He said the work at the home was being done by a subcontractor,
Network Fumigation and Exterminating Co. Inc. of Anaheim. A call
placed to Network was answered by someone who said the firm had no
(Copyright 2002 by The Associated Press
Ulises from CA
- 8:04 PM, November 12, 2012
- Mossyrock said...
Is it just me, or, when readding this, did you hear Marvin the Martian saying, "Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom!"
- 8:42 PM, November 12, 2012
- joe said...
Mossy: Well, I didn't, until you mentioned him...
- 9:10 PM, November 12, 2012
Lonnnggg time ago (think Nixon), I had an after work gig helping shovel snow off vacation home roofs at Tahoe. Heavy winter for lake level Tahoe, 5-6' of wet heavy snow on the roofs. One evening we're going at it, there was a huge "WHUMPFF" and the roof just sort of fell out from under us. The walls had blown outward, the roof fell and the pink blown in fiberglass insulation drifted down for what seemed hours. Luckily the snow dampened the upward effect of explosion and our fall,and no one was hurt. We quite literally walked off the roof onto the ground. Homes in the area at that time, were heated either by oil or propane in above ground tanks and with some exposed exterior plumbing. Propane is heavier than air and "puddles in low areas.If you have a small outside leak it usually doesn't matter too much because it normally dissipates in the open air. In this case the snow acted like a lid and it flowed through the pipe penetration into the crawl space under the home. It built up until it hit an ignition source & lit off. A bunch of houses blew up that year and the building code was changed to require the house connection to have a snow load proof cover over it.
- 12:28 AM, November 13, 2012
Silly girl.There was obviously a Terrorist Enemy of the State rumored to be in residence, which is pretty much all it takes to get some USGI ordinance shoved down one's chimney.
Note that the Official Indy Gas Utility says "Nope! Not us! Really!"
See? QED terrorists.
Glad you were 15 crowmiles (cowmiles?) away. We'd hate to lose you.
-Scribbler's Dad
- 1:06 AM, November 13, 2012
- MSgt B said...
- 6:15 AM, November 13, 2012
- Tremaine said...
We had a fire department here in Parker's Prairie MN that did that once. Poor fireman flipped a light switch and was left standing in a pile of rubble where the station used to be! Blew the brick structure clean to steel girders and it's foundation.
- 10:18 AM, November 13, 2012
- Crucis said...
Tam, I have difficulty imagining you as Smurfette.
- 1:09 PM, November 13, 2012
- Opinionated Grump (Rich in NC) said...
lets see,now... crows are tatical black... IMPD has been alleged to have a bit of a bottle tipping issue whilst on duty...
'reasonably sober crow flies'kinda fits the meme, no?
- 1:30 PM, November 13, 2012
- Geodkyt said...
Residents of one of the posher neighborhoods in Williamsburg used (in the 90's, anyway -- no idea these days) complain about the reular (mostly weekends) explosions coming from the direction of the nearby "naval base" (Camp Peary)*. Always got told, "Exploding transformers. Really."
* AKA "The Farm" to fans of spy novels.
- 3:16 PM, November 13, 2012
- Justthisguy said...
Heh! She said "stoichiometric."
I mind the time a near neighbor got blown out of his apartment by a gas explosion, and the guy from Atlanta Gas Light said that the fella was lucky it was a rich explosion; he got kinda scorched, but was otherwise just slightly bruised.
Hmm. I must try that fuel-air trick with the flour.
- 12:50 AM, November 14, 2012
- Justthisguy said...
I saw what you did there, TBeck. No, I would most definitely not let Mr. (or Sergeant) Williamson work on my HVAC systems, unless I were quite certain I was on his good side.
I mean, I don't want no phosgene coming out of the A/C ducts into my bedroom.
- 12:57 AM, November 14, 2012
- Josh K. said...
So, Tam it wasn't the govt. try to take you out for shooting down one of their drones earlier this year.
Good to know?
- 5:13 AM, November 14, 2012


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Throughout their eight-year existence, Akimbo has added layers upon layers to their fortress of rock, buttressed by a string of releases- culminating in their fifth album (and Alternative Tentacles debut), "Forging Steel and Laying Stone."
Akimbo, based in Seattle, features former members of Tight Bros From Way Back When and Homo Eradicus. Their pedigree of straight-up rock colliding with virile hardcore adds up to an exciting hybrid reminiscent of Dillinger Escape Plan, Zeni Geva, Jesus Lizard, Mastadon and The Melvins.
We've also re-released their debut Harshing Your Mellow!
"Akimbo are another one of those new breed of heavy bands, sort of straddling that line between heavy metal love and heavy metal parody. Whenever you have a bunch of young guys, kicking up a serious metallic skree you have to wonder if those guys truly have souls of metal or if they're just johnny come lately's who realize that maybe it's okay to play metal now. Especially when they mix distinct metallic elements and imagery with goofy over the top artwork and dorky song titles ("Rockness Monster", "Spooning With Disaster", "Ground Control To Major Bummer"). But the sound, while indeed metallic, owes much more to post rock and heavier indie bands -- Karp, Unwound, that sort of thing -- the overall vibe is still pretty metal, with some seriously metallic riffs, plenty of 'evil' artwork, an inscription that reads "Sharpen swords, polish the armor, it's feeding time", but metal or not, this is just a fucking kick ass blast of sludgy pummeling RAWK, big fuzzed out riffs, pounding drumming, throat shredding vocals, their sound incorporating Neurosis-y crustsludge, Unwound post rock and grooved out Kyuss-y stoner rock into one massive crushing black (w)hole! Definitely for all you folks who dig stuff like Buried At Sea, Conifer, Tides, Dazzling Killmen, Warhammer 48K, etc."- Aquarius Records
"I've been waiting for this album since last May, when I had my little outing with the band. On that tour, I heard live versions of new songs and was floored. It's no secret that Akimbo is one of my favorite bands out there today, constantly wowing me with their every move. Ever since I saw them live back in 2003, I've been haunting them like a bad fanboy ghost. Tracking down new album information, checking periodically for new shows...you know, basic adolescent fanboy stalkerdom. And apparently during that time that I spent all my waking hours listening to their records, someone opened their fucking ears and thought, "Oh Jesus, this band really is good, hunh?" And that someone was Jello Biafra.
Akimbo has earned nothing less than my unwavering praise, proving once and for all that I am indeed nothing more than a drooling fanboy in front of a laptop. You all knew that though, didn't you? Harshing Your Mellow gave us straightforward hardcore with a metal influence hiding in the background in 2002. The following year, Elephantine expanded on that idea bringing in heavier riffs and bigger production, forming a flawless record in my book. In 2004, Seventh Rule released City of the Stars, showing that the band was ever progressing towards that Black Sabbath riff-laden rock without denying their roots in punk and hardcore. It was also their first record with two guitars, and all in all it felt like it was missing something, like maybe it was a bit rushed, or maybe the band was just getting used to the two guitars. Then 2005 came and went, with the band touring the U.S. and Europe.
And finally, in 2006, everything culminates into what I believe will be known as the band's crucial album. Forging Steel and Laying Stone marks not only the band's first release for legendary punk label Alternative Tentacles, but also shows the band's maturity and headfirst dive into a new sound yet again. From start to finish, it is a solid thirty-eight minutes and fifty-one seconds of back-to-back riff, bridging the gap between riff-heavy rock like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin and straight-up hardcore, with brief stop-offs in sludge, melodic, and speed variations of both genres.
First of all, the production on this album is finally up to par with the band's sound live. One of the main problems that previous albums have had has been trying to produce the album so it sounds like the band does when it plays live, which is loud as fuck and chaotic while being organized and spot-on rhythmically. And with Forging Steel and Laying Stone, every instrument gets the full value it deserves without being overproduced and stripped clean. As usual, the vocals are the most maddening scream/howl/shout/yell ever, but are constrained to the background, letting you know that what really matters is the music. And boy, does it ever matter.
From the chaotic opening riff of "Dangerousness" to the thundering close of "Ground Control to Major Bummer," Akimbo slays their way through twelve songs, each just as important as the last. "Rockness Monster," track two, shows the band working in melodic dueling guitar riffs that were present in the last album, but much more efficiently here. In fact, on this entire album, the guitars are pushed to the front, adding both to the complexity of the songs and the chaos. "Digging a Hole" (which can be found on the band's Myspace page) begins with an ultra heavy sludge bass riff until the whole thing explodes fiercely as a band and then comes back down and back up again. Sonically, the album pushes through not only changes in dynamics, but also switch-ups in time signatures and tempos, flipping the song head over heels in a barrage of riffs from start to finish. "Rickshaw" breaks halfway through being a hard rocker with a down-tempo 4/4 melodic guitar riff, and then "Tina, Bring Me the Axe!" tears into thrash territory before cutting into the best Zeppelin riff never written. Stuck straight in the middle is "Tower of the Elephant," a slower, more drawn out song that has just as much importance and heaviness as the rest of the album. And so on and so forth. "Sci-Fi Monster Violence" could have been cut straight off of Harshing Your Mellow while "Precious Moments" and "Maximillian: Jungle Warrior" bring back that Sabbath that we all know and love so much, with the later being another swung beat like "The Sorceress" from City of the Stars. And like all good Akimbo albums, it comes to one frighteningly amazing head with the last song, "Ground Control to Major Bummer," featuring the heaviest drumming ever with the craziest riffs and most tension building bringing the album both to climax and close.
Let it be known that Forging Steel and Laying Stone is a flawless fruition of the labors of a band that's been playing for eight long years. Sing out the praises, ring the bells, tell every one of your snot-nosed friends which album they need to cram down their throats and spew forth adoring prayers of sacrifice about how the new Gods of Rock have landed."- punknews.org


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You can't fault Spike Albrecht's ambition. The unheralded freshman had no trouble taking huge shots in an NCAA Title Game. Judging by this tweet to Michigan fan Kate Upton, shortly after Michigan's twitter ban was rescinded, his confidence extends off the court as well.
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What is a coolant flush?
The engine cooling system is made up of a set of components connected in a closed loop to circulate engine coolant through the engine, and maintain the coolant at a constant temperature. Coolant can degrade over time, and eventually requires replacement to protect the cooling system from corrosion. Cooling system corrosion can result in leaks, and debris accumulation which can result in restricted coolant flow; both of which can lead to engine overheating.
How does coolant work?
As the engine runs combustion events occur thousands of times per minute; heat is a byproduct of engine operation. To prevent that heat from destroying the engine, a liquid cooling system is used. Beginning with the engine, the cooling system uses coolant passages inside the engine block, cylinder head, and possibly the intake manifold. These passages allow coolant to flow through these components to absorb heat.
The water pump pushes the coolant through the thermostat and into the radiator, where it is cooled, then returned to the engine for another cycle. The thermostat regulates the temperature as engine coolant will not move past the thermostat unless the set temperature has been reached. Since this is a pressurized system with no air, the engine coolant can reach extreme temperatures without boiling off as steam.
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What symptoms may require a coolant flush?
Not changing the coolant in your vehicle on a regular basis may affect engine performance. So, it's important to have it serviced routinely as part of factory scheduled maintenance. If the coolant has not been flushed regularly, you may experience one of more of these symptoms:
- Engine overheating
- Coolant loss through leaks
- Sweet odor inside vehicle
- No heat from heater
Can I drive without a coolant problem?
If engine coolant is being flushed as part of factory scheduled maintenance, with no other symptoms, driving the vehicle should pose no more problems than normal. However, driving a vehicle with a faulty engine cooling system can result in overheating, cylinder head gasket failure, engine block failure, or cylinder head warping. It is never recommended to drive a vehicle with engine cooling issues, especially with modern engine casting materials.
How often should the coolant be flushed?
On older vehicles it is often recommended to flush the engines cooling system every two years or 30,000 miles, many newer vehicles have extended life coolant which can last up to 100,000 miles. To be safest, it's always recommended to follow the service intervals found in the owner's manual. Each manufacturer protects their customer by testing, and specifying when certain preventive maintenance items should be completed. Following the required services listed will help ensure the longevity of the cooling system, as well as the rest of the vehicle.
Outside of routine maintenance, coolant may need to be drained and replaced as part of a cooling system leak. In that case, a full coolant flush should be performed if excessive corrosion is present, or if the factory scheduled service interval has already been surpassed.
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How are coolant flush issues diagnosed?
Coolant changes normally do not require a diagnosis. They are most often completed as scheduled maintenance, or as part of a repair necessitating draining the engine coolant. However, if an engine is exceptionally dirty, or the scheduled maintenance has been missed, the technician will recommend a full cooling system flush and inspection.
How is a coolant flush performed?
Changing the coolant, which is a separate activity from a coolant flush, is done by simply draining the coolant from the radiator, refilling the engine coolant through the reservoir, and running the vehicle until it is full, and free of air.
A coolant flush is much the same, but differs in that there is normally a chemical treatment additive circulated through the engine before draining the coolant. The next step in a flush is to run water into the entire cooling system, flushing out the chemical treatment, corrosion, and old engine coolant.
Then, the radiator and engine block, if equipped with a drain plug, will be drained completely. Once drained, the coolant reservoir is cleaned thoroughly, and replaced. Finally, the engine cooling system will be refilled, and bled of air.
Other coolant flush considerations
Engine coolant flushes are one of the most common services needlessly recommended, raising repair costs. However, there is a schedule for when these services should be performed. The factory scheduled maintenance section in the owner's manual provides information for the customer concerning which maintenance items should be performed, and when they are needed.
What to be aware of with coolant flush services
There are many brands and types of coolant and engine flushing chemicals available to consumers. Many manufacturers supply a proprietary type that is designed to protect the specific materials used in the construction of the engine cooling system. They may also indicate optional recommended brands. These recommendations should be followed to help ensure the longevity of the cooling system.
Can I perform a coolant flush myself?
The average DIYer can maintain the engine cooling system without much trouble. However, diagnosing the system when problems arise can be a daunting task if the function of each individual component is not fully understood. Flushing the engine cooling system as a DIY is generally safe for the moderately experienced DIYer. If cooling system issues develop after the coolant is replaced, and a good knowledge of the engine cooling system or diagnosing cooling issues are lacking, this repair should be handed to a certified technician.


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The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that primary care doctors screen their adult patients for depression if they have a system in place to support case management and/or mental health treatment. Elderly should be screened if depression is suspected based on risk factors or presentation. There are a number of different questionnaires to screen for depression. One example of screening is using 2 simple questions:
- Over the past 2 weeks, have you felt down, depressed, or hopeless?
- Over the past 2 weeks, have you felt little interest or pleasure in doing things?
The US Preventive Services Task Force also found some indication that office screening tools may be accurate in identifying depressed adolescents aged 12-18 years. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that pediatricians ask questions about depression in routine history-taking throughout adolescence.
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The Victoria (Victory) Hotel is a Russian-Swiss or quite new western-style hotel built in 2001 and located in the quiet area of the Chelyabinsk city, 15 minutes away from the city centre, just one block off the most central Karl Marks Street, it faces the busiest district of Irkutsk where many businesses including drug-stores, supermarkets, restaurants, shops, movie theatres are situated. Victoria Hotel is only some 10 minutes' walk to Kirov square, the Angara river, the Central market and Uritskogo street which is the only pedestrian street in Irkutsk. Providing different kind of services, suitable for both business and entertainment purposes, this hotel will make your visit to the city as memorable and your stay as comfortable as possible.The hotel offers accommodation in 30 rooms of different categories including non-smoking rooms. The restaurant is marketed as Italian wine and cuisine restaurant.
Emperia (Empire) Hotel is a small newly built hotel located in the most central historic part of Irkutsk on lower-embankment of the Angara River, near Kirov square and right behind Epiphany Cathedral. The area here is a mixture of residential houses and former industrial area with a functioning bakehouse that give fantastic smells in the mornings. The hotel offers the best opportunities for sightseeing of Irkutsk by foot. All of Irkutsk major historical sights and places of interest are concentrated in this area. The Irkutsk railway station is 2.5 km (1.5 mi) from the hotel, and Irkutsk international airport is in 6 km (4 mi). Emperia hotel has 50 comfortable rooms with modern equipment. Some of the hotel rooms also provide their guests a magnificent view to the Angara River in the place of its confluence with the Irkut River.
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Influenza (or flu) is a highly contagious viral respiratory tract infection. An estimated 5 to 20 percent of people in the U.S. get influenza each year. Influenza is characterized by the abrupt onset of fever, muscle aches, sore throat, and a nonproductive cough.
Influenza can make people of any age ill. Although most people are ill with influenza for only a few days, some have a much more serious illness and may need to be hospitalized. Influenza can also lead to pneumonia and death.
Influenza viruses are divided into three types, designated as A, B, and C.
Influenza viruses continually mutate or change, which enables the virus to evade the immune system of its host. This makes people susceptible to influenza infection throughout their lives. The process works as follows:
The older antibody can, however, provide partial protection against reinfection. Currently, three different influenza viruses circulate worldwide: two type A viruses and one type B virus. Immunizations given each year to protect against the flu contain the influenza virus strain from each type that is expected to cause the flu within that year.
Although each flu season is different, approximately 5 to 20 percent of the population will get the flu each year. Of those who get the flu, between 3,000 and 49,000 will die from it or from complications, with more than 90 percent of deaths occuring in people older than 65.
The influenza virus is generally passed from person to person by airborne transmission, such as sneezing or coughing. But, the virus can also live for a short time on objects, such as doorknobs, pens, pencils, keyboards, telephone receivers, and eating or drinking utensils. Therefore, it may also be spread by touching something that has been handled by someone infected with the virus and then touching your own mouth, nose, or eyes.
The following are the most common symptoms of the flu. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently. Influenza is called a respiratory disease, but the whole body seems to suffer when a person is infected. People usually become acutely ill with several, or all, of the following symptoms:
Fever and body aches usually last for three to five days, but cough and fatigue may last for two weeks or more. Although nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may accompany the flu, these gastrointestinal symptoms are rarely prominent. "Stomach flu" is an incorrect term sometimes used to describe gastrointestinal illnesses caused by other microorganisms.
The symptoms of the flu may resemble other medical conditions. Always consult your doctor for a diagnosis.
Specific treatment for influenza will be determined by your doctor based on:
The goal of treatment for influenza is to help prevent or decrease the severity of symptoms. Treatment may include:
Consult your doctor for more information.
A new influenza vaccine is introduced each September. Everyone who is at least 6 months old should get a flu vaccine this season. It is usually recommended for specific groups of people (see below), as well as for people who want to avoid having the flu. In addition, antiviral medications are approved for use in preventing the flu. All of these medications are available by prescription, and a doctor should be consulted before any medication is used for preventing the flu.
A nasal-spray flu vaccine, called FluMist, is currently approved to prevent flu due to influenza A and B viruses in healthy children and adolescents ages 2 to 17, and healthy adults ages 18 to 49. As with other live virus vaccines, FluMist should not be given for any reason to pregnant women and people with immune suppression, including those with immune deficiency diseases, such as AIDS or cancer, and people who are being treated with medications that cause immunosuppression. FluMist also should not be given to the following groups of people:
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The flu causes complications that may develop into a more serious disease or become dangerous to some groups, such as older adults and those with chronic medical conditions. For these reasons, the CDC recommends that the following groups immunize themselves each year. Always consult your doctor for more information regarding who should receive the flu vaccine:
The CDC recommends getting the flu shot every year, as soon as it becomes available in your community. Flu season can begin as early as October and most commonly peaks in the U.S. in January or Febuary, but influenza seasons are unpredictable. The flu shot takes one to two weeks to become effective.
Although there are many new medications designed to treat flu symptoms and even shorten the duration of the illness, the flu vaccine still offers the best protection against the flu.
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SEC could extend Big Ten's national title drought in college basketball
ARLINGTON, Texas – Jim Delany rides or dies here with the Wisconsin Badgers.
While that's better than having no teams in the Final Four, the Big Ten commissioner is no longer operating from the position of strength he enjoyed as recently as last week. When Michigan and Michigan State both flamed out in regional finals, the quest for the league's first national title in men's basketball since 2000 suddenly shifted from strong odds to slim.
That's tough to take. But the presence of Southeastern Conference teams on both sides of the Final Four bracket makes the Big Ten predicament almost intolerable.
If the Badgers are going to win this thing, they will have to beat Kentucky Saturday and then quite likely Florida Monday. If they pull that off, it's a phenomenal accomplishment and one of the happiest Big Ten moments in many years. But if they lose to either SEC team, it's one more spoonful of castor oil down the throat for Delany.
He already has had to cede the foundation sport of football to his fierce rival Mike Slive. Delany's league has not been able to win a national title in that since 2002, while the SEC won them all from 2006-12 and came very close to an eighth straight in January. Slive eventually won the football playoff turf battle, too, wearing down the old-guard bowl adherents that were led by Delany.
So the fascinating power struggle between the two men with the most clout in college athletics has swung heavily to the South. If Slive struts into North Texas and leaves with the basketball hardware for the fourth time in the last eight tourneys, that might be the last straw.
Because the SEC was a laughingstock of a league in comparison to the Big Ten this season.
To their credit, SEC honchos admitted after last season they had a basketball problem and set about fixing it – they hired former NCAA tournament czar Greg Shaheen as a scheduling consultant, and they made longtime staffer Mark Whitworth the associate commissioner in charge of basketball. The hiring of Bruce Pearl at Auburn will help as well.
But in 2013-14, there was a mile of quality distance between the Big Ten and SEC.
One had depth, the other did not. One had four teams in the final AP Top 25, the other had one. One had six teams in the field of 68, the other had three.
That's six out of 12 Big Ten teams in the field. Compared to three out of 14 SEC teams.
The Big Ten won the NIT Thursday with Minnesota beating SMU in the final. The SEC's four NIT teams all failed to win more than one game, impugning any argument that the league deserved more than the three NCAA bids it got.
The Big Ten is the No. 1 league in the nation, per Ken Pomeroy's ratings. The SEC is fifth. But the Big Ten really, really needs Wisconsin to salvage what had been a very good season for the entire league.
Michigan State's regional final loss to Connecticut was a blow to the Big Ten. After an injury-riddled season, the Spartans looked like national title contenders while winning the Big Ten tournament and advancing to the Sweet 16. After taking down No. 1 seed Virginia in that round, all that stood between them and the Final Four were the No. 7-seeded Huskies. But UConn played with far more poise and moxie, as the Spartans surprisingly unraveled in the second half.
Michigan's loss to Kentucky was less regrettable but still painful for the Big Ten office. The Wolverines played a very good game and simply were outshot late by a massively talented Kentucky team that is riding a remarkable wave of momentum and confidence.
Combine those defeats with first-game losses by Ohio State, Iowa and Nebraska, and the Big Ten crowd has thinned to one.
It's down to Wisconsin. A team that at one point was 4-5 in the league.
The Badgers have had a great tourney run, capped off with a blowout of Baylor in the round of 16 and a dramatic, one-point, overtime upset of Arizona to get here. But like everyone else who has encountered Kentucky, they will be at a height disadvantage and a talent deficit Saturday.
The Wildcats could have seven players drafted this June, none of them older than sophomores. The NBA scouts are considerably less enamored of the Badgers.
They don't do one-and-done players at Wisconsin, a point Bo Ryan wryly made Thursday.
"When somebody asks me about one and done, all I remember is when my mom would give me a pork chop or a piece of meat loaf," Ryan said. "And I would ask for another piece and she would say, 'No, one and done.' "
Wisconsin executes its swing offense at a high rate of efficiency, and it's not the most conventional approach – which will challenge the young Wildcats' ability to absorb a scouting report and prepare. But the Badgers' perennial ability to guard without fouling will be severely tested by a Kentucky team that assaults the rim and enjoys a huge free-throw disparity on the season. This is Ryan's best offensive team at Wisconsin and probably one of his worst defensively – we'll see how that disparity plays out against a group that has figured out the game in the past month.
The Badgers are up against it Saturday – and by extension so is the Big Ten. If this Final Four becomes an all-SEC final, somebody needs to check on Jim Delany and make sure he's OK.
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The only visual arts major I knew was a smart, skinny kid with a headful of curls named Eli. He was little more than an acquaintance at the time, but he agreed to accompany me down to Pearl Paint on Canal Street, and guide me through the harrowing task of selecting the proper supplies. It's a long trip from 116th Street down to Canal. What I remember most about that day is that we did not stop talking, though I don't recall what we discussed. Wait, come to think of it, I do remember a good twenty minutes on the subject of squatters' rights. I had a lot to learn from this guy. He made me think. He made me laugh. There was something so natural about our conversation, and I remember thinking to myself all the way up and down the island of Manhattan, "I bet we could talk forever and never run out of things to say." Little did I know that, a few years down the line, we would decide to put this hunch of mine to the test.
So far, so good. A decade or so later, we're still talking each other's ears off. There were a couple of years at the beginning of our relationship when we lived on separate continents. For a big chunk of this time, my internet access was limited, and phone calls were expensive. In the margins and back pages of my notebooks, I would scribble words and phrases throughout the day to remind me of the things I wanted to tell him. When, after weeks or months apart, we would reunite, I would flip from page to page, check off each note, and spin my collected observations into stories until it seemed as if he had been with me all along. Eli isn't much of a notebook man so, on his side of the sea, he would grab whatever was handy – a cocktail napkin or a paper bag – and scratch out what he had suddenly thought to tell me. Then, he would fold the napkin or bag or, quite often, a page torn from a yellow legal pad, stuff it into an envelope, and send it across the ocean to my door. When one of us has something, no matter how small, to tell the other, it feels urgent. That's true to this day.
Last week, Eli and I were both traveling for work. I was in New York, and he was in Seattle. We tumbled back into our apartment within 24 hours of each other, just as the weekend rolled in. Eli was jet lagged and exhausted from one of those nasty red-eye flights, and I was standing my ground against a stowaway cold that must have sneaked into my suitcase when I wasn't looking. We didn't feel like doing much of anything, except for sprawling head to toe on the sofa, snacking on carrots, cereal, and soy nuts, and filling each other in on a week's worth of stories. We did manage to peel ourselves up for a walk about town in the blue-ish light of the five o'clock hour, but when dinnertime rolled around, we were back on that sofa, with much more still to say.
After a week away, we had little in our cupboards, less in our fridge and, if you can believe it, even less interest in doing anything about it. I stepped into our pantry without much of a plan, which didn't really seem to matter seeing as how we weren't all that hungry. But then my eye fell upon a jar of French green lentils, and I got to thinking about how lentils are not generally known for their beauty, and for shame!, because French green lentils are, in fact, truly lovely, like tiny speckled pebbles or, when wet, shiny black caviar, and my it sure feels nice to swirl my fingers through a heap of them in a bowlful of water. Well, one thing led to another, and when I say one thing, I mean the lentils, and by another, I mean an onion, browned, and then a carrot, sliced, and finally a can of chopped tomatoes. I tossed in some coriander and cumin somewhere along the way, and before I knew it, there was soup. It tasted clean and whole and nutty and bright and, as Eli said, almost citrusy, which I'm guessing had something to do with the coriander-tomato combo. We carried it in deep bowls back to our spots on the sofa, and I told Eli about one day last week when I was wandering around our old college campus and he called, and his number popped up on my phone, the same number he's had since the year we met, and it hit me, as if for the first time, that "Hey, I married that guy." Awesome. We wiped our bowls clean with slabs of sweet, chewy bread that I'll have to tell you about soon because it is so quick and easy to make. Like, jet-lag-and-head-cold-and-practically-nothing-in-your-kitchen easy. But first, the soup which, together with the bread and the sofa and the stories and the kid who knows his art supplies and property law made for a pretty dreamy Saturday night.
Tomato Lentil Soup
I consider this soup to be more of a lentil soup with tomatoes than a tomato soup with lentils, but the name "Lentil Tomato Soup" doesn't roll off the tongue quite as nicely as "Tomato Lentil Soup." I may or may not have figured this out by repeating each prospective name aloud no fewer than twenty times while sitting alone at my computer desk. The point is, I'm going with "Tomato Lentil Soup" but, if you wouldn't mind raising your voice, and maybe pumping your fist a little in the air when you get to the word "lentil," I'd appreciate it. Tomato LENTIL soup. Yeah. Like that.
1 yellow onion, coarsely chopped
3 carrots, peeled and sliced into ½-inch-thick coins
1 T. olive oil
1-2 T. red wine vinegar
1 c. French green lentils (also known as lentilles du Puy), picked through and rinsed
1 28 oz. can of chopped tomatoes
1 tsp coriander
½ tsp cumin
2 c. water or vegetable broth (I used water. It's all we had.)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 T. fresh chopped parsley (optional)
Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pot (I used a 3 ½ quart cast-iron pot) over a medium-high flame, and sauté the onions until they are translucent and a little brown around the edges. Add the carrot coins and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are just tender. Turn down the flame to medium-low and add the red wine vinegar, which will allow you to scrape up the brown bits from the bottom of the pot. Stir in the coriander and cumin, and then add the tomatoes, lentils, and water or broth. Season with a few grinds of salt and pepper, and simmer over a medium-low flame for 35 to 40 minutes, until the lentils are cooked through but still hold their shape. (That's one of the nice things about French green lentils, by the way: they don't easily turn to mush.) If necessary, add a few more grinds of salt and pepper, to taste, and serve.
On Sunday, once we had replenished our kitchen's supply of fruits and vegetables, I topped a bowl with fresh chopped parsley. It was great.
Serves 4-6.
Note: Leftover soup will thicken in the fridge, so you might want to add some water or broth when you reheat it.
34 comments:
- Adrienne said...
Don't you just love it when a soup comes together from what you thought was nothing? This sounds delicious. Also, I know exactly what you mean about the talking forever feeling, and I think I'm in love with your love story :)
- March 11, 2010 at 2:20 PM
- Rebecca Martin said...
Hi. I don't think I've commented on your blog yet, but I've been following for the last half year or so (linked through another food blog; I don't remember which), really enjoying your recipes and your writing. I had to pipe up just now and tell you that this is a *fantastic* piece of writing. One of the best I've read in a really long time. You have a talent for telling a story. And great voice.
- March 11, 2010 at 2:26 PM
- Shira said...
So you were at Columbia too? I remember feeling that going downtown was such a big deal and bemoaning my lack of hipness as compared to the NYU students who could hang out in the vintage stores and go to Veselka whenever they wanted. My favourite excursion, though--no inferiority complexes exercised--was to go to the Strand to hunt for books on my course lists. I miss the Strand...
- March 11, 2010 at 2:35 PM
- Char said...
what a sweet and wonderful story
- March 11, 2010 at 2:45 PM
- Andrea [bella eats] said...
What a lovely story! You have such a wonderful voice, Jess. I get a little thrill whenever I see Sweet Amandine pop up in my reader.
Lentil, with any combination of ingredients, is one of my favorite soups. It comes together so quickly, and I always have a jar of the tiny pearls in the pantry for lazy afternoons and evenings like the one you've described.
Thank you, as always, for sharing.
- March 11, 2010 at 4:59 PM
- Chihiro said...
@Shira, I was thinking only Columbia students feel a rush from visiting friends in NYU. It's barely 30 minutes away but so much more "NY" than Morningside will ever be.
I've just started reading and I love your blog. Thank you for the lentil soup, which sounds perfect for a much needed post-midterm detox.
- March 11, 2010 at 6:39 PM
- SD said...
Jess! We must me on some magical wavelength. Today Owen and I finished the last of a lentil soup I made over the weekend in a proud, shiny slow-cooker. One recipe suggested adding a touch of balsamic vinegar before serving: I used a fig-infused one (hi-five TJ Maxx!) and topped the warm soup with tzatziki. Hurray lentils!
- March 11, 2010 at 6:55 PM
- molly said...
I'm simply smiling, ear to ear, from the layers of stories put down here. And I haven't even tried the soup, yet. Feel better soon, okay?
- March 11, 2010 at 7:56 PM
- megan said...
Stop, stop, STOP, this is too magical! Those were heady days, weren't they? Somewhere in there I fell into a different love with you both - and have the good fortune to keep getting stories and food and good cheer from the multiplied energy your marriage made. Cooking is pretty nonexistent this week, but this soup looks like a good one for break -
- March 11, 2010 at 9:22 PM
- Anonymous said...
all week i wanted to make lentil soup, so it was bashert that you posted this recipe! i just made it, but with yellow lentils, and it is delicious. the lentils took forever to get soft, not sure why, but i can't wait to enjoy it for lunch tomorrow!
sara marx
- March 11, 2010 at 9:41 PM
- jacqui | happyjackeats said...
YOU need to write a book, my friend. with photos. and recipes. and send it my way posthaste.
- March 11, 2010 at 10:25 PM
- Joie de vivre said...
What a nice story, so sweet.
- March 11, 2010 at 10:39 PM
- Rosiecat said...
Jess, you must have tapped into some invisible soup vibes in your kitchen because your recipe looks so similar to one from Barefoot Contessa. Now, I don't know how these soup vibes work, but I'm ready and willing to try your recipe. And, as though the universe KNEW that I'd need to make a recipe from Sweet Amandine very soon, it instructed me to buy green lentils last week and then told me not cook them as planned. It was fate.
Wishing you a happy weekend and all the lentil soup your heart desires...xo
- March 11, 2010 at 10:59 PM
- Emma Nowell said...
Hi, I just recently found your blog, and I think it's great! Your writing is entertaining, captivating and easy to read. I had to comment on this post because I made almost the exact same thing for dinner tonight. It was following a recipe by Ina Garten, and it was more of a stew than a soup, but had almost the exact same ingredients except spices were thyme, curry powder and savory... I love french lentils- they have so much character and sophistication... I made some polenta with it, which turned out to be a great accompaniment. It turned out great and blog worthy! Keep up the great posts! I'll be checking back.
- March 12, 2010 at 1:36 AM
- Rogue Unicorn said...
This post is possibly the sweetest thing I have read in a while. I have to admit that teared up a bit when I read it.
I make a very similar lentil soup,but with ginger and the addition of the vinegar at the end. It's one of my go-to, holy-crap-we-have-nothing-in-the-house recipes and I love it.
- March 12, 2010 at 4:51 AM
- El said...
I love Pearl art supply (but in Cambridge). I love lentils and this looks like the perfect soup for the winter to spring transition.
- March 12, 2010 at 10:00 AM
- Jenn said...
that's like, my dream romance, and probably the cutest story ever. i'm starting watercolor painting on tuesday. i want some of that good luck boy karma you got with your art class.. =)
and the soup looks magical, too.
- March 12, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- Lindsey @ pickyeatings said...
I love lentils, and I love your story. I spent many an hour venturing out to Pearl in Central Square in Cambridge when I was in college (drawing is the bane of my existence, and I had to take a full year of it), and my now husband used to venture out with me. Although he was an engineering student and I was an art student, so I think he just thought it was amusing that I was buying such random supplies for school.
- March 12, 2010 at 2:10 PM
- koshercamembert said...
I love lentil soup and de Puys are the way to go so they don't turn to mush (unless of course, you want the red kind for a smooth soup that I made just this week, with similar ingredients and a splash of lemon to keep it really fresh. Actually, I think I'll have the last bowlful now!
- March 12, 2010 at 2:12 PM
- Jess said...
Wow, what incredibly sweet notes from all of you. I have to tell you: I don't know why, but I never really saw that subway ride down to Pearl as a part of mine and Eli's "love story." That day was so long before either one of us thought of the other in that way. I think of our "chapter one" as much later in the game, but that's a story for another time. If you're interested in hearing it, that is. But as I read your comments, I realized that there was a seed of some kind in those earliest days of our friendship. I was confused at first when some of you called this post a "love story," but you know what? You're right. It is. Thank you for helping me to see that.
Adrienne – Yes, some of my favorite soups come about this way. I'm always so happy when I remember to write down what I've done so that I can replicate it.
Hi, Rebecca, and gosh, I don't know what to say! I'm so glad that you introduced yourself, and I can't tell you how much I appreciate all of those very nice things that you said about my writing. Writing for this space is such a pleasure, and it means the world to me to hear that you enjoy what you read here. Thank you.
Shira – Yes, I graduated in '02. I think that one of my favorite things about NYC is how many "cities" it's possible to find among the boroughs. So many little worlds on a single island. And The Strand – yes! Love it.
Thank you, Char.
Andrea, you are so, so kind, friend. Thank you, as always, for being here.
Chihiro – Welcome! It's a pleasure to meet you. I took some classes down at NYU over a couple of summers early on in graduate school, and I absolutely loved it down there. I'm not sure I could ever choose between Morningside Heights and the Village. They both have a very special place in my heart.
Stephanie! Hello, hello. Leave it to you to find fancy vinegar at TJ Maxx. Hi five you! And hugs, too.
Thank you, Molly. And don't worry about me. That cold didn't hang around for very long at all. I think it knew that it was not welcome.
Oh, Megan. Hi. I don't even know what to say to you, lady. Wish you were here so that I could drop some soup at your door. xo.
Hi, Sara! It does sound meant to be. I'm not sure why your lentils were slow in softening. Yellow lentils are somewhat larger than French green lentils, but I actually find that they turn to mush much more quickly. I'm very happy to hear that it all worked out in the end. Enjoy!
Jacqui – What a sweet thing to say! Thanks for the vote of confidence, friend.
Joie de vivre – Thank you.
Rosiecat – Well, go universe, then! I'll have to look up that Barefoot Contessa recipe. Happy weekend to you, too!
Hello, Emma, and welcome. You're so kind to say such nice things when you've only just arrived. I wonder if the recipe you mention is the same as Rosiecat's. It sounds wonderful. And I love the idea of pairing these lentils with polenta. I'm going to make a note of that for next time. Thank you!
Hi, Rogue Unicorn, and thank you. I think that these comments are the sweetest thing that I have read in a while! I adore that you have an entire genre named for recipes like this one: "holy-crap-we-have-nothing-in-the-house recipes." Wonderful. I'm going to have to steal that.
El – I was thinking the same thing about it being a nice in-between soup. Thanks for your note, El.
Aww, Jenn, thank you. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! In my mind, there's something about watercolor that's already terribly romantic. If you find yourself lucky in love, you'd better report back!
Lindsey – It is fun buying all of that stuff for school. I studied music in college, and I loved that thick notebooks of staff paper were my "supplies."
Koshercamembert – I like the idea of finishing a lentil soup with a squeeze of lemon. I'd love a bowl of your red lentil soup now that I've finished the last of mine.
- March 12, 2010 at 6:45 PM
- Andrea said...
Very sweet story about the art supplies and wanting most to tell each other your stories. I'm so glad to have read this.
- March 13, 2010 at 4:25 PM
- linda said...
this is novel material...with rights bought by "big" studio or "celeb" & made into a movie...
it's raining here in nyc & i am deciding what soup to make...but...not any more.
thanks for this oh so lovely post!
- March 13, 2010 at 6:00 PM
- Jess said...
Thanks, Andrea. I love the way you put it: "wanting most to tell each other your stories." When Eli comes home from work, instead of saying "so, tell me about your day," he always says, "say stories."
And Linda, I laughed out loud when I read your note. Those are some big plans you have for us! It has been raining all weekend here, too. I hope that the soup hit the spot.
- March 14, 2010 at 12:33 AM
- Sprout said...
Great soup, wow! I agree, one of the best things about being a sophomore in college is being able to take classes like Basic Drawing :)
- March 15, 2010 at 9:22 AM
- minor catastrophes said...
Aww, such a sweet story. Thanks for sharing it.
Now, I've always made lentil soup using the generic, cheap lentils. But I've seen the more expensive cousin, "French" lentils on the shelves as well and always wondered at the difference between the two. (The French variety is even grown locally here in Montana!) Any coaching on this one, Jess?
- March 15, 2010 at 10:11 AM
- AMUSE-BOUCHE FOR TWO said...
Right out of thin air. I think I would need two very deep bowls of your tomato LENTIL soup. It looks amazing. Truly.
- March 16, 2010 at 2:48 PM
- Jess said...
Hello, Sprout. Yeah, college is pretty great. But so is the "real world." (Of course, some might argue that, as a long-time graduate student, I've yet to enter it.)
minor catastrophes - I'm no expert, but I can tell you about the differences between lentil varieties that I've observed in my own kitchen. I find that the bigger (and, as you note, less expensive) brown lentils turn to mush a lot more easily than the little French guys. And even when the larger ones do retain their shape, they don't push back against the teeth as delightfully as French green lentils. French green lentils almost pop in your mouth, I find. I also feel that bigger lentils can taste a little mealy, even when they're prepared to perfection. French green lentils, never. David Lebovitz wrote about lentilles du Puy on his blog a while back. In the post, he differentiates between French green lentils in general and true lentilles du Puy from Auvergne. I've never tried the "real thing" (I buy French green lentils grown locally), so I guess there's yet another level of lentil ecstasy that I have yet to experience! David writes that it's the starch content that accounts for the texture variation among lentils. In short, give those Montana French green lentils a try! They may be more expensive than the brown ones, but they're worth it, and they're still cheaper, I'd imagine, than most proteins, right?
Amuse-Bouche - Tomato LENTIL soup, yes! And was that a little fist pump I caught there in the white space between the letters? You know how to make a girl smile.
- March 17, 2010 at 2:54 PM
- Jenious said...
Your tale of love has me feeling all warm and schmoopy inside, which I imagine is how this soup makes one feel as well.
- March 17, 2010 at 4:43 PM
- Jess said...
Aw, Jenious, you're very sweet.
- March 17, 2010 at 5:24 PM
- Rosiecat said...
Sweet Jess, this soup was fabulous! I made it this week and so far it has been one dinner, two lunches, and oh so tasty at all three meals. The parsley is an inspired addition--it adds such a lovely herbal note on top of all those earthy flavors. I think I like your recipe better than that *other* recipe I mentioned earlier...many thanks for another delicious recipe! xo
- March 18, 2010 at 2:08 PM
- Jess said...
Rosiecat! I think I need to hire you as my official soup PR person. I'm so glad that you liked it. Better than that "other" recipe? Those are some pretty serious words you're throwing around.
- March 18, 2010 at 2:39 PM
- bluejeangourmet said...
you are so dead-on, as usual. I used to do the same thing when Jill & I were doing long-distance...keep a list of things to tell her. it's amazing how the intimacy can grow with restrictions.
we still use the metaphor that we were just in different rooms of the same house. she still travels a great deal and so we'll say "you're just down the hall."
- March 18, 2010 at 9:09 PM
- Clarice said...
I made the soup this week. It was so simple and satisfying! I have been enjoying your blog since last Summer, thank you.
- March 19, 2010 at 11:15 AM
- Jess said...
I always appreciate hearing your take on things, Nishta. You two are wonderful. Wishing you and Jill a lovely weekend!
Thank you, Clarice, for reporting back. It makes me so happy to hear that you enjoyed this soup. And it means a lot to me - probably more than you know - to hear that you're enjoying this space. Happy weekend to you!
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