Monday, May 16, 2016

Passwords, Rhubarb, Falls Prevention.

I had to share this from How to Geek. It is so very true. I get so tired of passwords, some I agree are necessary, but some, what on earth does it matter?


Ii made the asparagus with endive salad on Friday. I must admit it left me somewhat cold. We both agreed it needed something, not quite sure what. Will have to think about it before I try it again. I was concerned this weekend because snow, of all things, was forecast. We did get some which lasted about half an hour but a friend who lives about 45 mins. away actually got snow on the ground. I just hope the asparagus didn't get any. However, not planning to go til Tuesday so maybe it will have recovered anyway. Got lots of orders from my exercise class for asparagus and rhubarb. I bought a little last week and really enjoyed it. They sell it either by the pound, or a $5 bag which they say is enough to make a pie. As I don't make pies, a pound is plenty for me.

Tomorrow the Stand Up to Falls classes begin, following the exercise class.  This is a series of classes
covering all kinds of things affecting older people including falls prevention. A lot of the exercises are designed with muscle memory in mind. In other words if you do trip, your muscles will remember how to react to stop you falling. That's the science behind it I gather anyway. Of course I don't suppose they tell you what to do if a chair jumps out at you in the middle of the night!!! The answer to that is turn on the light I guess. I forgot to do so the other night and had to creep around carefully, I don't want to fall again. The people in this picture are a lot younger and obviously use floor mats, but they are doing some of the balances exercises we do. However, they insist we stay behind a chair close enough to grab it if necessary. Or, in many cases to hold onto anyway.

Here is a pretty simple, but tasty asparagus recipe.

Asparagus alla Milanese


28 stalks of asparagus, medium size
4 Tbs unsalted butter plus 4 tablespoons
4 large eggs
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

1. Bring 4 quarts water to boil and set up ice bath. Trim asparagus of hard ends and drop into water. Cook 70 seconds. Remove with tongs and refresh in ice bath. Drain and set aside.

2. In a 10 inch to 12 inch sauté pan, heat 4 tablespoons butter until very dark brown. Add asparagus and toss until warm. Remove asparagus and divide among 4 plates. Towel off saute pan and add remaining butter. Cook until foam subsides. Crack eggs in and cook sunnyside up, about 2 minutes. Place one egg over each plate, sprinkle with cheese and serve.

Servings: 4

Source: Food TV

Have a great day
 

30 comments:

  1. I agree about passwords; I have a great system. At work I have to change them every so often, one very 30 days, another every 90 days, another twice a year. I use the same day with an ascending number on them. For all business matters I use the same password for banking, bill paying, etc. For non matters I use another one. It can be a challenge trying to remember them all.

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    1. I do that with my banking and any financial sites Betty. I also use Last Pass but it does not work as well as it should. I also keep a list on another programme Most of them are, in my opinion, so unnecessary.

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  2. It is very difficult to remember the passwords. I keep a simple trick to remember them as we teach kids t remember he formula.
    Yummy dish!

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    1. I use Last Pass but it isn't totally reliable WW. I also keep a list in a secure place too.

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  3. Hi Jo - yes we've got cold here ... but I think it didn't chill up as much as it might have - the sun is quite high now. Passwords are a bane ... love rhubarb and also asparagus ... add some bacon to the salad and serve it at room temperature ... that plate looks good - I have asparagus in the fridge for this evening .. cheers Hilary

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    1. Couldn't believe it when I saw the snow. Bacon is a good idea Hilary. I have asparagus for me - lunch I think. I can't give it to Matt too often. Farm again soon, have about run out.

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  4. Passwords are the bane of my existence. I counted them up the other day and I have over seventy. How can anyone remember that many?

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    1. I keep having difficulties and having to change the password. I am running out of ideas. Try Last Pass or one of the other programmes which remember and fill in passwords for you. They are not totally reliable mind you.

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  5. A class to remember balance makes sense.
    Until I started an online presence, I had one password. Then I had to make sure they were all different. Now I don't remember any of them...

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    1. I know, Alex, it's ridiculous isn't it? As I keep saying, I use Last Pass which is one of many password programmes. It will generate passwords for you too but as it isn't 100% reliable, I never use that feature.

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  6. To get into my online account to pay my school loans I have to put in an 8 digit password with capital letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters. I then have to put in my account number (14 random digits), and a pin number. Is that not ridiculous? What's someone going to do if they get into my account, pay off my loans for me? You can't even use the site to open a new loan if you wanted to.

    Also, that looks like a great recipe, but the asparagus is oddly specific. 28 stalks of asparagus. What if I only have 27?

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    1. It is ridiculous isn't it? Maybe you should be so lucky and someone will get in there and pay off your loan.

      Ah well, you can't possibly make it with only 27 Bryan. Nor, come to that with 29 spears. LOL I guess 28 divides better.

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  7. Jo, I had some wonderful soup in Maastricht today and thought of you . It was made with white asparagus which I'll have to try when I get back home.

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    1. Maastricht, Holland? I didn't realise you were away. Andre Rieu owns the castle there.

      Sounds great Denise.

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    2. I'm away. Just keeping it on the q.t. until I return.

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    3. I see. Well enjoy yourself Denise.

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  8. Snow? That's sick and wrong:)
    Those classes sound really smart.
    A friend of mine was telling me, she tripped over the dog stairs attached to the bed in the middle of the night. Landed right on them and collapsed them:) But luckily didn't break anything (on her).

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    1. We all thought the same Sandra. They are, excellent classes. Dog stairs to the bed? New one on me. I am not surprised she tripped on them. Glad she wasn't hurt.

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  9. I have to keep a list of passwords too. It's ridiculous. At least some websites give you the option to log in via Facebook which I do so that I don't have to create yet another user name and password. That asparagus and egg recipe looks great.

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    1. You're right JoJo, it is ridiculous. Yes, the Facebook option is useful.

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  10. Laughed at the passwords joke. It's so true. A lot of balance in also muscle strength.

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    1. Funny wasn't it Susan? Yes, muscle strength is very important.

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  11. I finally collected all my passwords and wrote them in an address book, kept on my desk. Forget electronics. We do battle too many times.
    Rhubarb--anything with rhubarb has me salivating.

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    1. I have printed them Susan, but then I keep getting changes. Especially with certain websites, Amazon for instance, I am always having to change my password for some reason or other.

      I love rhubarb. Hubby hates it!!!

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  12. Passwords are getting nuts and I need a book to keep them all otherwise I'm lost

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  13. I do have a physical book I put my passwords in! I know we are told not to, but like you said, too many!!! That asparagus recipe sounds great. I'm all about ease in the kitchen!

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    1. I don't see it matters if you have a book if you are at home and know who is likely to see it Lisa.

      I haven't made it yet this year. But it is good.

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  14. We have a password book here. Some, I don't get why we need them either.

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    1. Seems silly doesn't it Ivy? So many passwords that we are supposed to remember without assistance.

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