It's summer time here in the Nation's Capitol, unfortunately. We had one of the most mild (and kinda rainy) springs in years. Nice weather mostly till mid-June. I think our latest 90F day at Dulles in 15 years or more. Lots of awesome days commuting in for work on the 2 wheel freedom machine. And some days of getting rained on. Oh well.
Now in mid-July'ish we got thru one of the nicest 4th of july days that I can ever remember with low humidity in high's in low 80's! So frickin nice. Now were' back in the heat and storms. Honestly next days look more like how I remember Florida in the 90's with heat driven afternoon storms.
What Weight? 209 as of last Friday. Le sigh. Damn you brownies!
Other Things?
Dirty Soda Mix from Coffee Mate finally tried. Sadly I might say Crush and the Orange/Cream one may be better than Dr.P and Coconut Lime. Maybe a higher concentration on the Dr.P. I'll try it this weekend again. 1 Small Can plus 1 ounce on both at first. Will try at maybe 1.5 oz to the small can. On Ice for sure in addition to chilled can.
Brownies Madness 2025
Brownie madness competition in June was a surprise. Kenji Alt Lopez most recent simplified form of his brownie mix was the CLEAR winner. Brian Lagerstrom's were good, but had an off flavor at first, maybe from cooking spray or the wrong olive oil used. Will re-cook. Death Brownies from Chef Steps, still damn amazing, but for the level of effort? Not really worth it honestly. With Kenji's being easy to do in 25 minutes+baking+cooling - Yep. Brian's is also quick if you can setup your Mis-en-plas and rock it. Though probably an hour with some waiting time.
Sunset Photo from my commute home on 8-July-2025 - Post Storms:
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