Allan Hurst
@allanh.bsky.social
Sacramento-based square dance caller, IAGSDC historian, SF&F fan, and general weirdo.
Square Dance Calling Website: https://www.allanhurst.com
IAGSDC History Wiki: https://www.iagsdchistory.org
Square Dance Calling Website: https://www.allanhurst.com
IAGSDC History Wiki: https://www.iagsdchistory.org
inside my head: “Be like Tim.”
August 17, 2025 at 4:51 AM
inside my head: “Be like Tim.”
Artist unknown (but feel free to let me know if you know).
August 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Artist unknown (but feel free to let me know if you know).
Clients keep telling me that on-prem services are always more $$$ than cloud.
Until they see charges on their first bill for data in, data out, data stored, data backed up, data even just thought about...
As Robert A. Heinlein once said: "TANSTAAFL."
Until they see charges on their first bill for data in, data out, data stored, data backed up, data even just thought about...
As Robert A. Heinlein once said: "TANSTAAFL."
April 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Clients keep telling me that on-prem services are always more $$$ than cloud.
Until they see charges on their first bill for data in, data out, data stored, data backed up, data even just thought about...
As Robert A. Heinlein once said: "TANSTAAFL."
Until they see charges on their first bill for data in, data out, data stored, data backed up, data even just thought about...
As Robert A. Heinlein once said: "TANSTAAFL."
Tonight’s recipe from NYT Cooking: Crispy Sheet Pan Noodles with Glazed Tofu.
I won’t deny I felt a little silly with some of the steps in this recipe. (Mixing the noodles on the sheet pan was just a tad surrealistic at times.).
However, the result is surprisingly tasty.
Gift link in comments.
I won’t deny I felt a little silly with some of the steps in this recipe. (Mixing the noodles on the sheet pan was just a tad surrealistic at times.).
However, the result is surprisingly tasty.
Gift link in comments.
March 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Tonight’s recipe from NYT Cooking: Crispy Sheet Pan Noodles with Glazed Tofu.
I won’t deny I felt a little silly with some of the steps in this recipe. (Mixing the noodles on the sheet pan was just a tad surrealistic at times.).
However, the result is surprisingly tasty.
Gift link in comments.
I won’t deny I felt a little silly with some of the steps in this recipe. (Mixing the noodles on the sheet pan was just a tad surrealistic at times.).
However, the result is surprisingly tasty.
Gift link in comments.
Tonight’s dinner: NYT Cooking’s Tofu and Green Beans with Chili Crisp.
Hint: If you’re gluten-sensitive, using tamari instead of regular soy sauce, makes this recipe GF.
Cheap, easy, and healthy. Can’t do much better than that.
Gift link to the recipe in the comments.
Hint: If you’re gluten-sensitive, using tamari instead of regular soy sauce, makes this recipe GF.
Cheap, easy, and healthy. Can’t do much better than that.
Gift link to the recipe in the comments.
March 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Tonight’s dinner: NYT Cooking’s Tofu and Green Beans with Chili Crisp.
Hint: If you’re gluten-sensitive, using tamari instead of regular soy sauce, makes this recipe GF.
Cheap, easy, and healthy. Can’t do much better than that.
Gift link to the recipe in the comments.
Hint: If you’re gluten-sensitive, using tamari instead of regular soy sauce, makes this recipe GF.
Cheap, easy, and healthy. Can’t do much better than that.
Gift link to the recipe in the comments.
Postprandial voguing at Mendocino Farms before heading out to call an Advanced club night for Prime 8s.
March 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Postprandial voguing at Mendocino Farms before heading out to call an Advanced club night for Prime 8s.
Rosemary White Beans with Frizzled Onions night.
Tossed a generous dollop of sour cream on top, and air fryer-toasted some Kirkland Parmesan Rosemary bread to go with it.
Damn, it was good.
Tossed a generous dollop of sour cream on top, and air fryer-toasted some Kirkland Parmesan Rosemary bread to go with it.
Damn, it was good.
March 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Rosemary White Beans with Frizzled Onions night.
Tossed a generous dollop of sour cream on top, and air fryer-toasted some Kirkland Parmesan Rosemary bread to go with it.
Damn, it was good.
Tossed a generous dollop of sour cream on top, and air fryer-toasted some Kirkland Parmesan Rosemary bread to go with it.
Damn, it was good.
Tonight’s culinary experiment: Butternut Squash & Coconut Noodle Soup. Turned out quite nicely.
The serving photo may not show it, but the soup is served over egg noodles, with thinly sliced scallions on top, along with chili oil and lime juice.
(Recipe link in comments.)
The serving photo may not show it, but the soup is served over egg noodles, with thinly sliced scallions on top, along with chili oil and lime juice.
(Recipe link in comments.)
March 7, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Tonight’s culinary experiment: Butternut Squash & Coconut Noodle Soup. Turned out quite nicely.
The serving photo may not show it, but the soup is served over egg noodles, with thinly sliced scallions on top, along with chili oil and lime juice.
(Recipe link in comments.)
The serving photo may not show it, but the soup is served over egg noodles, with thinly sliced scallions on top, along with chili oil and lime juice.
(Recipe link in comments.)
Made the tofu and green beans with spicy chili crisp again, served it over (nuked) shelf-stable brown rice & quinoa from Costco.
This is so amazingly cheap and tasty.
Used a blender to make the marinade, worked better than just whisking stuff together in a bowl.
This is so amazingly cheap and tasty.
Used a blender to make the marinade, worked better than just whisking stuff together in a bowl.
March 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Made the tofu and green beans with spicy chili crisp again, served it over (nuked) shelf-stable brown rice & quinoa from Costco.
This is so amazingly cheap and tasty.
Used a blender to make the marinade, worked better than just whisking stuff together in a bowl.
This is so amazingly cheap and tasty.
Used a blender to make the marinade, worked better than just whisking stuff together in a bowl.
Make Space Mom proud.
Illustration credited to Justin Aram.
Illustration credited to Justin Aram.
March 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Make Space Mom proud.
Illustration credited to Justin Aram.
Illustration credited to Justin Aram.
I’m a sucker for a good (bad) tech pun.
February 24, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I’m a sucker for a good (bad) tech pun.
News story: Amazon buys production rights for James Bond films.
In my head: This New Yorker cartoon.
In my head: This New Yorker cartoon.
February 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
News story: Amazon buys production rights for James Bond films.
In my head: This New Yorker cartoon.
In my head: This New Yorker cartoon.
Dinner tonight: NYT Cooking’s Crisp Gnocchi With Brussels Sprouts and Brown Butter.
I threw in some leftover Chinese BBQ Pork for some extra flavor, because Randy loves anything with bacon or pork.
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020...
I threw in some leftover Chinese BBQ Pork for some extra flavor, because Randy loves anything with bacon or pork.
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020...
February 17, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Dinner tonight: NYT Cooking’s Crisp Gnocchi With Brussels Sprouts and Brown Butter.
I threw in some leftover Chinese BBQ Pork for some extra flavor, because Randy loves anything with bacon or pork.
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020...
I threw in some leftover Chinese BBQ Pork for some extra flavor, because Randy loves anything with bacon or pork.
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020...
Valentine’s Day dinner: NYT Cooking’s Tofu & Green Beans with Chile Crisp. (A double recipe.)
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020...
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020...
February 15, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Valentine’s Day dinner: NYT Cooking’s Tofu & Green Beans with Chile Crisp. (A double recipe.)
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020...
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020...
Me, out in public for the first time since cataract surgery, wearing the wraparound sunglasses the nurse gave me because STILL LIGHT SENSITIVE ZOMG SO BRIGHT, muttering “Smash his camera” in my best bad impression of Greta Garbo.
February 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Me, out in public for the first time since cataract surgery, wearing the wraparound sunglasses the nurse gave me because STILL LIGHT SENSITIVE ZOMG SO BRIGHT, muttering “Smash his camera” in my best bad impression of Greta Garbo.
(In pre-op for cataract surgery.)
I AM ELOCUTUS OF BORG: PREPARE TO RECEIVE ETIQUETTE EDUCATION IMMEDIATELY.
I AM ELOCUTUS OF BORG: PREPARE TO RECEIVE ETIQUETTE EDUCATION IMMEDIATELY.
February 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
(In pre-op for cataract surgery.)
I AM ELOCUTUS OF BORG: PREPARE TO RECEIVE ETIQUETTE EDUCATION IMMEDIATELY.
I AM ELOCUTUS OF BORG: PREPARE TO RECEIVE ETIQUETTE EDUCATION IMMEDIATELY.
The caaract surgery seemed to go well. The doctor was very pleased. I will have blurry vision today and tomorrow, getting better over the next six weeks.
Thankfully, KP now uses a “dropless” protocol that doesn’t require a bazillion types of eye drops for the first two weeks post-op.
More later.
Thankfully, KP now uses a “dropless” protocol that doesn’t require a bazillion types of eye drops for the first two weeks post-op.
More later.
February 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The caaract surgery seemed to go well. The doctor was very pleased. I will have blurry vision today and tomorrow, getting better over the next six weeks.
Thankfully, KP now uses a “dropless” protocol that doesn’t require a bazillion types of eye drops for the first two weeks post-op.
More later.
Thankfully, KP now uses a “dropless” protocol that doesn’t require a bazillion types of eye drops for the first two weeks post-op.
More later.
Although we’re not vegan or vegetarian, the NYT has some amazing plant based recipes that have become household favorites.
This is their Creamy Spicy Tomato Beans and Greens. It’s amazing with freshly heated sourdough.
(Gift link to recipe below.)
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1025...
This is their Creamy Spicy Tomato Beans and Greens. It’s amazing with freshly heated sourdough.
(Gift link to recipe below.)
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1025...
February 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Although we’re not vegan or vegetarian, the NYT has some amazing plant based recipes that have become household favorites.
This is their Creamy Spicy Tomato Beans and Greens. It’s amazing with freshly heated sourdough.
(Gift link to recipe below.)
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1025...
This is their Creamy Spicy Tomato Beans and Greens. It’s amazing with freshly heated sourdough.
(Gift link to recipe below.)
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1025...
How I arrived on Bluesky.
January 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
How I arrived on Bluesky.