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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Looks like the photo is from promotional stuff with 9 to 5

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Watching Critters and found my new favorite Dolly Parton cameo

Scene from the film Critters with a photo of Dolly Parton pinned to the wall

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This one's my baby and I love her chin, too. Like she's frowning like the :c emoticon

Tuxedo cat with wild eyes rolling around on the floor with her toys

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I may keep this page and stick it on the fridge.

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Some of these instructions make the engineer in me so happy:

Conversion sheet to modify recipes from 25 servings to whatever is needed.

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The use of black tea in this fruit punch is fascinating

Fruit punch recipe for 25 servings from 1966. Uses black tea.

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Ok, this is pretty cool IMO. Coffee brewing in 1966 for 25 people:

Coffee brewing principles and recipe for 25 people from a 1966 cookbook

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I can share recipes if anyone is really curious. It's a lot of unsurprising dishes, proportioned for 25 servings. But the sketches are still the best:

Sailor crying while peeling and cutting onions.

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

For serious, this Gomer Pyle mfer dreaming of a mermaid after the fish steals his hat? Excellent work.

A Gomer Pyle mfer dreaming of a mermaid after the fish steals his hat.

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

These all deserve full pages, especially the fish:

Sailors chopping meat, getting squeezed by a big fish, and making a bubbly sauce.

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

On to happier things. I love the charming sketches. "ai" could never capture the joy and suffering caused by slurping soup like this:

A sailor slurping soup and tormenting the chef.

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

An explicit goal of this book it to "insure [sic] that our soldiers remain the best fed in the world."

History of the NEY Awards

Critical bit: "...insure [sic] that our soldiers remain the best fed in the world."

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I know the military usually recruits heavily from low income folks, but joining up is supposed to allow leaving struggle meals behind. Meals from 2026:

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Cook books should probably be low on the political content scale. When this was written, I suspect it was. In today's context, sadly this is very political.

Foreword page

Critical passages:

Too often, in these days, our awe of technological progress tends to divert our attention from the most important factor in technology, or in anything, for that matter: the men who make it possible.

It is no secret that a well-fed ship is a good ship. Our Supply Officer and our cooks work overtime to ensure that we have a well fed ship.

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Reading this before deconstructing for archive.

Picture of a ship and the copyright page of the pamphlet

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

So this is today's read while I'm sitting for an appointment.

Pamphlet:
Dare to Excel in Cooking
Award Winning Group Recipes of USS Semmes (DDG-18)
Winner of the 1966 Ney Awards

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I'm not sure I've ever seen this dish, either with the fancy presentation or just the meatballs and cabbage version. I really want to see the fancy presentation, but the Internet on my phone is failing me.

Recipe for "Lion's Head" meatballs with a sketch of a presentation of the dish as a lion's head Trompe-l'œil

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

We have so many cucumbers right now. This looks pretty good. Any suggestions or alternatives y'all have tried?

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

After that is a section on common ingredients including some very wrong opinions about garlic.

A list of common ingredients. The picture of a garlic bulb is accompanied by a statement to discard it after gently flavoring the cooking oil. Oh 1969 flavors...

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Lots of charming sketches. Ink wash? The beginning section is about the wok and utensils.

Illustration of food and cookware with a caption reading TO MY FRIENDS AT MON FONG WO

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Reading this relic about the state of Americanized Chinese food from 1969 during treatment today. What does this book over 55 years old tell us about how things have changed?

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Melissa picked up two variety packs for me. The mango is delightful! Thanks for the recommendations y'all!

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Just got this mailer. Is this guy seriously cosplaying as Homelander?

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

This one was helping by making sure that I did not put books back into this box. I've got all the Zelazny on one shelf. Now to rework everything to fit the Tanith Lee.

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

As a reminder, white supremacists have always backed the blue.

A photo of the KKK & burning crosses with a plaque reading "The father an mother of the Ku Klux Klan is the Anti-Saloon League - 1924 Clarence Burrow

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Went to a great book tour event for Grady Hendrix's How to Sell a Haunted House at Service Brewery

Grady holds a seminar to teach us How to Sell a Haunted House.

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I found some photos from several years back. They're even bigger now!

rescued an replanted prickly pears - lots of pretty purple pears

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Spring is so delightful. Enjoy the little moments.

Scene from Terminator 2 just before the robots nuke the humans

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Good stuff. This is our fave oil like that.

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Here are some little owls made from old socks. I swear I have more photos. Must find them.

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Oh hey, yeah. Used to be the loveliest B&B across the street. Walked past this every day while visiting. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Glowing words about CAS from Gahan Wilson. Read the apt text for my favorite part of this.

They were beautifully constructed, full of lovely images and absolutely sumptuous English, but they were deadly. Reading them was a tiny bit like being skillfully murdered with a Cellini stiletto, or dining well at the Borgias.

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

We survived the ice storm so we celebrate in the traditional fashion.

French toast made with challah bread and topped with maple syrup aged in a Pappy barrel

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

I have bitey ito cat on a throw pillow. Random gem find in a alternative boutique store. It makes me happy every time I see it.

Junji ito panel with his partner's cat biting his hand.

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Have a player who wants to play Pupkin? KA KA WEE WEE!

Crooked Moon book open to the page on the species Threadborne

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

For spooky month, I received this D&D set. I prefer my spooky setting to be a flavor other than Ravenloft Strahdville, so I'm looking forward to reading and prepping for this to be the first campaign I run after everything settled down.

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

These are some of the better protein bars I've had. If you like those trashy Tastycake or Little Debbie brownies, these taste almost the same to me but they're WAY better for you.

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Alex Hofelich, PseudoPod @pseudopodalex.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

This is what they look like. 42g versions are harder to find but the 23g is all over the grocery stores here. @melissavh.bsky.social would have better suggestions on where to find the 42s, since she acquired cases for the house.

Fairlife core power shakes in chocolate and vanilla

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