I love good rice, and I honestly think there’s none better than the rice at a good Indian Restaurant. So, I’ve made a science of cooking rice. Cooking Rice Well I thought I had the perfect way of cooking rice, and then a friend gave me one additional tip that made it even better. Here are the steps I take in making rice. These specific steps work for my rice, so if you choose to use a different rice, you’ll have to experiment ..read more

Thaddeus has a super-power and it’s meal planning. Even as a single person, he used to buy ingredients and prepare meals. Meal Planning as a Super -Power I mentioned in a recent blog entry that Thaddeus held me in some level of disregard because of how I ate when we first met. But I have to admit, I think he was the odd one when it came to single guys. He used to plan out meals through the week ..read more

A friend of mine reminds me of all that goes into being a teacher. Or at least being a good and effective teacher. I Enjoy Being A Teacher – Sometimes I used to be a really shitty teacher. At least with the skills I was good at. In high school, I loved math and picked it up very quickly and effortlessly. It made so much sense to me. But when I was asked to tutor someone in math, I wasn’t very helpful ..read more

For anyone at my age in this country, there is a lot wrapped up in tomorrow’s U.S. holiday. And I am grateful for all this is Thanksgiving. A Brief Overview of All That Is Thanksgiving For QueerJoe Holidays can be wondrous or troublesome for some folks. And it’s no wonder, given our varied histories. Here’s a brief overview of my memories of the Thanksgiving holiday: The first memories of Thanksgiving were usually traveling to my Aunt Mary and Uncle John’s house in Rhode Island and celebrating with my dad’s brothers and sister and the cousins ..read more

I started to get ready for bed last night and thought to myself, “Looking good!” So I took a mirror selfie. Why Was I Looking Good? I was actually surprised at how much better I seemed to look last night in the mirror. Purple is a good color for me usually. And my hair has grown in nicely. But my complexion looked considerably better than usual. Then I realized. Dim lights is why ..read more

Thaddeus often tells friends and family that if we had never met, I’d only eat two comfort foods. Peanut butter and rice. What Are Your Comfort Foods? First of all, Thaddeus left out cream of wheat. I love cream of wheat with brown sugar on top. When I was still working I stayed away from home most weeknights and ate in restaurants. One of the things I missed the most was having a simple peanut butter and jam sandwich ..read more

Not only is Katie Benner’s knitting library back, but the flowers in the vase have been replaced with knitting needles. They Were Gone For A While – But Katie Benner’s Knitting Is Back! About a year ago, I posted this picture of Katie Benner, a New York Times reporter, on MSNBC. There are at least two knitting books in the background of her appearance back in September of 2023. Loopy Mango Knitting and Vogue Knitting ..read more

There are two ways (at least) that you can answer this quiz. Guess the yarn that will be next in sequence. Either the best yarn to choose next, or QueerJoe’s pick. Which Color Will Be Next In Sequence? You can see all the yarn colorways I’ve used so far in my latest project. I’ll be replacing the purple/blue multi-color yarn with a new yarn soon. So the quiz is simple. Which yarn will I choose next ..read more

It may seem obvious to most people how to put on a t-shirt. But Thaddeus gave me a little hack that makes it a lot easier. Learn How To Put On A T-Shirt The Correct Way I used to put on a t-shirt in one of two ways. Either I’d just put it on without checking the label and if it was on backwards, take it off and put it back on. Or, I’d check the label at the neckband and put it on frontwards the first time ..read more

Kind of. My morning schedule is back to normal at least. So glad to have supported the NYT Tech workers. New York Times Strike Over – Back To Normal For a week, I stopped playing any New York Times games. Their tech workers were on strike and asked readers to stop playing games like Wordle and Spelling Bee. Having built my morning routine around an enjoyable game of Wordle each day and a competitive game of Spelling Bee, I missed them a lot ..read more