# Jewel Eye: Staring down the beryl (July Mini-Rants) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** monthly-mini-rant\ **Created:** [July 1, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332 "2025-07-01T03:26:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/281 "2025-07-22T22:14:37Z")
So BYOD is driving you to BYOB??? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/282 "2025-07-22T22:17:31Z")
Indeed, it was trying. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/283 "2025-07-22T23:40:44Z")
Oh, fuck, I’ve got a real rant. My husband watches the kidcam at daycare like a hawk. He spotted something that looked like an interpersonal problem and asked the teacher about it so we can address in therapy. She said she’d update me when I picked him up. I thought my husband was overreacting. Nope. I missed talking to the teacher, but I got a nice, long list of terrible shit my son did at daycare today. Coloring on books and tables because he “felt like it,” screaming when he didn’t get his way, knocking over other kids’ towers, pushing kids off playground equipment and kicking them going down the slide. Fucking fantastic. This is _extremely_ out of character. On the way home he told me he felt sick, but he didn’t have a fever. Tonight he did not get videos and we went through the list together. So much of this if stuff he knows better not to do. He told me he would not do those things again. I told him if someone tells you to stop you must stop immediately, no hitting or kicking for any reason. He said he understood. He’s been more defiant at home lately, but never to that degree. Still, we’ve seen some screaming. He took off at the supermarket last weekend and lost videos for that. I know he hates it at daycare. He’s starting refusing to go in the morning, says he wishes other kids weren’t there, that he wishes it was just me there. I don’t know what to do. I know it’s not a great place for him, they clearly have no grasp how to deal with autistic kids, but I don’t know what options are available or if we could afford them. And now I’m fucking terrified of him starting kindergarten. He’s been doing so well in therapy the plan is to discharge him in August. Fuck. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/284 "2025-07-22T23:57:45Z")
A different sort of rant. More a worry. Church guy messaged me saying he went to pizza hut and got a med pizza but could only eat 3 slices. He asked if I wanted the rest. Took him about 20 min to drive over here I was hesitant as I had a recent ( weeks ago) scare with my bp cuff. It was reading high incorrectly, provably. So I have been trying to eat less sodium. Difficult, I love it and once ate an entire half bag of munchos. So I said yeah, as he knows I am poor and cannot afford food, other than grocery food with my food stamps. Will sodium wreck you that easily? I am drinking an entire cup of water with a slice and putting the rest in the fridge for tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/285 "2025-07-24T12:52:04Z")
Car went in for service yesterday; I also had a medical appointment…& no car to get there. Got all of my steps in early between the two of them. Told them to lock the keys in it when they left. Walked over to pick it up with my spare, chipless key (so it’ll unlock the doors & lower/raise windows & play the radio but can’t start the car with it. I got it specifically for that reason, so I can hide/lock the real key in the car & only have a key that no one will want to steal in the gym or at a race. I get in the car & put the real key in to lower the windows while I put paperirk & wheel lock away. Of course this is not something I typically do & the key in the ignition was blocked from sight by the steering wheel. I’m ready to go & don’t have the key to start the car since I had (in)conveniently hid it _in the ignition_! D;OH! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/286 "2025-07-24T18:19:33Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > I was hesitant as I had a recent ( weeks ago) scare with my bp cuff. > It was reading high incorrectly, provably. > So I have been trying to eat less sodium. > Difficult, I love it and once ate an entire half bag of munchos. > So I said yeah, as he knows I am poor and cannot afford food, other than grocery food with my food stamps. > Will sodium wreck you that easily? > I am drinking an entire cup of water with a slice and putting the rest in the fridge for tomorrow. Yes, when you get free food, stretching it out can be good strategy. IANAD, so I can’t assess your risk (and I doubt that many of our actual doctors would be willing to offer anything more than a suggestion to consult with YOUR doctor). The extra water strikes me as a good idea. What are munchos? Wait, putting it in the _FRIDGE_?? Hope it’s hermetically sealed. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/287 "2025-07-24T18:39:43Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > What are munchos? They are a Frito-Lay brand potato “crisp”. [![](https://i5.walmartimages.com/seo/Munchos-Original-Potato-Crisps-Snack-Chips-2-25-oz-Bag_e74d05b1-a8c9-42fb-ab02-45f3bca9c0fb_1.7e334550707eab75457d028f3483764d.jpeg) ](https://i5.walmartimages.com/seo/Munchos-Original-Potato-Crisps-Snack-Chips-2-25-oz-Bag_e74d05b1-a8c9-42fb-ab02-45f3bca9c0fb_1.7e334550707eab75457d028f3483764d.jpeg) They’re like Pringles in that they are formed from dehydrated potatoes, corn starch, and potato starch rather than being sliced from a potato. That allows them to be thinner and crispier than a potato chip. Since they aren’t actual potato slices, Frito-Lay doesn’t market them as “chips” as you can see from the bag. A single serving of Munchos has 230mg of sodium, which is 10% of the recommended daily value of sodium. If you eat an entire 4.5 oz bag, that’s 4.5 servings, so you’re getting half of the recommended sodium for an entire day just from those chips. A half bag would be about a quarter of the sodium a healthy adult should have in a day. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/288 "2025-07-24T18:44:18Z")
tyvm. I just hope she drank extra water to make up for that. Now if we can learn, the make, model, and size of the pizza, we can look up the specs and calculate set sodium load per slice. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/289 "2025-07-24T18:45:05Z")
I always put pizza in the fridge. Its quite good cold. ETA: I used to put potato chips in the fridge also. Bar b que ones are good that way. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/290 "2025-07-24T18:49:20Z")
Well, if it works for you, then more power to you. I do hope that you reheat it in the oven rather than a microwave. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/291 "2025-07-24T18:56:45Z")
No reheating. I eat it cold. Also spaghetti ( I make an amount) straight from the fridge. What? No one else does this? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/292 "2025-07-24T19:08:13Z")
Cold pizza can be good if it’s from the right place. Generally, if it has a lot of cheese, sauce, and soft crust, I really enjoy a cold pizza. (As long as the crust isn’t too hard and/or chewy which is even worse when cold.) I don’t eat spaghetti warm or cold. I’ve never liked it. Why serve a thin noodle in watery marinara that won’t stick to it? It’s like eating plain noodles with a side of meat sauce. (Spaghetti **bake** on the other hand can be fantastic, because it solves that problem by making it into a kind of solid mass.) ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/293 "2025-07-24T19:12:02Z")
Bolding added > [@Atamasama](#): > > I don’t eat spaghetti warm or cold. I’ve never liked it. Why serve a thin noodle in **watery marinara** that won’t stick to it? Well, there’s your problem. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/294 "2025-07-24T19:25:58Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Well, there’s your problem. I know, the word “watery” is redundant and unnecessary. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/295 "2025-07-24T19:27:34Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > No reheating. I eat it cold. Also spaghetti ( I make an amount) straight from the fridge. > What? No one else does this? I also do this. I love cold pizza and pasta. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/296 "2025-07-24T19:49:07Z")
A good red sauce should simmer for six hours minimum. No watery sauce will ever come out of my kitchen. Also, adding a wee bit of pasta water will make the sauce stickier. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/297 "2025-07-24T19:52:21Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > No watery sauce will ever come out of my kitchen. Also, adding a wee bit of pasta water will make the sauce stickier. All marinara is too watery for spaghetti. It is the wrong sauce for the wrong noodle. A thicker noodle or different sauce solves the problem. I’ve had spaghetti with marinara many times from many places and it has never not been shit. (I have had really good spaghetti with alfredo though.) ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/298 "2025-07-24T19:58:30Z")
I find the key to a good alfredo is to warm the bowls. And now I want alfredo. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/299 "2025-07-24T20:29:53Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > And now I want alfredo. Me too! ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332/300 "2025-07-24T20:37:41Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > > [@Tatterdemalion](#): > > > > And vice versa. > > It took about 3 tries to hit the urinal properly with a leg lift but now I can’t remember any other way to do it. I have the same problem. Trees and fire hydrants are much easier to aim at! > [@Atamasama](#): > > All marinara is too watery for spaghetti. It is the wrong sauce for the wrong noodle. > > A thicker noodle or different sauce solves the problem. Not necessarily. I’m with you on the fact that watery spaghetti sauce is shit. But if a good marinara is watery – and some are – the trick is to simmer it until it reduces and thickens, and the flavours concentrate. Then you have a great pasta sauce! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332.md?page=16)