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Youffraita's Profile
Ex New Yorker, stuck in PA no longer! Denver, CO is a very welcoming place.
Groups: Readers and Book Lovers, PWB Peeps, An Ear for Music, Trolls, DAILY KOS UNIVERSITY, Theatricals, MOT - Morning Open Thread, Itzl Alert Network, Knowledge Democrats, Film-Fan-Fare , DK Fans of 90 for 90, New Day Cafe
Diaries published: 929 (5 days since last diary on Fri Dec 05, 2025 at 07:30 AM PST)
Comments posted: 101246 (4 days since last comment on Sat Dec 06, 2025 at 07:57 AM PST)
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Most Recommended Diary: New Day CAfé: In the Soup, 165 comments, 27 recommends
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Does the weather have you craving soup? It does me. Here are some that look tasty.
Greek Beef & Barley Soup
Recipe. �[3:46]
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by Youffraita
 165 comments
on Fri Dec 05, 2025 at 07:30 AM PST
with 27 Recommends
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Some gems of the New Wave. Please include your own favorites in the comments. Brian Eno & David Byrne, “America Is Waiting” x ...
by Youffraita
62 comments
on Wed Dec 03, 2025 at 03:30 AM PST
with 16 Recommends
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I hope everyone had a fine holiday weekend. I made a ton of stuffing this year, and turned some of the leftovers into Leftover Stuffing Bread Pudding, with a bit of queso Oaxaca added for that ...
by Youffraita
44 comments
on Sun Nov 30, 2025 at 09:55 PM PST
with 20 Recommends
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- Good morning, beloved Newdists. I’ve spent the whole week guzzling soup and sleeping, and occasionally reading abject trash as a palate cleanser. It’s mostly worked. In fact, has helped prodigiously. I’m even feeling human, instead of feeling like wet...138 comments 24 Recs
- I don’t know about you, but I’ve pretty much given up watching any network news. I record Rachel, and occasionally watch Lawrence and maybe catch 30 minutes of Nicole out of her two hour show. So where do I stay informed? Multiple platforms and...35 comments 35 Recs
- Happy Friday! For those that missed it yesterday, my chronic wound healed up finally, no more bi-weekly wound care appointments for me. That makes it less likely that I’ll have 2 or 3 appointments ...46 comments 17 Recs
- Hello again, “gem” lovers! Here is today’s collection.35 comments 212 Recs
- Some of the projects that I work on involve spending time on Google Street View. I marvel at how they’re able to stitch millions of images together to create an immersive view of the area ...174 comments 34 Recs
- Welcome to Morning Open Thread , a daily post with MOT hosts, who choose the topic for the daily posting. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful, respectful ...63 comments 21 Recs
- This was a better day for us.� The post op check with his GP went well.� He worked in the garden in the afternoon and I did a door prize DIY after meeting with Margie.� She has taken over the game ...31 comments 16 Recs
- Good morning, Cafe!� Grab a cuppa, snag yer whimsies, and join us for a bit! All are welcome to join the fun, the silliness, the ...208 comments 32 Recs
- For todayâs music therapy, some simply beautiful poetry and compositions for contemplating the night sky, nature, and inward peace, for all religions, pagans, agnostics, and atheists: 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶23 comments 19 Recs
- Hello! I’m among those filling in for the intrepid Oz Perspective while he’s indisposed. Here we go!68 comments 227 Recs
