23rd
December
2020
The mail comes with its own treasure trove, some days. Right now, all of my eBay purchases are safely stowed away, and we also received a gift card from the garage that replaced the air conditioning compressor on the Rogue. I don’t foresee a return to the facility, for any number of reasons, but it is the thought that counts.
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22nd
December
2020
I have no idea about how they make the various pâté loaves. Don’t want to know. Can we simply accept that most of them add the missing ingredient to a slice of crusty bread? In fact, there are any number of foods that I don’t want to learn the origin or study the recipe. I accept that we have worked out “good” vs “bad” already, and that my species stopped eating the things that are wrong for us. Not bad for us; that’s a whole other cultural paradigm.
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25th
November
2020
Supper, this evening, can be described as comfort food. Although I didn’t actually prep things, I did babysit the big pot all afternoon. A slowly simmered masterpiece, known under a number of names: stew; boiled dinner; beef with veggies. And it was very good. Hot, like anything taken directly from the boiling pot. But, very good. Healthy. The kind of supper that is needed, just as we head into winter.
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28th
October
2020
Getting older has some good points. For example, we’re heading into Hallowe’en, where I once had to plan a costume, and a route plan. Oh, and find a pillow case that wouldn’t be missed (at least not immediately). Then I could head out, collect some candy, come home and sort out the chaff from the wheat…
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18th
October
2020
Those of you that live in an area with grocery stores that are open 24/7 should just skip to tomorrow. For the rest of us, here’s how it plays out.
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11th
September
2020
Imagine that! Suppertime, and in a sudden changeup I ignored the package of steak, opting instead for a bowl of fresh salad. Think of the possibility for my longer life, based on one simple meal.
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6th
September
2020
Is the food on the BBQ supposed to be “flame-Broiled”? What about when it catches fire? Just wondering.
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21st
August
2020
Maybe I’m over-reacting, but I feel like I’m under keen surveillance on two fronts. Through the living room window, small red furred creatures check to see that we haven’t decamped. No reticence is shown. We provide, and they hide. Eggs, seeds, kibble; all help in providing steady meals.
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20th
August
2020
One of my preferred appliances is getting cranky. With age? Unsure, because the quality control sticker is dated 2017. Despite our warped sense of temporality, under the cloud of a pandemic, that wasn’t as long ago as it seems. My Sodastream “dispenser”, it doesn’t actually dispense anything other than measured shots of CO2. But, that’s a required ability, here in a post-pop household.
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19th
August
2020
Another afternoon among friends. Or at least, with a friend. How did forty-five years go by, so quickly? Do I feel like I’m getting old? Not usually, but forty-five years. That puts me back to a time BC (before children), when vinyl records and stubby bottles were a thing. And when my phone was tethered in place (actually, no change there).
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