20 thoughts on “August 29, 2020: Stepping Off Point”
2020 is the worst.
3 weeks ago I took a load of Household Hazardous waste to the MDC collection center in Newington. Since then, I collected 2 more bins of stuff after going through the garage/house more meticulously. A lot of weird stuff. Fuel for fondue. Orange wax furniture polish. Wasp spray. Paint spray cans (have I been doing sleep-walker graffiti?). Following the mantra: Clear. Expand. Create. I'm still in clear zone.
Dr. chop says, "I want a decadent dinner". Everything in our usual rotation is blah and meh all the sudden. We work shopped an idea and realized that pork wellington is already a thing. So, that's dinner.
A few kitchen notes. Pork tenderloin and dried apricots are a natural pairing, subbing dried chives for thyme works out well, and drying the puff pastry in the fridge for an hour prior to baking really helped keep the end product dry and flaky rather than soggy. Also prosciutto makes everything better.
I spent a good hour last night watching Chadwick Boseman clips and reading stories.
"Hero" and "superstar" are overused terms in our society. But he was the real deal. What a terrible loss.
And an outstanding Black Jeopardy contestant on SNL to boot
That was outstanding.
So Chadwick Boseman and the Black Panther character was my son's favorite by a mile....so this morning when we discussed it he said 'How did he die? Did the police do it? Did he have coronavirus?' Damn man....he's 8 😔
Edit ... oh yeah, the sandwiches threads. Never mind me.
mmmm, sandwich threads.
C'mon, man, where do you think you're at?
Hey, did you see the picture about a week ago from our meetup at Grumpy's? Nine years ago already.
iknowright!?
I missed it, but I remember the picture you’re referencing ... that may have been my first meet-up/caucus of any sort with basement-dwellers. Makes sense, we just celebrated Kernel’s 9th birthday.
2020 is the worst.
3 weeks ago I took a load of Household Hazardous waste to the MDC collection center in Newington. Since then, I collected 2 more bins of stuff after going through the garage/house more meticulously. A lot of weird stuff. Fuel for fondue. Orange wax furniture polish. Wasp spray. Paint spray cans (have I been doing sleep-walker graffiti?). Following the mantra: Clear. Expand. Create. I'm still in clear zone.
Dr. chop says, "I want a decadent dinner". Everything in our usual rotation is blah and meh all the sudden. We work shopped an idea and realized that pork wellington is already a thing. So, that's dinner.
A few kitchen notes. Pork tenderloin and dried apricots are a natural pairing, subbing dried chives for thyme works out well, and drying the puff pastry in the fridge for an hour prior to baking really helped keep the end product dry and flaky rather than soggy. Also prosciutto makes everything better.
Pics or it didn't happen.
Paint it, paint it black
I spent a good hour last night watching Chadwick Boseman clips and reading stories.
"Hero" and "superstar" are overused terms in our society. But he was the real deal. What a terrible loss.
And an outstanding Black Jeopardy contestant on SNL to boot
That was outstanding.
Science! Sandwiches!
https://www.ethanrosenthal.com/2020/08/25/optimal-peanut-butter-and-banana-sandwiches/
I <3 that so much I can’t even.....
Peak geek.
Srsly?
Edit ... oh yeah, the sandwiches threads. Never mind me.
mmmm, sandwich threads.
C'mon, man, where do you think you're at?
Hey, did you see the picture about a week ago from our meetup at Grumpy's? Nine years ago already.
iknowright!?
I missed it, but I remember the picture you’re referencing ... that may have been my first meet-up/caucus of any sort with basement-dwellers. Makes sense, we just celebrated Kernel’s 9th birthday.