Musings

We played Good American Consumers today and purchased a new couch. Yes, black leather. Oooo-hoooo.

Never thought I’d have a leather couch.

Thanks, D, for taking the old one to your new apartment….

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There are Sundays and there are Sundays.

On this one, we had rain; real rain, not pop-up summer showers. Rain that interrupted my sleep, and also will make the weeds easier to pull. (Chore for the coming week.)

Also, the last of the legendary striped sofas moved on to a new home, a first-apartment-after-college. Now we have an empty spot.

Other activities that come to mind were the meaningless drudgery of household life.

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What a serene, tranquil place to sit.

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Tonight’s Mexican fare was a chicken vegetable soup. With poblanos and potatoes. And chunks of a zucchini-like squash, but lighter green. Thought about adding tomatillos, but didn’t.

With a squeeze of lime at the table.

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As has been explored already elsewhere on social media, we voyaged to the super-market (called a farmer’s market, but no farmers there unless they’re shopping, but it is very large, hence: super-market), and bought…Mexican ingredients.

I put the avocado into the lime juice (white bowl), then combined it into the salsa (left bowl). I made the radishes into a separate (simple) salad, sliced with salt and lime juice.

Made quesadillas with epazote and Oaxacan string cheese…served with a side of black beans.

The beans were yum-ized with epazote, garlic, onion, jalapeño, and poblano, then simmered for several hours.

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I’m going to call the New-Cam the DOF-Cam, since it’s sensitive to depth-of-field.

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Did a wee (and I mean wee) bit of thinking about the power of the Internet in connecting people who otherwise would not encounter one another. Not ground-breaking, that thought, but worth contemplating for several reasons. I was considering how/whether it makes for a significantly different dynamic when considering how civilizations and societies function.

Meanwhile, back on Planet Earth, is this broad, empty hallway in a busy well-populated office building this size mostly to satisfy fire regulations? That’s a lot of square footage that can never be rented….

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Pretty sure this is a Chamaecyparis; know the moisture is from a sprinkler system.

“Met” a stranger today via an online communication. Turns out that we know people in common, and, if that’s not enough, he grew up in the same metro area as the Guru.

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Some days I face this page and draw a blank. It’s not that I can’t remember what I did, it’s that it seems too mundane.

We DID dine at the Colonnade*, though. Guess that was pretty darned special. My first time.

Many people describe the Colonnade as a restaurant “that time forgot”—what I was first introduced to as a “meat and three” place—that is, three sides—with rolls and butter delivered right away. Now, they’re mostly like the Colonnade, and they’re “meat and two” places (in rural areas, the coffee/iced tea is usually included). Anyway, not sure if they’re checking to see if anyone is actually reading their website when they note: “The chef adds nighlty specials which may feature kangaroo, fresh fish, or a special twist on our southern features.” (Yes, that’s the spelling.)

That’s more southern than I usually think of as “southern fare”….

* Cash or check only; no credit cards. Soooo traditional.

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Would I buy a vehicle more often if they included such artful gewgaws?

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