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Sounds That If Written Would Be White.

Holy crap we had an earthquake last night! I slept through it, of course. The hubby said when we woke up, ‘I think there was an earthquake last night’. I didn’t believe him, but he was right. From the Associated Press 5.2 earthquake rocks large region of Midwest By JIM SUHR – 25 minutes ago...

Rotini with Arugola and Spicy Tomato Sauce

This was a really tasty, quick and easy dinner. 1 28 oz can of diced tomatoes 1/2 a 5 oz container of Arugola (if you can find bulk get a couple good sized handfuls , I could only find it pre-packaged) Pinch of ground cayenne 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil Salt to taste 1...

Like Cows We Gathered to the Artifact. Maybe We Were Bored.

The funk has slightly lifted. Still feeling a touch funky but sitting outside for an hour yesterday afternoon feeling actual warm sun on my back seems to have helped a bit. The additional cheese making supplies have arrived and I’m excited to start the next one, feta. I’m slowly working my way up to the...

Pearls are relatively strong and cannot be easily crushed.

p.384 The Clear Cut Future A little bit revived, a little less bored. Still annoyed with the weather but that will change. The first attempt at cheese making was a success. As was the first homemade bagel attempt. Both projects took 2 days from start to finish but were completely worth the trouble. I have...

Their Tongues Spoke in Their Native Language, Flowing with Floods of Words.

p.252 Clear Cut Future Bored. Really very Bored. And Unmotivated. Uninspired. And Bored. I’m having a really hard time getting my head in my work. Last week I was sick all week with this nasty bug. Now I’m just bored. I’m trying to snap myself out of it by making bagels and cheese today but...

Collaboration Will Be The Key

About 2″ into The Book of Answers (there’s no page numbers) So happy I made it through this week alive. It’s was a pretty hectic one. Work was crazy busy but I’m really happy with the outcome. There have been many discussions over the past couple weeks about the 5 year plan. I know, I...

We Can’t Always Tell The Difference Between Sentiment and Emotion.

pg. 321- The Clear Cut Future Sundays seem to be the day for us that weird things happen. The day started out pretty good. We went to a baby shower, the hubby had rehearsal and then we went to dinner at Greek Islands. It was a quick dinner, maybe an hour and a half. During...

Work as a fish processor is nasty, brutish, and long.

pg. 267 – The Clear Cut Future The thing that gives me the toughest time is coming up with titles for these posts so from now on I’m just opening up books and grabbing a sentence. Last Sunday we went to the dog beach because it was a balmy 50 degrees. Saul made a new...

I was totally born at the wrong time..

Next on my quest to truly ‘kick it old school’ I am going to try my hand at home cheese making. I’m starting simple with Fromage Blanc, a cream cheesey soft cheese. Then maybe move on to some more complicated aged cheeses once I get this one down. At some point we got lazy and...

Wisconsin

Whut..? I have a lot to say today. Gimme a break! Monday we made a trip up to Milwaukee to meet up with my folks to sign some legal papers, estate, wills etc. Bunch of morbid complicated stuff that I don’t fully understand. We’re at the attorney’s office going through the giant binders of papers...

Seriously who watches CBS?

The other night I was watching TV and came across what is quite possibly _the_ worst show I have ever seen. Moonlight It’s kind of like Law & Order.. but with vampires. The music was awful, the writing was absolutely terrible but I couldn’t shut it off. Not because I was enjoying myself but I...

30 more days

I think our departure is going to be delayed a month. February is a crazy month. We have people in town, the hubby is recording again and work has been busy. We’re thinking about the reality of saving enough money to cover the expenses of moving, a new security deposit, flying out there next month...