Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
We put our heads together (so we might add up to being a half-wit) before the day really gets started!
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
It’s Friday, and we have zero plans for the day. Mary knocked out the bills online in the office, and I went to the kitchen and fixed a magnificent breakfast—so magnificent the smoke alarm stood up and applauded. What did we have, you might ask?- Steak
- Eggs over easy
- Pear halves
- Yogurt
- Protein drink
- English muffins, and
- Fresh-squeezed orange juice.
After breakfast, it was almost 10:00 am, so Mary hit the showers, and I cleaned up the kitchen while listening to good music thanks to Alexa. It’s only 26 seconds long, but it will bring back memories!
After Mary came back from her shower, she claimed the TV/living room and entered full “do not disturb unless the house is on fire” mode. Mary’s embrodery needles sounded like a set of chattering teeth!
Meanwhile, I went outside to perform my heroic duties: patrolling the watering systems to make sure they were all functioning and not secretly plotting against the yard.
It got a little cool, so I absolutely did not fix the rose water drip system—because apparently my dedication to horticulture ends at “requires a jacket”- But don’t worry: the rose watering sprinklers have been notified. Tomorrow, they get replaced and adjusted.
In the late afternoon, I went to Jeff’s house (our neighbor who is now in an assisted care facility) and picked two bags of citrus, oranges, and grapefruit (pomelos). I also went inside and got his copy of QST so I can change the mailing address.
With Jeff’s approval, peeked into the fridge and realized I’ll probably have to do some last-minute cleaning right before the trash guys show up next Friday morning. There was milk dated in Roman numerals—at that point, it’s not “expired”; it’s an archaeological find—time to toss it.
Robin came by around 5:00 pm and joined us for dinner. We went to Yang-Ming and had a super dinner. I decided to go off the rails and order a dish I had never tried before: Kung Pao Three Flavors. The selection turned out to be a great find!
The meal was indeed spicy and was loaded with shrimp, beef, and chicken!
- (yáng): “sun,” “sunny,” “positive (yang),” “south side (of a mountain).”
- (míng): “bright,” “clear,” “to understand.”
So Yang-Ming literally means “sun-bright” or “bright as the sun,” and by extension “bright/clear” (often suggesting clarity of mind or illumination).
Returning home, we watched the movie about Medgar Evers and then The American President.
The primary movie about civil rights leader Medgar Evers is the 1996 courtroom drama Ghosts of Mississippi, directed by Rob Reiner. The film focuses on his widow, Myrlie Evers (Whoopi Goldberg), and prosecutor Bobby DeLaughter (Alec Baldwin) fighting to convict Byron De La Beckwith (James Woods) for the 1963 assassination, decades after two initial trials ended in mistrials.
The American President is my all-time favorite (too bad the president had to be a Democrat, but other than that, great film).
Around 10:30 pm, before going to bed, I watched a few YouTube videos about cooking steak! I am now ready for some serious meals!!
At 10:30 pm, the three of us crashed!
Tomorrow, we will be getting ready for Colleen’s arrival. Her post on Facebook reminded us!
Colleen, with her four grandbabies, is teaching them well!!!
