When blogging, creating a draft does not mean you will actually finish it and publish it.
Author: aron
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Vacations Are Work
So the idea of a vacation is that you get to relax, but getting to the vacation is anything but relaxing. For example, I’ve got to clean the house, get packed, finish up work stuff and school stuff, make sure the cats are taken care of and get myself to Denver, then it’s just a couple days there and another drive back to TX. Seems like a lot of work to me.
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Wedding Week
I’m driving with mom and sister to Denver for Brit’s wedding this Friday. I should be all set, I bought a Nintendo Switch to keep me entertained and I’ve got computers, and cell phones with 1 TB of entertainment, and hopefully, I’ll do most of the driving. Not sure about taking my sister’s car but it’s either that or the truck or Xterra, considering gas is at an all-time high her car is probably best for the trip. Newer and less cylinders than anything I’ve got.
I, of course, worry about the cats when I travel but I’ve got cameras set up on the inside to keep an eye on them and of course there’s camera’s everywhere outside. Cali doesn’t seem to understand the new food setup where there’s an auto feeder and camera, she’s still looking on the old table. Oh well, hopefully she’ll figure it out. More fun to come, stay tuned.
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Recipe – Pasta Sauce
Pasta is a staple, for us, Sam’s club Classico sauce is bought by the case and it is perfect as a base for either ground Italian sausage or meatballs. But as I start to explore healthier options a simple meatless tomato-based sauce would be nice to have in my back pocket.
This is from Marcella Hazan and is simply:
First, the ingredients. You’ll need a 28-ounce can of whole, peeled tomatoes; one peeled, halved onion; and 5 tablespoons of butter. (Yes, 5 whole tablespoons of butter.) You’ll also want a pinch or two of salt.
Put everything together in a single pot and set it to simmer over medium heat on the stove for 45 minutes, uncovered. Give it the occasional stir.
And that’s it. After the 45 minutes is up, toss out the onion halves, and pour the sauce over your favorite pasta. Easy.
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First 5k in years!
Ok, well, not really. I’m sure Sandy and I have hiked way over 3.1 miles at once in our adventures. But this was the first time in well over 3 decades that I actually set out with the goal to walk a 5k. I went to the rec center and walked 39 laps on the indoor track for a total of 3.1 miles in 56 minutes and 6 seconds…
Ok, that’s slightly off my best time of 18 minutes and 20 seconds but I’m somewhere around 3 times as old as I was then. This is still progress. A scant couple of years ago, I don’t know that I could have made it the 39 laps. That and my time can only get better, LOL. The sad truth is that my ankles were never really meant to be a runner and as I’ve gotten older I just don’t feel like taxing them to see how fast I can go. I’ve very satisfied that they just go:)
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Last Meal Menu
I have always been interested in the last meal protocol for death row inmates. To pick a last meal knowing it will be the last food you ever have before death has to be a hard choice. So when I do run across this in the media I like to document it and with that, I finally found something that Twitter could be useful for. Welcome to @LastMealMenu on Twitter. For those times I run across something of this nature in the news I have someplace to put it.
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Church Today
It was nice hanging out with Adrian last night and I figured I’d go to church and put in a good word for Sandy and her dad. I saw Charlie, Hanna, Michelle, Richard, Tom, and a multitude of other acquaintances. Something called Pentecost was today, not sure what it is but they celebrated the first gathering to worship of First Christian Church, which was 6/5/1855. 167 years ago. That’s a lot of years and a lot of souls.
I said a lot of prayers while I was there, and while I didn’t feel a huge sense of relief and was antsy by the time it was all over with, it was worth it just to get out of the house.
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Memorial Day – 2022
First of all, hat’s off and hand over heart to those that gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country. I tried to get into the military but I guess the higher power had different plans for me. Today I celebrated by finishing up the front lawn and then doing work and school, taking a nap, finishing up work, and then school again. Not really a great way to celebrate but it will be the last Memorial Day ever where I don’t have a degree…
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No Sunday Angst today
Easy not to have Sunday Angst when Monday is a holiday! Not much going on today, finished off bundling the tree limbs for trash day and raking the front strip of grass in the front. I literally raked out 100 pounds of leaves and other debris from there, and another 200 from the beds and front yard. Crazyness.
I had always thought that just mowing in the leaves and such create mulch but I guess in the heat with no real rain, it just petrifies.
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Solo Saturday
Sandy took off for Erie today, leaving me to my own devices for a week. So far so good, I got up and kissed her goodbye, fixed the TV antenna on the roof, went and had a 20lb tank filled, and put the new sticker on the truck. Went to Walmart for supplies to restring the flag pole and a 12-pack of Red Bull. Trimmed the tree around the flags waving path. Managed to get three bundles put together of the trimmings ready for pickup. And I’ve logged 7724 steps all before noon:)
Now it’s getting too hot to be outside so I’m inside and will grab a shower and hit the books. It’s hard to believe I’m just hanging with the cats for the long weekend. Oh well, this will be the last memorial day of my life without a bachelor’s degree. Life is good today!
