Written by xero on December 29th, 2009
Not that this blog is on anyone’s watch list in my area but one of the habits I’m getting for 2010 is to resume my writing online. So, bearing that in mind please read the following if you should happen to be looking for something to do on Jan 01.
Googlemap this: 32.482421,-86.41968
Or be at the corner of Hwy 14 (or Fairview Avenue) and Mcqueen Smith Rd. (or Co. Rd. 75) @ 9.30 AM, Friday Jan. 01 2010 for a small 60 mile ride to a lunch destination north of … well.. north. I will be meeting with the CMA chapt. 686 along with one or two other riders. Anyone is welcome to come along.
I’m not sure if the fellow I’m riding with wants to go farther than 60 miles but I pretty much scheduled all of the daylight for a ride so I’ll not be coming back into town until 5.30PM or so.
If you’re riding with us… check your oil and tire pressure and tread before arriving. Let’s be safe. If you’re not sure then there will always be another pretty day for a ride. This won’t be the last time I post a meeting.
Currently, weather conditions are said to be windy at a temp of 48 °. Dress to be warm… wear lots of layers.
See you on Friday!
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Written by xero on December 29th, 2009
New Catagory!
It’s called “FOOD!”
Last night I prepared some leftover pork round slices that were undercooked by my youngest daughter. She is just beginning to figure out how to prepare food so rather than complain of a waste… I put the meat to good use. BOO has been watching me cook for years and she knows that I like to use spice and herb. The pork was seasoned adequately… but she was worried of overcooking.
We have a deal she and I. When she has done the seasoning… it’s kept secret. I have no idea what or how she comes up with the smells and tastes. However, to quote my wife, I’ll try anything once – Twice if I like it – Three times if it doesn’t kill me. This doesn’t imply that I haven’t asked a thousand questions… just that she never answers them.
So, the slices are about like thick pork chops and the meat is very lean. The seasoning has some type of marinade sauce and maybe some garlic pepper. A very good beginning except for the whole raw meat thing. I must commend her presentation on a square plate with crumbled feta cheese on top. The white cheese and black pepper sprinkles were very appetizing. However, it’s suppertime and I’m hungry and this stuff should not be wasted.
Here’s what to do. I get my trusty large stainless steel saute’ pan out and heat it up with some sesame seed oil. Don’t ask me why I am using sesame oil… it was a gift for Christmas a few years ago and I hate wasting food. So I’m using this burnt tasting oil because it’s a small bottle and it tastes…well burnty. Anyway, the meat is prepared by slicing it thinly like it was meant for stir fry. I throw down some garlic pepper, pork seasoning rub and a splash of worcestershire sauce and set the eye on “high”.
Next, I realize that the saffron rice packet should have been started first since it is what takes the longest to cook. In a panic I open the package and add the appropriate amount of hot water to help the heating up process. Bring to a boil and turn down to “low” and forget about it.
The pork is sizzling hot now and I’ve chopped up a whole onion into stir fry strips and throw that in with the pork. Adding some salt to compensate for the raw vegetables… everything is cooked on high until the onions begin to caramelize and then I put a lid on and set to “low” and forget about it.
Lastly, I opened up a can of black beans and add some minced onion and garlic sauce and bring to a boil.
About this time I realize everything smells like fajitas and now I’m craving some flour tortillas. Alas! NO TORTILLAS EN MI CASA! I fix myself a plate of this delicious smelling stuff and chow down thinking of what I can use for a substitution. The best I can find are some corn chip scoops… so I pour me out a bit and get the hot salsa.
I must say… DELICIOUS!
Note to self: put tortillas on grocery list.
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Written by xero on December 27th, 2009
This has been one crazy year for me. Especially within the last couple of months. My journey through life has so may twists and turns that it’s a daunting task figuring out what to hold on to. Of course my age (nearing 40 now) is beginning to limit the opportunities presented to me… and the desperation of coming decrepitude challenges my judgement. I’ll no longer be able to say I’m in my ‘thirties’. I can’t help to wonder how old I’ll get to be. More importantly, I’m wondering who will be around to help take care of me.
Ah well… I’ve got one good year left. Let’s see what kind of trouble I can get into for my 40th birthday.
There are many things I’d like to change about myself. I don’t have nearly enough friends for one thing. I REALLY REALLY need to discipline my studying habits. I can feel the impatience thick like an invisible force whenever I try learning something new. My mind wants to be lazy… my body as well. It wouldn’t hurt to lose a few pounds. These all are tasks that can be changed.
I want to learn how to dance. I want to sing. I want to be someone that other people want to know. I want to influence people to do better when they are around me.
But I guess most importantly… I want God to be proud of me.
I’ve got to try!
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Written by xero on November 24th, 2009
I had a really really bad day at work. I also had a really really bad night at home previously. Now I’m wondering what tomorrow will bring. The holidays… any day off for that matter… have been getting more and more depressing for me. Here I am at the halfway point of my life and I don’t like very much about myself.
Each day brings a new failure. Each day brings a new disappointment. Effortlessly might I add. I can’t seem to find the strength to change anything worth changing. Everything is superficial. None of my actions really amount to anything.
I feel as though I’m half asleep all the time… as though I’m here but not really here. What I imagine that I could do is about as vague as what I’m really doing. It’s all so pointless and meaningless. My life has no purpose. This is wasted space.
I don’t have the respect of my peers or my family. People only listen to what I say when it is congruent with their own agenda. My family is a house full of self-serving and selfish children. We are all so quick to complain about what affects us… and are only interested in what we can get from each other. No one here offers anything. No one here wants to serve.
My choices are limited. The future is “what can be taken” rather than “what can it offer”. My memory? My health? My mobility? My independence… if I can call it that. My future is to be alone and forgotten. My future is all the things I regret. My future is not what will be but what it could have been. My future is failure.
So I really don’t know where to go from here. Do I throw away everything that I know and start my life over? Do I just finish things now and just accept my fate… my judgment? Or do nothing and wait for it all to be taken away. Regardless of my choice or lack there of… life will continue oblivious of my existence.
I don’t understand anymore. I only wanted to be wise. I’ve only wanted to help people. I’ve only wanted to create beautiful things. I’ve only wanted to explore beyond what I know. I’ve only wanted to be a good person. What good have I done? What have I done?
Sleep overtakes me.
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Written by xero on September 23rd, 2009
I have a day off! And on that day off I find that I am off… my back is off. I had to schedule an appointment for a chiropractor this morning. They took x-rays and I got an adjustment… the doc was muscular so he made it look really easy. He looked to be about my age but I’ve done the chiro thing before… so I could see some of the smooth-talking he was throwing my way to get me to do some “therapy”.
However, my body does have a new ache and pain here and there and he was able to guess a few things about my lifestyle without asking any details. I’ll try his method to see if it will make a difference. More importantly… I now have another reason to exercise and lose weight. It’s not really an optional thing anymore the older I get. Unless I want to invite some serious health issues into my life… it is very necessary to discipline my bad habits.
My lower back pain is due to a disc in stress. My knee trouble most likely stems from the lower back issue. I have an appointment for later this week. Hopefully things well get better from there.
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