Critics just like you!
Critics just like you!
How’s everyone doing out there? I read something about change in the air. Ain’t that the freakin’ truth?
Today my favorite neighbors are moving. It’s sad, but what are ya gonna do? Today is also the decision by the arborist if the old Italian pine tree is ok.
It all started with a kid on a scooter that fell off. The surface is irregular as the tree branches are moving that concrete. That kid cried and cried. His father rushed him away. A few weeks later, contractors from the city are smoothing it out the best they could.
I recently heard a guy that lives on the other block telling a neighbor how irregular the sidewalk is and that they originally poured the concrete tooo thin., Like this guy is an expert? Seriously???
The decision comes down today. IF the city can't find a solution with the tree, so be it. I don't want the tree falling on the house or the neighbors house or in the street hitting a car or something.
They have already demolished the concrete and dug out the shallow roots. I know roots were destroyed when we had to put a lateral thing to the sewer a few years ago. You HAVE to do that here when you sale your house or negotiate to have it done. We did it as roots were continuously getting into the pipes.
Next door cut a huge root out in working on his driveway. How does that affect the tree??? I don’t know.
I know that when we replaced the old pipes in the house the plumber showed us the pipes. They were full of roots. The tree is getting water from somewhere right?
I’m sure the drought a couple of years ago took it’s toll. The drought took it’s toll on a lot of things. It wasn’t any fun.
The part about the drought that got me was the water company RAISED our rates saying that they weren’t making enough money as everyone cut back like they TOLD us to do. Where in the hell was our Ralph Nader on that one? WHERE was the local and state government on that one? WTF??? I knew a guy that cut back on his water consumption and the water company held him to it the next year. He basically screwed himself. What a Banana Republic we live in these days and it could get worse people!!! Think about that when you vote this November.
Since I’m on a roll, have to mention this. I had lunch at my local restaurant and there is a sign at the cashier that says, 3% fee added if using a credit card. Has that happened to you? I just looked that up this morning. There are a few states that don’t allow this fee. They are Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts & Oklahoma. IF the merchants have this fee, they have to offer another form of payment. My restaurant said for now they are will take cash, but soon you can only use your debit card.
Now that gets me. Why? I stopped using my debit card during COVID, then started reading about all the stuff that can go wrong. Do you use your debit card at the gas station? Hell no!
Just saying. I plan on boycotting these places as long as possible. Heck, a lot of the times I cook better than what I’m buying. Seriously. No brags, just facts.
Thanks for reading and stay safe out there.
I just saw a commercial about Jimmy Dean sausage and at the end he says, “when you finish you know you had something to eat.“ Bravo!!! Now that’s decent copy writing for an advertisement. I didn’t pay any attention to see if the damn color scheme matches the products most do these days. Such a load of crap. Seriously!
Are you gonna grill/barbecue/cook for Labor Day weekend? Make it something good! I plan on throwing sausages on the grill. Thet’s easy along with a Armenian Summer Salad with a nice sparkling wine or cold Warsteiner.
Harris and Waltz had their first interview last night on CNN. Anybody watch it? I watched 5 minutes and was bored so changed the station,
Anybody watch the series White Lotus on HBO/Max? Before the last episode there is a huge spoiler alert by the writer, fast forward that shit. I was so poed!!! I hate the theme song for White Lotus btw. It is so damn creepy, like the series. It’s slow moving in the beginning and it sucks you in like a a bad accident. You can’t tear yourself away. There are only two seasons, but they claim they are working on second 3 and it it will be in Thailand. Holy Crap.
Speaking of series, Yellowstone is FINALLY back in November. Are they gonna kill off Kevin Costner? WTF? We waited way toooo long for this!!
Speaking of Kevin Costner, his movie Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 is finally available on HBO/Max. It’s three hours long! I read it bombed in the theatre, but didn’t it get a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival?
For some reason I started thinking about this song, Cattle Call, by Eddy Arnold. As kids mom would play this song. We would get so poed!! We hated it. If you are looking to mess with anyone, play this loudly. I’d be real curious what happens next.
Let me know. ;)
Be careful and have a great weekend out there! Prost 🍻
I could write about a ton of stuff that is really, really bugging me since yesterday, but I won’t. Besides my troubles are mine and probably boring to you. I thank my family and friends for listening, though. :)
I started thinking about what a guru said I follow on Instagram. His name escapes me (I am sorry to say). He was saying that people are always saying to “let go”. He said don’t let go. Why? Cuz you are STILL putting energy into it. All that energy will keep whatever you are letting go, still be around.
Instead let it dance. Eventually it will go away. No energy. Then I suddenly thought of River Dance by Beyoncé. Dance! Hell yes. The universe is talking to me.
Lately, I’m obsessed with middle eastern food. I crave a good humus. I crave fresh pita bread. I long for a fresh beautiful salad. I recently checked these ebooks from Hoopla ( why can’t I use Hoopla on my laptop? It’s a bitch to read on the phone sometimes. Am I missing something? I need a 12 yr old IT kid, got one? Send them over)
Lebanese Home Cooking by Kamal Mouzawak, Complete Arab Cookery by Arto Der Haroutunia, Vegan Recipes from the Middle East by Marvin Razavi, Julie Tabouli’s Lebanese Kitchen by Julie Ann Sager. Also, have a REAL book from the library called, Bottom of the Pot, Persian Recipes and Stories by Naz Deravian.
Yum and yum. I can not begin to absorb it all. WOW. How I wish a restaurant was near by.
Recently read José Andrés of World Kitchen saying something about wars. Why can’t it be that we just argue what country has the best humus? Feel like donating? Just an idea. You got your favorites and I got mine.
Thanks for reading, stay safe out there and have a nice day.
Happy Friday! How’s everyone doing out there? Schools back (yippie…well for some), Covid is back and that’s AGAIN on my mind. I freaked when another buddy got Covid, who has never had it. He did confess to not wearing a mask outside the immediate bay area. WHY? Frowned upon. Can you BELIEVE that crap???
I emailed my doctor telling him all my worries and he set up an appointment for the vaccine. The doctor has to order it now (vs. dropping in), as I think they are running low on supplies since the newest version will be out in the fall.
It never dawned on me they would be out of Pfizer, damn it. I’ve ALWAYS had that one. “Needle” tech guy said all they had was Moderna. What choice did I have?
After getting the injection, about 10 hrs, I started feeling crappy with joints aching and headache. Really hard to sleep that night. In the morning, I popped a big OTC (500 mg) and used a heat pad. I stayed in bed and slept most of the day. Towards the end of the day, I began feeling 90 percent back to normal. SO KNOCK on wood.
I know it doesn’t cover the NEWEST strain out there, but if I do get it, hopefully it will be a mild case. Hear me out. PLEASE wear your masks inside. It can’t hurt. And Screw anyone staring you down. Heck, they are probably Trumpers…
On the lighter side, it’s a beautiful day here. Simply fantastic ( read that like the blonde in Aboulete Fabulous!) I’ve been watching a series called The Industry on HBO/Max. It’s a train wreck and I can’t tear myself away. Lots of screwing, cocaine and financial bs. There is justice and I won’t say what in case you just started watching it.
If only there was justice like that when I worked at __________. Employees got away with all kinds of shit. For example, coming in late, leaving early, pretending to have flex time. Refusing to do certain duties (that was part of their job description btw). A few thought they WERE management. Why? Cuz the last mgr I worked for didn’t do jack shit. She was never there and when she was, one would have thought she was the Queen of England…just saying and Glad I am not there anymore.
On a much more positive note. Have you ever tried Apple Music? You can for free for a month. Oh my! Oh my! It is lovely.!!! Try it, it’s FREE. You won’t be disappointed.
Have a great day out there and enjoy the weekend!
written before 11 am today, posted at 2:00 pm
HAPPY FRIDAY! I'm a little slow today. It's already past 1 pm.
Have you ever heard of Calabrian Chile paste? (Above my pay grade) It's kind of pricey. World Market had a jar for under 6 bucks, btw.
It's spicy! Made out of Italian peppers. A good substitute would be Harissa, so I'm going with that.
WHY? I got a bunch of cherry tomatoes I ordered from Full Belly Farms. ( I have TWO, yes TWO ripe cherry tomatoes, if the squirrels didn't get them)
Decided to make a pasta with no cook cherry tomato sauce out of Bon Appétit Summer issue. Hopefully, this will be tasty.
I want to leave you with a quote I recently heard. I'm thinking of changing my signature in email as ain't this the REAL truth?
" Regrets are for pussys."
The Rock in Ballers Season 2
August 2nd!!! Where did it all go?? At least we got tomatoes! Eat as many as you can then freeze or can them. Every year I’ve bought a flat of tomatoes and canned salsa. I save the juice for bloody Marys. Let me tell you, that juice is worth all the time and effort of making the salsa.
This year I’m just not feeling it. Maybe it started with the rerigerator pickles I recently made, I swear I read one cup water went in the brine with the other ingredients. Recently rereading it I saw nothing about water. MFer. Did I zip into another dimension?? I reread the recipe, no mention of water…? I need to do a taste test. If the pickles taste bland, will adding a table spoon of vinegar help???
I have to say that I want a Harris sign for the front yard. Where do I get one? I googled that and it sent me to amazon. I don’t want to buy a sign from amazon. Wouldn’t you think Google would have directed me to my nearest democratic headquarters???
I’m thinking EVEN if Harris won by 3 million votes, the electrical college will support Trump. Doesn’t that sound familiar? 2016-Clinton 65,853,625 votes (48.0%) & Trump 62,985,106 votes (45.9%) So….Hilary won. The people voted. Just sayin’…
On another note, this morning saw a poor dead possum on the bike bath on the street out front. That poor thing. Will he be scooped up and put in the garbage? I don’t think so. I’m chicken and he’s closer to next door. I went online for animal control and had to complete a form. The number was for emergency only. WTF????
And will the city come pick up the junk we scheduled so long ago that’s at the end of the driveway? I sure hope they do. Who wants to move it AGAIN? I used to love it when San Francisco had free pick up. There were treasures out there!
Hope you are finding treasures wherever you are sometime soon. Have a great weekend out there and stay safe.
Today the temp is dropping a little. Yippie. The Paris Olympics are starting today. I hope I don’t screw up and miss the opening ceremony. It will be awesome to watch along with USA men’s basketball team. Lebron & Curry fighting to win! Whoo-hoo! Where’s my local sports bar? Oh, wait a minute…not sitting inside with covid back up. Damn.
Here’s the ink to the schedule today: : https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/26-july
In honor of the Olympics, just finished a chocolate croissant from Trader Joes. I nuked it a few minutes to melt the chocolate a bit. Compared to bakeries, it’s average and I’ve had better. In fact, Trader Joes changed the recipe (of course!) There’s a French bakery near me that I’ve been wanting to try. Their hours are pretty early. Thursday and Fridays open 7:30 am to 11 am and Saturday-Sunday hours are 8 am to 11am. They say that the bakery sells out early and to stand in iine. Maybe I should check the bakery out when I force myself up at 0-dark-thirty to get gas at Costco. It sucks, but at least there’s no line. Right?
Have a great time out there today and stay safe!
Did you see the IT screw up this morning around the world from an American company that was doing some kind of Microsoft security update (at least that’s what I understood it as) WTF?
Crowdstrike is a cybersecurity firm to protect users from hackers. MFer. I would be so poed if my long awaited vacation was seriously delayed cuz the airlines grounded all the flights until everything was straighten out. One plans this stuff for months, begging for time off, saving $$$, etc. I am feeling for all those people attempting to rearrange all their plans.
And remember last week me mentioning Covid is up? It sure as hell is. My friend’s husband just tested positive. This guy is religious about taking precautions. The only thing I can figure out is he caught it from his grandchildren. They don’t wear masks and he doesn’t either around them. MASK UP PEOPLE!!
And Trump’s speech last night…UGH. I could ONLY watch a couple of minutes. AND how dare all these hot shots make it public that Biden should step down. This stuff should be behind closed doors. The public doesn’t need to know how bloody fragmented the party is. HOLY CRAP.
A good thing for this area is temps along the bay today won’t be as high as inland. It’s been this way so far this summer and I really hope it stay that way. Most of us DO NOT HAVE AC. So knock on wood.
Another good thing about to happen is the Paris Olympics. Whoo-hoo. I especially look forward to seeing the USA men’s basketball play and the surfing competition. There was an article this morning in the Washington Post titled “Classic French Pastries and the Olympic Sports to Pair With Them”. An example is that one should have a cream puff watching basketball. That will work for me!
Have a great weekend and stay safe out there!
Damn. Covid is back up. I hate it. I really, really hate it. Are you gonna run out and get another vaccination? I’m not. I’m going to wait until Fall.
I stopped going to movies because of Covid. I loved going to movies!!!! Nothing like a big screen, some popcorn and a beer (at my local theater). How I miss it! I’ve thought about going back, but I’d have to wear a mask being indoors. I hate wearing a mask that long.
I stopped going to bars. I love going to bars, especially happy hours!!! Now, I only go IF one can sit outside. I might give an exception IF I can sit right by the door. Why aren’t there more Beer gardens? It’s wonderful to set outside and sip a beer and maybe hear a polka band. Prost!
I don’t ride the bus like I used to..well part of that is now using a cane, but we used to ride the bus all the way to Jack London Square. On as Sunday, there’s a farmer's market that used to have really damn good tacos. Then there is World Market. I love that place. Great deals on stuff from around the world. I've always liked this store better than Pier One. (& Pier One is now gone. Sure hope World Market doesn't close. I need to go shopping!)
Next we’d head over to the Irish pub Slainte. They actually closed at one point, but patrons (I think) put some money in and reopened. How cool is that? BUT do they still have outdoor seating??? And how safe is Jack London Square these days? People are getting messed with in Oakland. I don’t like it.
Did you see on the news that NYers were being robbed? People eating outside were held up at gun point. JESUS. What the hell is going on out there??? Should we start carrying weapons? Do you know martial arts? Sometimes I wish I could beat the crap out of some little a-hole acting out. Probably a good thing I don’t have that skill, right? I carry pepper spray sometimes…The best thing to do is not wear any bling and look casual as possible and don’t react. They WANT you to react. That’s what those damn zombies do. Forget the immigrants, lets ship the zombies and a-holes out.
How is everyone doing after celebrating the 4th? Didn't feel like the 4th to me. It's all this media hype of the president being old and the party asking him to step down. WTF?
Isn't it interesting that nothing in that kind of detail is mentioned about Trump? Go figure, right????
I was thinking about all the times I was messed with about age on jobs. Total a-holes being mean telling me I'm old...too old to be working with such a "young" crew. I got to the point I would no longer talked about age.
Then there was sex discrimination at a major corporation I used to work at. A co-worker told me I should be home having babies so he could have my job. What a MFer, right??? (I just told my immediate supervisor saying, If that fu*ker messes with me again...)
Thus, this BS about Biden is BS!!! and anyone that believes it...well...GET A GRIP.
It is social media at its finest, blowing shit up that doesn't mattetr. Distractions of what the hell is really going on out there. (which we won't know until about 50 years from now)
I left instagram for a while, along with Twitter ( I refuse to call it "X" like Bill Maher). There is so much crap being posted. Not like this page. This is an opinion/review of current affairs. Like they used to say, "Put that in your pipe and smoke it'."
To the MFer sitting in the handicapped seat on Muni coming from the ball park. FU*K YOU and FU*K YOU. YOU selfish Rat Turd! I'm holding on for dear life with one hand and the other a cane. Yes, I use a cane and it is ruff out there!
Did I believe the sincerity of the woman with family from Tennessee? Yes. She offered to ask people to get up for me. My sister told her no one would and she said in Tennessee they would. That’s where she was from.
People used to get up here. What the hell happened? Greedy selfish pricks abound! All I can say is EVIL MUST DIE or sent to jail or outer space or Ms Manners basic school of etiquette. Where are our super heroes to help us? I don’t see any. How come?
Even our president looked weak as shit the debate last night. HE should have just rambled on and lied as well. I wanted to put sunglasses on Biden. Make him look a little ruff and mean. Maybe add a tattoo on his neck and pierce his ear. Pierce his nose? Nah…that would have been over the top. And now the democrats are talking about replacing him? WTF? I should have NEVER read anything like that in the press. That’s down right stupid to let that out. Makes the party look weak as shit. GET over it. Support Biden!
On a better note, it’s Friday people! I just made two different marinates. One for mushrooms and one for veggies. Plan on throwing them on a skewer and a hot grill. IF it’s all tasty will post the info on Weirtalk.blog
Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!
(I can't walk the dog anymore so I have to collage a pic. Someday...maybe....)
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