The season is upon us


Here we go. This one’s closer to us. No threat of lava, just the VOG (volcanic haze and gases)

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/20…


This sounds so f’n simple.

“Government must be “sufficiently neutral between the different interests and factions, to control one part of the society from invading the rights of another.”” (David O. Stewart, The Summer of 1787)


All of the Black Friday emails deleted. Now I can get on with my day. Off to work


My wife picked out this delicious looking Beaujolais for me. She a Cab Sauv drinker almost exclusively, but for a meal as diverse as thanksgiving with all the different foods I feel like a young vibrant fruit forward wine is more appropriate. Slightly chilled


The Turkey is in, the ham follows in 90 minutes. We won’t be eating for a few hours yet. Likely 1:30-2pm HST


Love this quote, it’s stuck with me.

Football combines the two worst things about America: it is violence punctuated by committee meetings. - George Will


“Learning how to think” really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. - This Is Water by David Foster Wallace

Many never learned the 2nd part.


On another note. Just watched the final Andor season 1. Really liked it. Since Rogue one a Star Wars tangent and Andor was a Rogue One tangent, we now need a show about Maarva


I’ve never owned a firearm. I’ve never felt the need. Never had a situation where I wished I had one. There’s a baseball bat next to my bed. I’ve never had to use it.


Turkey out of the brine, now it sits in the fridge for 24 hours so the skin can dry out and cook up crispy.


Deadeye Dick by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

“egregious. most people think that word means terrible or unheard of or unforgivable. it has a much more interesting story than that to tell. it means “outside the herd.” imagine that -


Wife and I are watching the Elton John special on Disney+. One of the first albums I had as a kid (vinyl) was Honky Chateau.


France took care of business.


Still annoyed that Fox won’t offer live streaming of the World Cup without a cable account.


All of these early World Cup draws. Is it early tournament nerves or parity.


It’s sad that the news organization that I trust the most isn’t in the US.


Can’t wait till Trump starts losing primaries and accuses GOP candidates of stealing the election


I think I’m going to ask any of my cooks who have cut onions (all of them) to send me a screen shot of their best onions.


Bizarre start to the show 1899, but didn’t expect any less from the creators of Dark. Have to stick with it until I figure it out