Monthly Archives: April 2014
Just When We Thought It Was Over . . .
Well, It was nice while it lasted.
Spring, I mean.
There’s another cold front coming through, really cold, at least for Spring in Texas. And by Monday night, we’re looking at night temps in the 30’s and day temps in the 60’s.
Actually pretty nice.
Later in the afternoon, Jan started making one of her Famous Pound Cakes. Tomorrow we’re driving over to Livingston to visit Chris and Charles Yust of C and C RV Insurance at the Escapees Park there. Jan wanted to bring a dessert, so her pound cake, along with fresh sliced strawberries and whipped cream should fill the bill.
For anyone that wants to try it, I’ve posted this recipe under the Jan’s Favorite Recipe tab.
While Jan was pound caking, I finally got back to installing the replacement lift motor on our bathroom Fantastic Vent fan. Actually the lift motor is what started my recent Fantastic Fan adventures.
The lift motor died on the bathroom fan, the second one in 4 years, and so I ordered a new one. But before the lift motor came in, the fan motor in the kitchen just up and died out of the clear blue. So I ordered a replacement fan/motor combo.
And when the new fan motor came in and I got it installed, I liked it so much that I ordered one for the rear unit too. So I waited to install the new lift motor until I got the fan motor in and installed. I could still lift the lid manually so I could wait it out.
I got the new fan motor installed a few days ago, and then today I finally got around to installing the lift motor. No problem, except for one thing.
The motor is connected to the fan using Insulated Quick Disconnects like these.
But for some reason the ones that come on the new lift motor are slightly larger than the standard 1/4” size. So before I could install it, I had to replace the connectors with new standard ones. But after that, it went pretty smooth, and finished up, it looked like this.
I really like the new clear blades.
For dinner we fixed salads with lettuce, spring greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, shredded cheese, and Chinese crispy noodles. Jan also adds sliced avocados to hers. For dressing, Jan uses Balsamic Vinaigrette, and I like a homemade BBQ Bacon Ranch, made from Hidden Valley Bacon Ranch mixed with Rudy’s BBQ Sauce. Really good.
For dessert, we finished off the last of the Strawberry 7-UP cake that she made recently. You can also find that recipe on Jan’s Favorite Recipes. Also really good.
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Thought for the Day:
A good landing is when the pilot and all passengers can walk away.
A great landing is when you can use the airplane again.
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How Cold Can It Be . . .
After a nice, quiet morning, about 1:15 Jan and I headed out for the 1:45 showing of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The second movie in the Captain America franchise, this one continues the non-stop action of the first one, as well as the plot tie-ins with the other Marvel movies, like Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, and The Avengers. And even better it also directly ties in with the Agents of SHIELD TV show. If you go for this sort of thing, don’t miss it. And lucky for me, I have a wife who likes these movies as much as I do. In fact, she even likes Dr. Who.
After the movie we headed a couple of exits south on I-45 to have dinner at Ryan’s, one of our favorite buffet places. We both love their fried chicken.
But the first thing we noticed walking in to the place, was how warm it was . . . no, not warm, HOT! We assumed that maybe their AC was on the blink. But when we ask our waitress, a young lady named XXXX, she laughed and said, “Well, that’s the story they’re using today.” When we inquired further, she said that starting a month or so ago, all Ryan’s restaurant thermostats are now controlled from the corporate offices . . . in Eagan, Minnesota! Where it was 57 degrees today. Apparently they’re only allowed to control the temp by 3 degrees at the restaurant.
Somebody needs to tell them this is Texas, not Minnesota.
Our waitress also said that over the last few weeks, a bunch of customers have asked for their money back and left because of the temperature.
On another note, ever taste or smell something and have it bring up an old memory? It’s happened to me before, and it did again today at Ryan’s. And strangely enough, it was caused by a Rice Krispies Treat, like one below.
I’ve always liked them, and usually get one when we’re at Ryan’s. But these were different. When I saw the colored bits, I figured they were just Rice Krispies dyed with food coloring. But one taste told me different and took me back.
They were not Rice Krispies, they were crushed TRIX cereal.
And suddenly, for a few seconds, I was 10 years old, sitting at the breakfast table in our house on the Bon Secour River near Gulf Shores, AL.
Weird!
After Ryan’s, we hit the Wal-Mart next door for a few things, and also the 99cent Store across the street before getting home about 7pm.
BTW, I XXXX’d the name of our Ryan’s waitress to keep her from getting in trouble. We’ve had a couple of cases where I’ve mentioned a place here on the blog and have been contacted by the company. Just being careful.
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Thought for the Day:
Lots of people talk to animals… Not very many listen, though …That’s the problem. – The Tao of Pooh
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