Monthly Archives: December 2018
Still Thawing Out . . .
it never really got above 50° today, and still trying to thaw out from last night, we never left the rig today.
Instead Jan made up a big batch of slow-cooker soup using a recipe she found on Facebook. Several cans of Dark Red Kidney Beans, a couple of cans of Diced Tomatoes, including a Habanero Rotel, a can of Bold Manwich Sloppy Joe Sauce, a can of Minestrone Soup, and a pound or so of cooked hamburger.
Then dump it all into the slow-cooker, and spice to taste. Cook for a couple of hours on HI and then a couple on LO.
Eat!
Really good, as well as quick and easy.
I’ll post the full recipe to Jan’s Favorite Recipes later.
Jan’s eye is doing better every day, and even better, she’s learned to do her own eye drops so I don’t have to worry about being bit, like when I’m doing it. She also got her a sleep mask that she uses at night instead of the uncomfortable plastic shield.
I did play kind of a dirty trick on her though, right after we got home from the eye doctor the other day.
When she got everything taken care of and sat down, she turned on the TV and found this.
The entire screen was pinkish.
She looked over at me, terrified, and said, “Is there something wrong with the TV, or is it me?
So I looked up and said, “What? I don’t see any problem.” But before she could panic completely, I went over and the DVR off and back on, and the problem cleared.
I’m glad she didn’t have anything close by to throw at me.
Those of you who have WordPress blogs either have already or will have gotten the WordPress 5.0 update. And those of you who use the WordPress built-in editor may find yourselves completely lost.
The new editor, called Gutenberg, is totally different from the old one, both in concept and usage. Everything is done in ‘blocks’ which is the new rage in website programming. But it can be very confusing, especially if you’re just trying to post a simple blog with a couple of photos.
But you can go back to the old ‘Classic Editor’ if you like. From the Dashboard, just go to Plugins, Add New, and search for Classic Editor. Then install and activate that plugin. And now you’re back on the old editor.
I thought I’d post the last of the 2018 Clear Lake Boat Parade photos from last night. We did not stay until the last board passed by because we were so cold we were shivering. And even wearing gloves my finger were so stiff and numb I was afraid I would drop my phone into the water.
Hopefully next year it won’t be so cold, or we’ll just bundle up more.
Thought for the Day: If you’ve never met the devil on the road of life, maybe it’s because you’re both heading in the same direction.
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Baby, It Was Cold Outside . . ,
We had a nice slow morning/afternoon today, mostly just doing much of nothing.
Really nice.
Jan and I headed out for the Kemah Boardwalk about 3:45, wanting to get ahead of the expected crowd for the Boat Parade. Miss Piper was supposed to meet us there but had to bow out at the last minute.
Her loss, and ours too, since we were hoping to see her.
We planned to have a leisurely dinner at Saltgrass Steakhouse and then walk right next door to the channel between Clear Lake and Galveston Bay for the parade.
We got seated within a couple of minutes so we didn’t need to use the Priority Seating that comes with our Landry’s Select Club membership, but it was nice to have as a backup.
We started off, as usual, with our favorite Wedge Salad, one of the best we’ve found anywhere.
Then, continuing on down our ‘favorites’ path, Jan got the Center-Cut Filet, with the Grilled Green Beans,
while I got the 12oz Ribeye, also with the Grilled Green Beans.
The beans are really good, but are not on the ‘Sides’ menu. On our last visit to Saltgrass, Jan noticed them in a photo of another entrée, and found we could order them too.
We also each got a serving of the creamy horseradish sauce to go with our steaks. And it also makes a good dip for the green beans.
Everything was as good as we’ve come to expect from Saltgrass, and so knowing we wouldn’t be able to finish them, we both got desserts.
So Jan got the Cheesecake,
while I got the Pecan Pie Bread Pudding with Bourbon Cream Sauce.
As the waiter sat it down in front of me, I was stunned. It looked a lot smaller in the photo on the menu. II was the size of my dinner plate.
Delicious, and both of us had plenty to take home.
By now it was a little before 6pm, so we headed over to the channel to get a viewing spot along the rail.
And it was a good thing since the crowd filled in behind us pretty quickly. The bad thing was that the first of the boats didn’t show up for another hour, and it was freezing. Or at least darn close.
Although we were bundled up pretty good, with coats, gloves, and watch caps, the 45 degree temps and the15 knot wind running along the channel gave us a wind chill in the mid to high 30’s. Yikes!
But finally the boats started showing up a little after 7pm. So to finish up I’ll just post some of the photos, with some more tomorrow night.
More Tomorrow.
Thought for the Day:
And there’s nothing wrong with that song, either!
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