Ayatollah

I was trying to find a dog quote, and I found this atrocity...

"A man can have sex with animals such as sheep, cows, camels and so on. However he should kill the animal after he has his orgasm. He should not sell the meat to the people in his own village, however selling the meat to the next door village should be fine."
(Ayatollah Khomeini / 1902-1989 / Tahrirolvasyleh)



Then I came upon this...
"Making fun of born-again Christians is like hunting dairy cows with a high powered rifle and scope."
(P.J. O'Rourke / born in 1947)

Then, this...

"Sacred cows make the best hamburger."(Mark Twain / 1835-1910)

It's a sign... back to the taco truck... my mind it may wander, but somehow it comes back to food and the feeding of the multitudes!

I'm coming closer to the name.

IDLE PAST GUSHING PRESENT

:)

i can just smile. we're granted a new one every year and this one will be grand. i feel it.

hello taco truck :)

hello freedom, strength, living life, soaking up every idle moment and churning it into fuel for the future. here i am. come get me, take me by the hand.

:)

Some of this stuff...

Is just common knowledge, like, you're not allowed to screw up anyone's bday but your own. And - don't go yelling outside the household liken as if folks can't hear you all the way down the street. It's also about stuff like...people shouldn't be so selfish, and not hold up to their word. Folks should really think about stuff more than they do. I only care. I do, I really do, I care a lot about stuff I probably shouldn't give a second thought to, like people's feelings. What little tiny crosshairs get rubbed when we've got a group of people celebrating something. All the little innuendo's and crescendo's and things that matter, really, on the large scale of things, microscopic as they may be. When there's not an argument somewhere, and you insist upon making one, then go on with your bad self, but keep it quiet, and have some respect. Those of you without tact MUST LEARN that knowing a little bit about what's under the skin can help heaps. You can't just not care without running into opposition.

I can hang. Anything could happen and I'm an optimist. There's really no reason at all to think about the worst of a situation when you really could make the best out of it. So, why, why is being human so hard for some people? What reason is there to second guess anything, to overthink emotions? They are what they are. I could get angry and say, well shit... There's a gin incident or a whiskey incident, and everything is ruined. No, no no no... what happened is folks mighta' learned their lesson, and maybe not... most likely not, actually. With all the changing tides in life, there is no hard answer, no concrete. Emotions, fate, synchronicity, EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON SOMETHING and SOMETHING DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT CHANGING TIDES.

Thin line between righteousness & idiocracy. Think before you speak or act.

I'll take the moment, cope with what there is to work with and be happy that I did. No running, no fluffing off, no funny stuff. I am part of a unit, one with joy and love and happiness, and nothing can take that away. No ruin, no neglect, only up, up and out and away and in and around and I wouldn't change anything, not one bit, not one moment, because I love how the moments even themselves out in the whole process of living this life.

Love, Life, Pursuit.

S.

Dixie Chicks & The Damned

Here we go.... last week the girls and I went to see Exene Cervenka & the Original Sinners & it was FABULOUS! Their opening band... Knuckle Drager was really rockin' metal surf music with no vocals... They all wore halloween masks & rocked the house... I loved it!

Now, my Brother calls me yesterday with two tickets care of his lovely little lady to go see the Dixie Chicks tonight - So Papa & I will be in attendance.

We've had this planned for over a month or so: The Damned @ Harlows tomorrow night. I am so excited... what a month eh? We kick ass!

IBOOK JOY

How can I express my joy? Why with a blog from home, of course!

Is there nothing better than to be able to lay in bed and post something? Instead of trying to get a thought out at work between all the multitasking?
This is beautiful, it's grand!

We're preparing to host a party for a very loved friend... There should be about fifteen people in our tiny abode tonight, and we've just got to run to various stores & get all the good stuff we need to call it a party!

I'm thinking I might take Olly to the dog park to run off some excess energy. I'm very excited you're here Cat! Added bonus! My cousin is also in town selling record purses & he should be here for the party too!

YAHOO!
S,

HALLOW WEEN 06

Trolley Memories

I saw the Folsom trolley today and it reminded me of a time I had at about 14-15 yrs of age. Working in San Francisco upon a trolley for six hours straight, round and round Union Square. There was a guy on an opposite traveling trolley & I had on a terrible red dress & we had to clink our champagne glasses at just the precise moment. All of this to-do was over a champagne commercial that was to air in Spain...Nah, they didn't care if I was 14yrs old...they told me to look like I had been up partying all night... but I had no experience to pull from. That was weird. I suppose I would have done a better job at it now, but oh! If I only had that footage!

How to make Salmon Caviar...

Here is something that isn't about me, or you, or anyone else, for once. Thank god. Thank you Adam, for asking!

You will need a piece of ½ in. or ¼ in. mesh screen at least on foot square. ( The size of the eggs will dictate the mesh size).

Galvanized screen may be all that is available, but if you have choice, plastic, plain steel, or stainless steel is preferable.

Plain steel can be protected from rust with edible (cooking) oil or coating of resin.

If you must use galvanized screen coat it with resin too, to keep the eggs from direct contact with the galvanized coating.

Separate the eggs from the membrane that contains them is the first step; gently but firmly rub the skein of eggs over the screen.

Discard the membrane, blood vessels, etc. remaining on the screen after most of the eggs have passed through.

Make a 80 degree sal brine:
Pickling Salt Water
8,6 oz (1 cup, 2tbs) 1 qt.
Or
270g ( 270ml) 1 liter

Gently stir the eggs in the cooled 80degree brine for 15 to 30 minutes.
The uptake of salt will depend on the maturity of the eggs.
You can see when the eggs are salted enough because they begin to look opalescent.
Remember the highest quality of caviar is lowest in salt.
Too much salt will cover-up the delicate flavor of the eggs.
Drain the eggs after the brining; this takes at least 8 hours if there is any quanity of eggs.
The caviar must be kept cool to prevent spoilage during draining, but not too cool.
Temperature below 40degre F ( 5degree C) will cause the eggs to congeal and prevent good drainage.
A refrigerator is too cool for this.
Pack the finished caviar in jars after draining.
I find half pint mason jars to be a good size for the hors d'œuvre for a large group.
Smaller container, such as baby food jars, etc. are good for smaller groups.
Refrigeration is extremely important for keeping caviar: the ideal temperature is 34 degree to 36 degree F ( 2 to 3 degree C ).
Below 29 degree F the caviar will freeze and turn into a worthless mass ( don't throw it out, it is useful as a dip or favoring ); above 40 degree F it will have a very short shelf life.
At ideal temperature, 35 degree F ( 2 degree C) even lightly salted caviar will keep for a year.
If the roes that you for the caviar were fairly mature, there will be some fat and juice exude from them while the caviar is stored in the jar.
Turn the jar over, from time to time, so that all the eggs get bathed in this juice.

Down Home Out & About

I choked. I did, Sonny even confirmed it for me the other night. I think about it when I drive home after work and at odd times during the day. They'll probably edit me out. Just need to get this off my chest. I didn't say what I wanted to say. I wanted to say exactly this:
"Human nature will eventually put it's foot down & let jealousy into the relationship(s) and from there it will end up (more often than not) causing the whole thing to crumble."

INSTEAD I said:

"I wasn't that shocked (that Sonny loosely had that type of relationship before)(loosely is the operative word here)I guess I was more shocked that the girls put up with the situation."

I feel lame, but I hope I'll eventually get over it. Even though it haunts me when I'm alone, because now I know exactly what I WOULD have said had I not felt rushed.

Sonny on the other hand will NOT be edited out. I choked.

Oh well. It's not the end of the world ( it is ) but hardly because of the Tyra Banks Show.

Onward and upward....

Summer has come and gone practically and I feel like it was only here for a few weeks. The weather is already Spring / Fall like again. It's gorgeous.

I love it because it's crisp. I was just in North Carolina and it was so muggy. The rainy days here aren't stifling, they're cleansing.



These pics are what Sophia calls "baby flowers"...we planted a bunch of morning glories in the yard and we check them everyday:


There's just so much good stuff....