Taste Like Chicken Fri-YAY 7/30

Linda, I find all the videos from the insurrection very disturbing. The brutality to police (in some cases by other police or ex-police) is shocking. It amazes me how some people are trying to paint it in such a different light. There is something seriously wrong mentally with a number of people elected to office in the Congress. On the fraudit, it will continue until the money stops pouring in. There needs to be a major prosecution there and some of your legislators need to be charged or at least sanctioned. I hope the voters there will be smart enough not to re-elect some of them, but I know it's expecting too much. Definitely start stocking up on what you can. Is it too early to plant seeds for your winter garden? Tofu or chicken nuggets would be easy to sub into that recipe. Looks good!

I forgot this was the spa party, Becky. You are just a party animal these days😀. Will you get your ears pierced in the same places where your holes closed up? Will you just do one per ear or more? I'm not a huge fan of Pelosi and if there were term limits in Congress like there should be, she wouldn't even be there. I did find her kind of hard to understand when she had a mask covering her mouth and nose, but the "chin diaper" looks stupid. I would love to see Katie Porter as Speaker of the House. 

Chele, we apparently have at least 4 hummingbirds and they all pretty much claim the feeder as their own. Three of them have been hanging out within a few feet of the feeder for most of the day. Did you get any rain yesterday? The storm we got this morning came from KY, so you might have gotten some before it moved southward. It was pretty nasty in parts of KY and northern TN. Is the vaccine lottery still going on? Any announcements on new incentives since Biden's message yesterday?

Did you do a grocery order, Kathy? How many bags of Birdseye did you get? They are pretty compact, so a good thing to stock up on. I really like their new Power Blends. I have tried the Southwest, Italian, and California, and they are all good. Fairly low in fat and good in protein and fiber. I've used them many times for a quick dinner and can easily get 2 meals from a bag. How has the reaction been to Disney requiring masks again? Are you just expecting your everyday ordinary shower today? The Atlantic looks pretty clear right now.

Liz, YAY! on the survey ending. I hope you can recover a bit this weekend. Great news on Zoe. I hope Wally's growth is no biggie. You have enough going on. Our numbers are rising here and we have been 2000+ new cases per day all week, with rising hospitalizations and deaths. That's what happens when you're one of the worst states in terms of fully vaccinated people. Everyone needs to mask indoors here as well, but probably only the vaccinated people will do it. The lake was pretty crazy last weekend and may be the same way this weekend. They are starting to take the lake level down a bit and it's dropped about a foot this week. They will start ramping that up after Labor Day and then swim season will be over for me.

We had a rough night. The problem smoke alarm went off at 3:15, 4:05, 4:40, and 5:10, when we finally got up (and it hasn't gone off since😕). Then we weren't up long before t-storms rolled in while it was still dark. Lots of bright flashes and noise but very little rain. It took Arya a couple of hours to settle down enough to eat breakfast and another couple of hours before she was relaxed enough to nap. She's been very clingy. Dale thinks the smoke detector reacted to the heat and humidity so I have reset the thermostat to keep it cooler downstairs.  The thing I can't understand is why it only seems to go off during the night when the heat is worse in the daytime. I think it's possessed. Anyway, I think I'm having one of those "no ambition" days like Linda had yesterday.

Waving to Denise.

Liz, so glad you've reached the end of survey week. I mistakenly thought you were done last week. Glad to hear it was good news for your department. Yes, I've been stocking up a little more on paper goods and a few things, but not going too crazy yet. I still have a stash of TP from brands I don't like as much, so that's my emergency reserve. I also have plenty of sanitizer and wipes, although I guess that's not as important now that we know our groceries won't kill us! Glad to hear that Zoe is doing a bit better and hope Wally is okay. Any retirement plans yourself? Is Gary excited?

Karen, the Birdseye BOGO turned out to be only on some of their newer oven roasting blends. I tend not to buy the seasoned ones, so gave it a pass this time. I love the Southwest Power Blend and have also used them as a quick meal. It's good in a tortilla with some salsa and cheese too and I also get multiple servings out of the bag. I think we're just back to our normal showers for now. It's a hot one today and doesn't look like rain.