Rat Jumped To Conclusion

My big urban moment yesterday came while driving through the pharmacy parking lot. To exit the parking lot, I was faced with a choice. Do I turn left, or do I turn right? 

I started to turn right, but then changed my mind and turned left. I surprised a large rat, exposed crossing towards the pharmacy, who thought, for sure, that I was turning right.

That Damned Delta

It looks like the post-Thanksgiving disease rush has started in earnest. Covid cases zoomed 62% in the past week - the fastest percentage increase of the entire pandemic! The northern tier is bad: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan. New England is bad: Vermont, New Hampshire, with increases moving into the urban northeast too (particularly Rhode Island). New Mexico is bad. I'm hoping the mass inoculation of school-age kids will blunt Delta's impact, but despite that, it looks like we'll see a bad winter after all.

Culinary Forensics

I’m not terribly good at cooking and related domestic arts, and don’t even know much about what’s in my own cupboards. I remember back in the 90s, when a sudden fly infestation revealed that a hidden 20 lb. bag of potatoes had aged and liquefied. Goopy! Those were the days! 

Still, I’ve been cleaning out old food, and noticed a box of brownie mix, so I whipped up some tasty brownies. I noticed the box had an expiration date of January, 2016, but age doesn’t seem to have affected quality or taste. Just a big scare notice. Next up, some powdered green chile mix that, if memory serves, dates to about 2006.

Nite School: Haunted New Mexico

Amusing Albuquerque-oriented by the improv types at the Vortex Theater.