it was a generic stretch of desert teeming with control freaks demonstrating ingrained socialization issues.

my favorite pie is chess pie, but i don't know how to make it. googled the recipe. who knew that chess pie had cornmeal & vinegar? here's the recipe so's you can make me one.
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. soft butter
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tbsp. cornmeal
1 unbaked pie shell
mix all ingredients.
quickly pour into pie shell.
bake in 350º oven for 45 minutes.

there is not a vehicle in the possession of me, my old man, speedy, or junior, that is working correctly. they are all having the brokenness. mini-me has a working vehicle, but it's parked a little far away to make it a convenient choice for visits to the grocer. last night we went to driver's way to peruse the vehicle inventory, and today, my old man & i are going to the harley dealership. that's right. you heard me correctly: harley. next week they are having a big $500 under invoice sale, so today's just for shopping, but shopping's a big step. gonna sit on one, see how i like it, maybe sign up for a class, learn how to drive one. beginning to look like it might actually happen, and although it will also be an inconvenient choice for visits to the grocer... it's possible that it will make those visits anyway.

this morning, speedy & i went to run on the abandoned golf course. pleasant, shaded, mostly flat... but somehow we weren't getting the route correct and kept ending up with only one mile accomplished, so we went out to the street & back through the neighborhood, and it's all good in the 'hood, but i want to get a handle on the g.c. so that we can get more mileage out of it. today's outcome: 6 miles in 54:33. respectable. highly respectable.

currently reading lemony snicket #10, and there are 13 in the series, so you can see it's a relentless reading march to the end.