Disappointed Yet Again

Perusing my Statcounter, I see #1 and the Wolv visited earlier this morning. I can almost see their grief-stricken faces as they came across the same late March post.  I cannot, in good conscience, allow this to continue.  And the Wolv will be doubly glad this evening when MI pastes AZ.

We spent last weekend in Sacramento. Friday brought us to Golden 1 Center, where we watched the two women’s Sweet 16 games. UCLA had a slow start but came out in the second half to rout MN. The second game, Duke vs. LSU, was a tight one, with Duke dropping a buzzer beating trey to take it.  I felt bad for Kim Mulkey. I have an affinity with her because of our similar fashion styles. 

The next day we joined the No Kings protest across from the state capitol. My wife made us some good signs. I saw a few repeats of my “clean up on aisle 47” among the other witty and profane placards. It was well organized, with shady spots to sit down and abundant water bottles. We departed before the marchers arrived and somehow landed at Joseph A. Bank because my wife is tired of the shirts I’ve been wearing. I was annoyed because there were no selections from the Mulkey line, but I came away with two nicely patterned long sleeves that mitigate my protruding gut. We then headed to the home of a good friend of my wife from her SDSU days.  She and her husband treated us royally for our overnight stay, with sumptuous meals and fine selection of beverages.

I have ventured into new culinary territory recently.  I’m not sure what came over me, but I attempted not one, not two, but three new recipes this week.  The first one I got from Mrs. Wig. As I stated in my 2/21 post, I need to come up with a new blog name for her.  I’m thinking CC might do it, but I’ll give her veto rights before making it official. All new names need to go before the MBB (Mediocre Blogs Board) for their blessing. In any case, my first attempt at this recipe was not a sterling success, but it was edible. My wife pointed out that I should have used the non-stick pan to fry the meatballs. As always, she was right.

https://themodernproper.com/chicken-piccata-meatballs

I really went out of my comfort zone for this next one. It came out pretty well but made me do a little research on coconut milk. I will try it again, or something similar, when the spirit moves me.

https://downshiftology.com/recipes/chickpea-curry/

The big winner of the week was my Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli Rabe. I’ve always enjoyed this when I’ve had it at restaurants.  I did not actually follow one recipe, but watched a few videos, such as this guy who I enjoy, as well as read through different recipe versions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msi0RPjBZ40

I’ll close by saying goodbye and good riddance to Pam Bondi. Below is South Park’s depiction of her.