HAPPY NEW YEAR


They tell me that whatever I choose to do on the first day of the year, is what I will end up doing all year long. I guess I will be playing with my doll babies.


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They also say that if I expect to have good luck this year that I must eat black eyed peas and collard greens. Unfortunately this doesn’t work and I do not like collard greens. Those that do like collard greens lie about liking collard greens to try to trick me into trying them again. I also do not enjoy goat cheese, even the stuff that has blueberries mixed in.

Bought an unusual cut of beef the other day. Picanah. It is a dry cut of meat with little blood. It comes off of the rump of the cow, closest spot to his pooh shooter. Top of the sirloin, sometimes called the sirloin cap. They say it is very flavorful and bold so when I saw it I got it. Not a popular choice for American butchers, who tend to slice it so as to be included in other cuts. Very popular in Brazil where their steakhouses slice it into steaks, skewer them, and then rotisserie them. I bought a container of Brazilian steakhouse spice rub to put on it. I am considering doing the skewer technique as I need some practice, but the smoker might turn this into a delightful piece of meat. Interesting to try techniques from other countries, as most of the ones that manage to get mentioned here in the states are good. We like our food to taste, well…… good.

I had bought three ribeye roasts when on sale just before Christmas. Sliced into ribeye steaks. Fat rib eye steaks. Yesterday ran to Sam’s and saw their fat ribeyes at $30 per copy. I got a steal of a deal on those roasts at $5.95 per pound. Fat ribeyes are fun. I like it when my arms get tired of slicing into my steaks.

Sam’s is the kind of place where you are presented with what appears to be a good deal, because you believe that buying in volume means cheap. Most of what is in Sam’s is not a deal. I do all the shopping at my house and I know what things cost. I really only go there to get their store brand paper towels and striking paper, both of which are excellent quality at a fabulous price. I get their shelled pistachios, shelled walnuts, shelled pecans, and cashews and create my own deluxe mixed nut snacks. No peanuts, no almonds. I go light on the walnuts, too. Sprinkled on salads, ice cream or simply snacked on from the container.

Anyways, Sam’s has a few other things, but I cast a jaundice eye when presented with most items. They have a good store brand laundry detergent pod thingie and their dishwasher pod thingie is good as well. I get their large rolls of plastic wrap and aluminum foil and Ziploc bags and they have good store brand trash bags. Good deals on name brand cleaners can be found occasionally. So I usually dump some serious cash when I go, but the supplies last a long time so I don’t go often.

They had large bags of navel oranges from California. Upon inspection they were a horrible deal. The bag imparts a lovely orange glow to the fruit, but move one of the fruits inside over to the side away, and they were pale yellow. Some had soft spots where they are rotting. Harvested before ripe to allow longer shelf life. I saw people getting these bags as if they were some sort of deal. Caveat Emptor- Buyer Beware…..it’s Sam’s.

I have to work in my garage today. I have to finish stowing stuff into the shed. I also got some things from my friend’s shed that I had been storing there, so need to organize shed. Got another 4 foot wide wire rack shelving unit to install as well. These worked out to be cheaper than building wooden shelves and much easier to install. The shed is full but not cluttered. She says I have too much stuff. So I grabbed some of her stuff and said I agreed with her and put that into the truck to make room for more, and said I was gonna make a run to the dump with her stuff. So now she might think I have too much stuff, but I don’t hear about it. Really, I only keep good stuff like tools and fishing junk, the rest of that mess is all hers. I just get to be the man who organizes her junk.

I had hoped to go fishing, but lately things have been not so nice. I mean I did not get any toys or candy for Christmas, and that still has me upset. I almost took one of my doll babies to attach to my sculpture fish thingie she thought I wanted for Christmas, instead of toys and candy. I was hoping she would complain about that so I could complain about not getting any toys, and having to make do with the sculpture thingie she thought would look nice on our dining room table, for my only toy. Yup, afraid so. I mean I never asked for artwork. I asked for toys and candy.

Still the thing does look nice, and yes it will be in the family for decades, but still it’s the principle that matters. I wanted and did not get. I suppose women are universally manipulative of what gets bought for Christmas. They buy clothes for their men. Not what he wants, rather what she wants to see when she looks over at his butt. Oh honey, you look so nice. I call this a clue and remember to ease that hanger over to the end of the closet pole where it will hide quite well. Nothing wrong with wife beater tee shirts and shorts with holes in them. I hate boat shoes with a passion.

I have a prediction for you guys. I suspect we are gonna see a tough year financially. Our rulers will do very well for themselves though.

I am so glad they got the Idaho killer. Looks like he did it for kicks. Death penalty state, too. I wonder if some do gooder jurist will want to save him so he can be rehabilitated and released some day. I told my wife, who is an expert on anything John Bennet, that I bet he cut his finger like OJ did, and left DNA mixed in with the victim’s blood. Very easy to isolate a killer’s blood drops BTW. I suspect they matched the found profile to one of his family member’s DNA submitted for a family tree thingie thing. Either that or they suspected him and followed him around and got his garbage and tested him that way. They are not saying how at this point. We have to wait another week or so to hear about it. I used to go to these types of scenes and remove the victims you know. This guy thought he was smarter than the cops and he ain’t.

Well Happy New Year and hope you got lots of toys and candy for Christmas.