Musing of the Moment: Golden Hami Melons

I shopped at Aldi the other day, and there was this melon I'd never seen. It's a Golden Hami melon. 

From my vantage point, it looks like a football-shaped cantaloupe. And I like melons. 

I cut it up this afternoon, and it's colored like a cantaloupe. However, it tastes more like a honeydew. 

It's like a cantaloupe and a honeydew got busy and had a baby. 

Music Friday: "Don't Stand So Close to Me"

Here's a classic tune from The Police. 

I cannot fathom how high school teachers hit on and sometimes sleep with their students. Disgusting. 

And yes, I know the song is based on Lolita by Nabokov. But still. 

Musing of the Moment: Bark Box Adjusting to Tariffs

 

We got my dog's bark box the other day, and this was the message we got because the toys and treats were not in a box. They came in a bag. 

My hope is that more companies make similar moves in regard to Moscow Don's tariffs to expose the stupidity of his economic policies. 

Random Notes from a Crank

The comic above makes a lot of sense. I got it from The Atheist Vanguard on FB. 

As inflation worsens, all signs point toward the U.S. economy suffering stagflation. Read all about in the article by The New York Times: "U.S. Inflation Accelerated in June as Trump's Tariffs Pushed Up Prices." 

And as reported in The Washington Post, the shaky economy and tariffs are seriously affecting the travel plans of Americans: "Americans Are Downsizing Their Summer Vacations." 

If you're interested in a bit of satire, surprisingly from USA Today, check out "I Saw the New Liberal Superman Movie and It Gave Me a Woke Mind Virus." 

Of all the things that the MAGA faithful should be mad about in regard to the doings of President Adolf, they're really concerned about the release of the Epstein files? 

Those are some bizarre priorities. 

Fumbling Toward Culinary Talent: Blue Cheese Dressing

This recipe is simply a small variation on the recipe in The Joy of Cooking. 

I've had a patch of garlic chives in my garden for over a decade, so I added chives, and I used white wine vinegar instead of red wine vinegar. 

Ingredients

1 cup of mayonnaise (I prefer Duke's)

1/2 cup of sour cream

1-2 tablespoons of white wine vinegar

2 tablespoons of chopped parsley

2 tablespoons of chives

Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste

1-2 cloves of garlic, minced

4 ounces of crumbled blue cheese

Process

Whisk together everything except the blue cheese in a mixing bowl. Fold in the blue cheese and move to some manner of dressing container. 

Fumbling Toward Culinary Talent: Cajun Sausage and Veggies

I made up this dish with what I had lying around. I used my Blackstone griddle.

Ingredients

1 lb. of turkey kielbasa but into half moons 

1/2 head of cabbage

1 cup of cauliflower florets

1 cup of broccoli florets

1 small yellow onion, diced

Avocado oil 

Brickstone Cajun seasoning

Process

I put the griddle to medium heat and dumped all the ingredients, added some oil, and added seasoning. 

Cook it for a while, flip the ingredients from time to time, add oil and seasoning as you go, and it's done in about 20 minutes. 

Music Friday: "History of the Future"

I enjoy some good psychedelic rock. I finally got around to getting Freak Out! by the Mothers of Invention. 

And I realized I hadn't kept up with the newer releases from The Black Angels. 

Here's a tune from the band's 2022 album Wilderness of Mirrors. 

Music Friday: "Stop"

Since it's the Fourth of July, I thought I'd share a song that epitomizes American exceptionalism and arrogance.