DIRTYBENNY WRITES

 I have had a bountiful harvest of tomatoes and cherry tomatoes in particular.  In the past, I had struggled with making these Greek tomato fritters.  I have since learned to add an egg and extra water and flour to get the right  batter consistency. I now have the technique perfected.  The wonderful thing about these is it uses fresh herbs of basil, parsley, dill, and mint so they are really flavorful even without tzatziki. The deep frying did make a mess of my baking racks.  As I was struggling to scrub the racks, I thought I would check the internet.  Reddit usually gives me the best results.  Many folks said to dump a cup of ammonia in a garbage bag and seal the racks inside for 24 hours.  I gave it a try and my racks look brand new.  So....the internet is good for something. 

 

 

 A nightly ritual when I was growing up was watching the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson each night.  One of my favorite guests was Rich Little.  In all of my years of collecting autographs, Rich Little eluded me. I have recently been rewatching some of the old Tonight Shows.  What are the odds that I am at the flea market this am and find an old Rich Little program autographed for five dollars?  Beyond chance.  In the next aisle over, I found a Linda Ronstadt scrapbook from the late 1970's for four dollars.  She was a major league crush of mine as a sixteen year old.  Beyond chance. Blue Bayou written by the legend Roy Orbison

Now that the temperatures have dropped into the low to mid 80's , the realm is livable once again.  After I got back from the flea market, I made myself a cappucino and sat on my swing.  The hummingbird wars were in full swing. There were at least 3-4 different ones fending off their territory.  Divebombing one after another. I populate my back deck with 10-12 firecracker plants which are like crack to hummingbirds. It is amazing how aggressive and territorial these small creatures are.

 Does this look like someone FAINTING?  I don't think so.

 

"YOU CAN'T FIX THIS PLACE." "LEARN WHERE YOU ARE." I am in agreement with Stephen on the premise that there are different entities here.  We are not all the same.  And for anyone who thinks that there is legitimacy to this place, I cannot help you.