CV! Part 197 – It’s September 2021 (Wed-Thurs-Fri)
Hey, hey, hey Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember? Ba-dee-ya, dancing in September Ba-dee-ya, never was a cloudy day – “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire
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Wednesday, September 1, 2021 – Rabbit. Rabbit. Happy Frankenstein Day!
RABBIT! RABBIT!
1:30am: We took the dog outside.
We woke up. We took the dog outside. We fed the dog. We took the dog outside. We got the newspapers. We drank a cup of espresso. DRINK COFFEE. Drink Water. We watched the Not Burning Man 2021 Livestream on YouTube. Sunrise from the Black Rock Desert at Robot Heart with Sabo & Goldcap (famous EDM DJs and Producers)
1:45pm: Well, we are taking the day off the Blog. Go read a past Blog Post from August or July….. or any of our previous 1000+ Blog Posts.
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZ
5:01pm: Still taking the day off. We needed to sleep. On The Menu: Peanut butter and strawberry jam on a bagel and a couple iced espressos to drink during the day
8:00pm: We took the dog outside. We fed the dog. We took the dog outside again. We brushed him out and he’s so pretty. We took hime outside again, and now he’s taking a nappy.
On The Menu: 3 Hotdogs with bacon, cheese, mustard, and chopped onion; a fried chicken wing, dill pickle, avocado, and an apple with an iced espresso to drink
11:40pm:
Thursday, September 2, 2021 – Happy V-J Day! Victory Over Japan Day celebrates the anniversary of the Japanese surrender to the Allied Forces in World War II.
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12:55pm: Hey, it’s Thursday. Yes, we are here.
We woke up too early. We took the dog outside. We fed the dog. We took the dog outside. We went back to bed. The housekeeper came and worked a half day… kinda. We got the newspapers and the mail. We took the dog outside again. We’ve been chillin’ in the Home Office all day.
1:45pm: Really taking the day off today…..
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZ
8:30pm: We just woke up from a nap with the dog. We took the dog outside. We went to the bank and the post office and the gas station today. We went to the market, and parked, but there were TOO MANY PEOPLE inside. We looked at all the cars in the parking lot, and then just drove home again. The dog went outside earlier. And we fed the dog. And he went outside. And then we fell asleep for an hour or so. We haven’t eaten…. kinda. We ate two fried chicken drumsticks at 5:00pm. VERY HUNGRY NOW.
On The Menu: Chicken quesadilla with avocado and salsa
Friday, September 3, 2021
wrote this haiku six years ago…
Makes you want to shout
out at the top of your lungs
“King of the World Ma!”
8:50am: We woke up. The dogs went outside. The dogs got fed. We got the newspapers and made an iced espresso.
And JoshWillTravel will not be traveling next week. WE CANCELLED OUR LAS VEGAS RESERVATIONS THIS MORNING. We had booked Three COMP nights at The Mirage Hotel & Casino (MGM MLife) with a $50 food credit and $20 FREE play for the week after Labor Day. We booked it once we were Fully Vaccinated, before the Delta Variant Surge, and we were really looking forward to going…. fucking CoronaVirus. We called and waited ON HOLD (w/really bad muzak) for an Reservation Specialist and we tried to reschedule for October or November, but because the “offer had expired” we just cancelled it. Just a BIG BUMMER. We will rebook when (or if) it is safe to travel and be in public spaces again. This was supposed to be our first vacation trip in 18 months, but there are TOO MANY UNMASKED AND UNVACCINATED PEOPLE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. And we still thought about going, not cancelling, but it just doesn’t feel safe to go. We are not the only one….. there were thousands of cancellations in the last week.
The Mirage Hotel and Volcano – Las Vegas, Nevada
And it’s also why we didn’t make travel plans for “Not Burning Man 2021” this week. But a lot of people went – there are thousands of campers in the Black Rock Desert! We have been watching the LiveStream from The Playa and it look really wild and fun…. But there’s still a CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC and it is not socially responsible to go. Also, there is NO INFRASTRUCTURE (port-a-potties, medical services, etc.) and it just isn’t safe to be “socializing” with (masked or unmasked) strangers.
WE TOOK AN AFTERNOON TRIP IN OUR AUTOMOBILE. We got dressed and went out of the house. We visited a friend (in-person) in his backyard. It was HOT but beautiful and rewarding…. good deed of the day. Always good to help a friend out. And then we drove home, and there was a lot of traffic, so we got back to the Home Office and took the dogs outside. The dogs got fed. And we declined another party invitation. NO! WE ARE NOT EATING AND DRINKING WITH STRANGERS! WE ARE NOT EATING AND DRINKING WITH FAMILY AT THIS POINT! SO FUCKING STUPID TO HAVE PARTIES OR ANY KIND OF GATHERING! THE DELTA VARIANT IS REAL and it might kill you, even vaccinated people.
Happy New Year 5782!
11:00pm: Happy Friday! Good Shabbos! Friday Night Fun? We didn’t eat all day. And we are maybe hungry. If we eat, we will tear it up. And we will eat eventually before dawn. Probably soon. We are chillin’ in the Home Office with the dog and thinking about food.
Los Angeles Dodgers v. San Francisco Giants Tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the 11th Inning at 11:10pm PST….. and now the bases are loaded with all the pressure on the pitcher. Ball – Foul Ball – Steee-rike – Ball (blocked by the catcher): 2 and 2. Infield hit and fielded by the Dodgers, Force Out at Home Plate. 2 Outs, bases loaded….. will the Dodgers choke now? AND THE DODGERS CHOKE ON THE THROW TO FIRST BASE!!!! Infield hit and fielded by the Dodgers, but the throw to First Base was WIDE AND HIGH….. Did he get his toe on the bag before the runner touched? NO!!!! GIANTS WIN 3-2 HAHAHAHAHA! (on an error on the throw) and ~90% of the fans in the stadium weren’t wearing masks….
11:20pm GAME OVER! We made an iced espresso. Watching the YouTube Livestream from Not Burning Man 2021 again!
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Las Vegas, Nevada! FOOD AND BEVERAGE
Are you hungry? Are you thirsty?
Do you want to eat? Do you want to drink?
Back in the day, it was all about “butts in the seats”
as one Pit Boss at Caesars Palace used to say to us.
Rooms, Food, Drinks, Cigars, Entertainment, ALL OF IT WAS COMPED!
It was all about GAMBLING and MONEY ON THE TABLE (or in the slot machine).
The casino winnings paid for everything, and the customer (PLAYER) was king!
And even if you lost your entire bankroll, you had a great time in Las Vegas.
And now, they “nickel and dime” you everywhere. Resort Fees. Paid Parking.
Entertainment Fees and Taxes. Upgrade Fees. Pool Fees. Reservation Fees.
AND WHAT THE FUCK IS THE DEAL WITH THE $20.00+ COCKTAILS?
Room rates fluctuate like airline ticket prices, and aggregators sell the leftovers.
And back in the day, the ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT Buffet, and $1.99 Steak & Eggs,
were draws to bring people into the casino and keep the players fed and inside.
But now Las Vegas is an International Dining Mecca! Cheap eats are hard to find.
FOOD and BEVERAGE is a major expense for any Las Vegas vacation.
It’s hard to find good food at good prices, but inexpensive dining options
outside the food court and not “fast food” are all around town!
Here’s a list of some good dining options that won’t drain your wallet:
Ocean One Bar & Grille at Planet Hollywood*
3 Cocktails for $10.00 All Day Every Day
– requires a player’s card, and some restrictions apply
$3.00 Bottle of Beer (Imported and Domestic) and Frozen Drinks
$4.99 Lunch Menu! All Entrees!
$5.99 Breakfast, $9.99 Dinner
La Salsa Cantina at Planet Hollywood*
$4.79 Breakfast Special, and the 99 Cent Bloody Mary
Blondie’s at Planet Hollywood*
$3.99 Big Burrito or Egg Breakfast before 11:00am
Happy Hour Monday – Friday 3:00pm – 6:00pm and 9:00pm – Midnight
$20 All-You-Can-Drink Well Drinks and Draft Beer
Pin-Up Pizza at Planet Hollywood*
$8.99 Big Slice of Cheese Pizza
PBR American Bar and Grill at Rock Bar at Planet Hollywood*
$5.95 Breakfast Special Monday-Thursday All Day
$9.95 Breakfastl Friday-Sunday All Day (same food, higher price)
Happy Hour Specials Monday – Thursday 2:00pm – 6:00pm
2 for 1 Cocktails, 50% OFF Draft Beer and Pizzas
Cafe Hollywood at Planet Hollywood*
$14.99 Prime Rib Dinner with potato, vegetables and salad
Ketchup Burger Bar at Planet Hollywood*
$5.00 Classic Burger Monday – Friday 11:00am – 3:00pm
$7.00 Vegas Dog
Happy Hour Specials! Monday – Friday 3:00pm – 6:00pm
and Sunday – Thursday 10:00pm – Close
$6.00 Spiked Shakes, $7.00 Premium Cocktails, $6.00 Hot Dogs
“To Go” Bar with $4.00 Well and 7.00 Premium Cocktails,
Drinks and $3.00 Domestic Tall Boys, $5.00 Beers and Shots,
and the $5.00 Classic Burger
2 for 1 Signature Hot Dogs on Tuesday
2 for 1 Chicken Tenders on Wednesday
$3 Bud Light Draft Beer All Day Everyday
Earl of Sandwich at Planet Hollywood*
Sandwiches under $10.00
*Located Inside the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood
In-N-Out Burger at the Linq Promenade 11:00am – 1:00am also located at 4888 Dean Martin Drive 10:30am – 1:00am
also located at 2900 W. Sahara Avenue 10:30am – 1:00am
also located at 4705 S. Maryland Parkway 10:30am – 1:00am
also located at 3882 Blue Diamond Road 10:30am – 1:00am
also located at 1960 Rock Springs Drive 10:30am – 1:00am
(and many other locations around the Las Vegas valley now)
$4.89 Double-Double Cheeseburger
In-N-Out Burger in Las Vegas, Nevada
Flour & Barley Brick Oven Pizza at the Linq Promenade
$4.50 Cheese Pizza Slice
$8 Pizza Slice and Beer Monday – Friday 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Slice of Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Place Shops
$4.95 Slice of Cheese Pizza, $5.45 Pepperoni
Shake Shack at New York New York
$5.19 Shack Burger 11:00am – 9:00pm
Dirt Dog at the Grand Bazaar Shops at Bally’s Hotel and Casino
$7.95 – $10.00 Specialty Hot Dogs
Wahlburgers at the Grand Bazaar Shops at Bally’s Hotel and Casino
$11.45 “Our Burger” (10:00am – 10:00pm)
America Restaurant at New York New York
$19.95 Steak Dinner (filet mignon or ribeye) 5:00pm – Close
Mon Ami Gabi Cafe and Bar at Paris Hotel and Casino
$29.99 Steak and Fries
Pizza Cake at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino
$7.00 Pepperoni Pizza Slice
Snacks at Bellagio Hotel and Casino
$6.00 Margarita Pizza Slice, $7.00 Pepperoni Pizza Slice
Secret Pizza at The Cosmopolitan Hotel (3rd Floor, next to Blue Ribbon)
$6.99 Pizza Slice 11:00am – 4:00am
Casino Royale (Best Western Plus)
$2.49 Foot Long Nathan’s Hot Dog (toppings additional $1.00)
$2.19 Corn Dog and cheap eats until 1:00am weekdays, 3:00am weekends
$3.00 Bottle of Beer (Domestic and Imported) All Day (24/7)
White Castle at Casino Royale
$1.29 Slider Burger
The SteakHouse at Circus Circus (not cheap, but a good value)
$60 – $75 Entree served with potato or rice, soup or salad, and bread
Canonita at The Venetian Hotel and Casino
Happy Hour Specials 3:00pm – 600pm and 9:00pm – Close
$4.00 Cocktails, $5.00 Margaritas, $5.50 Wine
Le Macaron at The Venetian Hotel and Casino
(experience the hidden patio with the great view upstairs)
$2.95 per macaron (cookie), $4.95 Scoop of Ice Cream
Peppermill (open 24 Hours)
$34 16oz Porterhouse or 12oz New York Steak, with fries
(baked potato available 11:00am – 1:00am), and soup or salad NOTE: All of the entrees are huge “double” portion sized
664 TJ Birrieria Tacos (next to the Wynn Hotel)
$3.00 Tacos
Tacos El Gordo on Convention Center Drive
$2.89 Tacos al pastor and other cheap Mexican food
Tacos El Pastor
$3.19 Tacos al pastor and other cheap Mexican food
Stage Door Casino and Bar (behind the Cromwell, off strip)
Convenience and Liquor Store too.
$1.00 Bottle of Budweiser or Michelob Beer
$2.00 Bud Light Draft Beer, $3.00 Corona and Modelo Beer
$5.00 Wine, Cocktails, or Shots
$2.50 1/4 pound Hot Dog, $3.25 Hot and Beer Special
Ellis Island Hotel, Casino and Brewery – Village Pub
$6.99 Steak Dinner Special, $7.99 Top Sirloin Steak
$7.99 10oz Steak and Eggs Breakfast 11:00pm – 11:00am
– requires players card
$15.99 King Cut Prime Rib Dinner, (Double Cut for $32.00)
$13.99 New York Steak Dinner, $11.99 Top Sirloin Steak Dinner
$2.50 Draft Beers ($3.00 at Front Yard)
$6.00 Flight of 5 Beers (secret menu item)
Village Pub & Cafe has 13 locations in Las Vegas (owned by Ellis Island)
$2.50 Draft Beers
Gold Coast Buffet at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
$7.99 All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast Buffet ($6.99 w/Player’s card) – CURRENTLY CLOSED due to CoronaVirus Pandemic (may not re-open)
Rick’s Rollin’ Smoke BBQ
$10.99 Brisket Sandwich, $29.00 Duo Meat Plate with chipotlé slaw
$12 “Ribbed for Your Pleasure” Bloody Mary (with St. Louis rib and a slider)
Fremont Casino on Fremont Street (Filament Bar or The Bar)
$3.00 Heineken or Bud Light Lime Beer Lanai Express at the Fremont Casino
.99 Cent Shrimp Cocktail! Tony Roma’s at the Fremont Hotel & Casino
$8.99 “Earlybird” Prime Rib Dinner Special (4:30pm – 6:30pm)
$11.99 Steak and Lobster Dinner Special (9:00pm – 11:00pm)
Saltgrass Steak House at the Golden Nugget on Fremont Street
$23.99 8oz or $25.99 10oz Top Sirloin Steak Dinner
Binion’s Cafe at Binion’s on Fremont Street
$6.49 Binion’s Famous Burger 11:00am – 2:00am
NOTE: NO CANS OR BOTTLES ON FREMONT STREET!
ASK FOR A “To Go” PLASTIC CUP AT THE BAR
Market Street Cafe at The California Hotel & Casino
$9.99 Prime Rib Dinner (4:00pm – 11:00pm)
$11.99 Oxtail Soup (11:00pm – 9:00am)
Siegel’s 1941 at the El Cortez Hotel & Casino
$14.95 Prime Rib Dinner
Evel Pie in Downtown Las Vegas
$7.50 Slice of Cheese Pizza and a House Beer
Letty’s
$2.00 Tacos on TacoTuesday
$3.00 Taquitos or Empanadita during Happy Hour
$5.00 Margaritas during Happy Hour
Le Thai in Downtown Las Vegas East
$9.95 Thai Lunch Special 11:00am – 3:00pm Monday – Friday,
12:00Noon – 3:00pm on Saturday
Happy Hour 3:00pm – 6:00pm Monday – Friday
Appetizer and Drink Specials!
Frankie’s Tiki Room (off strip, open 24 Hours per day)
$12 Tiki Cocktails! Don’t Drink and Drive!
Have a designated driver or take Uber/Lyft home!
Coronado Cafe at the South Point Hotel and Casino
$2.45 “Old Vegas Style” Bay Shrimp Cocktail
“Graveyard Specials” $3.95 Breakfast Special Midnight to 6am
$3.95 1/2 pound Cheeseburger and Fries Midnight to 6am
$5.45 Steak and Eggs Midnight to 6am
South Point Hotel and Casino
$1.25 Hot Dogs (limit 3 per person) at the Hot Dog Court
$13.95 South Point All-You-Can-Eat Garden Buffet Breakfast Special
($9.95 w/Player’s card – see the AYCE Buffet section below)
Herbs & Rye Steakhouse (2 miles off strip on Sahara) Closed on Sunday!
Happy Hour 5:00pm – 8:00pm and 12Midnight – 3:00am
Drink Specials! 50% OFF Appetizers,
and 50% OFF Steaks (~$35.00 Steak Dinner)
Big Wong (off strip, Chinatown)
Salt & Pepper Fried Chicken Wings and other good food
Read our previous Blog Post – the link is below
Big B’s Texas BBQ (off strip)
$23.99 Three Meat Plate with 2 sides and cornbread
Jessie Rae’s BBQ (1-1/2 mile off strip)
$16.99 Two Meat Platter with Cole slaw
Daily Specials: Wagyu Tri Tip Wednesday, Beef Ribs Thursday/Sunday,
Smoked Filet Mignon Tenderloin Friday, and Smoked Prime Rib Saturday
Hard Hat Historic Lounge (off strip, open 24 Hours)
$14.00 Cheese Pizza + $1.00 per topping , $16 Vegan Pizza
Longhorn Casino & Hotel (off strip Boulder Highway)
$3.99 Large Shrimp Cocktail
$5.99 Ham Steak and Eggs
$8.95 Porterhouse Steak Special
$13.95 One Pound Monster Burger w/Fries
Skyline Hotel and Casino (off strip Boulder Highway)
$1.50 Shrimp Cocktail
SouthPoint Hotel and Casino – Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas All-You-Can-Eat Buffets that are OPEN (as of 8-12-2021):
The Garden Buffet at South Point Hotel and Casino – The Best Buffet Value! Breakfast with bottomless Bloody Mary: $13.95 ($9.95 w/Player’s Card) Lunch: $16.95 ($12.95 w/Player’s Card) Champagne Brunch with bottomless Mimosa: $22.95 ($18.95 w/Player’s Card) Prime Rib and Shrimp Dinner: $23.95 ($19.95 w/Player’s Card 4:00pm – 10:00pm) Seafood Night Dinner: $33.95 ($29.95 w/Player’s Card)
The Circus Circus Buffet $19.99 – $25.99 The Buffet at Excalibur $24.99 – $29.99 (Only Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun) MGM Grand Buffet $27.99 – $36.99 JUST SAY NO TO THE MGM BUFFET!
(read our previous Blog Post, we did not have a good experience)
And these Fantastic Hotel Buffets are OPEN but they are NOT CHEAP.
They are actually very expensive, so bring your appetite when you go!
The Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace $74.99
(with an $19.99 all-you-can-drink add-on)
The Wicked Spoon Buffet at Cosmopolitan
MON – FRI
Breakfast: $38.00 adults | $19.00 children (age 5-10)
Lunch: $45.00 adults | $22.50 children (age 5-10)
SAT & SUN
Brunch: $48.00 | $24.00 children (ages 5 – 10)
BOTTOMLESS BEVERAGES add-on $21.00 per person (2-hour limit)
Bottomless Mimosas, Champagne, Bloody Mary, or Bud Light Draft
The Buffet at Wynn Las Vegas Breakfast on Mon, Thurs, and Fri: $38.99
Brunch on Mon, Thurs, and Fri: $45.99 – Sat and Sun: $48.99
Dinner on Sun, Mon, and Thurs: $64.99
Gourmet Dinner Fri and Sat: $69.99
The Buffet at Bellagio
NOTE: The Pricing and Hours of Operation may vary,
and are alway subject to change at any time for any reason. Always check to see if the location is open, if a reservation is required,
(their pandemic requirements), and confirm the pricing ahead of time!
And then you won’t be surprised.
Additionally, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic,
some restaurants and bars are CLOSING PERMANENTLY!
We removed two from this list today because they just went out of business.
IF YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO TIP RIGHT, YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO DRINK IN A BAR
OR EAT IN A RESTAURANT!
Go to a Liquor or Convenience Store
and eat and drink in your hotel room.
NOTE: Walgreens, CVS, and ABC Stores $2.00 – $5.00 Beer
are much cheaper than the hotel stores and gift shops.
You can find all kinds of prepackage food and snacks
(and more things you may need),
along with cheap beer, wine, booze, and bottled water,
at the Chain Stores on The Strip and Downtown.
TIP: Get a hotel/motel room with a kitchen or kitchenette!
You can bring food with you or buy food at a market or store.
Prepare your own meals/snacks and save money on food.
Request a refrigerator for your Hotel room if not provided, and say you
have “special diet requirements” to avoid an additional “refrigerator fee”
(kosher, diabetic, vegan, etc., and the fee to avoid is usually $25.00).
Bread + Cheese +tinfoil +hot hotel iron = Grilled Cheese Sandwich!
Hotel Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Ingredients:
2 Slices of Bread (butter optional)
2 Slices of Cheese
Optional: add other ingredients like sandwich meat, onions, etc.
Directions:
Tinfoil – make a cheese sandwich, wrap it in tinfoil
Heat the Hotel iron provided in your room to high heat.
Use the hot hotel iron to “grill” the sandwich.
Do not use uncooked meats! If using butter, use it lightly.
Do not use the ironing board or any flammable surface for “grilling” CAUTION: Make sure you have ventilation, or are using the bathroom fan, and avoid burning the sandwich. Do not trigger the SMOKE/FIRE ALARM!
Be sure to unplug and let the iron cool completely before storing it away. NOTE: The hot iron will toast the bread and melt the cheese,
but will not be hot enough to cook uncooked meats. Use extreme caution when using an iron in a Hotel/Motel room!
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NOTE: The information in this Blog Post was gathered from several YouTube vids, our experiences, and some other places. And some of those YouTube vids were based on the info included in the “Las Vegas Cheap Sheet” seen here. We did not refer to this list or add it to this Blog Post until after we were almost finished creating it, but we want to make sure to pay tribute to one of the original references for Cheap Eats in Las Vegas. Thank you Steve!
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The most recent version, created by Steve Gustafson
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NOTE: We constructed this Blog Post before the CoronaVirus Pandemic.
And because of COVID-19 we do not recommend travel to Las Vegas at this time.
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CV! Part 192 – It’s Our Birthday again! (Wed-Thurs-Friday the 13th) TRAVEL ALERT! DO NOT TRAVEL! Really, please just StayTheFuckHome!
STAYTHEFUCKHOME! STAYTHEFUCKHOME! STAYTHEFUCKHOME!
ZERO CONTACT. ZERO CONTACT. ZERO CONTACT. ZERO CONTACT.
WEARAFUCKING(DOUBLE)MASK! WEARAFUCKING(DOUBLE)MASK!
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Remembering my little girls today. May their memory be blessed!
12:20am: And so it begins, we still haven’t eaten.
We took the dog outside. We drank an iced espresso.
1:01am: We banged out breakfast for dinner and just consumed it.
And we took the dogs outside one more time.
On The Menu: Breakfast Burrito made with 3 eggs over medium, bacon,
and a quesadilla with salsa; carrot sticks, cherries, and another iced espresso.
7:07am: We woke up early again. We took the dog outside.
We played with the dog. We published our DoNotTravelTuesday Blog Post.
It’s NATIONAL SON’S AND DAUGHTER’S DAY (“None that we know of….”)
so, we’ll just move along today.
8:00am: Dogs barking. The dogs went outside. The dogs got fed.
10:30am: Drank an iced espresso. Drink Coffee. Drink Water.
Got the newspapers and the mail.
11:15am: We ate a banana.
It’s NATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL GOP TRAITOR JOKE DAY:
(at least we can almost joke about Trump again) TRUMP IS A CRIMINAL CON MAN! AND TRUMPERS ARE LOSERS AND SUCKERS!“That’s all today.”
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
2:55pm: We fell asleep and took a nice nap.
And now the gardener is here again.
Recapping Wednesday evening. We ordered a dinner delivery.
The dogs went outside. The dogs got fed. The food arrived.
We ate dinner, watched “Jeopardy”, and then fell asleep.
On The Menu: Chinese food. Kung pao chicken, chicken and stringbeans,
orange peel beef, chicken egg rolls, steamed rice, and an iced espresso to drink
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
11:30pm: We woke up. We took the dog outside.
And now we’re updating our Blog Post.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is real and not a joke.
There were coyotes outside the house yesterday morning and tonight.
It’s been five years (2016) since the little girls
were killed by coyotes in our fenced backyard.
We also have some nasty raccoons in the neighborhood,
and we saw the really fat one out front this morning too.
(and we can hear them in the ivy and bushes outside at night)
There’s also a big hawk, a mated pair of hawks, and two owls that hunt at night.
And the hawks perch in the neighbor’s tall pine tree during the day too.
So we are chillin’ with the dog, and he’s being adorable and cute.
He was sleeping at our feet, under the desk,
and now he just moved next to us and is sleeping in his play bed.
The other dogs are sleeping in their houses the bedroom.
And it’s Thursday morning, just past midnight.
Sarah Silverman is guest hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live” tonight.
And she’s killin’ it. And Guillermo tested positive for COVID-19! So he’s quarantined at home, and hasn’t been on the show this week,
but he made a remote appearance today during the monologue,
and Sarah sent him a get well gift: a jumbo-sized bottle
of Don Julio tequila and 6 big bags of Flaming Cheetos.
It’s NATIONAL RASPBERRY BOMBE DAY!
Thursday, August 12, 2021 EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING ACROSS THE UNITED STATES!
Happy birthday to us! Let the celebration begin.
“Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over.”
– Mark Twain
12:25am: We went to the kitchen and made an iced espresso.
We also refilled our water glass, which we always have on the desk.
DRINK COFFEE! DRINK WATER! Stay awake and stay hydrated.
Eating / Chinese food
Drinking / Iced Espresso and Water
Practicing / PATIENCE
Mastering / Little Boy, 2 Little Girls & the Big Boy
Learning / TO FLY (Pink Floyd song)
Wearing / sweat shorts (and that’s all because it’s HOT in the SFV)
Cooking / a tasty Breakfast Burrito
Trying / To stay cool… it’s HOT in the SFV!
Playing / With our puppies of course.
Working / In the Home Office & in the Backyard Traveling / NOT TRAVELING. DO NOT TRAVEL!
Finishing / Nothing.
Reading / Still More Bad News… (but Not “fake news”)
Writing / Blog Posts!
Remembering / Dad, the Babygirls, & Burning Man 2017
Wanting / So Much MORE!
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
4:45am: And now we are awake again.
“You are young and life is long, and there is time to kill today And then one day you find ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.” – “Time” by Pink Floyd
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ *We watched a bunch of YouTube vids and went back to sleep.*
7:30am: And now we are awake again. We took the dog outside.
We made an iced espresso.
8:00am: We fed the dogs. We took the all the dogs outside again.
And apparently it’s BACK TO SCHOOL DAY. WTF?!!!!!
Hello?
There’s a COVID-19 PANDEMIC! Children under 12 aren’t vaccinated.
Didn’t we have this argument last year? Before the Delta Variant?
About masks and kids and school? The CORONAVIRUS IS SURGING!
DON’T STOP SOCIAL DISTANCING! DO NOT TRAVEL!
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11:10am: We are chillin’ in the Home Office with the dogs.
The housekeeper is here cleaning. The roofers are across the street roofing.
The dogs are napping. We are doing the usual. We drank an iced espresso.
We ate some cold leftover Chinese food – the orange peel beef is sweet!
1:50pm: The housekeeper is gone. The dogs went outside.
The dogs are napping in the bedroom right now. It’s HOT out.
We ate some more food and drank another iced espresso.
On The Menu: Leftover Chinese food for lunch.
Kung pao chicken and chicken with stringbeans.
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
7:15pm: We took a nap. We woke up.
We got dressed. We went to the bank.
The dogs went outside. The dogs got fed.
We ordered dinner and then went to pick it up.
We ate dinner and then dessert. We feel fat and happy.
On The Menu: Sushi time! Birthday dinner.
Tuna poké, albacore sashimi, spicy tuna cut roll, Rainbow roll,
eel & avocado cut roll and an iced espresso to drink
and Ice Cream Cake (chocolate cake with mint chip ice cream)
from Baskin-Robbins 31 Flavors for dessert
8:15pm: We took the dog outside.
9:35pm: We took the dog outside.
Happy Birthday! Cake!
Friday, August 13, 2021
Happy birthday to us!
Today is Friday the 13th, 2021!
1:50am: Let’s get this party started!
TODAY IS THE DAY! The actual day.
5:35am: It’s Friday morning. And did we sleep? Yes. A little bit.
7:55am: And we are awake again. We fell asleep around 6:00am.
We woke up. The dogs got fed. We took the dogs outside.
We drank a demitasse cup of espresso.
12:50pm: We drank an iced espresso. Drink Coffee. Drink Water.
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Why not?
4:00pm: We took a little nap. We woke up.
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood. We took the dogs outside.
7:30pm: We took the dogs outside again. We ordered a pizza delivery.
We took the dogs outside. We fed the dogs. We took the dogs outside.
The pizza arrived. We ate dinner. Good Shabbos everyone!
On The Menu: Extra-large pizza with sausage and meatball
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
9:20pm: We woke up and took the dogs outside.
We drank an iced espresso.
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
11:45pm: Well, we woke up again just in time. It’s almost midnight.
The day is almost over. It’s almost Saturday morning.
Be Grateful. Be Kind.
“We’re fools whether we dance or not,
so we might as well dance.”
~Japanese Proverb
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CV! Part 191 – DO NOT TRAVELTUESDAY! (Tuesday) WEARAFUCKING(DOUBLE)MASK! STAYTHEFUCKHOME! DO NOT TRAVEL! DON’T STOP SOCIAL DISTANCING!
Americans should not travel to France, Israel, Iceland, and other destinations regardless of vaccination status! – per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
THE UNITED STATES WILL CONTINUE CURRENT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS. The CDC advises Americans against travel to the United Kingdom!
Direct travel of noncitizens from Ireland and Greece to the United States has been suspended since January 25, 2021, under an executive order limiting travel from multiple countries. The White House recently said those restrictions would remain in place amid surging cases from the Delta variant.
CDC moved these new destinations to its highest travel advisory on August 9: “Level 4: very high level of COVID-19”: Aruba, Eswatini, France, French Polynesia, Iceland, Israel, and Thailand
16 new travel destinations were added to the CDC’s “Level 4: Covid-19 Very High” category on August 2:
Andorra, Curaçao, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Iran, Ireland, Isle of Man, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Libya, Malta, Martinique, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin, and the US Virgin Islands.
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Other travel destinations in the “Level 4: Covid-19 Very High” category as of August 3:
Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Maldives, The Netherlands, Panama, Portugal, Seychelles, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.
Travelers should avoid travel to those destinations! And anyone who must travel should be fully vaccinated! CDC’s Risk Level for destinations are located on the travel recommendations page on the government website.
And yesterday, France began requiring a “Virus Pass” for cafes, restaurants and long-distance travel.
THE NEW LAMBDA VARIANT IS SPREADING IN THE UNITED STATES! “highly infectious, may also be able to evade vaccine antibodies”
It’s World Lion Day today!
TEMPUS FUGIT. TIME FLIES. Growing older means sad goodbyes. Everyone dies. Everyone dies.
HAPPINESS IS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN GOAL! DON’T WORRY! BE HAPPY TODAY! The three key aspects that will lead to our well-being and happiness: an end to poverty, a reduction of inequality, and the protection of our planet.
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 – National Lazy Day! Take a break, Relax, Take a nap, NO WORK TODAY.
“I won’t say a hero, ’cause, what’s a hero? But sometimes, there’s a man. And I’m talkin’ about the Dude here. Sometimes, there’s a man, well, he’s the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. And that’s the Dude, in Los Angeles. And even if he’s a lazy man – and the Dude was most certainly that. Quite possibly the laziest in Los Angeles County, which would place him high in the runnin’ for laziest worldwide. But sometimes there’s a man, sometimes, there’s a man. Aw. I lost my train of thought here. But… aw, hell. I’ve done introduced him enough.” – The Stranger’s narration from “The Big Lebowski”
4:05am: We woke up a little after 2:00am. We just drank an iced espresso. Drink Coffee. Drink Water.
6:50am: And so we slept for about two hours….. And then we woke up. We just drank a cup of espresso and published our new Blog Post. “CV! Part 190 – The Days Between part two” from this weekend. We took the dogs outside. We fed the dogs. We took the dogs outside. We got the newspapers. And the roofers are still working across the street.
It’s World Lion Day! (scientific name: Panthera leo)
9:05am: We took the dogs outside again. We made an iced espresso. We ate a toasted bagel with cream cheese. We’re chillin’ again.
NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO IS RESIGNING RIGHT NOW! He loves New York. And he loves the ladies too…. What a DISGRACE. (and his resignation will be effective in 14 days) Buh-Bye. And the Senate PASSED the “Bi-partisan” Infrastructure Bill today.
10:05am: Credit Cards. WTF? Foreign Call Centers. WTF? Why does it always take two calls to fix a problem? And why do they always leave you ON HOLD until you hang up? And why do you always have to threaten to cancel to get it done?
11:05am: Yeah, it’s a beautiful day outside. We drank that iced espresso. 11:35am: Tech in the house fixing stuff this morning. Gone before noon.
It’s National Spoil Your Dog Day! (but that’s everyday around our house) And we took them outside again.
1:00pm: We made another iced espresso.
3:35pm: And so nothing is happening today. And that’s appropriate for National Lazy Day, right?
“What’s the difference between praying in church and praying in a casino? ….. In a casino, they really mean it.”
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Wee heeheeheehee weeoh aweem away Rrr, la la la weeoh aweem away Hush, my darling, don’t fear, my darling, The lion sleeps tonight Hush, my darling, don’t fear, my darling, The lion sleeps tonight Wah oh oh, wah oh oh, wah oh wimoweh Weeheeheehee dee heeheeheehee weeoh aweem away Weeheeheehee dee heeheeheehee weeoh aweem away – “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”
10:25pm: So we took a nap with the dog after they got fed. The dogs went outside. The dogs got fed. The dogs went outside. We fell asleep and now we’re awake again. And it’s time for food soon.
It’s also National S’mores Day! Graham Crackers + Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bar + Marshmallow
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DO YOU TRUST THE GOVERNMENT? WHO DO YOU TRUST? WHY IS THERE SO MUCH CONFLICTING INFORMATION?
WARNING! COVID-19 (the Delta Variant) is spreading and case numbers are rising in all 50 states.
COVID-19 is still the leading cause of death in the United States. 618000+ Reported Deaths in the United States from COVID-19 as of today. 64830+ Reported Deaths in California from COVID-19 as of today 53560+ Reported Deaths in New York from COVID-19 as of today (these are the reported numbers, the true numbers are much higher)
NOTE: THERE IS ANOTHER REPORT THAT COVID-19 NUMBERS IN THE US MAY HAVE BEEN UNDER-REPORTED BY AS MUCH AS 60%! The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation reports the number of COVID-19 DEATHS in the US at more than 900000 (that’s 57% higher than the official data according to their analysis)
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Vaccines don’t stop you from spreading the virus! Vaccines may protect you from getting really sick, and may prevent death if you contract COVID-19. YOU CAN STILL GET SICK AND DIE. YOU CAN STILL SUFFER FROM LONG-TERM EFFECTS. YOU CAN STILL GET OTHER PEOPLE SICK.
We continue to advise our readers to limit their exposure. STAY THE FUCK HOME! WEAR A FUCKING MASK! DO NOT TRAVEL! ZERO CONTACT! SOCIAL DISTANCE! DO NOT EAT, DRINK, OR SOCIALIZE WITH STRANGERS! (you do not know who is and who isn’t vaccinated or infected)
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TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR INCITEMENT OF INSURRECTION! TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR ABUSE OF POWER! TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR OBSTRUCTION OF CONGRESS!
SEVEN MONTHS AGO, TRUMP AND THE GOP TRAITORS TRIED TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES!
THE GOP TRAITORS ARE LYING TO YOU! DON’T BELIEVE THEIR LIES! YOU KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED! YOU SAW IT WITH YOUR OWN EYES!
WE WANT JUSTICE! WE WANT ARRESTS! WE WANT EXPULSIONS! TRUMP, Trump’s Family, Trump’s Stooges, AND THE GOP TRAITORS ARE ALL GUILTY OF SEDITION AND TREASON! ARREST THEM NOW! THEY ARE ALL GUILTY OF GENOCIDE AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY!
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If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, get help right away! Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (800-273-8255) to reach a trained counselor and press 1 to reach the Veterans Crisis Line. You can also chat with them online at suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/.
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Los Angeles County Dept. of Mental Health has a collection of FREE guided meditations to reduce stress, and also FREE sleep and movement exercises at headspace.com/lacounty or contact them at DMH.LACounty.gov Phone number: 800-854-7771
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The Grateful Dead early 70s
August 1st is Jerry Garcia’s birthday. August 9th is the anniversary of his death in 1995. The nine days from August 1st to 9th, are known as “The Days Between” named for the Grateful Dead’s song on “So Many Roads” released in 1999. CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF JERRY GARCIA!
First LIVE performance of “So Many Roads”: February 22, 1992, at the Oakland Coliseum Arena.
Thought I heard a blackbird singing Up on Bluebird Hill Call me a whinin’ boy if you will Born where the sun don’t shine And I don’t deny my name Got no place to go, ain’t that a shame? – “So Many Roads” by the Grateful Dead written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter
Grateful Dead – “So Many Roads” From the last Grateful Dead concert: – July 9, 1995, at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois
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Friday, August 6, 2021 – “Puff puff, give.” “’cause it’s Friday; you ain’t got no job… and you ain’t got shit to do.” Happy birthday Lucille Ball! (“I Love Lucy”) Happy birthday Andy Warhol! – “Art is what you can get away with.”
Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s 32 Soup Cans at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City (copyright 2010 JoshWillTravel)
Read our previous Blog Post “Warhol Wednesday”
The Grateful Dead at Watkins Glen Raceway, New York July 28, 1973
8:30am: And TGIFriday! It’s Friday! We were up all morning long, and we laid down after sunrise. And then the dogs were awake and barking. The dogs went outside. The dogs got fed. We drank a cup of espresso. Drink Coffee. Drink Water. We just published Part One of “The Days Between” Blog Posts. We worked on future Blog Posts this morning too. But TRAVEL MUST WAIT AGAIN, so we are in LIMBO right now. There are ROOFERS on our street, and they start too early. They are replacing the wood shake roof across the street this week. (Can’t even imagine how HOT it must be up there in August!)
Today’s SECRET WORD is HELP: -make it easier by offering one’s services/resources -serve someone with (food or drink) -improve (a situation or problem); be of benefit to -aid, assist, improve, remedy, support -the act of helping someone to do something; assistance -a person or thing that helps, a domestic employee -giving assistance to -an appeal for urgent assistance – a song title and the fifth studio album by the Beatles
The Beatles’ “HELP!” was released on August 6th, 1965. (WOW! We did not know that, and that’s a really weird coincidence!)
10:55am: We made another iced espresso. Watching TV: “Flight of the Conchords” in concert on HBO. +Surfing the interweb, and working on this Blog Post for a couple hours. 12:00Noon: We did a little dog grooming, and brushed out all the dogs. We do a little bit everyday of course, but they all got brushed this morning. We took them outside and now they are happy in the kitchen. And we might be hungry.
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
It’s HIROSHIMA DAY! (aka “A-BOMB DAY”) The anniversary of the first World War II Atomic Bomb attack on Japan. Hiroshima Heiwa Kinen Kōen is a public park in the center of Hiroshima, Japan. It is a memorial dedicated to the first city to suffer a nuclear attack, the memory of the victims (as many as 140000), and to WORLD PEACE. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is visited by more than one million people every year. The annual August 6th Peace Memorial Ceremony is sponsored by the city of Hiroshima.
The A-Bomb Dome is the former Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall. The building is the nearest building to the bombing that remained partially standing. It’s now another memorial to the August 6th, 1945, 8:15am nuclear explosion.
“the Peace Memorial Ceremony has never once been cancelled since the Cenotaph for the A-Bomb Victims was built in Peace Memorial Park in 1952, the Peace Memorial Ceremony will be held this year in a similar manner as last year with strict COVID-19 infection prevention measures.”
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
10:22pm: Recapping Friday afternoon. We made some lunch. TV, interweb, YouTube, podcasts. We were mildly entertained. We fell asleep with the dog and slept. We woke up and then we went back to bed and slept some more.
On The Menu: Fried chicken breast, quesadilla with salsa verde, and a dill pickle. With an iced espresso to drink.
We woke up again. The dogs got fed and went outside. We made and ate some dinner at 10:00pm. GOOD SHABBOS!
On The Menu: Double helping of Mama’s homemade lasagna. And a coke.
NOTE: We were invited to Friday night dinner again. We don’t feel it is safe to eat and party with people not inside your bubble again…. WE DON’T KNOW: WHO IS FULLY VACCINATED? WE DON’T KNOW: WHO IS INFECTED AND CONTAGIOUS? Is it really safe to party indoors with people who are vaccinated? Do you know where they’ve been and who’ve they’ve contacted? Are they being honest about their status and contacts? So, we didn’t go the party and we ate our dinner alone. And then we had a little dessert.
On The Menu: Chocolate Cake from Benes Bakery with Haagen-Daas vanilla ice cream, Hershey’s chocolate syrup, and whipped cream
Thought I heard that KC whistle Moaning sweet and low Thought I heard that KC when she blow Down where the sun don’t shine Underneath the Kokomo Whinin’ boy got no place to go
Jerry Garcia and John Kahn – Old & In The Way 1975
TRAVEL ALERT! DO NOT TRAVEL!
Spirit Airlines cancelled over 2000 flights this week!!!!! with more cancellations coming this weekend. Passengers have been left stranded at airports across the country for days. TOTAL FAIL. And there won’t be any penalties of course. Can you even imagine being stuck in line with hundreds of strangers for hours with the Delta Variant spreading?
– Las Vegas Livestream on Friday night!
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Saturday, August 7, 2021 Happy Birthday Ralph Bunche!Born in 1904 in Detroit, Michigan. He was the first African-American to receive the Nobel Prize in 1950. BLACKLIVESMATTER!
3:50am: Still awake. Working on Blog Posts, watching TV, surfing the interweb, and watching YouTube vids and Livestreams. Sleepy time soon.
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZ
7:15am: We are awake again. The dogs got fed and went outside. We drank a cup of espresso. Drink Coffee. Drink Water.
8:00am: We took the dog outside again. Now it’s nappy time for the dogs.
Today is the midpoint of Summer in the Northern Hemisphere and Winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
9:10am: The gardeners are here. They’re going to work in the backyard today. We did a little dog grooming. And we thought about some food. But we don’t know what we want to eat right now. And we’ve had our coffee already, and we don’t want to drink more right now.
10:00am: Okay, we made an iced espresso. Still no food. We’re chilling’ in the Home Office with the dog again.
Thought I heard that KC whistle Moaning sweet and low Thought I heard that KC when she blow Down where the sun don’t shine Underneath the Kokomo Whinin’ boy got no place to go
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZ
12:25pm: We woke up and took the dogs outside. We ate some food. Then we fell asleep again. On The Menu: Leftover lasagna for lunch
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZ
7:30pm: We woke up again. Crashed hard. And the gardeners were just finishing up in the backyard for the day. It’s Saturday night. We got the dogs. The dogs got fed. The dogs went outside. Now we’re chillin’ in the Home Office again. BORING. So BORING. We put on some music and the dogs are napping now.
8:40pm: ONE MORE SATURDAY NIGHT.
So many roads, I tell you So many roads I know So many roads, so many roads Mountain high, river wide So many roads to ride So many roads, so many roads
Recapping Saturday night. We worked on our future Blog Posts. We watched TV, surfed the interweb, watched YouTube vids and livestreams, and we were entertained, occupied, and distracted into the early AM hours.
Criminal Complaint filed against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Sexual harassment and retaliation? The Democrats are giving him up. Albany, NY Police press conference today. Not good for him. The NY Attorney General’s press conference was also not good for him. THIS IS JUST MORE GOOD MEDIA DISTRACTION FROM TRUMP AND THE GOP TRAITOR’S TREASON!
The Senate is meeting today to vote on the “Bi-Partisan” Infrastructure Bill. And 700000 Bikers are still gathering in Sturgis, South Dakota, this week! They didn’t learn their lesson from last year, of course. YES, PEOPLE ARE REALLY GREEDY AND STUPID.
United Airlines will require ALL EMPLOYEES get vaccinated.
THE NEW LAMBDA VARIANT IS SPREADING IN THE UNITED STATES! “highly infectious, may also be able to evade vaccine antibodies”
The SARS-CoV-2 Lambda variant, also known as lineage C.37, is a variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It was first detected in Peru in December 2020. On 14 June 2021, the World Health Organization named it Lambda variant and designated it as a variant of interest – wikipedia
Investigators in Chile conclude that the lambda COVID-19 variant is not only more infectious than standard SARS-CoV-2, but could also possibly shrug off vaccines. The first case in the United States has been spotted at Houston Methodist Hospital. – July 30, 2021
120000 New COVID-19 Cases in the United States yesterday. The highest daily number in six months! Delta Variant is spreading fast. 619900+ Reported US DEATHS from COVID-19 as of this morning! Hospitalizations are rising. Children are being infected. And so, LET’S SEND THE KIDS BACK-To-SCHOOL. WTF? Deaths are increasing again. The unvaccinated are dying. And so, LET’S REMOVE MASK MANDATES and RESTRICTIONS. WTF? And only 50% of the US population is Fully Vaccinated. And so, WTF? Are they just waiting for the vaccine-resistant variant? WE WANT TO GO OUT! WE WANT TO TRAVEL! WE DON’T WANT TO WORRY! WHO THE FUCK IS IN CHARGE OF THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE? WHY ISN’T THERE A NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANDATE? WHY AREN’T THERE DOMESTIC TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS? THERE NEEDS TO BE A 40 DAY TOTAL SHUTDOWN. QUARANTINE EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE, except for actual essential workers. NATIONAL GUARD/LAW ENFORCEMENT if necessary to enforce the shutdown. REQUIRE EVERYONE GET VACCINATED IF THEY WANT TO GO OUT IN PUBLIC. EVERYONE. And Rapid Testing for EVERYONE EVERY WEEK until it is eradicated. ARREST AND PROSECUTE ANYONE SPREADING MISINFORMATION AND LIES!
The Delta Variant is VERY CONTAGIOUS and it might kill you. 4,304,980 Reported Deaths from COVID-19 Worldwide! (the actual number is much higher) COVID-19 is currently affecting 220 countries and territories.
If it was just the “vaccine-deniers” that were dying, that would be okay. THEY ARE THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE AND THE STATE NOW! Hospitals should refuse to accept patients who have not been fully vaccinated. The unvaccinated should be restricted from ALL PUBLIC SPACES. Masks that cover the nose and mouth should be required EVERYWHERE.
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One More Saturday Night!
Sunday, August 8, 2021 – the 220th day of the year!
“Dear Jerry” Envelope Art (copyright 2015 JoshWillTravel)
2:30am: We finally made some dinner at 1:00am.
On The Menu: 2 beef soft tacos with avocado and salsa verde And an iced espresso to drink.
Thought I heard a jug band playin’ If you don’t who else will? From over on the far side of the hill All I know the sun don’t shine And the rain refused to fall And you don’t seem to hear me when I call
7:15am: SUNDAY! SUNDAY! Sunday morning. And we’re awake early. We drank a cup of espresso. Drink Coffee. Drink Water.
8:05am: We fed the dogs. We took the dogs outside.
9:10am: We made an iced espresso and played with the dog. Now he’s napping under the desk. The other dogs are sleeping in the bedroom.
11:45am: We just made and ate Sunday Brunch. On The Menu: Toasted bagel with lox and cream cheese; dill pickle, pita chips, and cherries
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
9:10pm: We fell asleep and really slept. The dogs went outside. The dogs got fed. We woke up and thought it was morning, but it was actually sunset. Wait, it’s Sunday night. We took a shower. We made an iced coffee.
10:15pm: We drank our iced coffee. We played with and groomed the dog. We haven’t eaten since Brunch, so we’re thinking about food again now.
Wind inside and the wind outside Tangled in the window blind Tell me why you treat me so unkind Down where the sun don’t shine Lonely and I call your name No place left to go, ain’t that a shame?
We miss Jerry! We think about the music he could have made. RIP
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Monday, August 9, 2021 Remembering Jerry Garcia today (and everyday). May his memory be blessed!
Jerry Garcia
So many roads, I tell you New York to San Francisco So many roads I know All I want is one to take me home From the high road to the low So many roads I know So many roads, so many roads
1:20am: And we still haven’t eaten yet. Time to watch “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” on HBO. FUCK TUCKER CARLSON! FUCK FOXNEWS! The Olympics are over? Yeah, we gave up on NBC last week. FUCK RUSSIA! Fuck Vladimir Putin! FUCK MOSCOWMITCH! FUCK THE RUSSIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE! AND FUCK THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE TOO! LOVE John Oliver! Brilliant! Mindblowing! The Voice of TRUTH!
3:00am: The dogs went outside. Still no food. But we made and drank a mocha milkshake. Drink Coffee. Drink Water. Eat Chocolate. Eat Ice Cream.
POP Funko Jerry Garcia:
“Don’t cry now, don’t you cry, don’t you cry anymore.
Sleep in the stars, don’t you cry, dry your eyes on the wind.”
9:15am: We woke up very early, but didn’t really sleep at all. We took the dog outside. The dogs went outside. The dogs got fed. We made and drank an iced espresso. We ate a piece of leftover lasagna for breakfast. We watched “Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse” on Amazon Prime.
And it’s Monday morning. The roofers are working across the street again today. They arrived at 6:45am and started at 7:00am….
Mondays only happen once a week!
10:45am: We made another iced espresso. The housekeeper is here today to clean. We took the dogs outside. It’s a beautiful day in the SFV. Now we are all chillin’ in the Home Office. It’s going to be HOT. Watching “VAL”, the Val Kilmer documentary on Amazon Prime.
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZ
We took a nap.
The Grateful Dead Movie 1977 directed by Jerry Garcia
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
9:21pm: Recapping Monday. The gardener came and worked in the backyard all afternoon. Making a change to the landscaping and the “rock garden”. So we had the dogs in the Home Office all afternoon too. The dogs went outside. The dogs got fed. And we fell asleep again.
Recapping Monday night on Tuesday morning again. We woke up and made dinner. NO SALAD TONIGHT. On The Menu: Toasted bagel with lox and cream cheese, dill pickle, potato chips and cherries with an iced espresso to drink.
John Belushi and Jerry Garcia
From the land of the midnight sun Where the ice blue roses grow Along those roads of gold and silver snow Howlin’ wide or moaning low So many roads I know So many roads to [unverified] my soul
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Aloha Jerry!
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THE GOP TRAITORS ARE LYING TO YOU! DON’T BELIEVE THEIR LIES! YOU KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED! YOU SAW IT WITH YOUR OWN EYES!
SEVEN MONTHS AGO, TRUMP AND THE GOP TRAITORS TRIED TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES!
Breaking News from the State Department: (Why isn’t Mike Pompeo in prison?) A $5,800 bottle of Japanese whiskey gifted to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by the government of Japan in 2019 is missing. Pompeo said he never received the bottle of whiskey and had no idea it was missing, or what happened to the gift. Pompeo’s lawyer, William Burck, told the Wall Street Journal that the former secretary of state had “no recollection of receiving the bottle of whiskey and does not have any knowledge of what happened to it.” Earlier this year, the State Department’s independent watchdog group, Project on Government Oversight, found that GOP Traitor and Trump stooge Pompeo and his wife Susan “violated federal ethics rules by making over 100 personal, non-work related requests to department employees” (including ordering gifts, booking salon appointments, and taking care of their family dog).
FIRE AND ARREST TRUMP STOOGE AND GOP TRAITOR LOUIS DEJOY NOW!
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and she’ll xxxx xxxx xxxx for a thousand dollars.
Masks are required indoors again in the County of Los Angeles! WARNING! COVID-19 (the Delta Variant) is spreading and case numbers are rising in all 50 states.
MONDAY’S NUMBERS: COVID-19 is still the leading cause of death in the United States. 617000+ Reported Deaths in the United States from COVID-19 as of today. 64780+ Reported Deaths in California from COVID-19 as of today 53350+ Reported Deaths in New York from COVID-19 as of today (these are the reported numbers, the true numbers are much higher)
NOTE: THERE IS ANOTHER REPORT THAT COVID-19 NUMBERS IN THE US MAY HAVE BEEN UNDER-REPORTED BY AS MUCH AS 60%! The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation reports the number of COVID-19 DEATHS in the US at more than 900000 (that’s 57% higher than the official data according to their analysis)
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“This is The End , my only friend The End” And so we now end “The Days Between” 2021
Be Grateful. Be Kind.
“We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.” ~Japanese Proverb
CV! Part 188 – HAPPY JERRY DAY 2021! (Sunday) Happy birthday Jerry Garcia! He would have turned 79 today. May his memory be a blessing!
MAH “Dear Jerry” Postcard – front
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“Dear Mister Fantasy play us a tune Something to make us all happy Do anything take us out of this gloom Sing a song, play guitar Make it snappy
You are the one who can make us all laugh But doing that you break out in tears Please don’t be sad if it was a straight mind you had We wouldn’t have known you all these years”
– “Dear Mr Fantasy” by Steve Winwood, Chris Wood, and Jim Capaldi
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Jerome John “Jerry” Garcia
August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995
Jerry Garcia
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Sunday, August 1, 2021 – “Rabbit! Rabbit!”
12:55am: We took the dogs outside. And now they’re sleeping.
5:20am: And we are still awake five hours later.
We ate a slice of banana bread with a little melted butter.
We took the dogs outside and now they are in the bedroom sleeping.
Happy Jerry Day 2021!
8:30am: We drank an iced espresso. We prepped the dogs’ breakfast.
We did a load of laundry. Wash, dry, and fold.
We got the newspapers (the delivery was late this morning).
We took the dogs outside. We fed the dogs. We took the dogs outside.
Now they’re back in the bedroom while we become Chore Boy.
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZ.
11:55am: Chore boy didn’t do sh*t. He took a short nap.
And then we woke up and took the dogs outside at 11:20am.
We played with the dogs and now they’re back in the bedroom again.
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WTF? There was a strange woman walking on the street out front of the house behaving strange, She walked through the bushes on the side of the house, so we investigated, but we didn’t see anything out of place.
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12:15pm: It’s HOT today, and it’s only Noon.
And it’s going to be HOT all week in the SFV:
And where are our reader coming from today?
The JoshWillTravel Blog is read WORLDWIDE!
(stats according to WordPress)
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We drank an iced espresso and now we’re thinking about “Brunch”.
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZ. Nappy time again.
3:10pm: We took a short nap. We woke up.
We ate the four leftover slices of pizza (two cold, and two warm).
We took the dogs outside. It’s really HOT out now. Currently 96 degrees F.
The “F” is for FUCKING HOT as well as for Fahrenheit.
Now we’re chillin’ with the dogs in the Home Office again with the AC on
and watching the Olympics on TV.
Jerry Garcia in concert – 1985
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. Nappy time again.
6:30pm: We took another nap with the dogs. We woke up.
We took the dogs outside and the dogs got fed.
We took the dogs outside again.
The Jerry Garcia Band at The Stone
in San Francisco, California on August 1, 1984 – Complete Show!
Set 1) Cats Under The Stars, Mission In The Rain, Love In The Afternoon,
Run For The Roses, Tangled Up In Blue
Set 2) How Sweet It Is, When I Paint My Masterpiece, Dear Prudence,
E: Midnight Moonlight
Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
John Kahn – bass
Melvin Seals – keyboards
David Kemper – drums
Jacklyn LaBranch and Gloria Jones – backing vocals
9:40pm: Sunday night. Watching the Olympics on TV.
We drank another iced espresso.
And we’re almost ready to make some dinner.
1:55am on Monday morning. We still haven’t eaten dinner.
Just a “Simple Twist of Fate” we guess.
Must be the “Moonlight Madness” tonight.
Or we might be “Tangled Up In Blue” too.
We took the dogs outside and then we played with the dogs.
They were with us in the Home Office as we worked on a new Blog Post.
We just took them outside again and put them in the bedroom.
And so, we are recapping this Blog Post “After Midnight” now.
Hope you have a Happy Jerry Day today and everyday!
“Once in awhile, you get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if you look at it right.”
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“Cats on the blacktop, birdies in the treetop Someone plays guitar that sounds like a clarinet I ain’t ready yet, to go to bed Think I’ll take a walk downtown instead”
– “Cats Down Under The Stars” by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter
CV! Part 187 – The End of July! (Wed-Thurs-Fri-Sat)
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 -Taking the day off.
National Milk Chocolate Day!
7:10pm: Nothing happened today. On The Menu:
Turkey and cheese sandwich for lunch. Sushi for dinner.
Spicy tuna cut roll, California roll, and a rainbow roll
8:35pm: We took a short nap after dinner with the dog.
We woke up and made an iced espresso. And we drank it.
Drink coffee. Drink Water.
Now we are watching the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on TV.
More athletes and staff tested positive for COVID-19 today.
9:55pm: We cut up a sweet and juicy watermelon and ate some too.
Watching the Olympics and surfing the interweb tonight.
USA! USA! USA! GO TEAM USA! TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS!
11:00pm: Wednesday night recap of Wednesday. It was HOT.
The dogs got fed, and they went outside, and they had a great day.
We got dressed and drove the car to the Sushi restaurant and picked up dinner.
And that’s about the most exciting thing that happened here today.
The gardener came. The pool guy came. We slept most of the day away.
There was a pursuit in Fontana this afternoon,
but it was pretty much slow speed and stupid.
In the end the police pulled her out of the car. Suspect in custody.
And there was another pursuit late last night!
Guy on a moped/mini-bike went for a long ride with the police behind him,
even went the wrong way on the freeway,
until he ended up in Whittier Narrows park where he WIPED OUT
and ended up in the dirt. Suspect in custody.
Dusty Hill RIP (May 19, 1949 – July 27, 2021) May the Four Winds blow him safely home.
Remembering the “Neenster” on the sixth anniversary of her final day on this world
which was actually the 25th-26th, so we are a couple days late….
She just sent us a message as a reminder, and she will never be forgotten.
Janeen Bevan (nee Blythe) – ‘wish you were here’ And may her memory be a blessing!
Janeen Bevan RIP
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Thursday, July 29, 2021 – the 210th day of the year International Tiger Day!
12:20am: We took the dog outside.
We made and ate a “banana split” for a satisfying midnight dessert.
On The Menu: 2 scoops of Haagen-Daaz vanilla ice cream,
a small frozen banana (sliced), chocolate syrup, and whipped cream
4:02am: We are still awake. The dog is sleeping on the bed.
The other dogs are in the bedroom sleeping. It’s really quiet.
We slept all day and took a nap in the evening.
Our sleep cycle and sleep patterns are truly messed up.
Today is Thursday. “IS THIS A WEEKDAY?”
8:30am: We fell asleep with the dog after 5:00am.
We turned on a podcast, crawled into bed, and fell asleep.
We woke up around 7:15am.
Well, it seems someone was breaking into cars and prowling homes and yards down the street this morning around 4:00am while we were still awake in the Home Office. They never made it down to our end of the block, maybe because they were spooked by the newspaper delivery guy or maybe because the neighbors alerted. So we talked with a detective from the LAPD out in the street this morning. There was a Home Invasion the other night less than a mile away that made the TV news and the Citizen App, and there have been a few others in the mid-valley recently. A lot of local property crime, armed robberies, and violent crimes connected to the “unhoused” that live along Ventura Blvd and in the Sepulveda Reservoir. And organized gangs are back in the valley looking for targets and victims. Crime has been getting a lot worse in the San Fernando Valley recently. We chased a guy out of the driveway when he was trying to steal the Mercedes (that we were about to return the dealer) in November 2020 (read the previous Blog Post). And those guys were pros and probably connected to the construction crew working across the street, because we haven’t had any problems with sketchy characters since they finished, until last night.
There’s been an underground poker game running out of the house on the corner for a couple months, and there was a game the other night. Usually 20-30 nice cars parked on the cross street, and a “doorman” in the driveway, when they are playing at house. And that’s also the corner where the guys were prowling around last night. We live in a very “crime-free” neighborhood for the most part, so we take notice of strangers and any criminal activity is cause for concern. The violent Home Invasions have a West LA LAPD TASK FORCE working on the investigation, so they were canvasing our street along with the regular West Valley Division detectives. FUCK. One more thing.
The dogs got fed. The dogs went outside.
We got the newspapers and made an iced espresso.
Drink Coffee. Drink Water. Be Vigilant.
9:35am: We just made another iced espresso and then
we left a message for the detective who left his card on our front door.
A Tsunami warning was issued for parts of Alaska this morning
after an earthquake with a magnitude of ~8.2 occurred off the coast.
11:15am: We took the dogs outside. We got the mail. The housekeeper is here.
And we are chilling’ with the dogs in the Home Office until she is finished.
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
3:15pm: Well, we took a nap with the dogs. The housekeeper left.
We took the dogs outside. We made another iced espresso. It’s HOT out.
And it’s Thursday afternoon. We have to keep reminding ourself.
5:40pm: FUCK. FUCK. FUCK. (at 5:00pm again)
The dogs went outside. The dogs got fed. The dogs went outside.
Recapping Thursday night.
Chopped chicken salad delivered. Ate half, saved half.
Fell asleep. Woke up. Took the dog outside.
Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas
Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 9pm
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Friday, July 30, 2021
BOMBSHELL NEWS!
Simone Biles, the US Gymnastic Champion, pulled out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics event for mental health reasons (and physical health reasons because a mistake on the uneven bars, vault, or balance beam can be very bad). Most people applauded her decision and it’s now really big media news. Some people didn’t support her decision, and some even made jokes (like Michael Ché) and now they’re the target of American “cancel culture”.
And then US Gymnast Suni Lee won the Gold Medal and became our newest “American Hero”.
12:30am: Time for dinner.
We had leftover salad, so we used it for tacos. On The Menu: 2 chicken chopped salad tacos
9:05am: We were up all morning and fell asleep around dawn.
And then we woke up.
The dogs went outside. The dogs got fed. The dogs went outside.
We drank an iced espresso. Drink Coffee. Drink Water.
We took a shower. We got dressed.
10:30am: We ran a couple errands. We went to our PO Box.
We went to the bank, and we went inside.
We contacted one masked person behind thick acrylic, the teller.
It’s a beautiful day in the SFV and it’s going to be HOT again.
We drove home. We got undressed.
And now we’re wearing our sweat shorts again.
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
7:40pm: Recapping Friday. Good Shabbos! It was HOT today.
We ate a little green jello with whipped cream. Then we took a nap.
We slept all afternoon. The dogs got fed and went outside.
We made an iced espresso.
It’s Friday night again. Another weekend for a week without end.
Seriously, what the F*CK? And how is it the END OF JULY already? Tempus fugit. Time flies.
8:25pm: And we just played “fetch” with the little boy for a half hour.
On The Menu: Cubano sandwich with garlic chicken, dill pickle, avocado,
carrot and celery sticks, watermelon, and cherries for dinner,
with cran-raspberry-orange juice and an iced espresso to drink.
Dogs, TV, Tokyo Olympics, the interweb, YouTube vids, and writing Blog Posts
on Friday night to stay busy and entertained in the Home Office.
Saturday, July 31, 2021 – the last day of July!
Where were you on this day in 1983?
Grateful Dead at the Ventura County Fairgrounds
10:11am: One more Saturday morning.
We were awake until after 6:00am this morning.
We drank an iced espresso. Drink Coffee. Drink Water.
We ate a quesadilla with avocado and salsa verde.
We woke up at 9:30am. And we need a nap already.
The dogs got fed. The dogs went outside.
10:40am: The newspapers and the mail made it inside.
We made an iced espresso and took the dogs outside again.
Now we’re chillin’ with the dogs in the Home Office
and we managed to fall down a Blues Brothers rabbit hole this morning.
“Briefcase Full of Blues” is the debut album by The Blues Brothers.
It was released on November 28, 1978, by Atlantic Records.
It was recorded live on September 9, 1978, at the Universal Amphitheatre
in Los Angeles, when the band opened for comedian Steve Martin.
THE “Good Ole” BLUES BROTHERS BAND!
Steve “The Colonel” Cropper, Matt “Guitar” Murphy (RIP), Donald “Duck” Dunn (RIP), Willie “Too Big” Hall, Elwood, “Joliet” Jake (RIP), Murphy Dunne, Tom “Bones” Malone, Alan “Mister Fabulous” Rubin (RIP), and “Blue” Lou Marini. With a special shoutout to Paul “the Shiv” Schaffer!
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
3:30pm: We took a nap with the dogs. We woke up.
We took the dogs outside and got a glass of juice.
And we just took the dogs outside again. And it is HOT.
JoshWillTravel: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
5:35pm: We took another nap with the dog. And we just woke up.
The dogs got fed. The dogs went outside. We ordered a pizza delivery. On The Menu: Extra-large pizza with sausage and meatball delivered!
9:00pm: And suddenly, we are not stressed anymore.
We drank an iced espresso. We entertained ourself with YouTube vids.
Now we’re chillin’ in the Home Office.
Watching the Bertcast with Bert Kreischer on Youtube:
And we watched the film “Outlaws” on a Showtime network,
about a violent Australian motorcycle gang named The Copperheads.
AND WHY DID WE WATCH IT? WHY?
We wanted to see how bad it was going to be. And it was bad.
It was gritty and raw, (and really bad and boring too) with some good acting.
It was a lot more real than “Sons of Anarchy” which we enjoyed.
And it was almost “Cinema Verité”, shot like real life,
but really it was just amateur (headache-inducing) camera work.
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Breaking News: The Department of Justice told the IRS
to turn over six years of Trump’s tax returns to Congress!
Professional Cooking Tips! (ripped from the Interweb)
“To be a good cook you have to have a love of the good,
a love of hard work, and a love of creating.” – Julia Child
And so, here are some great professional cooking tips and tricks
that we have collected from the interweb. We love to cook! NOTE: We learned at an early age. We had a cooking class in junior high.
We chose apartment-style living at UCSC (with a kitchen so we
could cook for ourself) instead of dormitory living and “dining-hall” food.
We are not a professional chef, but some of our cooking is pro quality.
Please check out our many recipes and other cooking related Blog Posts!
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And away we go….
ALWAYS WASH YOUR HANDS! (and wash them frequently while cooking)
CLEAN AND SANITIZE YOURSELF, YOUR KITCHEN, AND YOUR FOOD! Learn about kitchen safety/sanitation and safe food storage and preparation.
Drink Coffee. Drink Water. (stay awake and alert, and always stay well hydrated)
Prevent the cutting board from slipping – place a wet paper towel underneath it.
ALWAYS USE A SHARP KNIFE!
Sharpen your knives before, clean your knives after.
Use a vegetable peeler for ultra-thin cuts and shaving.
Learn how to hold the knife properly!
Learn the proper knife technique for the type of food you are cutting!
(and there are great YouTube vids on “how to” cut up everything)
Heat your pans before cooking (so they are already HOT). Preheat your oven for 20 minutes at temperature before cooking and baking.
Constant heat and proper temperature are necessary for professional cooking.
Baker’s Tip: Put a bowl of water inside the oven when baking.
The steam will help make a nice crispy bread crust.
Use eggs and butter at room temperature when making dough.
Take the eggs and butter out of the fridge the night before.
Caramelized sugar for baking.
Slightly frying the sugar will add a note of caramel to baked goods.
Heat sugar for one hour for a hint of caramel flavor,
or heat for up to five hours to create a deep and unique aroma and taste.
Try to eat healthy, well-balanced meals.
Add healthy fats, cut sodium, bump up your fiber,
and aim for a variety of colors on your plate.
(but never sacrifice good food for a bad “diet”)
Cook your aromatics first.
Cook onions with salt. Add salt to reduce the smell. It will also cook them faster.
Add onions while the food is cooking.
Onions need time to develop their sweet flavor profile,
so they are one of the first ingredients to add to the pan. NOTE: Garlic burns easily and the taste will turn bitter, so don’t add it early.
Know when to add the herbs.
Add dried herbs while cooking to enable the flavor to infuse the dish.
Fresh herbs should be added after the food is done cooking.
Fresh herbs will turn bitter if overcooked.
Use both salt and acid when seasoning.
Add the salt to your dish while you cook,
not before (and taste frequently) to avoid over-salting.
Use sugar as a seasoning.
It counteracts sour taste and will add a pleasant and rich flavor.
“The more you know, the more you can create. There’s no end to imagination in the kitchen.” – Julia Child
Add a dash of high-quality extra virgin olive oil to enhance your dish.
But don’t use olive oil in everything. Use pure vegetable oil for cooking.
Olive oil burns easily! It is not good for high-temp cooking and frying.
Brine your Meat! Brining makes for juicy meat.
Create a juicy texture and infuse rich flavor, and minimize
the chance of the meat drying out or being overcooked.
Marinate meat or fish in a plastic bag.
This ensures the meat or fish is coated evenly.
(also makes for an easy cleanup)
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“Life, like a cookie jar, would soon be empty
if you continued to accept the good things it offers
and put in no good things in return.” – Sou Chan (from The House of Chan) 1952
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Cook steaks that are at room temperature and they will cook more evenly.
And not all cuts of meat take the same time to cook!
For quick cooking, choose tenderloins and steaks.
For longer and slower cooking, use a roast, brisket, or shoulder cut.
Cook steak without oil by placing it on its side when cooking.
Cooking meat on the side renders the fat and will add more flavor.
It will also create a nice crust for the edges.
Make burgers juicy by placing ice cubes in the middle of the patties.
Right before grilling, press a small piece of ice into the center of patty.
This prevents it from drying out while cooking.
Read our previous Blog Post “Where’s The Beef?”
Heat the saute pan to a high temperature before searing meat or fish.
Pre-heat your pan and Don’t crowd the food when searing.
High heat is needed for perfectly seared meat and fish.
Do not to crowd the pan because it will lose the high cooking heat.
Place fish in pan with the skin side down first.
The high temp will quickly sear the skin and prevent it from sticking.
Use mayonnaise on fish to get a nice tasty crust.
Paint a small amount of mayo onto the fish with a pastry brush
and then season with salt before grilling. This will make a nice golden crust.
Make scrambled eggs creamy by adding mayonnaise.
Just add a teaspoon of mayo, it won’t change the flavor of the eggs.
Use sour cream to make great pancakes.
Add 2 tablespoons of sour cream to the pancake mix.
It will make the pancakes tasty and fluffy.
Peel hard boiled eggs fast and easy!
Just add a little baking soda before you boil them.
You can also use vinegar.
Both ingredients get inside the eggshell, and will make them peel faster.
Use a large frying pan instead of a big pot when cooking pasta.
The wider area of the pan will heat the water faster.
Pick the right size pan for the amount of pasta being cooked.
Add a little olive oil and salt the pasta to taste after the water is boiling.
The salt will season the pasta.
The oil prevents the pasta from sticking and adds flavor.
Cook pasta in the sauce to finish.
The sauce will coat the noodles and they will absorb the flavor.
If the sauce is too thick, just add a little pasta water to create the thickness desired.
“Chef” with Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, and Bobby Carnavale
Dry boil potatoes before mashing.
After boiling, remove potatoes from water and place in a clean heated pan.
Make sure they don’t cook anymore. Once dry, mash them.
Make Roasted Garlic in the microwave.
Place a whole bulb of garlic in a small bowl with a little oil and water.
Wrap the bowl in plastic wrap before microwaving. Cook until the garlic is soft.
To cook a perfect egg, you will only need three things: a thick-wall frying pan, a 1/2 tablespoon of butter, and an egg.
Cook for 4-5 minutes over a low heat. Don’t forget to add a pinch of salt.
Remember, eggs will continue to cook after being removed from the pan!
TIP: Use an egg slicer to cut and slice fruits.
Fruit! Fruit! Fruit!
Read our previous Blog Post “Fruit! Fruit! Fruit!”
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“I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”
Mullah’s Chai Recipe! yes this is it, and you make it to taste (from the “Buck & Mug” with Don Brown’s blessings)
from the Teahouse of Mullah Nezzuradin’s Donkey
Ingredients:
Black Tea
Fresh Cardamom
Fresh Ginger (grated or sliced)
Fresh Mint
Honey (optional)
Milk/Cream (optional)
Lemon (optional)
Sugar (optional)
Directions:
In first pot, boil fresh cardamom and sliced fresh ginger for a few minutes.
Drain the seasoned hot water into large teapot.
In a second pot, boil water, remove from flame,
Steep black tea and mint for 3 minutes.
Combine in teapot, serve, and finish off with honey and milk or cream.
Lemon and sugar are optional. Enjoy it!
Teahouse of the Mullah Nezzuradin’s Donkey, Agoura 1984
Carnation Cafe and Ice Cream Parlor’s Fiesta Salad
Ingredients:
Lettuce, Diced Roast Beef, Fritos Corn Chips, Kidney Beans, Grated Cheese,
Diced Tomatoes, Sliced Avocado, and Choice Of Dressing.
Chinese Chicken Salad (just add chicken)
Old Fashioned Beef Stew
Spaghetti Pie
How to Butcher a Kangaroo:
NOTE: Kangaroo meat is very lean and high in protein, essential B vitamins,
iron, zinc, omega-3 (an essential nutrient associated with fish),
and omega-6 fatty acids, and is very low in fat (only about 2%)
But the meat also has a high concentration of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)
which has been associated with the build-up of arterial plaque,
and can lead to cardiovascular disease, heart attacks and strokes.
Kangaroo was always eaten by the aboriginal Australians, and the
meaty tail, roasted in a pit of hot embers, is considered a delicacy down under.
Kangaroo Meat is illegal in the state of California!
Stuffed Camel (Don’t try this at home!)
(seriously, DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!)
Don’t Eat Horse Meat!
Horse meat is illegal in the states of California and Illinois.
Fried Rice with Minced Beef
Ingredients: 1/2 pound minced beef
iceberg lettuce, shredded
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 spring onions, finely chopped
2 bowls white rice, preferably leftover and reheated
2 tsp light soy sauce
salt, to taste
sugar, to taste
Method: Marinate minced beef with marinade for 15 minutes.
Heat oil over medium. Cook beef until 80% done. Set aside.
Add some oil again. Stir in beaten egg. Stir constantly until 60% done. Add rice, preferably reheated beforehand as it’d shorter the cooking time. Quickly stir fry evenly. Sprinkle salt and sugar to taste. When the rice is really hot thoroughly, add light soy sauce.
Toss in beef. Continue to cook and combine well. Add shredded lettuce and spring onion until softens. If you’d like to taste the crunchy veggie, then don’t fry too long. Serve hot.
Combination Fried Rice: First, when it comes to fry rice, we have to use leftover rice because you don’t want any soggy rice. Mixing with all the other vegetables and meat, the rice would be just right, not so dry or soggy.
Second, use as many favorite ingredients as you like. There’s no only one rule to combine ingredients for fried rice. So, be creative and enjoy whatever you like.
Third, the right order is to pan fry eggs, then followed by rice. Many people make the mistake to put in rice first, then pour in whisked eggs. This would make the rice soggy and mushy by absorbing the egg mixture.
Last but not least, don’t stir fry all ingredients with rice in the first place.You have to sauté the meat and vegetables separately. Then combine with the fried rice when it’s nearly done. Simple and easy
Ingredients : 3 bowls leftover rice
1 onion
1 sausage (I used Continental Frankfurt this time)
1 slice ham
6 mushrooms
1/2 cup green peas
3 eggs, whisked
Seasoning: 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
A pinch of black pepper, to your taste
salt, to your taste
sugar, to your taste
Method: Blanch green peas in boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Cut onion, sausage and ham into small cubes. Slice mushrooms.
Heat 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and sauté onion on medium-heat pan, add in mushrooms until tender. Put in green peas and sauté for 2 minutes. Set aside.
Heat pan on medium heat, sauté sausage and ham until light brown. Dish up.
Clean the pan with a piece of kitchen towel. Add 2 tablespoons of oil, pour in whisked eggs. When the egg mixture is half-way cooked through, add in leftover rice. Stir well for about 10 minutes on high heat. When all rice is evenly heated up and mixed well with the eggs, add in onion, green peas and mix well. At last, add the sausage and ham. While stirring all ingredients together, generously sprinkle salt, sugar and black pepper. Drizzle the soy sauce all around the rice and toss. Taste it by yourself. When you’re satisfied, it’s done.
Tips:
You can use whatever greens you like, for example capsicum, celery. Other meat, like chicken, shrimp, beef or BBQ pork can be good choice too.
If you preheat the chilled leftover rice in a microwave beforehand, it would shorten the cooking time. Save your energy~
Enjoy your fried rice!
Old Fashioned Chicken Pie
Edible Flowers Chrysanthemum, Dahlia, Dandelion, Elderflower, Hibiscus, Lavender, Lilac, Marigold, Pansy, Peony, Snapdragon, and Sunflower
(and read our previous Blog Post “Dandelion”)
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Coffee Break!
(read our previous Blog Posts about “Coffee”)
Thanksgiving 2015 – Baking (the night before)
Soft Oatmeal Cookies – Makes 2 dozen
Prep Time:15 minutes (then chill dough for at least one hour) Bake Time 10 minutes
Total Time: ~2 hours
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Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 cups quick cooking oats
Option: add a cup of raisins or nuts
Directions: In a medium bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar.
Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture.
Mix in oats. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F Grease the cookie sheets with vegetable oil or shortening Roll the dough into 1″ balls, and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie with a fork dipped in sugar. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Sugar Cookies!
Ingredients: 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon baking powder 1 cup butter, softened 1 ½ cups white sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a small bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
Add the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, and baking powder) and mix well.
Roll dough into teaspoon sized balls, and place them on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes (or until golden).
Let stand two minutes before moving the cookies to a wire rack to cool.
Decorate with candies or icing or crystalline sugar if desired.
Candied Orange Peel Strips of orange peel cooked in sugar syrup until they are soft and chewy.
They can be sugar coated or dipped in chocolate for extra fun.
Ingredients:
3 Oranges – navel or Valencia
2-1/4 Cups Sugar (granulated)
1-1/8 Water
Sugar for coating and/or Chocolate for dipping (optional)
Directions:
Prep and Blanche the Peel:
Rinse and clean three navel or Valencia oranges.
Cut the top and bottom off each orange. Score the skin into quarters.
Remove the skin (both peel and pith). Cut into strips about ¼” wide.
(eat or save the peeled oranges for other use)
In a medium saucepan, place the strips of peel and cover with cold water.
Blanch the peels: Bring the water to a boil. When the water boils, drain the water from the orange peel strips. Rinse in fresh cold water. Repeat at least two more times.
Blanching removes any bitter flavor in the orange peel. (TIP: Blanch the peels 4-5 times).
Drain the water and place the peels in a bowl.
Sugar Syrup:
Use the same saucepan, and whisk together 2-¼ cups sugar and 1-⅛ cups water.
Bring the mixture to a simmer over a low heat.
Cook 8-9 minutes at a constant simmer, adjust the heat, and make sure it doesn’t boil.
Add the orange peel. Cook about 45 minutes to 1 hour on medium-low heat, until the white pith is translucent (not white), adjust heat as needed – maintain the simmer, keep from boiling.
Swirl the pan occasionally to make sure that all of the peels get covered with syrup.
DO NOT STIR, this will cause crystallation.
Drain the cooked syrup from the orange peels – (set aside and save for another recipe).
Toss the peels in a bowl of sugar to coat, or dip in melted chocolate and let set. (optional),
Transfer to a drying rack. When they are dry, store them in an airtight container.
White Chocolate Lemon Truffles
Easy Chocolate Truffles
Ingredients:
1 can of Sweetened Condensed Milk (8 oz)
1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
Cocoa Powder for dusting
(optional: add powdered sugar to cocoa powder for dusting)
Directions:
Warm the condensed milk in saucepan over low heat
(WARNING: it will burn if the heat is too high)
Remove from heat and add cocoa powder (sift to remove clumps)
Mix well until firm (like frosting)
Place in a plastic wrap lined pan, cover, and form into desired thickness
Refrigerate for 2-3 hours (wrapped in plastic wrap)
Spread cocoa powder on cutting board
Place unwrapped chocolate on cocoa powder
Dust the top with cocoa powder
Cut into squares, and round the edges (or form them into shapes)
Finish with cocoa powder and serve
Easy Chocolate Fudge
Ingredients:
1 can of Sweetened Condensed Milk (8 oz)
1 bag of Chocolate Chips
(substitute semi-sweet, milk chocolate, or white chocolate chips as desired)
(optional: add chips, nuts, caramel, peanut butter, marshmallows, other flavors
and spices – mint, cayenne, etc., or candy – M&Ms or cut up candy bars as desired)
Directions:
Melt the Chocolate Chips in a double boiler over low heat
Add the Sweetened Condensed Milk and mix well
(WARNING: it will burn if the heat is too high)
Remove from heat
(add additional ingredients as desired and mix well)
Pour into a tin-foil pan or plastic wrap lined dish and refrigerate until solid
Cut into squares and serve
Ingredients:
Non-dairy powdered creamer
Packet of Kool-Aid (choose your flavor)
Oreo Cookies or other filled sandwich cookie
(use the center filling in the pie mix, save the cookie pieces for the crust)
Sprite or 7-Up (or any other liquid beverage that pairs with the Kool-Aid)
Directions:
Combine creamer, Kool-Aid, and cookie filling in a large bowl
Add liquid in small amounts and mix well until viscous
Pour into small bowls, lined with the sides with the cookie pieces
Refrigerate until firm and serve
(Optional: Top with whipped cream or Cool Whip)
Frozen Banana with Chocolate Sauce (so simple, and so good)
Ingredients:
Banana (frozen)
Chocolate Sauce
Directions:
Remove frozen banana from the freezer, let thaw 15 mins
Peel the banana (you may have to use a knife to remove it all)
Slice frozen banana into 1″ thick pieces and place in small bowl
Top with chocolate sauce and serve immediately
NOTE: Bananas should be put in the freezer just as they ripen,
for best dessert results. Even a banana that is a little green is okay.
(freeze a number 5-9 banana on the picture chart)
Tip: To prevent bananas from turning brown too fast,
wrap a piece of tinfoil around the top of the bunch.
S’mores, S’Mores in a Cone, and “The Cookie Monster” (you don’t have to just use graham crackers for a great dessert!)
Ingredients:
Chocolate (Hershey milk chocolate bars)
Graham Crackers – two pieces, top and bottom
Marshmallows (large puffed)
Directions:
Place chocolate on bottom piece of graham cracker (open face)
Roast marshmallow over open flame until warm/hot
Place marshmallow on top of chocolate
Sandwich with the top piece of graham cracker and serve
S’Mores in a Cone:
substitute a waffle or sugar cone for graham crackers “The Cookie Monster”:
substitute chocolate chip cookies for graham crackers
(or try other flavor cookies, like peanut butter, oatmeal, or sugar)
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Custard Pie, Coconut Custard Pie, Pumpkin Pie, and Honey Tarts
“My Oh My, I Like Pie!”
HOLISTIC AND HERBAL HEALTH STUFF:
Drink One Cup and it will clear up mucus and phlegm
in the sinuses, chest and lungs:
Drink One Cup and it will clear the lungs and respiratory tract:
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USA! USA! USA!
Thursday, July 1, 2021 – Rabbit. Rabbit. Today is the 182nd Day of the year and 183 Days remain until 2022.
The year is half over or half past, and six months remain in 2021.
O Canada!
It’s CANADA DAY!
On the 154th anniversary of Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1867
NOTE: Many cities cancelled Canada Day celebrations after the bodies of hundreds of native american children were uncovered in unmarked graves on or near former Indian Residential Schools. The border remains closed and tourists won’t be able to cross until at least July 21. And at least 230 people died from the heat in British Columbia since last Friday.
It’s National US Postage Stamp Day!
The United States issued the first postage stamp on July 1, 1847.
Philately is the study of postage stamps and postal history.
And it’s also National Postal Worker Day!
FIRE AND ARREST TRUMP STOOGE
AND GOP TRAITOR LOUIS DEJOY NOW!
1:55am: Good morning! Happy (month of) July!
We took the dog outside. We made an iced mocha.
8:08am: We slept a little. We got woken up. We are very awake.
The dogs went outside. The dogs got fed. The dogs went outside.
We got the newspapers. We made and drank an iced espresso.
We ate a toasted onion bagel with cream cheese.
Breaking News about the Surfside Collapse in Miami, Florida:
the rescue effort was halted early this morning due to structural concerns. A partial collapse occurred at ~1:23am EST on June 24 at the Champlain Towers South condos.
The death toll is currently 18 and 145 people are missing.
And President Joe Biden is in town to be President at the scene. He is just doing his job.
Oregon health officials blame 63 deaths on last week’s heat wave.
20 deaths in Washington state are linked to the heat, with more expected to come.
More than 230 deaths have been reported in British Columbia, Canada, since last Friday.
Rapist Bill Cosby was released from prison yesterday. MORE THAN 60 WOMEN!
FUCK THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT! Bought and paid for.
AND DON’T THINK THE TIMING IS A COINCIDENCE!
There will be a week of Cosby coverage. Unimportant News that just distracts.
Our Justice System is a total disaster. TRUMP IS A RAPIST TOO! There is NO JUSTICE in this country. BLACKLIVESMATTER!
Rich celebrities can get away with anything. NO JUSTICE! NO PEACE!
Why are the GOP Traitors still in office and not under arrest? January 6, 2021 is only seven months ago…. when will they be arrested? Now Waiting for TRUMP ORGANIZATION INDICTMENTS to be announced.
Jeffrey Epstein didn’t kill himself. Trump lied to you. 600000+ US DEAD!
NOTE: The Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus Vance,
charged the Trump Organization and Weisselberg
with 15 felony counts including grand larceny and tax fraud
DONALD TRUMP AND THE GOP TRAITORS REMAIN
A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO THE WORLD in the Summer of 2021!
NATIONAL GINGERSNAP DAY
NATIONAL CREATIVE ICE CREAM FLAVORS DAY
6:15pm: Today sucks. We ordered a pizza.
The dogs went outside. The dogs got fed. The dogs went outside.
The pizza came. We ate. We’re not hungry now.
On The Menu: Extra-large pizza with sausage and meatball
11:25pm: We took a little nap. We woke up.
We took the dogs outside. We’re chillin’, and that’s our Thursday.
FIREWORKS!
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Mark Teich (aka “Teichy”) RIP. Another Good One Gone WAY TOO SOON.
Our good friend and “partner in comedy” died yesterday. Cancer got him. Just terrible news. Our thoughts are for his mom and girlfriend and his many friends. May his memory be a blessing. This one really hurts. FUCK CANCER! May the Four Winds blow him safely home. 111
The pic is us together is from his birthday party in 2010
with Vaud and the Villains in the VIP Room at Fais Do-Do:
TRAVEL ALERT! TRAVEL ALERT! TRAVEL ALERT!
It’s the FIRST POST-PANDEMIC HOLIDAY TRAVEL WEEKEND! It will be the busiest weekend of travel since Christmas of 2019. 47million+ Americans are expected to travel this weekend according to AAA.
132million+ Americans (51% of the population) will go somewhere this weekend.
If you are traveling this weekend, expect crowds, traffic, and delays.
Everyone is understaffed. Flights and other reservations may be cancelled.
Gas prices are spiking this weekend, the highest since 2014.
Los Angeles gas is going for “arvage” $4.30 per gallon!
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The Flag of the United States of America
Friday, July 2, 2021 – It’s the first day of the second half of the year.
Fourth of July Friday! Have a SAFE and INSANE weekend everyone! ALL FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES!
It’s WORLD UFO DAY! (aka International UFO Day)
On this day in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act.
BLACKLIVESMATTER!
5:45am: Friday morning. We’ve been awake for a little bit.
We took the dog outside. We made an iced espresso.
We are watching the stupid local news on KTLA. AND IT’S REALLY STUPID!
8:30am: We went back to bed and got woken up. The dogs got fed.
We made another iced espresso. Drink Coffee. Drink Water.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are at The White House this morning meeting with President Joe Biden. And LA Mayor Garcetti is there (of course he is, because NO PHOTO OP IS TOO BIG OR SMALL). Garcetti is lobbying for a Washington gig while the City of Los Angeles remains a total mess. What about the BUSISNESS OF LOS ANGELES?
President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris met with the Los Angeles Dodgers. They gave the President and Vice-President personalized jerseys. Pitcher Clayton Kershaw made a short thank you speech. Joe told a Satchel Page story and made a joke about age, and then rambled on for too long again. And then they took pictures.
5:20pm: We got the newspapers and the mail. We took the dogs outside. We took a nap with the dogs. We made another iced espresso. It was HOT outside. We stayed inside. Nothing happened. We ate the leftover pizza for lunch. And it’s time to feed the dogs again. We’ve already set up their supper. Just going to wait a little bit. We didn’t do anything today again. Friday. Friday.
4th of July Friday Traffic in Los Angeles at 5:00pm Rush Hour!
11:25pm: We took the dogs outside. We fed the dogs. We took the dogs outside.
We made some food for dinner. Good Shabbos everyone!
On The Menu: Bacon cheeseburger on a toasted onion bagel
with dill pickle and potato chips. And a Dr. Pepper to drink
Saturday 12:15am: We took the dog outside. We took a nice hot shower.
We are watching TV and surfing the interweb. We just drank an iced espresso.
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Saturday, July 3, 2021
Five to one, baby. One in five No one here gets out alive
Jim Morrison RIP
December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971
On this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence
was adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
On this day in 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg ended.
The three days of fighting in Pennsylvania finished with a victory for the Union.
ALL FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES!
EXTREME FIRE DANGER! Just say NO to fireworks this year.
8:40am: We didn’t sleep well. We slept a little. We woke up.
The dogs went outside and got fed. We made an iced espresso.
11:00am: We drank the iced espresso. We got the newspapers and the mail.
We ate a toasted onion bagel with cream cheese.
3:36pm: We took a nap. We woke up. We took the dogs outside.
We made another iced espresso. We had the dog in the Home Office.
Now they’re in the bedroom. We need to eat. We are listening to music.
Its HOT out. And really bright out. .And we just wasted another hour….
4:20pm.
8:45pm: We made some food. Call it early dinner or late lunch.
We took the dogs outside. The dogs got fed. We took the dogs outside.
Then we took a nap with the dogs.
On The Menu: 2 hotdogs with bacon, cheese, onion and mustard;
dill pickle, carrot & celery sticks, fresh guacamole and salsa verde
with tortilla chips, and a Dr Pepper
10:55pm: Called the police on the neighbors shooting off fireworks in their backyard again.
Scares the dogs. Annoys the shit out of us. Scares the birds and wild animals.
We are calling everytime from now on. LAPD is overburdened and it’s not an emergency.
And we just spent 22 minutes on HOLD waiting for LAPD Non-Emergency Operator. CALL 877-LAPD247 to report ILLEGAL FIREWORKS! ALL FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES!
Sunday, July 4, 2021 –
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!
12:08am: It’s Independence Day! Happy Fourth!
The alarm next door was going off for about 15 minutes,
There was another loud explosion just before midnight.
Now all is quiet. But random fireworks can still be heard farther away.
LAPD is busy working street racers taking over intersections,
a kidnapping, persons with guns, persons with green lasers,
and the usual robberies, assaults, and other crimes. AND THEY ARE GOING TO ARREST THE GUY WITH THE GREEN LASER!
When Independence Day falls on a Sunday,
the following Monday is a Federal Holiday
and a State Holiday in all US states except Texas.
Putting out Old Glory in the morning:
(and check out our pandemic ponytail)
Celebrate Liberty and Freedom Today and Tomorrow!
10:05am: WE went to bed before dawn…. we woke up too early.
We didn’t sleep because of the Fireworks….. the dogs went outside.
The dogs got fed. The newspapers were retrieved. We put the flag out.
We drank an iced espresso. We took the dogs outside.
3:55pm: We took the dogs outside again. We made some food. We ate the food.
We drank a double iced espresso. We took a nap. We just woke up again.
It’s HOT and Bright outside. We turned on the air-conditioner.
On The Menu: Mac’n’Cheese with bacon (and cheese)
11:30pm: POLICE SCANNERS ARE GOING OFF TONIGHT!
GUNS! FIREWORKS! ASSAULTS! ARSON! Happy Holiday!
Just another 4th of July in Los Angeles.
We’ve been taking cover with he dogs in the Home Office all night.
The neighbors started with fireworks at 5:45pm. We called the police again.
The dogs got fed. We took the dogs outside.
The fireworks show at El Caballero Country Club has got to be stopped!
TOO FUCKING LOUD! BOOM BOOM BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
And so many illegal fireworks going off all over the city. Sounds like a war zone.
We took the dogs outside. We made and ate dinner.
On The Menu: Thin cut top sirloin steak and onions
And we watched the fireworks from New York City, Walt Disney World,
the Hollywood Bowl (with Kool and the Gang), the Rose Bowl,
and Las Vegas, on the TV and on the interweb.
Walt Disney World Fireworks from 2019:
New York City Fireworks (Earthcam)
Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest 2021:
Joey Chestnut! Weiner! Winner
He ate 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes!
Have a Celebration! Wave that Flag! Have a SAFE Holiday!
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ALL FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES! (end of lecture)