Sure, these sandals may look cute, but they give you monster-blisters. I walked but a few blocks downtown and was wishing I could turn around and go home. Alas, too late. Almost got rid of them because I can’t be bothered with “breaking in shoes.” Who came up with that idea anyway? It’s lousy. But then, they felt fine at work. Maybe because all I do is sit on my ass all day.
According to NASA, the moon is supposed to look amazingly large tonight after 8PM because of the angle or whatnot.
| City | Time Zone |
June 17 | June 18 | June 19 |
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| New York, NY |
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| San Diego, CA |
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| Washington, DC |
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This will make for some nice photos I bet!
Update: Shoot. Clouds.
Two years ago, it was the e. coli spinach, this year, it’s salmonella tomatoes. And the list goes on despite us having two different agencies (Food & Drug Administration and Food Safety & Inspection Service) making sure our food is “safe.” Here’s the problem with that setup: There’s overlap and conflicts of interest and poor coordination. We have the FDA inspecting packaged foods and FSIS inspecting the meat. Yet it’s the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine that approves animal drugs. Then, while FSIS is trying to make sure the meat is safe, another agency in the USDA is marketing the meat on behalf of the meat producers. Sketchy. So on the one hand, while the cattle & beef lobbyists push for less testing of mad cow, we’re also contending with the risk that we have seen this disease in our livestock and consuming tainted beef can kill. So is the USDA supposed to protect us or the cattle industry? South Korea isn’t taking any chances. I believe it was Congresswoman DeLauro who’s started to campaign this idea to create a new food safety regulatory agency that’s strictly protecting the interests of the public. Though, I’m not sure whether the USDA or FDA are interested in letting go of the money & control any time soon.
Temperatures are supposed to get to 100 F this weekend. Glorious forehead-shining, finger-swelling hotness ‘n humidity. On Wednesday, we got a huge summer storm, with power outages, fallen trees, and even school closings. I think this is the first time I recall hearing of schools closing following a thunderstorm. Yesterday, our office power went out at around 10:30 AM and by Noon, everyone was gone. Woohoo for freebies! Of course, I tried to go to Trader Joe’s but realized none of the nearby shopping centers were open because they didn’t have power either. Then there were the traffic lights which were out in most of the area. Some people know to stop, while others just honk at you and keep going. Brilliant.
Peeeeezzzaaahh! I’ve been on a pizza kick for probably the past 5 months. Really, it’s no longer a “kick” once you exceed 30 days. It’s an addiction now.
Aside from Ledo’s pizza, which I’m currently having for breakfast right now, I’ve made a few from scratch too.
Maybe not totally from scratch. The dough is pre-made from Trader Joe’s. I lay it out on a lightly greased cast iron skillet without the fancy pizza dough twirling. My method is more of a pull, squish, tug.
Then I load it up with whatever’s available. This is like junk-pizza.
Don’t forget the cheese. It’s what makes a pizza, a pizza.
The crust rises a little during baking and it doesn’t come out soggy. That may have something to do with the iron skillet, though I’ve heard good things about pizza stones too.
