Honny,
I suggest adding a small can of dice tomatoes with green chilies. That will add some POWer to your chili.

Trying to figure out why my Hotmail.com email will load on my laptop and iPhone but not my desktop computer.

I bought crushed tomatoes instead of diced. That added to the yuk factor! Also, the ground chicken that was in the freezer was old.

@walesmaven wrote:

Honny,
I suggest adding a small can of dice tomatoes with green chilies. That will add some POWer to your chili.

Today I over gassed my car considering that I have a gas shop tomorrow. I came home and planted the cucumber, tomato and watermelon plants outside in their containers. This will be in time for tomorrows rain and Wednesday's heat.

Work. Tasks & projects. Finish a book.

Watching the stock market go up. Watching my silver holdings go up, up, and up.

Watching movies (I did a marathon last week/weekend). Most recent one I rented (on YouTube) was Dark Waters. Showed how corporate greed and corruption led to a town's water getting poisoned by Dupont Corporation. Scary and infuriating stuff. Everyone should see that movie!

Reading news on COVID-19 religiously. Hoping, but not believing for one second, that the news from Italy is correct and that the virus' potency is weakening and viral load is going down. Controversial claims, but it's gotten a lot of chatter recently. We can only hope this virus is mutating into weaker forms.
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Deadheading iris and geraniums in front yard; prepping household trash and recycling for tomorrow's pick-up; Aldi; wine store; making a batch of yellow rice to freeze in small portions; more laundry.

I got my food processor on Sunday after I made the chili. I have some dated vegetables in the fridge that I will practice chop and use for vegetable stock.

I wonder how long before I go back to my knife.

You will find that some jobs are too small or require more or less accuracy than a food processor allows, and these jobs you will do with a knife or mandolin. The point is options. I probably use my food processor less than I could, just because it is a whole bunch of pieces to wash, while a knife or the mandolin are a real quick rinse and they are done. For example, if I were clearing out dated vegetables to a stock, I probably would use a knife as the pieces would not be particularly small, really don't need to be uniform size and while cutting I could carve out parts too 'old' even for stock.

Flash, other than the blade and the bowl, what is there to clean? I haven't taken it out of the package yet.

I love the precision a knife gives me. I saw diamond shaped bell peppers in a cooking catalog. Instead of buying the gadget, I use my knife to get the effect. I can't shred with my knife or make pesto.

My processor has the motorized base which just gets wiped down. The bowl has either a blade that just random cuts with a cap above it to keep it down in place under the lid, which has a spout with a pusher to push stuff down into the bowl for cutting or keeping stuff from flying out. Alternatively to the random cut blade I can put in a spacer to a blade that shreds or slices under the lid. So if I want to grate potatoes there Is the bowl, the riser, the grater disk, the lid and the pusher to be washed. If I just want to pulverize I can dump stuff in the bowl with the blade and its cap, the lid and the pusher at least to keep stuff from flying out.

And that has been way too much for me to wash. I need to take it out and put it back in its place too. Not worth it for what I prepare. Curbside soon! It's old.

I opened the package and took out the instructions. I see all of the different pieces. I also see that none of them are dishwasher safe.

At 2:48 AM, I am on break from the early job. Must re-fill cuppa and scurry back to work.

What I have found was that I bought mine on clearance nearly 25 years ago. When I need it there is really nothing in my kitchen that will do the same job nearly as well, and when it is not the best/only choice to use for the job, it doesn't get used. With this in mind, I will keep mine and put up with the washing when I do need it.

11: 11 AM, I am ready for errands. I would rather stay home and read. I now have a book about racism (purchase with legal tender, not looted!) from a few decades ago, which is more informative and insightful than protestors blocking main arteries wherever they go. Without these protests, there would not be a convenient cover and lead-in for rioters, looters, arsonists, etc .



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@Shop-et-al wrote:

Without these protests, there would not be a convenient cover and lead-in for rioters, looters, arsonists, etc .

Sometimes protests are necessary to make one's voice heard. Protests should be peaceful, but, unfortunately, there will always be evil people who believe "never let a good crisis go to waste."

I strongly support those who are peacefully protesting. Many people in many communities of multiple races are peacefully protesting, and it is their right to do so. While I sympathize with African Americans (legitimate research shows that per capital more African Americans are killed, etc., by police than Whites), I do not see this as a strictly racial issue. George Floyd, the murdered man, was African American. Derek Chauvin, a White man, killed him in a long, slow, agonizing strangulation death. This was murder and should be punished. It should not have taken so long for an arrest to happen. Three other policemen, one white and two minority, stood by and did not stop it. There should have been 3 more arrests. This is not strictly a race issue. This is a issue of bad policemen, bad training, bad procedures, strong police union coupled with weak local/state government, and police brutality. There’s also more to this than a random killing. News reports now show that George Floyd and Derek Chauvin both provided security at El Nuevo Rodeo, a local club, for almost a full year before the murder. They weren’t strangers. The victim was targeted by the police officer.

Because my day job involves working with state and federal enforcement officers, I not permitted to become involved in the protests. But anyone who chooses to protest has a perfect right to protest peacefully. I applaud the police officers and national guard officers who have joined the protesters after ending their duty shifts. These protesters are not to blame for evil people who are highjacking the protests in violence. The majority of those arrested in this violence are not locals. Antifa appears to be very much involved. Those businesses being most injured by the looting are small mom and pop businesses, many minorities. The devastation from arson, looting, etc., is falling mostly on the communities of those who are peacefully protesting, which will set those communities back decades and make those protesting even more dependent on the weak local and state governments that allowed poor police practices. We should hear what the protesters are saying. At the same time, the thugs and domestic terrorists who are rioting, looting, and burning our cities should be caught, arrested, and prosecuted. And we should be watching and remembering those who are bailing these criminals out of jail so they can disappear.

I support the concept of peaceful protest, but it has become more and more difficult to establish and maintain the peaceful nature. I will not join any organized protests because I think they have become a stumbling block in the path toward reasonable efforts to effect needed change.This is unfortunate, and I wish it were otherwise. Perhaps someday...

@roflwofl wrote:

@Shop-et-al wrote:

Without these protests, there would not be a convenient cover and lead-in for rioters, looters, arsonists, etc .

Sometimes protests are necessary to make one's voice heard. Protests should be peaceful, but, unfortunately, there will always be evil people who believe "never let a good crisis go to waste."

I strongly support those who are peacefully protesting. Many people in many communities of multiple races are peacefully protesting, and it is their right to do so. While I sympathize with African Americans (legitimate research shows that per capital more African Americans are killed, etc., by police than Whites), I do not see this as a strictly racial issue. George Floyd, the murdered man, was African American. Derek Chauvin, a White man, killed him in a long, slow, agonizing strangulation death. This was murder and should be punished. It should not have taken so long for an arrest to happen. Three other policemen, one white and two minority, stood by and did not stop it. There should have been 3 more arrests. This is not strictly a race issue. This is a issue of bad policemen, bad training, bad procedures, strong police union coupled with weak local/state government, and police brutality. There’s also more to this than a random killing. News reports now show that George Floyd and Derek Chauvin both provided security at El Nuevo Rodeo, a local club, for almost a full year before the murder. They weren’t strangers. The victim was targeted by the police officer.

Because my day job involves working with state and federal enforcement officers, I not permitted to become involved in the protests. But anyone who chooses to protest has a perfect right to protest peacefully. I applaud the police officers and national guard officers who have joined the protesters after ending their duty shifts. These protesters are not to blame for evil people who are highjacking the protests in violence. The majority of those arrested in this violence are not locals. Antifa appears to be very much involved. Those businesses being most injured by the looting are small mom and pop businesses, many minorities. The devastation from arson, looting, etc., is falling mostly on the communities of those who are peacefully protesting, which will set those communities back decades and make those protesting even more dependent on the weak local and state governments that allowed poor police practices. We should hear what the protesters are saying. At the same time, the thugs and domestic terrorists who are rioting, looting, and burning our cities should be caught, arrested, and prosecuted. And we should be watching and remembering those who are bailing these criminals out of jail so they can disappear.

Hubby & I took the pool cover off our above ground pool. We connected the hoses and have filled it up. But it's now too hot today to do anything else! We'll start with the chemicals and stuff, and running it to check for any leaks tomorrow.

I've needed to replace an in-counter soap dispenser since before the quarantine started. Today I ventured into Home Depot to get it and a couple other essentials. A friendly associate was standing at the door waiting to help me, walked me to the area, and showed me exactly where the merchandise was located. He was wearing a mask, but tended to get a little too close (I had to keep stepping back).

I can't remember the last time I got such good service in a big-box hardware store :-)

Guysmom, DH opened the pool on 5/30. Ours is half in, half out. DDs have been in it but today is really the day! Bought some beach balls and DH blew up the pizza and lounge floats.

Work. Start new book. Help the hubby with his ongoing project.

Since all four officers have been charged and one murder chsrge has been upgraded, will someone please call off the protests which inevitably attract opportunistic criminals. Please and thank you. And have a nice day.

Curbside wine pick-up; curbside pizza pick-up (taking advantage of special price to stock freezer); write a letter to close a credit card account; cook and freeze a lot of bacon; filing enough paperwork to clear the top of my desk; deep conditioning my hair.

Going to Costco
Paying Bills
Searching Online for Dental Scaler to Buy

Making ciabatta buns for burgers for dinner, doing supply inventory for hurricane season needs, refilling hummingbird feeders.

I'm waiting for rain for my outside garden. I transplanted them specifically to benefit from this week's rain. We've had maybe three drops. The plants are enjoying the sunlight.

I got my planter box sown with zinnia seeds just before our rains started a few days ago. It has rained daily since and the planter box has an army of little zinnias beautifully spaced with the zinnia equivalent of social distancing and standing strong. Hopefully you will get rain soon. With another nearly 5" today I am more than ready to share some clouds with others!

It finally rained. I planted cosmos, zinnias, nasturtium and some other plants in containers. They are sprouting frugally. I am anxious to see how they look after the rain.

I'm going to place my spider plants outside.

Wow! We certainly had rain tonight, Honny. A 10% chance of rain produced at least an inch, skies blackened long before sunset, and some lovely lightening and wind. My plants are very happy, as well.

I am back at my office. Traffic is back. Driving to work today was the first semi-heavy traffic I've seen since mid-March, not back to normal horrible traffic, but a lot of cars. When I scanned the news this morning, I was pleased to read that the jobless rate is down in May, surprisingly. Crossing my fingers that it's the start of a good comeback for the economy.

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