Tuesday's Trials...

I woke up to about an inch of light snow. It was still snowing when I walked the garbage out to the road. I put it on the opposite side of the driveway (the temporary mailbox now stands where I used to put it) and I'll have to remember NOT to back into it when I leave for work.

After listening to all the traffic problems, especially on the expressways, I think I'm being clever by NOT getting on I-96 and going up to 5 Mile Road and taking that across. Not so clever after all, as, yes, there are far fewer cars, but the road has not been plowed or salted. So, it's a s-l-o-w go to work.

The snow didn't stop until around 2:00 PM, but there still doesn't look like two inches of the stuff.

When I got home, I changed clothes and started dinner (for later). I got the 12-inch frying pan, added some canola oil and sliced up an onion. This time, I don't want the onion sweated until tender. With everything else already being cooked once, I want a little crunch from that onion. I took everything (except for the au jus - which I saved for gravy, some other time) left from Saturday's roast beef and sliced it up (beef, potatoes, carrots and mushrooms). I threw that in the pan and kept tossing it to mix it up. When everything was warmed, I hit it with the house seasoning, turned it down to simmer and covered the pan. Then I made a drink, got my book and settled in on the couch.

My reading was interrupted a noise outside, which turned into a poem, as it crossed my mind. I went and wrote it out, played with it until I got it right and then posted it (it's called Night Terrors, if you're interested). Now, back to my book... No, wait a minute, they are playing an old sad song from the past and I dunno, but I have to post it (probably me and three other guys are left would remember it).

Okay, NOW back to my book? It's almost 7:30 PM and I'm getting hungry, but, I read on... But, by 8:00, my tummy wins over my book. I plated the roast beef hash and took it to my bed and turned on the TV. The hash tasted great, BTW. I watched the tube until 10:30 and then went to sleep.

I got up late and night for a bathroom trip and notice the back yard seemed lit up. I crouched down, looked up and saw a beautiful full moon...