Wasted Days and Wasted Nights...

I was awakened during the night to a strange, far away, intermittent beeping. What the heck is that? Did a spaceship land in the backyard? Investigation showed it was the downstairs smoke/carbon monoxide detector, letting me know the batteries are weak. So, I took it down and took out the batteries so it would shut up. I checked and I only have one new one, so I went back to sleep.

I woke up for real at 5:00 AM. Too damn early to get up on a weekend, so I started reading my book. When I finished it, I went out and micro-waved a cup of coffee. I looked outside and saw the thing all Michiganders' hate this time of year: Snow! Yes, its 7:30 AM and it's snowing. Not big flakes, and not sticking, but still! We should be done with this crap by now!

I went in and posted the Blog and then thought a bit about the day. I sat on the couch reading my next book and listening to Sunday Morning, Over Easy. I heard a song that really made me think about the world as it is and the world as it will be in the future. So, I went in and added my thoughts to my file, "Stray Cats and Dogs" and, who knows? It may become a poem someday.

Snow stopped around noon, but not much warmer. Breakfast/lunch was hotdogs grilled on my newly re-seasoned grille pan (worked great, BTW). I put them on whole wheat buns with just yellow mustard.

I am embarrassingly just really feeling lazy, today. I did shower, but after that, I just laid on the couch and read a book. I finally emptied the dishwasher and went outside to refill the suet cage and the bird feeder (around 3:00 PM).

I switched to watching taped shows after checking and deciding it was too cold to work in the garage. I could finish dust mopping the floors, but, really, the house is clean, so why bother. I guess today is just a throw-away.

I had two food items that were getting a bit old, an eggplant and some Cremini mushrooms. So, tonight's dinner will be vegetarian, I guess. I saut�ed the sliced mushrooms with diced shallots in butter and olive oil. The eggplant I peeled and cut into 3/4 inch slices. I dipped them in egg, then flour and fried them in canola oil.

I watched more TV, but got tired of that, so moved to the couch and a book until I started dozing off around 10:00. So, I gave up and went to bed.