I got a call at work Monday afternoon from my daughter, Melissa (or M______ as she prefers to be know). The first this she said (or rather, said LOUDLY) was, "I didn't do it!" I reassured her that I knew it was just an amazing coincidence that while she was giving me instruction on how to program the cable on Saturday, it went out. Thanks for calling, Babe! You made my afternoon!
One of the things I didn't get to over the weekend (probably because I feared it) was to do my taxes. I have all but two pieces of information, so I can take a preliminary run at it and see how much trouble (if any) I am in.
So, when I got home on Monday, the first thing I did was to go out back and give the squirrels some stale graham crackers, the rest of the white-flour saltines and the remains of the baguette from the Super Bowl weekend. Then I treated the rather impatient cats. When I glanced out the kitchen window, I didn't see any squirrels, but the mourning doves were having a feast!
Then I changed clothes and got out my tax info. I started plugging it into Turbo Tax. I have used this for years, since I have no investments, rental property or a second home in the Florida Keys. I am a simple man with simple problems, I guess.
It was after 7:30 PM when I finished, but according to this (and I always triple check it for the next few weeks) I will get a small refund. Well, I won't "get" it, but it will go against the back taxes I still owe from the bad old days. So, I am happy!
To celebrate, I made pan-fried ocean perch with a side of wild rice. I ate that watching the boxing from last Friday and, when it was over, I went to bed.
Before I did, I checked my email and found a message from my brother Joe. Part of the email said:
"Our parish (St. Joan of Arc) hosted a regional Mass tonight for several parishes which was celebrated by our new Archbishop as well as a lot of priests. Afterward, I waited for quite a while in line to say hello and when I finally got to the front and introduced myself was surprised when he asked where John is these days. I told him Redford and he said to be sure to say hello to you for him." Nice that he remembers...
Not much detail on how you made the fish, buddy!
ReplyDeleteSorry. I set up my three breading pans with flour, two scrambled eggs and then some yellow cornmeal mixed with some Old Bay seasoning. I patted the fillets dry with a paper towel, then put them in each pan (flour, egg and cornmeal). I fried them in about 1/4 inch of Canola oil until golden brown.
ReplyDeleteWhy cornmeal? Because that's how my mother always used to make ocean perch.