Ugh. The city chief of police has seen the video, and here is what he had to say about it:

"I have seen the video. I don't want to comment on the video today. I think it would be premature to interject my feelings given the sensitive nature of what's in the video, because what has happened and what could happen in our community. It's not a good situation, I think that's clear. And it will become evident once that video is shown. We're just trying to do our best to be prepared for whatever might come out of it. We are asking people here to be mindful of our policing strategy and platform that has existed since the collaborative."

You tell me he's not bracing for riots. Fuck.

I'm going to stick to thinking about food, if that's OK. The alternative is too depressing.

Oh, not actually about food, but you know that diner owner who yelled at a kid? I was thinking about her as I saw my neighbor trying to talk her kid that age (2 ish) into not throwing a fit in the supermarket. It did not work, as far as I could tell... She's a very cute kid, but had No Interest in shopping!

Also:

I'm just trying to decide if it's a good idea, or if it's too much don't you know who I think I am?

It's worth a shot, at least? Just make the starting bid the minimum you would take?

That all sounds really really bad, Tep.

Ok, so I caved and did grocer, but I only spent three bucks more than the cash I had in pocket, and that included a clearance bag of dog food to tide us over till the expensive stuff gets delivered. I did not buy blueberries or tortilla chips. Please applaud my thriftiness and self control, because I really really wanted blueberries,

Anyway, so I got the kugel ingredients. Yum. Excited for tonight even though, yes, I totally could just be eating the tuna noodle casserole.

Teppy, I hadn't heard anything about that one. How awful.

You got your Great Northerns, a little smaller than Navy beans, both white, and what you use for baked beans and pork & beans.

I usually use navy beans for my baked beans.

You tell me he's not bracing for riots.

That's exactly what they are doing.

That is some serious self control, Liese! You deserve kugel as a reward. [we all deserve kugel just because, really]

As I recall, I like baked beans. Though that's a lot of carbs.

You tell me he's not bracing for riots.

That's exactly what they are doing.

Yup. It sounds from what I've been reading that the grand jury could rule this week, at which point the prosecutor said he will release the video, and then all kinds of hell will break loose. This is the third black man killed by police in Cincinnati this summer.

I have a muscle spasm in my left shoulder blade area and I hate it.

I also have a very moody teen who is not pleased that he has lost data privileges on his phone and will have very limited screen time starting tomorrow.

I also have wine.

As I recall, I like baked beans. Though that's a lot of carbs.

Alton Brown's recipe is excellent, and I usually make them for our Father's Day brunch. So, there are a lot of eggs to balance out the carbs.