More cooking adventures: I did not realize that balsamic vinegar would counter some of the acidity of tomato sauce, I just put it in hoping to add another flavor dimension. But I like this a whole lot.

Carrots will help with acidity too.

I went to trivia with a friend, so that was fun. Though still kicking ourselves we didn't do better on the musicals round (it was "list 8/10 of the longest running musicals on Broadway" we only got 4. "O Calcutta"?!? But I forgot Fantasicks was off Broadway. And we didn't realize wicked had been around that long. And utterly forgot Chorus Line and Chicago. Apparently Rent is 11th??)

And then saw my ex on Tinder. Grr. Apparently "I'm so in love with this other girl and need to be monogamous with her even though I've been insisting I don't do monogamy" lasted for two months, because she unfriended me on FB but I can still see that she's no longer "in a relationship". HAH.

My habit of early to rise and watching news needs to be reexamined. It is just all too upsetting. Hate and fear. This girl is all about the love and joy and the world just isn't in agreement.

No hate or fear in my life last night. We went out for birthday dinner with MIL. Just me, DH, loving SIL and her son, and my sons. After dinner we came back to my house so Uncle Al (DH) could drive around the block in the big red truck with my almost 3 yo nephew. There was joy. He does love the big red truck and his uncle. SIL and I got teary eyed because all evening my sons were chatting with each other and looking at each other phones and friendly. We are hopeful they are past their sibling rivalry stage and working toward best bros. Then after they left I turned on the computer. I should have gone to bed with my book and kept the warm glow going.

There are new cats in Neko Atsume. [link]

Also, I broke down and got Pokemon Go. Not so good for me since I have recently developed arthritis in both my knees. But it's interesting to see what has been made a Pokestop/Gym. Weirdest thing? A home for unwed mothers. I guess you wouldn't really know what it was because the sign only says "Neuman Catholic Centre", but I lived across from it and my old boss adopted a baby from there. So weird. Also a mass grave of unidentified bodies from the Halifax explosion is also a Pokestop.

Obama Just Became the First Sitting President to Publish an Academic Paper: [link]

In my journal!!!!

Okay, technically not mine. For anyone who cares, the AMA has 12 journals -- JAMA is the biggie, the OG journal. Then 11 other journals with more specific topics (cardiology, neurology, oncology, pediatrics, etc.). I edit the 11 speciality journals, not JAMA.

But I'm still claiming it as mine in this instance, because DAMN.

I am such a fangirl.

Well, it seems our robotic overlords have arrived. They will not be kind.

Of course not—look at the visor they designed for that thing!

I hope there's a video store at that location that stocks Chopping Mall.