So Salisbury steak is like ketleti with gravy? I never knew that.

I did nothing all day yesterday and it was wonderful but I really can't do that again today.

Yesterday was family cookout at my nephew's house. His mother was there. I think this might have been the first time I had seen her in 45 years. This nephew was born when my brother was 17. He was super upset with my mother because she wouldn't sign for him to get married at the time, but her argument was that if he still wanted to marry at 18 there would be nothing stopping him. Yeah, the relationship didn't last. In recent decades they have been friendly and she was perfectly friendly to me after all these years. It was a lovely day under a canopy of large shade trees. Not that shade was really needed since I don't think it got to 70, but very pleasant and relaxing.

So now what's left of the storm is just sitting there in South Texas. I look out my window and it's just a regular overcast day, but Houston is projected to get another 20 inches of rain over the next week. Good grief.

Mm, I remember storms that just sat half on shore picking up water over the gulf and dumping it onto land. Lotta rain.

Man, I feel like I am right on the edge of some Lit Crit insight involving Gone Girl, miss Marple, Discworld, Sherlock Holmes, and the appeal of the Southern With a Heart of Gold. Time for dance rehearsal, though, so it will probably slip away. Alas.

I just bought a sword. [link]

That took me to a sign-in page, but I am Very Interested!

Ate too much at the big family shindig, but yet still want to eat now?

I have way too much shit in my fridge. At east some it is just the dregs of hummus, but also I got more posole, and all that fruit and...I actually think I need a bigger fridge and freezer. It might only fill to peak for a couple days, but it's peak. Might help if I didn't make/buy so much iced coffee in advance, but still.

Chilly swim this morning. I liked it, but staying in the water was preferable to being out in the breeze and that water was cool!

Made my now usual pilgrimage for good mexican, and the owner's dad gave me an extra serving of nopales on the side, just cause. And she told me she's planning to throw a little private customer appreciation party, maybe at her 6 month mark, for all her early customers & regulars & those who've helped promote her. She's looking forward to getting together this mix of folk from really all over the city with one common love. Her social media presence + getting kudos from a few trusted foodie locals with big online reach have helped get her get a bigger geographic reach, but she also has steady traffic from the Hispanic/Latino community where she's located. I'm invited;)

Try this one [link]

Aw, that's so cool, sarameg! I'm glad she's doing well.

Heart~ma for your step-dad, Laura.

Cool sword, -t!

It's nice to know you've helped a restaurant get off the ground, sarameg.