Neanderpundit

Did a little stir fry last night, just some chicken with some shrooms, zucchini, pineapple, peanuts. thickened it with a little cornstarch. Didn’t have a lot of soy so I seasoned the chicken by tossing in a pretty good sized glob of Marmite.Made enough so I’d have some leftover for munch today. Or so I thought. hell, I only had a little dab with a handful of rice, the wife and daughter cleared up the rest! I started with two pounds of chicken, the whole deal pretty well filled an 18″ saucepan to the rim, and it was GONE in five minutes.

Wonder if I should tell them I used Marmite?

Naaah.

from high school is being accused of something. I received a letter from a lawyer asking oif i had any information.

I knew this sort of thing went on at my school, I certainly saw a few things I’d like to unsee, but this specific teacher? Never any thought of him. So I’ll call, and tell the truth.

Imagine you’re a shy, bookish kid in a school where pretty much all the other kids are popular. Imagine getting rejected for athletics, clubs, outings, etc by all of your fellow students. Now imagine that other kids are being preyed upon by some of the teachers, and you find that you don’t even merit that sort of attention.

Yep.

“Pirate lattitudes” by Crichton.

Crichton was, in my 40’s, my go-to guy for enjoyable reading, like popcorn for the mind. Sort of who King was in my late 20’s and early 30’s. Zero substance reading material that kept me entertained and my brain working. (well, Crichton was a lot more on point, most of the time, his research was incredible and his stories often almost prophetic).

Anyway, Pirate lattitudes certainly does not disapoint. One of his assistants found it complete, on his computer, ready for print. I guess there’s another one scheduled for release soon.

I’m reading “Tale of the Tigers” by Juliette Ochieng now. Took me this long to wrest it from the ogwife, who loved it.