Random Friday Observations

—Those “mint crisp” m&m’s are unnatural. They might even glow in the dark.

—I can see nearly two dozen houses from my front yard (about half our street). Ours is one of only two in view that does not have a pick-up truck (we are so totally in Texas). Ours is the only multi-driver household with only one vehicle. Three houses have more vehicles than drivers.

—A person who ignores his own foolishness in order to callously mock what he perceives to be my foolishness is just a big dumb jerk (please use your imagination to fill in your favorite synonyms for ‘big dumb jerk’)

—English muffins are cool. I made them for the first time yesterday. They’re a regular yeast dough (yeast, sugar, mostly milk for liquid, no salt or oil, flour), but get this (seriously, I didn’t know) they’re NOT baked! I know, I’m a dork. It never occurred to me that those flat golden crusts on the top and bottom are best achieved by the direct application of the dough to a heated surface. The recipe I followed suggests a skillet over low heat. I would have been cooking muffins for eight years if I’d done it that way. I opted instead for a griddle that held many many muffins at one time. They’re so much tastier than the prepackaged frozen ones, and they’ve been very popular with the little people, who have so far turned them into breakfast toast, small pizzas, jelly extravaganzas, and cheesy toasty snacks.

—(Partner’s observation of me) I am happier when I’m writing regularly. He’s right too. It’s true.

—Research indicates that in spite of greater than 80% relative humidity (“air you can wear” to quote a local meteorological type), cotton jersey sheets can dry on the clothesline if given enough time (8-15 hours), so long as they are subjected to a wind tunnel.

Gravity generally pulls the laundry down toward the ground rather than out toward the fence.