Steve

Austin, Tx 58

I made Torchy's Tacos Copycat queso last night. I will make the accompanying guacamole this afternoon for a pool party/happy hour this evening at friends' house. Going to get my oncology results today...hoping for the best, but prepared for the worst.

I made a sweet chili jam to go on Peri Peri Sandwiches and it was deliciously sweet-heated meal with chicken thighs, red onion and halloumi cheese. Nom.

And here is our little Diva.

Sadie and Diva got their Summer cuts yesterday.

I made copycat McRibs last night and they were surprisingly authentic. Retaining wall folks finished today. I cannot recommend Stark Construction in Austin enough. They did a great job from start to finish and cleaned everything up nicely. It will be nice to not have the dogs barking at them.

Hit my 10K steps again yesterday. Whoop! Made a loaf of wheat bread from scratch that turned out nicely. And they're starting on "the wall" today. No idea how long this might take, but at least there's movement. Mother finally mentioned the family reunion, a week after it happened. (Sigh)

This pic (from a while back) popped up today on my screensaver, and I was reminded how much I loved that bathing suit. It accidentally got tossed down a hill after someone removed it when I was in a hot tub for a party and was never to be seen again, until today! : )

Got my walk in this morning and am on track to hit my 10K steps today. Interestingly, my biological family had a reunion last weekend. I received the flyer with a half-assed "hope you can make it." Mother never mentioned it during our weekly 3-minute phone calls. I'd have hated it anyways!

And that goes for my Trump-loving family as well. It's been years since we spoke, but there will be no reconciliation, no coming back from this.

Sorry to have missed you! We rarely go out other than Happy Hour any more. Hope all is well in your corner, handsome!

Made it back to the gym today. FFS, I did the machines using old man weights and after 30 minutes, I was spent. But it felt good to get back at it. Fixing to make homemade yogurt and enjoy wine Wednesday.

I gave up on System Pavers. We went from a $9K quote, to a $71K one and finally, a $25K quote. Had one issue with the contract and instead of trying to find a solution, they ignored me. I went with another contractor and am posting my story on SP's Facebook site daily.

Liver biopsy was negative, so I get to coast for another two months. Yea!

Got in the pool for the first time today. Chilly still, but good after a minute.

Had a good weekend! Happy Hour at friends' house on Friday and we had a brunch for friends on Sunday. I made biscuits/gravy, a ham and a decadent chocolate cake for Greg's birthday. Fortunately, we had the foresight to take Monday off to recover.

Tonight I made a roast that has been in the sous vide for 48 hours. I made gravy from the drippings. All this was incredibly delicious. I also tried to make artichokes in the pressure cooker. I had a Mediterranean Aioli to go with them. The Aioli was excellent, but the artichokes were horrific.

Happy Hour today at the Eagle and Eeyore's Birthday Party this weekend. Should be a good time!

I made a sausage and cauliflower dish tonight. It was my first time using cauliflower rice...it was not bad at all.

Looking good!

Since the Eagle is close due to the crane falling on it, we'll be attending Happy Hour at the Iron Bear Friday. Yea for traffic and downtown parking!

Tumor markers are negative (good) but there is an anomaly on my liver (bad); however, the surgeon thinks it is just scarring from the surgery (good). I could get a biopsy or just get another scan in a couple of months. Decisions...

I made a Peking Chicken last night and it was fantastic.

We got through about half of Megalopolis before we had to quit. I'm not sure even edibles would have helped that movie.

Going for my liver CT this afternoon. Let's see what that cancer has been up to...

And cheers to everyone that is attending the Anti-Trump rallies today!

Got ten butterfly koi today. Hope the tiny buggers make it!

Funny, I hadn't thought of that site in years. About a month ago, I checked to see if it was still online. It's alive and kicking!

So my mother thinks I have a "heart of hate" since I will no longer have anything to do with my trump-loving MAGA family. I no longer care.

P-Town 100 years ago!

Today, I got a call and an apology, because their corporate office came down on their ass for the negative publicity. The quote was promised today and it was requested that I remove the negative post. Like an overpriced quote is going to make me a happy customer! Stay tuned.