Monday was my first day back on the job after 8 weeks. I was stuck in the office for 4 hours w/ Jimmy. Let me just say it was certainly a Monday. See, this was also Jimmy’s first day. Jimmy can give out a tons worth of information in 4 hours. I heard things I wish I’d not heard. Poor Jimmy almost voided his bowels again at the grocery store. Poor Jimmy got drunk, stumped his toe, landed and broke his arm. Poor Jimmy doesn’t think mask were meant for smokers. Poor, poor Jimmy. I had no one to rescue me from him as I usually do. Poor me…
Other than Jimmy, it was a rather boring day. I’m not sure how I feel about being back. The facilities guys were running around like a circus. No one knew what they were suppose to be doing. They have to get temp checks each time they come in and they are required to wear a mask. I went most of my 4 hours with a mask on and let me tell you, it’s not cool. Especially having conversations. It wants to slip off and my glasses fog up. Might be time to go with contacts again.
Wednesday I was working with Leroy. I got the feeling he was a little happy to see me. Took his eyes away from his videos and actually seemed to have a conversation in which he was actually listening. A rare thing. Never once did I hear him say “This is bulls***!” I don’t know if a day has passed in the 8 years I’ve been working have I not heard that from his mouth. Also saw some friends from campus which is always pleasant and puts me in a good mood. I miss these folk. It’s amazing what a familiar smile will do for a person.
Rain rain rain. The threat of storms. We had a concert. We got rain. What a night it was. Light show. It poured. It was exactly a sure shot until it was. Happy camper, this weather geek. Heck, I almost even put my car in the garage.
Funny. When I wrote the above paragraphed rain and storms were welcome. Thursday… yikes. What looked like a little thing on the radar became stationary and found strength. I’ve lived through one hell of a hail storm. This was equally bad. Maybe worse. Never have I seen balls of ice fall from the sky for bomber 30 min. What started as pea, marvel, golf ball, tennis ball. Maybe larger. Dead birds everywhere. I filled a grocery bag with them. Roof, surely f***ed. I love storms. Hate hail.
Hmmmm? 
After the storm. 
This I didn’t take. Credit to Jamie.
Friday was lame. I cleaned up some. The driveway was a mess. I love raking. Let me tell you. Got on the roof to see how f***ed it was. I’m not expert. I noticed a few dings but not near as bad as expected. Will call the insurance for a professional opinion. Better safe than sorry. Bekah came home early due to over time. I went for an expedition around town because I was bored out of my mind. Noticed all the bars looked pretty full. Not sure how that makes me feel. As of right now, it looks like a storm free night. Hope all are well. Happy Friday!!
Jalapeño
Caribbean jerk pork. I used a different brand of pork and it wasn’t as good as my HEB brand. Bummer. I have another one to cook this week.
Because I don’t like going to the store all the time I have been buying more premartinated packages when I go. They last a long time and require less work and or shopping time finding ingredients. On this evening I decided to go with HEB Italian chicken. I’ve eyeballed it for a while. It was… okay. I could have done better. Will not get this again. Not a good week for dinner at this point.
BBQ pork tenderloin w/ Mac salad & BBQ beans. No complaints. Nothing special. We are really just trying to clean out the fridge this week.
Stuffed red, yellow, orange bell peppers. I somehow made these while artillery shells were falling from the sky. Friend claims I have multi tasking skills. Who knew.
Bibigo pork tenderloin w/ kimchi and broccoli. Korean BBQ. Have not done this with pork, or have I? It was good. Lots of pork this week. It happened that way. I do t know.
En Fuego 