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Early this morning I brought the boy toy to the airport for a week with his parents in San Antonio. He was flying Southwest, and I detected a bit of nervous energy in him -- a bit more nervous than usual, given that he grew up as a "military brat" and has probably flown more miles than I ever will (and I've been to Hawaii). For the past few weeks, we've been subjected to many news stories about the problems with the now-grounded Boeing 737 MAX 8, and Southwest said his flight was originally supposed to be on a MAX 8. So he was worried that he would be bumped to another flight or his whole trip would be canceled. Fortunately, his flight took off without a hitch and even arrived in Texas 15 minutes early to boot.
So the condo feels extra empty, and I have to feed myself for a week! Normally he does the cooking around here, except for a couple of specialty dishes of mine (and I can't spend the next seven days eating potato pancakes). Still, I'm sure I can put together something if I just think about it for a bit. Before I knew him, I'd often cook a pot of lentils and eat them with rice and different seasonings or sauces.
Speaking of eating lower on the food chain ... I'm sorry to hear that the Maryland Food Collective is struggling financially. When I was in grad school -- and when the campus had fewer lunch options -- one or two of the collective-made bean or bean and cheese burritos, nuked in the astronomy department's microwave oven and drizzle with a dab of leftover taco sauce, made a cheap and reasonably healthful lunch.
And speaking of struggling progressive organizations ... read this and this about Hampshire College's travails. Together, the two articles make me wonder whether someone was deliberately trying to sabotage the small college to make money off the real estate, and pass these shenanigans off as "the problem with small private colleges these days." Sinister plot or destructive incompetence, indeed?!??b
studio2009! She's a friend in real life.Early this morning I brought the boy toy to the airport for a week with his parents in San Antonio. He was flying Southwest, and I detected a bit of nervous energy in him -- a bit more nervous than usual, given that he grew up as a "military brat" and has probably flown more miles than I ever will (and I've been to Hawaii). For the past few weeks, we've been subjected to many news stories about the problems with the now-grounded Boeing 737 MAX 8, and Southwest said his flight was originally supposed to be on a MAX 8. So he was worried that he would be bumped to another flight or his whole trip would be canceled. Fortunately, his flight took off without a hitch and even arrived in Texas 15 minutes early to boot.
So the condo feels extra empty, and I have to feed myself for a week! Normally he does the cooking around here, except for a couple of specialty dishes of mine (and I can't spend the next seven days eating potato pancakes). Still, I'm sure I can put together something if I just think about it for a bit. Before I knew him, I'd often cook a pot of lentils and eat them with rice and different seasonings or sauces.
Speaking of eating lower on the food chain ... I'm sorry to hear that the Maryland Food Collective is struggling financially. When I was in grad school -- and when the campus had fewer lunch options -- one or two of the collective-made bean or bean and cheese burritos, nuked in the astronomy department's microwave oven and drizzle with a dab of leftover taco sauce, made a cheap and reasonably healthful lunch.
And speaking of struggling progressive organizations ... read this and this about Hampshire College's travails. Together, the two articles make me wonder whether someone was deliberately trying to sabotage the small college to make money off the real estate, and pass these shenanigans off as "the problem with small private colleges these days." Sinister plot or destructive incompetence, indeed?!??b
