Veterans Day + Weekend Report + Amy's Frozen Organic Pot Pies + Anniversary

I'd like to give a shout out to all our fellow soldiers, both past and present, who have served our country. Whatever I think of the government, which isn't much, I still reserve greatest respect for our men and women in uniform, and their sacrifice to us.

It was a typical weekend. We cycled to Berkeley and stopped at REI to buy some more crap which I convinced myself that I can't live without, and apparently I can't. I ate three pieces of pizza at Gioia in N. Berkeley, then we made our way back to Oakland. It was a nice 25 mile trek. I wasn't tired when I got back home, and stayed up till midnight.

We did eat Amy's frozen organic pot pies this last Friday evening for dinner, and overall I would give a review of decent, just below good. The soups are a much better bargain.

In terms of joints, 3 joints being the best, I would give it 1/2 a joint.

The crust was what you might expect from a mass produced product, not as flaky as a homemade crust of course, and it couldn't brown it as well as I would have liked, but again, it did the job. The filling was dense, and chock full of veggies.

 This product has 50% of our daily ration of fat, and more salt than any one needs, but like I said,  "Good in a pinch."

I don't care how much you the love to cook or how much you love food, sometimes you just don't want to go out, and and you just don't want to cook. This is a decent substitute for those times. If I was much older I might eat one of these every month or so.

I actually went looking for a Marie Callender's pot pie, but this was what was in the frozen deli case at my grocers.  I'm going to keep an eye out for a Callender's because their pies are the old fashioned, real deal. Also, they are good to their employees. Not all corporations and chains are ruthless money grubbers, just the majority.

Last and most definitely no least, today is my 19 wedding anniversary. Geri and I have been living together for almost 24 years now. Time does have a way of slipping on by you. I have no idea what I would do without her.

I remember a great story that Paul Newman once told.  He and his wife, Joanne Woodward, had a fight,  he was walking out the door, and when he got outside he said to himself, "Where the hell am I going." My grass has has never been greener, than it is right here. Metaphorically speaking that is.

And that's it.

Life is what happens in between meals.

Peace,

Make Food/ Not War

Food consumption

Breakfast; 2 eggs over easy, 2 pieces of buttered toast, black coffee, one sugar

Lunch; medium Pizza w/mozzarella di buffalo and fresh basil at Dopo

Dinner; pasta marinara w/salad and steamed Brussel sprouts

Exercise; 5 miles walking, 20 miles cycling