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Well, I just (literally, just, like two minutes ago) stumbled on the blog Eating The Road and found this chart hysterical. I guess I like eating gravel.
My hood is popping up with new businesses, too. That’s gotta be a good sign, at least for Lake Worth. First, a new tattoo shop on Dixie and Dartmouth. Sol Ink, I think. Or, 561 Ink? Graffiti is awesome, but sometimes hard to read. A new food joint on Dixie and Gregory looks about ready to open its doors as well – Darbster? I’ve been watching the construction progress every morning on my way to work. Should be interesting.
Thanksgiving is around the corner. Yaaaay!! Can’t get enough mashed potatoes. And sweet potatoes! My heart breaks for people who don’t eat carbs — they’re so glorious. I’m still in the air about what I’m going to make this year. Last year I made a stab at apple pie; this year, I’m thinking maybe something along the savory line ….
So, this weekend I thought it would be a grand idea for us to walk to downtown Lake Worth. I figured it was about 1-1 1/2 miles, so not a far walk. Besides, why not be environmentally friendly, get some exercise, see the town by foot. It’s one thing to drive through a neighborhood, and it’s another to walk it. You get to see all the cracks that aren’t filled in with fire hydrants and landscaping. It’s nice. One should know which lots reek of urine (human? animal?), which have boarded up houses and which ones are voting for who. Yes, JP and I got to figure all this out on our…30+-minute walk. I was a bit wrong in my destination distance estimate, I admit. But, it gave way to uber thirstiness by the time we reached Lake Avenue! Anywho, at least we got to burn some calories before we consumed them!
Topic switch! On the way home tonight, I grabbed some fennel at the local market. I’ve always wanted to try this at home, so score. The raw fennel smelled like black licorice straight up; too bad I’m not a fan of black licorice. In any event, I had faith that the grilling process would change that. And it did. Just a little s&p and some olive oil plus a little grill heat…tasty goodness. The result was a little celery, but much more mellow, and with better texture 
Last night, I came home to new music. Yesss! The band: Zeep. The album: People & Things. They’re a duo with roots in Brasil and Germany, and their sound is a little Brazilian, a bit tropical and a tad sweet. Listening to the album, I want to drink sangria or smoke out of a hookah. The upside of being with someone for 12 years: They can buy you an album after hearing one song and know you’ll like it – and you do. Happy, happy; joy, joy.
Moving on to more important things, I dislike automatic flushing toilets. I’m all for not spreading germs, particularly those from public bathrooms, but they just make me feel lazy. I’m all for tv remote controls and microwaves, but come on! I can flush a toilet. And, they’ll flush at the hint of a breeze. I don’t like to sit on a flushing toilet, do you?
In other news, I’m still keen on exploring our new hood. We went downtown LW earlier this week and stopped by The Taco Lady. Ah, nothing like a freakin’ good wet burrito. And we got to sample their homemade hardshell tacos…yum to the o. I don’t dislike chain restaurants, but let me tell you it definitely beat Moe’s. Sure, we were served on a paper plate and had plastic cutlery and there were only 3 tables in the place, but we got to chat with locals and eat good, cheap food! Speaking of food, desserts specifically, I got my Monkey on and picked up some gloroious rasberry and pistachio French macarons. Yes, I shared. If you’ve never had a French-style mac, I highly recommend doing it.
Happy Friday the 13th!
I was reading Mangopunch’s blog, and since I’m wanting to blog yet at a loss of words, I’m totally stealing her post idea on letting you all in on a few randoms:
*I love meeting other people who don’t eat anything they swim with.
*Just watched my first episode of Lost (the pilot, of course) the other night. If the “thing” is a dinosaur, I’m done.
*Realizing I own far too many black shirts.
*Had our laptop stolen. Along with years and years of pictures 
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*I really, really like rice.
*JP used “LOL” the other day. LOL.
*I don’t bother to update my “status” on social networks.
*Wishes texting while driving was illegal in Florida.
*Wondering why AT&T can’t get a tech to my casa to install U-Verse (cable and internet) until October!?
*Think it’s a teeny bit sweet when JP wants me to walk on the ‘inside’ (away from the street) of the road/sidewalk.
*Pulling weeds is kind of therapeutic.
*Had my first conference call to catch up with friends. Why didn’t we think of this before? I’m so 2000-and late.
*Tried Sprite Zero; it is inferior to Sprite.
*Admires crafty people. As in those who sew, knit, paint, etc.
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