I had a wonderful time with my sister (Robin), cousin (Bobby) and Sam on Saturday … gabbing, reminiscing, sharing stories and eating big grilled Kosher hotdogs from Five Guys. They’ll be back later on today, of course, and probably tomorrow (Monday), too, before they head to the airport for their late afternoon flight home. Oh my God … I’m so happy they came to see me! However, as much as I’d love to continue typing for two or three hours, as is my usual routine, I’m actually sleepy right now and would prefer to close my eyes — and my laptop — instead.
Shalom, y’all.
SUNDAY, 8:35 A.M. Sam is fixing our breakfast, I’m blissfully wide awake now after several hours of uninterrupted sleep, and Robin and Bobby are on their way over from the hotel … all of which means I don’t have too much time to write, unfortunately! Suffice it to say I’ll have to pick this up later on today when my visitors drive into downtown Dallas to check out a few historical (hysterical?) points of interest … i.e., the infamous School Book Depository, the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, the “grassy knoll” and the Kennedy Memorial.
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| The Sixth Floor Museum and School Book Depository, downtown Dallas. |
MONDAY, 12:04 A.M. All’s quiet here now. Robin and Bobby went back to their hotel several hours ago, Sam is unconscious on the sofa, I just finished watched Sunday’s episode of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” and decided to push forward with a movie before Sam wakes up: Hurry, Charlie, Hurry! (1941) starring Leon Errol and Cecil Cunningham, sort of a screwball comedy — with plenty of slapstick — about elopement. Earlier last night I also watched The Thing from Another World (1951) starring Kanneth Tobey, about a flying saucer that crashes to earth in the Arctic and vanishes under the ice. It’s nicely done, for the most part, and not overly scary, even after scientists discover that a large critter apparently crawled its way out of the ice and decides to terrorize a nearby American military base with a juke box and a scientist wearing a trench coat, of all things. Who wears a fucking trench coat in the Arctic!? Jesus.
First, more than 89,000 pounds of ready-to-eat ham products should be returned or thrown away because of possible Listeria contamination. The recalled items were produced between April 3 and October 2, 2018, and shipped to distributors in Maryland, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina and Virginia. The products include Johnston County Hams Inc. country-style fully cooked boneless deli ham and the Old Dominion brand “Ole-Fashioned” Sugar-Cured Premium Fully Cooked Country Ham. Apparently four consumers in North Carolina and Virginia were confirmed ill with Listeriosis, with one fatality. I think y’all should probably go back to eating at Chipotle.
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| Yum. Slabs of contaminated country ham with a side of Listeriosis! |
Also, the USDA is warning everybody on earth that eggs from Gravel Ridge Farms in Cullman, Alabama, have been linked to 38 cases of salmonella in seven states. These cage-free large eggs, sold in stores in Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama, were recalled in September after illnesses were confirmed. The recalled eggs have a UPC code of 7-06970-38444-6 and “best-by” dates of July 25 through October 3.
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| The perfect accompaniment to contaminated country ham? Poisoned cage-free eggs! |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises that the eggs should not be eaten, sold or served. They should be thrown away or dropped off at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, for immediate consumption.
Thank you for reading this, and please do your best to remember the Alamo so I won’t have to think about this shit any more.
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