Watching tv tonight
It’s a wild stormy night and the electric has been off twice
It’s not food on my shirt it’s bulldog slobber
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Connery
Today’s film treat was a largely unknown but rather entertaining Space Western called OUTLAND.
Made in 1980 it was a kind of remake of the classic High Noon with a mining space station on Jupiter a Moon standing in for the town of Hadleyville.
The film has Sean Connery in the famous Gary Cooper role with Frances Sternhagen playing his surprising ally in the altered Katy Jurado role, and the whole film is a refreshing twist on the “ sheriff with no friends storyline.
I liked the late Connery in this homage. He underplayed the quiet hero type very well and his scenes with Sternhagen as the foul mouthed over-the-hill station doctor in need of redemption have a rather moving power about them
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Care
This is not political
When did we lose
Our humanity
the capacity
to empathize
the will
to meet
each other
Where they are
not where
you think
they should be
I'm anxious
about the election
I may not watch
because my
mental health
can't take it
And that's privilege
Right there
Will America
Survive the strife
No matter who wins
Bigger question
Can we make our
Own conclusions
By reading
We lost our way
When we weaponized faith
Stopped caring
and looked
to talking heads
to do our homework
For us
I was advised
to say
The Serenity Prayer
everyday
because my
joy depends
on it
Thank you
for seven years
Here's to another
Seven
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Onions
"Still Life With Onions" by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899)
Where would we be without onions?
The onion is a nutritious, easily stored and adaptable vegetable that plays vital roles in a wide range of cuisines. Furthermore, onions are pretty easy to grow and succeed in lots of different growing conditions.
Where did they come from? The general consensus is they originated in central Asia from where, around 7000 years ago, they began to fan out with mankind's assistance around the known world. Onions were present in the cuisine and indeed the mythology of Ancient Egypt.
When pilgrims emigrated to North America aboard "The Mayflower" in 1620, they took seed onions and planted them by their Massachusetts cabins. Later it was discovered that some Native American cultures were already growing and using onions. How had they arrived there from central Asia? Most probably over the land bridge that once linked north eastern Russia with Alaska. After all, that is the route via which the earliest human migrations into North America happened.
When I roast a joint of meat or a chicken, I always layer the bottom of the roasting pan with chopped onions. Later they will make a perfect base for creating tasty gravy. Sometimes I boil onions or roast them whole but I think that frying is my favourite way of using onions. I fry them slowly in olive oil and butter, turning them occasionally to avoid any burning until they are brown and scrumptious. They benefit from a little seasoning during this cooking process.
The fried onions are great with steak, homemade rissoles or burgers and its nice to be generous with them. After all, onions are inexpensive.
My favourite member of the onion family is the leek but that is another story.
God bless onions! The Lord may have screwed up with unmentionable diseases and "the problem of evil" but onions remain a huge success even though they are mostly taken for granted. As I said at the start: Where would we be without onions?
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