Midweek Blessing

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The month ended well for me. With all the money November takes from me (my property taxes and car insurance, plus I give my next-door neighbor something to thank him for basically being my handyman) I really didn’t want to see another bill. Bestill (my car) has been making awful noises since I had new tires put on it, so I decided it was time to bite the bullet, pay the “detailed diagnostic” charge that car dealerships charge, and have it checked out. Bad news: the wheel bearings in the front left needed to be replaced. Good news: it’s still covered by the power train warranty. What a blessing!!! That could have been as much as a thousand dollars. Instead, I didn’t even have to pay the “detailed diagnostic” fee! I’m also thankful we didn’t have much in the way of weather here last night. There were two people killed in Montgomery, Alabama from a tornado. The early reports say there were 29 tornadoes in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. With so many tornadoes hitting at night it’s a miracle that only two people lost their lives, but even one is a tragedy. Here, it was rain (we got about a half an inch) and temperatures falling like Hans Gruber from the Nakatomi Tower. (For those of you who might see that meme about it not being Christmas until Gruber falls from the tower, it’s a reference to the first Die Hard movie.) After reading all the cooking from Sojourner and NJ Chic I bought a slow cooker today. My first brew in the crockpot will be potato soup. My recipe: potatoes and chicken broth. We’ll see where it goes from there, but you gotta start somewhere. I was crushed to see that Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie passed away today. She was the female vocalist in that band as far as I’m concerned. And yes, you’re reading that inference correctly: I don’t really care for Stevie Nicks. I like some of her songs (“Silver Spring” especially), but to me McVie had a much more pleasant vocal style. I know I’m in the minority in that opinion, but what else is new. I have a free lunch tomorrow at Mark’s Feed Store (they have “frequent lunch” cards: buy six, get the seventh one free [Chuy’s also has one]). Their smoked turkey is absolutely out of this world!!!! I hope y’all have a great evening, morning, end of November, and/or beginning of December!! (The car is a 1970 Honda on display at the car dealership. Way too small for my tastes. )