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No biggy.  I have been pushing things, all told, history, health, and all else.  Plus, it seems my body is telling me something... probably that I need to cool things a bit.  Environmentally, not in pushing.  I didn't see the need to turn the AC up today, but really should have.  Even taking my medication, my body is taking on, and holding water.  No, no salty foods.  And actually I have been drinking less than usual... just some quirk.  And still my body is swelling.  I had to take off my chastity ring before I couldn't.  I was barely able to get it off when I realized it was becoming a problem.  Oh, by the way... wearing a ring all of the time... does cause and itch, doesn't it?  I can only imagine what a collar does for a dog.  All the further I will explore that, in any way, shape, or form.  It's quite a commitment.

I simply could not get to much.  I did, finally, water the plants.  They looked to be needing it.  And I am still planning to get to town tomorrow, to take my friend shooting.  It's late, at 22:00 and change, but... well...  So it goes.  I have been researching cold soups.  Most people just take a handful of refreshing vegetables, put them in a blender or processor, and... that's that.  I keep seeing the notion of extra virgin olive oil.  What I don't see is any brands that are actually extra virgin.  The market if flooded with fakes.  I've tried many kinds, most really aren't.  Yeah, you can tell.  For me, beets are a top contender, as is gazpacho, but pureed.  Cucumber sounds good in things, as does mint, but it has to be the right combinations.  And, remember, just because someone else makes and likes it?  Yeah, you may easily not.  Vegetarians have horrible taste profile preferences from what I have seen... or more tasted.  Hmm... mushrooms, lightly sauteed in butter, and blended in would be good.  A fine add to, say, a potato soup, not so much a true gazpacho though.  Eventually, perhaps when it is hotter in the summer and the need and want are greater, and I have finished some of what I need to do, I'll dig into that a bit more deeply.  I have a serious blender, but no longer do I have a processor.  I might look around for a smaller one.  The one I used to have was simply too big.   I'll see how well the blender does first.

Well... good night.