Well?

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Okay, I can be a little... out of the loop.  The bread was not green, had no other sorts of growth... natural or not.  It looked like it might do as a base for an odd food experiment.  A little hard, perhaps... but, you know how ends can be.  So I grabbed the bread knife, set it far enough away from the previously cut end, and... cut through stone.  It isn't an otherwise dense bread.  The crust, of course, should crunch.  It just didn't stop there.  The crumbs looked and felt more like gravel.  So much for a sandwich, experimental or not.  Bacon and eggs it is.  Scrambled eggs, with cheese, this time.  And salsa.

I don't know if I will do all that much today.  I'm not in bad shape, in pain, or too tired.  I simply do not wish to push my luck.  No, no shopping either.  I will do little things, here and there.  I might find a small section of the kitchen counter to clear and clean.  I may work on the table top.  I might do little things other than those, perhaps sharpen some of my kitchen knives and make an attempt at working one of my straight razors to a truly fine sharpness.  I have something with which to compare it, so as to get a better idea, now.  Kitchen knives don't have to be so sharp, mind you.  They are only used on the dead, the unfeeling.  Though a truer degree of sharpness makes them safer for the feeling, living. to use on the products.

I am finding, by the way, a much greater success with my cast and high carbon pans through the use of wooden and bamboo utensils.  As such I am moving to those.  I ordered several sets of wooden tongs, and wooden and/or bamboo spoons, spatulas, and such.  I have a small collection.  But, when cooking several days, I tend to go through them quickly.  Some reuse is okay, there are simply limits.  Now that I have utensils down, I may check the seasoning on my pans and dutch oven, to see if they can, or should, be redone.  I think most will need it.  On the good side?  Even without reseasoning, as is most likely wise, just using the wood and bamboo has almost proved enough itself.  With new seasoning and the wood and bamboo?  I think it'll be snazzy.  I was actually able to cook scrambled eggs in my newish high carbon skillet without having scrambled the eggs in a bowl first.  I did it right in the pan.  Not a problem, no stick.  And yet I want it that tiny, or maybe even large, bit better.

Beside going wooden, I am trying to add kitchen towels that work.  Some flour sack, some tea.  Flour sack are good, not just for glass, but for wrapping tortillas, pancakes, and such to keep warm when more than a few are wanted... or even just a few.  They go cold so fast, especially in the higher, low humidity, area hereabouts.  I had tea towels, mostly old and worn, but I never did invest in flour sack... just wasn't sure, had other demands, this and that.  Well... as I push cooking and backing, taking things to a new level, I need certain items.  These are included.

I am hoping to take a few photographs today.  Just with the 50mm.  I may also review my camera, then look for specific instructions about how to use a non-auto focus lens on this camera.  That whole thing may have been a busted load of bs by someone who didn't know what he was talking about, or is so complex that it isn't worth the effort to do unless you are a complete camera nerd with zero life and zero interest in more.  I'm just not seeing it working at all.  Though, if there is a trick that will just let me set, use, override an error message, and click, I'd be quite pleased.  I don't need to take pictures, landscapes, quickly.  I just need to take them in a general time window, when the light, cloud, look, or feel... to me... is right.  Or even just when I wish to do so.  I am praying.  Otherwise, for auto-focus of this quality of lenses, I am looking at, starting, around $800.  I'm not into the serious zooms, for wildlife.  And some prime lenses, while quite limited, are much cheaper and, for what they are good for, are the best solution within those limits.  Zooming with feet, or wheels, is fine if not helpful for a serendipitous fleeting moment.  Huh?  Oh, I mean I have no clue.  I'll try to get a few shots, make a jab and putting them up, research a few other notions?  Yeah.

Rest, today.  Rest tomorrow.  I am getting closer to having clothes in order.  I may look for shoes, too.  While I found some, they aren't good for my feet.  Hurting and pinching aren't good for diabetics, even if I am only a look-alike one... from what I can tell.  I need some larger, boxier, oxfords.  The spiffy, classic, torpedo just doesn't work.  But finding the right ones for proper slacks?  Oh, and I need new button down oxford shirts.  Nothing fancy, but I need to try them, or be prepared to return them if they don't fit.  Oh, ties too, and undershirts.  I have dress slacks and cords and a few of the others, if dated a bit.  Bleh.  I'll... keep working on it.

Later.