Wasted Day (Sorta)

Well, I had to sit out the landscaping today. I had a slightly out of socket hip. Which means it hurt to walk, sit or lay down, but was still useable. Any heavy lifting or pulling would have done it in so I had to wait for my chiropractor to put it back in place, and then let it rest (let the muscles unstretch and hold everything where it is supposed to be). While this was going on I added two new clients to my landscape maintenance business. There's a silver lining to every cloud. Well, maybe bronze or some semi precious metal. While being an invalid I also got some picture links set up at the JollyShop. Now, instead of just text lists of the books I have for sale you can now see what I want you to buy and be interested in it. By next Wednesday I hope to start commentating on some cycling races in the metro Atlanta area and a little beyond. With pictures. I think I shall move on for now.

Tomorrow, Tomorrow

That little red head was finally right yesterday. The sun has returned and I got most of my yards caught up. How long will it last. Next week will be quite the mad rush and push. RH gets married to KS next week. I'm keeping everybody's yards in good order and trying to stay out of the way. After that I get to wear a monkey suit Saturday. Saturday at 9:00 in the morning. I'll have to be out of the shower by 7:00 I new I should have known this long hair would cause me grief. Then after the hitching ceremony I get to help my sister get ready for the family reunion. This'uns gonna be a big'un this year. Well, I must perform tomorrow at 8 in the morning so I'm gonna get my stuff in order and vegirelax.

check these books out Circle of Friends, Stormy Weather, Trojan Gold, Photosynthesis

Frittatas That Rock

I made this amazing recipe last night. Tuna frittatas with an eggplant sauce. The frittatas are great and quick to make. The eggplant sauce is EASY. Here's the recipe...


Roasted Eggplant Sauce
1# eggplant
basil (fresh or dried)
water
salt
pepper

Preheat the oven to 350*. Wrap the eggplant individually in aluminum foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove from the oven, and cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out the pulp into the bowl of a food processor, and puree. Add the basil leaves and 1 tablespoon of water, season with salt and pepper, and process, adding a drizzle of olive oil in a slow, steady stream until the sauce has a smooth, thick consistency. Adjust the seasonings.


Frittatas
eggs
cream
hard Italian cheese (or seriously sharp cheddar)
salt and pepper
tuna or bacon or whatever
chopped parsley (fresh or dried)
chopped basil (fresh or dried)
oregano (fresh or dried)
scallions chopped
olive oil

Use the number of eggs as suits the number of people you’re cooking for. The other ingredients are best judgment. Mix the whole shooting match up. Should make 4-8 frittatas. Warm olive oil in skillet over low heat. Pour in egg mixture and cook till set then flip and cook till done. Repeat till mixture is used up.

Checkout some of these books for sale by Jollyshop The Voice of the Violin, Makers of Rome, The Marshall and the Madwoman

This is Just Weird Weather!

What is up with all this. Hurricane season just started yesterday. It's the Glorious 1st of June, Howe beat off the French Fleet in 1794. Any how, it's the first day of June and I had to dig up a sweater. And I didn't get to do any work again today. I'm going to have to slam everything in on one day when the weather breaks.I even wore cords today. June 1st this is supposed to be summer. Any way, with all this reading weather you should look for these books sold by Jollyshop; Pirate Looks at 50, Jolie Blon's Bounce, Rum Punch

Traffic Sucks

I know sucks isn't a nice word, but traffic does suck. There, three times and I'll say it again if I want. I'm never on the road at 5:00. Well, I was today. I had been hanging out with my sisters cat watching Braveheart. I realized it was getting late if I wanted to go for a ride so I took off without thinking. By the time I got to the end of her street I learned that rush hour had hit. (I'm not the fastest thing sometimes.)

My news ticker on my computer has lost its mind. The news is all in French and Dutch. Sometimes I have a hard time understanding the English they use now they go foreign. It could have been something in German or Spanish, something I can make out, but Noooooo.

OK back to traffic. I was no longer in the mood to go ride so I decided to head home. Blood Boiler. The drive usually takes 7-8 minutes took nearly 30. There are just too many people around here anymore not to use mass transit. Yeah, I know. No one is going to give up there personal vehicular. They are just going to sit in the car and die of stress and fast food (and all those other heart attack contributers). Well, the mass transit isn't good enough. Well, it's not going to get any better if people don't support it (ride the bus) the more money MARTA's got the more they can spend. The more people use MARTA the less everyone has to pay.

Me, I just ride my bike most of the time. Except for when I don't (usually when I'm working). It's kind of hard to carry landscape maintenance equipment on the back of my bike. Or a load of antiques or books. I am usually off the road at rush hour (morning and evening) thus the rant of the day.

How 'bout Miss Patrick this weekend in Indianapolis. Big stuff, leading 7-8 laps and finishing fourth.

At the moment I'm following the Wachovia Series Lancaster race, and HealthNet/Maxxis is looking strong in the break on the final lap. Horner is there in the break (I'm leaning towards him). Rodriguez is there, too. I've got to check on this Oliphant guy, I know some folks name of Oliphant. Hmmmmmmm?

By the way how 'bout Discovery Channel, il Falco, and the Giro. Bruyneel know how to pick 'em and Yatesy can call a good race.

It looks like Henderson (HealthNet/Maxxis), Rodriguez (Lotto-Davitamon), and Dominguez (HealthNet/Maxxis) at Lancaster.

Take a look at Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Memorial Day

Wow, can you say subdued? This is the type of weather that makes you take the time to remember that Memorial Day is more than just a day to sleep in and grill out during the week. Not to mention I love this weather. I'm weird. This day is a day to remember those who went before and served our country in the military. Just heard about a 105 year old veteran of WWI. He was sixteen when he signed up for service in WORLD WAR ONE. Well, here's to those who have been there and done that or are still there and doing it.

Off To The Races

Well, it's memorial day and I have entered the world of blogging. The idea is part place to put the family photos, part vent and rant, and part marketing strategy. It's always good when you can use business ideas to keep the family up to date. Especially when we's so spread out. I'll be talking alot about cycling, a bit about music (just about any type of music I can play on the cello, you'd be amazed at what comes out of that thing), more than is fair about soccer (or as the civilized people call it football), I will also mention baseball and football depending on the time of year. If you aren't a Georgia fan please keep an open mind (I of course will constantly be going on lock down of the mind). I will also tell you who I think is good to read and which authors I think blow. There will of course be the authors that I just won't be able to bring myself to be mean to their work or them. As for politics, well, I'm from the south and just like football and baseball (and hunting and fishing) I'll let you know how I feel about something... if I feel like it.
Well, that's enough for now. I will eventually tell y'all to go look at my store on ebay (jollyshopoddsandends) or look for books on Amazon.com sold by jollyshop. But, I'll save that for later.