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52/375: Steamed
Mar. 13th, 2026 10:00 pmGroceries have been semi-successfully fetched, but Safeway was entirely unstocked with my favorite donuts. I chose a substitute, but not with any great pleasure. More annoyingly, I forgot to order a couple of items, and worse still, It turned out that I did order something that I thought I'd forgotten, which has created a dilemma.
The thing I thought I'd forgotten but didn't was a can of frozen orange juice, which the person who bagged the groceries put with canned goods instead of with other cold items, and thus I didn't discover I even had it until it had thawed. I had already put my old can of frozen orange juice into the refrigerator to thaw before I found the new one. I don't think it can be re-frozen, and I don't have room for another bottle of reconstituted orange juice in the refrigerator, so I don't know what to do. The perils of being a stupid old guy who shops at a store that hires stupid young people.
But the worst local news of all is in the weather forecast. Friday, March 20, one week from today, is the vernal equinox, the first official day of spring, and the forecast is saying the high temperature that day will be (gasp!) 91 degrees. 91 fecking degrees! I've been hoping for a mild spring, and now this! And March 19, the last official day of winter, is going to be 90! 90 degrees in winter! Good grief, what will July be like? I fear finding out.
But I had an artichoke for dinner. It was tasty, and easy to prepare. I even remembered to soften the butter. It doesn't make up for being without my favorite donuts for two weeks, but at least the day wasn't a total loss.
The thing I thought I'd forgotten but didn't was a can of frozen orange juice, which the person who bagged the groceries put with canned goods instead of with other cold items, and thus I didn't discover I even had it until it had thawed. I had already put my old can of frozen orange juice into the refrigerator to thaw before I found the new one. I don't think it can be re-frozen, and I don't have room for another bottle of reconstituted orange juice in the refrigerator, so I don't know what to do. The perils of being a stupid old guy who shops at a store that hires stupid young people.
But the worst local news of all is in the weather forecast. Friday, March 20, one week from today, is the vernal equinox, the first official day of spring, and the forecast is saying the high temperature that day will be (gasp!) 91 degrees. 91 fecking degrees! I've been hoping for a mild spring, and now this! And March 19, the last official day of winter, is going to be 90! 90 degrees in winter! Good grief, what will July be like? I fear finding out.
But I had an artichoke for dinner. It was tasty, and easy to prepare. I even remembered to soften the butter. It doesn't make up for being without my favorite donuts for two weeks, but at least the day wasn't a total loss.
