How much stuff can you hang on those ancient Seattle City Light poles? Yet they're stringing even more heavy cable lines to support the dense (and getting denser) population in West Seattle. No wonder we have so many power outages these days.
I told John, it's starting to look like Bonneville Dam from my seat at the kitchen table. Such is progress.
Anyway, coming home from Safeway yesterday with $120 of groceries (granted, 4 bags) I had to park in the next block and schlepp past a worker who was just standing there, as they seem to do most of the time. Much "pondering" goes with these high paid jobs.
"Guess I picked the wrong day to go shopping," sez I. "Sorry about that" was the reply and he went back to his coffee. Life in the big city.
Speaking of groceries, what to eat on the hottest day of the year? How about salad and barbecue chicken? I am partial to boneless, skinless thighs for the grill because they don't dry out as fast.
The house is unpleasantly warm by the end of the day, but I had boiled some orzo in the morning and put together a cold salad. I threw in the kitchen sink, including goat cheese crumbles from Trader Joes. A good product (barring any recalls) and a nice change from endless feta in salads.
And one reason why Trader Joes is so successful--customers making impulse purchases, like these new fried shallots in the eye-catching shiny package. Not much difference from old French's Fried Onions in the can, but their clever marketing makes everything sound fancier.
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