Things Learnt Today:
Oct. 21st, 2008 10:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
home_and_away* The great green garbage cans that the city uses to collect a household's garbage? Those are stout. And tall. How tall? Oh, about as tall as my van's side mirror. Next time I'm presented the choice between trying to clear one of those monsters and ducking into the other lane for a tic, I'm taking the lane. Oncoming traffic can see me and make way; those bins don't even rock.
* Huntsville drivers--normally cut-throat, thoughtless bastards who see a turn signal as a personal challenge--become incredibly polite at the sight of a lifeless mirror dangling from a door.
* Those who say that duct tape is like the Force are wholly correct. Four well placed strips, and now I can see a spiderwebby image of what's happening on the sidewalk behind and beside the van. Better than nothing...
* Publix carries Hungarian Paprika! Now a host of recipes like this are more nearly in my reach! (just have to figure out mouseweed.)
* Huntsville drivers--normally cut-throat, thoughtless bastards who see a turn signal as a personal challenge--become incredibly polite at the sight of a lifeless mirror dangling from a door.
* Those who say that duct tape is like the Force are wholly correct. Four well placed strips, and now I can see a spiderwebby image of what's happening on the sidewalk behind and beside the van. Better than nothing...
* Publix carries Hungarian Paprika! Now a host of recipes like this are more nearly in my reach! (just have to figure out mouseweed.)
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Date: 2008-10-30 01:49 am (UTC)add paprika to many things that you already make without it. fried eggs? add paprika. hash browns? soup? it's a miracle spice.