23 January 2025
It was a chilly 52°F when I finally crawled out of bed at 8 am this morning. The down comforter that I pulled up over me last night kept me nice and toasty. I didn’t want to get up. I did turn on the heat to take the chill out of the air and I suspect it’ll be coming on and shutting off most of the day today.
I had a dream last night I was back teaching at Broward College. I had been assigned two night classes on the same day: BSC1005 and BSC1010C. The problem is they only met once a week and if I started the 1005 at 6, that meant the 1010C started at 9 pm and ended at midnight.
When I went in to the first class, it was only 5:30 so I decided to get something to eat at the cafeteria. I only wanted a hamburger with ketchup, pickles, and onions with an order of fries and a coke. They couldn’t get my order right and it was eating into the time for me to eat and get back to class. Fortunately, I waked before any more disasters could occur.
I was in a wild man mood early in the afternoon. I made a huge pot of vegetable barley soup (the cold weather). I would put more barley in it if I make it again but you could taste the barley.
I put every fresh, frozen and canned vegetable I had in it. There’s enough there for the next winter weather in 2026.
I also made chocolate cake. I’ve made the recipe before and I like it. The icing is dribbled over the cake. I didn’t have heavy cream for the icing but used whole milk. It turned out OK. The cake is pretty darn good.
Chris and I had a sample after the movie was over.
I also made homemade hot chocolate. That’s become a habit at movie night. We start off with a steaming cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream and finish up with a glass of wine. It makes for great movie watching.
Speaking of movies, last night was Finding Neverland with Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie and Dustin Hoffman. That’s a pretty powerful cast but all were outacted by the child actor (at the time) Freddie Highmore. The movie is supposedly based on a true event in JM Barrie’s life where he befriends a widow woman with four young kids. Barrie’s interactions with the family leads to a breakdown of his marriage and to his writing the play Peter Pan. It’s a real tear jerker.
Speaking of Peter Pan, I have a long, loving relationship with the play. As a young boy, my grandmother made cardboard cutouts of Peter, Wendy, and the others, painted the characters, and hung on my bedroom wall. Peter was OK but I really loved Wendy.
As an older child, I remember seeing Mary Martin play Peter on TV. As far as I am concerned, she defined the roll for all time. I’ve seen other productions over the years but none approach Mary Martin’s ability.
Yesterday, Cook Unity delivered my 8 single serving meals. They are good for a week when immediately refrigerated. I haven’t tried one as of yet but I intend to today.
This is one of the 8 I chose. Everyone is different. I wanted to get an overview of all 8 dishes. Each is prepared by a different chef, as their specialty. How they coordinate the chefs to met the demands and get sent to individuals is a logistical nightmare. The first time order for 8 meals was $60. I have no idea what the regular price will be. I’ll keep you posted.
I checked GoodRx to see if there any better options for my Jardiance. There were one or two places that had lower prices than Walgreens but the dollar difference was insignificant so I’ll pay Walgreen’s price of over $500.
Jardiance must be a wonder drug. It helps lower glucose levels and thus A1c, it helps prevent heart attacks in older people and people with type II diabetes and also helps people who have heart trouble. It also helps prevent kidney damage in those with type II diabetes. I can afford it. I won’t like the price, but I’ll keep taking it with all these benefits.
Stay tuned!