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Holy hell, it's a second entry in one day!
Another note to self: get a place way out in the middle of nowhere where no one knows, much less cares, whether I mow the lawn. Lawns are stupid. There are, of course, degrees of stupidity. For instance, there are few things in home maintainence that seem more ridiculous to me than fertilizing and watering a lawn. What a waste of water, money, and effort! Unless you have bovine anscestors, it's not good food. So what's the point of putting so much effort into it?
Of course, this is coming from someone who feels put upon just to mow the lawn at this point in his life. I do it though, a couple times a year whether it needs it or not (it seems to me the grass would be just as happy without my ministrations), because I'm not one to tweak my neighbors' noses just because I think it's a silly custom. All of which is just to say that I spent some time today doing that fruitless task (literally: no fruit comes of this concern for vegetation). Hooray for me.
Actually, I think mowing one's own lawn is a fine thing that everyone should do at some point in his or her life. Certainly, I spent years doing it late in my childhood and throughout adolescence. Heck, I even took pride in the job I did, going slowly to ensure an even cut, going careful to make sure that my tracks overlapped, that sort of thing. I had a routine as well of cutting diagonally across the front lawn because it looked good that way, starting in the middle and throwing the clippings to the middle to, again, help ensure a nice even cut instead of wasting engine power on the clippings. Each week, I would take the opposite diagonal; I'm sure it made things look better, instead of going the same way each time. Anyway, those were thoughtless days.
In other news, I made a tasty meal for lunch today. If you would like to make the same wonderful dish, here's what you should do:
First, start cooking some brown rice. Say, 1/2 cup uncooked. Follow the directions. Brown rice tends to take about 45 minutes, so get it going first. Then sautee in oil 2 diced onions and one pound of ground turkey (or beef). When that's cooked, add some salt, pepper, cumin, and red pepper flakes. Let that cook a little longer and then add a 24-oz jar of salsa (I used Essentia's Medium Roasted Tomato salsa and it was really good) and a can of black beans. Turn down the heat as low as it goes, cover, and simmer until the brown rice is done. When it's done, stir it in, cook just a bit longer, and serve.