The Doxy

Well it's the start of another new week, ain't that just yippee!  Next week I return to my full 40 hour a week schedule which will be interesting.  Believe me, I rather enjoy the part-time hours.
There was a young couple pushing a stroller around the store yesterday, neither he nor she was wearing a mask.  They seemed oblivious.  A very large, middle-aged man walked past me, he was wearing a mask.  I asked him how he was and he said fine.  About 5 seconds later, when he was well down the aisle, he yelled loudly "freedom."  These are the people who will spread the virus and keep it alive.  In fact, it depends upon people like them.  Without them, it wouldn't exist.  They are very selfish, you know.  Talk about being entitled.  Nothing can compare to white Republicans.
The Red Lobster, basically a fast food seafood restaurant for those of you who don't know, a mile away from the store was open yesterday.  I understand the parking lot was full.  I have no idea whether they were practicing Social Distancing or not.  Of course, it was Mother's Day, wasn't it?  What better way to celebrate then to take Mom and Granny out for a seafood dinner... and maybe pickup a little virus to go?  Our county is still in a red zone.
Word came out yesterday that Mikey Pence was going to put a 'little distance' between himself and others now that a close member of his staff was infected, and no doubt spreading the virus.  America approved.  However, this morning I heard that the 'little distance' was not truly accurate, that he had said nothing like that.  Self distancing is not what the Idiot Jerk wants the public to see, so Mikey cowed his head and changed his tune.  My, he's become quite the doxy, hasn't he?
A Weber grill plays a small, insignificant part in The Body in the Well.  I was surprised when a friend said he didn't know what I was talking about.  He owns one of those big, lumbering gas grills that's larger than my range.  I thought the Weber image was rather ubiquitous.  Since I was evidently wrong, I though I should let people know what I was writing about.

Handles make it easy to remove the grate for cleaning

I have had one for years.  Believe me, you can grill all sorts of things on a Weber.

Fast food = phony restaurants

The time was when people who went out to eat could afford to both spend the time and the money.  Why time, because at a good restaurant you might have to wait between 15 and 20 minutes between the ordering and the serving.  This is why appetizers were invented, to help pass the time rather then help you build up an appetite.  Today, most often, the only waiting you do is to be seated.  Today, most Americans frequent a chain restaurant where they are handed a pager which vibrates and flashes to let you know a table is ready.  And, in reality, once you sit down you are served... well, sit down fast food.

That's right, this is fast food

Appetizers are still served, of course, even though the wait time between the ordering and the serving is usually no more then 7 minutes (if you don't order an appetizer); remember, it's get you in and get you out as fast as possible.  They do not like slow eaters or people who enjoy conversation, this costs both the waiter and the establishment money.

And this is fast food

This quick turn around makes it obvious that almost every thing served has been pre-cooked and packaged.  All the cook staff does is put your order on a plate and pop it into a microwave, they don't have time to actually prepare a meal.  While you dinner may taste better then something you might get a  McDonald's or Burger King, the fat content is far worse.  There may be healthy fare on the menu but nobody orders it.  People want to order a dish which has 3 times the carbs you should eat in a day and week and a half worth of fat.  One other thing to note, the portions are not normal, they are oversized.  These establishments want their clientele to return over and over again.  Americans are suckers for a good deal.