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Al told me to stop building things. For variety's sake, Andrew and I emptied the bank account last weekend to go see the defending NBA champs. Was a lot of fun, got to see an OT buzzer beater from Tatum on our end of the court. Was a good dude's night out.

This is turning into Craig and Carole's theatre adventures! Yesterday afternoon we went to Stratford (on Avon) to see Othello. Our benchmark was a superb version we saw at the National Theatre in London maybe 10 years ago with Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear (https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/whats-on/othello-2013/ . This version seen yesterday however was an astonishingly good performance. 3.5 hours (including interval) so hardly cut back at all. When, near the end of the play, Othello strangles his wife Desdemona, the stage blacks out. So all you hear is legs thrashing and the breathing of Othello. https://www.rsc.org.uk/othello/ The photograph is a multi purpose cube which contains in this case three main characters when they are dead. https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/othello-royal-shakespea-23889

I've sat in the front row during a visit to Salt Lake around a decade ago. The thing that freaked me out is that the ball would be thrown full tilt straight at you - until a hand the size of a snow shovel appears as if from nowhere and collects it. I found it a great experience.

Definitely moments you’re reminded everyone involved with this documentary is less intelligent than its subject, but still a decent survey and worth a watch - Ken Burn’s Leonardo da Vinci. Just be aware, like most Burn’s work, the narrative is a bit simplified.

Pretty tame though by comparison with the ice hockey match I went to on the same trip. Everything went as it ought, until helmets came off and a fist fight started. I was astonished at how totally brutal ice hockey was.

It looks like the NC pins of the relay on the board are floating. I wonder if tying these to ground would take care of it?

Living in the Material World by George Harrison (1973) https://album.link/i/1767451756 Example: A message I think we need. Anyway - 50yo release (not sure why, cause it was released in 73). I don't think I have every just listened to the album before, even though I can sing along with almost all the songs. Slight variations being a mix not remaster. It is packaged with a set of studio takes which of course are interesting, to a point. Now I am finding other 50yo releases in my queue.

Trying my hand at risotto today, but only so I can make arancini later.

Pretty sure just the SRA-4S, SRA-6S, SRD-1, SRD-2. Stax later made the SRA-7S and SRD-3 but based on when they were released they were probably geared more towards the higher bias SR-1.

Atmospheric River? 🌎💨🌧️🌊 Turkey chili! 🦃 🌶️

The final season of Somebody Somewhere. I really love this show.

So you take a slab of smoked pork belly, cube it up, and then deep fry it. Making them cracklin like.

This As a result of this: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/salmon-sweet-potato-and-brocco-PwLC8GFuR9KWvuOtshXpYA#0

A one pan wonder Honey Mustard glazed Salmon with sweet potatoes and broccoli. The result of asking AI what to do with said ingredients. https://www.perplexity.ai/search/salmon-sweet-potato-and-brocco-PwLC8GFuR9KWvuOtshXpYA#0

A guy on reddit got this stack for $1500. Not a bad price per pound.

I'm pretty sure I've talked about my macaroni before. But today I'll tell the origins and recipe as I make a batch to take to my coworkers that have to work weekends. In late 1989 I was getting ready to go for my first tour on the F/V Ocean Rover, in the Berring Sea. It was nearing Christmas and I was helping two gay friends who owned a furniture store in downtown Anchorage. They always needed extra help for the holidays, as they had lots of holiday gift items and such. As I was on my lunch break and crossing the street, I slipped on some Black ice, hidden under some fresh snow. I landed on my ankle, but thought I was OK. After working for the next three days, my foot just got bigger and bigger until I couldn't get a shoe on that foot and my toes wouldn't touch the ground. Being a bone head I kept telling the guys that it was fine and I should keep walking on it to keep it limber. At this point I was about two weeks away from the new boat being completed and going on it's maiden journey. They ended up calling my Mother when I wouldn't admit it might be worse than I thought. She came, saw my foot and immediately drove me to the emergency room. After explaining to the Dr. what had happened, he agreed that it probably wasn't broken, because he said the pain would be far too great to walk on it for 3 days. However he wanted Xrays to be sure. Once the Xrays were developed he showed me the full and jagged break. He was dumbfounded as to how I had been able to walk on it at all, let alone for 3 days. After resetting the break and getting my first and only cast, I had to come to terms with missing out on the maiden tour of the fishing boat. My Mom insisted I stay at her house while my leg healed. One night when she was out, I got really hungry. The only thing I could find in her cupboard was Velveta shells and cheese. I don't like that kind of cheese sauce with macaroni, so I found some sour cream and thought that might help with the flavor. It did. That was the start of my journey to make my idea of the perfect macaroni and cheese. It took a few years to tweak and perfect, but I've been making this dish at Thanksgiving for at least 25 years now. This year after talking about it with a coworker, I decided to make an early batch as there seemed to be a lot of interest. Here's my recipe for a large batch. 2 lbs. Lg. Macaroni elbows. 2.5 lbs. Tillamook cheddar cheese. 1.5 lbs. Tillamook pepper jack cheese. 1 pt. heavy cream. 1 pt. sour cream. 1 lb. thick cut bacon. Most of these ingredients are available at Costco for a nice savings. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. First I cook off the bacon, then crumble it into small pieces. Next I cube up the cheese to make it melt much easier. Save about 1/2 cup of each cheese to grate and top off the dish. Take a lg. 8 qt. enameled dutch oven and pour the pint of cream into it. This is usually when I add salt and pepper to taste. Then add the cheese cubes. Slowly heat and melt cheese into cream at about medium heat. Once the cheese is incorporated into the cream and is melted to a smooth consistency, add the pint of sour cream and bacon pieces. Cover and keep warm on low temp. In a large stock pot heat up 8 to 10 quarts of water to a boil. Add salt. Once boiling cook macaroni noodles to al dente. About 6 to 7 minutes. Drain pasta well and slowly stir into cheese sauce. Add grated cheeses to the top. Cover and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover and broil for 5 to ten minutes. This will give a lovely, cheesy, Brown crust. I'm toying with the idea of adding sliced jalapeño peppers, but haven't experimented with this yet. I have added red pepper flakes, but didn't love that. This should be served warm. And reheating should be done on the stove top with a little added milk. This will keep reheated portions from getting oily, like they do in the microwave. It does freeze well in portion sizes.

Yesterday. Today, with pumpkin, because 'tis the season.

Sam's Anchor Cafe deck, Fish and Chips with a side of downtown San Francisco skyline.