food section day!

ah, the middle of the week - where work and productivity live.

so it rains yet again, which is good for everything seeing as we hardly got any rain at all the whole of last year. and it does indicate the recharge and flowing of creeks; and of course the use of ponds and things i design.

lately i have been tiring of the television in general; there are many shows i record on the DVR and intend to watch, but they are less and less entertaining these days. i have rediscovered and committed to good books. the key is balancing higher level tiring books with good flowing fiction books. it still amazes me how i can take 2 months to finish a book because it just doesn't flow and then finish another book in two days. ah, if it were only that easy.

so today will bring more work busyness, a chili cookoff at work which is sure to be interesting. as many would know; i sort of have a chili pedigree - i have been raised on the multiple styles, influences, regionalizations, and history of the food. and apparently that's not too common for a yankee. last year's competition was pretty much a travesty in that what won was more taco meat consistency (and not the good slow cooked, melded kind - more the taco packet, grease on top bowl kind). so this year i've held off on making an entry in order to be able to judge and hopefully bring a sense of dignity to the competition. heheh - i do sound like such a pretentious ass on this; but one must have uncompromising standards when it comes to the culinary arts.