Interesting day...From Roger Stone to Chinese take-out!

1.  Roger Stone has been arrested.  Tick, tock, tick tock.

2.  Trump is claiming credit for ending the shut-down he started.  Fool.  He'll back out of any eventual deal if Ann Coulter tells him to.

3.  Went to Planet Fitness, walked nearly a mile, then worked with Barry on some of the weight machines.  His knees won't let him walk as much as he would like, but the weight machines will help -- as long as he doesn't overwork his lower back, where he had surgery a year ago.  However, even with this limited workout, he WILL feel it tomorrow.

4.  Kroger has chuck roast for $2.99.  We bought two, and will definitely grind one into great quality hamburg.  The other, we're deciding, do we try to roast it, then slice it thin, or what?  The last time I roasted a piece of beef, it was SOOOO terrible, I dropped it into the food processor and used it for roast beef hash, and roast beef salad, both of which were really good.  But at $2.99 a pound, we can afford to screw it up, and still rescue the results.  I once did a Chicken Kiev, 45 minutes in the oven, but I left it in for 3 hours while I lost track of time while I answered a nasty letter from my ex.  Burned the edges, but the food processor saved the rest for a great chicken salad.

5.  Kroger also had sea scallops on sale.  Now, when I say "sale" I don't mean $2.99 a pound.  So I told the man behind the counter that I am spending my child's inheritance -- give me a pound.  At $14.99, we will really enjoy them in a "Fruits de Mer" (Fruits of the Sea) -- a Québecois concoction with a mashed potato crust, and scallops, fish, and shrimp in a cheese sauce -- we had it at a restaurant in Beauceville, where none of the wait staff spoke English, but I managed to read the menu, and figured out what it was.  It was WONDERFUL, and I make it for VERY special occasions.  THIS occasion is simply "because."  The cod was also on sale, which is an additional benefit, so I bought two packs of that.

6.  Stopped at our favorite Chinese restaurant for take-out.  We used to go there more frequently, but budget constraints have reined us in somewhat.  Still, it was good to see the owner, who is always pleasant, whenever we come in.