1. With the weather cold and snowy, the Deke and I are often slow to get ourselves gathered and head out into the world. It's quiet in Kellogg. Silvercup Coffee Roasters, located just five minutes down the street, roasts a couple of dark, deep, smokey styles of coffee with just the right hint of chocolate, and on many of these wintry mornings, like today, we drink coffee, listen to the very peaceful sounds of Pandora's jazz guitar station, and I write and read and the Deke knits and reads. Our house is warm. Charly and Maggie love sleeping on the love seat next to the Deke. Did I mention the coffee is really good? And how quiet it is in Kellogg?
2. I don't fully understand the inner workings of the on/off switches on our gas range, but one of the switches started misbehaving a couple days ago. Brock, from Watts Electric, came by and looked things over and ordered us a new set of switches. Today they arrived and Brock replaced them. It's a relief to not only have the stove working right again, but also to deal with a repairman as easy to work with as Brock and a business as friendly and reliable as Watts Electric. By the way, the same is true for the Furniture Exchange here in Kellogg. I've also been very impressed with Ace Hardware down the street and True Value in Pinehurst. We love patronizing local businesses and these businesses in the Silver Valley have been great to work with.
3. The Deke and I piled into the Sube around 4 o'clock and plopped down at the bar at the Inland Lounge to have a visit with Cas and to see who else might be coming in. Friday is burger night across the street at the Elks and we can always count on seeing people we know before they have a burger or afterward. Some people don't bother crossing the street. If Cas gives Harley a call with an order, Harley will deliver! We saw Bird Legs and Gloria, the Moore family, Fitz and Deanne, Julie C., and, just as we thought it might be time to go home and fix dinner, Jake and Carol Lee sauntered in and we had a final drink with them and got it some good gabbin'.
Back home, I roasted cauliflower and broccoli and pan fried a couple of tilapia fillets, a simple and very tasty dinner, and the Deke and I listened to another episode of Slow Burn. Tonight's episode examined the outbreak of conspiracy theories that grew out of the Watergate story. The program gave special attention to a pioneer in the world of conspiracy theories, a radio host named Mae Brussell.
If you'd like to listen to this episode, "Rabbit Holes", just click here.
Maybe you'd like to check out Mae Brussell's website where you can read about her, listen to audio, read transcripts, and buy products. It's here.
By the way, I'm not endorsing Mae Brussel's work. I thought, though, that some of you might like to check her out, especially if you are in the same boat I am and hadn't heard of her.
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