Five Things Make a Post

• I made a really good couple pizzas last night (Resolution Recipe to follow). Both the dough and the Italian sausage came from a pizza book that I checked out from the library. This is the second time I've tried its dough recipes and both times they were superior to anything else I've made - even with hand-stretching the dough for both attempts as normally I roll them out with a marble pin. I posted a picture to FB and a couple people commented that it looked professional. Dammit, now I have to consider buying the damn book. That probably means getting rid of another (signed) pizza book I have that I don't use all that much.


• Our friends Paul & Gwen from Caid are up today, seeing the Tudors exhibit at the Legion. We're planning to have lunch with them, which will be a nice catch-up.  Tentatively planning to walk to the Mission for either birria and other tacos, or a Guamanian place if they're open.


• Assuming that my sudden-onset cold is just a cold; two people in the GSP rehearsal last weekend have COVID. My tests yesterday and today were negative. I think I'm going to work from home tomorrow anyway so that I can take a couple naps during the day.


• A local small chain of super-premium ice cream shops is opening up on the other side of the hill from us - easy driving and parking. It's in a former Quicky-mart that closed during lockdown (no great loss). I checked their website and they're fairly old-school, founded in the '50s in Oakland. They have some newer flavors, like ube and salted caramel, so they're willing to move with the times. What makes me stupidly happy though is that one of their flavors is my absolute, hands-down favorite: Mocha Almond Fudge. Which I have not been able to find easily or nearby before now. I just have to wait another month or so for this place to open...


• My Laurel scroll is framed! We picked it up yesterday afternoon and it looks even more fabulous (we didn't skimp on the frame job). We're going to have to move at least one scroll around on the wall to make room. I'm okay with that.  I will have the wife take a picture of it this week so I can share (and send to the artist).