April 26, 2008 It has been a month and a half now since we departed Arizona for the springtime delights of Minnesota. A few promising rain showers fell early this week, and quickly turned the grass a verdant green. Our spirits were buoyed by this long-awaited event.
Today we awaken to snow on the ground and promises of below normal temps and clear to partly horseshit.
We're finding things to do inside these days. Went shopping at the Goodwill with Em and found some steak knives for Danny. There's a Halal butcher with beautiful fine grained steaks (no chops) who just opened in the Midtown Market. The tubby, be-aproned Mideasterner, just call him Achmed, earnestly proclaims in his broken English, "I have good meat for you. You will like. If there is a bone in it that is not straight, you call me right up. I take care of you."It took me a few beats to figure out the guy is just kidding and doing a fine parody of an old-fashioned, fat-thumbed butcher.
I like Achmed. We'll buy some of his steaks and grill 'em up with Danny on the rooftop barbeque. . . if the sun ever shines again.
Photo: Isn't it is nice when the baby carries her own toiletries?
