I had been thinking of my senior brother in law on my wifes side for weeks. Her mother sent me a picture of him and my wife's senior sister.

Mike is one of the good guys of the earth. They have raised three wonderful sons. Mike was diagnosed with cancer of the liver. I pray for him every day. I guess the reason good people are afflicted is to test them and their family and the reason bad people are not is so that the sorry bastards are around longer as horrible examples. Before Mike got old like me I used him to visualize what I imagined Jesus looked like.

I just heard that the Discovery Channel is having a "Pitchman" marathon Wednesday July 1 to commemorate Billy Mays. I really liked the guy with the big voice. I did not know he was so involved in charities and helping other people. I still believe the bump on his head had something to do with his death. I will certainly record every episode since I will be out with our junior daughter for coffee at Starbucks and then lunch at Turning Point. The last bit is part of my plot to get the whole Robertson clan involved with that rehab center.

I think I owe that young woman at the blood center an apology. She pissed me off so bad I went to the doctor and also started taking one 27 mg iron, from 88 mg ferrous sulfate, tablet a day. That is 150% of the daily requirement. I have now taken the iron tablets for 6 days and seem to have much more energy and am not quite so tired. Wouldn't it be ironic if all my napping and worthlessness was caused by low blood iron. All that pending forgiveness and tolerance aside I will not donate blood again at the blood center in Westchase Neighborhood Donor Center. I have had trouble there twice and like a cat I am not going to allow a third problem. I scheduled a donation for July 3 at 2:30 pm at Northwest Mall. It feels too good to donate life to quit because of a possibly stupid young woman.

We finally got a good, short but good, rain yesterday. The plants and the grass look rejuvenated. I am always amazed by the difference a half inch rain makes compared to the equivalent amount of city water. If I had put the equivalent amount of water through sprinklers yesterday the plants would look wilted today. They look perky?

I noticed, to my great surprise, that I was looking forward to the therapy session this morning As I walked into the place I noticed my back doesn't hurt as much as it did when I started. However, when I went to Costco after the therapy session I chickened out and used one of their electric carts. The store is so big and I did not know the exact location of my listed items that I could not envision walking the whole shopping trip. I am glad because I circled the frozen food cabinets many, many times trying to find "phillie cheese" sandwiches in boxes. Boss lady insisted they had the things and told me exactly where they were when she last bought them. I am sure she will go right to them when she goes shopping. I hate shopping for crap when I don't know exactly what they look like. She asked me to buy Cattleman chilli. Costco does not carry that brand. They do carry Cattle Drive chilli. Is that what she really wants or can I just not find the Cattleman?

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CHOW CHOW

1 GAL. GREEN TOMATOES
6 ONIONS
1 TSP. MUSTARD
1 TSP. CLOVES
2 SWEET RED PEPPERS
2 1/2 CUPS SUGAR
1 SMALL HEAD CABBAGE
1 TSP. BLACK PEPPER
1 TSP. SPICES
2 SWEET GREEN PEPPERS
3 CUPS VINEGAR

GRIND TOMATOES, ONIONS AND CABBAGE. ADD 1/2 CUP SALT AND LET STAND OVER NIGHT. DRAIN AND PRESS OUT AL LIQUID POSSIBLE. ADD OTHER INGREDIENTS AND BRING TO A BOIL, REDUCE HEAT AND SIMMER FOR 2 HOURS. STIR FREQUENTLY. POUR INTO JARS AND SEAL

. PUT SPICES IN TO SUIT YOUR OWN PERSONAL TASTE. ALSO VINEGAR MAY NEED TO BE WEAKENED AND MORE SUGAR ADDED TO SUIT YOUR OWN TASTE. THE SPICES ARE PICKLING SPICES.

DON'T YOU WONDER WHERE THE NAME CHOW CHOW CAME FROM?

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THIS RECIPE IS FROM MY HOME CHURCH COOK BOOK IN LUBBOCK TEXAS. OAKWOOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WOMENS SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN SERVICE. THE BOOK IS FROM 1970.
Thanks DARLENE for sharing this wonderful Texas recipe. I spent hours watching my mother and her sisters making gallons of chow-chow (they called it pickalilly) and all manner of pickles.

It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than to believe what is wrong.
Thomas Jefferson

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