Sunday, October 11, 2026
Breakfast: medium cheddar and leftover scrambled egg sandwich on challah, hot water. Reassembled the kitchen undercabinet light fixture in preparation for donation or disposal. Wiped the balcony railing with dish soap solution. ZoomBroomed in front of the home and on the patio. Emptied the handheld vacuum dustbin. Patrick and I prepared for a small Sunday Gumbo gathering at home. Today's guest list: Monty H and David G, Jeff C and Cris F, Mark H and Tommy H, Paul M, and David M. The menu: Central Grocery olive salad with potato chips; chicken and andouille gumbo yaya with white rice; French bread; Southern Candymakers divinity, turtles, and pralines; iced cold brew Cafe du Monde coffee and chicory with milk and brown sugar syrup; assorted sparkling waters, wines, and beers. Tommy wore his Beignets All Day t-shirt. Everyone brought wine. We ate and talked about gumbo, okra, Southern Candymakers, the process of making gumbo (particularly the attention required for the roux), fleet week, AI, whether people can see into our living room much, which rooms of the home we like or spend time in the most, desk setups, trivia night at Hi Tops and Copper, Audrey Hepburn's last film, Disneyland and New Orleans Square, Brennan's and the beignet shop in Anaheim Downtown Disney, home improvement, SnapPower MotionLight, sleeping well, Myers-Briggs, Puerto Vallarta, timeshares and condos, Hurricane Simon, the energy situation with Ukraine and Russia, and more. We had a great time. Cleaned, rested. Dinner at home with Patrick: red wine, leftover gumbo yaya with French bread. We watched YouTube. Patrick went to bed. Later I processed dirty dishes, cleaned the kitchen, and started the dishwasher. Late snack: medium cheddar on english muffin, peach Waterloo.