When There's Blood in the Streets, Buy an Air Fryer

 I've only been air frying since Super Bowl Sunday. I enjoyed the wings so much that my cousin gifted me an air fryer she didn't need anymore. It's nice, but small even for a single Ferrerman like me who eats pretty good. It was maybe 2 quarts and had dials on it for time and temperature. The dials just didn't get it for me. Perhaps it was the first one ever made back in the 20th century? Anyway, my cousin kinda knew that it would be entry-level kinda deal and that I'd be upgrading before you knew it. Amazon brought me a 6 qt. one today, with all the bells and whistles on the top of the rig so they are easy to see for a tall person. That was an important feature for me, aside from the capacity. Most displays were on the sides, for little people.

I recall when I was taking care of my mom, she asked me if I thought we should get an air fryer. Well, I didn't know jing about them and told her so. I was cooking every day for the both of us and that was no burden at all. Of course, now I wish I had. Can't kick too much about it. I just didn't know how great they are.

Should I be spending money in a country that is going to Hell in a handbasket at trumpian speed? Well, it was only $90. But as my dad always said, "Son, 90 bucks is 90 bucks. Remember that!" I always have. 

Nobody knows how bad things are going to get. I'm not even sure the cocksuckers in the Trump regime know, though they are the motherfuckers that have been planning this since whenever. But they seem to be going along, asking themselves, "Will this work? Are we getting away with this shit? Really?"

Thing is, until the shooting starts (and it will) don't we owe it to ourselves to live as normally as possible, as long as we can? 

It's kinda weird to turn on the TV and there's a new season of Survivor on. We're still seeing black people and mixed couples of all persuasions in the ads, just like it was in the good ol' days of Joe and Kamala. It's been 5 weeks, but it feels like 5 months. Five years some days. Spring training is going on as I speak, and the regular season starts at the end of March. The Cubs are looking very good and that scares me because when they won the World Series in 2016, we got Trump days later. Now we've got Trump again and he may decide to flood Wrigley Field and force the players to reenact ancient sea battles instead. "Whatever amuses him" the Supreme Court ruled last year. (That applied to Harris too, but who are we kidding here? The Supremes weren't really including her because they knew SHE would never flood an MLB ballpark. That's why she *lost*.)

How normal will it be and for how long? Fuck if I know. I just know that we have an obligation to ourselves to enjoy life as much as we possibly can, regardless of the circumstances forced upon us by others. If it seems like these assholes have set out to ruin hundreds of millions of lives, that's only because they have. Evidently, that's where the money is. 

Until the shootin' starts, keep fryin' and remember: There are many weapons on the battlefield.

 

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  1. MaggieFebruary 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM

    I haven't bought one. I think about it but I don't really fry much, plus I've got a cabinet full of once used kitchen gadgets, it's ridiculous. Did your mom pass?

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM

    Yes, she passed Xmas day, 2023. Natural causes of old age. She was 93.

    I think I felt the same about air fryers, but they cook so much more that chicken wings! I'm doing brats tonight. I've already had them in the now-old AF and liked them a lot. I pretty much cook anything but breakfast in it. Cleanup is so much easier and there's no grease/fat/whatever to speak of. I don't think it'll wind up in the junk drawer like so many other gadgets. For one, it's too big!

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