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Later! Later! Later! On Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!

08 Monday Jul 2019

Posted by David in British Empire, Civilization, cooking, Uncategorized

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As our story left off, I was jonesing for a real meal. I fixed huevos rancheros from my existing inventory, using some Cuban-style black beans from a canner named Teasdale.

They are very nicely seasoned. Unfortunately, Publix had them on clearance, so finding them again is gonna be sketchy. I’ll just fix my own frijoles negros in the pressure cooker, which is what I usually do.

I took another nap, then J and I had an antipasto salad at a locally owned Italian restaurant. When I came home, I emptied then loaded the dishwasher. I threw out some plastic I could have recycled. It was dirty, and washing it to recycle would have wasted water and energy.

Now I’m watching my favorite Manchester You Tuber, Martin Zero tour around the surrounding counties looking for abandoned industrial sites. Half of the fun is trying to comprehend his Midlands accent, so thick, you must cut it with a Sheffield steel knife.

These urban explorers do valuable work, often recording sites facing demolition. Sadly, not all buildings can be repurposed. Manchester was one of the premier industrial cities of England. The British Labour Movement had its origin there. The Manchester Guardian was Labour’s flagship paper.

Now we know Manchester for the football team Manchester United, the Old Trafford Cricket Stadium. Its industrial heritage is disappearing. The industrial fortunes made in this part of England were instrumental in giving us the modern world. Friedrich Engels’ documentation of urban poverty is critical to Marxist thought.

Martin emphasizes the architectural and engineering artifacts, buildings, bridges, canals, culverts and viaducts. These inspired amateurs are so enriching our world.

Teasdale Simply Especial

No Longer Disinterested In Sport

19 Wednesday Jun 2019

Posted by David in #cricket, British Empire, Sport

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There I was congratulating myself about losing interest in sports. Ice Hockey? Really?. Basketball? Meh? Baseball? I suppose. Women’s Softball? I can detect a pulse Doctor. Cricket? Where have you been all my life?!

I just finished watching New Zealand claw out a win from South Africa. They pulled it out at the very end on a “6” from Kane Williamson, their captain, on the last over.

Believe it or not, it’s not that difficult a game to follow. There is a lot of insider language and jargon in the game that is best ignored until you become familiar with the game. I’m growing into the idioms of the sport.

And tomorrow? Australia vs Bangladesh. You’ll find me at home, sitting in my comfy chair, eyes fixed on the 📺 telly.

Welcome To Another World.

31 Friday May 2019

Posted by David in British Empire

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The ICC World Cup of Cricket is on a FIOS Channel called Willow. I just pressed some buttons on the remote and Bob’s Your Uncle, a new world opened up. Here are teams from countries that were once part of the British Empire, playing the game that accompanied those empire builders. The sponsors employ, here, in the U S of A, Southwest Asian-Americans, speaking for State Farm Insurance, Emirates Airlines, Paypal, and other international currency exchange services.

So this is my first, more or less, real-time exposure to cricket. The temptation, as a Yank, is to compare it to baseball. But that would be like comparing an opera to a rock concert because there’s music in both. It is a fascinating game, not that hard to follow at all. It looks like fun. . No wonder the game is a living legacy of the Empire.

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