Today’s Music: Shelby Lynne – Gotta Get Back
The sky was pretty clear this morning. I got up around eight. No idea why so early. As I’m writing this, TMWGITU is still asleep. I’ve been doing stuff all morning.
I spent some time reading on my Kindle. I’m on an email list that sends me a few free links from Amazon every day (Pixel Of Ink), so I usually have something for my commute. Finished a good story about bad military helicopters. I’ll be checking if the author has anything else, since it was a surprisingly well built tale.
After I finished, I spent a bit of time on my laptop.
The blog emails pile up fast.
See what some of those I follow have to say today.
Then I was hungry. No, I still haven’t had breakfast. Waiting for my girl for that! But I did want a snack. And then I thought, “What kind of snack?” “Why, sesame sticks of course!” “But you don’t have sesame sticks, Guap.” “No, but I have something better – ingredients and an internet connection!”
So the house smells of cumin and sesame oil. Good thing I like both those smells.
At some point during the day, I’ll pick up a guitar.
Best when used daily
I don’t know that I’ll play anything worth hearing. But I enjoy it, and it generally keeps me out of trouble.
One thing I haven’t worked on in a while is the model railroad
As you can see, it needs lots of attention. That means there will probably be soldering. So if you hear cursing, that’s me.
And then there are the usual chores – ironing, cooking, paying bills. Maybe some research on available adventures. It’s getting warm enough for a weekend road trip in the near future, so we should see what general direction we want to go in…
And then we’ll clean up, get our work stuff together and go to bed to get ready for another day of work.
Not a “scaling cliffs” kind of day, but still fun.
And you?
Guapola 
Love this glimpse into your Sunday Guapo :). Today, I cooked, and that is rare for me. Downloaded some music videos, chatted to my friends. Enjoyed the rain. Easy Sunday 🙂
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What did you make?
I’m listening to that Shelby Lynne album. Not at all what I expected. Much much better.
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I made chicken soup because it’s Bman’s favourite, then froze it in batches for easy meals 🙂 I have no idea who that is, so I’m going to youtube 🙂
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I love seeing pictures of people’s homes. I like to see how they live. Sounds like a good Sunday.
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I tried to aim the lens to avoid most of the mess, Becca.
We have a good feeling of mellow going on here today.
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Ahhh everyone has a mess, some is just things some it’s choices. I used to think everyone was neater than me. The thing is, I am the first person people call when there is an emergency. I found out over the year, most people are messy and hide things before company comes.
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Just kickin’ back with my boys today. Maybe we’ll try a new restaurant. Mama doesn’t feel like cooking…
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Hope you pick a good place! And that the boys let the feeling of mellow kick-back-edness permeate the day.
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Your day sounds much more exciting than mine. I’m in my office at the moment…yes, on a Sunday! Playing hooky – reading some blogs, but still stuck behind the desk. Hope you and TMWGITU enjoy the rest of your Sunday. 🙂
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Well, at least you have something to distract you from the office.
Is the kitchen at least open for a decent cup of coffee?
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I have my own coffee maker in my office and a nice Hazelnut Vanilla on the go. 🙂 A girl can never be too prepared.
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Have fun, Guap! Sounds like you have plenty of choices.
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Thanks twindaddy. Hoping for a quiet, but productive day.
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cumin and sesame oil, yum….I should eat something too, pull myself out of the garden and into the kitchen. Happy guitar playing and sesame sticks, Guap.
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If you have a vegetable garden, just pick a ripe snack!
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OMG, ironing? I want to see pic of you ironing. really. I gotta have it.
Your sesame sticks sound amazing. recipe link, please! Have a lovely and enjoyable day. Nice guitars, too!
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http://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/14788038/toasted-sesame-sticks/
I made the recipe as a half batch, just with all purpose flower. Came out pretty good.
My girl does the ironing these days, while I do the cooking for the week, but I used to flatten shirts with the best of em!
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I’m gonna make that for sure, the recipe looks delicious! Thank you.
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Enjoy! I needed to up the oven time to cook them. Probably should have rolled them thinner.
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For some reason I’m in a Cyndi Lauper sort of mood today. And cinnamon rolls. And concocting some home-made dog food for Miss Spot after learning of yet-another-Natura recall. And the final chapters of a Greg Isles (sp?) book on riverboat gambling. And thinking of writing a letter. Watched CBS Sunday Morning–great segment on What Would You Say If and on regret (mentioned a blog I must find) and encouraged the act of letter-writing and saying what you need to say (to pphrase John Mayer). And maybe a mindless, rambling walk to match my mindless, rambling thoughts…. Maybe I’ll listen to Cyndi. For some reason I’m in a Cyndi mood today. And cinnamon rolls.
Happy Sunday Guap, thanks for the glimpse to your world. Play anything fun on the guitar?
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Lately I’ve just been doing a nice simple 1 bar walking blues, with leads over that. I have a looping pedal with a few riffs in it, and some audio files I recorded on my laptop so I can accompany myself.
And listening to the recordings, I think it might be time to take lessons again.
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Sounds pretty cool. Had a friend back in college give me a few lessons–learned to play “Tangerine”, but that’s about it. I listen to guitar far better than I play.
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Me too. I get frustrated sometimes because I don’t hae an ear for music, and I don’t know the shapes to play a lot of stuff.
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What a nice, relaxing day, Guap – just the right kind of day for a Sunday. Norm taught me how to use the riding mower this morning. It was fun – next best thing to a go-cart! ❤
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There’s a competitive lawn mower racing league.
If you join, I will cheer you on!
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It’s fun to have this insight in your life :). With the pictures, you know. Always interesting to see.
I’ll be working for school, vocabulary… Yay.
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Studying on the weekend is good, especially if it isn’t last-second cramming. Relaxed studying probably makes it easier to actually absorb the stuff.
I should make the model railroad pic my screensaver so I remember to work on it.
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Sounds like a nice Sunday! I’m making spaghetti.
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We made meatballs! Our dishes should have a play date.
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Some days, cliff scaling isn’t necessary. It sounds like you’ve got a good, relaxing day planned. I intended to power wash my patio today. I love power washing. But then it started hailing even though we’d been promised sun. A good excuse to write and read and clean my house a little. Happy Sunday to you!
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Happy sunday, Delicious! Turned into a relaxing day overall.
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Sounds like a great day, Guap!
Love that you made yourself some sesame sticks.
Mine was spent reading the Boston Globe from front to back, trying to make sense of the madness, and then going to Fenway to watch my Sox lose a ballgame. Still sweet to be in Boston, though, smiling at everyone around me and realizing that nothing has really changed.
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That sounds like a really good day, Momshieb. Especially if it was warm at Fenway.
Did you grab a watermelon beer from the place across from the stadium?
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Ugh, seriously? Fruit and beer? (shiver) Some things were not meant to be!!
It was freezing at the park, but we were prepared….just nice to be there, giving Big Papi a standing O and eating some peanuts. Good to be in the city.
But watermelon beer? Never!
On the other hand, maple pecan stout is delicious!
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A life in the day…that’s very revealing. It’s interesting to see what the Guapo does on Sundays. You’re evidently a man of many interests!
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And yet, I still manage to get bored sometimes.
Not today though. It was a good day.
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Spunds and looks like a pretty chill Sunday. The best part of this, other than the cool model railroad, is the fact that you were waiting for Mrs. Guapo to awake from her sweet slumber before you would eat. You’re a good Man Charlie Brown. She’s a lucky gal. 🙂
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She thought I was very silly to wait for her, but she smiled as we had breakfast together.
😀
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We need to play guitar together. And you need to meet Uncle Bet… he has a model train set that will blow your mind. At his old house he had a real caboose moved into his yard.
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Nice! I’ve seen guys build their model railraoders in old railway cars. Of course, I’ve seen pictures of rrs on hat brims too, so…
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I will take some pictures next time we are there.
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I’d love to see them!
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I will try to remember.
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B-52’s and the Commitments plus a a lot Aretha thrown in for good Sunday measure…..The Church of Music. Thank you for sharing your Sunday. Lots of smiles….
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Sounds like timeless classic day at your church.
Hope you enjoyed!
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Guapo, I didn’t know you played the guitar. That’s cool! Sounds like a swell Sunday…I’m sure you’re off to la la land already. Thanks for sharing your day!
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Thanks Bumble. Less “play”, more sort of “smack teh hell out of”.
But it still gives me joy.
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Ooph – those blog emails pile up SO fast! And you can’t delete them because you have to read them all! Like pokemon – only better. And no catching I guess. So kind of seriously unlike pokemon… but you get the picture…
And good luck with the soldering. Don’t burn anything off!
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I feel your pain on the blog emails, Giggles.
Fortunately, I didn’t burn anything but the french fries. The twice cooked thing I was thinking of didn’t quite work out,
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You sound really handy in the kitchen El! The rail road looks good, would love to see the end result. 🙂
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I would love to get to the end result, Hugger! 😉
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Seeing the model railway has given me an idea………!
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Can’t wait to see what it is!
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Love the peek into the start of your day and the potential ahead … but I wonder, how did the day turn out?
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It ended up being a good mellow day. We took care of our errands and chores, cooked some good meals for the week, and we had a nice quiet relaxed evening.
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🙂
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This was a totally fun glimpse into the real El Guapo!! Which guitar do you like to play the most? Do you play your guitar while watching your train go around (looks like a little trouble with the track in a few places, but tell you something you don’t already know, right?) I get the feeling there’s never a dull moment around your house, Guap!! 😀 I hope your sticks turned out yummy!
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Sadly, there isn’t enough room for the guitar in the train room. but the bathroom has excellent acoustics!
My girl got me the guitar on the left when I said I wanted a cut-away acoustic, so that’s the one I play most (there are 3 other guitars not in teh picture. Waaay too many for someone who can barely play. At least, that’s what I tell myself to keep from getting more.)
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Ha ha! Well collecting guitars is good for the soul and playing them even better! I hope someday post your own music, I would love to hear it.
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I like this side of you, too. You should offer up a bit more every once in awhile!
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Thanks wim2s. Lately, it’s all I can do to get the Friday post up on time.
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I like this side of you also like the previous commenter said – I enjoy hearing about what’s going on in El Guap’s world. Maybe we can coax a guitar vid out of you one day. 🙂
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Ha! Only if it’s a horror video! 😉
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With the warmer weather heading in, the model trains may have to wait just a little bit longer.
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You have warm weather by you?!?
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For the moment. It will be 70 today, but who knows what from there…..
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So how’d the sesame sticks turn out? Easy to make? Homemade sesame sticks seems like something I could impress my wife with. “Snacks? No problem. Be right back with Guapo inspired sesame sticks.”
Your model railroad looks pretty rad as is. It looks like a post-apocalyptic zombie train depot. Which you may or may not be going for, but hey. Pretty much every neglected spot in my house looks like a post-apocalyptic zombie train depot.
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The seesame sticks were ridiculously easy. Just roll them out thin like the recipe says! And I used regular flour instead of the two kinds they call for.
http://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/14788038/toasted-sesame-sticks/
As long as nothing gets off at the zombie station, I should be alright. I hope…
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I keep my guitar inside the box…I hope I’m not wasting it…Guitar is hard to play … learned a few lessons and learned some chords. But at the end I could not at least play a song that I like, that’s why I put it in a box and play other instrument instead … 😀
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Hubby used to have model railroads. Thankfully, it was long before my time since we’ve never had the time to do anything with them since we met. But we carried around a couple of large heavy boxes for all these years.
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