Soup, Lies, and Videotape

 First off, for those that asked: 

Stuffed Pepper Soup

1 tbls olive oil

1 pound of ground meat (I generally use venison)

1 medium sized onion

2 tsp minced garlic

Salt and pepper 

two green bell peppers (capsicum to you guys?)

1 can of diced tomatoes if you don't have fresh to chop in, probably 1 1/2 cup of diced tomatoes.

1 15 ounce can of tomato sauce

1 15 ounce container of beef broth (I generally use a couple cups of water with better than broth)

2 tsp italian seasoning

1 1/2 cups white rice

Saute beef, onion, green pepper and garlic, add to a pot with beef broth, simmer, add the tomatoes and sauce and the italian seasoning. Salt and pepper to taste. Simmer to blend the flavors, add rice, serve. We like to sprinkle a bit of cheddar on top. 

A curious thing today. When Tim and I first tested for Covid, it was our last box of tests. Last Monday, I did call our pharmacy to see what test kits cost. We had gotten the four previous tests free with our medicare card at that pharmacy. My thoughts were to get the tests ordered and then pick them up in the drive through, to avoid going into the store. Much to my surprise, I was told that they would be $31 and change per box (of two tests). That was a bit pricey in my book, and so I did not order them. I also did not want to go into other stores and price them because, well...I was sick. 

But after a week, 'needs must', as our Weaver would say. (She's left her mark. Her gentle wisdom has extended far beyond Wensleydale, hasn't it?) I needed groceries badly, and so I masked up and off I went. 

Much to my surprise, there was a rack of covid test kits right there, in front of the pharmacy, for just under $16, or about half price of the price I'd been quoted at the pharmacy window. 

We stocked up, but honestly, I still cannot figure this out. 

I also am still testing strongly positive, which is discouraging. 

The news is awful. Trump claiming that the White House has left the south to drown. He's such a liar, and yet his legions believe every word of his bullshit, and even parrot it back, nearly verbatim. 

And the world has gone crazy, hasn't it? Even in my little corner of the world. 

They wound up having to taze the man, who refused to cooperate. He was talking about not spilling royal blood (Harry? Harry, is that you?) and calling himself a prophet.  His girlfriend 

attacked police with a wooden sword and earned a tasing as well. 

What is not mentioned is that while traffic was stopped for this, a drunk driver rearended stopped traffic for yet another three car accident. 

But the sobering thing is that three children were in the car. It must have been terrifying for them, with speeds reaching up to 92 mph. And they were not even in car seats. 

 Tonight is the debate with Walz and Vance. I am so exhausted by the news that I don't even know if I can watch.