Varia

Last week was, for predictable reasons, rather hectic, so I didn't bother cooking on Sunday, opting for frozen dinners (and the on-campus grill has reopened, so I got some bratwurst as well). Today, it's back to the slow-cooker, with Hungarian Beef Stew. The recipe called for peppered seasoned salt, and again I had to find a recipe for it online. (The salt recipe called for rather too much; I cut it in half, and still wound up with two small bottles of the stuff.) I just popped it into the cooker. We'll see how it comes out around 4:00.

The temperature went over 70F yesterday, but won't crack 50 again for the next three or four days. I still haven't gotten my spring haircut; next Thursday looks like the day.

I was feeling optimistic about the Padres this year - not first-place optimistic, but over-.500 optimistic - but the injury bug has bitten again. Chase Headley missed most of spring training with a leg injury, Cory Luebke will have to have another round of Tommy John surgery, and pitchers Josh Johnson and Joe Wieland are both out for a couple of months. Fortunately, pitching is one of the Padres' deepest areas, and they've got some kids who might be able to step up. We'll see....

Lethargy has possessed me again. No, wait, it's spring, let's say it's spring fever. Yeah, that sounds better.