Inside The Perimeter

Hello from the armpit, or perhaps the taint, of the country. Regardless, it’s Florida. The traffic in the Orlando area is almost as shitty as it is in the Atlanta area. Combine that with the construction I witnessed along the way, and all I want to do is move to the middle of nowhere and die in peace.

Wordle: ???, my starter will be COUPE. I haven’t had the opportunity to Wordle yet. I will comment later with my result.

For those keeping track at home, SQUAD was the second Wordle repeated solution. Don’t fret, I won’t mention these occurrences each time.

You won’t be surprised that I am knee-deep in planning for Wee Little Farm 2026. The time has come for deciding what will be in each section of the farm, as well as sowing the seeds which will provide the plants which will be put in them.

I know that the following will be highlighted:
– tomato (slicing and paste)
– pepper (sweet and spicy)
– potato
– okra
– zucchini
– cucumber
– bean (pole and bush)
– carrot [wasn’t going to, but then bought seeds yesterday]
– basil
– mushroom (in logs and in a newly-dedicated bed which is too shaded to grow much else)

Currently there are leek, garlic, onion, collard, Swiss chard (which was all but killed by the freeze), and lettuce plants in the ground, all of these will be harvested or composted at some point this Spring.

Crops which I’m considering but am not convinced of growing this year:
– corn
– sweet potato
– beet (I want beets, but have had little luck growing them)

Wordle: five, my starter was OPIUM; very frustrating five.

Double Letters are the new S: as of yesterday, there have been double letters in the past four solutions…

I have found something that I can consistently lose — concert earplugs. I know that I own two pair now, and can find neither. I even looked in the place in which I found my first pair a month after purchasing my second pair, with no luck.

I used yesterday’s day of rain as an excuse to stay indoors and do some much needed cleaning, and organizing. I’ve also started making a pile of things which will be evicted from the ITP Estate soon.

I’m taking a break from cooking a meal from a cookbook today. Here are the recipes I’ve cooked so far this year:

“Beefy Noodle Skillet” from “Ramen Noodle Recipes”
“Hoisin-Glazed Baby Back Ribs” from “Milk Street Instant Pot” by Christopher Kimball
“Chicken and Smoked Sausage Gumbo” from “Louisiana Real & Rustic” by Emeril Lagasse
“Drunken Noodles with Chicken” from “The Complete Cooking for Two” by America’s Test Kitchen
“Ham and Bean Soup” from “‘I Love My Instant Pot’ Affordable Meals” by Aileen Clark
“Crisp-Crusted, Feather Light-Raised Waffles” from “CookWise” by Shirley O. Corriher
“Cheesy Italian Noodle Bake” from “Ramen Noodle Recipes”
“Basic Yeast Bread” from “Irish Food & Cooking” by Bidet White Lennon & Georgina Campbell
“Cajun Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya” from “The Essential Instant Pot Cookbook” by Coco Morante
“Red Beans and Rice” from “Louisiana Real & Rustic” by Emeril Lagasse

Wordle: three, my starter was FAIRY. The angriest three I might ever score.

S is the new C: as of yesterday, five of this month’s fifteen Wordle solution have started with an S. Whoever selects the solutions has no fucking imagination.

My streak of Georgia Beer Day celebration and glass collection will be broken in 2026. I’ve discovered that Georgia Beer Day this year will take place on a day that I am out of state. Dangen!

Wordle: four, my starter was TRIBE

My favorite Little Free Library has been blown over by wind. In the past handful of years I’ve lost at least two other Little Free Libraries along my walking routes, so I hope that this one doesn’t go away as well.

On my wayward trek home from Marietta on Tuesday I found a Goodwill that doesn’t skim all Blu-Ray discs donated; I bought nine. Mind you, none of the movies I bought will show up on the AFI List of 100 Best Movies, but with my old person 25% Tuesday discount, I was willing to acquire them.

Wordle: three, my starter was LOTUS

The irony of starting with DAIRY when yesterday’s Wordle solution was VEGAN was not lost on me. And though it saved me a wrong guess, I was a little taken aback when Wordle balked at TEXAN.

When do the Olympics end? Much like the Super Bowl I have lost interest and have no intention of spending time watching. Am I the only one who doesn’t care about these?

After a successful outing north of my beloved perimeter I now have a four-pack of from Schoolhouse Brewing in my refrigerator.

Wordle: five, my starter was DAIRY

Because I have nearly complete control of my eating schedule and quantity, I started following a new regime last week in an effort to shed weight. Before last week I would wake early, eat a substantial breakfast, start thinking about lunch, do stuff, eat lunch, do stuff, and then make and eat something for dinner. Even with daily exercise that is too many calories for my 60-year-old metabolism. Now, I wake up and if I am hungry, I will eat a tiny breakfast and limiting myself to two meals per day, eaten roughly at brunch time and dinner time.

Instead of mounting my trainer yesterday I went out for a four-mile walk because the weather was so nice.

With the help of my modifications last night’s recreation of “Red Beans and Rice” from “Louisiana Real & Rustic” by Emeril Lagasse was fantastic! The only drawback was that I ate a little too much.

Wordle: three, my starter was SPRAY

I signed up for ad-free Amazon Prime Video on Friday. Though I think that it’s kinda a ripoff seeing how Prime Video was initially ad-free, and then a $3/month fee was added, there are things on Amazon I’d like to watch. Also, before my Audible renewal occurs in July I will be canceling it, “saving” me about $140/year. I have too many audiobooks already (see also: cookbooks), so as long as I can listen to the ones that I already “own”, I’ll be alright in that category.

Yesterday I considered walking to Kroger to purchase some ham and garlic for tonight’s recipe of “Red Beans and Rice”, until I recalled that there was an American Football Match for which grocery stores might be crowded. When you read this I’ve probably already come back from an early morning Kroger run. Nope, cold weather convinced me to wait until later today.

Wordle: six, my starter was ENTRY

Spent the majority of my day waiting yesterday. Waiting for traffic to subside so that I could leave the house. Waiting for hours for the delivery men to show up to Chip’s three minutes before their delivery window closed. Waiting as I wound my way around Atlanta due to incredibly shitty traffic last night.

Wordle: four, my starter was RIFLE. Today’s solution was in my stater list, so perhaps I won’t abandon it…

Biggest “accomplishment” of yesterday was transplanting about twenty lettuce plants. Given my success rate, I should be able to eat three of these. Sadly, Im not being facetious.

The arctic cold shattered WLF’s rain gauge! Dangen. A replacement has been ordered, yes, from Amazon. Note To Future Paulie: bring things which can be destroyed by extreme temperatures, both low and high, indoors.

Wordle: six, my starter was SHAPE