Culinary Update

My first batch of Moroccan salted lemons has cured, so I added some into a batch of chicken vegetable soup. The curing process softens the rind, but the fresh lemon taste is still there. I hadn't salted the soup, and the lemon salt seemed to be enough.

I'm quickly running out of vegetables, even though I had completely filled the freezer in September. By January, I'll be down to canned tomatoes, freeze-dried squash and onions, and fresh green onions. Oh and now, lemon marmalade and Moroccan lemons.

The March Of Internet Technology

I just canceled my land-line telephone, and went from AT&T copper dsl to AT&T fiber optic U-verse, at twice the speed (3 Mbps) and half the cost ($25/mo). I hope there are no hidden surprises, that I will later regret. My routers are obsolete, but they are sending a new fiber optic modem/router for free.

Lazy, stupid collection agencies, bothering the shit out of me

One of the reasons that I just canceled my land line, is that I was getting relentless robo-calls from various collection agencies, looking for a person that lived at this address in 2009, before I bought the house, and also a second person that previously had my phone number, two years ago.

When I could, I would set the collection agencies straight, but most of the calls were recorded messages that were dialed automatically, and there was no easy way to contact the caller.

Some days, I would have half dozen bogus, bothersome messages when I got home. This has gone on for two years.