Here's a simple starter.

I like to heat a little vegetable oil in a skillet and lightly brown some onions.  Then I throw in some cherry tomatoes (halved or not) and add some salt, pepper, garlic and some herbs (fresh, if I have it) like oregano or parsley and jalopeno.  It only takes a few minutes and I can throw it over pasta or fish or some other roasted vegetables.  I might brown some diced chicken with the onions.  Or I might even eat it plain.  It is a very versatile side.

I don't think I have ever measured an ingredient except back in the day when I baked bread.

Biden is going to be President.

COVID is real.

Now, what are we going to do to improve the situation?

Pearls before Swine today (Nov 1).

https://assets.amuniversal.com/79cf96f0e0ec013825de005056a9545d

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/fed-trump-right-all-along

Powell’s 3,000-word address could have been summarized in just one sentence: “President Trump was right; we were wrong.”

I'll just leave this here for comment.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-ag-dissolve-nra-lawsuit

https://americanguncraft.com/product/diablo-break-open-blued-finish-12-gauge-pistol-rosewood-grip/

Seems like this would make for some good defense against a home intruder at night.  Only two shots but that should be enough to clear a room.  Only $479.  And it's "California legal" (for now).

What happened to him?
Today he proved that even Supreme Court Justices need term limits.

And by racism I mean white racism against others, mostly blacks.  Yes.  It still exists.

It isn't nearly as rampant and accepted as it was when I was a kid, but it still exists.
It is rejected, at least outwardly in almost every segment of society.
Blacks have more opportunity than ever before.  In (arguably) rare cases, blacks even receive more opportunity.  But denying that racism does still exist does nothing to fix the racial problems we still have.

On the other hand, rioting, looting, burning and hating doesn't fix the problem either.  As the meme said, that conduct does not help dispel the stereotypes they claim are false.

I like what they are doing in the Daytona Beach George Floyd demonstrations.  White people, INCLUDING WHITE POLICE, are joining the demonstrations and holding signs.  My favorite was the one that said "it isn't black against white, it is US against Racists".   There are gathering points to start and routes for the march.   And a site for the final "closing ceremony".  But the police also have a rather strong enforcement presence.  There is little chance for this to turn into a violent riot. (I hope).

The police chief has denounced the killing of George Floyd and announced that racism should not be acceptable and covered up and at the same time he denounced the violent protests.  We will see how it goes, but it does give me hope.

But then I turn on the MSM news or read an MSM paper or website, and I get all riled up and hateful again.