Under the Tarp

Oops! I promised that yesterday I would tell you what that was tied to the top of the old Jimmy in the last old photo and then forgot about it. Sorry about that.

What is it? Well, a couple of the guesses were not far off. It’s a go-cart with a fiberglass Ford pick-up shell.

My husband bought it at a huge moving sale and brought it back to Whitehorse to use in his small engines class. Here’s how it worked: When a student’s small engine was put together and starting on the first try, they got to use it to run the go-cart around the school parking lot.

It was used that way for several years until a new principal got nervous about liability issues. The go-cart was rigged to only go 5 miles an hour, so it really wasn’t dangerous, but you know how school officials can be. 

Four Supposedly Edible Things That I Don't Like

Truly, I’m not a picky eater. I love liver and heart and chicken giblets and cooked spinach and beet greens. Oh yes—and head cheese! Before the mad cow thing, I once ate calf’s brains. But here are four things you won’t find me eating or drinking.

• Starbucks Coffee. The coffee is just plain bad unless you put stuff in it. And who wants stuff in coffee?
• Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. They give me that ickly-tickly too-rich feeling in the back of my throat.
• Potato chips. I’m not a fan of salty things, period.
• Chocolate and coconut. Separately, I like them. Together? No thank you.

What foods will never again pass your lips unless necessary?

• Kim in On says she won’t eat hot dogs
• or bologna
• or ketchup. “On anything. I use it to cook with, but on it’s own, no thanks.”
• Violet says muskmelon almost makes her gag. They give me tummy troubles, so I’m with her on this.
• Leslie will not be eating snails. (I’ve never tried them. I’d probably try them once if push came to shove, but I’d rather not.)
• Via Twitter, The Spirit Filled Puritan says he prefers to pass on mushy peas.
• Also from Twitter, Victoria Gaines tells me that she doesn’t “eat anything with nitrates, period.”
• Jen will not eat liver,
• sausage,
• or peppers.
• Gale will not drink any commercial coffee. “I home roast my own coffee, and anything else just tastes bad.”
• Gale also won’t eat hot dogs
• or watermelon. (I’m not a fan of watermelon, either.)
• Candy will not eat tripe: “I grew up with Basques (my stepdad), and there are wonderful Basque restaurants in our area. We eat family style with strangers at long tables passing big platters of homemade soup, salad, french bread, homemade french fries, stew or beans, lamb or steak, homemade wine etc. One of the stew dishes is tripe. No thanks. The rest? Bring it on. Basque food is soooo good.”
• Kim of Hiraeth says no to cilantro.

Because, you know, I’m too busy on spring projects like gardening and yardening to post anything substantial today.

Update on Friday, May 29, 2009 at 12:39PM by rebecca

Speaking of edible, I’m not sure I could have done this, but I’m glad that she did.

If I Hadn't Had to Stop at 10

I’d have included these hymns (and a few more) on my list of favorites.

• Jesus Shall Reign
• And Can It Be
• Lead Me to Calvary
• Immortal, Invisible
• Crown Him With Many Crown
• Thine Be the Glory
• Come Thou Fount
• Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Posting this because I have a blog and I can.