I’m thinking…
that I love going to Alabama.

I’m thinking that I consumed several thousand too many calories whilst there.

I’m thinking (hoping) that it’ll all even out.

I’m thinking that returning from a week of being away that was preceeded by a week of VBS can make me feel a little frantic about the next month.

I’m thinking that if time goes by any faster I’m going to get whiplash.

I’m thinking that reading a mystery into the wee hours of the night shows what a dummy I am.

I’m thinking that I’ve reached the age where I cannot miss hours of sleep with impunity.

I’m thinking that the years when I could do that might be over.

I’m thinking that the pico de gallo that I made tonight was scrumptious.

I’m thinking that I probably should have stopped eating it when my lips became numb — but what would the point of that have been?

I’m thinking about making it again soon….Thursday at the latest.

I’m thinking about giving y’all the recipe.

So here it is:

Pico de Gallo

5 seeded and chopped jalepeno chilis
5 medium plum tomatoes, chopped
1 small yellow onion, chopped
one bunch of cilantro, chopped
about 1/2 t. salt (or to taste)
lime juice (I used half of a large juicy lime)

Put together in a bowl and mix it up gently. Devour.

*Please watch out for those peppers while you are chopping. I used a mini chopper so that I wouldn’t have to touch them. You want the burn in your mouth and not on your fingers, right?