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Sammiches? You said sammiches?

Robert roused me with a list of 'best sandwiches'. I wrote:

"I didn't care for the list. I get it that the author likes Jewish delis, reubens, Italian everything and German beef... but I still don't like these lists.

1. I'm from WNY not NYC so our foods always lose out to the City. We're tired of that s***. Visit the Polish markets, eat pierogies, go German and eat Beef-on-Weck, or cheesecake. Italian ... who do you think reinvented wings and made it a thing? Better, try pasta fagioli. Yes, one can find a knish but NYC must have better. We had more people in our county than all of Montana until up to a few years ago. Nuff, said.

2. Montana ... Pork John from Butte? Other than pasties from Anaconda or rocky-mountain-oysters at the Testicle Festival ... safe choice. We eat it here in Missoula but I'd just as soon have Kansas chicken livers.

3. Nebraska. One word: runza. Very Czech but eaten throughout the state. I've never heard of a deep-fried cheese sammich.

4. Iowa. Loose meat sandwich. Go to Maid-Rite in Marshalltown.

5. PA. A Philly steak and cheese is fine, as long as it comes with a slice of pie. Nowhere does pie better.

Skip most of the States and go to one of the best multi-cultural cities of North America. Either Mexico City or Toronto will do. Yes, one can get a cheap taco pastor on the streets of CDMX but Mexicans eat everything and the various indigenous cultures know how to prepare them. T.O.? What cuisine of the world do you prefer? At least try a Salvadorean pupusa (chicharron stuffed tortilla) or go to Spadina Street for authentic Chinese. Hell, just skip NA and go to China. Even Taiwan has food from all of East and Southeast Asia and mainland China. "

And a burger? Try pljeskavica in Serbia.

It's after midnight here. 27 degrees and dropping. Snowing quite nicely.

I should just go to sleep.

35 degrees at 2:45 p.m. and .

Bought cottage cheese because it was on sale. Plane tickets are on sale too... but I just can't risk it yet.

I checked bank balance. I have too much money saved up. The problem? After I was homeless and penniless (years ago) I became afraid of money. It had never been my friend to begin with. Now I really need to spend on 'toys' eg. a new computer. And when I travel I can afford either refundable tickets or more comfortable seating or an occasional private room. The problem? I need to convince myself that it's okay. I'm similar to someone who goes from work to cash their check at the bar. We both have an unhealthy relationship with money.

So... once again... how much would it cost to take 6 2-month-long trips? How much 12 1-month long trips? (hint: more expensive.) I need to crunch numbers and then tell myself that it's okay to spend the extra money I have because I've spent 1 year sitting in two rooms.

And I need to post raw numbers here or in my t-log so I can't avoid them.

6 p.m., the vesper hour, no bells ringing, just a drip of water. The days grow long and the alpenglow sits on slopes of tinted snow, a shade of tawny ... like a color-point Siamese ... but silent.

I'm trying to write a 1 star poem, but I'm failing. I'm frustrated and my Muse is laughing. Maybe I should read? Teach him patience?

I finished a short story "Traveling Teddy [355]" , wrote a short poem "To dream [354]" .

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