Weird day already and it's not yet 9

[susandennis]

I could not keep my eyes open last night so I turned out the light about 9. It took me less than a second to fall asleep. I woke up at 7:15. And, Fitbit says it was the worse night of sleep this week.

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[susandennis]

yup. sad. very sad.

[stainsteelrat]

When my sleep tracker and I disagree I tend to ignore it.

I meant to comment on the previous tomato sandwiches mention. Are tomato (and mayonnaise) sandwiches a thing in the US?

[susandennis]

In the south eastern* - basically mid Texas to the Atlantic below the center of the country - they have the sun and the heat to grow the best tomatoes in the world - meaty and sweet and delicious. A thick slice between two pieces of white bread slathered with mayo is, indeed, quite the thing. Or it used to be until mayo and white bread took a downturn in the popularity poles. It still is to me. Quite the thing even with the sorry excuse for tomatoes we have here.

*Also the eastern seaboard from New Jersey downward.

[stainsteelrat]

Interesting. Is the Roma variety the best one to have? I have them here in a sandwich, but with red salmon (cooked) or double gloucester cheese. The tomatoes tend to be piccolo or sugardrop, which I'm guessing come from somewhere European and hot.

[susandennis]

Romas are small little tomatoes usually used in cooking. They are kind of mealy and not all that flavorful. They are, however, cheap and readily available. They are not good enough for sandwiches and barely ok for salads.

[river57]

I'm a Jersey girl (where I grew up) with the best tomatoes anywhere. But the best I ever had in Jacksonville were grown by your brother when we worked together.

[susandennis]

I do agree about New Jersey tomatoes. 100%

but, WHAT???? My brother grew tomatoes?? That is wild and I had no idea. I love it. Thank you.

[river57]

He was the best co-worker.....one time there were missing cookies and he had to tell me to let it go because I was "like Captain Queeg with the strawberries." It still makes me laugh.

[susandennis]

That is so cool to hear. I don't know anything about his work/friend life. Or his horticulturalism either. I love it. We spent a lot of years with very little contact. Live Journal has helped the gap but having you here is pretty next level! I so appreciate your comments.

[rsc]

I also watched an episode of The Resident. Not a great show but Ok if I need to pay attention to my crochet.

We like The Resident. It has its weaknesses - like most long-running TV dramas, it was better the first couple of seasons - and I miss Dr. Okafor, but it's still entertaining enough for us to keep watching it.

[susandennis]

I do miss Okafor, too! And, same.

[msconduct]

I've only seen the first episode, where he had peach pie on the fork but put it down when the cops came in to arrest him. I was thinking you could at least have taken that bite!