Meglet Rambles On

I admit, I’m a lazy cook. I don’t like long prep times, involved processes, or too many ingredients. But I’m pretty sure I’ve hit an all-time low with these Cheddar “Mashed Potatoes.”
 
You’ll need:

1 package Betty Crocker 80 Calorie Sour Cream and Cheddar Mashed Potato Mix
about 1/8 c shredded cheddar cheese, maybe a little more
1 1/2 [...]

Because I was a little bit bored, and because I wanted pictures of the chicken anyway for my recipe software, I present tonight’s dinner:

Lemon Pepper Chicken, rice with lemon butter sauce, and salad with feta and green olives.

When I moved the desk and fish tanks around a couple months ago, I inadvertently got rid of Peanut’s favorite sleeping spot, burrowed down into the pillows stuffed between the end of the couch and the CD shelves. A few weeks ago, I put a shelf back in that spot, with a small cat pad [...]

While walking through downtown Missoula this morning, I stopped at Brennan’s Wave, which is an artificially created wave on the Clark Fork River. It’s very popular with kayakers and body surfers, and luckily for me and my camera, there was a kayaker playing in the wave.

Taking the scenic route meant I ended up arriving in Missoula 2 hours later than planned on Wednesday night (and well after dark) but it resulted in some great pictures. Here are a few of my favorites:
Overlooking the Columbia River:

Wahkeena Falls:

Driving down the Columbia River Highway:

Horsetail Falls:

Horsetail Falls through the trees:

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Now I’m really, really going to get back on the interstate.

2 hours into my day, I’m only 45 miles out of Portland because I chose the scenic route

Today is the day for driving from Portland, OR to Missoula, MT, with a stop at Multnomah Falls and Maryhill Park. I left Portland exactly on time this morning, but I’m already behind schedule thanks to the distraction of a “scenic viewpoint” sign that has taken me off the interstate and onto the slow, twisty [...]

Now that summer is here, it’s time to put in a window fan to counteract the extra heat and humidity from my computers and fish tanks. Since the fan I used last year was old, dirty, and noisy, I went looking for a new one. I found the Bionaire BW2300 fan on Amazon. Customer reviews [...]

The camera is back, the fishtanks are clean, the truck is getting a checkup, and next Sunday, I’m hitting the road for a 10-day road trip.
I’ll start in Portland for a couple days of playing tourist, then head over to Missoula, MT for more wandering fun and helping friends out with moving. Total estimated miles: [...]