I Didn't Die

I guess those 4 mushrooms I found in the forest really were puffballs because I haven't died yet.  I can't say they were any more delicious than the mushrooms I buy in the store but they were good.  I sautéed them in olive oil and added them to my eggplant stew with brown rice. 

Tonight I finally finished the eggplant stew and brown rice that I made last week and froze half of.  What in the world will I eat tomorrow?  Nothing is prepared.  Daughter is bringing over pizza for her, grandson and spouse.  I'll make salad and something simple for my supper.

Doctor visit went well.  I got an x-ray of my sore toe and will see the podiatrist tomorrow to ask him what's wrong.  Maybe Morton's neuroma?  Phooey on all this!

I walked on the Canyon Rim Trail and the Mesa Trail for my almost 4 miles (3.75).  The county is putting benches, trash cans and doggy doo containers along the asphalted path.  The grand opening is August 21 but people are walking it now.  I saw two other walkers and a coyote.

Anatomy of an Automated Phone Answering System

All this was repeated twice each minute during 6 minute call:

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Arrghh!! Arrghh!!  Arrghh!!

Do the companies that use these automated phone answering systems think the caller is so stupid that they will hang up if not prompted every 10 seconds, 6 times a minute???  Just shut up and let me listen to the music or find my own entertainment during my wait.