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Lunches of late

Here are some of the lunches we’ve had recently at the Pavka/deVilla household. Tap any of the photos to see them at full size.

March 20: Salami-wrapped cheese and salad.

March 26: Coleslaw, smoked mullet with kewpie mayo, Florida avocado from Bearss Groves topped with Trader Joe’s “Everything but the bagel” seasoning.

March 27: Smoked trout, vegetable stir-fry, Florida avocado from Bearss Groves topped with Trader Joe’s “Everything but the bagel” seasoning and kewpie mayo.

March 28: Scrambled eggs with greens and mushroom, jasmine rice topped with furikake.

April 2: Spinach salad, Florida avocado from Bearss Groves, shrimp, homemade cocktail sauce (it’s easy: ketchup, horseradish, lemon).

April 3: Dill pork loin, sautéed zucchini, plantains cooked in coconut oil, butter, and five spice, Swiss Chalet sauce (I maintain a local stash of packets that I buy whenever I’m in Toronto).

April 4: Tuna salad, english muffin, Florida avocado from Bearss Groves, coleslaw, cucumbers, organic tomatoes in freshly ground pepper and balsamic.

April 15: Salmon topped with salt, pepper, and dried lemon peel on top of garlic brown rice, collard greens cooked in garlic olive oil and Maggi.

April 16: Spinach salad topped with leftover sautées yellow squash, smoked trout with kewpie mayo, Florida avocado from Bearss Groves topped with Trader Joe’s “Everything but the bagel” seasoning.

April 18: Pork sisig, Mexican street corn from Gallito/Rooster and the Till, sautéed zucchini, shredded cabbage with kewpie mayo.

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Dolly Parton, memelord

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This is from 2018 — how did I miss this?

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“Maskie”

Me doing some fortnightly vegetable shopping at Bearss Groves.
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Apparently, “maskie” is a new term for “selfie in a mask,” and it’s a trending hashtag on Instagram.

Wondering what kind of mask I’m wearing? This article explains everything.

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When animals write op-eds about “safer at home”

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Thanks to Jennifer “JJ” Johnston for the find!

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One reason I live in Seminole Heights: It’s got character(s)!

Case in point: Corey Jurgensen, who’s often seen running about in her inflatable unicorn suit.

Seminole Heights’ seal, which depicts a two-headed alligatorFrom the Tampa Bay Times:

For nearly a month, Jurgensen has worn a 7-foot tall inflatable unicorn costume — white with rainbow hooves, tail and mane — and gone out into the streets to spread joy.

She walks. She runs. She prances. She dances. She pretends to graze on bushes and trees.

“People literally slow down as they drive by to take videos and pictures,” Jurgensen said. “I do it more for the adults than the kids. The adults are so stressed, worried about potentially losing their jobs and their kids being home. They need a laugh.”

I love this neighborhood.

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Learn how to wash your hands from Johns Hopkins, Gordon Ramsay, Alton Brown, and… Charo?

Yes, Charo. I saved the best for last.

Johns Hopkins

If you want to get your hands clean enough to perform surgery, follow the steps in the Anatomical Surgical Hand Scrub video by Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control:

Gordon Ramsay

He should’ve given his hand-washing lesson as if he were delivering one of his famous dressings-down to an idiot sous-chef:

Alton Brown

Not only do I steal a lot of my public speaking and presentation tricks from Alton Brown, but I also follow his science-backed cooking and cleaning advice:

Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza, a.k.a. “Charo”

If you’re at all familiar with 1970s television shows, you’ll recognize Charo, who’s still delightfully bonkers as ever. In this video, she’ll forever alter the way you pronounce “Mississippi” when counting out seconds passing, and teach you the “Cuchi cuchi” method of measuring time.

At this point, I feel that it’s necessary to remind people that beyond the broken English/deeply dippy persona, Charo is an accomplished guitarist who studied under Andres Segovia:

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Some office workers are already at this stage

Thanks to Dare Obsanjo for the find!