I’ve tried a few experiments on the distilled water I’m drinking. Thinking that it’s a lack of minerals that is causing the flat taste of my water, I’ve tried a few additions to add minerals back in: a penny, some dirt, a rock, and some epsom salt. I also tried adding some dill seeds to see if a flavoring would make up for the lack of minerals.
The result: none of the waters taste any different to me, except for the dill. Now I think I might try adding some other substances. Perhaps some Gatorade powder, or a crushed vitamin tablet. I also may try a flavor extract like lemon or vanilla. During the Home and Garden Tour in my neighborhood, someone served me water with cucumber slices in it. It was delicious. But I would have to do that on a glass-by-glass basis, so that might be too much work.
My experiments will continue…
We went to Lincoln to see the Raleigh Ringers last night. They are a community bell group from Raleigh, North Carolina. They are arguably the best handbell group in the world. Their concert last night was amazing! They played incredible original handbell pieces, as well as arrangements of classical favorites. They’re also known for their arrangement of classic rock favorites, some of which they played last night. It was really fun to watch their technique, but it was their showmanship that was truly entertaining.
What kept catching my eye, though, was the striking familiarity of two of the ringers. The players kept shuffling between songs, and when these two finally stood next to each other, I finally understood: They were doubles for Lloyd and Lauren. Look at the bearded man and the woman next to him. Aren’t they dead ringers for the Sommerers?
I get indigestion every time I come to Seward. I’ve been studying the problem to discover the source of my stomach problems, and haven’t come to any solid conclusions.
As I talked the problem over with Beth, she suggested that my problem might be the water. In the past, Seward water had such high nitrate levels it was ruled to be unsafe for pregnant women, nursing mothers, and small children. After a multi-million dollar treatment plant, Seward water is “safe” now. But Beth says when she drinks it, she has indigestion followed by other unpleasant symptoms. Guessing that my digestion problems might stem from a similar source, I’m switching to distilled water for the duration of my stay.
If this doesn’t stop the indigestion, I’ll have to address other variables. My problem now is the extremely flat taste of distilled water. It needs something to give it a little flavor. Salt? Dirt? I’ll need to conduct a series of taste tests to determine the best additive.
Harold and Beth had a garage sale yesterday. I haven’t been to a garage sale in years. And the last time I tried holding one myself, it was a dismal failure. My most successful items were extra garden plants I had potted up. Maybe I should try a plant sale instead…
Anyway, I helped yesterday by taking money for a while. I was surprised at all the haggling that happens at a garage sale. Sheesh, it’s only a quarter! Why do you need to offer a dime? Beth’s policy was no haggling, because at 1pm everything would drop to half price. I was glad for that because I didn’t want to make any decisions, I just pulled off the price stickers and totaled the price.
At about 1:15 I got passing-out-sleepy. It’s been happening to me the last couple of days. I’ll make a note of here it in case I need a medical history for the doctors when they’re trying to figure out the triggers for my narcolepsy. I went up to Harold and Beth’s bedroom and slept on the floor for half an hour. I felt much better after that.
Last night Curt treated Lloyd, Lauren, and me to a Saltdogs game. After having a delicious dinner at a restaurant with a disturbingly attentive waitstaff, we walked across a pedestrian bridge that took us over to the stadium.
We had great seats at field level just to the right of home plate. But besides the game, there were many wonders to behold. The food was awesome. I got a snowcone right away. It turned my teeth green.
The crowd was really fun to watch. Some woman a few rows in front of us was knitting the whole time.
I thought it was amazing that they delivered funnel cakes. It couldn’t get any better than that!
Between innings, they had many contests. In this contest, our seating section was represented by one of these human bowling ball guys. If he won, we’d all get a prize! And he DID win! Yay! We got passes for a free game of bowling.
The game was fun to watch as well. The Saltdogs played well. This guy was particularly funny, because each time he came up to bat, he’d grab his crotch.
It must’ve been good luck, because the Saltdogs won 6-3. Yay, Saltdogs!
