Pizza

My wonderful wife made this pizza this evening, using the homemade tomato sauce that we made together on March 15, 2026.

March 18, 2026, at home

Today Is ...

from husband Bill, March 18, 2026, at home

I do have a slight connection to biodiesel fuel. From 1992 to 1996, I was a reporter, writer, editor, and researcher for a weekly, international magazine on the financial and technical aspects of the chemical industry. We were based in New York City.

I have written about and researched such topics as agriculture chemicals, petrochemicals (aromatics and aliphatics), pharmaceuticals, flavors, fragrances, plastics, paints, coatings, oils, fats, waxes, and more.

(Allow me to brag a little. Thanks.) During that time, many of my articles that I wrote on biodiesel fuel and natural industrial lubricants were cited in reports by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Also, a university student cited one of my biodiesel fuel articles in his master's thesis.

Here are the citations of my three articles that appeared in a USDA report released in November 1996:

Santos, William. “Rapeseed Oil Supplies Fall as China Expands Purchases.” Chemical Marketing Reporter. Schnell Publishing Company, New York, New York, February 20, 1995, p. 10.

Santos, William. “Oils, Fats, and Waxes Market Briefs.” Chemical Marketing Reporter. Schnell Publishing Company, New York, New York, May 22, 1995, p. 10.

Santos, William. “Crambe Oil Makes Moves Into Rapeseed Oil Territory.” Chemical Marketing Reporter. Schnell Publishing Company, New York, New York, April 1, 1996, p. 10.

from husband Bill, March 18, 2026, at home

I like Sloppy Joes, but I haven't eaten one recently.

from husband Bill, March 18, 2026, at home

I don't think that I have ever eaten lacy oatmeal cookies. I have eaten chocolate-dipped lacy cookies.

from husband Bill, March 18, 2026, at home

I am 65 years old, and I am still waiting to outgrow my adolescent awkwardness (and clumsiness).

from husband Bill, March 18, 2026, at home

Thank you !!!

from husband Bill, March 18, 2026, at home

Breathless

from husband Bill, March 17, 2026, at home

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY !!! "Breathless" by The Corrs is my favorite song by my favorite Irish band. Yeah, I like The Corrs better than U2.

The Corrs is an Irish family band consisting of siblings Andrea (lead vocals, tin whistle, mandolin, ukulele), Sharon (violin, keyboards, vocals), Caroline (drums, percussion, piano, bodhrán, vocals) and Jim (guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals). Their music combines pop rock with traditional Irish themes. They are from Dundalk in County Louth, Ireland.

What I like is that many of their songs represent a woman professing her love for a man. That is extremely rare and quite refreshing. I also like brother Jim's guitar technique and song arrangements (instrumentation and harmonies). ... and yes, the three sisters sing well and are quite beautiful. They all got the vibe "goin' on."

https://youtu.be/-e_IuYgvdf8?si=S4c5sijCwUl_gbmn

from husband Bill, March 17, 2026, at home

I created and uploaded this short video onto my YouTube channel to tell you about my six-decades-long St. Patrick's Day tradition. (length: 1 minute, 3 seconds)

My St. Patrick's Day Tradition (March 17, 2026)

https://youtube.com/shorts/iJbuRAtW-Xg?si=MQo31E2NCaW7Q_YP

St. PaDDy's Day

from husband Bill, March 17, 2026, at home

Happy St. PaDDy's Day !!! The name Paddy is a nickname for the name Patrick. (Please don't use/say Patty.) Notice that there isn't a period after "St". The British and Irish do not use the period, while we here in the United States do. One exception: No period is used for the soda Dr Pepper.

Italian, Not Irish

(I am half Italian, as well as Austrian, Swiss, and Portuguese.)

March 17, 2026, at home

Corned Beef & 3D

from husband Bill, March 17, 2026, at home

I enjoy corned beef and cabbage from time to time. (I also like Reuben sandwiches.)

Man or Bear?

from husband Bill, March 16, 2026, at home

(for humorous purposes)

I created (with AI) and uploaded onto my YouTube channel a short, (somewhat humorous/somewhat serious) video in regard to the fairly recent online question asked to women: Would you rather encounter a man or a bear in the forest. (length: 41 seconds) ... 99 percent of women pick the bear. (I have been watching YouTube videos on this topic, so I decided to create and then share my video.)

Man or Bear: AI (March 16, 2026)

https://youtube.com/shorts/EKFQImVGNr0?si=-ik0CUYtglkIiQ31

Today Is ...

from husband Bill, March 16, 2026, at home

I have a master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia back in the later 1980s, so I learned about FOIA. I was a journalist from September 1982 to April 2017, but I never had the opportunity to use it.

from husband Bill, March 16, 2026, at home

I occasionally enjoy artichoke hearts on pizza. Eating artichoke can improve liver function.

from husband Bill, March 16, 2026, at home

This could potentially be rather dangerous. I wonder if anyone ever used that as an excuse in a court of law. Probably. Yesterday was National Everything You Think Is Wrong Day.

from husband Bill, March 16, 2026, at home

Zeppole & More

from husband Bill, at home

This afternoon (March 15, 2026), my wife and I visited my mother at her nearby home, as an early celebration of St. Joseph's Day, which is on March 19. My wife purchased traditional zeppole, one of which I enjoyed this afternoon at Mom's home. (Zeppole also refers to fried dough sprinkled with powdered sugar.)

Other Italian/Sicilian treats that my wife purchased at Italian stores earlier this afternoon: arancini (Sicilian rice balls); breaded/fried eggplant (no sauce); pasta shells filled with ricotta cheese (no sauce); cannoli; and Italian butter cookies.

Why did the zeppole have green cherries when red is the color of Italy? Well, the colors of the flag of Italy are green, white, and red. (My heritage is mostly Italian, as well as Portuguese, Austrian, and Swiss.)

Sugo Video

from husband Bill, March 15, 2026, at home

My wonderful wife and I made sugo (tomato sauce) this morning (on traditional Sunday), so I created and uploaded this video (about a minute long) onto my YouTube channel. (length: 1 minute, 2 seconds) ... Ingredients: onions, garlic, vegetable/olive oil, tomato purée, tomato paste, water, ground black pepper, parsley, basil, and bay leaves.

Sugo in a Minute (March 15, 2026)

https://youtube.com/shorts/GPpR4khmWjk?si=3IVw54XJ2T7hRkCk

Today Is ...

from husband Bill, March 15, 2026, at home

I haven't ever eaten this dessert.

from husband Bill, March 15, 2026, at home

One of my favorite "Weird Al" Yankovic songs is "Everything You Know Is Wrong." I particularly like this animated video.

https://youtu.be/KThlYHfIVa8?si=NiIi2O-OG8AnI0A_