1. We have a few cable channels that show TV shows from the 70s and 80s plus some B movies from the same era that have been gutted beyond reason to fit in more ad time. The ads are predominantly for male catheters, step-in bath tubs and reverse mortgages. I notice that the ads that run during Maude are almost exclusively for lawyers. Is it because the lawyers are trolling for customers who might identify with a loud-mouthed nag who never hesitates to confront people and is not beyond stirring the pot herself if things are quiet? The lawyers know their audience.
2. I was out on the deck early today living it up in the Zero-G , trying to drink my coffee while fully reclined and looking for vegan recipe ideas on my phone. [ gratitude for the life I have] It started to get humid so I was thinking about something cool to eat and I remembered a delicious gazpacho-like cold soup I had while I was in Tennessee last week. It was a puree of tomatoes, cucumbers and garlic. Then they wrecked it by adding small pieces of cooked shrimp. There was bite-sized bit of avocado in the center of the cup. It was really great despite the shrimp and remembering it made me think I could probably whip up a nice gazpacho for later.
The thing about gazpacho is that it’s like Thanksgiving stuffing – everybody has their own recipe and it’s all good so you can’t really make it wrong.
Things were going so well right up until I went to dump the soup out of the stockpot I was working in to a plastic container for refrigeration. It is a mercy that I placed the container in the sink before I did the dump. So much precious soup gone down the drain but I guess it wouldn’t have fit in the container anyway. I tell you this because when I look back at my blogging history, it’s all comedy, aspiration and humblebrag. The truth of me almost never shows up here. The truth is I’m a messy mess.
As soon as there’s room for it when I take out my first cup of this, I’m going to dump in some McClure’s Bloody Mary Mix. I’m pretty sure that’s a vegan product.
Cripes Suzette 
I enjoy posts like this one. Life is in the details.
As for Maude, I haven’t seen or thought about it in years. Never really liked the show for the reasons you mention, but interesting about the lawyer ads.
And, I, too, am a messy mess. I get so distracted into my projects and ideas that I end up making a mess every which way– just like the one you show in your photo.
I spared you the vision of what fell to the floor during the vegetable chopping stage of the preparation. Even I have my limits.
Also, Maude is a gold mine of authentic household goods from the 70s. There were a lot of scenes shot in the kitchen so dinnerware, utensils, small appliances and other small household goods can be seen in abundance.
Good point. Maude was affluent, wasn’t she? I bet that it is kind of cool to see a 70’s kitchen all over again. Should Maude ever be shown on one of our channels, I’ll check it out.
Can you add some vodka to the soup & bloody mary mix? That’s vegan, isn’t it?
Yes! The VB6 encourages increased use of grains. I can’t imagine it would frown upon pouring them straight down your throat in liquefied form.
You’re right, we all have our own recipe. I like putting shrimp in mine, too, but it’s great left vegan and just garnish with more veg or avocados. I make mine in the food processor, by the way, and have forgone peeling and seeding my tomatoes. I could probably use the fiber anyway.
My kitchen is a messy mess, too, since I made candied bacon (not vegan) this morning. It didn’t crisp enough for the purpose I was intending but heck, you can’t go wrong with bacon. After 6 pm?
Anything goes after 6 pm, VB6-wise.
Forgot to mention that I chopped my ring finger during the prep.
A little extra protein? Did you get an all expense paid visit to the emergency room?
One of the saddest moments of my life was when I was pouring some spaghetti, with sauce into a bowl for the refrigerator. I bobbled, my aim was thrown off and I could only watch as most of it slithered into the garbage disposal.
The absolute best Gazpacho I ever made was a recipe using the usual veggies, some tomato sauce, and Kraft’s magic Zesty Italian dressing for the needed spice and flavor. Anything with Zesty Italian is better.
OK. I’m convinced sign me up for gazpacho, candied bacon, and Maud.
I’m so suggestible. No will power at all.