“Without Valentine’s Day, February would be…well, January.”
– Jim Gaffigan, Comedian
Friday February 14th, 2020
Since I was a kid, Friday's have always been my favorite day of the week.
They are pregnant with the excitement of the weekend...and since weekends rarely live up to the hype, I think that I have found more joy in the expectation of the weekend.
I notice as I get older that this holds true for most things.
-The Christmas season is actually the thing we love, not Christmas day which comes and goes so quickly that it's hard not to feel a little anti-climactic.
-The cup of coffee that I have been looking forward to since I went to sleep the night before gets downed, and I really don't remember drinking it.
-The dinner that we spent a day preparing was wonderful, but when I look back I remember the time in the kitchen with a special someone or things surrounding the event like the weather or the music that set the mood.
What I'm saying is, the big game/day/weekend/event/item that we think is the "thing", is really NOT the "thing". The "thing behind the thing" is really the "thing".
Get Friday'ed.
App I'm Using For February Waking Up by Sam Harris
Sarah and I were in the Polaris area of Columbus on Sunday and I couldn't remember the name of this place. I had seen some social media buzz about it and we finally found it and got right in although it was super busy.
Really fun and really tasty. I don't think they are doing anything "local" but what we tried was the salmon and a fungi pizza. I would get both again.
The Friday Five is sponsored by Cherokee Valley Bison Ranch (not really), who just sold us some Grass-Fed ground bison here at the Yellowbird Foodshed (really).
Pastured bison raised on a multi-generational family farm.
While bison is as nutrient-dense as red meat, it is similar to white meat regarding its calorie and fat content. Bison is similar in taste to leaner cuts of beef and has one of the best protein densities among the "common" meats.
CVBR is dedicated to land preservation and humane treatment of their livestock. No pesticides or herbicides are used while large parts of their land are left to Ohio native vegetation.
