When Radio Was Good, 1974-79....

And now, the third part -- or the first -- of my series.

When I was much younger, what I listened to on the radio was essentially what my parents wanted to listen to -- jazz on WADV-FM, Dan Lesniak's Polka Ballroom on Saturday mornings, and so-called "beautiful music" on WBNY (later WJYE -- "Joy"). They didn't listen to country or classical music.

( That changed in 1974, with WKBW, American Top 40, and Rock 102. )

The freezer has been inventoried.......

On Monday night, I took inventory of what I have in my freezer. I wrote down what I had on paper, and put that information it into a spreadsheet. I had to use the laptop for data entry, since Mercury was being an attention hog and getting in the way when I tried to use the upstairs computer. Tonight, the spreadsheet was finally printed and tacked up on the fridge.

Other than organization, there are two goals I want to achieve by this. First, I want to save money by not eating out all the time. Second, I should use up what I have at home. The problem is, when I come home, I want to eat now, and so, dinnertime cooking doesn't often get done. I've thought about cooking stuff in a crock pot or slow cooker during the day, but cooking for one is beat. I've also thought about cooking batches of food during the weekend, portioning it out, and freezing some of the portions for eating at a later date.

Without that inventory list, I'd forget what I have in the freezer, and some of the food would get freezer burned. I hate wasting food; it's like wasting money.

I also need to learn that it's OK to not have a freezer (or refrigerator) that's packed to the gills. I think that's something else I learned from my parents, as they had a full refrigerator and freezer at all times. I think they did that in case of a winter storm and they were stranded at home. There would always be plenty of food at home to have on hand.