Waxing the RV

As we all know Turtle (paste) Wax should not be applied to a surface which is in direct sunlight.  I managed to get the "patio" side and back of the trailer waxed but the doggarn Southern California sun hits the "curb side" and front of the rig from day break to sunset.

The problem (if you consider the above picture a problem) is that the Ortega Mountains to our SW are so close to the RV Park that once enough clouds form to diffuse the direct sunlight near dusk, the sun disappears in the wink of an eye and then there are about 4 waxing minutes to get anything done.  Not worth the effort.

    

And so I decided about 2 weeks ago, to just wait for a cloudy day to finish the wax job..  And even that flawless plan has presented problems (again, they may be a problem using the word problem in this context) as seen below.

So what's a guy to do?  Middle of January and I can't seem to catch a single day with a few lousy clouds!  I hope you realize how full of crap I am!  Why is the ground all white in the lower left of the picture above?

Short... But Sweet!

I really don't have a whole lot to say about Dungeness Crab - I mean, if you really want to know all the species, habitat, and entomology stuff etc etc- google it!  Here, in this post, in sunny Southern California, we buy them at a supermarket (on sale $4.99 a pound) previously cooked. 

This guy (literal) was about 2 pounds so.... former math teacher that I am .... about $10.00 worth give or take.  IT, along with a fresh endive salad with Crimini mushrooms, green onion, and tomatoes is more than enough to satisfy me - and that is going some.  I suppose there are some that would reheat and eat with melted butter (OK.. drawn butter if you're in a tablecloth restaurant and paying $29.00 for it) but I prefer it just as it is purchased - cold.  Although hard to see in the picture, I sprinkle Bay Seasoning all over the shell before eating.  So you might ask..."why season the shell, you're not going to eat it right"?  That is true enough, but you do eat Dungeness with your hands... your hands touch the shell during dissection, the seasoning transfers to your hands, and as you pick and eat the meat... well... you get it right?  The two dips pictured are regular cocktail sauce and the other is white vinegar with a bit of Bay Seasoning.
Those of you that know me, know that I would prefer to buy (preferably catch) the little monsters live and cook them myself.   Perhaps those options are available down here in SoCal - we haven't seen them locally.  As we move further up the left coast I assure you that there will be a "Crab Boil" post.

Mange!