Always such a hectic time of year … “It’s crazy,eh?” … my favourite quote of late, courtesy of Rueben who works as a supervisor/manager at a place where I online shop from time to time when I called to enquire about some concerns I had regarding recently botched orders!! Seems, like I’ve been borrowing that phrase a lot lately, lol.

After the mad rush, days later, I created this leftover mash of osso buco, turkey meatballs, rapini, tilapia, potatoes and olives, covered with aged Auricchio provolone and baked french onion soup style in bowls specifically designed for that purpose that I bought at Crate & Barrel  … along with this Fuller’s Vintage Ale I saved for a couple of years. Must say, I kinda enjoyed it more than the actual Christmas dinner, lol!!

I’m sure people will be talking about this today, on the news … perhaps they even did last night, but I was completely unaware (I know … do you believe it,? lol). I just never heard anyone mention it. I realized it was the first day of the first month of the eleventh year … and I swear to God when I did, that moment it dawned on me, I looked at the clock it was 1:11 a.m. … so actually it was 1111111. Seven ones lined up like ducks in a row. I mentioned it before that I’m a numbers guy … I guess you could say I’m a numerologist, although not professionally speaking since nobody has ever paid me for it, lol. I think I may have previously blogged about this particular sequence as well … but I know of a story that I’ve never shared before, so I will.

I was driving on a street I’ve never been on before (or since for that matter), in a part of the city that I’m unfamiliar with, and honestly had no reason for driving on. It’s a low traffic area, and I was driving slowly … I think at a certain point, I either slowed down almost to a crawl, or I pulled over. It was then my Spidey Senses started tingling … I mean if I was actually Spiderman, but you get the point. For reasons, I still can’t explain, I turned my head sharply to stare at the building across the street, and all I saw were these huge numbers 1111 (signifying the address) … and I mean they were HUGE … big ass block numbers!! I became frozen, starting at them for what seemed like an hour (I’m sure it was only a few minutes at max.). I get all weirded out when I think about it, even writing it here now, a eerie feeling overcomes me, sending chills up and down my spine!! Still don’t know the importance of this sequence … but believe me, am continually trying to decipher it!!

Oh, btw … Happy New Year  … motherfuckers!!