I managed to roust myself out of the house and did a few things in the garage, that made me happy. I also cooked the approximately 2 gallons of tomato juice down to just under a gallon, it's nicely thickened, rich and pulpy, ready for the second stage. I'll get some fresh herbs, onions, mushrooms and other goodies tomorrow and finish the stuff off. The house had that wonderful smell of sauce cooking, it brought a lot of fond memories back for the both of us.
Poor Jeff is laboring under his own constant pain at home and at work, all the while doing the work of three people. He brought some work home with him as well, got that done, then we had dinner, it was not soon afterward that he started conking out while trying to watch TV. Poor guy deserves better.
I was reminded of this video I saw earlier this year (but not embeddable at the time) by
furr_a_bruin. It's a wonderfully gentle, yet very effective public service announcement from the U.K. reminding people to wear their seat belts. Unlike something you'd find produced in the US using scare tactics, crash footage, or even some corporate interests, this one is all heart.
This is art, but you'd never know it at first.