Today I made my very first batch of pickles. It wasn't as challenging as I was hoping which would have occupied more of my time and left me with a greater sense of accomplishment . I have been job hunting with little success. Yesterday I had a one hour "try-out" at a cafe named Our Daily Bread (wretch). All of the other people there are hispanic. I thought, this will suck but maybe I could learn some Spanish. It went well and they said I did a good job. I was compensated with a sandwich and a baguette. The boss man, Beto, said he would call later or tomorrow morning. He hasn't called. I can't decide if I'm disappointed or not. So I made pickles. In any case, I expect to pickle more things in the future. There is even a Sur La Table down the street where Ben suggests we can get a crock to pickle things in a dark corner.