Our little cat surveying his territory
Farm Cat On Guard
Salmon Cakes
- 1 pound fresh salmon fillet, skin removed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 cup Greek yogurt (plain and unsweetened)
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
Instructions:
- Prepare the Salmon: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Place the salmon fillet on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake for about 15-20 minutes, or until the salmon is cooked through and flakes easily. Remove from the oven and let cool.
- Flake the Salmon: Once the salmon is cool enough to handle, use a fork to flake it into small pieces in a large mixing bowl.
- Mix Ingredients: Add the Greek yogurt, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, breadcrumbs, parsley, dill, chopped onion, and beaten egg to the bowl with the flaked salmon. Mix everything together gently until well combined. If the mixture seems too wet, add a bit more breadcrumbs.
- Form the Patties: Shape the mixture into small patties, about 2-3 inches in diameter. You should get about 8-10 patties depending on size.
- Cook the Salmon Cakes: Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the salmon cakes, being careful not to overcrowd the pan. Cook for about 4-5 minutes on each side, or until golden brown and crispy.
- Serve: Serve the salmon cakes hot with a side of lemon wedges or a yogurt-based dipping sauce, such as tzatziki.
Linux Disk Utilization (du) Without Mount Points or /proc
I frequently use du -sh to determine what is using all the space on my Linux box … but mounting a data volume makes that simple command really suck (also, the mount point isn’t the problem for my local storage!). And all the /proc errors are just annoying — so pass in exclusions!
du -sh --exclude='/mnt/*' --exclude='/proc/*' /*
The Third Term
I keep hearing “jokes” (and now more serious statements) about Trump’s third term & how they’ve got ways to achieve it … I think there are:
- Run as VP – I’m sure they’d call it something else to avoid “insulting” dude, but this has the advantage of all the campaigning and fund raising fun. Pres steps down, VP assumes presidency. Wasn’t elected as president, and I’m sure there would be a lot of legal challenges to clarify the generally accepted belief that a former president cannot be VP. But it’s going to end up as a court decision.
- Get voted in as speaker of the house – risks not winning the house, but you were absolutely not elected to the office of president. And I don’t see anything in the constitution or law that explicitly states a two term president cannot be in the line of succession.
- Have a cohort run on the “I do what he tells me to” platform. I’ve long thought we could start to move away from representative democracy to technology-facilitated direct democracy by having candidates run on the platform of a platform that allows constituents to vote on every bill. I, your so-called representative, will vote in whatever way the voters say to vote. There’s no law about how elected officials make decisions – both taking input from direct voting of the masses or just doing whatever the cannot-run-for-office-again former president says are your decision.
Now, if I were trying to be a three-term president, I might combine #3 with being elected as speaker of the house. Now I control two branches of the government — legislation isn’t coming to the floor unless I OK it, and I tell the acting president to sign it.
Maple Syrup – Second Boil
We had another week of overnight freezes that extended the maple season – got about 40 gallons of maple sap and 10 gallons of walnut sap. We boiled it all in a single day, and finished it this morning. We added another 3/4 of a gallon of maple syrup and a little over a pint of walnut syrup. Half of the buckets have been collected. We’ve got more buckets, taps, and ratchet straps to collect … but maple season is over for 2025.
Farmhouse Cleanup
A lot of work to do, but we’re making progress cleaning up the farmhouse.
Strawberries
I got the strawberry plants going in the greenhouse — we’ve got a few more weeks with overnight freezes, but hopefully they will be cozy in here.
Purple Crocus
The purple crocus flowers have finally bloomed
Maple Syrup and Black Walnut Syrup – First Batch
We finished boiling the sap today — three gallons of maple syrup and about half a gallon of black walnut syrup.
Daffodils Sprouting
I remember hearing that maple sap should be running when the daffodils sprout … I guess our daffodils were late this year. The daffodils we planted along the driveway are sprouting up, and we found new daffodils at the farm house.
