So what\’s \”essential\”? We\’ve been hearing for weeks now to avoid \”non-essential\” trips.

If I go to a grocery store for carrots and apples, is it non-essential because I haven\’t yet run out of carrots and apples? Replenishing my supply before I run out seems like common sense to me. After all, Murphy\’s Law would dictate that, if you wait to get more of something until you\’ve run out of it, there won\’t be any to be had, anywhere. Especially in these COVID-19 days.

Finding store shelves empty of brown rice is what led me to order groceries online. It\’s very expensive, but I didn\’t know how soon those store shelves would be full again; and I\’ve been going through my brown rice supply rather quickly.

Then there are canned goods. I certainly have enough to last for a while; why do I keep getting more? It\’s the same answer. I want to keep a supply going, in case things do get really drastic, and everybody is ordered to stay indoors at all times. It doesn\’t look like it will come to such measures, but you never know.

As to the essential business of cooking, I need to take a break from making big batches of stuff. I need to cook a pot of brown rice to be used during the coming week. Otherwise, I\’ve simply got to eat up what is already in fridge and freezer. I\’m about out of room for more!