Why are rabbits good at math?
They know how to multiply.
Why do rabbits occasionally
wear hats?
Sometimes they have bad hare days.
What song do rabbits sing when
they're sad?
No bunny knows the troubles I've seen . . .
Saturday, March 31, 2012
I'd consider them all realities! :-)
"Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like
unrequited love."
-- Charles M. Schulz
-- Charles M. Schulz
"The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are
composed entirely of lost airline luggage."
-- Mark Russell
-- Mark Russell
"TV is chewing gum for the eyes."
-- Frank Lloyd Wright
-- Frank Lloyd Wright
I didn't win the lottery, either . . . I heard you had to buy a ticket!
He
who doesn't find a little enough will find nothing enough.
- Epicurus
Friday, March 30, 2012
Inner resources will save the day . . .
You must learn day by day, year by year to broaden your horizon. The more things
you love, the more you are interested in, the more you enjoy, the more you are
indignant about, the more you have left when anything happens.
- Ethel Barrymore
Do the math . . .
Debt added by the previous 43 United States
Presidents - combined -
1789 through 2008
6.3 Trillion Dollars
Debt added by President obama
One term
6.5 Trillion Dollars
Leave it to Father Fessio . . .
Father Fessio has always been outspoken but he certainly made a point in a remark he presented at a recent rally protesting the obama mandate:
At the rally, Father Joseph Fessio of Ignatius Press told the crowd that when Obama was elected, “some people thought they were voting for a Messiah.”
“Last month, he performed a true miracle,” Fessio said. “He united all of the Catholic bishops in the U.S.”
At the rally, Father Joseph Fessio of Ignatius Press told the crowd that when Obama was elected, “some people thought they were voting for a Messiah.”
“Last month, he performed a true miracle,” Fessio said. “He united all of the Catholic bishops in the U.S.”
Back to the Kitchen - Chocolate Cranberry Chip Cookies
I like mixing and matching flavors and it is always surprising what ingredients actually work well together . . . if only someone would try. This is a chocolate/fruity cookie that appeals to grown ups as well as children. As usual, it is a mix and match one in that being creative with your own choices won't hurt the outcome one bit.
Chocolate Cranberry Chip Cookies
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
Dash of salt
1 1/2 sticks of butter, softened - not melted
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup of chocolate chips, melted (measure the chips and then melt them.)
1 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cups chopped walnuts
1 cup dried cranberries
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Stir together the dry ingredients and set aside for now. Beat the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs, extract, and cinnamon, and beat to thoroughly incorporate. Add the melted chocolate chips and mix. Slowly mix in the dry ingredients until well combined but don't over mix. Stir in by hand the white chips, walnuts, and cranberries.
Either vegetable oil spray the baking sheets or use parchment paper. Parchment paper works best for me. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, about two inches apart to allow for spreading. Bake for approximately 10 minutes. Let cool slightly before removing the baked cookies to a cooling rack.
For an extra-festive look, you can drizzle a glaze over the cookies.
Chocolate Cranberry Chip Cookies
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
Dash of salt
1 1/2 sticks of butter, softened - not melted
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup of chocolate chips, melted (measure the chips and then melt them.)
1 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cups chopped walnuts
1 cup dried cranberries
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Stir together the dry ingredients and set aside for now. Beat the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs, extract, and cinnamon, and beat to thoroughly incorporate. Add the melted chocolate chips and mix. Slowly mix in the dry ingredients until well combined but don't over mix. Stir in by hand the white chips, walnuts, and cranberries.
Either vegetable oil spray the baking sheets or use parchment paper. Parchment paper works best for me. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, about two inches apart to allow for spreading. Bake for approximately 10 minutes. Let cool slightly before removing the baked cookies to a cooling rack.
For an extra-festive look, you can drizzle a glaze over the cookies.
Beautifully stated by Archbishop Robert Carlson - had to share!
Will You Stand With Me?
Archbishop Robert Carlson - My brothers and sisters, we stand here today because of an alarming and serious matter that strikes at our fundamental right to religious freedom. The federal government – which was formed to be ‚of the people, by the people, and for the people‛ – has decided to tell some of those people that we are free to hold our faith, but we will be required to deny it in practice. We are here to let the government know that we will render unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar, but we will NOT render unto Caesar what belongs to God!
In late January, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that almost all employers — including Catholic employers – would be forced to offer their employees health coverage that includes contraception, sterilization and potentially abortion-inducing drugs. This is in direct contradiction to the teachings of the Catholic faith.
Recognizing this as a grave threat to religious liberty, many people spoke out against the Mandate.
In response to this reaction, President Obama’s Administration announced a so-called ‚compromise‛ in early February. Now, instead of the Catholic Church being required to pay for contraception, sterilization and potentially abortion-inducing drugs, the insurance companies will be required to provide those services free of charge.
We need to say loud and clear: Mr. President, there’s no such thing as a free lunch! Contraception, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs aren’t free. Someone has to pay for them. If the insurance company has to provide them, the cost will be passed on to the consumer one way or another – that’s how the economy works!
In other words, the so-called ‚compromise‛ didn’t change anything. Catholic employers – and the Catholic Church itself – will still be forced to pay for things that directly contradict our faith. Apparently we are free to believe, but not free to put our beliefs into practice. In other words, we have freedom of worship, but not freedom of religion.
Our ecumenical brothers and sisters are standing with us today as co- sponsors of this event, and I welcome them – the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, the Missouri Baptist Convention and the Assemblies of God USA. Their witness today says loud and clear: this is not about contraception. This is about religious liberty. Today, the government is telling the Catholic Church how to define its mission; the government is telling us which of our ministries are or are not ‚religious;‛ the government is telling us what teachings we can and cannot act on. Our ecumenical brothers and sisters know that if the government can tell the Catholic Church those things today, then it might be their heads on the chopping block tomorrow. They are here so that we can say together as one body: we will render unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar, but we will NOT render unto Caesar what belongs to God!
Most often the sacrifice required of us has been the ‘white martyrdom’ of a life that is faithful to the Gospel rather than faithful to the culture. But the time has come when we must be prepared for extraordinary sacrifices as well. And that’s precisely what Jesus himself promised us and told us to expect:
He summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them:, Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. (Mk 8:34; Mt 16:24; Lk 9: 23)
I am convinced that taking up the cross is the way to life. I am convinced that ‘before the cross there is no defense.’ I am convinced that Jesus won victory on the cross, and that he will win victory in us if we take up our cross and follow him.
Will you stand with me and say ‚Jesus, I will take up my cross and follow You‛?
Will you stand with me and say: Mr. President, we cannot comply with this Mandate. We WILL render unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar; but we will NOT render unto Caesar what belongs to God. Mr President: restore our religious freedom!
Brothers and sisters: we must be prepared to suffer for our convictions.
But our faith tells us – and history shows us – that suffering will make our witness grow stronger. With that conviction, let us recall the words of EITHER Saint Paul to the Romans OR St. Peter:
I urge you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship. Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect. (Romans 12:1-2)
Beloved, do not be surprised that a trial by fire is occurring among you, as if something strange were happening to you. But rejoice to the extent that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that when His glory is revealed you may also rejoice exultantly. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you… whoever is made to suffer as a Christian should not be ashamed but glorify God because of the name. (1 Peter 4: 12-16)
Interesting history since 2008 . . .
Back in the stone age days of my school years, we were taught that everyone in the United States was protected under our Democratic government. We were unified in our Constitution but we had the right to worship as we saw fit as long as everyone was respected. The respect since the 2008 election seems a little one-sided to me. I wonder how the Catholic voters that brought Christians to this point in our country feel about that crucial vote now? After talking to a liberal in-law recently, sad to say, she was still intellectually blind to the situation and said her vote in 2012 will remain the same as her vote in 2008. A sign of the lowering of standards when politics come before matters of Faith. Even sadder are the people who don't research their vote before casting that ballot.
April 2008 – Obama speaks disrespectfully of Christians, saying they
“cling to guns or religion” and have an “antipathy to people who aren’t
like them.”
February 2009 – Obama announces plans to revoke conscience protection
for health workers who refuse to participate in medical activities that
go against their beliefs, and fully implements the plan in February
2011.
April 2009 – When speaking atGeorgetown University
a monogram symbolizing Jesus’ name be covered when he is making his
speech.
May 2009 – Obama declines to host services for the National Prayer Day
(a day established by federal law) at the White House.
April 2009 – In a deliberate act of disrespect, Obama nominated three
pro-abortion ambassadors to theVatican ;
of course, the pro-life
Vatican
October 19, 2010 – Obama begins deliberately omitting the phrase about
“the Creator” when quoting the Declaration of Independence – an
omission he has made on no less than seven occasions.
November 2010 – Obama misquotes the National Motto, saying it is “E
pluribus unum” rather than “In God We Trust” as established by federal
law.
January 2011 – After a federal law was passed to transfer a WWI
Memorial in the Mojave Desert to private ownership, the U. S. Supreme
Court ruled that the cross in the memorial could continue to stand, but
the Obama administration refused to allow the land to be transferred as
required by law, and refused to allow the cross to be re-erected as
ordered by the Court.
February 2011 – Although he filled posts in the State Department, for
more than two years Obama did not fill the post of religious freedom
ambassador, an official that works against religious persecution across
the world; he filled it only after heavy pressure from the public and
from Congress.
April 2011 – For the first time in American history, Obama urges
passage of a non-discrimination law that does not contain hiring
protections for religious groups, forcing religious organizations to
hire according to federal mandates without regard to the dictates of
their own faith, thus eliminating conscience protection in hiring.
August 2011 – The Obama administration releases its new health care
rules that override religious conscience protections for medical
workers in the areas of abortion and contraception.
November 2011 – Obama opposes inclusion of President Franklin
Roosevelt’s famous D-Day Prayer in the WWII Memorial.
November 2011 – Unlike previous presidents, Obama studiously avoids any
religious references in his Thanksgiving speech.
December 2011 – The Obama administration denigrates other countries’
religious beliefs as an obstacle to homosexual rights.
January 2012 – The Obama administration argues that the First Amendment
provides no protection for churches and synagogues in hiring their
pastors and rabbis.
February 2012 – The Obama administration forgives student loans in
exchange for public service, but announces it will no longer forgive
student loans if the public service is related to religion.
April 2008 – Obama speaks disrespectfully of Christians, saying they
“cling to guns or religion” and have an “antipathy to people who aren’t
like them.”
February 2009 – Obama announces plans to revoke conscience protection
for health workers who refuse to participate in medical activities that
go against their beliefs, and fully implements the plan in February
2011.
April 2009 – When speaking at
a monogram symbolizing Jesus’ name be covered when he is making his
speech.
May 2009 – Obama declines to host services for the National Prayer Day
(a day established by federal law) at the White House.
April 2009 – In a deliberate act of disrespect, Obama nominated three
pro-abortion ambassadors to the
October 19, 2010 – Obama begins deliberately omitting the phrase about
“the Creator” when quoting the Declaration of Independence – an
omission he has made on no less than seven occasions.
November 2010 – Obama misquotes the National Motto, saying it is “E
pluribus unum” rather than “In God We Trust” as established by federal
law.
January 2011 – After a federal law was passed to transfer a WWI
Memorial in the Mojave Desert to private ownership, the U. S. Supreme
Court ruled that the cross in the memorial could continue to stand, but
the Obama administration refused to allow the land to be transferred as
required by law, and refused to allow the cross to be re-erected as
ordered by the Court.
February 2011 – Although he filled posts in the State Department, for
more than two years Obama did not fill the post of religious freedom
ambassador, an official that works against religious persecution across
the world; he filled it only after heavy pressure from the public and
from Congress.
April 2011 – For the first time in American history, Obama urges
passage of a non-discrimination law that does not contain hiring
protections for religious groups, forcing religious organizations to
hire according to federal mandates without regard to the dictates of
their own faith, thus eliminating conscience protection in hiring.
August 2011 – The Obama administration releases its new health care
rules that override religious conscience protections for medical
workers in the areas of abortion and contraception.
November 2011 – Obama opposes inclusion of President Franklin
Roosevelt’s famous D-Day Prayer in the WWII Memorial.
November 2011 – Unlike previous presidents, Obama studiously avoids any
religious references in his Thanksgiving speech.
December 2011 – The Obama administration denigrates other countries’
religious beliefs as an obstacle to homosexual rights.
January 2012 – The Obama administration argues that the First Amendment
provides no protection for churches and synagogues in hiring their
pastors and rabbis.
February 2012 – The Obama administration forgives student loans in
exchange for public service, but announces it will no longer forgive
student loans if the public service is related to religion.
Quotes to bring a smile to the morning . . .
"An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would
have been not to have taken it."
-- Laurence J. Peter
-- Laurence J. Peter
"The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty
in the morning feeling just plain terrible."
-- Jean Kerr
-- Jean Kerr
"Nothing fails like success."
-- Gerald Nachman
-- Gerald Nachman
"Anarchy - it's not the law, it's just a good idea."
-- Unknown
-- Unknown
Wondering about attitudes and gratitude . . .
Events in your life should shape you. Your personal history should guide your decisions. I guess if you leave God out of the mix, the outcome can be warped. When our current president was conceived, it was to an unwed college girl. He survived in the womb those nine months simply because abortion wasn't legal then. Why doesn't gratitude for his being filter through in his push for harsher and harsher legislation towards the unborn? How can he deprive another unborn child of the benefit that saved him? They have all kinds of 'million' something or other marches on Washington DC. Perhaps, we should organize a million Masses said for Obama campaign.
Easy Noodles and other cooking ideas . . .
My college daughters do a lot of their own cooking at school. Cafeteria food helped them make this decision. Keeping this in mind, I have been passing on hints and ideas as I think of them and they felt I should share them with the world! Okay, for starving students and harried mothers, here are a few of my ideas for staying full and productive while away from mom's home cooking.
Easy Noodles
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs
Beat up the eggs a bit and mix them into the flour. If the dough is too sticky or waterly, gradually add more flour, a tablespoon at a time. You want a workable dough not a lump that will last a lifetime! If the dough is too dry, use another egg and add it just a bit at a time.
Flour a surface and knead the dough until it is workable. Roll out as thin as you can get it, cut into strips and place on waxed paper. Bring a pot of water to a boil, add 2 teaspoons of salt, and one tablespoon of cooking oil. Add the noodles and keep stirring until the water comes back to a boil. Cook about six minutes, drain, and add to soup, broth, spaghetti sauce, etc. The noodles have lots of protein, are cheap to make, and taste good.
Side note: You can also deep fry these noodles for a tasty, crispy snack. Again, very inexpensive but impressive!
Chicken Soup
Several pieces of chicken, whatever is on sale.
One onion (the ends cut off and sliced in quarters. Don't worry about the skin)
Salt and pepper to taste.
16 ounce package frozen, mixed vegetables
Fry the chicken pieces in the bottom of a large pot until a bit browned. Add about six cups water, onion, salt, and pepper. Simmer for a couple of hours or in a crock pot for six hour until chicken is falling off the bones. Separate the meat from the bone and pull out the onion solids. Taste for more seasoning, add the vegetables, heat through, and eat. Hint: Homemade noodles taste very good with it.
Fast Apple Scrapple Dessert
4 green apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
Cinnamon & sugar
Melt the butter in a large pan and add apples. Stir and cook until apples start to get tender. Mix the flour and milk. You want a runny but not too thin a batter. Pour over the apples and continue cooking and stirring until the batter starts to brown. Sprinkle over the cinnamon and sugar and cook a few minutes more to get the sugar to start melting in a bit. Eat!
Easy Noodles
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs
Beat up the eggs a bit and mix them into the flour. If the dough is too sticky or waterly, gradually add more flour, a tablespoon at a time. You want a workable dough not a lump that will last a lifetime! If the dough is too dry, use another egg and add it just a bit at a time.
Flour a surface and knead the dough until it is workable. Roll out as thin as you can get it, cut into strips and place on waxed paper. Bring a pot of water to a boil, add 2 teaspoons of salt, and one tablespoon of cooking oil. Add the noodles and keep stirring until the water comes back to a boil. Cook about six minutes, drain, and add to soup, broth, spaghetti sauce, etc. The noodles have lots of protein, are cheap to make, and taste good.
Side note: You can also deep fry these noodles for a tasty, crispy snack. Again, very inexpensive but impressive!
Chicken Soup
Several pieces of chicken, whatever is on sale.
One onion (the ends cut off and sliced in quarters. Don't worry about the skin)
Salt and pepper to taste.
16 ounce package frozen, mixed vegetables
Fry the chicken pieces in the bottom of a large pot until a bit browned. Add about six cups water, onion, salt, and pepper. Simmer for a couple of hours or in a crock pot for six hour until chicken is falling off the bones. Separate the meat from the bone and pull out the onion solids. Taste for more seasoning, add the vegetables, heat through, and eat. Hint: Homemade noodles taste very good with it.
Fast Apple Scrapple Dessert
4 green apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
Cinnamon & sugar
Melt the butter in a large pan and add apples. Stir and cook until apples start to get tender. Mix the flour and milk. You want a runny but not too thin a batter. Pour over the apples and continue cooking and stirring until the batter starts to brown. Sprinkle over the cinnamon and sugar and cook a few minutes more to get the sugar to start melting in a bit. Eat!
Makes it sound so simple . . .
It's
important that people should know what you stand for. It's equally important
that they know what you won't stand for.
- Mary H. Waldrip
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Lemon-Glazed Cinnamon Bars
The closer it gets to Easter, the more I feel an urge to bake coming upon me! I guess I was pretty good about staying away from treats during Lent as I sure seem to be thinking about them now! I think the best way to warm up a kitchen and fill the house with wonderful baking scents is with something spicy with lots of cinnamon. This recipe might do the trick.
Lemon-Glazed Cinnamon Bars
2 sticks of softened butter (Not melted!)
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
Freshly grated lemon zest, about 2-3 teaspoons
2 1/4 cups flour
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease or line with parchment paper a 13x9-inch baking pan.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugars until well creamed. Add the baking soda, ciinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg and blend. Beat in the eggs, extracts, and lemon zest. Mix the flour in by hand.
Spread the dough evenly into the prepared baking pan. Bake for approximately 20-30 minutes or until golden. Place the pan on a cooling rack.
Lemon Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon lemon extract
Fresh lemon juice as needed
Combine the powdered sugar, lemon zest, and extract in a small mixing bowl. Add drops of lemon juice until you have a pourable glaze.
Pour the glaze over the still-warm bar cookies. Finish cooling, cut into bars, and serve.
Lemon-Glazed Cinnamon Bars
2 sticks of softened butter (Not melted!)
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
Freshly grated lemon zest, about 2-3 teaspoons
2 1/4 cups flour
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease or line with parchment paper a 13x9-inch baking pan.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugars until well creamed. Add the baking soda, ciinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg and blend. Beat in the eggs, extracts, and lemon zest. Mix the flour in by hand.
Spread the dough evenly into the prepared baking pan. Bake for approximately 20-30 minutes or until golden. Place the pan on a cooling rack.
Lemon Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon lemon extract
Fresh lemon juice as needed
Combine the powdered sugar, lemon zest, and extract in a small mixing bowl. Add drops of lemon juice until you have a pourable glaze.
Pour the glaze over the still-warm bar cookies. Finish cooling, cut into bars, and serve.
Phobias from A to Z!
You now have at hand a phobia for every occasion! Didn't notice 'obamaphobia' on the list, however! You are late getting your child to class, pick out one to put on their excuse form! Guaranteed that if the teacher doesn't know the word, he/she probably won't let you know that by asking. Never seen such a complete list of phobias. I'll have to go through it carefully and decide which one I want to take as my own!
Achluophobia Fear of darkness.
Acousticophobia Fear of noise.
Acrophobia Fear of heights.
Agoraphobia Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded places.
Ailurophobia Fear of cats.
Alektorophobia Fear of chickens.
Alliumphobia Fear of garlic.
Allodoxaphobia Fear of opinions.
Altophobia Fear of heights.
Amaxophobia Fear of riding in a car.
Ambulophobia Fear of walking.
Ancraophobia or Anemophobia Fear of wind.
Androphobia Fear of men.
Anglophobia Fear of England, English culture, etc.
Anthrophobia Fear of flowers.
Antlophobia Fear of floods.
Anuptaphobia Fear of staying single.
Apeirophobia Fear of infinity.
Aphenphosmphobia Fear of being touched.
Apiphobia Fear of bees.
Apotemnophobia Fear of persons with amputations.
Arachnephobia/Arachnophobia Fear of spiders.
Arithmophobia Fear of numbers.
Arrhenphobia Fear of men. Arsonphobia Fear of fire.
Astraphobia/Astrapophobia Fear of thunder and lightning.
Astrophobia Fear of stars/space.
Ataxophobia Fear of disorder or untidiness.
Atelophobia Fear of imperfection.
Athazagoraphobia Fear of being forgotton or ignored or forgetting.
Atychiphobia Fear of failure.
Aurophobia Fear of gold.
Automatonophobia Fear of ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues
Automysophobia Fear of being dirty.
Autophobia Fear of being alone or of oneself.
Aviophobia/Aviatophobia Fear of flying.
Bacillophobia Fear of microbes.
Bacteriophobia Fear of bacteria.
Bathmophobia Fear of stairs or steep slopes.
Batophobia Fear of heights.
Batrachophobia Fear of amphibians (like frogs)
Belonephobia Fear of pins and needles.
Bibliophobia Fear of books.
Botanophobia Fear of plants.
Brontophobia Fear of thunder and lightning.
Cacophobia Fear of ugliness.
Cainophobia/Cainotophobia Fear of newness, novelty.
Caligynephobia Fear of beautiful women.
Carnophobia Fear of meat.
Catagelophobia Fear of being ridiculed.
Catoptrophobia Fear of mirrors.
Cenophobia / Centophobia Fear of new things or ideas.
Ceraunophobia Fear of thunder.
Chaetophobia Fear of hair.
Chionophobia Fear of snow.
Chiraptophobia Fear of being touched.
Chirophobia Fear of hands.
Chorophobia Fear of dancing.
Chrometophobia/Chrematophobia Fear of money.
Chromophobia/Chromatophobia Fear of colors.
Chronomentrophobia Fear of clocks.
Cibophobia/Sitophobia/Sitiophobia Fear of food.
Claustrophobia Fear of confined spaces.
Climacophobia Fear of stairs.
Clinophobia Fear of going to bed.
Coimetrophobia Fear of cemeteries.
Coulrophobia Fear of clowns.
Cyberphobia Fear of computers.
Cyclophobia Fear of bicycles.
Cymophobia Fear of waves.
Cynophobia Fear of dogs.
Demophobia Fear of crowds.
Dendrophobia Fear of trees.
Dentophobia Fear of dentists.
Didaskaleinophobia Fear of going to school.
Dipsophobia Fear of drinking.
Dishabiliophobia Fear of undressing in front of someone.
Dromophobia Fear of crossing streets.
Eisoptrophobia Fear of mirrors.
Elurophobia Fear of cats.
Emetophobia Fear of vomiting.
Entomophobia Fear of insects.
Ephebiphobia Fear of teenagers.
Epistaxiophobia Fear of nosebleeds.
Equinophobia Fear of horses.
Ergophobia Fear of work.
Felinophobia Fear of cats.
Gamophobia Fear of marriage.
Geliophobia Fear of laughter.
Genophobia Fear of sex.
Gephyrophobia, Gephydrophobia, or Gephysrophobia Fear of crossing bridges.
Gerascophobia Fear of growing old.
Glossophobia Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.
Gynephobia/Gynophobia Fear of women.
Haphephobia/Haptephobia Fear of being touched.
Harpaxophobia Fear of being robbed.
Heliophobia Fear of the sun.
Hemophobia/Hemaphobia/Hematophobia Fear of blood.
Hierophobia Fear of priests or sacred things.
Hominophobia Fear of men.
Hylophobia Fear of forests.
Iatrophobia Fear of doctors.
Ichthyophobia Fear of fish.
Judeophobia Fear of Jews.
Keraunophobia Fear of thunder and lightning.
Kymophobia Fear of waves.
Lachanophobia Fear of vegetables.
Ligyrophobia Fear of loud noises.
Limnophobia Fear of lakes.
Liticaphobia Fear of lawsuits.
Lockiophobia Fear of childbirth.
Logizomechanophobia Fear of computers.
Logophobia Fear of words.
Lygophobia Fear of darkness.
Macrophobia Fear of long waits.
Mageirocophobia Fear of cooking.
Maieusiophobia Fear of childbirth.
Megalophobia Fear of large things.
Melissophobia Fear of bees.
Methyphobia Fear of alcohol.
Microphobia Fear of small things.
Misophobia Fear of being contaminated with dirt/germs.
Monophobia Fear of solitude or being alone.
Motorphobia Fear of automobiles.
Musophobia/Murophobia Fear of mice.
Necrophobia Fear of death / dead things.
Neophobia Fear of anything new.
Nosocomephobia Fear of hospitals.
Numerophobia Fear of numbers.
Ochlophobia Fear of crowds or mobs.
Ophidiophobia Fear of snakes.
Ophthalmophobia Fear of being stared at.
Ornithophobia Fear of birds.
Pedophobia Fear of children.
Peladophobia Fear of bald people.
Phasmophobia Fear of ghosts.
Placophobia Fear of tombstones.
Plutophobia Fear of wealth.
Pogonophobia Fear of beards.
Potamophobia Fear of rivers or running water.
Pteronophobia Fear of being tickled by feathers.
Pupaphobia fear of puppets.
Pyrophobia Fear of fire.
Rhytiphobia Fear of getting wrinkles.
Rupophobia Fear of dirt.
Scolionophobia Fear of school.
Selachophobia Fear of sharks.
Sesquipedalophobia Fear of long words.
Tachophobia Fear of speed.
Technophobia Fear of technology.
Telephonophobia Fear of telephones.
Testophobia Fear of taking tests.
Theophobia Fear of gods or religion.
Trypanophobia Fear of injections.
Venustraphobia Fear of beautiful women.
Verbophobia Fear of words.
Verminophobia Fear of germs.
Vestiphobia Fear of clothing.
Xenoglossophobia Fear of foreign languages.
Zoophobia Fear of animals
Achluophobia Fear of darkness.
Acousticophobia Fear of noise.
Acrophobia Fear of heights.
Agoraphobia Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded places.
Ailurophobia Fear of cats.
Alektorophobia Fear of chickens.
Alliumphobia Fear of garlic.
Allodoxaphobia Fear of opinions.
Altophobia Fear of heights.
Amaxophobia Fear of riding in a car.
Ambulophobia Fear of walking.
Ancraophobia or Anemophobia Fear of wind.
Androphobia Fear of men.
Anglophobia Fear of England, English culture, etc.
Anthrophobia Fear of flowers.
Antlophobia Fear of floods.
Anuptaphobia Fear of staying single.
Apeirophobia Fear of infinity.
Aphenphosmphobia Fear of being touched.
Apiphobia Fear of bees.
Apotemnophobia Fear of persons with amputations.
Arachnephobia/Arachnophobia Fear of spiders.
Arithmophobia Fear of numbers.
Arrhenphobia Fear of men. Arsonphobia Fear of fire.
Astraphobia/Astrapophobia Fear of thunder and lightning.
Astrophobia Fear of stars/space.
Ataxophobia Fear of disorder or untidiness.
Atelophobia Fear of imperfection.
Athazagoraphobia Fear of being forgotton or ignored or forgetting.
Atychiphobia Fear of failure.
Aurophobia Fear of gold.
Automatonophobia Fear of ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues
Automysophobia Fear of being dirty.
Autophobia Fear of being alone or of oneself.
Aviophobia/Aviatophobia Fear of flying.
Bacillophobia Fear of microbes.
Bacteriophobia Fear of bacteria.
Bathmophobia Fear of stairs or steep slopes.
Batophobia Fear of heights.
Batrachophobia Fear of amphibians (like frogs)
Belonephobia Fear of pins and needles.
Bibliophobia Fear of books.
Botanophobia Fear of plants.
Brontophobia Fear of thunder and lightning.
Cacophobia Fear of ugliness.
Cainophobia/Cainotophobia Fear of newness, novelty.
Caligynephobia Fear of beautiful women.
Carnophobia Fear of meat.
Catagelophobia Fear of being ridiculed.
Catoptrophobia Fear of mirrors.
Cenophobia / Centophobia Fear of new things or ideas.
Ceraunophobia Fear of thunder.
Chaetophobia Fear of hair.
Chionophobia Fear of snow.
Chiraptophobia Fear of being touched.
Chirophobia Fear of hands.
Chorophobia Fear of dancing.
Chrometophobia/Chrematophobia Fear of money.
Chromophobia/Chromatophobia Fear of colors.
Chronomentrophobia Fear of clocks.
Cibophobia/Sitophobia/Sitiophobia Fear of food.
Claustrophobia Fear of confined spaces.
Climacophobia Fear of stairs.
Clinophobia Fear of going to bed.
Coimetrophobia Fear of cemeteries.
Coulrophobia Fear of clowns.
Cyberphobia Fear of computers.
Cyclophobia Fear of bicycles.
Cymophobia Fear of waves.
Cynophobia Fear of dogs.
Demophobia Fear of crowds.
Dendrophobia Fear of trees.
Dentophobia Fear of dentists.
Didaskaleinophobia Fear of going to school.
Dipsophobia Fear of drinking.
Dishabiliophobia Fear of undressing in front of someone.
Dromophobia Fear of crossing streets.
Eisoptrophobia Fear of mirrors.
Elurophobia Fear of cats.
Emetophobia Fear of vomiting.
Entomophobia Fear of insects.
Ephebiphobia Fear of teenagers.
Epistaxiophobia Fear of nosebleeds.
Equinophobia Fear of horses.
Ergophobia Fear of work.
Felinophobia Fear of cats.
Gamophobia Fear of marriage.
Geliophobia Fear of laughter.
Genophobia Fear of sex.
Gephyrophobia, Gephydrophobia, or Gephysrophobia Fear of crossing bridges.
Gerascophobia Fear of growing old.
Glossophobia Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.
Gynephobia/Gynophobia Fear of women.
Haphephobia/Haptephobia Fear of being touched.
Harpaxophobia Fear of being robbed.
Heliophobia Fear of the sun.
Hemophobia/Hemaphobia/Hematophobia Fear of blood.
Hierophobia Fear of priests or sacred things.
Hominophobia Fear of men.
Hylophobia Fear of forests.
Iatrophobia Fear of doctors.
Ichthyophobia Fear of fish.
Judeophobia Fear of Jews.
Keraunophobia Fear of thunder and lightning.
Kymophobia Fear of waves.
Lachanophobia Fear of vegetables.
Ligyrophobia Fear of loud noises.
Limnophobia Fear of lakes.
Liticaphobia Fear of lawsuits.
Lockiophobia Fear of childbirth.
Logizomechanophobia Fear of computers.
Logophobia Fear of words.
Lygophobia Fear of darkness.
Macrophobia Fear of long waits.
Mageirocophobia Fear of cooking.
Maieusiophobia Fear of childbirth.
Megalophobia Fear of large things.
Melissophobia Fear of bees.
Methyphobia Fear of alcohol.
Microphobia Fear of small things.
Misophobia Fear of being contaminated with dirt/germs.
Monophobia Fear of solitude or being alone.
Motorphobia Fear of automobiles.
Musophobia/Murophobia Fear of mice.
Necrophobia Fear of death / dead things.
Neophobia Fear of anything new.
Nosocomephobia Fear of hospitals.
Numerophobia Fear of numbers.
Ochlophobia Fear of crowds or mobs.
Ophidiophobia Fear of snakes.
Ophthalmophobia Fear of being stared at.
Ornithophobia Fear of birds.
Pedophobia Fear of children.
Peladophobia Fear of bald people.
Phasmophobia Fear of ghosts.
Placophobia Fear of tombstones.
Plutophobia Fear of wealth.
Pogonophobia Fear of beards.
Potamophobia Fear of rivers or running water.
Pteronophobia Fear of being tickled by feathers.
Pupaphobia fear of puppets.
Pyrophobia Fear of fire.
Rhytiphobia Fear of getting wrinkles.
Rupophobia Fear of dirt.
Scolionophobia Fear of school.
Selachophobia Fear of sharks.
Sesquipedalophobia Fear of long words.
Tachophobia Fear of speed.
Technophobia Fear of technology.
Telephonophobia Fear of telephones.
Testophobia Fear of taking tests.
Theophobia Fear of gods or religion.
Trypanophobia Fear of injections.
Venustraphobia Fear of beautiful women.
Verbophobia Fear of words.
Verminophobia Fear of germs.
Vestiphobia Fear of clothing.
Xenoglossophobia Fear of foreign languages.
Zoophobia Fear of animals
Scientists and Schedules - two great quotes . . .
"Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something
or other, reach for your wallet, because you're being had."
-- Michael Crichton
-- Michael Crichton
"There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full."
-- Henry Kissinger
-- Henry Kissinger
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Our downward trend . . .
So, where was the outrage from the media when our president made plans with the Russian delagate not realizing his mike was open? He tried to brush it all off but what was said should give everyone concern about his administration. The media sort of reported it but only the conservative side gave it the press it deserved.
When Rush Limbaugh made unseemly remarks about the Fluke woman, the president personall called her with support and apologies for what she went through. Did he do the same when Republican females in office and their families were called much, much worse?
The tragic shooting of the young man in Florida in Februrary deserved attention but making a personal judgment on the case, the president took away the man's right to be innocent until proven guilty. Sure, we all have our preconceived notions about what did or did not happen that evening but the verdict is up to the jury once they have all the facts.
Now there is a bounty put on the head of the person who shot the young man. Where is the support and example from our administration on this? People are trying to stir up the problem and cause problems and chaos in the streets . . . and nothing but silence from the White House. Shouldn't a leader of a country lead by example?
You have to wonder if we have enough citizens with prayer on their minds and in their hearts to offset the disasters all these situations might inflame. Why are so many eager to push our country over the cliff without thought?
And the biased media? Aren't they smart enough to realize that the first to be silenced in the world they are pushing for will be them? Everyone should get back to the history books because our mistakes are repeated over and over, again, yet we refuse to learn.
When Rush Limbaugh made unseemly remarks about the Fluke woman, the president personall called her with support and apologies for what she went through. Did he do the same when Republican females in office and their families were called much, much worse?
The tragic shooting of the young man in Florida in Februrary deserved attention but making a personal judgment on the case, the president took away the man's right to be innocent until proven guilty. Sure, we all have our preconceived notions about what did or did not happen that evening but the verdict is up to the jury once they have all the facts.
Now there is a bounty put on the head of the person who shot the young man. Where is the support and example from our administration on this? People are trying to stir up the problem and cause problems and chaos in the streets . . . and nothing but silence from the White House. Shouldn't a leader of a country lead by example?
You have to wonder if we have enough citizens with prayer on their minds and in their hearts to offset the disasters all these situations might inflame. Why are so many eager to push our country over the cliff without thought?
And the biased media? Aren't they smart enough to realize that the first to be silenced in the world they are pushing for will be them? Everyone should get back to the history books because our mistakes are repeated over and over, again, yet we refuse to learn.
The sun is shining but the snow is staying . . . for awhile!
I remembered to bring my camera with me this morning. I am always admiring the mountains directly behind my son's college and wishing I could take a picture. Today, I did! The snow is still part way down the mountain but is probably the last we get for the season.
Finished my crocheting project!
I happily wove in the last stray strand of yarn on my afghan, yesterday, completing it. The pattern wasn't difficult just took concentration until I got the stitches figured out. I restarted it three times but am glad I did so it came out correctly. As you all have probably experienced, no matter how small the error, you always feel like it is huge and the first thing people see . . . even if they don't!
No sniffles allowed!
I went to Walmart to purchase some ordinary, cotton handkerchiefs for my husband in January. They usually can be found with the men's ties, underwear, etc. I looked up and down every aisle but none were to be seen! I finally found a clerk and asked where they might be found. Imagine my surprise and shock when I was informed that handkerchiefs were a 'seasonal' item and not available at this time of the year! Just to be sure, she called her supervisor who confirmed this.
Now, I'm wondering . . . Are we not allowed to blow our nose or wipe a weary brow from January until whenever? What about people with seasonal allergies that don't fall within the prescribed seasons?
I went on-line and, fortunately, the word hasn't gotten out about this as I was able to order all the handkerchiefs I needed.
Hmmm . . . Does this mean that if you are already in possession of a handkerchief, you shouldn't use it out of season? I don't even want to know where Kleenex fall in this! : - )
Now, I'm wondering . . . Are we not allowed to blow our nose or wipe a weary brow from January until whenever? What about people with seasonal allergies that don't fall within the prescribed seasons?
I went on-line and, fortunately, the word hasn't gotten out about this as I was able to order all the handkerchiefs I needed.
Hmmm . . . Does this mean that if you are already in possession of a handkerchief, you shouldn't use it out of season? I don't even want to know where Kleenex fall in this! : - )
Got that right . . .
"Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it's just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into it."
-- David Sedaris
"If you live long enough, the venerability factor creeps in; first, you get accused of things you never did, and later, credited for virtues you never had."
-- I. F. Stone
"Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it."
-- Soren Kierkegaard
"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow man, and I hate people like that!"
-- Tom Lehrer
-- David Sedaris
"If you live long enough, the venerability factor creeps in; first, you get accused of things you never did, and later, credited for virtues you never had."
-- I. F. Stone
"Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it."
-- Soren Kierkegaard
"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow man, and I hate people like that!"
-- Tom Lehrer
You have to wonder . . .
Tis the season when we start getting all kinds of unsolicited phone calls from prospective candidates, people taking polls on election outcomes, and reminders to vote come November. Over the election period, I got several interesting calls and you had to wonder why the people volunteered to help as they didn't seem to know or understand what it was all about.
My favorite was this woman who came to the door in well-worn jeans and a tee shirt that was a size too small. She handed me a flyer (which looked better than she did) and said she was running for the school board. We chatted a bit and the subject of obamacare came up and she looked positively blank and said she had never heard about it.
Another time, someone called on behalf of some candidate and urged me to support them. I asked a few questions about their capabilities and they politely responded. I asked if they were Pro-Life and the person slammed the phone down on me.
Yesterday, a volunteer for a congressional candidate called to get my vote. I asked what political party they represented and was informed. I asked the caller if the candidate was Pro-Life and there was a moment of silence and the volunteer replied, "I don't know."
It is a real view of the voters at large to hear these things come from people who are trying to express an interest in politics and help out. They seem to be representing the person and not the policies. They want change yet never seem to inquire what that change might be.
My favorite was this woman who came to the door in well-worn jeans and a tee shirt that was a size too small. She handed me a flyer (which looked better than she did) and said she was running for the school board. We chatted a bit and the subject of obamacare came up and she looked positively blank and said she had never heard about it.
Another time, someone called on behalf of some candidate and urged me to support them. I asked a few questions about their capabilities and they politely responded. I asked if they were Pro-Life and the person slammed the phone down on me.
Yesterday, a volunteer for a congressional candidate called to get my vote. I asked what political party they represented and was informed. I asked the caller if the candidate was Pro-Life and there was a moment of silence and the volunteer replied, "I don't know."
It is a real view of the voters at large to hear these things come from people who are trying to express an interest in politics and help out. They seem to be representing the person and not the policies. They want change yet never seem to inquire what that change might be.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Historical Knowledge Prevents Future Errors . . .
My children often wondered why I felt history was important. If you don't study the hisotry of the past, your future history will not show improvement. Failure to understand breeds mistakes. Failure to study and remember past mistakes provides a shaky past on which to build the future. Knowledge is power and too many people don't want to accept it's gift. It's a lack of intellectual curiousity that is bringing down the United States while the crafty, immoral politicians take advantage of it. It would sure be easier to correct a present error than to go back and try to fix the results of the error somewhere down the road.
A friend and I got a firsthand glimpse into the mindless mind set of voters during the last presidential election. We were attending a Rosary making event at a Catholic church with Catholic people yet they gave the definite impression they were voting for the abortion candidate. My friend and I looked at each other in shock and then proceeded to bring up some proven points about the abortion candidate who wanted to run our country and kill our future citizens in the womb. The interest was minimal and the most reaction was a few muttering that they might go home and do some checking. I'm willing to bet they didn't bother and the Catholic vote shows they weren't the only ones.
To me, this was sad. It used to be that you could talk freely about a problem politician or candidate on your parish grounds and be confident that you would meet up with like-minded people. Not these days! If I hear one more Catholic (even some priests included!) say that we have to respect an abortion president, I may be even more irate than I am right now. Yes, I respect everyone's personhood but I cannot respect the aims of a president who is out to destroy the personhood of the tiny, unborn persons of the world. History comes into play here as who knows what part these slaughtered children would have played to the betterment of our country . . . if they had been allowed their constitutional rights?
A friend and I got a firsthand glimpse into the mindless mind set of voters during the last presidential election. We were attending a Rosary making event at a Catholic church with Catholic people yet they gave the definite impression they were voting for the abortion candidate. My friend and I looked at each other in shock and then proceeded to bring up some proven points about the abortion candidate who wanted to run our country and kill our future citizens in the womb. The interest was minimal and the most reaction was a few muttering that they might go home and do some checking. I'm willing to bet they didn't bother and the Catholic vote shows they weren't the only ones.
To me, this was sad. It used to be that you could talk freely about a problem politician or candidate on your parish grounds and be confident that you would meet up with like-minded people. Not these days! If I hear one more Catholic (even some priests included!) say that we have to respect an abortion president, I may be even more irate than I am right now. Yes, I respect everyone's personhood but I cannot respect the aims of a president who is out to destroy the personhood of the tiny, unborn persons of the world. History comes into play here as who knows what part these slaughtered children would have played to the betterment of our country . . . if they had been allowed their constitutional rights?
Choices, Procrastination, and Making it Work . . .
Several pregnancies and a bout with anemia gifted me with some unwanted weight over the years. The children are grown up but refused to take back the extra pounds they demanded during their residence within me! Although I tried to be more active and cut back on the 'good aka fat' stuff for snacks, a few extra inches remained stubbornly around my middle. I didn't even DARE glance behind!
I've finally figure it out and it helps with avoiding the bad stuff and doing the good stuff. First of all, I had to come to the realization that is is okay to be hungry between meals. There is no rule that you have to be totally content 24/7. In fact, if you are entirely comfortable, you are spending more time eating than doing!
I watched some talk show one evening and it dealt with a gentleman with much, much greater weight issues, like 500-plus pounds. The recommendation was not an immediate starvation diet but they picked out one indulgence and started there. He enjoyed a large bowl of ice cream every night to the tune of around 400 calories extra an evening. Check the labels! Even the 1/2 fat type of ice cream packs in over 100 calories for HALF a cup of the stuff and who can stop there? They figured out that by omitting just the ice cream, he would be eliminately 2800 calories a week and in the space of a year . . . well, you do the math! It was a relatively easy way to start what would show some immediate results.
I inadvertantly tried this in my life one Lent. I gave up my all-time favorite - cola along with any type of soda for the entire six weeks. At Easter, I decided that with the negative medical viewpoints on soda, I would see how long I could continue without it. It's been almost six years now. After just a year of no soda, I noticed my jeans had 'stretched' out and discovered that I had shrunk one size without any effort except for the lack of soda in my diet. The next Lent, it was my favorite StarBucks and, a year later, another size down. Hey, still heavier than I'd like to be but a reduction! I had now run out of much-craved and enjoyed food items to give up and realized that I'd have to start exercising, too. Always a catch!
My husband and I gave each other an elliptical machine for Christmas one year. You've probably seen the commercials on television for various types. The super slender athletes show you how easy it is to carve out abs with only 30 minutes, three times a week. The first time I tried the elliptical, I managed THREE, LONG, exhausting minutes before I stumbled onto the the sofa for a much-deserved rest. I lost about 5 calories!
The exercise required to work off a substantial amount of calories isn't a minor endeavor. My 15 minutes of elliptical in the morning burns off about 115 calories and only because I have it hiked up high effort. Really makes you start paying attention to what you put into your mouth vs. what you know you can work off in the course of a day.
My visual picture when I head for a snack is this: A gooey, nutty candy bar gives your hips around 250 calories. It would take an hour of hard jogging to burn off 250 calories. When I go for the snack, it doesn't take me long to figure out that an apple with vitamins/fiber at around 50 calories will fill me up just as well as that 250-calorie candy bar and no permanent inches to deal with when I want to get my jeans to zip up.
Choices! It's always choices in life but some give better results than others! Another way to look at it is that if you start today, six weeks from now you can look back and know you have done it. If you procrastinate, six weeks down the road, you will realize how much you could have accomplished . . . if only!
I've finally figure it out and it helps with avoiding the bad stuff and doing the good stuff. First of all, I had to come to the realization that is is okay to be hungry between meals. There is no rule that you have to be totally content 24/7. In fact, if you are entirely comfortable, you are spending more time eating than doing!
I watched some talk show one evening and it dealt with a gentleman with much, much greater weight issues, like 500-plus pounds. The recommendation was not an immediate starvation diet but they picked out one indulgence and started there. He enjoyed a large bowl of ice cream every night to the tune of around 400 calories extra an evening. Check the labels! Even the 1/2 fat type of ice cream packs in over 100 calories for HALF a cup of the stuff and who can stop there? They figured out that by omitting just the ice cream, he would be eliminately 2800 calories a week and in the space of a year . . . well, you do the math! It was a relatively easy way to start what would show some immediate results.
I inadvertantly tried this in my life one Lent. I gave up my all-time favorite - cola along with any type of soda for the entire six weeks. At Easter, I decided that with the negative medical viewpoints on soda, I would see how long I could continue without it. It's been almost six years now. After just a year of no soda, I noticed my jeans had 'stretched' out and discovered that I had shrunk one size without any effort except for the lack of soda in my diet. The next Lent, it was my favorite StarBucks and, a year later, another size down. Hey, still heavier than I'd like to be but a reduction! I had now run out of much-craved and enjoyed food items to give up and realized that I'd have to start exercising, too. Always a catch!
My husband and I gave each other an elliptical machine for Christmas one year. You've probably seen the commercials on television for various types. The super slender athletes show you how easy it is to carve out abs with only 30 minutes, three times a week. The first time I tried the elliptical, I managed THREE, LONG, exhausting minutes before I stumbled onto the the sofa for a much-deserved rest. I lost about 5 calories!
The exercise required to work off a substantial amount of calories isn't a minor endeavor. My 15 minutes of elliptical in the morning burns off about 115 calories and only because I have it hiked up high effort. Really makes you start paying attention to what you put into your mouth vs. what you know you can work off in the course of a day.
My visual picture when I head for a snack is this: A gooey, nutty candy bar gives your hips around 250 calories. It would take an hour of hard jogging to burn off 250 calories. When I go for the snack, it doesn't take me long to figure out that an apple with vitamins/fiber at around 50 calories will fill me up just as well as that 250-calorie candy bar and no permanent inches to deal with when I want to get my jeans to zip up.
Choices! It's always choices in life but some give better results than others! Another way to look at it is that if you start today, six weeks from now you can look back and know you have done it. If you procrastinate, six weeks down the road, you will realize how much you could have accomplished . . . if only!
The Last Quote is my Favorite . . .
"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative."
-- Oscar Wilde
-- Oscar Wilde
"Never try to tell everything you know. It may take too short a
time."
-- Norman Ford
-- Norman Ford
"What we call 'Progress' is the exchange of one nuisance for
another nuisance."
-- Havelock Ellis
-- Havelock Ellis
Prayers for the 2012 election . . .
Interesting open-mike opportunity for the United States to understand more fully that our president doesn't seem to have the best interests of the United States in mind. The issue at hand dealt with the missile defense of the United States against other world powers . . . like Russia yet here is our president making promises of compromise. The administration is trying to smooth it over but, it is what it is and it doesn't seem noble or proper for the president to do business like this.
President Obama: On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this, this can be solved but it's important for him to give me space.
President Medvedev: Yeah, I understand. I understand your message about space. Space for you...
President Obama: (reaching over and putting his hand on Mr. Medvedev's knee): This is my last election. After my election I have more flexibility.
President Medvedev: I understand. I will transmit this information to Vladimir.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
This is a fast and easy way to get some decadent cookie bars - let the chocolate chips do the work! It is one of those recipes you can throw together and just leave on the counter to cool off while you go about the rest of your kitchen work. Not a fancy cookie but how can you go wrong with an abundance of chocolate and peanut butter tastes?
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
1 stick softened butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
1 cup peanut butter
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use vegetable oil to grease a 9x13-inch baking pan. You can also line the bottom of the pan with parchment.
Beat together the butter and sugar until thoroughly incorporated. Add the egg, extracts, peanut butter, and beat together. In another bowl, sift together the dry ingredients. Mix into the butter/sugar mixture just until a dough forms.
Press the dough out evenly into the baking pan. Bake for approximately 15-20 minutes or until it is baked through and browning a bit around the edges. Remove from oven and scatter the chocolate and peanut butter chips over the surface of the baked dough. Let it set a minute until the chips soften enough to spread. Carefully swirl the melted chocolate and peanut butter chips over the surface of the cookie. Let if finish cooling, cut into bars, and enjoy. The 'frosting' of chips will crack if you refrigerate it before letting in naturally cool down and cutting it into bars.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
1 stick softened butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
1 cup peanut butter
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use vegetable oil to grease a 9x13-inch baking pan. You can also line the bottom of the pan with parchment.
Beat together the butter and sugar until thoroughly incorporated. Add the egg, extracts, peanut butter, and beat together. In another bowl, sift together the dry ingredients. Mix into the butter/sugar mixture just until a dough forms.
Press the dough out evenly into the baking pan. Bake for approximately 15-20 minutes or until it is baked through and browning a bit around the edges. Remove from oven and scatter the chocolate and peanut butter chips over the surface of the baked dough. Let it set a minute until the chips soften enough to spread. Carefully swirl the melted chocolate and peanut butter chips over the surface of the cookie. Let if finish cooling, cut into bars, and enjoy. The 'frosting' of chips will crack if you refrigerate it before letting in naturally cool down and cutting it into bars.
Always a lot of truth . . .
"The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which
distinguishes man from animals."
-- Sir William Osler
-- Sir William Osler
"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds."
-- Sir Francis Bacon
-- Sir Francis Bacon
"He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he
realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there
wasn't an afterlife."
-- Douglas Adams
-- Douglas Adams
"I can't complain, but sometimes I still do."
-- Joe Walsh
-- Joe Walsh
Sunday, March 25, 2012
The weatherman says rain . . . For once, he might be right!
The forecast was a possibility of rain, today. We woke up to a sunny, dry day. The update is rain going into the work week. I noticed the sunshine was dimming and went out with my camera to document whatever might be happening. Judging from the gathering of dark gray clouds, a few sprinkles might dampen our pavement before evening. I'm hoping so! California always needs rain. My husband is putting in his guarden and wouldn't mind some help with the watering, either.
Besides, I'm making Asian noodle soup for dinner and you need a cool to cold evening to enjoy a hot bowl of that spicy stuff. My daughter insists we have sweet potatoes with it . . . Not sure how that would work into the menu, however. I found a sale on them and she has decided, at age 22, that she likes them now!
The house is clean. My husband's hair is cut. He is off to work so I'm thinking some quilting might happen! Quilting does not count as work on Sunday in my book.
Perfect Explanation!
Challenge
is a dragon with a gift in its mouth…Tame the dragon and the gift is yours.
- Noela Evans
Saturday, March 24, 2012
My Favorite Fast Food Meal . . .
Okay, when I say fast food, I'm talking about preparing a meal that is relatively easy and quick to get on the table. Thought I'd share one we all enjoy. As usual, my meal ideas lend themselves to personal creativity!
Potato Meal in a Pan
About four cups of peeled and cubed potatoes (Any kind of white potato is fine.)
5 strips of bacon, diced
1/2 cup chopped onion
4 cloves of garlic, smashed and diced
1/2 cup diced bell pepper (using red, yellow, or green peppers is nice)
1/4 cup butter
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup grated sharp cheddar
1/2 cup grated Parmesan or Romano
1 teaspoon caraway seed
Salt and pepper to taste
Bring your peeled and cubed potatoes to a boil and simmer in salted water until almost tender. Drain.
In a large frying pan, add the bacon, onion, and garlic. Fry, stirring frequently, until the bacon starts to crisp and the onion and garlic are tender. Add the bell pepper and cook another minute or so. Add the butter and when it is melted and bubbling, put in the potatoes and cook until the potatoes start to take on a bit of brown around the edges. When the potatoes are a bit crisp, add the eggs and gently stir to coat the potatoes. Add the cheeses, caraway seed, salt, and pepper. Keep stirring until the cheese melts and the eggs are firming up. Serve with a green salad or steamed carrots.
This is a cheesy/egg dish that is great on a cold evening. It is definitely not a pretty dish but it is popular around our house. You can use sausage instead of the bacon. If you have some other vegetables you like, you can add them, just parboil them to insure they cook through in the dish. You can even toss in some chili flakes or use fresh chili peppers in the cooking of the onions and garlic. And there is no rule that you have to use cheddar! In fact, a sprinkling of Feta is good. Swiss cheese makes a whole different dish.
Potato Meal in a Pan
About four cups of peeled and cubed potatoes (Any kind of white potato is fine.)
5 strips of bacon, diced
1/2 cup chopped onion
4 cloves of garlic, smashed and diced
1/2 cup diced bell pepper (using red, yellow, or green peppers is nice)
1/4 cup butter
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup grated sharp cheddar
1/2 cup grated Parmesan or Romano
1 teaspoon caraway seed
Salt and pepper to taste
Bring your peeled and cubed potatoes to a boil and simmer in salted water until almost tender. Drain.
In a large frying pan, add the bacon, onion, and garlic. Fry, stirring frequently, until the bacon starts to crisp and the onion and garlic are tender. Add the bell pepper and cook another minute or so. Add the butter and when it is melted and bubbling, put in the potatoes and cook until the potatoes start to take on a bit of brown around the edges. When the potatoes are a bit crisp, add the eggs and gently stir to coat the potatoes. Add the cheeses, caraway seed, salt, and pepper. Keep stirring until the cheese melts and the eggs are firming up. Serve with a green salad or steamed carrots.
This is a cheesy/egg dish that is great on a cold evening. It is definitely not a pretty dish but it is popular around our house. You can use sausage instead of the bacon. If you have some other vegetables you like, you can add them, just parboil them to insure they cook through in the dish. You can even toss in some chili flakes or use fresh chili peppers in the cooking of the onions and garlic. And there is no rule that you have to use cheddar! In fact, a sprinkling of Feta is good. Swiss cheese makes a whole different dish.
A contradiction . . .
I was listening to a talk show a few months ago. The talk show host was talking about taking responsibility and rather proudly stated that when he got his girlfriend pregnant, he knew enough to take care of things and pay for her to abort the baby. He said he knew they were too young to marry or take on the care of a baby. He emphasized that in order to grow up, you have to recognize your responsibities in life, and see to them. I was glad my children weren't listening to this garbage. I think the talk show host got his values mixed up. If he was truly a responsible person, he would not have been having an immoral relationship with a young woman he had no intention of ever marrying. A responsible person is a respectful person and he certainly didn't treat his relationship with much respect. He showed even less and more horrifying lack of respect and value when he saw to the death of the child he irresponsibly conceived with the young woman. And he was proud of his actions!
From what I have heard of him through other shows, he is married and has a family. I imagine he considers the 'first-born' he had with his wife as his first baby. That is a sad thought. He treated the whole episode with his youthful relationship as just that . . . one of those things which was over and done with . . . only it left someone wounded and another one dead. I wonder if the girl who agreed to the abortion has forgotten?
From what I have heard of him through other shows, he is married and has a family. I imagine he considers the 'first-born' he had with his wife as his first baby. That is a sad thought. He treated the whole episode with his youthful relationship as just that . . . one of those things which was over and done with . . . only it left someone wounded and another one dead. I wonder if the girl who agreed to the abortion has forgotten?
Spring is coming to our backyard . . .
My camera and I investigated the first signs of Spring in our backyard this morning. Even before the last of the lemons and oranges are off the tree, the flower buds are appearing on the nearby branches. Besides our old and faithful orange tree, my husband planted another one, last year, and even it is madly sprouting flowers. The peach tree, however, beats them all in the pretty pink flowers that are bursting forth from the almost-bare Winter branches.Last year was not a great year for peaches. I barely had enough extra ones to freeze two bags of them for cold weather desserts. I'm hoping it was merely a 'resting' period and we will be swamped with fruit come the summer months. We just have to be vigilant and fight off the big, fat, green June bugs and the birds for the first taste of juicy fruit!
Chocolate Pudding Situation - Resolved!
Children home for Spring Break and more people around the dinner table. A great way to spend a evening! I enhanced the evening. a few weeks ago, with a simple dessert - chocolate pudding. Gosh, I remember when one, large box of mix was enough for six and now it took two of them to feed the hungry masses! Sign . . . Didn't have time to make it from scratch this time!
While I was making the pudding, I was trying to figure out how to serve it. I hate putting it all in one bowl and everyone slopping their serving into yet another dish. Even at their advanced college ages, I figured there might be some 'discussion' about who was getting more!
We aren't coffee drinkers yet we have a complete set of pretty mugs that came with the last set of dishes we purchased. Problem solved! I poured the hot pudding into individual mugs and popped them into the refrigerator. When dessert time arrived, I topped each with a swirl of whipped cream and everyone was happy. It looked pretty, too.
While I was making the pudding, I was trying to figure out how to serve it. I hate putting it all in one bowl and everyone slopping their serving into yet another dish. Even at their advanced college ages, I figured there might be some 'discussion' about who was getting more!
We aren't coffee drinkers yet we have a complete set of pretty mugs that came with the last set of dishes we purchased. Problem solved! I poured the hot pudding into individual mugs and popped them into the refrigerator. When dessert time arrived, I topped each with a swirl of whipped cream and everyone was happy. It looked pretty, too.
Quotable Quotes . . .
"People need to be reminded more often than they need to be
instructed."
-- Samuel Johnson
-- Samuel Johnson
"Channeling is just bad ventriloquism. You use another voice, but
people can see your lips moving."
-- Penn Jillette
-- Penn Jillette
"Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of
principles."
-- Ambrose Bierce
-- Ambrose Bierce
Friday, March 23, 2012
My lunch in Lent?
I try to fast between meals during Lent. This year, I decided to go a step further and make sure the meals were healthier and I wasn't filling up on 'fun' food in order to cope with the time span linking the food intake. That was harder.After a couple weeks of sort of feeling a bit sorry for myself, I slowly realized that I was craving junk food less and actually looking forward to my lunch. I keep strict time schedules on this and noticed my hunger was in line with noon time exactly. I keep to basically the same items every day because I have noted that once I allow creativity to creep in, I start adding foods that aren't always that good for me.
As you can see, I put together my lunch in a nice way. My 'main' meal is a couple of string cheese sticks, three ounces of raw broccoli, and five ounces of bell peppers. The olives are a treat my husband bought for me. Dessert is an apple and two kiwis. It doesn't stuff me but it keeps me going until dinner at six or so.
After I took the picture, it came to mind that I was very blessed in my lunch routine and the fact that I had access to enough fruits and vegetables to satisfy health and hunger needs. Yes, there are times when a greasy donut or a bar of chocolate almost sounds good but I've gotten happily used to my fresh food lunch.
Perfect! My kind of 'religion'! :-)
MOTHER: "Did you know that God was present when you stole that cookie from the
kitchen?"
CHILD: "Yes."
MOTHER: "And he was looking at you all the time?"
CHILD: "Yes."
MOTHER: "And what do you think he was saying to you?"
CHILD: "He was saying 'There is no one here but the two of us – take two.'" :)
From "Heart of the Enlightened" by Anthony de Mello.
CHILD: "Yes."
MOTHER: "And he was looking at you all the time?"
CHILD: "Yes."
MOTHER: "And what do you think he was saying to you?"
CHILD: "He was saying 'There is no one here but the two of us – take two.'" :)
From "Heart of the Enlightened" by Anthony de Mello.
When the Internet is down, you gain . . .
We had an amazing day of lightening and thunder a few months. The house shook, the lightening flashed, our dog look reproachfully at us . . . and the Internet went down ALL DAY LONG! What to do?! How could we survive a long day without access to our blogs and e-mail. We forgot to be thankful we still has electric power.
Well, I discovered I could get a lot more sewing done when I didn't drop by the computer ever so often to see if my 'you have mail' flag was flying. In fact, I almost got two, large quilts to the finishing stages that day. Things like the laundry got done because sitting around soon got boring for my daughter. My son used the elliptical to even greater advantage than usual. The Monopoly Game came out and two of my children rediscovered the fun of a board game when they were bored!
Later, we found a DVD we hadn't viewed (the television was also not broadcasting) and settled down with sewing and snacks to enjoy the evening. Suddenly, my son yelled, "I see the power light! The Internet is back up!" Everyone scattered, Monopoly money flew, no longer hoarded, and the day lost some of it's fun in a way.
Well, I discovered I could get a lot more sewing done when I didn't drop by the computer ever so often to see if my 'you have mail' flag was flying. In fact, I almost got two, large quilts to the finishing stages that day. Things like the laundry got done because sitting around soon got boring for my daughter. My son used the elliptical to even greater advantage than usual. The Monopoly Game came out and two of my children rediscovered the fun of a board game when they were bored!
Later, we found a DVD we hadn't viewed (the television was also not broadcasting) and settled down with sewing and snacks to enjoy the evening. Suddenly, my son yelled, "I see the power light! The Internet is back up!" Everyone scattered, Monopoly money flew, no longer hoarded, and the day lost some of it's fun in a way.
The last quote really makes you think . . .
"The only good ideas are the ones I can take credit for."
-- R. Stevens
-- R. Stevens
"The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the
level of stupidity attained by the bourgeois."
-- Gustave Flaubert
-- Gustave Flaubert
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."
-- Albert Einstein
-- Albert Einstein
"A good listener is usually thinking about something else."
-- Kin Hubbard
-- Kin Hubbard
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Wow, some of that 54% Catholic vote is in our own family. . .
To me, it seems pretty simple when you vote as a Catholic - - - you find out which candidate is pro-life and a true American who wants to preserve the dignity of our country and not try to work around it's laws in his own interests. I wasn't totally shocked but after all that has come down the last three years, I thought there would surely be a change of heart with my supposedly Catholic in-laws. Not a bit as I found out in a conversation today. Still, knowing it is true of them and hearing it said out loud was a shock. To hear sane and thinking people overlook so many issues and vote, again, without real information is very sad.
The in-law said she was very anxious about the 2012 election with hopes of the current president's re-election. I said that I could not ever vote for someone who supports abortion whole-heartedly. I said he proved that his first week in office by rescinding all the safeguards he put in place for the unborn. She said she couldn't believe that. I said his current mandate takes away our religious freedom and she totally disagreed. I said his main action in the senate was to vote against the Born Alive law. She said she didn't know there was even such a law in reality. Then she said she didn't want to talk about it as one shouldn't think about politics that much as it is upsetting. She once told me that it makes her feel uncomfortable. Perhaps, her conscience it trying to get her attention?
Prayer found on the Internet:
May we consecrate ourselves and our families to pray and take action as never before, asking God to turn the tide in our nation this year! May we fast often, and use our influence to recruit everyone we know to do likewise. May we join organized prayer calls, attend prayer events and use our citizenship privileges to speak out, write letters to the editor and support god-fearing candidates (Ex 32:29-34; Neh 4:20; Eze 33:2-9; Joel 1:13; 2:12-18; Jonah 3:5-10; Mt 3:7-12; Acts 3:17-26).
Lord, have mercy upon us and our children. Grant wholehearted repentance to your people and mobilize us to be the spiritual army you intend us to be. Deliver us and our governments from evil. Raise God-fearing men and women to positions of public leadership and service. May pastors and churches mightily engage this year to influence the outcome of November's elections for righteousness! May You give America cause to rejoice this year (Jdg 5:1-15a ff; Ps 75:4-10; 86:5-15; 110:3; Lam 3:22; Eze 38:5-10; Mk 10:47).
May God grant us discernment to elect a President and other officials whom He can bless! May we cry out to God while we can, and may He send a gracious turning in our nation - a turning back to Him! In Jesus name. Amen (Ex 18:21; Dt 17:14-20; Josh 24:15; 2 Chr 7:14; Pr 1:22-33; Joel 2:12-18; Lk 12:51-56; Jn 9:4).
The in-law said she was very anxious about the 2012 election with hopes of the current president's re-election. I said that I could not ever vote for someone who supports abortion whole-heartedly. I said he proved that his first week in office by rescinding all the safeguards he put in place for the unborn. She said she couldn't believe that. I said his current mandate takes away our religious freedom and she totally disagreed. I said his main action in the senate was to vote against the Born Alive law. She said she didn't know there was even such a law in reality. Then she said she didn't want to talk about it as one shouldn't think about politics that much as it is upsetting. She once told me that it makes her feel uncomfortable. Perhaps, her conscience it trying to get her attention?
Prayer found on the Internet:
Blame never helps . . .
"All blame is a waste of time.
No matter
how much fault you find with another,
and regardless of how much you
blame him, it will not change you" - Wayne Dyer
how much fault you find with another,
and regardless of how much you
blame him, it will not change you" - Wayne Dyer
Easy and Healthy Carrot Orange Pineapple Cupcakes
Carrots seem to be the least expensive vegetable on the market so we always have a lot of them on hand. You can, however, get mighty tired of steamed carrots with dinner too many evenings of the week. My goal in life is to find different ways to use this healthy vegetable and keep it interesting and tasty. The most popular use of carrot has always been carrot cake. Carrot cake, it turns out, is one of the most fattening desserts out there probably because of the cup of oil that the recipe calls of and the cream cheese frosting. I'm learning to substitute ingredients to bring the fat level down and still make an enjoyable dish. Here is my offering of the day!
Carrot Orange Pineapple Cupcakes
1 cup granulated sugar
6 tablespoons of your favorite vegetable oil
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon orange extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Dash of nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups finely shredded carrots
1/2 cup diced, dried pineapple bits
1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line your muffin tin with cupcake papers. This recipe should make 20-24 cupcakes depending on the size of your tin, etc.
Combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir to mix throughly. Fill the muffin cup about half full to allow for rising and bake for approximately 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cupcake comes out without any wet crumbs. Cool in the muffin tin for about ten minutes and then remove the cupcakes to a rack to comple cooling.
Orange Frosting
3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon orange extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 stick softened butter
1/4 cup shortening
2 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
Fresh orange juice as needed
Combine the powdered sugar, extracts, butter, and shortening in a mixing bowl and beat to combine. A drops of orange juice as needed to form a spreadable frosting. If you put in too much, don't worry, just add some more powdered sugar. When you have the consistency you want, mix in the orange zest, and frost your cupcakes!
Ideas . . .
No pineapple? Leave it out!
Like some crunch? Add 1/4 -1/2 cup chopped nuts.
Treating the children? Add some chocolate chips.
Dried cranberries go will in this cupcake.
You can even sneak in some crushed bran cereal to the mix.
Still want a cream cheese frosting? Use non-fat cream cheese instead of the butter and shortening.
Carrot Orange Pineapple Cupcakes
1 cup granulated sugar
6 tablespoons of your favorite vegetable oil
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon orange extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Dash of nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups finely shredded carrots
1/2 cup diced, dried pineapple bits
1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line your muffin tin with cupcake papers. This recipe should make 20-24 cupcakes depending on the size of your tin, etc.
Combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir to mix throughly. Fill the muffin cup about half full to allow for rising and bake for approximately 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cupcake comes out without any wet crumbs. Cool in the muffin tin for about ten minutes and then remove the cupcakes to a rack to comple cooling.
Orange Frosting
3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon orange extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 stick softened butter
1/4 cup shortening
2 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
Fresh orange juice as needed
Combine the powdered sugar, extracts, butter, and shortening in a mixing bowl and beat to combine. A drops of orange juice as needed to form a spreadable frosting. If you put in too much, don't worry, just add some more powdered sugar. When you have the consistency you want, mix in the orange zest, and frost your cupcakes!
Ideas . . .
No pineapple? Leave it out!
Like some crunch? Add 1/4 -1/2 cup chopped nuts.
Treating the children? Add some chocolate chips.
Dried cranberries go will in this cupcake.
You can even sneak in some crushed bran cereal to the mix.
Still want a cream cheese frosting? Use non-fat cream cheese instead of the butter and shortening.
The first one makes great sense . . .!
"Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane."
-- Philip K. Dick
-- Philip K. Dick
"I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of
it."
-- Edith Sitwell
-- Edith Sitwell
"It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority.
By definition, there are already enough people to do that."
-- G. H. Hardy
-- G. H. Hardy
"Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side,
and it holds the universe together...."
-- Carl Zwanzig
-- Carl Zwanzig
The World Doesn't Make Modesty Easy . . .
My younger daughter is on the hunt for a job. She has put in a lot of applications and is just waiting to get a nibble from some company. With that in mind, she wanted to get a nice outfit for going to interviews. She was thinking of a black pant suit and I figured that shouldn't be too difficult to come by. We even had a gift card from Christmas for a large department store and counted on the whole shopping trip to take less than an hour.
We got to the store and they are having a lot of sales. We happily begin looking and found . . . nothing! The tops were either too short or cut too low . . . or both which made for a high price for not much fabric. The skirts were short, short, short. If they were long, they were made out of transparent fabric that didn't quite give the impression of a person serious about finding office work.
After browsing seriously for an hour at the department store, I decided that even with a higher cost, we'd try a couple of stores that were of a higher caliber and should have something decent for going to job interviews. Nope! Just more expensive for basically the same lack of fabric.
We then thought about getting a nice pair of dress slacks and fixing it up with a nice shirt and jacket. The dress slacks were cut two inches below the waist. The jackets were just plain weird. Since this was not a teen section for clothing, you had to wonder about the 30-plus office workers who were wearing these items.
There was a time when you could get both sides of the clothing factor. Sure, there wasn't as much choice for modest clothing but it was available. Does the majority of the world really want to dress immodestly? Why haven't the mothers of the world objected? Judging from the other shoppers, the mothers of the world were buying into immodest attire.
We got to the store and they are having a lot of sales. We happily begin looking and found . . . nothing! The tops were either too short or cut too low . . . or both which made for a high price for not much fabric. The skirts were short, short, short. If they were long, they were made out of transparent fabric that didn't quite give the impression of a person serious about finding office work.
After browsing seriously for an hour at the department store, I decided that even with a higher cost, we'd try a couple of stores that were of a higher caliber and should have something decent for going to job interviews. Nope! Just more expensive for basically the same lack of fabric.
We then thought about getting a nice pair of dress slacks and fixing it up with a nice shirt and jacket. The dress slacks were cut two inches below the waist. The jackets were just plain weird. Since this was not a teen section for clothing, you had to wonder about the 30-plus office workers who were wearing these items.
There was a time when you could get both sides of the clothing factor. Sure, there wasn't as much choice for modest clothing but it was available. Does the majority of the world really want to dress immodestly? Why haven't the mothers of the world objected? Judging from the other shoppers, the mothers of the world were buying into immodest attire.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Definitely a scary thought . . .
The
general public has long been divided into two parts; those who think science can
do anything, and those who are afraid it will.
- Dixie Ray Ray
Such a thing as a senile cat . . .
Although we have felt sorry for the elderly orange cat that has taken up residence on our front porch and provided him with a box and an old towel, obviously he thinks he has found himself a much better place. Howl, the Siamese, however, is shocked . . . it is the litter box we put out to keep the cats from messing up the yard. Perhaps, sleeping in the litter box is the orange cat's feline version of Depends for incontinence problems?Growing old with happiness . . .
The
belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on a fallacy. The
happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts and we
grow happier as we grow older.
- William Lyon
Phelps
Where have all the morals gone . . .?
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/planned-parenthood-speaker-good-parents-let-teens-have-sex-at-home
A keynote speaker supports, condones, and encourages parents to be 'open' with their children's sexuality and let them have premarital relationships happen in the family home. According to the speaker, when parents encourage morality, it widens the ties between families because the teens can't talk to them about their sexual exploits. The speaker refers, for an example,to the Netherlands that has allowed this for years. Parents in the Netherlands feel a teen should allowed to be sexually active from age sixteen! If you read the article, the birth rate, etc. reveals this to be true and not in a good way.
I grew up in the 'stone age' times when my parents said, "BE GOOD" and I knew they were serious. Thinking back on all the young men I either dated or would have liked to date, I don't think I had a platonic relationship worth going sexual with any of them and appreciated the strict code of morality instilled in me by my parents.
God created sex for marriage which is why it is referred to pro-creation and belongs within the bounds of a committed relationship.
I really realized how far off the skids the world had come when I was surfing through the television channels and came upon some show where a woman was claiming a man was the father of her baby. He denied it and a paternity test confirmed he was 'innocent' . . . at least in this case. The woman's reaction? She sobbed, "Now, I have to start all over, searching for the father of my baby!" This was the third guy she blamed so I can only assume she wasn't keeping track of her partners.
I remember someone proudly showing me pictures of her big, white dress wedding . . . She was over eight months pregnant . . . and proud of it. So, has the world lost respect for self control? Have we lost sight of morality? Do we think this is all negotiable once we face God at the end of our time?
A keynote speaker supports, condones, and encourages parents to be 'open' with their children's sexuality and let them have premarital relationships happen in the family home. According to the speaker, when parents encourage morality, it widens the ties between families because the teens can't talk to them about their sexual exploits. The speaker refers, for an example,to the Netherlands that has allowed this for years. Parents in the Netherlands feel a teen should allowed to be sexually active from age sixteen! If you read the article, the birth rate, etc. reveals this to be true and not in a good way.
I grew up in the 'stone age' times when my parents said, "BE GOOD" and I knew they were serious. Thinking back on all the young men I either dated or would have liked to date, I don't think I had a platonic relationship worth going sexual with any of them and appreciated the strict code of morality instilled in me by my parents.
God created sex for marriage which is why it is referred to pro-creation and belongs within the bounds of a committed relationship.
I really realized how far off the skids the world had come when I was surfing through the television channels and came upon some show where a woman was claiming a man was the father of her baby. He denied it and a paternity test confirmed he was 'innocent' . . . at least in this case. The woman's reaction? She sobbed, "Now, I have to start all over, searching for the father of my baby!" This was the third guy she blamed so I can only assume she wasn't keeping track of her partners.
I remember someone proudly showing me pictures of her big, white dress wedding . . . She was over eight months pregnant . . . and proud of it. So, has the world lost respect for self control? Have we lost sight of morality? Do we think this is all negotiable once we face God at the end of our time?
Some funny quotes, some true ones, some funny & true!
"When you're through changing, you're through."
-- Bruce Barton
-- Bruce Barton
"What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about
diet, isn't much better than tedious disease."
-- George Dennison Prentice
-- George Dennison Prentice
"The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return.
It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale."
-- Arthur C. Clarke
-- Arthur C. Clarke
"Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In
either case, the thought is staggering."
-- R. Buckminster Fuller
-- R. Buckminster Fuller
Lemon Cheesecake in a Glass
I like lemon and I like cream cheese so when I found a recipe incorporating both these ingredients, I had to adjust it to meet my particular needs. It makes a nice finish to a spicy meal or for an extra treat on a warm summer evening. Yes, the sudden hot weather has put me into summer-thinking mode!
Lemon Cheesecake in a Glass
4 8oz glasses (short and stout work well for the glass shape or use a high-rimmed, pretty dish)
2 8oz blocks of cream cheese (I used the lower fat one)
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1/2 cup FRESH lemon juice
1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Let the cream cheese sit out for an hour to soften a bit. Whip it in a mixer bowl until smooth. Add the lemon zest, vanilla extract, lemon extract, and beat a minute more. Pour in the entire can of sweetened condensed milk and thoroughly mix. While the mixer is going, gradually add the fresh lemon juice and mix to combine well. Place in the refrigerator while you prepare your dishes.
I reduced about four graham crackers to fine crumbs and added a teaspoon of vanilla extract, and a tablespoon of melted butter. I divided the mixture between my four dishes/glasses and pressed down gently. I microwaved them for 30 seconds to set.
Once the glasses/dishes had cooled a bit, I divided the creamcheese mixture between them. It will not entirely fill the dishes. That's okay because there is more to come! Refrigerate for 6 hours or over night. It is a good dessert to prepare a day in advance of serving.
Whipped cream topping:
2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons sour cream
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whip the cream and sour cream until it starts to form soft peaks. Gradually add the sugar and continue beating until it can almost hold a peak. Stir in the vanilla extract and mix well.
Fill the glasses of creamcheese filling with the whipped cream and let it pile high above the rim of the glass. Garnish with a sliced strawberry, chocolate sprinkles, some toasted nuts, etc. and serve.
Lemon Cheesecake in a Glass
4 8oz glasses (short and stout work well for the glass shape or use a high-rimmed, pretty dish)
2 8oz blocks of cream cheese (I used the lower fat one)
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1/2 cup FRESH lemon juice
1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Let the cream cheese sit out for an hour to soften a bit. Whip it in a mixer bowl until smooth. Add the lemon zest, vanilla extract, lemon extract, and beat a minute more. Pour in the entire can of sweetened condensed milk and thoroughly mix. While the mixer is going, gradually add the fresh lemon juice and mix to combine well. Place in the refrigerator while you prepare your dishes.
I reduced about four graham crackers to fine crumbs and added a teaspoon of vanilla extract, and a tablespoon of melted butter. I divided the mixture between my four dishes/glasses and pressed down gently. I microwaved them for 30 seconds to set.
Once the glasses/dishes had cooled a bit, I divided the creamcheese mixture between them. It will not entirely fill the dishes. That's okay because there is more to come! Refrigerate for 6 hours or over night. It is a good dessert to prepare a day in advance of serving.
Whipped cream topping:
2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons sour cream
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whip the cream and sour cream until it starts to form soft peaks. Gradually add the sugar and continue beating until it can almost hold a peak. Stir in the vanilla extract and mix well.
Fill the glasses of creamcheese filling with the whipped cream and let it pile high above the rim of the glass. Garnish with a sliced strawberry, chocolate sprinkles, some toasted nuts, etc. and serve.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
In Agreement!
In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others."
-- Andre Maurois
-- Andre Maurois
"Hollywood is a place where they place you under contract instead
of under observation."
-- Walter Winchell
-- Walter Winchell
"I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a
matter to be left to the politicians."
-- Charles De Gaulle
-- Charles De Gaulle
An interesting link . . .
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/ff_nsadatacenter/
Things get odder and more of a concern every day. Will people come to their senses in 2012 before things change forever?
Things get odder and more of a concern every day. Will people come to their senses in 2012 before things change forever?
Monday, March 19, 2012
Aborted Fetal Products
Interesting and horrifying to actually see in print all the products on our store shelves that use aborted fetal cells in their products in one way or the other. Here is the list:
Pepsi Products which included Seattle's Best Coffee, Lipton tea, Gatorade, Ocean Spray products, and just about anything else with the Pepsi company.
Nestles Products - start looking at the manufacturer information, they make a lot of products.
Kraft and Cadbury - this information changes a lot on my Easter treat list. This includes Certs breath mints, Halls Cough drops, Swedish Fish, Sour Patch Kids, and many more.
Neocutis Products - this company produces anti-wrinkle creams that contain cells from a 14-week gestation of aborted male babies. Their products are Bio-Gel, Prevedem, Jorunee, Bio-Serum, Lumiere, and Bio Restorative Skin Cream.
Vaccines containing aborted Fetal Calls includ MMRII, PorQuad (MMR + Chickenpox - Merck Company, Varivax - Merck, Pentacel, various Hepatitis A vaccines, Zostavax - Shingles - Merck, Imovax - Rabies . . .
There are also medications that are using aborted fetal products. For a full list, go to htt0:??cogforlife.org.
Pepsi Products which included Seattle's Best Coffee, Lipton tea, Gatorade, Ocean Spray products, and just about anything else with the Pepsi company.
Nestles Products - start looking at the manufacturer information, they make a lot of products.
Kraft and Cadbury - this information changes a lot on my Easter treat list. This includes Certs breath mints, Halls Cough drops, Swedish Fish, Sour Patch Kids, and many more.
Neocutis Products - this company produces anti-wrinkle creams that contain cells from a 14-week gestation of aborted male babies. Their products are Bio-Gel, Prevedem, Jorunee, Bio-Serum, Lumiere, and Bio Restorative Skin Cream.
Vaccines containing aborted Fetal Calls includ MMRII, PorQuad (MMR + Chickenpox - Merck Company, Varivax - Merck, Pentacel, various Hepatitis A vaccines, Zostavax - Shingles - Merck, Imovax - Rabies . . .
There are also medications that are using aborted fetal products. For a full list, go to htt0:??cogforlife.org.
Wonderful Quotes . . .
"A life of pleasure makes even the strongest mind frivolous at
last."
-- Edward Bulwer-Lytton
-- Edward Bulwer-Lytton
"There is no such thing as an underestimate of average
intelligence."
-- Henry Adams
-- Henry Adams
"The older I grow, the less important the comma becomes. Let the
reader catch his own breath."
-- Elizabeth Clarkson Zwart
-- Elizabeth Clarkson Zwart
"New York now leads the world's great cities in the number of
people around whom you shouldn't make a sudden move."
-- David Letterman
-- David Letterman
A Day of Contrasts . . .
Yesterday, the weather was one of contrasts. In the morning, it was overcast and very cold. The snow on the nearby mountains was lit up in places by the early morning sunlight. By the time we got out of Mass, the clouds were gathering, again. I got these pictures after Mass. Around noon, the rain unexpectedly started pouring down, again. Today, as you can see from our uninvited cat guest's post, earlier, the sun in back and comfortably warm.My travel project . . .
Working on a quilt when I'm in the car (husband driving, of course!) isn't feasible. In order to keep my hands busy on long trip, I always have some sort of crocheting along with me. It has also come in handy while waiting for my college son to get out of class. My latest project is an afghan. I'm trying a new pattern which is finally getting easier to do. I actually started it three times before I got the hang of it. Sometimes, patterns take a lot of stitch counting and then recounting to make sure you are keeping on track.The Uninvited Guest . . .
The cat that decided to settle down on our doorstep, is still here. His cold/allergies seem to be better but you have to back off when he sneezes. He doesn't understand the concept of covering his nose. After two days of rain and sleeping in his box on the porch, the cat seemed very happy with warm pavement, foliage for cover, and warm sunshine. My daughter calls him Humperdink. I call him Red Fred. My husband refers to him as Chumley. The cat? He calls us home.THE Executive Order
http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=FRRFqKbRBrM&feature=uploademail
This is an explanation of the Executive Order that was signed by the president on March 16, 2012. You have to wonder why the media hasn't picked up on it more? I've played devil's advocate trying to find this to be untrue but any search just comes up with more information.
Every vote counts in 2012 - think about it!
The thoughts of what this could mean and how it would effect our very lives is very scary. It basically allows the president to decide what he deems is an emergency and to take actions more drastic than necessary in time of war. And would the war have to be helping in another country or on home turf . . . and who decides?
On March 16th, President Obama signed a new Executive Order which expands upon a prior order issued in 1950 for Disaster Preparedness, and gives the office of the President complete control over all the resources in the United States in times of war or emergency.
The National Defense Resources Preparedness order gives the Executive Branch the power to control and allocate energy, production, transportation, food, and even water resources by decree under the auspices of national defense and national security. The order is not limited to wartime implementation, as one of the order's functions includes the command and control of resources in peacetime determinations.
On March 16th, President Obama signed a new Executive Order which expands upon a prior order issued in 1950 for Disaster Preparedness, and gives the office of the President complete control over all the resources in the United States in times of war or emergency.
The National Defense Resources Preparedness order gives the Executive Branch the power to control and allocate energy, production, transportation, food, and even water resources by decree under the auspices of national defense and national security. The order is not limited to wartime implementation, as one of the order's functions includes the command and control of resources in peacetime determinations.
Section 101. Purpose. This order delegates authorities and addresses national defense resource policies and programs under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (the "Act").
(b) assess on an ongoing basis the capability of the domestic industrial and technological base to satisfy requirements in peacetime and times of national emergency, specifically evaluating the availability of the most critical resource and production sources, including subcontractors and suppliers, materials, skilled labor, and professional and technical personnel; - White House
Approaching Easter and thinking about Cinnamon Rolls . . .
Traditionally, Lent has seemed to be a time of 'give ups' which is an admirable thing to do. We find outselves scooting quickly past the candy counters to avoid temptation as we gave up candy and cookies for Lent. As a mother, however, I'm trying to use my Lent to make an effort to be more creative, nutritious, and fun in the meals I prepare for the family. I'm also hoping that the six weeks of dedicated effort will last beyond Lent and help me be a better homemaker the rest of the year.
Thinking about that, reminded me about a favorite recipe. It's been a long time since I took the time to make it but it surely scents the house with love, especially on an Easter Sunday morning.
Quick and Easy Yeast Rolls
2 tablespoons dry yeast
½ cup warm water, barely warm as hot water kills the yeast.
1 ¼ cup buttermilk**
2 eggs
5 ½ cups all-purpose flour - approximately
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
½ cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
Finely grated lemon and orange zest.
Dissolve yeast in warm water in large mixer bowl. Add buttermilk, eggs, 2 ½ cups flour, the butter, sugar, baking powder, vanilla, zest, and salt. Blend 30 seconds with mixer on low speed, scraping sides and bottom of bowl. Beat two minutes on medium speed
Stir in remaining 3 cups flour. (Dough should remain soft and slightly sticky.) Knead five minutes, or about 200 turns on a lightly floured board. With a Kitchenaid, you should be able to do the entire thing with the dough hook.
Shape into coffee breads or rolls as desired. Place on greased baking sheet and refrigerate over night. In the morning, preheat the oven to 375 degrees and bake. Frost while still warm.
*You can't used cold, tap water in this recipe. Sweet dough require the slightly warm temperature to prevent the dough from souring.
**Instead of going out and buying buttermilk, just add a couple of tablespoons of vinegar or lemon juice to milk and let stand a moment. This works just as well and is cheaper!
Filling: (For cinnamon rolls)
½ cup melted butter
¾ cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
dash of cloves
dash of nutmeg
½ cup finely chopped nuts, optional
Roll out a portion of dough, brush with melted butter, sprinkle with cinnamon and nuts. Roll the dough up and then cut slices (1/2 inches) and place on baking sheet and go on as indicated.
Frosting
Powdered sugar, about two cups
Grated lemon rind
Juice of lemon
Teaspoon of vanilla extract
Combine ingredients and mix into a thick paste. Use more water if you can't get the consistency you want.
Or:
Brown half a stick of butter in a pan. Mix in about two cups powered sugar and vanilla extract. Again, add small amounts of water to get proper consistency for spreading on rolls.
Thinking about that, reminded me about a favorite recipe. It's been a long time since I took the time to make it but it surely scents the house with love, especially on an Easter Sunday morning.
Quick and Easy Yeast Rolls
2 tablespoons dry yeast
½ cup warm water, barely warm as hot water kills the yeast.
1 ¼ cup buttermilk**
2 eggs
5 ½ cups all-purpose flour - approximately
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
½ cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
Finely grated lemon and orange zest.
Dissolve yeast in warm water in large mixer bowl. Add buttermilk, eggs, 2 ½ cups flour, the butter, sugar, baking powder, vanilla, zest, and salt. Blend 30 seconds with mixer on low speed, scraping sides and bottom of bowl. Beat two minutes on medium speed
Stir in remaining 3 cups flour. (Dough should remain soft and slightly sticky.) Knead five minutes, or about 200 turns on a lightly floured board. With a Kitchenaid, you should be able to do the entire thing with the dough hook.
Shape into coffee breads or rolls as desired. Place on greased baking sheet and refrigerate over night. In the morning, preheat the oven to 375 degrees and bake. Frost while still warm.
*You can't used cold, tap water in this recipe. Sweet dough require the slightly warm temperature to prevent the dough from souring.
**Instead of going out and buying buttermilk, just add a couple of tablespoons of vinegar or lemon juice to milk and let stand a moment. This works just as well and is cheaper!
Filling: (For cinnamon rolls)
½ cup melted butter
¾ cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
dash of cloves
dash of nutmeg
½ cup finely chopped nuts, optional
Roll out a portion of dough, brush with melted butter, sprinkle with cinnamon and nuts. Roll the dough up and then cut slices (1/2 inches) and place on baking sheet and go on as indicated.
Frosting
Powdered sugar, about two cups
Grated lemon rind
Juice of lemon
Teaspoon of vanilla extract
Combine ingredients and mix into a thick paste. Use more water if you can't get the consistency you want.
Or:
Brown half a stick of butter in a pan. Mix in about two cups powered sugar and vanilla extract. Again, add small amounts of water to get proper consistency for spreading on rolls.
Let there be peace . . .
Looking
for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: You won't be able to
find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.
- Ajahn Chah
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Sin and Ugly . . . much of the same?
I was sharing thoughts with an e-mail friend this morning. We were talking about times we stood out in public to witness to our faith. She had walked and prayed at an abortion clinic. I had participated in a public Rosary on a busy street corner with a huge banner to honor our Blessed Mother. Both of us had seen and heard things that were disturbing.
Although most of the cars that passed by our corner while we were praying either ignored us or honked in support, some people obviously went to the trouble to slow down and yell out foul remarks and resort to childish hand signs to insult us and our efforts. We had children there and were saddened at what they observed and were being treated to because they dared to pray in public.
My friend experienced must of the same to the point where she wasn't about to participate when she had her little boy in tow. We both mentally shook our heads at the ugly and unnecessary display of foul language aimed at peaceful people who just wanted to use their freedom to pray. Why?
Later, my friend came back with an interesting interpretion of all the gross and nasty actions. Sin is ugly. These people represented and supported sin by their actions. How else could they express themselves except by the way they, themselves, lived and believe? They found themselves hating what we were doing so much that the only way they could cope with the thought was through nastiness. I'm sure their instant use of obscene hand signs and words was not learned two minutes before they used them. They witnessed something good and holy and it drew out the ugly in them.
Although most of the cars that passed by our corner while we were praying either ignored us or honked in support, some people obviously went to the trouble to slow down and yell out foul remarks and resort to childish hand signs to insult us and our efforts. We had children there and were saddened at what they observed and were being treated to because they dared to pray in public.
My friend experienced must of the same to the point where she wasn't about to participate when she had her little boy in tow. We both mentally shook our heads at the ugly and unnecessary display of foul language aimed at peaceful people who just wanted to use their freedom to pray. Why?
Later, my friend came back with an interesting interpretion of all the gross and nasty actions. Sin is ugly. These people represented and supported sin by their actions. How else could they express themselves except by the way they, themselves, lived and believe? They found themselves hating what we were doing so much that the only way they could cope with the thought was through nastiness. I'm sure their instant use of obscene hand signs and words was not learned two minutes before they used them. They witnessed something good and holy and it drew out the ugly in them.
Prayer for Sufficient Rain . . .
After a relatively dry winter, we reallly could use some rain to catch up on the moisture we require to do mundane things like water our gardens, wash our clothes, and ourselves . . .! Here is a prayer we have been offering for the last few months. I thought I'd share it in order to get the petition to Heaven going a bit stronger!
PRAYER FOR RAIN
Oh God, in Whom we live and move, and have our being, grant us rain, in due abundance, that, being sufficiently helped with temporal, we may the more confidently seek after eternal gifts. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Prayer Source: Novena in Honor of St. Ididore: Patron of Farmers by National Catholic Rural Life Conference.)
PRAYER FOR RAIN
Oh God, in Whom we live and move, and have our being, grant us rain, in due abundance, that, being sufficiently helped with temporal, we may the more confidently seek after eternal gifts. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Prayer Source: Novena in Honor of St. Ididore: Patron of Farmers by National Catholic Rural Life Conference.)
Probably not your mother's cole slaw salad . . .
I was making the main course for dinner this evening and a salad was suggested to go with it. I read the recipe and didn't like it. It sounded too sour and bitter for my taste, however, I did have the main components on hand and decided to try my own version. Obviously my family liked it otherwise I wouldn't be sharing it right now.
Not Your Mother's Cole Slaw
1 ripe mango, peeled and diced
1 tart apple, diced - no need to peel
1 green onion or scallion, thinly sliced
Juice and zest of one lime
Place the ingredients in a bowl, mix, and set aside.
1 head of green cabbage, shredded
1 large carrot, shredded
1 tablespoon, diced pickled jalapeno pepper
Place ingredients in a heat-proof bowl.
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
Place the vinegar, sugar, and mustard in a small pot, mix, and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and pour over the cabbage/carrot/jalapeno pepper mixture and combine well. Add the mango, apple, and green onion mixture to the bowl. Mix well. Salt and pepper to taste. Let sit at room temperature for serving. Leftovers should be refrigerated.
*If you find the salad too tart, you can drizzle a bit of honey into it and mix.
Not Your Mother's Cole Slaw
1 ripe mango, peeled and diced
1 tart apple, diced - no need to peel
1 green onion or scallion, thinly sliced
Juice and zest of one lime
Place the ingredients in a bowl, mix, and set aside.
1 head of green cabbage, shredded
1 large carrot, shredded
1 tablespoon, diced pickled jalapeno pepper
Place ingredients in a heat-proof bowl.
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
Place the vinegar, sugar, and mustard in a small pot, mix, and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and pour over the cabbage/carrot/jalapeno pepper mixture and combine well. Add the mango, apple, and green onion mixture to the bowl. Mix well. Salt and pepper to taste. Let sit at room temperature for serving. Leftovers should be refrigerated.
*If you find the salad too tart, you can drizzle a bit of honey into it and mix.
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