Some of those funny but sort of not funny quotes!

"If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect."
-- Ted Turner

"Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more."
-- Mark Twain

"I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room."
-- Blaise Pascal

"Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it."
-- Stephen Leacock

Home remedies . . .?

I'm all for trying and using home remedies for minor things. We all take our vitamins and calcium and I make sure the meals are tasty and nutritious. You can't get good food eaten if it doesn't taste good, too. If you can save a trip to the doctor's with good sense and healthy eating, I'm all for it.

I, inadvertantly, had a home bone density test, yesterday.  I can see the wrinkled forheads as you try to figure out how one could accomplish that at home. At the doctor's, it is an x-ray of your hand to determine the state of your bones. Well, at home, mine turned out to be a trip and bad fall. Since I didn't break anything . . . and the weight of that fall could and should have done that, I'm thinking my bones are still holding up!

Since my daughter came home from college, she has lined our rather narrow hallway with boxes and books. I have transversed this part of the hallway on numerous occasions and have gotten the layout of the boxes memorized . . . someone moved one out of place . . . my foot caught on the edge and I was in flight. It was interesting as I realized quite suddenly that I literally had about two seconds to decide how I wanted to land. I decided on my side to avoid arms, hands, and head. I got the side of my knee.

The swelling was fantastic. For awhile, I had what looked like two kneecaps. The pain wasn't too bad but that might be due to the aspirin my husband immediately made me swallow and the ice pack I kept on it for over an hour. I was blessed as it sure could have been worse. I have a slight limp, not too much pain, and orders from my husband to do nothing more strenuous than quilt today. Being such an obedient wife, I will follow his orders! Ah, the sacrifices I make for my health!

By the way, I do not recommend this home bone density test!

Search for the snowball maker . . .

I spent an hour surfing on the Internet, yesterday, in search of the snowball maker! Oh, you would like some clarification? Earlier in the week, I posted my attempt at replicating the wonder Schneeballen (snowballs in German) pastries my son and I enjoyed in Rothenburg, Germany.  Schneeballen are thinly rolled out pieces of dough cut into strips and then formed into a ball and deep fried. Although the taste was quite comparable, they didn't hold together as well in the deep fryer. How did those bakers in Rothenburg get them so round and perfect? My research revealed there is such a tool called a Schneeballen tongs. Great! I now knew what to look for specifically in my searches. I even found a picture of one. I did not, however, find anyone or any place that sold one. The closest I could find was a meat ball tongs but it was less than two inches in diameter and not nearly big enough for the fist-sized pastries.

My family did enjoy my rendition of the Schneesballen even if they were far from round. My daughter did let slip when she said, "Mom, can I have another of those Schneeballen brains?"

I told my husband that there was nothing for me to do but go back to Rothenburg to narrow down my search. For some obscure reason, he didn't seem to think this made sense! He ate my Schneeballen 'brains' yet he didn't want to eat them 'properly' as in a round pastry as they were devised to be? The quality of life in him has certainly faded in this area.

Meanwhile, if anyone knows where to get one, let me know. Given that a search on the Internet didn't discover one, I'm feeling rather hopeless on the subject. And, I could have started a Schneeballen craze here in California, too! :-)

Something we tend to forget . . .

When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil.

- Max Lerner

A Lenten Contemplation . . .

“Every man in on a cross. Some ask to be taken down like the thief on the left; others ask to be taken up like the thief on the right.” ~Archbishop Fulton Sheen