"A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer."
-- Robert Frost
Thursday, December 22, 2011
It is a sad commentary on our world today . . .
It was with great sadness that I read this news report. In a country that was founded on freedom, it certainly doesn't bode well when this freedom of choice can be decided by the government or that anyone has to go to court because they don't want to be forced into medical practices that go against their religious freedoms. Such is the case with 12 nurses who do not want to assist at abortions. If the court doesn't rule in their favor to opt out, they could lose their jobs. When did limits on our freedoms become legislated?
http://www.lifenews.com/2011/12/21/court-to-hold-hearing-on-nurses-forced-to-assist-abortions/
http://www.lifenews.com/2011/12/21/court-to-hold-hearing-on-nurses-forced-to-assist-abortions/
Easy Vegetarian Chili
We like to go meatless a couple of days a week but it can be a challenge to find a recipe that doesn’t call for soy products. My husband can’t eat soy. During Lent and the meatless Fridays, I’m always straining my brain for nourishing meals that also taste good, too. This one seems to fit the requirements. It has everything you need to be filling and tasty and you can serve it as spicy as you want. I always put chili flakes on the table along with the salt and pepper for those in the family who like to breathe fire!
Vegetarian Chili
1 cup finely grated carrot
1 Portobelo mushroom, minced
One onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, smashed and chopped finely
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons barbecue sauce
2 cans beans (black, kidney, pinto, your choice!)
1 cup frozen corn
1 can diced tomatoes
1 cup pasta sauce, your favorite brand
¼ cup chunky salsa
¼ cup fresh cilantro
Chili powder to taste
Ground cumin to taste
Tortilla chips
shredded Cheese
green onions, chopped
sour cream to top
Saute the carrot, mushroom, onion and garlic in a cooking pot with the olive oil until everything is tender. Add the Worcestershire sauce, barbecue sauce, beans, corn, pasta sauce, and salsa. Stir to mix and simmer for about 15-20 minutes. Stir in the chili and ground cumin, cook another five minutes. Add the cilantro and serve. Top with chips, shredded cheese, green onions, and sour cream.
Vegetarian Chili
1 cup finely grated carrot
1 Portobelo mushroom, minced
One onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, smashed and chopped finely
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons barbecue sauce
2 cans beans (black, kidney, pinto, your choice!)
1 cup frozen corn
1 can diced tomatoes
1 cup pasta sauce, your favorite brand
¼ cup chunky salsa
¼ cup fresh cilantro
Chili powder to taste
Ground cumin to taste
Tortilla chips
shredded Cheese
green onions, chopped
sour cream to top
Saute the carrot, mushroom, onion and garlic in a cooking pot with the olive oil until everything is tender. Add the Worcestershire sauce, barbecue sauce, beans, corn, pasta sauce, and salsa. Stir to mix and simmer for about 15-20 minutes. Stir in the chili and ground cumin, cook another five minutes. Add the cilantro and serve. Top with chips, shredded cheese, green onions, and sour cream.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Got that right!
People
are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in
circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and
look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them.
- George Bernard
Shaw
We can only hope . . .
| On Easter day, as you're driving to church, call out to your slobovian, atheistic, liberal neighbor sitting on his porch: | |||
"Happy Easter! Our Savior liveth! Sorry yours won't get
reelected!"
|
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Dealing with the employed . . .
In this day and age, one would think that anyone with a job would be most grateful and exhibit such gratitude by doing their job to the best of their ability. Once more, I've been the 'victim' of an employed person who acts like they'd rather not be there.
My daughter was due for her eye examination. The doctor checked her eyes, gave us her prescription, we dutifully paid, and left. We got to the place where we usually get our eyeglass prescriptions filled. My daughter spent a good amount of time chosing her new frames and we were congratulating ourselves about how quickly we had accomplished this errand.
We took the chosen frames to the clerk, she pulled up our records, started to plug in the new prescription numbers, and stopped . . . She said that there was an error in the numbers and an important segment of the prescription had been left out. Suddenly, I remembered that the doctor's receptionist had done the same thing to us three years ago with the very same omission!
The eyeglass people were nice enough to call the doctor's office and have the information faxed over to them. The clerk said the receptionist told her that she thought it should have included the extra information and wondered about it. The doctor is sitting five feet away and all she can do is wonder?
I worked in the public sector for over 15 years and discovered that the good employees always went a few steps further to insure a job well done. If something is glaring enough to make you wonder, you should persue the situation until you discover the reality.
Jobs aren't easy to come by or keep in this 'wonderful' economy of ours. It seems to me that anyone blessed with a job, would do all they could to become indispensible at the job which includes following through when things don't look correct and saving the customer/patients some valuable time.
My daughter was due for her eye examination. The doctor checked her eyes, gave us her prescription, we dutifully paid, and left. We got to the place where we usually get our eyeglass prescriptions filled. My daughter spent a good amount of time chosing her new frames and we were congratulating ourselves about how quickly we had accomplished this errand.
We took the chosen frames to the clerk, she pulled up our records, started to plug in the new prescription numbers, and stopped . . . She said that there was an error in the numbers and an important segment of the prescription had been left out. Suddenly, I remembered that the doctor's receptionist had done the same thing to us three years ago with the very same omission!
The eyeglass people were nice enough to call the doctor's office and have the information faxed over to them. The clerk said the receptionist told her that she thought it should have included the extra information and wondered about it. The doctor is sitting five feet away and all she can do is wonder?
I worked in the public sector for over 15 years and discovered that the good employees always went a few steps further to insure a job well done. If something is glaring enough to make you wonder, you should persue the situation until you discover the reality.
Jobs aren't easy to come by or keep in this 'wonderful' economy of ours. It seems to me that anyone blessed with a job, would do all they could to become indispensible at the job which includes following through when things don't look correct and saving the customer/patients some valuable time.
Never considered it this way . . .
The word angel is the name of a function, not of a nature. For they are always spirits, but are called angels when they are sent.
St. Isidore: Erymologies, 7, 5. (7th century)
St. Isidore: Erymologies, 7, 5. (7th century)
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