Another item commanding my attention this Tuesday is the impending Thanksgiving holiday. It is the one day that I cook for my family, and while a small affair I still put significant thought into the menu. One has to decide on the courses before shopping occurs, and I am still in search of suitable recipes for sides.
Some items are staples on the Thanksgiving table. However, every year I experiment with a few dishes, hence the recipe quest. I will need to complete my research and make the decision in the next several days, then craft my shopping list. Oyster stuffing will make a return at this year's event and a "skinnied" version of traditional pumpkin pie. Beyond that, we'll have to see what I discover and devise.
Today's MUCH: Recipes here looked yummy!
Today's SUCH: We're 3 weeks away from this great feast! Wish it was tomorrow.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
The Finish Line
Wow has it really been 3 months since my last entry! Evidently time flies when mastering a new pursuit with a 3 hour daily commute inexorably attached.
It’s my inner Nascar driver that has been on my mind recently. How now (in the correct dialect, “haw naw”) that need for speed? Rising at the crack of dawn has always been something I’ve done in my work life, but is the genesis of this habit my desire to avoid other strange and much slower motorists on PA highways and byways? Or my impatience with life in general? In an era of instant gratification and fast food everything, it should probably not be a surprise that a sense of gratutious urgency and speed permeates most things. And yet, it is.
Maybe tomorrow I won’t look at my daily drive as a qualifier for some cosmic race. Maybe.
Today's MUCH: An amusing way to ascertain whether you have Road Rage.
Today's SUCH: (1) The Passing Lane is for PASSING. If you are not passing another vehicle GET OUT OF THE PASSING LANE. (2) Stop BEFORE you reach a Stop sign or Stop light. Stopping your vehicle a car’s length past these items (and into the intersection) is not stopping and is dangerous.
It’s my inner Nascar driver that has been on my mind recently. How now (in the correct dialect, “haw naw”) that need for speed? Rising at the crack of dawn has always been something I’ve done in my work life, but is the genesis of this habit my desire to avoid other strange and much slower motorists on PA highways and byways? Or my impatience with life in general? In an era of instant gratification and fast food everything, it should probably not be a surprise that a sense of gratutious urgency and speed permeates most things. And yet, it is.
Maybe tomorrow I won’t look at my daily drive as a qualifier for some cosmic race. Maybe.
Today's MUCH: An amusing way to ascertain whether you have Road Rage.
Today's SUCH: (1) The Passing Lane is for PASSING. If you are not passing another vehicle GET OUT OF THE PASSING LANE. (2) Stop BEFORE you reach a Stop sign or Stop light. Stopping your vehicle a car’s length past these items (and into the intersection) is not stopping and is dangerous.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Last Day of Freedom
Well today has been a long time in coming, 11 months to be exact. It's my last leisurely day before returning to the world of work. Corporate America has not been enthusiastic recently about adding new members to her fold, but through the grace of G-d and my charming personality I have secured a position of gainful employment.
Truthfully, while I much prefer leading a department with trusted business partners in my own company, a steady paycheck just cannot be overrated. However my experience in working diligently for others, unfortunately for me, feels alot like pimping or being babysitted. Here's to hoping that inept management exercising misguided control is a thing of the past.
TODAY'S MUCH: Some folks that got their bell rung and it's about time.
TODAY'S SUCH: Work kills more people than war.
Truthfully, while I much prefer leading a department with trusted business partners in my own company, a steady paycheck just cannot be overrated. However my experience in working diligently for others, unfortunately for me, feels alot like pimping or being babysitted. Here's to hoping that inept management exercising misguided control is a thing of the past.
TODAY'S MUCH: Some folks that got their bell rung and it's about time.
TODAY'S SUCH: Work kills more people than war.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Nemontemi, Mr. Dee, and Balance
Today has been a strange day. I took a pre-employment drug test and had my car hood flip open and block my windshield while I drove on a crowded highway. Did I mention it has been raining steadily all day as well? I retired to my office shook up but safe, started working, and now several of my first thoughts are eclectic at best.
I find myself noodling the empty or nameless days of the Aztec calendar, the Nemontemi, and also contemplating a very talented Philadelphia-based psychic I visited back in 1993. My familiarity with the nemontemi is in concept only; I certainly don't believe the world will end on 12/21/2012. Conversely, meeting Mr. Dee, the psychic, was an unexpected and awesome experience that left me almost speechless in its incredulity.
So I am mentally drawn to an ominous icon and a joyful memory, as if the idea of a plus and minus will balance out the sum total and lead me back to a clean, neutral square one. Hmmmm.
Today's MUCH: I am reminded of an obscure McCartney ditty called Cosmically Conscious
Today's SUCH: I am never that plugged into the "other" so today is a stumper for sure. All I know is all talents and blessings flow from G-d, so mayhap he is getting his point across in a novel way.
I find myself noodling the empty or nameless days of the Aztec calendar, the Nemontemi, and also contemplating a very talented Philadelphia-based psychic I visited back in 1993. My familiarity with the nemontemi is in concept only; I certainly don't believe the world will end on 12/21/2012. Conversely, meeting Mr. Dee, the psychic, was an unexpected and awesome experience that left me almost speechless in its incredulity.
So I am mentally drawn to an ominous icon and a joyful memory, as if the idea of a plus and minus will balance out the sum total and lead me back to a clean, neutral square one. Hmmmm.
Today's MUCH: I am reminded of an obscure McCartney ditty called Cosmically Conscious
Today's SUCH: I am never that plugged into the "other" so today is a stumper for sure. All I know is all talents and blessings flow from G-d, so mayhap he is getting his point across in a novel way.
Dog Days of Summer
I am beginning to think this summer is going to be a long, hot one.
Hot weather is associated with the star Sirius (which means "scorcher" in Greek) and is part of the Canis Major (big dog) constellation.
Here I am almost a month later than when I started this entry, and during that entire time I've been mostly shut inside my residence with the A/C blaring....guess I can concede that yes, this summer will be as sweltering as February was frigid. A scorcher indeed, and forecasted accurately by the Farmer's Almanac, or so I have been told. *Sigh* The older I get the less I really like being outside in the sticky, humid weather; not that I like paying PPL all of my $ to keep cool either.
I have only spent one full evening on my porch actually enjoying the onset of summer twilight with pleasant temperatures. Hopefully there will be one or two more before the end of August ensues.
Today's MUCH: Wishing I had a pool....
Today's SUCH: Oil spilling out for 85 DAYS! BP SUCKS.
Hot weather is associated with the star Sirius (which means "scorcher" in Greek) and is part of the Canis Major (big dog) constellation.
Here I am almost a month later than when I started this entry, and during that entire time I've been mostly shut inside my residence with the A/C blaring....guess I can concede that yes, this summer will be as sweltering as February was frigid. A scorcher indeed, and forecasted accurately by the Farmer's Almanac, or so I have been told. *Sigh* The older I get the less I really like being outside in the sticky, humid weather; not that I like paying PPL all of my $ to keep cool either.
I have only spent one full evening on my porch actually enjoying the onset of summer twilight with pleasant temperatures. Hopefully there will be one or two more before the end of August ensues.
Today's MUCH: Wishing I had a pool....
Today's SUCH: Oil spilling out for 85 DAYS! BP SUCKS.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Strawberries and Roses
Two good things about June in Pennsylvania: strawberries and roses. Since that delectable berry is my favorite type of fruit, June is a very good time of year. I remember my dad buying boxes and boxes of strawberries from a produce stand right outside of town so I got to eat quite a few. Once, I indulged too much, and actually broke out in hives from eating strawberries....true story.
Wildflowers and roses are also my favorites. It's not just the heavenly aromas that these flora share but the contrast of colors and shapes and sizes that I think are mesmerizing. I haven't received roses in such a long time that I went out to the local Rose Garden today to breathe in my fill of these beautiful blooms. MMMMMMMMM, ah. Several hours well spent.
So today my picnic had both strawberries and roses, and I ended the day with champagne. No special occasion, I just wanted to enjoy a sunny and hot day in June in NE PA.
Today's MUCH: I LOVE champagne...yum, yum, yum.
Today's SUCH: Think I should start planning a wildflower excursion.
Wildflowers and roses are also my favorites. It's not just the heavenly aromas that these flora share but the contrast of colors and shapes and sizes that I think are mesmerizing. I haven't received roses in such a long time that I went out to the local Rose Garden today to breathe in my fill of these beautiful blooms. MMMMMMMMM, ah. Several hours well spent.
So today my picnic had both strawberries and roses, and I ended the day with champagne. No special occasion, I just wanted to enjoy a sunny and hot day in June in NE PA.
Today's MUCH: I LOVE champagne...yum, yum, yum.
Today's SUCH: Think I should start planning a wildflower excursion.
Let's Go To The Movies
Escapism comes in many forms, and for me recently movies have been doing the trick. Other than my normal science fiction fetish, I seem to gravitate toward 'period pieces' of any era. Why do I like period pieces? As a history aficionado, I greatly admire the research and care taken to realistically reproduce the many details that together breathe life into a slice of time from the past.
Recently I've been in a more nostalgic mood so I've been watching things like Casablanca, Out of Africa, and Atonement. For most of May though I discovered the joy of Bruce Lee and Jet Li, becoming a huge fan of these early martial arts pioneers.
Between DVDs and VOD I don't seem to go to the movie theatre as often as in the past. That's just as well, I haven't felt like going out much lately anyway, and why bother when you can access it all from the comfort of your domicile?
Today's MUCH: YES I am a Twi-hard counting down the days until Eclipse makes its debut.
Another MUCH: Looking forward to viewing M. Night Shyamalan'sThe Last Airbender....martial arts and science fiction is a unbeatable combo!
Today's SUCH: I am still waiting for Ender's Game to be made into a movie. Tick tock folks, let's get on with it!
Recently I've been in a more nostalgic mood so I've been watching things like Casablanca, Out of Africa, and Atonement. For most of May though I discovered the joy of Bruce Lee and Jet Li, becoming a huge fan of these early martial arts pioneers.
Between DVDs and VOD I don't seem to go to the movie theatre as often as in the past. That's just as well, I haven't felt like going out much lately anyway, and why bother when you can access it all from the comfort of your domicile?
Today's MUCH: YES I am a Twi-hard counting down the days until Eclipse makes its debut.
Another MUCH: Looking forward to viewing M. Night Shyamalan'sThe Last Airbender....martial arts and science fiction is a unbeatable combo!
Today's SUCH: I am still waiting for Ender's Game to be made into a movie. Tick tock folks, let's get on with it!
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