Hello there

Food - Our oldest son can put away food with the best of them and has been known to be a human garbage disposal, although his physique doesn't show it. But the difference with him as opposed to most of us who over indulge is; he doesn't seem to have the addicted side of the food chain. He simply eats to fill the void. He certainly has a few favorite foods, but he doesn't go bonkers about them. Here is a favorite of his and a favorite as an appetizer at a party.

White Castle Burgers
Ingredients:
1 pkg. hawiian sweet rolls
1 lb hamburger
1 pkg lipton onion dry soup mix
2 T. mayo
1 pkg. shredded cheddar cheese
sliced hamburger dill pickles

Brown hamburger, add onion mix, cheddar cheese and mayo. Mix well. Slice buns, horizontally (like a hamburger bun) and put bottom layer back in original box. Put burger mixture on roll bottoms, add sliced pickles. Put tops of rolls back on. Cover box completely with aluminum foil (including the bottom) and bake 15 minutes at 350. Serve and enjoy!

Dish - Hello there...is anyone there? Do you ever feel as though no one is there when you are dealing with a customer service representative? I had that experience today as I tried to cancel a subscription. You go to their website and you can sign up, but you can't cancel. No of course not, you have to call them. Why? You ask. So that they can try and talk you out of cancelling. An automated system comes on and they ask you what you want to do, you answer cancel, they ask you if at the end of the call if you would care to take a short survey, to which you answer - no. Then that is when you get transferred to a "real" person, a customer service rep., and that is where they ask you 10 questions which makes you feel as though you are taking a survey that you didn't want to take in the first place. When you state this, they say "no you aren't taking a survey I am just trying to cancel you service." Hmmm... Anyhow, at the end they ask you if you want to have a reduced price for 3 months, if you want 3 months free (you have to call after 3 months to cancel though, so nothing is free) and the list goes on. NO, you say. And then this is what gets me (are you ready?) they ask me if I would be willing to take a survey? Hello are you there??? When I answer NO! They hang up on me. So much for customer service.

Embellish - Some days it is harder than others to get our minds in the right direction. Abraham Lincoln once said: "People are as happy as they make up their minds to be." Today, that is the mantra I will hold onto.