I just like to rhyme,
sometimes, if you don't mind,
you will find,
I do it all the time,
you will say I owe you a dime,
for wasting your time,
but I hope you will think this is funny,
and join me again real soon, honey!
Here are the definitions to: Bake, broil or boil, as listed in Merriam Webster Dictionary. A couple of these definitions could describe the way some people look or their tempers....
Bake- transitive verb 1 : to cook (as food) by dry heat especially in an oven 2 : to dry or harden by subjecting to heat intransitive verb 1 : to prepare food by baking it 2 : to become baked 3 : to be or become extremely hot
Out of all of these options, I think to "bake or baking" something maybe one of the easiest forms of cooking, other than microwaving something. Does the microwave even count as cooking? You usually just preheat the oven, put the food in and let'ter do its thing. Simple enough. I love to make baked potatoes, roast, and meat loaf. But my "true love" is to bake deserts.
What do you like to bake?
Broil - transitive verb : to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill intransitive verb : to be subjected to great or oppressive heat
I very rarely use the broiler. It is one option you like to have "just in case" you want, or need, to. But, when you broil something it can really fill the room with smoke depending upon what you're cooking, or if you forgot to clean that dirty oven. Tuna melts were my first experience with the broiler.
What was your first broiling experience?
Boil - transitive verb1: to subject to the action of a boiling liquid 2: to heat to the boiling point 3: to form or separate (as sugar or salt) by boiling.
Boiling foods can be a little bit more laborious in the sense that you have to really keep an eye on it, but it's certainly no hard to do. The key to boiling is not to have the heat up too high that you either scorch the food, or it sticks to the bottom of the pan, or boils over all over the stove.
Do you remember "Home-Economics" where they taught you how to properly boil water?
Dish - You know that episode of Charlie Brown where the rain cloud is right above him and wherever Charlie Brown goes, that rain cloud follows? That was vaguely how I felt this morning, although not quite so gray; and my cloud was of a more light fluffy texture, and a brighter shade of white.
I awoke this morning feeling lucky and filled with much hope that the journey I was about to embark upon would be met with much satisfaction as I walked out of Target with my Cities 97 CD in hand. My jubilant feelings were soon dampened (the cloud appeared) with the stark reality that they had run out of Cd's....with only 10 people left in front of me. "You have got to be kidding me!," were the words muttered by everyone in front of and behind me.
This was my first attempt at obtaining one of these Cd's, so maybe I was a bit naive, thinking that I could show up at 7:45 (it opened at 8:00am) and score one. The line wrapped around the building and as I meandered my way to the end of it, I could not resist the temptation of asking the question: what time did you get here? To which they replied: "6:00 am." Little did I know, that "Are you kidding me?", would be the phrase of choice on this particular morning. Maybe naivety wasn't the only culprit here, maybe it was shear laziness of not wanting to get my a## out of bed. As I stated, the store opened at 8:00am and by the time they had ran out, it was 8:05 am. This is the point where it gets a little ugly; now, it is not so much about the charity or the CD anymore as it is about getting my hands on one of them darn things. So, I head off to another Target. I walk through the doors, this time a wee bit leery that I will "score a CD," but still filled with hope.
Nope, Nada, Zilch, Nothing! "Are you kidding me?"
Anyhow, the next person in line is when "it" happens. She states loudly that she didn't even know what the fuss was about, nor did she even know what the Cities 97 CD was, but thought she had better buy 2 of them...just in case. "Are you kidding me?, (told you there would be at least one more.) At this point it was like she had won the lottery in my eyes. Call it dumb luck, call it being in the right place at the right time, call it the early bird gets to chirp first. My husband has a theory: "That luck favors a prepared mind - can I get some help here then. Cuz, I thought I had prepared my mind to be "lucky." I sent out the vibes, I pictured it on my "secret" board in my mind, I even felt it in my bones...I guess this old dog needs to learn a few new tricks. I promise to be the obedient participant, if anyone wants to be the trainer. But as for me, right now, I really don't care anymore - I am just going to sit here, drink my coffee, enjoy the journey and plan my strategy for next year.
They say there is a lesson in everything; don't you just hate those damn lessons? I say: "Lessons, scha-messons, 'I want, what I want, when I want it'!"
(Lord, please make me a fast learner.)
Dawn says: "there is always a silver lining too, actually there were a few of them." One lies in the fact that this CD is the catalyst for a great charity, and it provides a vehicle to obtain needed funds. Some of the others are that I am able to: a). wake up (thank God I'm not dead yet), b). that I am able to stand in line and wait (there are many people who can't), c). that I have the money to buy the CD (there are many that don't), d). that I am able to see the silver lining(s) shimmering right in front of my eyes, e). that I am grateful for the journey! No more "Are you kidding Me's" just me and my friend, hope, heading out on our next adventure. And if our paths do cross again in the future, we will remember this past endeavor with a fondness for having had it.
Rock on!
Embellish - Cherish your family and your work. Roll around on the floor with the kids (or pet). Look forward to all your birthday mornings. And with every sunrise, start your life anew.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MORGAN!
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