This year has been hard for many people, losing their heroes.
It’s interesting to see heroes age and pass away. Whether it is a musical hero performing a favorite song on the radio or a cd or an acting hero performing a favorite role on tv or a movie, they are always there, just as your remember them.
When the real world comes crashing down it hurts. They cannot be gone, they are right there, just as they always were.
It’s hard and it hurts when timelessness and consistency runs headlong into the reality.
Immortal heroes should be Immortal.
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Monday, December 26, 2016
Menu Plan -- December 27 - January 2
Tuesday:
Vegetarian Stir Fry with Noodles
Wednesday:
Take-Away Pizza
Thursday:
Egg Salad Sandwiches, Chips, Fruit Salad
Friday:
Barbadian Chicken Fingers, Roast Potatoes, Green Salad
Saturday:
Cheese & Crackers, Chips & Dip, Hot Buttered O's
Sunday:
Black-Eyed Pea Salad, Spring Rolls, Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Monday:
Meatball Hoagies, Green Salads, Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Vegetarian Stir Fry with Noodles
Wednesday:
Take-Away Pizza
Thursday:
Egg Salad Sandwiches, Chips, Fruit Salad
Friday:
Barbadian Chicken Fingers, Roast Potatoes, Green Salad
Saturday:
Cheese & Crackers, Chips & Dip, Hot Buttered O's
Sunday:
Black-Eyed Pea Salad, Spring Rolls, Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Monday:
Meatball Hoagies, Green Salads, Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Monday, December 12, 2016
Menu Plan -- December 13-19, 2016
Tuesday:
Beef Stroganoff over Egg Noodles, Baked Spinach, Cherry-Vanilla Ice Cream "Cup Cakes"
Wednesday:
take-away
Thursday:
Quick Beans & Rice, Pita with Olive Oil & Seasonings
Friday:
Leftover Beef Stroganoff over Egg Noodles, Baked Spinach
Saturday:
out in Melbourne
Sunday:
Spaghetti and Lentil Bolognese, Garlic Bread
Monday:
Egg Drop Soup, Spring Rolls
Beef Stroganoff over Egg Noodles, Baked Spinach, Cherry-Vanilla Ice Cream "Cup Cakes"
Wednesday:
take-away
Thursday:
Quick Beans & Rice, Pita with Olive Oil & Seasonings
Friday:
Leftover Beef Stroganoff over Egg Noodles, Baked Spinach
Saturday:
out in Melbourne
Sunday:
Spaghetti and Lentil Bolognese, Garlic Bread
Monday:
Egg Drop Soup, Spring Rolls
Monday, December 5, 2016
Menu Plan -- December 6-12, 2016
Tuesday:
5-Ingredient Chicken over Biscuits, Peas & Carrots
Wednesday:
Hungarian Noodle Bake, Vegetarian Sausages, Green Salads
Thursday:
Beef Tortilla Pizzas, Fruit Salad
Friday:
Couscous Cakes with Salsa, Deviled Eggs
Saturday:
Beef & Bean Burritos, Chips & Salsa
Sunday:
Lemony Garbanzo Bean Pitas, Vanilla Pudding
Monday:
Egg Drop Soup, Spring Rolls, Vanilla Pudding
5-Ingredient Chicken over Biscuits, Peas & Carrots
Wednesday:
Hungarian Noodle Bake, Vegetarian Sausages, Green Salads
Thursday:
Beef Tortilla Pizzas, Fruit Salad
Friday:
Couscous Cakes with Salsa, Deviled Eggs
Saturday:
Beef & Bean Burritos, Chips & Salsa
Sunday:
Lemony Garbanzo Bean Pitas, Vanilla Pudding
Monday:
Egg Drop Soup, Spring Rolls, Vanilla Pudding
Saturday, December 3, 2016
Corralling the Monkeys
I often wonder if the Founding Fathers had the idea of a three-ring circus in mind when they created the intricate and interconnected three-branch system of government for the US. More and more, it seems as though the US government is a circus, meant only for entertainment and to distract the public from what is really happening.
That has been no more evident than this year. Following a Presidential Campaign that started with a clown car of potential candidates, the field was narrowed down to just two main ones. While that act was going on in the main ring, a battle for control of the lions was raging in the second. And in the third ring, the trapeze artists were trying to manage their routine short a performer.
It really was an amazing, unprecedented, and, one can hope, unique election year, culminating in the trick of tricks when the costume was pulled off the ringmaster, only to reveal him as the one of the clowns.
As an American abroad, I really do want to take a “not my circus, not my monkeys” attitude about the whole thing. I cannot. Unfortunately it is MY circus. As a voting citizen, I played a part in scripting the tableau that played out before the world. Further as an American abroad, I am asked to explain the results.
I can explain the process. I can even explain the Presidential Preference Primary process — whether it be an election or a caucus. I can go into detail about the Electoral College, and even explain that in Louisiana, the electors are actually listed on the ballot, after they are selected by the party voters as part of the Presidential Preference Primary ballot. And I can explain that is not the case in every state. I can explain the voting, from the difference between the closed primaries most states hold to the open primaries in Louisiana. I know the process. I know what happens if there is a tie for electoral college votes, or if no one candidate manages to secure a majority. I know there is great debate about whether the US should change how it votes for President, both inside the US and outside of it. I know that much of the debate is because the system created by the Founding Fathers in the Constitution is unnecessarily complicated and confusing and not well-understood by most people, the media included.
But try as I might, I cannot explain this year’s circus performance. All I can say is I wish I didn’t have to try.
That has been no more evident than this year. Following a Presidential Campaign that started with a clown car of potential candidates, the field was narrowed down to just two main ones. While that act was going on in the main ring, a battle for control of the lions was raging in the second. And in the third ring, the trapeze artists were trying to manage their routine short a performer.
It really was an amazing, unprecedented, and, one can hope, unique election year, culminating in the trick of tricks when the costume was pulled off the ringmaster, only to reveal him as the one of the clowns.
As an American abroad, I really do want to take a “not my circus, not my monkeys” attitude about the whole thing. I cannot. Unfortunately it is MY circus. As a voting citizen, I played a part in scripting the tableau that played out before the world. Further as an American abroad, I am asked to explain the results.
I can explain the process. I can even explain the Presidential Preference Primary process — whether it be an election or a caucus. I can go into detail about the Electoral College, and even explain that in Louisiana, the electors are actually listed on the ballot, after they are selected by the party voters as part of the Presidential Preference Primary ballot. And I can explain that is not the case in every state. I can explain the voting, from the difference between the closed primaries most states hold to the open primaries in Louisiana. I know the process. I know what happens if there is a tie for electoral college votes, or if no one candidate manages to secure a majority. I know there is great debate about whether the US should change how it votes for President, both inside the US and outside of it. I know that much of the debate is because the system created by the Founding Fathers in the Constitution is unnecessarily complicated and confusing and not well-understood by most people, the media included.
But try as I might, I cannot explain this year’s circus performance. All I can say is I wish I didn’t have to try.
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