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By Eyebee, on August 4th, 2008
 Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years.
No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
Knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm, life isn’t always fair and
maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you can earn) and
reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.
It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion
or an Aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn’t defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust, his wife, Discretion, his daughter, Responsibility and by his son, Reason.
He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers;
I Know My Rights, I Want It Now, Someone Else Is To Blame and I’m A Victim.
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.
By Eyebee, on May 19th, 2008
I don’t find making fresh coffee a particularly long-winded task. Get the beans out, grind them, add to the coffee maker, add water, push button.
By the time, I’ve cut some bread for toast, or eaten a banana (a quick breakfast snack), the coffee is ready.
As I tend to suffer from over-acidity – and the dreaded acid reflux from time to time – I have been toying with the idea of Cold Brew Coffee
It’s the heat that apparently leaches the acid from the coffee, and cold brew avoids this to a large extent. I’m not sure, of course, until I try it. It’s a bit like decaffeinated. I’ve never found one yet that doesn’t detract from the flavor. It’s a bit like alcohol free beer – that’s actually a great idea in my view. I drink beer for the flavor, not to get inebriated, and a full-flavored alcohol free beer would be great. I could drink a gallon, and never worry about DUI, or a hangover the next day. Thing is, alcohol free beer has even less flavor than Bud Light (if that’s possible).
Anyway, now I have drunk that cup of coffee in the photograph – yes that was truly a fresh brewed photograph of a fresh brewed cup – it’s on with the day’s tasks ahead.
Unfortunately, Kathy is not feeling at all well today, and I’ve persuaded her to stay in bed. Sometimes one day off can lead to a speedier recovery, instead of ending up soldiering on, and winding up with two weeks of illness. It seems like she’s got a flu-type bug, along with a sinus blockage.
I’m going to be playing nurse today, as well as web designer.
By Eyebee, on April 2nd, 2008
It’s often said that food tastes better the next day.
Well some things do. I can’t say I’m keen on warmed up fries, or cold liver, but many things ARE better the next day.
I almost always eat lunch at home. In fact, we eat most of our meals at home. For starters (excuse the pun) you know what you’re getting, and it’s almost always a whole lot cheaper.
I can’t help but smile at those that complain they have no money, but get 2-3 coffees at starbucks each day, and also breakfast on the way to the office, lunch out while they’re there, and sometimes a meal on the way home too. It’s easy to spend in one day eating out, the same as one would spend on a whole weeks groceries, and that’s not eating in the posh places downtown either!
As I’m more often than not working at home, I usually cook dinner. I try to make a varied selection of meals, and we try to eat as much fresh food as possible. TV dinners are a no-no.
Do we have a weekly plan? Heck no, not usually. I often make up my mind what’s for dinner at around 2pm or sometimes even later. One doesn’t have to spend hours in the kitchen cooking or preparing many meals anyway. I make full use of the microwave too; I don’t take any notice of those that walk around muttering about radioactive food. Oh, and if you only think of a microwave as something to defrost frozen items in, or re-heat leftovers, or the cup of coffee that’s gone cold (yes, I do all of those things too), then you’re missing out.
I often cook fresh vegetables (we try to have something green most mealtimes) in the microwave. Brocolli, cauliflower, asparagus all come out just fine. Potatoes cook great too.
 Anyway, I digress. I wasn’t really writing about the virtues of the microwave, just mentioning it as another, perfectly acceptable (in my view) method of cooking.
As a child, my mother would buy a huge piece of beef, and we’d have roast beef dinner on Sunday, cold beef and pickles on Monday, and cottage pie on Tuesday. Now that was getting some mileage. It was a common thing though in England back then. In fact it was so common for housewives to buy a peice of meat on Saturday, big enough to last at least two days, that butchers stores (most of which were family run then) were usually closed on a Monday.
Nowadays I don’t do that, or stick to a routine as such. I don’t cook anything really exciting usually, as I’m busy working most afternoons. I also make use of a crockpot at times as well, and salads are good to eat, particularly in the warmer weather, and a variety of those can be made quite quickly too.
This evening…?
I’m not sure yet.
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