Meme Madness - #2

 OK, so anyone who has been on facebook anytime in the last few years has most likely noticed the abundance of "memes" coming across their news feeds. Some of them are funny, some offensive and some (such as cute kittens doing cute kitten things) are adorable.

I don't mind the memes. I usually read them once and then hide the picture from my feed and go about my day.

But sometimes, I read one that just irritates me. So I decided that I am going to deem the sharer of those memes to have gone mad and pick on the the thought behind the meme for a bit.

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Today this meme came across my facebook wall...

Hmm...seems harsh right? So I made a plan to bypass hundreds of government safety perimeters and hack into the NSA's servers in order to scour their records to find at least one photo of President Obama hugging an American Troop...then I thought that I had better check google first...and well....

Feel free to check for yourself if you want to see many, many more. 

Seriously people. GOOGLE...it can save you from looking like an idiot (and you can find recipes, cat pictures and porn). It's really not that hard.

Meme Madness - #1

OK, so anyone who has been on facebook anytime in the last few years has most likely noticed the abundance of "memes" coming across their news feeds. Some of them are funny, some offensive and some (such as cute kittens doing cute kitten things) are adorable.

I don't mind the memes. I usually read them once and then hide the picture from my feed and go about my day.

But sometimes, I read one that just irritates me. So I decided that I am going to deem the sharer of those memes to have gone mad and pick on the the thought behind the meme for a bit.

Today, it was this one...

My thought after reading this was "OK, I'll dress like a republican and fill my living room full of the best and most desirable candy in all the land. When the kids come to my door, I will be swimming around in it and politely tell them "I'm sorry, you can't have any of my candy. It's mine. Go home and tell your parent's to quit being lazy and get a job, then they can buy you your own candy." Now if any of the kids offered to rake my leaves in exchange for some candy, that would be acceptable. I would make sure to keep a handful of those gross peanut butter taffy things around as payment for their labor. Only one each though...don't want to spoil them. 

But all jokes aside, I feel the need to point out to some...especially those who share this...that 'half' isn't quite accurate. You would know this if you did some basic mathematics while looking at your pay stub. 

I also find it extremely annoying that these people always refer to people receiving any kind of Government assistance as 'Lazy'. Many are not. They merely use the program as it's intended, to help them through a rough time after a lay-off, injury or some other life-changing occurrence. Sure, some abuse the system and I agree that it sucks having to pay for them as well. But does that really mean that we should let all the others starve or go homeless because of the estimated 3% of cases that are fraudulent? 

Calling all these people 'lazy' is like calling America an 'Asian Nation' just because there are some Asians here. It's incorrect and when you say it, you look like an idiot.

Why is it that the republicans, many of whom claim to be good faithful religious folk, have such an issue with giving a small part of their income to help those less fortunate? It baffles me. 

Let's say little Tommy had 10 pieces of candy, and someone asked him, as well as all the other kids who had 10 pieces of candy, to put one piece in a separate bucket for the kids who broke their legs and couldn't go trick-or-treating. Is that so evil that it deserves a condescending meme about it on facebook? Of course, not. Anyone with a heart would agree that it sounds reasonable. It's not until Bobby shows up on the scene with 100 pieces of candy and someone asks him to put 10 pieces in....then everyone throws a fit and all hell breaks loose. They ignore the fact that he will still have 81 more pieces of candy than all the other kids, they are just mad that he had to give up more pieces of candy than the other kids. 

Now I could go on about his for hours, but I really need to get some housework done, so I will just say this...

If you are Bobby in the situation above, feel free to say you think it's unfair and feel free to justify why you think you need 90 (instead of just 81) more pieces of candy than all the other kids. Just don't do it in the manner of a child throwing a fit in Walmart - kicking, screaming and making threats and/or facebook memes. You already looked crazy and hypocritical by voicing your opinion that it isn't fair...don't add fuel to the fire by making yourself look like an immature brat as well.

Hard Baked Eggs?

So I saw all those various posts come across facebook showing another way to make Hard Boiled Eggs...without the boiling part. 

Just like the rest of you I was curious and decided to try it. 

It actually DOES work...but is it better?

(I apologize for the crummy camera phone pics...still can't find my regular camera)

I decided to make only 6...no need to waste more than that if It wasn't going to work...

I have seen a few variations of the instructions...one said let them cool, another said put them immediately in an ice bath...I was curious is the ice bath had a purpose, so I split them up.

Both came out the same...so the ice bath only helps cool them faster.

I noticed that they are indeed a bit easier to peel when baked in the oven. 

However, there are these dark spots on the eggs after you peel them. I'm guessing it was a weaker part of the shell that allowed more heat to those spots, causing a slight burn.

There is also a little bit of liquid that comes out of the 'hollow' part of the egg when you peel it...so have a napkin handy!

But, as you can see...they look and taste just like any other Hard Boiled Egg.

So...Yes, baking eggs works...

My personal opinion...I'll stick to the boiling method...it takes about the same amount of time, less energy and doesn't leave the brown spots.

But if you need to make 2 dozen hard boiled eggs, but don't have a large pot to boil them in, this is a great alternative method.

Going Against the Flow.

A few weeks ago I took Jason to watch Winnie the Pooh at The Reel Theatre. 

I found it interesting that out of the 5 other groups of people in the theatre (another reason why I love The Reel Theatre…it’s rarely crowded), only 2 groups had children with them. The others were merely there for nostalgic reasons. 

There was one 20ish year old girl, all by herself, who was obviously there because she used to watch Winnie the Pooh as a kid and still loves it today. She was the very first person there. Jason and I were 2^nd.  We arrived 10 minutes early…I wondered how long she had been waiting. She already made herself quite comfortable in her chair and was oozing with excitement as she waited almost impatiently for the feature to start. It got me to thinking…why can’t more women in their early 20’s, mid 20’s, late 20’s….hell, any age…be more like this girl. Instead of partying it up with her friends, she opted to go to the movies alone to see a new film about one of her favorite characters from her childhood. She had the appearance of a popular, social kind of girl. I couldn’t see or imagine any reason why she wouldn’t have many other offers to do many other things on a Friday evening. I’m guessing that it was just a case of no one wanted to go see a ‘kid’s movie’ with her.  Instead of saving face and doing what they wanted to do, she stood up for what she loved and went the other direction. 

It was nice to see that there are still people out there who don’t mind going against the flow society….now if only there were a few more…

Five Guys.

It's hard to find someone who can resist one of those amazing burgers at Five Guys. I know I can't if one is offered to me. (I can sure resist the price on my own power though)

This morning I woke up and started grazing Facebook while sipping on my morning coffee. I saw a link shared by Christa from WebMD...It was titled 'Pictures of Fattening Restaurant Meals' I was curious so I clicked on it. A lot of the restaurants that they showed either aren't in this area or I would probably never go to anyways...but the Five Guys burger meal kinda shocked me. Especially since this is the exact meal that I usually order.

"The Bacon Cheeseburger Meal from Five Guys. The burger alone has 30 grams of saturated fat and 920 calories — the equivalent of two Quarter Pounders from rival burger chain McDonald's. A large order of fries adds 1,460 calories.

By the Numbers: 2,380 cal – more than the 
2,000–calorie daily limit for most adults."

2,360 Calories...and that's not even counting my usual 3 or so trips to the fountain machine to refill a large soda. 

I think it might be a little easier to resist those juicy burgers now...

or at least I now know that if I do eat at Five Guys, I had better go on a very long bike ride afterwards AND not eat anything else for the remainder of the day.

 Feel free to share this with any of your Five Guys eating friends! 



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Unexpected Coffee.

     Jason is so adorable.

I was outside getting stuff situated for the yard sale tomorrow and when I came inside, he was standing there with a mug. He handed it to me saying "Here Daddy. I made you a cup of coffee." At first I thought the mug was empty but then I noticed that he was being very careful while handing it over. There was something in the mug. My first thought was water...but I decided I had better take a quick smell before taking a sip. It didn't have to get too close to my nose before I realized that it was in fact coffee. My brain quickly put the pieces together and came to the conclusion that it was cold coffee leftover from Sunday morning that I forgot to empty out.

I thanked him for the thoughtful gesture. He said "You're welcome.....now drink it!"

I pretended to take a sip, but apparently I am a really horrid actor. I saw it in his eyes before he could say the words..."Daddy, that wasn't a real sip"

So...I did what I had to do...

Jason was very pleased with himself....and despite the grossness of it, I'm pretty proud of him too.

Smoking.

Why can't this kinda thing happen for everyone who wants or needs to quit smoking?

It doesn't even have to be divine intervention, 

just someone constantly around, nagging the smoker to quit...

...oh wait...

...I guess that's one of the many benefits of having a woman around...

...suppose I better find one...

...is there an immigration office in Pocatello that I can hang out in front of?