Rice noodles: you attempt to take them out of the package without making a mess (this is my “challenge ‘o the week for you”), then you place them in boiling water until they become mushy, drain and eat. A filling meal in less than 4 minutes!
That being said, rice noodles and tea are pretty much my stable diet at this point in my life. I mean, what else do you feed someone who is too impatient to wait for the microwave to re-heat frozen dinners?
Or maybe the question should be: how do you fix the person who is too impatient to wait for the microwave?
Walking into Walmart the other day it hit me: Valentine’s Day is coming. Fantastic.
Maybe it was the obnoxiously big red hearts hearts hanging everywhere or the 6’5 guy holding a singing rose and dancing with a child-sized red teddy bear… No seriously. Sometimes I wonder about the company I keep…
The day that half the world celebrates and the other half dreads is soon upon us and I, for the 18th year running (I figure the first 4 don’t really count), will be joining half the world as we bitterly re-name February 14th “Single Awareness Day”.
One person I know claims he invented the term, but I don’t believe him. At the same time he also told me he saw on the news that Valentine’s Day was officially re-named “Single Awarness Day”. I obviously fell for it. Perhaps I should have tuned in to the fact that he doesn’t have a TV. I used a pun. Oh, what is this world coming to?! Although I do admit it would be cool to invent the name of the anti-valentine’s day… moving on…
I think for the first time last year in Uruguay, the empty commercialism truly hit me. When you meet people selling red hearts on street corners you can begin to see how far-reaching our North American commercial influence can be. It’s like when I was in Nicaragua and I saw those hanging “icicle” Christmas lights… like, really?
I guess the day would be more fun if I weren’t sitting at home in jogging pants watching chick-flicks or Jason Bourne. But who wouldn’t want to sit in candlelight with Jason Bourne?
An Indian Prime Minister once said that "Christians make the most incredible claims, but live the most unincredible lives..."
After a little shock, because, quite honestly, that hurts, I realized that he was right. We say that the Living God, the Creator of the universe is involved in our daily lives. But do we live like He is? Do we live our lives as if they're even affected by a relationship with the Living God?
Our whole belief system is based on absolute faith... that alone sets us apart from the thousands of other 'religions' out there... our faith is the only one to make claims as bold as a man rising from the dead 3 days after he was laid in a tomb, and we have no "proof" other than that the Bible says so.
The Prime Minister in India was right... if we are to believe and make claims that bold, then there should be no room for complacency in our lives. I make the most incredible claims and have a great faith in a revolutionary Savior... but do I live like it?
I hope you all had a great new years! I got the opportunity to go up to Quebec City and spend time with 3 of my favorite people... I'm not quite sure we did the smartest thing: stand outside and watch fireworks at -30 degrees celcius. I got a little frostbite and our drinks were frozen solid, but what better way to spend new year's than being packed in a street with 3/4 of the province of Quebec?
Just a small change from watching fireworks from the roof-top at +30 degrees celcius like I did in Uruguay last year... *sigh* I miss Uruguay!
Today I'm picking up Liz at the airport and driving back up to Chertsey... it's hard to believe that Christmas vacation is already over! Happy New Years!
Rice noodles: you attempt to take them out of the package without making a mess (this is my “challenge ‘o the week for you”), then you place them in boiling water until they become mushy, drain and eat. A filling meal in less than 4 minutes!
