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Tag: life
The Hypocrisies of the Word “But”
We’ve all been there. We’ve all used it before. That means that in some time in our lives we have all been hypocrites. That is because we’ve all used our “Buts” before. The funny thing about “But” is that sometimes it is such a contradiction. While we can use our “Buts” to denote that we are unsure of something, usually when people say “But…” it’s because they mean the opposite of what they are telling you they mean. Here are a few examples:
“I like you but…”
This usually means that the person really does not like you but does not want to hurt your feelings.
“They cool but”
This one is two fold: a). There are more bad qualities about “them” than there are good, and b). I don’t want to talk about your friend in front of your face.
“I don’t mean to offend you, but…”
Here, this but means that I’m warning you that what I am about to say will in fact offend you.
“That’s a great idea but”
This means that chances are your idea sucked and the person doesn’t know how to tell you.
“I know but”
Means the person doesn’t really know what they’re talking about.
“I was going to tell you, but..”
This means the person wasn’t going to tell you, but now that he or she has been caught they have to think of a lie real quick.
“I don’t mind watching your kids, but”
Your children are little devils who don’t listen and no one feels like being bothered.
Strive
“Some of us are just too close to the ground to see what the sky looks like. STRIVE.” – EC
Tomato and Beef Casserole With Polenta Crust
Today’s special recipe is a feature from Kathy Gizzi, of Rotonda West, Florida. It looks so tasty I cannot wait to try it myself. This time, we’re all going to do it together, yall with me? Tonight’s dinner is: Tomato and Beef Casserole with Polenta Crust. We’ll need:
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup plain yellow cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon Montreal steak seasoning
1 cup (4 oz.) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 pound ground beef
1 cup chopped onion
1 chopped bell pepper < or zucchini. I don’t care too much for it so I substituted with bell pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 (14 1/2-oz.) cans diced tomatoes, drained
1 (6-oz.) can tomato paste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Bring 3 cups water and 1 tsp. salt to a boil in a 2-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in cornmeal; reduce heat to low, and simmer, whisking constantly, 3 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat, and stir in steak seasoning and 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese. Spread cornmeal mixture into a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish.
2. Brown ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until meat is well done; drain and transfer to a bowl.
3. Sauté onion and bell peppers in hot oil in skillet over medium heat until crisp-tender. Stir in beef, tomatoes, and tomato paste; simmer, stirring often, 10 minutes. Pour beef mixture over cornmeal crust. Sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup cheese.
4. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle casserole with parsley just before serving.
Enjoy!
Do you have a tasty recipe you would like me to try? Send it in! I love recipes and will try it seriously, no joke. :). Just be sure to send a picture along with it so I can feature it on Recipe Sunday.
The Little Things
“The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions—the little soon-forgotten charities of a kiss, a smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment in the disguise of a playful raillery, and the countless other infinitesimal of pleasurable thought and genial feeling.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
No Smooth Roads
“Life has no smooth road for any of us; and in the bracing atmosphere of a high aim the very roughness stimulates the climber to steadier steps, till the legend, over steep ways to the stars, fulfills itself.” – W. C. Doane
Genuine
Loving you is not a game
It will not play psychology
With language
Will not toss rhetoric from walls
Or hang deception on emotional hooks
That dangle temptation like foolish tongues
Will touch neither your body
Or your mind
Without permission
instead
Sincerity is the loudest whisper you’ve ever heard
Laughter fills your belly to the brim
With boldness
And devotion lays its head
In your bosom
Deed will play on the strings of vulnerability
Because when it comes to true love
Defenseless is the only way to be
Open
Honest
Real
Genuine
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