Abused

in Las Vegas is like being abused anywhere else ... just wrong. Being a teenager while being abused is even worse ... not getting into a 'measuring' game by the way, just making an observation. It's bad enough having to deal with hormones, gender issues, emotional rollercoasters and all that, but adding trust issues is just awful. And the abused have trust issues; no doubt about it at all. My heart goes out to you ... and to you who love those who have been abused too! You are the brave ... my heart goes out to all of you!

"Fame is the first disgrace ...."

"Because God knows who you are." How is this relative to Las Vegas? Maybe because so many famous people are found in Las Vegas. I was given this quote, from "The Local Stigmatic" by a friend. I don't think he was using it in context when I read it on, of all things, a Christmas card. Sometimes I don't follow his thought processes at all, although he has his moments ... so do I. But I like this quote. I don't know if fame is a disgrace .... I think it's human to desire fame, although not everyone will admit that the want fame ... some have it beaten out of them early on. They think they want to be invisible ... they just think they have to be safe and being invisible is one way. So is fame a disgrace if no one else knows who you are? Are we being famous for God or famous in spite of God, because we want to have a face. I don't know but I'm intrigued and if you've gotten this far, so are you.

First Frost

Of course we live in Las Vegas ... the desert, duh. It's hot in the summer ... boiling in September ... planted lettuce in October .... beautiful, cool nights, warm days, October. November, still warm, won't the damn weather ever cool off. Yes, for 72 hours, every year, somewhere between November 1st and Thanksgiving and then .... yes .... yes .... yes .....
the frost killed all of my lettuce (sigh)

How not to make cupcakes

Do not
let children between the ages of 8 and 10 help you
Do not
try to explain why you add water before the eggs
Do not
explain why the oven must be set at 375
Do not
explain anything
Do not
use any methods to accelerate the process
Do not
overfill the cupcake holders
Note: you cannot under fill cupcake holders
Do not
forget to reset the oven thermostat from 425
Do not
forget to scoop out the excess cupcake mix
Do not
forget to reset the oven from 200
Do not
let the children back in the kitchen
Do not
ever
under any circumstances
use
silicone cupcake molds
for
cupcakes

the end