“In Defense of Eating at Chick-fil-A”

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/07/in-defense-of-eating-at-chick-fil-a/260139/

I DIDN’T POST THIS TO ARGUE ABOUT RELIGION OR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, SO IF YOU COMMENT ON THIS POST ABOUT ONE OR THE OTHER, I’LL DELETE YOUR COMMENT.

“I don’t care how my dry cleaner votes. I just want to know if he/she can press my Oxfords without burning my sleeves.” Excellent point in general. His argument can be used in so many instances. We’re surrounded by people who have different values and beliefs. If we start refusing to associate with them…we’ll probably end up alone living in a hut in the woods somewhere. I was just talking to J about China yesterday. People can say, “Buy American,” but the truth is that little available is American-made, and it usually costs more than I can afford to pay. Do I refuse to buy anything from China? That’s ridiculous.

 

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Who screws up cooking breakfast food??? I do…

I’ve been remiss in my blog posts. Two days ago I posted too much and then yesterday…nothing. Or maybe it was three days ago, and nothing the last two? Anyway, I have white wine reducing on the stovetop right now for a delicious sauce for ravioli…hubby’s dinner request. The next 2 days of dinner I also have planned out: corn chowder and chicken parmesan meatloaf. I hope they turn out better than Friday night’s breakfast dinner. You may wonder who can screw up cooking breakfast food. The answer- I can. I bought this buckwheat pancake mix from the grocery store instead of the white flour kind, because I wanted to make semi-healthy breakfast for myself and J. Friday night I used it for the second time as dinner. They looked freaking weird! I’m attaching a photo as proof. It’s sad that I can’t even make a pancake properly. I’m hoping this ravioli turns out better than the pancakes… more to follow

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