Haircuts and Chicken Soup
I put haircuts and chicken soup in the same category. When I’m sick, chicken noodle soup is one of my comfort foods. The warm liquid feels so incredible as I’m fighting off a fever, sore throat, or other ailment. When I’m not sick, getting a haircut seems to brighten my day and give me warm fuzzy feelings inside. Why does chicken soup taste and feel so good when we are sick? I’m guessing the warmth is a big part of it. Warm liquids...
Cheese Phobia!
I have cheese phobia–a fear of cheese. It’s a very strange thing to admit and even write about. I’ve had it for most of my life, having it start back when I was about five years old. You see, when I grew up, I was never really exposed to cheese and my first experience was quite extreme. My mother gained her cooking skills from her mother, which is to say, she had very little in cooking skills when she married my father. Her skill set...
Are You a Sheep?
Are you a sheep? Do you feel more comfortable with a set of instructions on how to go through your day and live your life? Or, do you see yourself more as an independent, wanting to pave your own path? I think, as a general rule, that all of us fall into one of the two categories. The sheep type personality tend to gravitate toward structured systems of rules and schedules. Folks that enjoy the military might be among these. In the...