Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends from Canada. May your celebration be one of love and commitment to your country. May your Home and Native Land be True North and prosperous. God bless you all.
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Beauty, Beast
Sometimes the beast is not the evil one. There can be wickedness in beauty.
Making A Difference, Making A Change
To make a change in the world you have to be intentional and make it a priority in your life. This is something that you can’t do through the whole “thoughts and prayers” bit. It means rolling up your sleeves and getting your hands dirty. Giving your time and talents means more than writing a check. You are the master of your schedule not the other way around and there is time to make a difference in everyones life.
Something About Harsh Critics
It’s pretty remarkable how mean some folks can be when someone does something out of the goodness of their hearts that might not be perfect or what they had in mind. Throwing criticism around is a easy thing to do these days. Granted in some situations you have to call things like you see it but for the most part the opinions of others can come across as destructive. Seems like the harshest critics are ones with a Internet connection and a social feed. There is the forgotten art of gratitude it appears. Sad.
Massaman Curry
This dish was delish. A great combination of tastes and textures. Thai food is really something special.
This flavorful and mild curry is a popular Thai dish, despite its stark difference from other Thai curries (due to the influence of Indian cuisine). The traditional version contains chicken, beef, or lamb, and only potatoes and onions (although there are many modern versions with other meats and/or vegetables). Purists are adamant that no cilantro or chilis be added, as these will disrupt the balance of spices in the paste and the sweet/sour of the sugar and tamarind.
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 can coconut cream or milk (14 oz or so)
- 1 small can massaman curry paste (4 oz or so)
- 3 large chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 lb Yukon Gold or other small potatoes (12-16), cut in fourths
- 1 sweet onion, rough chopped
- 1/4 cup brown (or palm) sugar
- 1/2 cup roasted cashews (optional)
- 2 tbsp tamarind paste (optional, but authentic)
- 1 tbsp fish sauce (optional…
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Forgetting Your Phone At Home
I left my phone at home this morning heading out to breakfast. So I was without it for most of the morning. We survived as a civilization for thousands of years without them so it should not be a big deal. One thing this does is forces you to interact with others, to pay attention to what you are doing and frees you for things like real life conversation. There is a feeling of vulnerability without it because if an emergency were to take place it would be difficult to get help or to notify ones family/friends. Sometimes forgetting a phone is a good thing while other times you don’t know what to do with your hands.
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