The hydrangeas in front of our house are booming and blooming. Just beautiful. Nature’s colors on display.
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Be The Future
We need to knock down the thing that is telling the world that it’s ending. There is more life to live. More dreams to dream. A whole new world awaits because you chose to be a part of it. There is also lots of love to give. Be the future you want to see. Go with your creator.
Inspired by the Disney movie “Tomorrowland”
Snickerdoodles
We are taking these for a church event tomorrow and they are really good cookies.
Snickerdoodles are one of my all-time favorite cookies. The buttery middle and the crisp cinnamon sugar crust combine to create complete cookie nirvana. But surprisingly, I never attempted to make them myself until today! I’m happy to say I was successful on the first try.
- 4 sticks butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar + 1/2 cup for coating
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp vanilla
- 4 tsp (1 tbsp + 1 tsp) baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp cinnamon + 2 tbsp for coating
- 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Stir coating ingredients together in small bowl and set aside. Cream butter and sugars together; add eggs, vanilla, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Stir in flour just until incorporated. Roll into 1-inch balls and roll in coating; place 1 inch apart on baking stone or sheet. Bake at 325 for 10-12 minutes (do not let get brown…
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I am still surprised that those of you who are under 30 are following and reading the musings of a middle aged dork to be quite amazing.
Rambling About Constancy
Some people desire constancy in their contentment. Routine and familiar surroundings make life comfortable. Growth however doesn’t happen when you are standing still. We all need to have life disrupted so that we can experience things to get us down the road of life. If one can get out and do things to make the world awesome. A shark must move to survive and humans need to do the same. Contentment and constancy are two things that work with and against each other, decide which one you want more of at any given time.
Saturday Sounds – Sting – Russians
This song seems to be appropriate for the times in which we live. “Russians” comes from the 1985 album Dream of The Blue Turtles. Sting’s early solo work inspired me and helped me shape my world view as a teenager. America might not be at odds with the Russians like we were back in the day but there is still a little animosity. Today there are new people we are afraid of.
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