I am not sure of ever hearing or reading about what “Original sin” is.
I am not sure what the tree of knowledge means.
My guess is in the beginning we didn’t love ourselves or each other.
In a discussion with a teenager, we decided that love is not a second emotion, but rather a prime emotion expressed in loving ourselves and others.
I want to thank Kate Yurcisin for inviting ( pre-covid) my bride, Carole and me to one her girls varsity volleyball games. She had her teammates approach us to say hello to grandma.
I want to acknowledge and thank ,Kate’s mom,Susan ( a top nurse in nursing homes) for recommending adding protein to Carole’s ensure drinks since Carole refused to eat.
At the Rye Beach amusement park, when I was in elementary school, I experienced my first and only ride on a roller coaster. I took the ride alone and ended up at the conclusion of the experience, in the fetal position on the floor of the cab, shaking and completely terrified.
Scratch one activity for life.
The desire( obsessive to be sure) of my wife to keep our daughter safe involved me being her protector.
Protecting my daughter while swimming in the ocean, lake, or pool was easy for me.
I’ve been an accomplished swimmer since elementary school, and my daughter wasn’t fond of that activity.
The real problem for me were the rides at the amusement parks. Our fearless daughter loved them especially the roller coasters, which I was terrified of. I would “ escort“ her to the coaster and then find a place to hide.
One vacation the three of us were driving towards Hersey park, the well known amusement park. I refused to stop there, since I was the driver and not thrilled to be with my daughter on any ride. I say any ride. I say any ride since with her I wouldn’t be going on just any ride.
There were a couple of rides I would go on; the kiddie rides were my preference. My relationship with the roller were well known( I made sure of that)., so I didn’t have to negotiate whether to “ protect” her on that “fun” ride.
In the Hersey candy factory they offered a free ride in a car( hooked up in a long string of cars) that toured the manufacturing facility. We enjoyed that, without my charge being aware of the amusement park nearby. If she was older, she probably would have known about the park and I would have been “dragged to the slaughter.”
Later in life we were blessed with three granddaughters: twin girls and a younger girl.
There came a time when my wife and myself spent a day with the three girls at a small amusement park in Farmingdale, Long Island, New York .
We knew the twins were fearless, so my wife let them go on the small roller coaster “unescorted.”. I reluctantly agreed to go with the youngest granddaughter on a ride similar to, as I remember, being called the octopus.
When the ride ended, I vaguely recall my young granddaughter saying “ grandpa, undo your seat belt and open your eyes.”
Then and there I vowed never to step on the grounds of an amusement park, forever more.
It’s wonderful not bring a “ body guard” any more, especially at an amusement park.
I would have liked to meet the person who named these “fun” parks “amusement!”
I discovered that it’s not the holidays that make me more mindful of Carole, but the things that just the two of us did together.
An example: loosing it when celebrating my daughter and son-in-law’s anniversary
. I have a lot of great memories of the things my bride and I did to celebrate ours.
Both anniversaries are in august.
Thanksgiving is not a trigger for me.
Background: cotton tissues are washable and come out of the dryer feeling like brand new- softness. They are reusable.
Uses so far: blowing nose ( they don’t rip apart), washing dishes( they don’t rip apart), clean up chocolate and egg white messes( washed out In washer machine )
Why I am doing this: 10 year plan for cotton growing to be sustainable. Also the plants grow output( add the seeds for making oil) than taking from the soil. Also cotton is recyclable!
Note: aluminum is infinitely recyclable.
These are some of the important human “ natures” I’ve constantly experienced or used in my life in no particular order:
– problem solving ( financially, spiritually, personal, socially , mechanically ,etc.)
– economic
– spiritual
-Romantic love (1957-2021)
-grief ( my bride ( a lot) and family members)
-socialable ( can also be thought of as love your neighbor ( friends, family to name two)
-looking on the bright side
– learn new things at any age
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Make a joke about someone else nobody laughs. Make a joke about yourself everyone laughs.
Set oven at 325 degrees
In a microwaveable bowl , put in 9ounces of semi sweet chocolate morsels and microwave 1 minute
Stir to get smooth and then mix in 4 egg yolks one at a time .
Mix egg whites until get Peaks off egg white
Fold egg whites into chocolate egg mix
Pour into a parchment lined cake pan
Bake about 30 minutes- test to see if done.
Impressionable.
An example- after watching the news about covid Deaths , she didn’t want anyone near her since she claimed she was sick. Every day she got better and after three days she was cured and people were allowed to visit her!
I bunch of the greens, wash and drain. Note don’t remove the band that holds the greens together.
Fill a large deep frying pan 1/3 with water
Cut the broccoli rabe cross wish any width you desire. Cut to reach band . The cut pieces are placed on the water, add cut up garlic to sny size you want a sprinkle on water.
Boil the water until green leaves turn a dark color.
Drain water from pan , place on stove top and add a 24 oz can of cannellini beans.
Mix and on medium heat cook until beans are as soft as you desire . Take pan of stove top.
Eat right away or wait until cools at which time you can freeze.
Use quart size zip lock bags. Fill to one serving size, flatten the bag and then put in freezer.
So I talk a lot…