Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Melange

Humanity is a hoot (sometimes):
  • Man on the phone at work: "Hi. I was wondering if you had a book for sale?"  pause...pause... pause....
  • Woman walks up to one of my co-workers and with no introduction: "I need the book I didn't get." (?!?!)
  • Another customer, when he asked for a book, handed out his business card for Sasquatch Investigations in the Rockies (S.I.R).  I was the girl who found him later to ask for extra business cards so my entertained manager could prove such a business exists.
  • Had a request, today, for a novel written in prose.
Aside: I didn't laugh at anybody to his/her face.
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Yesterday, later in the evening, I went to a park on the east side of Lowry, sat on a rise all wrapped in a blanket and watched the sun set behind the Rockies. The sun was already below the horizon but the vertical rays were sifting through the clouds, lighting up their topography layer by layer. I'd been craving beauty and quiet. Sitting there for those two-odd hours as the night came on made me feel just how deep that craving had been. *Big exhale.*
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Things that I think taste good on a burger (not all at once):
bacon
pepperjack cheese
blue cheese
roasted green chili peppers
onion strings
grilled onions
sauteed portabella mushroom and onions
provolone cheese
standards: lettuce, tomato, ketchup, mayo and sliced onion (fresh)
bourbon-sauce
avocado/guacamole

I think mustard and dill pickles make burgers taste worse. :-[
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I just remembered a promise I have to keep for tomorrow. Baked goods coming right up!