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[conuly]

Well, the Mojave Desert cross issue has been settled. I'm still not happy with it, but you take what you can get.

From Cracked.com, 7 Commonly Corrected Grammar Errors (That Aren't Mistakes)

A quick article on why children lie, and it's all pretty obvious.

A piece on the food stamp challenge in Philly. Yes, you try feeding your kids on less than $2 per meal, no snacks, and then come talk to be about how "unfair" it is that these people still get free lunch in schools.

And an explanation of kangaroo genitals. WTF?

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[marveen.livejournal.com]

No, the crackers are wholegrain. As is the bread.

I love love love sweet potatoes, but only the dryish yellowfleshed kind (usually more expensive around here). I'll eat them baked, plain, with a dusting of black pepper and salt. (Panseared cubes with crusty edges are the bomb.)

The meatloaf I made Monday (and which Grey just took the last of in his lunch today) included onion, dried celery, bell pepper, mashed sweet potato, oatmeal, basil/oregano/garlic/chile/lovage, ketchup, and whole-wheat bread. I just throw in whatever's around and season it till it smells good.

I should point out that if you save your pennies by having days like the above, you can use the saved monies to have days like those you prefer (more expensive if you have to buy all those vegetables). This might be a good time to mention the ketchup above is my homemade stuff, less sugar than the commercial kind and probably less salt, too.

I'll also note that the only beverage I specified is milk, and the only one I very nearly ban is soda pop. (You want to talk about empty calories...!) We do buy it, but a two-liter two or three times a year. It's a treat, not a daily drink.

[conuly]

If I buy soda for myself and the nieces it's often a *can* of soda. 8 oz goes a longer way than they want you to believe!

But I don't like soda all that much! One good thing about the bottled water craze is that I *can* get water all the time and nobody looks at me funny.

Serving size

[marveen.livejournal.com]

You're right--remember the introduction of Coke, with the six-ounce bottles?

I have a little cut-crystal glass I found at a thrift store that I drink pop out of. It holds about five ounces.

For everyday, I drink coffee and tea. Occasionally some milk. But every few weeks, I just get a yen for something fizzy. (More often in hot weather.)