Oh, yuck.

I've gotten over my beets aversion (and they taste surprisingly good grated on salad, you know), but I don't think I'll ever go so far as to put it on a sandwich.

Do New Zealanders really do that? Why? (And no, Americans don't "still put it on our burgers", because they just don't belong there.)

(Well, in fairness, if I can slip grated carrot into hamburger patties every time I cook them, I'm sure a small amount of grated beet in there as well wouldn't go too far amiss. Makes it ever-so-slightly healthier, and softer as well. But that's not the same as putting it on a burger, like one would put pickles or mustard on a burger.)

You know, I remember, when I was a kid

(And before I started sounding like a crotchety grownup - when did that happen?!?)

Yeah, as I was saying, when I was a kid, a standard fall-back joke in the media was "Weathermen are always wrong". If they say it'll be sunny, bring your umbrella, if it's supposed to be hot, wear a coat.

And now we have seven-day forecasts, any surprise at the weather is met with "What, didn't you check the forecast before you left the house????", and meteorologists getting it wrong is actually considered newsworthy.

When the heck did this all happen?

(By the way, Monday was beautiful. I went outside, no jacket, sweater on Evangeline... and come to find that everybody *else* was picking up their various kidlets still in jackets, some barely less warm than their usual winter ones. "It's not *that* nice out!" they all chimed. Bah. Ana stepped out the door of her school, didn't even look at me, and declared it was "too hot". Told her that's just what I'd been saying! but nobody even noticed :( (And they all drive, too!)

(On the subject of driving, Evangeline's boots were misplaced the other day, so I put her up and walked... and was met with "You WALKED all the way here???" "Yeah. You know I only live three blocks away, right?" "But it's - oh." Hee, they all live much further from the school than we do, of course.)

DID YOU KNOW THERE'S A WORLD NUTELLA DAY?

And me without any in the house!!!!!!!

Well, the nieces can't have it anyway (dairy). They'll just have to miss out.