Christine Dabney wrote:

> On Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:39:21 -0700, Gloria P >
> wrote:
>
> >Gregory Morrow wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Bashing Jill is one of those "guilty pleasures"...but unlike gustatory
> >> guilty pleasures there is no potential "after - effect" to make one
feel
> >> "guilty". It's a "no - cal" way to get some cheap laffs...
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >Unkindness is always cheap and if you don't feel guilty about it
> >you are some kind of sociopath. Jill may ask for it sometimes, but
> >there is a real person behind that name and if it makes you happy to
> >bash her, there's something wrong with you.
> >
> >gloria p
>
> Ditto on the unkindness part, Gloria.
>
> We mourn people like Kili and Blinky, cause they were kind and
> generous spirits. Even the people that are unkind themselves mourn
> them and praise them for that. But then they wonder why people blast
> them or revile them for turning around and being really nasty to a
> person.
>
> People remember when you are kind..


On the observe side, kindness can often wasted on those who don't appreciate
it or acknowledge it...very sad, but very true.


> It doesn't take much to be kind, even to those that one hates. A
> little goes a long way.


Hate is a big time-waster of an emotion, it sucks up not only your own
energy but also the energy of all those around you...it makes one cribbed,
bitter, and shriveled.

You are correct about kindness not being too much trouble to practice.
Every day I strive to be kind to some random stranger(s). A tiny kindness
can lead to important things like job offers, new friends, new
opportunities..or frex by being kind to retail personnel you can get extra
service or even discounts. At Best Buy yesterday I was extra - nice to a
sales guy when I was in the process of buying two DVD box sets of the tv
series_Mad Men_ . The guy said he really liked the show, we chatted about
it. When I said, "Do these ever go on sale?", he replied, "Follow me, I'll
give you an employee discount on these". Saved 25% off of $90.00. So the
old adage "It pays to be nice" can sometimes come true...

:-)


> OB food: I might make a gingerbread this weekend, from Dorie
> Greenspan's book on baking. Hers has preserved ginger in it, as well
> as a frosting that has chocolate AND coffee in it.
>
> Speaking of things like mustard and pepper in gingerbread. One of the
> specialties of Dijon, France is their version of gingerbread. I think
> it has mustard in it... however I will look it up this weekend to be
> sure.

I am making fried rice today...pork shoulder was 98 cents per pound this
week and I roasted a coupla those last night, about 8 pounds worth. With
that I'll make some pork BBQ for sandwiches and the rest for pork - fried
rice.

Tomorrow I'll make some "garbage soup" in the crockpot, I use whatever extra
stuff I need to get rid of, in this case carrots, taters, celery, onions,
some frozen Italian flat beans, corn, Italian sausage, whatever...most I'll
freeze or give away.


--
Best
Greg