Over winter break I took a short trip to Europe. While there I went to hands-down the best dinner I have ever had. It was at a small Indonesian restaurant named Sampurna, near the tulip market in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. I had never experienced Indonesian cuisine and it was WONDERFUL! I ordered what is called a rijsttafel, or rice table. The idea of a rice table is similar to tapas. Each diner gets a bowl of sticky rice and then many different small items are placed on the table. So basically you can take a bite of one thing here and another thing there. On the rice table was the most flavorful meats, such as lamb, goat, chicken, and beef. Each meat was full of flavor and fragrance. This brings me to my central question...where is all the good food here in America? As soon as I got back I looked for somewhere in the Metroplex where something similar is served and found nothing. As you can see from the pictures the meal was amazing. Many people here take things, such as the daily habit of eating, for granted but I have learned that it is not only something to always be enjoyed but an art form as well. Through cooking one can gain a sense of creativity. Pulling from many different areas of life, food can not only become essential, but enjoyable as well. So I say-get out there and start eating and cooking!
Really...? I love a good movie as much as the next person. They can be funny, humorous, tearful, scary, shocking, realistic, imaginable, thought-provoking, compassionate....but somewhere to go in order to "calm down" after seeing your friend shoot himself? I think not! If I were witness to another human being shooting himself, such as in the recent events in Denton, I most definitely would not escape to the movies to "calm down." On the contrary, I most likely would FREAK out and stick around to see the outcome! It may just be my bleeding heart side coming out, but I think I would see that my friend got help from the moment he started acting suspicious. If you have not heard the story, check it out...http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/fortworth/stories/012709dnmetdentonshooting.7a84756.html
Naming my blog was a task that put my brain to work and made me have to dig deep to find something that is original and fits me in many aspects of my personality.roaring-
1.the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
2.a loud, deep cry or sound or a series of such sounds.
3.Veterinary Pathology. a disease of horses, caused by respiratory obstruction or vocal cord paralysis, and characterized by loud or rough breathing sounds.–adjective
4.making or causing a roar, as an animal or thunder.
5.brisk or highly successful, as trade: He did a roaring business selling watches to tourists.
6.characterized by noisy, disorderly behavior; boisterous; riotous: roaring revelry.
7.complete; utter; out-and-out: a roaring idiot; a roaring success. –adverb
8.very; extremely: roaring drunk.
Origin: bef. 1000; ME roryng (n., adj.), OE rarung (n.). See roar, -ing 1 , -ing 2 lion (the one commonly thought to ROAR)-1.a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
2.any of various related large wildcats, as the cougar.
3.a man of great strength, courage, etc.
4.a person of great importance, influence, charm, etc., who is much admired as a celebrity: a literary lion.
5.the lion as the national emblem of Great Britain.
6.(initial capital letter) Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Leo.
7.(initial capital letter) a member of any one of the internationally affiliated service clubs (International Association of Lions Clubs) founded in 1917 and dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship, sound government, and community, national, and international welfare.
8.Numismatics.
a.a silver, Anglo-Gallic denier, issued during the reign of Henry III, bearing the figure of a lion.
b.a gold coin of Scotland, issued c1400–1589, bearing the figure of a lion.
c.any of various other coins bearing the figure of a lion.
d.hardhead 2 .
9.British. an object of interest or note.—Idioms
10.beard the lion in its den, to confront or attack someone, esp. a powerful or feared person, in that person's own familiar surroundings.
11.twist the lion's tail, to tax the patience of or provoke a person, group, nation, or government, esp. that of Great Britain.
Origin: bef. 900; ME <>
lamb-
1.a young sheep.
2.the meat of a young sheep.
3.a person who is gentle, meek, innocent, etc.: Their little daughter is such a lamb.
4.a person who is easily cheated or outsmarted, esp. an inexperienced speculator.
5.the Lamb, Christ. –verb (used without object)
6.to give birth to a lamb.
Origin: bef. 900; ME, OE; c. D lam, G Lamm, ON, Goth lamb; akin to Gk élaphos deer. See elk
golb yM-
"My blog" (a plain boring title); turned backwards
So there you have it...I can cause a successful thunder while being being gentle and innocent, all the while looking at things from various perspectives and thinking "outside the box."
*compliments of dictionary.com
