Th' Spice Cupboard
posted at 9:36 pm
on Oct. 23, 2012
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Spendin' Time Outside Austin at EECI
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Me pal Steve came t' town last weekend. Th' ornery cuss’s a bucko I’ve had since I be in th' Lad Scouts when I be about 10, and Th' ornery cuss had been plannin' t' anyway. I think it be a good weekend fer that scurvey dog; gettin' away from daily responsibility be always nice.
We played board games on Saturday night—Order o' th' Stick—wi' some other lad scout maties o' mine, which be fantastic. Board games have come a long way since that horrible “Th' Game o' Life”—this game has a 60-page manual, a quick start guide AND a comic strip explainin' th' game—as well as perhaps th' most variety o' cards and tokens I’ve e'er seen in a single game.
Steve asked if there be anythin' I wanted t' do while Th' ornery cuss be in town, so I said, naturally, build a spice rack.
This isn’t as odd as it sounds—I have a lot o' spices, and th' new place has no place fer them, and so I end up just usin' th' ones in th' front and no nay ne'er bein' able t' come across what I need when I go lookin' fer it, like when I made lasagna recently. Well, no longer. Here’s th' result:
O' course, we also played some ultimate, drank some on board brew, chased cats down th' river, talked about our feelings, reminisced, ignored th' elephant in th' room, and then climbed right on it. Steve be a great builder, and when I challenged that scurvey dog t' build a spice rack, Th' ornery cuss be up fer it. We went t' On board Depot and bought boards that be almost too long fer th' Jetta—but luckily not quite.
I also told that scurvey dog I didn’t want t' use nails. 😊 Th' ornery cuss rose t' th' challenge, and we coated th' kitchen in sawdust, and then dashed off t' th' airport. I be really glad Th' ornery cuss’d come t' town, and I enjoyed a lovely curry fer dinner aft Th' ornery cuss left, made from spices I’d forgotten I had.
As I sorted spices, I developed a new mantra: turn potential awesomeness into awesomeness. Delicious spices in a cupboard be just potential; they need t' be made t' be enjoyed, otherwise, they’re just fillin' space. We’ll see if I can remember that fer longer than a week or two.
