pax gripes

 

"I don't think you understand how this process works. I am global entry. I don't stand in line."

my answer: global entry cards have nothing to do with the line. you're not coded for first class, business class, or pre-check. the end of the line starts back there. next, please.

 

"why is half the checkpoint shut down and inoperable? did anybody come to work today?"

my answer: we are fully staffed. write your congressman.

 

"you people have no idea what efficiency is. look at this mess. it isn't supposed to be like this."

my answer: you should plan to arrive at the airport 2 hours prior to your posted boarding time. we have been open since 4:15. that was 6 hours ago. have a nice day.

 

"it's your fault i'm going to miss my flight. it's because of your line."

my answer: please see the gentleman in the suit at the round desk as you exit the checkpoint.

 

"well your sign says my shoes stay on. one of you is a liar then."

my answer: the sign doesn't know any better. he was sick that day of training class.

 

I. Hate. Today.

canola-rape

 

I have this "allergy" thing.... 

 

when we were stationed in england, just off base was a HUGE field of bright yellow flowers. we discovered that every time the wind blew from that direction or when we drove that way (even with the windows up) I had a severe reaction. my nose literally ran like a faucet. I had to just hold tissues over my nose and add more as they became saturated with violent yellow liquid. alternately, my sinuses swelled til they felt they would burst out of my cheeks. and my eyes burned. we learned the name of the flowers: rape. well. ok.

 

I just learned that canola oil is pressed rapeseed.

 

I changed my oil purchases from vegetable oil to canola oil in 2005-6.... (whenever it was that fergus got a high cholesterol test).... I began getting violently ill the fall of 2006.

 

I wonder.... if my allergy to rapeseed _caused_ my gut issues and created the sensitivity to milk. guess what I am eliminating altogether starting today?

DF-GF rice pudding

1 c jasmine rice

4 c almond milk

1 cinnamon stick, broken

1/4 c sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla.

combine in saucepan. 

bring to boil & stir constantly til thickened. cool. 

remove cinnamon. sprinkle with nutmeg.

serve warm or spoon into dishes with tight-fitting lid. 

 

sometimes I add dried apples or cherries while stirring. 

took 20 min. dairy and gluten free. makes enough for me for 4-5 servings.

 

do you wanna build a domain?

 

wake up call for my lartian:

do you wanna build a domain

using mud and sticks and straw?

we have to measure so it's big enough

and strong enough

to make sure it won't fall.

 

do you wanna build a domain?

it's not a human-sized domain...

we can make it lego-sized

and when it dries

then our project will be done.

do you wanna build a domain?