Image by L.E. Wilson from RedBubble based on work by Margrith Barille, and Brigitte Werner on PixabayAfter watching hundreds of movies, the character that I relate to most is Andie from Pretty in Pink (1986). Andie Walsh (Molly Ringwald) is a teenage girl from the poor side of town who makes her own prom dress so she can attend her high school’s dance. As a college student, I once made a dress for New Year’s out of a blue polkadot bedsheet, and with limited sewing skills, it was basically a hand-stitched body wrap.
So you’ve got a bottle of Bénédictine, and you’ve made a Bobby Burns and a Vieux Carré and a Good Fellow. What else are you going to do with it?
The short answer: Sweeten everything.
Okay — not literally, you know, everything, everything. But a lot of different drinks with a lot of different spirits and bitters.
In “The Case for Bénédictine,” I made two primary arguments:
Bénédictine serves as a general-use, shelf-stable, spiced sweetener for cocktails.
2500 years ago, a new Chinese philosophy was born. Taoism was founded by Lao-Tzu (nobody knows if he actually existed). Throughout its long history, Taoism gathered a lot of people around it, and that resulted in the formation of various branches of this philosophy/religion. Taoism helps its followers be in harmony with “the way of the universe”: Tao. Remarkably, despite the fact that it was created thousands of years ago, Tao is relevant to our mental health in the modern, busy world as ever.
“So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while.”
1 Peter 1:6 NLT
Gracious and eternal God I thank you today for the opportunity to spend this moment with you communicating my needs to you as well as hearing your wisdom and direction for my life. Today I pray that you guide me and guard me. Give me the wisdom that will guard my heart and protect it from unexpected and unnecessary pain.
A symbol of Islam is suddenly appearing on flags all across America.
The traditional five-point American star is being erased and replaced with the eight-point Islamic symbol in what some people believe is a threat to national security and a cultural coup d’etat.
“Because of my background in the military, these are the indicators we are trained to look for,” said Donna Bergstrom, Deputy Chair of the Republican party of Minnesota.