The other night, I was eating in a new Chinese restaurant in Grand Rapids when I noticed that one of the menu items was called “Beef a la Szechuan”.  A la? Isn’t that French? When I ordered Szechuan Beef, the waitress corrected me and called it Beef a la Szechuan.

Wee!

Last weekend was the Metro Cruise in Grand Rapids.  Thousands of people with their classic cars and hot rods flocked to the city to spend the next few days driving up and down 28th street.  Even as I sat on main street in Lowell, I could see the cars headed for the event.

This, of course, is one of  my concerns about any one who has a classic car or hot rod.  The only reason that any one would own one of these cars is so that they can show it off.  That means that if you are involved with one of these people, you can either plan on not seeing them on the weekends during the summer or traveling with them to the event.

Caveat Emptor

Since Dr. Oz (I hate the man) has declared that we should all be drinking 2% milk, I have discontinued my use of skim milk and switched to skim .

Now, while I am not all that concerned about the milk/weight issue, I am tired of the Ozzies (Dr. Oz fans, which is why I hate the man) lecturing me about the evils of skim milk.  So, I now drink 2%.

Now, when ever I have an Ozzie visit me, I serve them 2% milk laced with red dye # 2.

Sleepless in Seattle was a nice movie but it is not the real world.  Granted, there are couples who have sustained a long distance romance but those are the exceptions and not the norm.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I am still a hopeless romantic who believes that anything can happen.  But, I am also a Calvinist who believes that God has a plan for my life and that if it is meant to be, it will happen.  That means that God will make it happen and not me.  So, I will keep my eyes and ears open to God’s leading.

Meijers (regional grocery chain) sells a mean cucumber and tomato salad.  Besides cucumbers and tomatoes, it also has red onions and feta cheese with a vinegar dressing.  Wonderful!!

It is a bit pricy at 4.99 a pound but well worth the investment.

I am a Calvinist so I believe that God has a plan for my life and that everything happens for a reason.  In short, there is no such thing as coincidence.

I am now living through a new aspect of my life called “loneliness”.  And, while I don’t really enjoy loneliness, it is now a part of my life so I do have to deal with it.  I can run from it and pretend that it doesn’t exist, but I can only do that for awhile.  Then the specter of loneliness will arise and try to consume me and it will if I let it.

But, instead, I will embrace loneliness.  I will spit in its face.  I will dine by myself in restaurants.  I will sit by myself in church and down front for all to see.  I will go to the movies by myself and order popcorn and a soft drink for one.

Yes, I am alone but I am not defeated by loneliness.  With God’s strength and grace, I will survive.

Sunday is the loneliest day of the week for me.  It used to be that Sunday was the best day of the week for me.  The day used to start out with the two of us sleeping in.  Then, we would get up and have a leisurely breakfast while reading the paper.  After breakfast, we would head to church.  When we returned, we would have our Sunday dinner together.   Then, we would have our afternoon nap.  After nap, we would watch some TV and then get some supper.  Then, we would turn in early.

Now, I sleep in by myself, eat breakfast by my self, read the paper by myself, go to church by myself, have dinner by myself, nap by myself, eat supper by my self and then go to bed by myself.  But, I am learning to adjust.

First, eggs will kill you!  Then, eggs are fine!  Then eggs will kill you!  Then, eggs are fine!

New research has concluded that eggs are bad for you because they are high in cholesterol.  Well, cigarettes are low in cholesterol but we are told that smoking them causes a rise in cholesterol.

So then, in the case of cigarettes, is cholesterol produced by the body? That appears to be the case unless science has not found a source of cholesterol in cigarettes.

So, maybe not all cholesterol comes from what we eat.  Maybe cholesterol is really produced by our bodies.  Hello!!!

I am sick of it!!!!!  Scientists do some research and then publish an outrageous report in the hopes of getting more research money.

I just heard that people who drink water are going to dying.  I have been drinking water for over 60 years.  I guess I am a goner!!

The other day, I was in the pet supply section at Meijer (regional grocery chain) when I noticed a small cooler case.  Since this cooler case was the same size as the cooler cases by the checkouts, I expected it to contain bottled water and soft drinks.  But to my surprise, it contained pet food.

So, instead of having to cook up chicken and rice for Fido, you can buy it fresh from the cooler case.

Well, alright.

In an effort to keep my calorie count down, I have been drinking skim milk.  And, I have been doing so for many years.  But, now research is telling us that skim milk is bad for us because it has too much sugar.  So, instead, we should be drinking 2%!!!  Not 1/2%, not 1% but 2%.

For years, science has been preaching the virtues of skim milk for weight loss and the evils of 2%, 1% and even 1/2% for your overall health.  They even declared how harmful all of that fat was to your digestive system.  But now, all of that fat is OK.

And people wonder why I am so cynical about scientific research.  It is only a matter of time before scientific research declares the evils of drinking water.