Ingredients:
Cafe Bustelo, dark roast espresso blend
Torani Chocolate Sauce
Milk
Espresso Machine
Directions:
Brew coffee.
Steam milk.
Add Torani.
Add coffee.
Stir.
Enjoy!
terra cotta, bougainvillea, sun-bleached sea shells
salt air, warm breeze, sunset on the bay
coconut oil, toes in the sand, pelicans in flight
blue skies
blue sea
palm trees
sand piper
sand dollar
falling asleep to the sound of the surf
watching the sun rise, clouds on the horizon
lemonade, umbrella shade, turning dog-eared pages
splashing waves
laughing gull
evening star
happy life
ever more
Hello, and welcome to the First Day of Spring. Although, I must admit, Spring has been here for over a month already. See evidence: bluebonnets, red buds, flowering trees, green grass, etc. See also: Texas.
Spring is my favorite time of year, and it's been surprisingly satisfying to be home for the season. The past several years, when I was traveling extensively, I got to know Spring in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. And you know what, they all have a nice Spring, too. Although, at a much slower pace than what we experience down here.
I don't miss the traveling or the loneliness, but I did enjoy blooming rhododendron, tiny little grape hyacinth, and peonies. Those plants don't grow very well in the south. Instead, we have ever lovely azaleas, daffodils, camellias, gardenias, bluebonnets, and red buds. Seems like a fair trade.
Now, let's all play hooky and go to the lake!
Four parents and a pregnant woman sued the state health department Thursday, claiming that its policy of storing infants' blood indefinitely for possible medical research is unconstitutional.
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Since 1965, the state health department has been tasked with screening newborns for birth defects and other disorders under a law that does not require parental consent. In 2002, the health department decided to store the blood samples, so they could be used for possible research and other purposes, such as calibrating lab equipment, department spokesman Doug McBride said.
The state has since amassed 4.2 million samples at the A&M School of Rural Public Health in Bryan.
-From Austin American-Statesman
My fruity employer loves its employees. So much that they installed self-serve Starbucks stations in our break rooms. And not just those pre-measured packets of flavorless black sawdust, but individual cups of fresh-ground, fresh-brewed, delicious java. (Or hot cocoa if you're not into black gold.)
Thanks be to Steve. Or whoever installed these miracles of modern coffee dispensation.
Overheard: "Our break-room is an aromatic wonderland!"
While it's not quite as amusing as Stuff White People Like, this list made me giggle, especially:
#7. Stryper
#23. Tattoos for God
#137. Holding retreats at places that could double for horror movies
#181. Preaching an 87 week long sermon
#233. Reading every word in the bulletin when bored
#277. Crazy Rapture Products
#302. Prosperity or 28 ways Jesus blings
#348. Pastor's Wives - the 3 Types
#491. Saying "let's pray" when you mean "let's make out"
mercurial (adj.) - characterized by sudden and unpredictable changes of mood or mind
tempestuous (adj.) - characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion
