Crunchy

You're like a little crunchy monster
across from me at the breakfast table
crunch crunch crunchy on your cereal
You stare at me with beady eyes

Milk dribbles down your chin
off your spoon
smack smack smack mouth open
You yawn big cave mouth

I can smell your morning breath
like a bad mannered miscreation
whiff whaf whaft your breath across the table
You haven't brushed your teeth

Your hair mussed and frizzy
from sleeping in your cave
growl grizzle grunt morning monster language
I keep to myself

Finished, you dump dishes into the sink
walk towards me
shuffle smack shuffle bare feet on tile
As you approach I stiffen

You get closer and suddenly
your arms around my middle
squeeze squeeze squeeze like python
Morning, you grunt. Morning, I reply

And 'cause you're my little sister
I can't help but love you
crunch smack whiff grunt shuffle
Little crunchy morning monster

Greek Yogurt

An explosion of Greek yogurt has occurred. Upon hearing of it a few years ago I didn't think much about trying it. But when reports started to come in of it's wonderful goodie-ness from many unexpected sources I resolved to give it a try... next time I had the chance.

At first I was overwhelmed by there sheer amount of choices there are for Greek Yogurt... not sure which to pick I wavered on the fence - finding excuses to postpone buying any.

After some continued polls, I did find the preferred brand but also found it much too expensive for the meager amount of green paper bills in my pocket. Especially since I would be spending it on something I might like.

Finally, I found Greek Yogurt at Aldi's for a wonderfully low price! Upon trying it I found the thick tartness to be quite wonderful and have been buying it every week.

This brought me to wondering what in the world Greek yogurt actually was made of. Enter Wikipedia:

"Strained yogurt, yogurt cheese, labneh, or Greek yogurt is yogurt which has been strained in a cloth or paper bag or filter to remove the whey, giving a consistency between that of yogurt and cheese, while preserving yogurt's distinctive sour taste. Like many yogurts, strained yogurt is often made from milk which has been enriched by boiling off some of the water content, or by adding extra butterfat and powdered milk. . . .

In Western Europe and the U.S., strained yogurt has become increasingly popular because it is richer in texture than unstrained yogurt, but low in fat. Since straining removes whey, strained yogurt is higher in protein and lower in sugar and carbohydrates than unstrained yogurt.


In fact, most of the recent growth in the $4.1 billion yogurt industry has come from the strained yogurt segment. In the West, the term "Greek yogurt" has become synonymous with strained yogurt due to successful marketing by the Greek Fage brand, though strained yogurt is a staple in many countries besides Greece, and most yogurt in Greece is not strained. "Greek-style" yogurts are similar to Greek strained yogurt, but may be thickened with thickening agents, or if made the traditional way, are based on domestic (rather than Greek) milk."*


So yay for the health benefits of Greek yogurt! And beware the "Greek-style" yogurt that will give you pimples. . . Just kidding!

*Reference:

Strained yoghurt. (2012, February 14). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 00:07, February 16, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Strained_yoghurt&oldid=476834774

Puzzle

   Once upon a time I worked at a school. And in that school was a very small closet room that the roving principal would sometimes use as his office. On the back door of the office was posted this:

                                         

 The meaning of which is still lost to me. Any answers? If I had any money I'd offer a monetary prize. . . but a digital gift of my choice will have to suffice!

Song of the Month: Limit To Your Love

Here is James Blake, a Pitchfork favorite. He's a completely new artist to me but his cover of Feist's "Limit to Your Love" played here is excellent and cannot be ignored!

Dcotor Who Screen Shots

Here are some Doctor Who screen shots from Season 6 Episode 11 as the Doctor says goodbye. The amount of emotion showed by The Doctor in this scene was really touching and I enjoyed it immensely.

And this part was hilarious.