"Know that if it matters to you, you're entitled to tell people; and that by telling them, 'This is the way I see things,' you do a good and valuable deed. As filmmaker Albert Brooks put it: 'If the result of I do is that someone feels 10 percent less crazy because they see someone else thinking what they're thinking, then I provide a service.'"--"If You Can Talk, You Can Write" by Joel Saltzman
Main entrance to the Will Rogers Turnpike, connecting Tulsa, Oklahoma and Joplin, Missouri. This Turnpike was named in honor of the world-famous humorist, Oklahoma's native son, Will Rogers.
Just tried a recipe for Vegetarian Black Bean Chili that I stumbled across on Yahoo! about a week ago. It's very good, pretty easy to make, and surprisingly satisfying for a meatless dish.
The recipe doesn't say whether or not the beans should be drained. I got the impression from the pictures of the finished dish that they should be, but I didn't drain mine and the chili came out okay. I guess it depends on how thick or soupy you want your chili to be.
The recipe suggests serving it over quinoa, a baked potato or brown rice. I had mine over instant brown rice and it was really good. (Yes, I know that instant rice is an abomination to some people--I can already see my friend Bev making a "yuck, phooey" face at her computer screen--but it's what I grew up eating and I still like it.)
When I went out to get some breakfast earlier this morning, I noticed that gas was down to $1.58 a gallon at the corner convenience store (OnCue Express, which usually has the lowest gas prices in my neighborhood). Will it get down to $1.50 or lower? I'm betting/hoping it will.
(Actually, I'm hoping it will get down to $1.00 or less, but that may be too much to hope for. Or maybe not.)
THE MING ROOM. "Different" is the word for the Ming Room, one of the Southwest's truly fine dining rooms. Decorated in an Oriental motif, this luxurious room is widely known for its superb cuisine and the utmost in thoughtful service.
OKLAHOMA MEMORIAL UNION UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA
"Tolerance is the positive and cordial effort to understand another's beliefs, practices and habits without necessarily sharing or accepting them."--Joshua Liebman