Jeanne likes Jollibee. Whenever he sees the Jollibee statue or sign, she would say “Jabee”. This evening as we were driving off from a kiddy party at Shakey’s, she said “Jabee”. At first, I thought she was confusing Shakey’s with Jollibee. But true enough there was a Jollibee sign and she saw it way before, and faster than, we did.
I wonder why kids like Jollibee. Must be that rotund face and big eyes. But as a marketing tool, it sure works!
One of the problems when you play around the kitchen, is keeping your pots and pans sparkling clean. I try to follow three simple rules.
First, don’t go too hot on the burner. This burns oil turning it into stubborn gunk that sticks to the pan. It also vaporizes some of the oil stinking up the air and your clothes. Worse, with time it gunks up your range, range hood, kitchen, lungs even.
Second, don’t spill. The spill gets burned into the sides of your pot and onto the burner. If you spill, you’re using the wrong pot size or you’re cooking way too much. Or you’re just plain sloppy.
Third, clean. If you somehow screw up the two simple practices above, I guarantee you will have a tough time cleaning up. And you will need abrasives. To avoid scratching up your pots and pans too much, use the mildest abrasive pads if possible. This will require a lot of elbow grease.
In the tougher cases, you will have to use harsher abrasive pads. In that case, once the pot is gunk free, you will need to polish your way down to the milder abrasive pads to lighten the scratches and, finally, top off with a metal polish if you really want to be shiny.
Clean up is a lot of work, and in this case, as with most, an ounce of prevention is worth and pound of cure.
Last night, Jeanne and I was listening to this recording of her talking. She was responding to the recorded prompts and when she heard “Say Daddy” she said “Dada”, beamed at me, hugged me, and patted me :) My week’s made!
Michelle got me these Kenneth Cole Next Waves for my birthday. It is a leather square- toed slip-on loafer with black top stitching. Sole is rubber with a square pattern. The inside is leather lined and insole has shock absorbent Silver Technology supposedly for added comfort. There’s also a dark brown hematite accent giving the shoe a classic look.
I was planning to use it for driving but it seems the lack of heel rubber protection easily leads to scuffing so I might have to minimize its while driving. It was also a pain to walk with initially but got more comfortable after breaking-in. It’s not something I experienced with my 10-year old Florsheims but I guess most other shoes require a break-in period.
Overall, great shoes for casual outings.
Thanks babe! :*
The Ford Fiesta had a great showing at WRC Rally Sweden. Ford Fiestas swept the podium! Looks like Loeb and his also new Citroen DS3 is going to have a tougher time this year. If only they make Ford Fiestas here with those aggressive wide fenders with an option for an R2 Rally Kit.