Oh, U.S. Army, When Will You Learn?

Listen, guys.  You're the Army.  You're part of the government.  You don't get to promote any religious view over another, okay?  That whole government-can't-establish-any-religion thing?  So what the fuck were you thinking here? 

Your lieutenant colonel is trying to say that this Evans Army Community Hospital (Fort Carson, CO) emblem does not depict a cross?  That it's a middle-ages symbol of mercy?  C'mon.  Nobody is that stupid. 

Mikey Weinstein of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation is calling a spade a spade, though, by saying that it's reminiscent of the Crusades (arguably the most bloody series of religious events in the history of the world).  He says: "This continues to add more fodder to the argument that we are Crusaders. It's exactly what fundamentalist Muslims want."  Mikey, tip of the cap to you, my friend.

 

Listen, Lt. Col Steve Wollman, it's truly tacky when you pretend that this hospital emblem is not putting a certain religion smack-dab in the middle of an entirely federally-funded hospital.  In fact, your trying to make it into something that it isn't--trying to pretend it's not religious--just solidifies the fact that you know it's wrong.  If it wasn't wrong, you wouldn't have to spin it.

I thought you'd learned this after the whole bible-verses-on-rifle-sights debacle.

Cottage Cheese

I love cottage cheese.

It's just really amazing. It's salty, it's creamy, it's slippery...so many good things about it. Packed with protein. Inviting appearance. Comforting texture.

I must admit that sometimes, though, I'm totally repulsed by the very things that I love about it. Sometimes the texture makes me think of brains. Sometimes the creaminess makes me think of...well, something that is both creamy and disgusting. Sometimes the curds aren't firm enough for me. Sometimes they're too firm and they squeak on my teeth. Sometimes it's less curd and more watery/milky sauce. Gross. And yet, it's a uniquely wonderful food. The subtleties about it are what make it amazing or a colossal failure.  It's one of the only things that I really and truly crave.  I do not put anything in my cottage cheese. No pineapple, no peaches, no whatever-else people ruin their cottage cheese with. No chive cottage cheese for this girl. Give me my curdled milk straight up.

I was preparing my little cup of CC this morning to put in my lunch and I asked my husband if he likes cottage cheese as much as I do.  He said, to my shock, "I don't think I've ever had cottage cheese."  How can you not have ever had cottage cheese?!  Is that even a thing?!  I need to introduce him to my beloved.  Although I don't want to induct him into the glorious land of CC until I have the perfect tub to offer him.  This particular tub of CC in my fridge right now--an off-brand tub that has the markings of a black and white Holstein cow--is sub-par.  I need the lavender and white tub of fat-free, firm goodness to spoon-feed into his CC-virgin mouth. 

Mmm, cottage cheese, you are amazing and I love you.  Thank you for your awesomeness.

It's Ernie's Birthday Today!

Here's my little guy when he was just little!  So cute!

And here's a more recent one of my sweetie-pie who is THREE YEARS OLD TODAY!

We're actually not sure when his real birthday is...we do know he was born somewhere in the Moses Lake vicinity and we think he was approximately 4 months old when we adopted him.  His older brother (FSM rest his soul) was born on March 27th, so we just picked 1 month later.  

Happy birthday, buddy!  We love you!  Tuna for dinner tonight!  xoxox