The Bees' Knees

Apparently they do, sort of.

Pollen filled sacs as the bee's knees' origin is a tenuous link. Distortion of another phrase - 'the business' (da beeznees) - has been noted. And there's also a shaky reference to the knees of popular 1920's dancer Bee Jackson.
None have a strong claim but all are great stories, so take your pick.

Success

Born on this day in 1803, Ralph Waldo Emerson; a man whose work I keep meaning to read more of than just his most quoted sentences. But, hey, so far I have not. I like that Emerson would not consider this a failure. This gem is one of his (and it's a safe bet there will be no 'take backs'):

Should Happens

"I'm not bossy - I just know what you should be doing"

While doing my homework on About pages, I came across a lot of should. And when I started paying attention I noticed that should is everywhere. It's not all bad but its prevalence did spark a memory; something a hip and wise lady named Jan once mentioned:

... ... um ...

er - well it was a while ago... but it was something about abstaining from should because few good feelings ever come of it.  OK I have paraphrased poorly and it's more than likely that Jan put it to me as a question. No matter the exact wording, the message kinda stuck:
With so many less bossy options (will, would, can, could, choose to, might, even shall for starters) - what is up with all the should?

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What He Said

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He said it. I agree.

What is it exactly that prevents me 

from placing it within this cleverly genre'd conversation?

About About

Introducing myself has proven more difficult than being myself.
True story.

Treasure

Why small things?

Hear, Hear

A great psyche-me-up song was playing as Six and I set off to work recently. It led to this conversation:

3 Second Rule

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A closer look at the 3 Second Rule

 - the hygienic alternative to the 5 Second Rule.

Friends Don't...

Friends don't let friends misspell cologne.

Friends do let friends upcycle art sourced from op shops.

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Cologne link via fritinancy.

Monster art via Things I Think Are Kinda Cool.

Specification

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Once upon a time,
in my secondhand bookshop (not the one pictured),
I was asked a question:

Do you have anything by C.S Lewis?

To which I replied,

Cereasly

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Gauging by a colleague's bemused expression as I poured milk onto some muesli at 1:30 in the afternoon, cereal for lunch does not a brunch make. The poor fellow seemed so baffled by the concept that I was forced to reassess my choice...let me see:

quick? - check (maybe not this quick)
easy? - check (easier than drawing an owl)
healthy? - check (not that I count calories)
cheap? - check (I'm saving for a trip)

Verdict: breakfast for lunch is still a winner!

Losers Are Winners

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I don't gamble and I'm a glass-half-full kinda person.

Over the last couple of days I have had to reassess those beliefs:
Yesterday at work, along with each of my team mates, I threw in five bucks for a group ticket in last night's 70 Million Lotto Draw.
This morning a colleague delivered the good news. A few of our numbers were lucky and, although not instant millionaires, a small win is still a win! Yay, right?

In fact, we had 'won' less than the cost of the ticket.
Yes, much better than a complete loss - but, mathematically speaking, it is clearly still a loss. No two ways about it. So on review:

I generally don't gamble and
mostly I'm a glass-half-full kinda person.

Milestone Puffery

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I googled mexican dessert for something to take to a Taco Night hosted by friends. Allowing for my limited ability/motivation in the kitchen, I chose this recipe. It calls for a dough that results in a pastry like bread (or a bread like pastry) unavailable in Australia. 

No, I did not attempt to make a copycat replacement dough. Instead I reached a milestone event in my culinary learning curve - puff pastry! To be clear: I have eaten all sorts of pastry-fied foods in my time on this planet however I have never once cooked with any kind of pastry, hence the milestone. 

So I am pleased to report that the frozen butter puff kind works well enough. With this small tweak to the recipe I give you: 

Australian Sopapilla Cheesecake Pie.

Better yet, with two other tweaks (halve the sugar and butter content CandelB suggests), I give you: 

Australian Sopapilla Cheesecake Pie with
Improved Edibleness plus Bonus
 Reduction of Inevitable Health Problems from
Cooking with Unnecessary Quantities of Sugar and Butter.

Pinterested

but I did not shoot calligraphy

Ahh Pinterest let me count the ways I like thee:

1. yummy things

2. pretty things

3. funny things

4. oh .... ....

...

look at that...

(yes, distracting things)