I lazed around in bed till after seven, not that I was lazy (well, not ONLY) but it's also too cold to get out of bed early, now! Mippies don't agree - they're entitled to their opinion. Oh, and I've decided that since I'm at their beck-and-cuddle-call all day long, the night is mine! If there's a mip on my bed, in my way, it gets cuddled until I'm comfortable! Ha Ha! Fair is fair!
Remember what I still said last night about the illegal regulations? Well, some of that came from the coronacast by the DA - the gist of which is in this article. More and more people are questioning the legality of the current conditions, and the court cases are piling up. And, although our government reacted quickly, based on qualified scientific expertise - they are stuck on the track of that time. This is a new disease, and as knowledge increases, governments must react - ours doesn't. After all, giving up the absolute they have seized is ... unnatural. And then I saw a link to an article of an interview with a retired judge, who confirms that what is happening is unlawful.
On a sad note, another smoker has died. That is the 4th death, undeniably linked to the ban on the sale of cigarettes: 1 shop owner for refusing to sell, 1 dad for his cigarette, 1 recently-clean addict and now this. Someone should take that beech to court! Surely culpable homicide applies?
On a sad note, another smoker has died. That is the 4th death, undeniably linked to the ban on the sale of cigarettes: 1 shop owner for refusing to sell, 1 dad for his cigarette, 1 recently-clean addict and now this. Someone should take that beech to court! Surely culpable homicide applies?
Time for something positive! I found a recipe for chocolate chip cookies, what appealed to me, so I'm going to give it a try today. But first: dishes! Ha Ha Ha, my downfall! I also still have some produce to process ... tomatoes, cucumber, carrots ... sigh ... at least the cheese is already vacuum packed - I just did that. I think I'll make the cookie dough first, since that needs to refrigerate for at least an hour. Then I'll think about what else needs doing.
Okay, when recipe's talk about 'room temperature' ... in this case, they mean a summer's day. When the butter almost melts in the room. So, I put it out into the sun to soften it some more ... the result was NOT 'creamy'. It was crumbly. So I guess it wasn't enough butter - so I added some oil. Then, when I made the dough, it wasn't sticky, either. Well, too effing bad now! I've put the dough into the fridge now, oh - and I also added some cocoa powder. I don't see any reason to be stingy with chocolate!
Once the dough was in the fridge, I fried the potatoes I had previously steamed, and mixed the last mushroom sauce with them. Yummy! That mushroom sauce? Divine!
Well, I don't know how to tell you this, I think you'll find it difficult to believe me, but: I washed the dishes again! Honest, I did! I took the cookie dough out of the fridge and decided the best way to pass the time, while I wait for the 10 minutes would be to wash the dishes. So tomorrow, if I want to do more in the kitchen, I start with a clean kitchen!
Afterwards, I rolled the dough into balls - it was crumbly, just like the recipe said, which gave me hope! Then I baked them at 180 C for 10 minutes ... 20 minutes ... nearly 30 minutes! They didn't go flat, but stayed almost the same shape I had rolled them into! I finally took them out, when the bottom was burning - I could smell it. The top is still soft, I'm not sure whether they are baked through or not - I can't say I care, either. I took my baking chocolate and pressed one piece into each cookie while it's still hot! Now I have a second tray in the oven, baking.
Those cookies are not bad! Not as soft as I'd like, but with practice, they will be! I'm quite impressed!
Now I'm waiting for Janey ... it's already half seven and she is nowhere in sight! All mips are home, have eaten ... I've stood outside again, calling, calling, calling ... I'm getting very anxious now!
Phew! She's home! FINALLY! It always scares the bejeepers out of me, whenever any mip comes late. Less so, when it's Ziva, because she's street-wise, and worst if it's Mewthos, because he is so accident prone! But my stomach knots every evening when a mip is late! Always!
Back to the cigarette ban, I'm afraid. Personally, if I really think about it clearly, I fear that NDZ can no longer afford to change that particular regulation. There has been too much pressure and too many legal actions on the matter - and if she were to admit it was a mistake, she opens herself to far stronger court cases than she faces now. As long as she holds on to her decision, she's safe - no member of the ANC has ever been held accountable for their actions, and that is not likely to change. At best, she might allow the sale under Level 3 - which we all hope will come into effect no later than 1st June. Hopefully even sooner, and hopefully I can stock up on cigarettes. But if I look at the ridiculous plans on how buying alcohol must work under Level 3 ... with no mention ever of cigarettes ... I fear the worst.
I think the most important court case is the one brought by the DA. Because really, the most frightening part of this whole situation is the total abuse of power. To quote Hellen Zille:
"the act had given Cogta minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma “absolute power to make a new set of laws, fundamentally changing people’s lives without going back to parliament once, without being transparent about data and without giving reasons for the decisions she has made".
Anyway, back to little ole me. Cookies! Yum! Well, first I should have some dinner - pizza! Also yum! As I'm about to get up to get a cookie, I see Mewthos has twirlied his twirly behind my chair!
I ran myself a bath, under the watchful eyes of Mewthos, who stayed curled up on the bath mat. Now I'm munching cookies before bed.
Okay, when recipe's talk about 'room temperature' ... in this case, they mean a summer's day. When the butter almost melts in the room. So, I put it out into the sun to soften it some more ... the result was NOT 'creamy'. It was crumbly. So I guess it wasn't enough butter - so I added some oil. Then, when I made the dough, it wasn't sticky, either. Well, too effing bad now! I've put the dough into the fridge now, oh - and I also added some cocoa powder. I don't see any reason to be stingy with chocolate!
Once the dough was in the fridge, I fried the potatoes I had previously steamed, and mixed the last mushroom sauce with them. Yummy! That mushroom sauce? Divine!
Well, I don't know how to tell you this, I think you'll find it difficult to believe me, but: I washed the dishes again! Honest, I did! I took the cookie dough out of the fridge and decided the best way to pass the time, while I wait for the 10 minutes would be to wash the dishes. So tomorrow, if I want to do more in the kitchen, I start with a clean kitchen!
Afterwards, I rolled the dough into balls - it was crumbly, just like the recipe said, which gave me hope! Then I baked them at 180 C for 10 minutes ... 20 minutes ... nearly 30 minutes! They didn't go flat, but stayed almost the same shape I had rolled them into! I finally took them out, when the bottom was burning - I could smell it. The top is still soft, I'm not sure whether they are baked through or not - I can't say I care, either. I took my baking chocolate and pressed one piece into each cookie while it's still hot! Now I have a second tray in the oven, baking.
Those cookies are not bad! Not as soft as I'd like, but with practice, they will be! I'm quite impressed!
Now I'm waiting for Janey ... it's already half seven and she is nowhere in sight! All mips are home, have eaten ... I've stood outside again, calling, calling, calling ... I'm getting very anxious now!
Phew! She's home! FINALLY! It always scares the bejeepers out of me, whenever any mip comes late. Less so, when it's Ziva, because she's street-wise, and worst if it's Mewthos, because he is so accident prone! But my stomach knots every evening when a mip is late! Always!
Back to the cigarette ban, I'm afraid. Personally, if I really think about it clearly, I fear that NDZ can no longer afford to change that particular regulation. There has been too much pressure and too many legal actions on the matter - and if she were to admit it was a mistake, she opens herself to far stronger court cases than she faces now. As long as she holds on to her decision, she's safe - no member of the ANC has ever been held accountable for their actions, and that is not likely to change. At best, she might allow the sale under Level 3 - which we all hope will come into effect no later than 1st June. Hopefully even sooner, and hopefully I can stock up on cigarettes. But if I look at the ridiculous plans on how buying alcohol must work under Level 3 ... with no mention ever of cigarettes ... I fear the worst.
I think the most important court case is the one brought by the DA. Because really, the most frightening part of this whole situation is the total abuse of power. To quote Hellen Zille:
"the act had given Cogta minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma “absolute power to make a new set of laws, fundamentally changing people’s lives without going back to parliament once, without being transparent about data and without giving reasons for the decisions she has made".
Anyway, back to little ole me. Cookies! Yum! Well, first I should have some dinner - pizza! Also yum! As I'm about to get up to get a cookie, I see Mewthos has twirlied his twirly behind my chair!
I ran myself a bath, under the watchful eyes of Mewthos, who stayed curled up on the bath mat. Now I'm munching cookies before bed.
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