Eating..... *what*?

    I am sitting here.  As are you.  Only *I* am staring at my now-empty bowl of ramen noodles.  Wonderful squiggly things, aren't they?  I mean, whoever would have thought that we could have a whole meal in three minutes, and only have to spend TWENTY-FIVE cents on it?  Genius, if you ask me. 

    On the subject of food though, I was intrigued, and somewhat disgusted today, when I started thinking about all of the odd things that we Americans eat.  And not just eat; but LOVE.
    It all started when I was sipping eggnog while attempting to start a fire in our basement...

    Eggnog - something so creamy, smooth.... delightful!  Until one starts contemplating the ingredients.  It is then that you realize, "Ewwwww.  I actually just drank that?  Huh.  Oh well.  Tasted good.  *takes another sip*"
    Am I right?


What else, man?  I mean, think about all of the things that we eat:

Cheese. "Why, yes, I would simply love to eat a moldy piece of curdled milk! Thank you so much!" 

Tomato Clam Juice. "Oh, yeah.  Haven't you heard?  Squishing clams and tomatoes, mixing the juices, and drinking it is completely normal!"   Sure.


Marshmallow Cream.  To quote my eldest brother, "If marshmallows are snowman poop.... then.... what is marshmallow cream?" 

Whip Cream. Like, what the heck people, how can you have something like that withOUT any possible dairy products??

Mushrooms.  Fungus.  Enough said.

I always hear of foods in other countries, and usually exclaim at how disgusting they sound.  Things like bird-nest soup, fertilized duck eggs, pig intestines, etc.  But you know what?  At least they KNOW what they're eating!  And it's freakin' natural!!  Can Americans say the same?  Do you know what went in that double cheeseburger that you had for lunch today, or really was in those frozen chicken nuggets that you had for dinner last night?  Sure didn't look like chicken, did it?  I mean, when did chicken start looking and feeling like... foam?

What is next, friends?  I suddenly have scary visions of place-in-water-and-watch-expand food packages. Forget using the oven or microwave to heat it.  It'll heat itself by "proven, self-heating methods."  Yah, sure, you betcha.  Something wrong with that picture, folks.  So, next time you eat... be sure you know what you're eating... ;)

Alone

              
I look down, and see the stain
The stain of sin, around my heart.
I can no longer hide the pain,
Do You see? I am falling apart. 

I am so alone,
You are far from me.
I let out a groan…
I cannot let You see,
What I have become.

How could I have done this?
My sins have taken me from You.
My hand I clench into a fist,
Again, I need to find what’s True.

I am so alone,
You are far from me.
I let out a groan…
I cannot let You see,
What I have become.

You gently whisper to me,
And say You can heal the pain.
Before You, I fall to my knees.
I cannot stand under my shame.

I am so alone,
Even with You next to me.
I let out a groan…
For I cannot let you see,
What I have become.

I look up, and there, I see,
Your eyes, they are shining.
You searched, you found me;
You brought me out of hiding.

So, take my sins, my shame,
The things that keep me from You.
Let them fall like drops of rain,
And help me see what is True.

I am not alone,
For You are next to me.
I will not groan,
For I no longer have to be,
What I had become.

Now, like a lily, I am;
My life has been set free!
I am protected in Your hand,
Since You hold my heart’s key.

No, I am not alone,
For You are holding me.
I have found my home;
And me, I will no longer be,
Like You,  I will now become.

Hi.

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