Finals week

Well, this is it. Only 4 more days until the school year is over, and if all goes the way I want it to, only 4 more days left of my public school teaching career. I have a profound yearning to bitch and moan about how sucky teaching usually is, or how I feel so terribly used and degraded most days, and so forth, blah blah blah. I could also start complaining about the other crappy things in the world, both locally (LET'S DEFOREST AND POLLUTE AUSTIN... WOO HOO!) and globally (LET'S NEVER STOP GOING TO WAR... YAY!!!), but instead I'm going to focus this blog on something positive for a change.

So, I've decided that it's time to bask in the glow of a warm fuzzy, or a kudo, or a happy thought. I'm looking around, trying to find something good in life that I can express my gratitude for, excluding the obvious alcholic beverages and sleep. And you know what I've decided? Not enough is said about frozen waffles. Think about it. They are plentiful, cheap, and tasty. Many of them are fortified with an unusual number of essential vitamins and minerals, and are an important part of a healthy, balanced diet. They are easy to cook and easy to eat, even if you wear dentures. They taste great with just butter, or with syrup, honey, or jam - or, if you are extremely bold - even molasses. They contain useful fiber, they come in a variety of fun shapes and sizes, including the standard square or the interesting circle. They can be stored for long periods of time in a simple freezing unit, and even if they accrue icicles from over freezing, they are still edible, which is more than you can say for other frozen treats such as ice cream, ice milk, or ice cream bars. There is really nothing so magically, fantastically syrupliscious, no tasty, pastry-ish treat as perfect and as neat than the fabulous, grabulous, succulent frozen waffle!

So, let's all say three cheers for frozen waffles. Hip hip, hooray! Hip hip, hooray! Hip hip, hooray! When the world drops a steaming pile of hooey on your plate, don't despair! Scrape it off, wash the plate, and make some frozen waffles!