Simple Randomness

Thoughts On The Seasons

I find the question, “What is your favorite season” to be a funny one. I know that some people love the Spring. Others love Fall. And then there are a few random people that really really like the Winter. I’m the kind of person that I like all of the seasons, at least at the beginning.

Maybe I’m just indecisive. But when Summer starts, I’m usually really excited for it. Then, when it’s getting really really hot, I’ve decided that I’m done with Summer and want it to be Fall. Then Fall comes and its all nice and dandy, but after a while I kinda wish it would be Summer again.

Does anyone else go through this?

I remember as a kid I was always really really excited for Winter to come. It meant snow forts, skiing, and all sorts of fun stuff. Even up to 3 years ago I would still look forward to Winter. This year though, I’m not as excited for it as I have been in the past. I guess the next couple of weeks will show how I really feel about it.

Homemade Donuts

Back on Halloween a friend of mine introduced me to homemade donuts. Technically its a way of cheating, but I still call them homemade. Since having them on Halloween I have done this with my wife twice and I must say that I am convinced that these donuts are the best that I’ve ever had (yes, even better than Krispy Kreme).

So here’s what you do: get a pack of Pillsbury Buttermilk Biscuits. Open up the canister (this always makes me jump ) , rip a hole in the middle of the donut, and then put it in hot oil. Let one side cook, then flip it and cook the other side.

Place the donut on a plate covered with napkins or paper towels to absorb the extra oil, then top it with your favorite frosting and enjoy! My personal favorite is cream cheese frosting, but my wife is a big fan of chocolate. I need to try strawberry sometime…

Simple recipe, but man are they good! Give them a try and you might just agree with me that they are better than any other donut you’ve ever tasted!

Winter is Finally Here?!

Ok ok, I know that winter doesn’t officially begin for a few weeks at least.  But this morning was the first real snow storm that we’ve had this season, so I’m personally considering this to be the beginning of winter.  And isn’t is a fitting day?  Why not have winter start on December 1st?

And another sign of the times (winter) is that I saw for the first time this season a car that had spun out and done some damage!  And wouldn’t you know it, but they knocked over a tree and ruined the fence of my complex!!!  I was leaving this morning and right outside the entrance to my condo complex there was an SUV pointing the wrong way right in the fence.  So if that isn’t a true sign of the times, I don’t know what is.

There seems to be this cycle that happens at the beginning of every winter.  People get comfortable with their driving in the summer and then forget that roads don’t behave the same when covered with snow.  So naturally there are always a ton of accidents with the first big snow storm.  So please, go do some donuts in a parking lot or something just so you remember how to handle your car in the snow!!!