I am on a quest for cookie nirvana. I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing, but I'm tired of preservative-laden, high-fructose corn syrup crap that my kids have been eating, so I've been on a baking kick. Tonight I made oatmeal chocolate chip . . . without a recipe. They are in the oven, I'll let you know how they turn out.
So far the oatmeal raisin cookies I have made have been ok, but I haven't quite hit the right mark yet.
Now for my rant. Last week returning from a trip to Virginia, I was on a very packed flight. I was lucky enough to be seated near the front of the economy section - one row back from the bulkhead. I boarded early, thanks to my "status" with Delta. (Along with the 176 other people with "status.") As I was settled and doing my normal people watching as everyone boarded. I made note of a gentleman seated across the aisle in the bulkhead. He was bumbling around trying to get settled, dropping things, bumping into people, horribly disorganized. I chuckled to myself and noted, "Hey, he kinda looks like George Allen."
As I was disembarking, he was bumbling around to gather his things and although the bulkhead had already emptied, he wasn't quite together, but had readied himself by the time I reached his row, so I kindly allowed him out. As he turned, I saw his ticket stub and whaddya know. It was George Allen.
Now I had met Mr. Allen many years ago when I was in the Charlottesville - Albemarle Jaycees and he was also a member, because it looked good on a political resume. He came to one meeting, where I did engage in some conversation with him. I formed an opinion of him at that time that was something to this effect:
- Completely centered on his own agenda for attending the meeting: to be seen.
- Didn't have many firm opinions of his own, was wishy washy.
- Bumbling idiot.
When he ran for governor, my opinion was signed, sealed and delivered. He was ineffective and completely a puppet of the party. Biggest mistake: supporting Disney to bring a "history" park to an already historical area, waaaaayyy too close to one of them the most congested and growing metropolitan areas, where I happened to be living. What on earth was he thinking? (And shame on you Disney.)
Seeing him on the flight, once again confirmed my opinion. He was very nice, but he's still an idiot. I know there are family members of mine that like him - but have you ever talked to the man? Seriously.
The cookies are ok. Of course, they might be better if I didn't try to eat them straight out of the oven. (Which sent me running for water since I burned my tongue.) I still prefer raisin over chocolate chip.
