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So I was in charge of dinner Saturday evening. I picked Taco Bell, with a Hot-n_Now (regional fastfood burger franchise) for the non-Mexican eaters. Final damage: 8 hamburgers, 5 small fries, 10 regular tacos, 1 Mexican pizza, 1/2 gallon of milk, 1 liter of Mountain Dew, ten desserts (small candy bars and cookies).
Fairly normal intake for my growing family.
And I wonder why I have a hard time saving money.
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Helpful list from the Legionaries:
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From the Notebooks:
"Moral indignation is a technique used to endow the idiot with dignity." Marshall McLuhan
I've made a similar point when it comes to allegations of racism. The most immoral people are often the first to scream "racist." I've spectulated that, to the vice-filled person, scouring for racism even when it doesn't exist gives him/her a feeling of moral worth. "I might do drugs and be a poor parent, but I'm above the greatest evil of all, so I must be alright." I've seen the phenomenon too many times--from Hollywood to my hometown--for it to be a mere coincidence.
January 20th, 2009 at 8:50 am
Another quote, from H.G.Wells
“Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.”
January 20th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Now there’s a fine meal for your family only with one exception. I would never EVER give my kids mountain dew. It’s like adding fuel to their fire. If my kids consume any caffeine at all then I’m screwed. I will have to stay up until 11:30 so as to supervise them , and I am getting too old for this. Besides then my husband gets angry with me because we have to wait until they fall asleep before we could “chat”. It’s hard for us to chat with kids in our room, or knocking at our door, and /or asking us both questions. So add another 30 minutes to that waiting for them to fall asleep , and by then because “I” haven’t had caffeine I am asleep, and chatting didn’t happen. So no one is happy, and keep in mind that , that is usually the last day for chatting on your wife’s NFP charts.
So your still screwed – so to speak of course.
NO CAFFEINE.
BTW. My husband wants me to cut the grocery bill back so that he can save for an airplane. -Get real. I suggest that he take out a large insurance policy on me, and then after the kids kill me he can then fly the world !!