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| Almond flour cookies with the nutty crunch of pecans. |
Here I am again. Baking cookies. It's one way I cope with the world. Which, in case you haven't noticed, is totally moon bat crazy. So what do you do? The older I get the more I let go. And it's not just letting go of the obvious stuff, like that box of canceled checks from your first marriage or those hideous platform shoes you bought after seeing Saturday Night Fever
. I'm letting go of things I once cherished. Stuff I used to believe. Opinions. The Right Way To Do Something. Why?
. I'm letting go of things I once cherished. Stuff I used to believe. Opinions. The Right Way To Do Something. Why?Because the older I get the less convinced I am that I know what is best. Sometimes it's hard to tell. I know from experience that the best laid plans can will often fail. And that sheer dumb luck can plop in your lap and splatter you with an unbidden opportunity. I've lived long enough to see the truth in my favorite line from Little Big Man
. Sometimes the magic works, sometimes it doesn't. So I don't grasp anything too tightly anymore.
. Sometimes the magic works, sometimes it doesn't. So I don't grasp anything too tightly anymore. Which brings me to Cheez Doodles and why you need to let go.