Citrus Cups and a Fairy Tale
68Cease and Desist!
Good morning beloved breakfastpoppers. Today is Fairy Tale Friday, September 30, in the year of our kingdom 2011. The King and his court are moving at unusual speed to protect imperiled animals and plants and the list just keeps growing. Personally, I think King Teleprompter should put, we the people, on the list along with our democratic way of life.
Having said that, may I politely request that we prepare our customary morning fare and meet by the Babbling Brook that is teeming with fish, lizards and all manner of endangered wildlife. More regulations and restrictions are heading our way and I think we should be prepared.
This morn we will be enjoying some refreshing Citrus Cups. You will need 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons water, 1 teaspoon grated lime peel, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 large pink or ruby red grapefruit and 1 large navel orange.
Take a small sauce pan and place it over low heat. Combine the sugar and water and stir until sugar is dissolved. Add the lime peel and the olive oil and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook for about 5 minutes.
Cut the grapefruit in half. Remove the sections of fruit and leave the half shells intact. Transfer the fruit to a bowl and set aside the shells.
Peel the orange and separate the sections. Add the orange pieces to the grapefruit sections. Drizzle the sugar mixture over the fruit and stir to coat the pieces. Put equal amounts of the fruit in the shells. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in your fridge for at least 20 minutes. Wrap up the bowls and head for the Babbling Brook. I'll meet you there with plenty of Apple Martinis for one and all.
Welcome friends and neighbors. Well the King and his henchmen are busy at work adding lots of plants and animals to an ever expanding list of endangered species. Pretty soon we won't be able to build a factory on land lest we disturb an earthworm or Kangaroo Rat. Our kingdom is struggling to survive. Each day brings us more unemployment and angst. In the midst of all these problems the Fish and Wildlife Service has issued decisions about more than 500 species that are moving towards receiving protections under the Endangered Species Act.
We have discussed some of these species recently, but now things are escalating. Many of these species have been under consideration for years but now things are heating up. Thirty-five different kinds of snails may join the list along with frogs, lizards, beetles, butterflies, fish, tortoises, golden winged warblers and eels.
There are some in the kingdom who have been complaining that the endangered species program impedes job development, not to mention all the money it costs to add species to the endangered list.
I ask you, my friends, is now the time to beef up this program? Is now the time to rush to protect a lizard while we offer very little hope to actual human beings who are trying to get through each day? Are our priorities a bit askew? Have the king and his minions lost their collective minds or is this just another clever way to keep us at bay and control us? I vote for the latter. Pick up your quill pens and tell the king how you feel about this before we are forbidden to leave our huts lest we squash a bug!...POP...
A Song..
Oh, there ain't no beetles on me, on me
There ain't no beetles on me
There may be beetles on some of you guys
But there ain't no beetles on me.
See that bull frog over there
Sitting on a fence
He's a lot safer than you and me
Cause the King is is kind of dense...
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Good morning, breakfastpop! I think common sense has gone extinct for some, they can't get their priorities straight. I believe this is why we are in the sad situation we are currently in - there are some who place the interest of animals and plants over human beings, unreasonably, at times. See you at the inn!
Good morning Tom,
I will be delighted to save you a dance. See you later and make sure you don't step on an endangered beetle on the way to the Inn.
Good morning caltex,
Oh caltex, haven't you heard? Common sense is dead. I am so sorry to break the news to you i this way. See you at the Inn and try not to step on any frogs on the way.
POP: Isn't there specific criteria to be added to the endangerd species list? Is the King and his henchmen slaying the "extra", so as to comply with the regulations? More than that, will there be no more Chocolate Covered Ants?
I'm off to the tavern. Drinks will be on me. Save me a seat.....
Pop it draws me back to the days of good bumper sticker "May all the Ecological Bastards, Freeze to Death in the Dark" The Inn, 50
Good morning Pino,
Yes there are specific criteria, but it takes forever to investigate and decide what species belongs on the list. Environmentalists are exerting pressure and suing and doing all sorts of things so now the administration is fast tracking the list. Can't mess up all those potential votes. Pino, I don't know how to tell you this but ants don't actually come with chocolate on them. First you step on them, then you slather them with chocolate. See you at the Inn. Try not to attack a spotted warbler or it's off to the dungeon for you.
Good morning 50,
Love that bumper sticker. I suppose if we plaster it on our cars the environmental police will come after us. Who cares! See you at the Inn.
I LOVE your story telling.. keeps my attention from start to finish.. every time!
Great song! The priorities of the King are obviously skewed as we have learned over and over again. I'm going to the inn early and will step on any insect that gets in my way.
Pop
Open the Endangered Species Act and look for those species that are endangered under the category E; note first out under this category is Economy….The United States to be exact; now go to J; also first out under this category is Jobs…..In the United States to be exact!
From the sound of it old Barrackie is assembling a modern day Noah’s Arc under the auspices of endangered species; All Aboard-Come One come all- Step Right up all you snails, frogs, lizards, beetles, butterflies, fish, tortoises, golden winged warblers and eels; right this way up the gang plank. Guess Barrackie has plans for saving his critters once he destroys this country!
What’s not endangered is that 800 lb. Gorilla that keeps getting larger and larger; you know the one standing in the unemployment line with the sign that says Business is not hiring because of the policies of this Regime! Everyday he’s there with his sign but no one seems to notice or care!
In the first year we were ruling
We rammed Health Care down your throat
You whaled and cried said old folks would die
Get that snail darter on this boat
Here come the flies
And some birds from the skies
Hurry, soon the ground won’t be dry
We’ve been ruling like we had no clue
It bankrupted your neighbor and you
Cause our main goal was to make things fair
It’s time for the greedy to share
La, la ...la-la-la-la-la-la…..la-la-la….la-la-la
I second that Pamela!!
Hi Pop! I love the song as well. We have some real problems in the Kingdom. Seems to me that priorities are out of whack. Off to the Inn!
POP - Failure to prioritize is one of the fundamental leadership failures of this POTUS. I'm putting on my ghille suit so I can sneak by the thought police and get to the inn might run a little late so save me a seat Pino...
Can we all say, "It's the Economy Stupid"! Even Joe Biden, on NewsMac.Com say's their administration can no longer Blame Bush, they need to take Responsibility for the Job Market...(Quote) "It's ok to Blame Obama for the Economy". Hey Breakfastpops have a Good weekend!
that recipe sounds good. I love grapefruit. I love getting those citrus mixtures with the grapefruit in it. I've started making soaps and perfumes. Am kind of done with the perfumes, but the soap is really fun. i made a perfume with roses in it and a chocolate one. That was fun. My girls had fun doing I've started working on a new novel and have the first two chapters on some hubs. I've got two novels in the works, a video game I'm making and the soaps. Probably too many projects at once.
The EPA is another layer of government control and power, sold to us by anti-capitalists as a necessity to protect our environment. The sky is always falling according to the left, and each time they claim that, we lose a little more freedom.
But now, the left is biting its own tail, as leftist enviros and job-hungry, leftist, unions cross swords over the pipeline going through Nebraska and Kansas! This should be fun to watch!
Oh Pop, I have this nasty virus and you made me laugh so hard I choked. That song is A CLASSIC!
Yep - we need to worry about beetles and the long list of creatures that a recent WSJ article revealed more than half the time don't NEED protection. Or they certainly can't prove with any reliable science that protection is necessary. It's INSANE. This administration is INSANE. I'm no Glen Beck super fan - but I swear his kinda nutty concerns don't sound quite so nutty when you hear the news every day and the things that this administration is doing!
Your record is unbroken - ever since they have made the "Vote Up" and other buttons I always click across the way for you! A brilliant Hub once again Pop!!
Survival is a basic drive in most species, so I still believe that it is a mental illness in just about any species for it to seek to protect another species much more than looks out for itself.
I don't want to blast animals and plants out of existance for no reason, but I also think we lose some species every decade and they are replaced by others that appear. It's like any restaurant - every day something gets tossed or spoils; you can't be 100% non-waste or non-extinct. We can do our best within reason, then let it go. God and nature will make something else and it will probably join us at the Inn.
Good morning mamadrama,
Thank you so much. I appreciate such nice words coming from someone as talented as you.
Good morning Pamela,
I'll do the same. No tip-toeing through the tulips for me!
Good morning Patriot,
The only real endangered species I can think of is us and our way of life. I set your tune to music and it has a great beat, depressing , but great.
Good morning Dexter,
On your way to the Inn last night did you happen to step on a beetle? The federal bug police found the carcass and now they are investigating. Run!
Dear Hmr,
He also suffers from a failure to communicate. On your way to the Inn be careful you don't trip over a lizard!
Good morning b.Malin.
Old Joe must have lost his mind. I am sure he is in the Oval Office as I write this getting 40 lashes with a wet noodle! Have a great week-end.
Good morning jfay,
First of all thanks so much for coming to the breakfast table. With all your projects I am amazed that you had time to eat!
Good morning Will,
While the myriad of departments in Washington issue regulations, Rome is burning. Have a great week-end and whatever you do, try not to step on any bugs.
Good morning carol,
Sorry to her you are under the weather. I, too, have a nasty cold. As for this administration, well they have a nasty habit of issuing regulations ad nauseam and gumming up the works. It appears to be their sole purpose for existing. I vote you up across the board!
Good morning Patty,
You are very wise. Now if only this administration could learn a thing or two from you. Enjoy the week-end and try not to step on any ants!
Does the endangered apcies list include phony companies that want to make solar panels? after the Soyndra fiasco few more just got a billion dollars from the government. Good ol' leftist policy: if there is a problem, throw money at it. They'll use whatever sticks!" To the inn. INNKEEPER..........
That should have been endangered species. By the way, one of those solar panel companies that go money is owned by the brother-in-law of Princess Pouty Pelosi. Hello?
Dear taxlarry,
Are you at the Inn imbibing? I don't know anything about the endangerment of apcies but I am sure the Obama administration will be on top of it soon. Is the company Soyndra related to Solyndra or do they deal in soylent green, you know food made from people? Psst...Do you need a ride home from the Inn?
Dear taxlarry,
I see you are trying to redeem yourself but really, I suggest you just go home and sleep it off!
No ride. I can drive home myself. But it is a new day so I'll just stay at the inn.
Dear taxlarry,
Okay, but no one will be there until Monday!
Oh boy! Tomorrow I am making your "citrus cup"...yummy!
Been sing'in your song...too cute! And the problems in the kingdom - just keep getting bigger and bigger. Yikes!
Voted up and straight across and love the way you write.
Hi, bp. Unemployment is up over 9% and Obummy and company are worried about the health and well being of beetles, eels and snails. There is something terribly wrong about this scenario. November of 2012 cannot come soon enough for me.
Good morning vocalcoach,
I love it when you come to breakfast!
Good morning drbj,
You are forgetting that just like illegal aliens and dead people, beetles, eels and snails can vote!
Thank you Pop for a morning giggle.
Pop - And I'll avoid being stepped on by elephants the best I can. :)
Surprisingly, neither the elephant or the jackass is on the list! I am of the philosphy to live and let live but I am not so sure mankind is as strong as we think we are in terms of destroying climates and eradicating the species which populate the world. Animals and insects have a much better system to adjust to change than most humans but we seem to think that every mudhole that holds a tadpole must be declared scared ground. It comes down to common sense and rational thinking as opposed to believing that it is time for all us to move into caves in order that the kangaroo rat will not be distrubed in his natural habitat. We have trouble getting Pandas to mate so what makes mankind such the authority on the needs and wants of the animal kingdom? Thanks, Poppy! WB
Nearly a million Africans die every year from malaria. One might think it would be a good idea to kill the mosquitos, as elsewhere, but no, philanthropists have decided the answer is mosquito nets on beds. If we look closely, we will see the likes of Prince Charles just loving the 'simple' life of Africans - loving it so much they believe we should all embrace it.
Dear mslizzie,
Thank you for coming to the breakfast table...
Dear Patty,
If you see an elephant coming towards you, just call for help and the breakfastpoppers will be there..
Good morning sheila,
The death of common sense isn't confined to our nation, it's a worldwide epidemic!
Breakfastpoppers are the best friends!
Dear Patty,
I agree. We are very lucky to have such great friends! To the Inn!
Tom Whitworth Level 5 Commenter 7 months ago
Pop,
Great song, save me a dance please. Move one strange species to the top of the endangered list, homo sapiens.