Wednesday, January 03, 2018

First hodgepodge of 2018


Well, what do you know?  It's Wednesday again,  time for the Hodgepodge with Joyce and friends at From This Side of the Pond.  Head on over to get the questions.  Then answer them on your own blog and go back over to Joyce's to link up!   I'm a little slow on the uptake today, but here are this week's [challenging] questions:

1. It's that time of year again...time for Lake Superior University to present a list of words (or phrases) they'd like to see banished (for over-use, mis-use, or genera uselessness) in 2018. You can read more about the decision making process and word meaning here, but this year's top vote getters are-

unpack, dish (as in dish out the latest rumor), pre-owned, onboarding/offboarding, nothingburger, let that sink in, let me ask you this, impactful, Cofefe, drill down, fake news, hot water heater (hot water doesn't need to be heated), and gig economy

Which of these words/phrases would you most like to see banished from everyday speech and why? Is there a word not on the list you'd like to add?


I have to admit I use "tons" a lot.   (That was #2 on the list.)  I also have to admit I haven't even heard of four of these words/expressions -- onboarding/offboarding, gig economy, covfefe, and nothingburger -- and that it never occurred to me that "hot water heater" contained an unnecessary word.

 I guess of those on the list, I would choose "dish" as I do think that's rather silly.

I would add a couple of words/phrases not on the list -- one would be "Well, look," as a preface to any answer being given in news interviews.  It annoys me no end.  My second choice is the same as last year: "crack" or "cracked out" as a description for some supposedly addictive recipe.  Drug addiction is no joke.  It's even less funny this year than last.

2. What's something you need to get rid of in the new year?

A number of excess pounds and a lot of extra possessions.

3. Where do you feel stuck?

Between a rock and a hard place.   Too much to do at two houses and not enough time to do it.

4. January is National Soup Month. When did you last have a bowl of soup? Was it made from scratch or from a can? Your favorite canned soup? Your favorite soup to make from scratch on a cold winter's day?

I last had a bowl of soup for supper last night.   It was a homemade Kale, Sausage and Potato Soup made in the slow cooker and it was absolutely wonderful.

I'm trying (and failing) to think of my favorite canned soup.

Favorite soup to make from scratch on a cold winter day: just about anything, really.  We eat a LOT of homemade soup.  This is a particularly warming one:  Fiesta Sweet Potato Soup.

But really, I encourage you to click on "Soups" in the label cloud in the sidebar at right if your family enjoys soup.  There are tons (there I go!) of good soup recipes there.

5. Tell us one thing you're looking forward to in 2018.

Hopefully another getaway or three with my hubby.
6. Insert your own random thought here.

It's along the same lines as my random thought in this same space last year.   It's wonderful to have frozen Christmas cookies still on hand,

as they work out great as a potluck dessert.  I just make up a platter with a nice assortment and we are good to go.  Still, in other ways I wish they were gone already.  I'm able to avoid them (they are frozen solid in tins on the icy screened porch) but not my hubby.  He has found that most of them thaw out easily in the microwave, and a nightly visit to the porch has become part of his routine.😊⛄❄

And there you have it.  Happy Wednesday, everyone!

15 comments:

  1. My husband would love to see "whatever" discarded! Too many people just throw that word around, he said. I would like to see "diet" vanish, especially in January. Everyone talks about it, hardly anyone sticks with it. And "flat broke" ... a phrase that has nothing to do with running out of money. Oh, the list goes on, Lol! God bless you!

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  2. I say tons a lot too, LOL! Great answers, each one...and I am glad there are no more Christmas cookies left, as much as I love them! Happy New Year!

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    1. Happy New Year to you also, Debby! Glad I am not the only one guilty of "tons"!

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  3. I had to chuckle at the cookie thing. Just microwave. If it is the house, I am going to be tempted. When I bake I have company and send it with them:) It is definitely soup weather!

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  4. I am trying to purge my kitchen of all the temptations that are left...almost done!! I won't tell about he bag of Lays Potato chips called Gravy and Biscuit lol I made some chicken and rice soup today. Eating some and sharing some. Stay warm Mrs T...I know you all are used to cold weather but it looks to be even worse this weekend.

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  5. I like Campbell’s tomato soup. 🤓 I might have some tomorrow. I know what you mean about being overwhelmed by the duties and expenses of two households.

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    1. I know that if anyone understands, you do, Vee. It is a heavy burden at times.

      My dad loved tomato soup and preferred it diluted with milk rather than water. He also loved a grilled cheese sandwich on the side!

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  6. Giggles at those nightly visits to the porch! I would not be able to resist either!

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    1. The visits are still ongoing, Terri! It *is* actually sort of funny.

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  7. I love your soup ideas. In this bitter cold winter soup i almost a staple. I am also with your husband on the cookie question. When it comes to snacks I can resist anything but temptation.
    Thank you for visiting my blog page and for leaving a comment. Happy New Year!

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    1. I hope you try some of the soup recipes and that you and your wife enjoy them. We could eat soup every night in the winter, it seems.

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  8. It is colder this winter than it has been in many years. Unfortunately the cold is being compounded with a nor'easter today. That said, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
    I'm with your hubby on the cookie question. When it comes to snacks, I can resist anything...but temptation.
    Thank you for visiting my blog page and leaving a comment.

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    1. I agree, it is much colder, much earlier, this winter, than it has been in a long time. We have always lived in New Hampshire, although we have traveled and spent time in the south and west. We wouldn't want to live anywhere else, either.

      The cookie tins are slowly getting depleted as I put together cookie trays for our weekly potluck lunch at church. However, that doesn't deter Mr. T from his nightly raid on the tins. Mighty cold they are, too.

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  9. I'm afraid that I use tons and hot water heater too. And like you, it never occurred to me... I see you have an auxiliary freezer just like mine, The screened in porch! Keeps Christmas cookies at minus twenty degrees F. That should be adequate. Have a wonderful new year.

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    1. Yes, my auxiliary freezer is very handy for Christmas cookies! Happy New Year to you and Mr. C!

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