"Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name. Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me."

~Psalm 119:132-133

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Modern Living

In the dear dead days of recipe books,
Papa came home and asked "What cooks?"
Now, when hunger pangs are gnawing
He walks in and says "What's thawing?"

~taken from our grandmother's book: Don McNeil's Breakfast Club Memory Time

And mind you...that was 1952! What would the poet think of us today?

The Breakfast Club was a morning program that ran on ABC radio from 1933-1968 which makes Don McNeil the longest talk show host ever, beating Johnny Carson and Bob Barker.