If I ran the cosmos ...

If I were in charge, things would be organized and make sense. Not like the way they are in this cosmos which is full of randomness and chaos. I mean, how are you supposed to know you've got a message if everything is just chaos? Mediums and psychics make money pulling out the right messages and passing them on. I guess they would lose their jobs. But as enterprising business owners I'm sure they'd find another income stream.

Just imagine how nice things would be if tea leaves arranged themselves nicely at the bottom of the cup, your dirty clothes naturally floated into the hamper, trash into the bin, and fruit landed gently on the ground and waited for you to pick it up without rotting. The latter could be an issue if you rely on rotting to grow anything. So, okay, then things that are intended to rot – like fallen leaves and dead flowers – would automatically end up where they are supposed to be and they would rot quickly so you don't have to wait around for them decompose. And the used bowl shown here would have the remaining bits settled nice to the bottom of the bowl, not splayed around randomly and looking dirty. Hey! Dirt would be pretty!

On the other hand, if things were perfectly arranged all the time, anything that was not in place would stand out really badly. Actually, we may have that already ...
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Black Beans with Yogurt

Black Beans with Yogurt and Sweet Pepper

Recipe

Half a bag of black beans

1 container Sheep's Milk Yogurt, plain

chopped red onion

3-4 strips of bacon

freshly ground white pepper

1 bay leaf

finely chopped sweet pepper (orange here but you can use green or yellow or red, too)

Put the beans in a slow cooker with the bay leaf. Pour over enough water so that there is double the amount needed to cover the beans. Run the slow cooker on high until the beans boil. Let it boil about 5-10 minutes. Turn off the slow cooker and let the beans sit over night.

Add bacon, chopped red onion and freshly ground white pepper. It's all matter of how much you like onions and white pepper. Run the slow cooker on high for about 4-5 hours. The beans will be cooked but not mushy. If you like mushy you may need to use a traditional pot and cook them all day.

Spoon the beans into a bowl. Put a generous dollop of yogurt on top (you can always finish up the container later). Sprinkle the sweet pepper on top.

Yield
You can probably make 4-5 servings if you have 2-3 containers of yogurt and another pepper.

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