Idle Minutes

Depending on your political bent, you may be either depressed or manic for the time being. Either way, I have the solution. These things are the best eatin’ you can squeeze into three cubic inches. As comfort food goes, they are pretty close to a Krispy Kreme or a Georgia Praline and that ranks them pretty high up the ladder of tastebud tittilation.

What are they? Walker’s Shortbread Cookies. They are comprised of wheat flour, butter, sugar, corn flour, and salt. They come from the Scottish Highlands. Walker’s is a very old company and they still make the cookies the old way with the original recipe. You can find them in the Grocery store, usually in the area near the wine selections and fancy crackers.

My dear wife buys me the equivilent of a keg of them at Christmas every year. She gets them at Costco in a huge decorative tin. The huge tin lasts me through the terrible, unbearably harsh, wicked and arctic-like, cold, hard winters here in Georgia. I really need them for that.

For pondering what ails you, nothing clears the mind better than a hot cup of coffee and a couple of these.

For celebrating your little victories each week, nothing helps you rejoice better than a hot cup of coffee and a couple of these.

For discussing a raise with your boss, nothing beats a small box of these and a hot cup of coffee for you and your boss.

For getting really fat, really fast, nothing does it faster than a hot cup of coffee and about a DOZEN of these every day. So, take it easy!! OK?