I am alone in the world, and yet not alone

enough

to make each hour holy.

I am lowly in this world, and yet not lowly

enough

for me just to be a thing to you,

dark and shrewd.

I want my will and I want to go with my will

as it moves towards action.

And I want, in those silent,

somehow faltering times,

to be with someone who knows,

or else alone.

I want to reflect everything about you,

and I never want to be too blind or too ancient

to keep your profound wavering image with me.

I want to unfold.

I don’t want to be folded anywhere,

because there,

where I’m folded,

I am a lie.

—Rainer Maria Rilke

Recently, I was shopping at a newly opened Save-A-Lot. It was much better than the dinky, ghetto strip mall one by my house. It was well-lit, with wide aisles and more than one cashier!

I had a coupon to save $5 when I spent $20 (click to print), so I was trolling for groceries cheaper than Walmart’s prices.

Lo and behold the humble turnip. My Walmart doesn’t even sell them. I don’t think I’ve ever eaten them, so I picked up a couple to give ‘em a spin.

Tonight, I peeled and boiled them, then tossed them with butter, salt and pepper. They were like potatoes but waxier. They had a more rooty, earthy flavor, too. Yum.

But this picture is just flipping funny.

No, don’t hurt the puppy!

I knew I hated Circuit City for a good reason!

Way too much time and thought was put into this ghetto trunk repair. Check out how they carefully clothespinned the plastic so the lights and the keyhole are exposed.

The clothespins look like stitches: “It’s ALIVE!”

I love Save-a-Lot. They have super cheap groceries, friendly cashiers (tonight ours was reading the Bible in between customers!) and fantastic fresh apple sausage. They also stick bright orange coupons on stuff that is nearing expiration. I always look at produce and meat when I go in there. This is what I got tonight as we were popping in for lettuce and oatmeal.

Six 1 pound bags of cole slaw mix regularly $1.19. With coupon only 19¢ a bag! My total should have been $7.14. I paid $1.14. That’s like buying one bag and getting 5 free!

I put these in the freezer as I knew I wouldn’t be able to make and eat 6 pounds of cole slaw before it went bad. What am I going to do with all that cabbage? This will make an excellent vegetable soup starter, it will be great sauteed with onions, or an easy shortcut to make .

You can’t beat super cheap and healthy, too!