The Problem With Patience Is That It Takes So Long

This morning we went to our first interviews at United Bank. I don’t need to tell you it went well since the large majority of our readers know of the vast amounts of knowledge, charm, creativity and goodlookingness which Katie and I possess. That whole sentence was just a very haughty and round-about way of saying the interviews went well. They did not succeed to the point of earning us jobs yet, but we did score a second interview. Mrs. Kris, our interviewer seemed to like us both, she was a very kind woman willing to lend a helping hand to some poor young college students. However, she warned us that the second interview is of a much harder and more professional nature. To prepare our minds for the interrogation to come she provided homework, how thoughtful of her. We have a pamphlet of United Bank’s checking accounts to memorize and prepare into sales form. The goal is to “sell” a checking account to our future interviewer. Our second meeting remains to be scheduled so Katie and I will be musing over pamphlets and selling pretend checking accounts to each other as we wait for a call. For those who know our phone numbers give us a call if you would like to practice with us.

This past Tuesday we attended our first official college function: a married student cookie exchange. Apparently a cookie exchange does not consist of what it implies. It is more of a bring-your-own-and-share cookie party, but I suppose the former title is favorable due to it’s brevity. Semantics aside, the exchange went very well. We met several new people and spent more time with some we already knew. There were good cookies to be had, particularly Katie‘s. Is it bad to go to a cookie party and eat mostly the cookies that you brought with you? Katie made peanut-butter chocolate chip cookies, nothing too fancy but they are real good.

Should anyone find their mouth watering you can make your own with this recipe: ½ cup butter, ½ cup smooth peanut butter, ½ bag semi sweet chocolate morsels, ½ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup light brown sugar, 1 egg, ½ tsp. vanilla, 1 cup flour, ½ tsp. salt, ½ tsp. baking soda. Preheat over to 350 degrees. In large bowl mix shortening, peanut butter, chocolate, sugar, brown sugar and egg together. Then add vanilla. Sift together flour, salt and baking soda into separate bowl. Now add to the peanut butter batter. Stir together (batter will be stiff). Put onto ungreased cookie sheet with teaspoon. Bake for 10 minutes. Makes 20 cookies. Emeril would be proud.

The local newspaper has cited a recent report which announced West Virginia as the second fattest state in the nation. This was no surprise to us as one can make this observation at the local Taco Bell. A fast food joint may not be the ideal place for a personal fat census but the rest of the town seems to confirm this note. In related news this recent report has made it clear why West Virginia also has had the lowest crime rate in the nation for over 50 years, the people are just too lazy to rob anyone. These statistics offer Katie and I great comfort in this unfamiliar land. They mean that people are less likely to try to harm us and even if they try we can most likely outrun them. Just some lighthearted humor, I mean no offense to the obese.