You Go Gmail !

This morning I was completing my now customary task of replying to a job posting. I was lucky today, I found two listings to reply to and they were both the "please email cover letter and resume sort". I did my usual edits to my document and dumped it out as a pdf file. Then I completed email one, attached file, clicked send, completed email two and clisked send. Oh....ooopps, didn't attached the file, knew it as soon as I clicked, oh poooh.

Wait what is this. Message box pops up. It is from Gmail, it says, you did attach a file even though you wrote that your were send an attachment in your email message, are you sure you want to send this anyway?  Oh thank you Gmail. Now that is a pop up message box I can use. Gmail saved the morning, no embarrassing redo message to write.

All I can say, there is hope out there for human kind, there are smart people who think in a positive way about making everything better. I know it is my responsibility to make sure I attach the file but we can all use a little help, especially when we are sending the umtheenth email reply for a job, know that we will be doing the same thing tomorrow morning.  

What more can I say.......small things make my day.

Canned Soup, does it make you sad?

It is an average weekday, about lunch time. I am not really ready for lunch, that is, there is nothing I would really like to eat, but I am hungry, so says my tummy. I am not interested in "making some lunch" so I open the pantry to see what might be there to have quickly. Quick fix foods are usually a big disappointment to me because they always taste processed and they are not very flavorful. It is a bit of a gloomy day outside so I decide on canned soup.

 

Chicken with wild rice, I think maye I am drawn by the wild rice. It is soup from Aldi. I am interested to try it because I bought just the one can to give it a try. Even before I get the can open I look at it and sigh, thinking canned soup just makes me sad. I decide maybe if I put it in a small sauce pan and heat it on the stove it will at least be good and hot. I am irritated when the microwave does a better job of heating my bowl then my soup. Nothing worse then luke-warm canned soup.

 

The soup looks good in the pan, wild rice, nice chunks of chicken, and sliced carrots. I dip my finger in it to taste....yep canned soup ! It tastes, well...canny and salty, maybe kinda chickeny? I get an idea, I can doctor up this can of soup and maybe I will enjoy eating it. First I added some lime juice from the fridge, just the reconstituted stuff you get in a bottle. The stuff is fine, great actually, I always try to have that and lemon juice on hand. I taste the soup, mmmmm, not more canny taste. Next I added some curry powder, just a sprinkle over the surface of the broth. Again, just the yellow "what we think is curry" powder from a jar, I like the taste of it. Hmmm I am going along kinda Thai-ish.... and then I grab the oregano....I know so much for sticking to a cuisine. Oregano is strong so I just added a pinch.

 

My "doctored up" soup came up to a simmer so it was nice and hot. I ladeled the soup into a shallow bowl and then resisted the urge to add just one more thing because it best to just stop before you ruin your dish. I sat down to my lunch. After a few spoonfuls, I decided I was very happy with my canned soup because it tasted wonderful. The canny taste was gone, there was a bright and flavorful broth thanks to the lime and curry, the oregano provided an extra layer of flavor. The Aldi canned soup turned into a pretty satisfying lunch. I will have to add it to my regular shopping list.