Yes you can

pop popcorn in a half a stick of butter. The butter browns and the popcorn kernels pop and turn a lovely caramel color. Put some really fancy sea salt on top and oh. my. goodness. It is the epitome of popcorn. A popcorn sonata. Popcorn perfection.

2,000 calorie popcorn is really what you need when you have a serious case of the Tuesdays. It's pretty sad that a bowl of popcorn is the highlight of my day. I have a summer cold, which is always worse than a winter cold because warm sweaters and hot tea just don't have the same effect when it is 90 degrees outside.

Being sick is a good excuse for oversleeping, and this morning Dear Husband and I managed to do just that this morning. We overslept despite the fact that we went to bed at nine p.m. Cheeks McGoo woke up around 4 am and snuggled back to sleep in the bed with us. Max the dog must have come into the room around 6:30 because my Dear Husband and I woke up simultaneously gasping with horror as we saw that I was supposed to be leaving for work in 20 minutes.

I made it to work, mostly washed and dressed, but spent the morning in a complete fog. I poured dish soap into my tea instead of honey! (Not so good for a sore throat.) I wandered over to the wrong office for a meeting.

So, It was a generally disastrous day, but I am optimistic that tomorrow can only get better. And if it isn't, we'll make more popcorn.