Government job. Retired at 61. But I made a pie everyday!
Some people find meaning in ways other than the prestige of their employer.
I baked a pie every day for a year
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#22I challenge each and every one of you to make a pie by the end of the month. I made one, for the first time in my life, last week. It brought me tremendous joy not only to make it, but to have something nice to share with friends.
I already did for October, November (twice), and December. Does that count?
It would have if you hadn't asked. But as it stands now, I regret to inform you that you'll need to make another pie.
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Similarly, just showing up at the gym/hobby/sport is huge. Even if you do next to nothing.
Someone said it, I forget who: 90% of life is just showing up
Especially true for friendship. If you want friends, all you have to do is be in the same place with the same people regularly.
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#24One of the most Guardian headlines of all time. I'm old enough to remember when they were a newspaper.
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#25I challenge each and every one of you to make a pie by the end of the month. I made one, for the first time in my life, last week. It brought me tremendous joy not only to make it, but to have something nice to share with friends.
I did this recently, and you know what I really loved about it? It's a great entry-level baking activity where the upside is that you have a pie (something you can gift or just eat!) and the downside is that you have a sort of cobbler.
You really can't !@#$ up a pie. Omelette is another good one. At worse you have scrambled eggs.
I mean, yes, at worse you burn your neighbourhood down and your dog runs away. But in terms of the more likely failure modes like screwing up the dough, breaking it, messing up how watery it is, etc. you can mostly just keep baking until it's done, mix it up, put into bowls, serve with ice cream, down the hatch.
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#26I challenge each and every one of you to make a pie by the end of the month. I made one, for the first time in my life, last week. It brought me tremendous joy not only to make it, but to have something nice to share with friends.
Do it! Making a pie might seem unapproachable, but it will all work out. I have never failed to make a pie that brought some happiness into the world.
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#27Nah, that's not a pie! [brandishes a Yorkshire meat and potato pie] Now, that's a pie.
Apologies to Crocodile Dundee.
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
I already did for October, November (twice), and December. Does that count?
It would have if you hadn't asked. But as it stands now, I regret to inform you that you'll need to make another pie.
OK then... let's see, it's citrus season -- meyer lemon meringue it is, with a swiss meringue[1] of course.
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A friend of mine tries to bake a spherical pie for pi day (March 14) each year, with varying approaches (and levels of success).
Heating the middle has to be a pain. And cutting it…
Well if you insert metal rods through it you can help with the heat transfer, then you can lattice over the holes. If you pumpkin pie it, you might even be able to have it hold up under its own weight. Plus a bit of stiff whipped cream in the holes would help.
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#30To be more precise: she baked breadbowls and calzones. :)