Saucered and Blowed 10/01/2009
In the old days - long before electric coffee makers with thermostats to control the water temperature, your coffee might have been boiling hot. When someone poured themselves a steaming hot cup of java and could sense it was burn your lips off hot, country folk would pour some of their coffee into their saucer and blow on it to cool it off enough to drink it. Instead of pouring it back into their cup, they just slurped it out of the saucer. After all, why risk spilling it while pouring it back into the cup right? The first time I heard the term "saucered and blowed" was when I watched the Beverly Hillbillies on TV back in the 60’s. The Clampett clan was sitting around the breakfast table and granny poured the coffee. You could tell it was steaming hot. Then Jed took his coffee cup, poured a little off into his saucer and blew on it. Just as he was getting ready to take a sip out of the saucer, Jethro stumbled into the room still half asleep. Jed kindly offered him his cup of coffee saying, “Here Jethro, take my coffee. Its already been saucered and blowed.” Of course, the whole premise of the show was to show how the “hillbillies” interacted with and most usually shocked the average and especially the “well-to-do” and “high society” folks in the neighborhood. It was very common on the show, like it is in real life, to see the rich making fun of the poor, the “educated” making fun of those who had a hard time reading. But what I loved about the show was how some people were able to figure out that simple people are sometimes the smartest and kindest people in the room. Some times simple people have great ideas. “Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought…Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited…in humility consider others better than yourselves.” Romans 12:3 &16; Philippians 2:3 CommentsSid Perry Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:38:54 Paula had an uncle, old stereotype Texas Cowboy/Rancher. Drank his coffee always in a saucer, regardless of how it was brewed. Leave a Reply | Categories Bruce Porter
Imaginating is the art of imagining what could be and using whatever resources available to you to create something beautiful, amazing, and beneficial to others. I have this strong belief that being "created in the likeness and image of God" is really about our unique ability to create like The Creator - to simply think of something that doesn't exist and make it happen. Its a gift I believe everyone possesses. How much we use it is up to us. It is the big WOW - the AHA of life - that we can ponder what could be and do something about it. Whether it be in the arts, restoring relationships, righting an injustice, or creating pleasing environments, I believe we are destined to imagine what part we can play in imagining and creating whatever, to inspire, help, and enrich the lives of others for the common good. CategoriesArchivesNovember 2009 |
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