BATSH!T!!

who's up here in the woodsly goodness,
making snappy little sugarcookie snickerdoodle shapes an' that?
yup.
it's me.
i do that sort of stuff, man.
why?
because i like cute sh!t.
you're not the boss of me, so you can't tell me not to, either.
check 'em out:

BATS ON BATS!!
duders,
that's black crystal candy sugar sprankle magic AND cinnamon, together,
for that traditional topdust activation, only better.
mmhmmm.
i doo-doo that cinnasugar snickerdoo-doo with style!
that's a thing.
normally,
i'd try to tell you how dooooooope these are,
but,
i mean,
how about you just make them yourself, and then you tell me how they taste?
if that sounds good,
maybe do a little of this:
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SNICKIEDOODZ!
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preheat your oven to 375℉
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in a mixing bowl, cream together:
12 T vegan butter (earth balance, 1 1/2 stixxx, tight);
3/4 cup sugar;
1/2 tsp salt;
2 tsp cinnamon;
1 1/2 tsp ginger;
1 tsp vanilla;
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add 1/4 cup maple syrup;
2 cups flour;
1/4 cup fresh-ground unsweetened dried flake coconut;
1 tsp ea. bakey pow' and soda;
-moosh until it's all good and cinnamony and combined into a rollable dough.
for the record,
you might need to add more syrup?
huh?
well, i dunno how dry your house is, man.
use your best judgement,
and flour the hell out of your work surface.
nobody likes it when your cookie dough sticks to everything.
<1 be="" can="" cut="" dough="" flat="" into="" of="" p="" shapes="" sheets="" thick="" want.="" whatever="" you="">heck, you could just hand-roll little balls and do 'em regular....if you're boring.
guys, i'm cool with whatever you choose to do,
but, as for me, i'm super-cool with bats, man.
i baked those bad boys for 12 minutes,
and they came out crispity-crunchy and super buttery, too.
a good cookie is a real day saver.
a great cookie can turn a whole week around.
these jauns had that seven-day saving grace sh!t going hard...
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AAAAND,
i used that amazing appleharvestspice frosting to smoosh up into some
of those powpow-sugared dusty swirl-topped snickery cookie sandwiches.
expert.
you knew i had to get rad on those options, right?
that's my thing.
rules is rules,
and opting for exxtra-fanciness is one of 'em.
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do you know what the numero uno problem with crisp buttery snick-o's is?
they go down easy.
on the ones, y'boi was terrorizing stacks on stacks of 'em, all day.
like, there were dozens when i started, but only a couple when i left work.
what?
of COURSE i brought them to work, bro.
what do you think i am?
some kind of an A*-hole?
no way.
i share the treats and i spread the wealth.
unfortunately,
there aren't any left.
so, you missed out.
maybe you should've stopped in, y'know?
yeah.
you do.
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there's always more to do.
that's sort of the best and worst thing.
there are bills to pay,
dinners to cook,
dogs to walk.
it seems as if there's plenty of chores,
and lots of responsibilities,
and tons and tons of requisite actions that beg to be taken.
but what i'm wondering is:
where's the big fun?
i mean,
c'mon, man.
i have a decent time at the studio,
and i have a pretty good time in front of the stove,
and heck, i even make the best of going to the grocery store....
i'm just not sure i'm doing it right.
like,
i don't feel elated or elevated.
in fact,
i mostly just feel the pressure to do MORE.
and what's worse,
i actually think i may even be getting LESS done than before.
how's that for weak sauce?
right??
there's something just out of reach of my perpetual grasping outstretched hands-
something just out of focus at the edge of peripheral sightline-
there's this elusive, furtive, sneaky sensation of missing out lurking at the limits
of my senses....
it's no fun, not being able to identify what's wrong.
worse, i can almost put my finger on it.
rest assured, once i put a name on it,
i'll have a plan of action is place to counteract
any ongoing feelings of loss, lack, and/or disappointment.
that's sort of my thing, man.
planning, i mean.
i LOVE good plan.
.in the meantime, there is always more of all of it,
and all of it demands more and more of my attention.
amore it is NOT,
but a LOT is all there ever is.
this is it, and today is the day;
never quiet, never soft.....