I don’t do heroin. I’ve seen “Go Ask Alice”. I’ve seen MacKenzie Phillips interviews. I do know the uncontrollable pull to do something repeatedly that will no doubt bring your untimely demise. Financial, physical and emotional ruin wait while you chase a pipe dream of the perfect ride.
Unholy glimpses of nirvana with each perfect (sort of) half halt, or sailing over a fence you never thought you’d attempt with nary a bauble. The leg finally stays down and around the beast, torso and chin up with eyes ahead over the fence, I can do it again and again and it will just get better…..we can fly…ya, uh-hum…right. Until your leg slips, your torso collapses and you land in a heap with a mouthful of sand, barely an atom of oxygen left in your lungs and pain, pain, pain. A sane person would walk away, counting blessings of escaping permanent bodily injury. The addict can’t walk away.
Surely there is something to be said for perseverance in the face of adversity. Conquering the mountain. Standing tall and marching on. Meeting and defeating the insurmountable obstacle is a high. Why couldn’t it be in something like real estate or business where there’s money to be made?
Inevitably, like the addict, I will keep getting back on the horse. Unlike the addict I will try to grow and become stronger with each new obstacle. Failure will be the next opportunity. So, for now, I will enjoy the highs of cleanly jumping the solid yellow fence and learn from the fall from the tall striped brown fence. Uh oh… is it me or did I just get 15 strides of a perfectly round and forward canter? The spiral continues.
Tiramisu` Toffee Trifle Pie
1 ½ Tbsp instant coffee granules
¾ cup warm water
1 (10.75 oz) frozen pound cake, thawed
1 (8.8oz) package cream cheese or mascarpone, softened
½ cup powdered sugar
½ cup chocolate syrup
1 (12oz) container frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided
2 (1.4oz) English toffee candy bars, chopped
- Stir together coffee granules and 3/4c. warm water until coffee granules are dissolved. Let cool
- Meanwhile, cut cake into 14 slices. Cut each slice in half crosswise. Place cake slices in bottom and overlapping up sides of a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Drizzle coffee mixture over cake slices.
- Beat cream cheese, sugar and chocolate syrup at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add 2 ½ cups whipped topping and beat until light a fluffy.
- Spread cheese mixture evenly over cake. Top pie with remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle with chopped candy bars. Cover and chill 8 hours.
8-10 servings
Recipe from: Southern Living Classic Southern Desserts, Oxmoor House, 2010.
