Now egg sandwiches are incredible in my book so I had to take a look even though I had much to do. So I read the wonderful post and another time waster jumped in the way of my work. I was incredibly drawn to go cook an egg sandwich and eat it. But now I’m back and I can talk about it.

So emily has a lot of good things to say. Number one being that egg sandwiches are good. But I have to disagree with her methodology. Emilies ingredients:

Weekday Breakfast Sandwich
INGREDIENTS: One egg, one strip of bacon, one English muffin (I recommend whole-wheat)

Fine ingredients I’m sure but not the hearty egg sandwich I just consumed.

So how to make an egg sandwich Phil’s way.

As with any culinary delight the quality of the ingredients are the secret and we start there.

The Eggs

I get my eggs from a local mentally handicapped boy. He’s a great kid. He’s mentally handicapped but definetely an asset to society. He works at a local grocery store throught the ARC program and also has a little egg business on the side. He delivers eggs around town on foot. Looks like the mailman delivering packages. He’s quite proficient at sales and raises the best tasting eggs ever. Yes they do come with a little of the shavings from the barn in the package and yes they are of all sizes and colors but that’s just great with me. Greens and browns and pale shades of yellow are far superior to the sterile looking white things filled with a substance that turns to a tasteless substance when cooked.

The Bread

Ezekiel Bread. Found at your local health food store. It is a sprouted wheat bread. A bit chewy and grainy but once you get used to the taste you’ll love it. It’s a very complex carb. for me the combination of an good hearty complex carb and the protien from the farm raised eggs makes for a really lasting breakfast. I work out a big part of the day and this breakfast keeps me going.

Also I don’t eat refined wheat. I think it is the bain of our health. I had a natural health practitioner once tell me refined wheat was causing my heartburn problems. I thought it was BS but took it to heart anyway I was in so much pain. Walla! Heartburn gone. I’ve experimented with it and its true. My heartburn was totally and completely caused by refined wheat.

Cheese

Extra sharp chedar for me

For seasonings I add a little black peppar, salt, Tapatio, and if I’m feeling adventurous a bit of oregano.

With the wonderful flavor of the fresh eggs i find that additions such as bacon are totally unneccesary. The flavor stands on its own.

I don’t go for a prefab egg sandwich. I’ve tried those at Mcdonalds Like Wendy at Wendy Ussually Wanders says. But I get sick afterwards. Those things can make me a little sick. The only time they can be eaten is if suffering from a major hangover. Basically you’ve lowered your body to a low level of functioning anyway and that level it is possible to consume such things.

But back to homemade. Wendy says:

8.25 cents for an egg, 16.5 cents for the English muffin, 43 cents for 2 sausage patties (6 patties per pound) for 43 cents and  a few scrapes of the cheddar for maybe 15 cents.

Waaaaaaaaaay better than anything at Micky D’s and cheaper, too at about 83 cents. Much more satisfying and filling. Yum!

It seems there is a lot of talk of egg sandwiches in the blogging world. And rightfully so. They are fast, wonderful and cheap. I will continue my investigations.

The popularity of the skull belt buckle
surpasses all other belt buckles. One would think that in our
American culture that Western belt buckles would be the hottest
sellers. But nothing exceeds the popularity of the skull. Especially
popular is the rhinestone skull belt buckle. The glitzy fashion
industry has glorified the skull and drawn attention to it with
millions upon millions of rhinestones. Seemingly a strange
combination.

Fashion statements may have subliminal deep rooted meaning.
Fashion has always used the phrase “Make a Statement”. However
there may be much more to this statement than meets the eye. Do these
designers think this through or is it something deeply rooted even in
their own subconscious.

Especially common is the skull belt buckle. Being a belt buckle it
is of course placed at the waist, directly above a place of
significance. A sign post of sorts. I think maybe the placement
itself may carry some symbolism. So what does it mean?

Skulls symbolize many things to many
people. To most they are a warning of danger. A skull and crossbones
on the flag of a pirate ship (called a Jolly Roger) told all that the
ship encountered of their impending death. The same symbol on a
bottle warns of poison. Along the same lines many cultures would
place the rotting heads of their captured enemies on sticks outside
of the encampments to warn off anyone who might be considering and
attack.

However the skull is not always a
symbol of danger. In many societies the skull has symbolism
associated with the afterlife and spirituality. A skull with wings is
often used to symbolize life after death. This is commonly seen on
biker and Gothic tattoos. There are many cultures that use the skull
to symbolize the bliss of the afterlife. Even Christianity uses it
throughout. The Christian concept of Christ dying on the cross can
be linked to crossed bones. Skulls are associated with such penitent
saints as st Francis of Assisi, St Jerome and St Mary Magdalene. So
there is the connection even in Christianity of the skull and
afterlife.

It can also be a symbol of good luck.
The association of the skull with good luck is very old. In
Pre-Columbian America, the skull was given an honored place in the
religion of the Aztecs and related tribes of Mexico. Their
descendent’s, both Indians and people of mixed European and native
American heritage continue to venerate the skull and the skeleton
during the national ‘Dios de Los Muertos’ceremonies, when skulls
made of sugar are eaten and offerings are placed on the graves of
deceased relatives and friends. Mexicans looked upon death as one
more misfortune to contend with, but they also regarded it as the
ultimate liberation.

The skull can also symbolize reverse
bad luck. Hard-core gamblers, the lucky 13 crowd, bikers, and Goths
have also adopted the ‘reverse bad luck’ of the skull. In this
context the skull, along with dice rolling sevens and black cats,
symbolizes luck in adversity.

Also a symbol of the knowledge gained
beyond the afterlife. Commonly the snake, associated with knowledge,
is seen slithering through the eye socket of the skull. Entwining
knowledge with the afterlife.

The skull in fashion can mean so many totally
different things to so many different people. It has much more
meaning than just a pretty ornament. You have to wonder the intent
when strapped around the waist of a beautiful woman. What about the
one worn by the rebellious teenager or the biker. Is one meaning
intended or a combination of all. A thought as intriguing as it’s
subject