Fancy District Online Newspaper: March 2016

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016
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6 Ways a Typical ‘Night Owl’ can become a ‘Morning Person’

In many ways the world is split along the lines of Morning people and everyone else. Generally, a “morning person” can be said to be one of those lucky few who are happy, full of pep, and productive in the early hours of the day while you’re still wrestling your snooze button.

Many people will do anything just to make that transition. One of my close friends for instance, has been battling with the seemingly tedious task of transitioning from being a “night owl” to a morning person since last year.

Like I always say; “the night was made for rest, the day for work, and the morning for blessings, creativity and health”. Does that make me a morning person? You could say that. Maybe I am not. But I am one of those people who usually completes fifty percent of their tasks while many people are still tossing on the bed and rubbing their eyes.

I will share a few simple tips that anyone can follow to make that vital transition. With them, you can change from being a night owl, or just a heavy sleeper to becoming a person who maximizes his/her mornings.

Plan Your Morning before the Day

The Morning is the most beautiful time of the day. It is a serene and peaceful time. It can also be a very profitable time, but at the very best it is still just time. Time by nature flies and can be up before you even know it has begun.

Taking a few minutes at night to put together the things you will need to do the next day, will reduce the rush in the morning. It also gives your subconscious mind ample time to work on those tasks, and give you ideas on how to go about them. Most importantly, it will give you time to get your act together before leaving the house.

Get your gym bag together. Ready your bike. Pack your office suitcase, and pick out your attire. This way you can devote the morning to exercise, meditation and prayers, time with the family at the breakfast table, and even catch a TV show before the rat race begins.

Use the Night for its true Purpose

“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” – Ben Franklin

Sleep at any time has a great deal of benefits. But the benefits of a good night’s sleep cannot be overemphasized. The night was made for only one purpose and that is to rest. The day winds down into darkness, and expects you to follow.

On the average, an adult needs between 7.5 and 8 hours of sleep per night. “But many people can function with 6 hours’ sleep, and there also some who need 9 hours or more,” says Sudhansu Chokroverty, MD, professor and co-chair sleep medicine at the New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at JFK Medical Center in Edison, N.J.

Handle Hangovers the Proper Way

Early morning hangovers can be very distressing. The best way to handle them is to avoid them altogether. Don’t drink so much alcohol late at night. Better still; keep away from it as much as you can.

If for some reason however, you consume enough alcohol to cause you a hangover in those precious hours of the morning, don’t panic. The smart thing to do is to explore potent medicinal ways of dealing with hangovers, so you can get on with your day on time.

Maximize Your Day; Free up your Nights

A lot of people prefer to work at night. From writers to internet marketers, the night season appears to be the most productive time of the whole day. As a night worker, you could get great results. However, you may have to waste your early mornings.

The simple thing to do here is to work out a routine that allows you to cover more during the day. This means your nights get freer. Indirectly, it kills the risk of you being a grumpy, red eyed father, neighbor or spouse.

Imagine being able to wake your kid up each morning and prepare him for school. How about having a go at another round of sex with your wife? Or you could just spend time talking, planning, or praying.

Make Hitting “Snooze” a Little Harder

A lot of times in the past, I set the alarm clock with the best of intentions. But when it eventually rang, it always seemed to have gone off a little sooner than I was ready to rise. Over the years luckily, I have cured myself of that snoozigitis disease. But it took a lot of discipline, and practice.

If you want to do the same, simply keep your alarm clock somewhere farther from your bed stand, perhaps on a cupboard or something. The idea is to make sure that to hit the snooze button; you have to get out of bed.

Rethink Mornings

If you don’t have a rethink about mornings, you will still not maximize them. Mornings are the best part of the day. It presents you with a period when there are few sounds outside, no yelling children, no nagging wife or husband, and no neighbors blasting music from their stereos. But until you think so and believe so, you will still remain sluggish in the mornings.

So what was that excuse you gave for not being a morning person?

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
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Hawaiian Burgers

This is hands-down one of the most delicious burgers I have ever, ever, ever eaten. It is a loose interpretation of what an official Hawaiian burger would look like if there was such a thing as an official Hawaiian burger, and I don’t know if there is or not, because how in the world would I ever find something like that out? I suppose I could Google “Official Hawaiian Burger” and spend the rest of the day researching it and determining the authentic elements of what one would involve…

(But I think I’d rather just eat this one instead.)

Here’s how to make it!
First, stir together the sauce ingredients: Mayo, teriyaki sauce, honey, and a little cayenne for heat.

Oh, this sauce. It is so incomparably scrumptious, but was it ever a journey to get here. My first attempt at a sauce for this burger involved—get ready—orange marmalade, and it turned out to be one of the most unpalatable (read: grody!) things I’d ever prepared in my natural born life. So if you ever have the bright idea of attempting to mix mayo, soy sauce, and orange marmalade together—which, of course, you won’t since you’re a logical person—run, run, RUN from the kitchen!

On a grill pan, quickly grill the pineapple slices and bell pepper rings until they have nice grill marks on both sides. Remove them and put them on a plate.

Season the ground beef with salt and pepper and form it into 4 equal-sized patties. Cook them on the grill pan or in a skillet over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes on the first side, then flip them over…

And add a splash of teriyaki sauce on top of each one. Let it sink in a second…

Then place a slice of provolone on top and let it melt while the burger cooks through, 4 minutes or so more, until it’s no longer pink in the middle.

Butter a griddle or separate skillet and grill th ebuns over medium heat until golden brown. Spoon a little bit of the sauce on the cut side of the buns and allow it to slightly soak into the bread. This stuff is…MAGICAL!
Place the patties on the bottom buns and top each one with a couple of pineapple slices…

Some thinly sliced red onion…
The bell pepper and some green leaf lettuce.

This is a huge, beautiful burger and calls for a steak knife…

And, most certainly, a dish of extra sauce on the side, which will be gone by the time you finish the burger. Irresistible! Try this once. I know you’ll be hooked.