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Issue No. 328 -- 2 May 2005 |
Editor's Message
Quote/s of the Week
Ad Hoc Article/s of the Week
Bits and Bobs
The Legal Beagle
Help Desk
Where are they now?
Club and Other News
Humour
Recipes
Sports News
Credits and Contact Info
Subscribing and Unsubscribing
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Whew! Wedding over... weather was great...sunny and warm, not boiling hot... Bride looked radiant... groom looked very relaxed... all relatives spoke to each other! What more could you ask for? Oh yes... thanks to lots of exercise and no desserts for a few weeks, I fitted into my lucky wedding dress... the same dress I wore for Emmett’s wedding nearly eight years ago! Had to wear the same dress for my other son!
Should have a few pics for the next edition.
Tomorrow we take my daughter and granddaughter to see ‘big animals’. Captain Ken and I are off to Bakubung for a couple of days and will do a morning game drive. We have had some great game viewing experiences there so hope this visit will also be interesting.
Apologies for the 'light' edition this week. With the public holiday yesterday and me manning the office while Matthew is away on honeymoon... bumper edition next week!
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These from me...
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. - Honoré de Balzac
Whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. - Swedish Proverb
There is more to life than increasing its speed. - Mahatma Gandhi
And these for all the mothers out there...
A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~ Tenneva Jordan
Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field, since the payment is pure love. ~ Mildred B. Vermont
A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after. ~ Peter De Vries
The phrase "working mother" is redundant. ~ Jane Sellman
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. ~ Rajneesh
If the whole world were put into one scale, and my mother in the other, the whole world would kick the beam. ~ Lord Langdale (Henry Bickersteth)
I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. ~ Abraham Lincoln
Some mothers are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together. ~ Pearl S. Buck
Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly. ~ Ambrose Bierce
Women's Liberation is just a lot of foolishness. It's the men who are discriminated against. They can't bear children. And no one's likely to do anything about that. ~ Golda Meir
The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. ~ Honoré de Balzac
All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his. ~ Oscar Wilde
He is a poor son whose sonship does not make him desire to serve all men's mothers. ~ Harry Emerson Fosdick
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy. ~ Spanish Proverb
She never quite leaves her children at home, even when she doesn't take them along. ~ Margaret Culkin Banning
When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. ~ Sophia Loren
If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands? ~ Milton Berle
Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. ~ Aristotle
Women are aristocrats, and it is always the mother who makes us feel that we belong to the better sort. ~ John Lancaster Spalding
Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials. ~ Meryl Streep
What are Raphael's Madonnas but the shadow of a mother's love, fixed in permanent outline forever? ~ Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible. ~ Marion C. Garretty
Any mother could perform the jobs of several air traffic controllers with ease. ~ Lisa Alther
A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~ Irish Proverb
This from Daniel Jan le Roux dleroux@iinet.net.au
No one grows old by living. Only by losing interest in living. - Marie Beynon Ray
This from Des Cowie
Every exit is an entry somewhere else. - Tom Stoppard
and just a little something on which to ponder....
What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. - Mother Teresa
Send in any quotes you love... that have some special meaning for you... and I will use at least one every week. Usual address! editor@saw.co.za
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Coming Home
Each week we will feature a question and answer sent in to the Company for Immigration. We hope these will help answer any questions you might have regarding any part of the coming home process. If you would like to send in your own question, please feel very free to do so.
We will also be featuring a great amount of information on the SAW Website (www.saw.co.za) under the Coming Home section. You can also find out info by visiting our newly relaunched site, South Africa Online (www.southafrica.co.za) and checking out the Coming to SA section.
Here is a bit more info...
Whenever and wherever South Africans meet, the surest way to start a lively discussion, is to ask someone for an opinion about emigration from or remigration back to South Africa. In 2002 we (i.e. the non-profit immigration service, Company for Immigration, and the trade-union, Solidarity) realized that the return of South African expats had become a fact and that their inputs are essential for the growth and development of the country. We are neither interested in a debate about the reasons why people leave or come back, nor about the merit of their decisions. We prefer to provide a practical service instead:
offering advice and assistance to prospective remigrants;
addressing the problems which cause people to emigrate; and informing people about the pros and cons of emigration, to help them make an informed decision before leaving.
Interested? Want to receive our monthly newsletter by email? Have questions or suggestions? If so, please visit our mirror sites www.comehome.co.za or www.komhuistoe.co.za and leave your details on the visitor's page, or contact us at admin@cfi.org.za. We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Some info from Alana:
The Come Home Campaign assists potential South African remigrants to return to and settle in South Africa. When returning, one should definitely have sufficient funds to sustain yourself and if still in the age bracket where you wish to work, try your best to secure employment before returning. Netmark, Solidarity's labour consultancy, is a trusted partner of the Come Home Campaign. All CVs (a.k.a. resumés) received from potential remigrants are forwarded to Netmark to be marketed by them for an unlimited period. This is a free service. Sadly, with unemployment being a national problem, it is neither an easy, nor a fast process to find a lucretive offer of employment. A lot of patience is required and remigrants should be clear about their requirements of a position. It helps us if the following information is to be found in a CV:
• The person's South African ID-number.
• As much technical details about his/her current experience as possible – such as the machines, programmes, or kind of cases that he/she is familiar with.
• Geographical preferences, in other words would he/she prefer to work in a specific town, city of province?
• Profile of company he/she would like to work for - in other words, a multi-national corporation, a small boutique-type outfit, or what?
• Scope of salary he/she would be prepared to work for (minimum to maximum).
• Does he/she have dependents that will accompany him/her?
• How much time would he/she need to relocate or wrap things up, if an offer of employment is made?
Realism is advised - a salary received in the UK in British Pounds cannot simply be converted to Rand to establish the salary requirement in South Africa, as different costs of living will apply. A good idea is to surf the Internet and have a look at similar positions on offer on South African employment sites. That will help you to establish a realistic salary.
Any CVs will be welcome and can be sent to us at admin@cfi.org.za. We hope you will be back in a good position in South Africa soon!
Alana & Annatjie
COME HOME CAMPAIGN
Migrasie / Migration
Solidariteit Alliansie / Solidarity Alliance
P O Box 8766, Centurion, 0046, RSA
Tel: 0027-(0)12-6438532
Fax: 0027-(0)12-6438587
admin@cfi.org.za
The Good News
No article received from Guy this week...
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Choice Coach – Grounded in the Earth, Reaching for the Sky
April 2005
Forgiveness
Of all of the many "Top Ten" lists that I have written for TopTen.org (more than eighty at last count), I believe that the title for which I most frequently receive a request to re-use is The Top Ten Steps to Forgiveness. Forgiveness is crucial to our spiritual well-being. We know, in our heads, that failure to forgive is more harmful to ourselves than it is to the person who is often blissfully unaware that we are burning with fury over something that they did and that they have often totally forgotten about. However, forgiving does not come from the head, it comes from the gut, and the gut is often not willing to let go of the hurt, or the harm, or the need for vengeance - all of which must go if we are to truly forgive.
Try doing an internet search on "forgiveness" and you will find that they are many, many websites devoted to the topic. It is studied both scientifically and from the viewpoint of religion. Not all religions agree on issues relating to forgiveness, but all acknowledge the importance of being able to forgive.
Recent research has confirmed centuries old beliefs that forgiveness is good for us. When we forgive, it helps us to let go of stress and anger, along with all of the physical ills related to them. When we forgive, we feel more free, we are no long tied to the perpetrator (real or perceived) by bonds of negativity.
Today I am revisiting that Top Ten list, first written back in 1997, with some additional thoughts intertwined.
The Top Ten Steps to Forgiveness
For many people forgiveness is one of the hardest steps of all in our progress toward freedom of spirit. Yet it is essential. For as long as we are unable to forgive, we keep ourselves chained to the unforgiven. We give them rent-free space in our minds, emotional shackles on our hearts, and the right to torment us in the small hours of the night. Our lack of forgiveness rarely hurts anyone but ourselves. When it is time to move on, but still too hard, try some or all of these steps. (Note that these steps are appropriate for events resulting from an ongoing adult relationship with anyone. They may not always be appropriate for the random act of violence from a stranger or abuse of a small child or any other situation where the victim had literally no power whatsoever.)
1. Understand that forgiving does not mean giving permission for the behavior to be repeated. It does not mean saying that what was done was acceptable. It does not mean forgetting that something happened. You may never forget it. Forgiveness is needed for behaviors that were not acceptable and that you should not allow to be repeated.
2. Recognize who is being hurt by your non-forgiveness. Does the other person burn with your anger, feel the knot in your stomach, experience the cycling and recycling of your thoughts as you re-experience the events in your mind? Does that person stay awake as
you rehearse in your mind what you would like to say or do to 'punish' them? No, the pain is all yours; the person who will benefit most from it is you.
3. Do not demand to know 'why' as a prerequisite to forgiveness. Knowing why the behavior happened is unlikely to lessen the pain, because the pain came at a time when you did not know why. Occasionally there are times when knowing why makes forgiveness unnecessary, but they are rare. Don't count on it and don't count on even the perpetrator knowing why. "Why" very often means "why me" and there is often no reason, except that you were there, in the wrong place, or the wrong relationship, at the wrong time.
4. Make a list of what you need to forgive. What was actually done that caused your pain? Not what you felt, what was done.
5. Acknowledge your part, if you had one. Were you honest about your ongoing hurt or did you hide the fact that the behavior hurt you? Did you smile bravely and try to be a martyr? Did you seek peace by reassuring the perpetrator that it was all right? If so, then you, too, have some responsibility. (Here you start to move away from being a victim. You become empowered.)
6. Make a list of what you gained from the relationship, whatever form of relationship it was. Looking back you may be focusing on the negatives, the hurts, and there is a time when we need to do that. Yet if they were repeated, what was the reason you stayed, and allowed the repetition? You did not remove yourself. Why? There must have been some positives if you chose to stay around, even if you did not feel as though you were making a choice, or even that you had a choice. What were those positives?
7. Write a letter to the person (no need to mail it, probably better not to). Acknowledge what you gained from the relationship, and express forgiveness for the hurts. (This may seem counter-productive. In fact it can be hugely empowering. You, too, may have had the power to cause pain.) Allow yourself to express all your feelings fully. Do not focus only on the hurts and the anger. Consider writing a list of all of the emotions you can think of, both positive and negative, and listing a time when you felt every one of those emotions while you were in that relationship.
8. Develop a ceremony in which you get rid of your lists and the letter, so symbolizing the ending of the link between you and the other person, between you and the experiences that you are trying to forgive. You may choose to visualize placing them on a raft and watching it drift gently away down a river. You may prefer to burn them and scatter the ashes, or bury them in the earth. You may invent some other form of ritualized separation. I know someone who chose to tear hers into tiny pieces and flush them down the toilet. She felt it was appropriately symbolic.
9. Visualize the person you are forgiving being blessed by your forgiveness and, as a result, being freed from the behavior that hurt you. Visualize the two of you no longer linked by pain, anger, hurt, or any other negative emotion.
10. Now that you are free from the painful links and have released the pain, feel yourself growing lighter and more joyous. Feel yourself free to move on with your life without that burden of hurt. Do not look back in anger. The time for anger is past. Now is the time for renewal.
Diana Robinson
Special times this month
Dates and descriptions obtained from www.interfaithcalendar.org/ unless marked with ##.
Do not be confused by the fact that some celebrations occur on different days according to different religions. For example, celebrations for those of the Orthodox Christian faith, some of whom adhere to the Julian calendar and some to the Gregorian calendar, often differ from those of most western Christian faiths. For more information about the history behind this confusion, see www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article7070.asp.
Celebrations marked with one asterisk actually begin at sundown the previous day. Those marked with two asterisks may vary by date according to location. Also, because the Islamic calendar is moon-based, some dates may be off by one day, depending upon location.
May
1 - Easter/Pascha Orthodox Christian (Julian calendar
1 - Beltane * - Wicca celebration of the conjoining of the goddess with the energy of the god in the sacred marriage which is the basis of all creation.
1 -Rogation Sunday - Christian occasion to ask God to bless the land for growing crops and to also ask forgiveness of sins.
2 - Twelfth Day of Ridvan - Ridvan is a Baha'i commemoration of a twelve day period when Baha'u'llah declared that he was God's messenger for this age. Work is to be suspended on days 1, 9, and 12 of the festival.
5 - Ascension of Christ - Christian recognition of the departure of Jesus from earth after the resurrection. It is perhaps the earliest observed celebration in Christianity. It is observed with worship including prayers and music.
5 - National Day of Prayer USA - Interfaith
6 - Yom Hasho'ah * - Jewish Holocaust Day. The day has been established to remember the six million Jews killed by the Nazis prior to and during World War II. It is observed by many non-Jews as well.
14 - Matthias the Apostle - Anglican Christian Matthias was the man chosen by the disciples to replace Judas after the ascension of Jesus.##
15 - Pentecost - Christian observation of the day when the God the Holy Spirit came to the disciples in the forms of tongues of fire and rushing wind. It is a traditional day for baptism and confirmation of new Christians.
22 - Trinity - Christians honor the belief in one God with a threefold nature.
23 - Declaration of the Bab * - Baha'i recognition of the declaration by Ali Muhammed that he is the anticipated "Coming One" of all religions. Work is suspended.
24 - Buddha Day - Visakha Puja ** - Buddhists celebrate the birthday of Buddha
26 - Corpus Christi - Christian (Roman Catholic) celebration in recognition of the Eucharist - the Blessed Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ.
29 - Ascension of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i recollection of the death of Baha'u'llah, the founder. Observed by prayers and readings. Work is suspended.
31 - Feast of the Visitation - Catholic Christian celebration of the visit of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth, whom, as the angel had told her, God had blessed with a son in her old age.##
Copyright 2005 Diana Robinson, PhD., PCC. Grounded in the Earth, Reaching for the Sky may be reproduced in its entirety only, including this copyright line. Disclaimer -The contents herein are solely the opinions of Grounded in the Earth, Reaching for the Sky owner, and should not be considered as a form of therapy nor advice. There is no guarantee of validity or accuracy. If expert assistance or counseling is needed, the services of a competent professional should be sought.
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Mind Massage
Ready for retirement?
No, you're not.
In fact, we'd do well to get rid of that idea altogether and instead, develop a whole new concept of who we want to be when we grow older.
Let's play with that.
Warmly,
Maya ;-)
Mindfulness and Retirement: Time To Play
I have a 17-year-old daughter who is finishing up a year in Vitoria, Brazil. She's been having the time of her life in a gorgeous coastal city with the beaches of her dreams and the cute guys to match. What's not to like?
Tara told us that we could buy a beautiful home ("All marble floors!") on a spectacular beach ("White sand!") in a number of lovely cities ("Amazing architecture!") with friendly neighbors ("Dancing all night with people who don't know you but love you anyway!")
In fact, she helpfully suggested that we could snag one of these properties for a mere $100,000...less than half of the median price for a typical house in our area.
She went on to say that we could buy a house on the coast in Brazil and retire there, with a delightful lifestyle, plenty of great friends, outstanding and inexpensive medical care, and zero chance of boredom or loneliness.
We weren't surprised that she suggested this. After all, she has an ulterior motive--why, SHE could be the one to manage the property until we decide to retire! She would, of course, have to live in beautiful, coastal, hunk-heavy, dance-crazed Brazil in order to do this, but she was willing to make this supreme sacrifice to support our perfect retirement.
How thoughtful. No, really. It sounds fantastic. I'm turning 45 in June, and that's not too early to think about how I want to spend the next few phases of my life. I truly appreciate the suggestion.
The people I admire most are those who continue to reinvent themselves about every decade, and who laugh out loud at the notion of retirement. They're on their fifth or sixth "career" and fully expect to have a couple more, just for fun.
What we really long for in retirement is time to play, and what we don't recognize is that we should be playing on a daily basis. We need to live our lives in a way that connects us to our creativity and joy. Think of it as the Brazilian plan.
How do you picture yourself at age 65? 75? 85? You've got a decent shot at living to be 100.
Howard and Marika Stone have been inspiring people to reinvent themselves as they get older. On their website, 2Young2Retire.com, they share dozens of stories of folks who have done just that. Their intention is to help others "navigate the uncharted waters of longevity" and they do so with great passion and humor.
Whether we're 20 or 70, we can use mindfulness to help us see who we want to be next. The first step? Pay attention to what we consider to be FUN. Focus on what we do that feels like we're playing instead of working. Notice our "guilty pleasures"--those things we do when we think we should be working on something else.
Here's the good news: You can get paid for having fun. You can help your community while you're doing what you can only describe as goofing off. You can learn new skills and demonstrate overlooked talents in a way that helps others while making you laugh. And it's not too early to start thinking about what that might look like.
Retire your idea of retirement and embrace the concept of reinvention. Look at what you're dreaming about doing, and be mindful of how you can start "investing" in your opportunities for greater fun. That's my personal prescription for the not-enough-Social-Security blues.
That, and perhaps finding a lovely house on the coast in Brazil, where I can become fluent in Portuguese and become a painter, or a novelist, or start a school, or build a playground, or design a community garden, or write songs, or dance til dawn, or be the happiest grandmother alive. Or all of the above.
I'll tell my daughter to start looking.
Sounds Good To Me
Howard and Marika Stone are having a whale of a time in their "retirement" years by turning the whole concept of retirement upside now.
Take a look at their website to read wonderful stories of people who are approaching their later years with great creativity.
Fun stuff!
2Young2Retire.com
A Question For You
Thank you so much for the dozens of suggestions for Wow of Wonder moments to include in our little movie. There were so many great ones that we hadn't considered--we appreciate every one! It's amazing how many identical ones came from every corner of the world.
You will get a chance to see some of the most frequent suggestions when we launch our "Wow of Wonder" movie in late May on the new website.
Next question: In what area of your life have you experienced the most mindLESSness? Where are you on auto-pilot? At work? At home? As a parent? As a partner? As a community member? Where would you like to inject a blast of clarity and creativity?
Let me know! Send your ideas to me at
maya@mindmasseuse.com
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Maya Talisman Frost is a mind masseuse offering specialized mindfulness training to individuals and groups in Portland, Oregon. Her work has inspired thinkers in over 100 countries. To subscribe to her free ezine, the Friday Mind Massage, please visit http://www.massageyourmind.com.
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©Copyright 2004, Maya Talisman Frost
52 Best Stories – Heart Surgeon
A mechanic was removing a cylinder head from the motor of a Harley motorcycle when he spotted a well-known heart surgeon in his shop. The surgeon was there waiting for the service manager to come take a look at his bike when the mechanic shouted across the garage,
"Hey Doc, can I ask you a question?"
The surgeon, a bit surprised, walked over to where the mechanic was working on the motorcycle. The mechanic straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag and asked,
"So Doc, look at this engine. I open its heart, take the valves out, repair any damage, and then put them back in, and when I finish, it works just like new. So how come I get such a small salary and you get the really big bucks, when you and I are doing basically the same work?"
The surgeon paused, smiled and leaned over, and whispered to the mechanic.
"Try doing it with the engine running."
~ Author Unknown ~
http://www.52best.com/surgeon.asp
One Man’s Australia
Hi Maureen
An abscess and two root canal sessions at the dentist have left me struggling to meet the deadline tomorrow for the quarterly Business Activity Statement required by the Australian Taxation Office.
In it we have to account for Value Added Tax collected on behalf of the Government on every good and service sold and claim the Value Added Tax paid on each good and service purchased as a business input.
I am going to have to abandon a column this week as I do not wish to have a fine or penalty taxes imposed.
Once again sorry!
Regards
Glen
Ramblings Of A Francophobe
Breakfast in Bratislava
I hark back with fond memories to the days when travelling behind the 'Iron Curtain', especially by train, was an adventure, although I hold no fondness for the misery which communist oppression inflicted on the people of Eastern and Central Europe.
This morning I woke up in Vienna and barely an hour by train and a cursory passport inspection later I was in the Slovak capital, with its stunningly beautiful and unspoilt historic town centre and the smottlhy flowing Danube. Unlike Prague, it hasn't yet been discovered, and I hope it won't be, by the hordes of British lowlife who descend on so many places for stag and vomiting weekends. After a pleasant afternoon lazily strooling round the old town and enjoying an excellent and cholesterol laden lunch, I came back to Vienna by hydrofoil.
A most satisfying expedition, and I may well expand up it next week, but for now, hurriedly from an Internet Cafe somewhere in Vienna ....
Tot siens
MIKE
No queries received this week.
Nobody needing help this week.
If you are looking for a lost friend... if you would like old friends to contact you... If you want to find old school friends... if you just want people who used to know you to find you again for a chat...
Send in your info, the info of anyone you are looking for and let’s see if we can find them for you!
This from Harriet Lauben
I am trying to locate either my half-sister, Sally Gallagher, or my cousin, Heather MacDonald-Rouse. I lived with both of them while I was in South Africa during the seventies. Due to strange circumstances I lost track of both of these relatives and would like to locate them if possible. Gallagher is Sally's maiden name as is MacDonald-Rouse for Heather. Heather was a costume and dress designer in Johannesburg. They lived in the part of Johannesburg known as via Orange Grove which sits on a hill overlooking the city. I worked at the Carlton Hotel for six years and Sally worked for an import/export company at that time.
If you can help in any way, I would be truly grateful...even some advice on what to do to locate them.
Harriet Lauben
Dallas, Texas
harril@mindspring.com
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Hi to you in South Africa
My name is Douglas Collier and am an Old South African who was born and lived there for 30 years. I have moved to Sweden. But will be returning to the best country in the world at a later stage.
I am trying to locate an old friend who is called Daryl Bevis. He must be about 48 years old now.
He lived in RED HILL and went Northlands High School in Durban where i also lived in my childhood.
If you would like some more info I shall provide you with it
Many thanks for your help and keep the Great South Africa on the top for me when I return soon.
With regards
Douglas Collier
collierdouglas@hotmail.com
No new news for this week.
No humour sent in this week.
The aubergine casserole I gave the recipe for last week turned out very well. Serve it with something substantial like mashed potatoes or a potato casserole as there are lots of juice and sauce.
My granddaughter loves hummus. Here is a slightly different recipe:
Black bean hummus
Ingredients
1 clove garlic
1 (15 ounce) can black beans; drain and reserve liquid
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 1/2 tablespoons tahini
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon paprika
10 Greek olives
Directions
Mince garlic in the bowl of a food processor. Add black beans, 2 tablespoons reserved liquid, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, tahini, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper; process until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. Add additional seasoning and liquid to taste. Garnish with paprika and Greek olives.
Matthew usually finds me the sports news. As he is away on honeymoon...
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