Had it not been for all the prayers and support from all of my family and friends, I may not have made it as far as I have.  Yesterday, I was notified that my pharmacist license was issued by the Professional Licensing Agency of Indiana.  I am very excited, but must also thank all of the people that believed in me along the way.  Thank you all so very much!

UPDATE: The apartment complex was able to contact the previous resident, and indeed he had lost his pet python two weeks prior to moving out more than a month ago.  Arrangements have been made for the former resident to be reunited with his strayed serpent.

Because today is Super Bowl Sunday, I wanted to have chili to keep in line with tradition.  After some time spent searching around the web for an easy chili recipe, I found just the one.  It had the fewest ingredients, people raved about how simple it was, and there was a general consensus that it tasted great.  I was sold.  Did you know that some chili recipes call for cocoa?

After a trip to the grocery store, I was ready to begin.  Prior to today, I had never sliced an onion before or prepared any type of red meat.  It turns out that the old phrase, “If you can read, you can cook,” is true.  The chili was delicious, especially with the cornbread I made from a box.  Here’s a photo of the end result:

For the sake of completeness, here is the recipe that I found at allrecipes.com:

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 4 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans

Directions:

1. Combine ground beef, onion, and garlic in large stockpot. Cook and stir over medium heat until beef is brown. Drain.
2. Stir in chili powder, oregano, tomatoes, and tomato sauce; break up tomatoes while stirring. Heat to boiling, reduce heat to simmer, and cover. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
3. Stir in beans. Simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes; stir occasionally.