Cake Batter

Who doesn't like cake? Dieters excluded, everyone enjoys a nice slice of cake in any flavor. But what can top that delicious dessert? Then one form it takes before being baked in the oven, cake batter. I think that the batter is so much better. But what makes this gooey treat so much better that it’s baked counterpart? I think the band Sloan puts it best in their song Fading into Obscurity with the line, "This cake is bake, but I much prefer the batter. Perhaps in part because it had so much potential to be delicious and still be influential." Now, I'm not going to generalize my thoughts to fit everyone because I started this blog mostly for me. I've been thinking about my aversion to taking risk and I've come to a conclusion; If I stop seeing the worst that can happen and start looking for the potential in everything I do, I may start the process to optimism. I want to be able to go out to do something I wouldn't normally do and look for the potential for greatness. So I'm going to start small and work my way up to more risk. I'm starting by going to a weekly swing dance get-together and making a fool of myself in front of stranger, of which there is a majority of women.

Ryan Dougles Jarboe