L Milton Hankins Poet Light Verse

Measuring With Metrics

Little is less than a lot
And most is not a few
I need a handle on this
So I know what to do
When measuring more
Into my favorite recipe
For a palmful is okay
Measuring for me …
Then come the metrics
Confusing me more
I cannot read labels
In the grocery store
I know about ounces
Milligrams are strange
And what is a liter
I cannot exchange
Guess I’ll stop cooking
Lest I overdo the salt
Eating at a restaurant
Then, it’s their fault.

Written September 29, 2022

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Caren Krutsinger September 30, 2022 at 9:57 AM I feel the same way you do about measurements "I know about ounces Milligrams are strange And what is a liter" Hilarious!

Jeff Kyser September 30, 2022 at 6:10 AM Ha! Enjoyed this one... I never measure much of anything cooking. Doesn't work so well for baking though... L Milton Hankins September 30, 2022 at 8:02 AM I do a lot of cooking, but I'm not a baker. I can make cornbread with a Jiffy mix and that's about it for baking. I measure everything in cooking by a palmful. It works for me.

Suzanne Delaney September 30, 2022 at 4:32 AM Related this one,Milt: I have magnifying glasses all over the house for reading labels. LOL SuZ L Milton Hankins September 30, 2022 at 8:03 AM I'm going through the adjustment from being near-sighted to being far-sighted after cataract surgery. Getting new glasses to help me at the computer.

Michael Tor September 29, 2022 at 6:26 PM Yes I remember in college when they expected you to learn the metric system. Unless you apply it everyday you lose it. I feel your frustration Milton. Been there. Thanks for sharing... L Milton Hankins September 29, 2022 at 7:27 PM Exactly. Thanks for your thoughts on this, Michael.

Ilene Bauer September 29, 2022 at 2:19 PM nice one, milton! yes, we americans have never quite mastered the metric system, have we? L Milton Hankins September 29, 2022 at 4:03 PM It drives me up a wall, Ilene. I'll never get it.

Rico Leffanta September 29, 2022 at 11:17 AM There is always a bright side; I weighed precisely 10-stone for over 40-years, but I am stoned no more! Aloha! L Milton Hankins September 29, 2022 at 12:01 PM (chuckling) This is funny, Rico!

Kim Rodrigues September 29, 2022 at 11:08 AM My husband did not realize the exchange of feet for meters, jumping off a cliff much much farther than he thought (only time I saw fear on his face. This was in Curaçao. Kim Rodrigues September 29, 2022 at 4:57 PM He did it twice! The tour guide did it the second time with him. L Milton Hankins September 29, 2022 at 11:13 AM Oh my gosh. Did he do it? I would have been petrified, and I would have backed out! Thanks for sharing, Kim.