Archive for June, 2009
Smoky Joe, The Second
I have always liked to grill food outside. When I was a young bachelor, I bought a grill, perfect for a single guy, Weber’s Smoky Joe. I remember cooking on it and even taking it with me on picnics. I continued to occasionally use ole Smoky even when I had a bigger grill for my [...]
Snaky Visitor
As I finished up cutting the grass yesterday, I opened the door under my house to put away the mower and jumped when a little head popped up as the door opened. It was a snake that quickly slithered back into a corner under the house. What to do?
Personally I don’t like snakes and am [...]
Cookie Dough Recall
I take pride in baking my own homemade cookies, but you can’t beat the convenience of ready to scoop and bake cookie dough. So about a month ago we bought some Nestle Cookie Dough to take to the beach this summer. This way we could have fresh cookies without losing much beach time. Well that [...]
Mayo Or Miracle Whip?
What do you like on your sandwich? I grew up with Miracle Whip in our house. My wife grew up with mayonnaise in her house. Consequently when you open our refrigerator we have 2 jars, one of each.
I have never been a huge mayonnaise fan, but I do use it in recipes for cole slaw [...]
Saving On Prescriptions
Had to get some allergy medicine filled for my daughter, and even though I have insurance, sometimes I can find medicine cheaper at Costco. I love shopping at Costco and I have discovered their pharmacy has very good prices.
Now I know what you are thinking, what if you are not a member of the wholesale [...]
Dancing Disco In The Father/Daughter Dance
Last year it was salsa, if you can call what we did salsa. This year at my daughter’s dance studio, we flashed back to the 1970s and disco. Now I remember the rage the was Saturday Night Fever, but I know as a teenager I never danced disco. I guess I kept that record in [...]
Digital Transition, Finally
Friday came and went at our house without a glitch when broadcasters all switched to digital transmission only, after shutting done their analog signal. I heard about how millions of people were still not ready or how many millions who had a box would still have issues. I thought, that’s hard to believe after all [...]
How To Unpeel A Banana
When going to an 8th grade graduation, you plan on seeing some nice moments, including a speech or two and the actual ceremony of handing out the diplomas. At least that’s what I was expecting yesterday, little did I know that bananas would be involved.
The middle school social studies teacher talked about how the students [...]
High School Graduation
I remember the red gowns and that rain chased the graduation indoors from the football field to the crowded gym. As far as the speeches, not really. I don’t even remember the moment when the principal handed me my diploma. It might not sound like it, but I know I was there!
Yesterday, for the first [...]
Grubs and Lightning
The bolt in the sky cast a yellowish hue around the clouds. It was dusk and looking west, the sky was showing off with bolts of lightning every minute. I thought of running inside and getting a camera, but it was almost dark and no picture could capture the true look of this lightning.
My only wish [...]
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