Archive for October, 2009
Halloween Cat
Our cat, Pumpkin, is named Pumpkin because he is orange. Pumpkin could be a pumpkin or a tomato, or hot dog, or anything else we would want to dress him up in. You see Pumpkin is laid back, I mean really laid back. Nothing seems to faze him; so my daughter, several years back, started to dress him [...]
Refinance Now
I got the call from a mortgage broker who I have worked with in the past, he told me interest rates are down to the number I was looking for on a 15 year loan. I decided to act. I have been in my house for 15 years and have no plans to sell, so I [...]
Above The Crowds At The State Fair
There lines for the food were longer than the lines for the rides on the day we went to the State Fair this year. On the first Sunday, the food was needed to stay warm with sharp chilly wind blowing. The ride lines went quickly, especially for rides that got you up into the wind. I have always [...]
Artisan Bakery at the NC State Fair
While it was almost impossible to miss all the fried food at the NC State Fair; you might miss the bakery that was there this year under a white tent. On our annual trip to this year’s fair, as my family chowed down on all things fried; I noticed a bakery back by the Village [...]
State Fair Food, And NO Fried Butter
There is such a thing, but according to the public relations director at the NC State Fair, Brian Long, the vendor didn’t sign up in time to sell Deep Fried Butter at this year’s state fair. Oh well, maybe that’s a good thing; but I will tell you, there is a lot other “buttery” type of [...]
100 Years At Immaculata
The school started with a class of 9 in 1910, and over the last 100 years the school has grown to 380. That is small in the scheme of things, but that is what I liked about Immaculata when my daughter went there from 1st to 8th grade. The school is celebrating their 100th anniversary this [...]
NC State Fair Is Here, Again
Over the years I have broadcast the weather while….riding an elephant, driving bumper cars, panning for “gold”, sliding down a log ride, milking a cow, petting a camel, tossing rings, repelling down a “rock” wall, tossing axes at a target, and one of my favorites, while standing in the waterfall. Now a days, I just [...]
Ghost Strawberries
My daughter has always liked chocolate covered strawberries, and now she has taken it one step scarier. She told me about strawberries dipped in white chocolate and decorated as ghosts for Halloween. So I melted some white chips and added a bit of vegetable oil and dunked some freshly washed and dried strawberries. For eyes [...]
Baked Potato Soup
The weather turns cool and thoughts at our house turn to soup. My wife found a recipe for hearty baked potato soup. I found the link here. It basically is a potato soup that has all the toppings you would put on a baked potato. Very rich but very satisfying. Here are some tweaks we [...]
Snow Already?!
As we bask in 80 degree plus weather today, it will get cooler for the weekend, but nothing like it will get in the Midwest and West. October baseball in Colorado where the Rockies will host the Phillies will seem like winter baseball with highs in the 30s and freezing drizzle and snow expected on [...]
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