Archive for January, 2010
Got Milk? (and Bread)?
The looks were interesting yesterday, as I stood in the checkout line getting a gallon of milk and a two loaves of bread. I laughed with a couple of people as I held up my bread and milk and stated, “you’ve been warned.” Seriously this storm system could become dangerous in terms of travel, so [...]
Snow Memories From…
Having seen many winter storms in our area, one that sticks out that seems similar to our upcoming weekend storm, would be back in January 1996. A storm came across country and dropped 5 to 6 inches of snow and sleet on our area. I wouldn’t be surprised if that happens on Saturday. The January [...]
Is It Snow, Sleet, and Or Freezing Rain?
I have snow, sleet, and freezing rain in the forecast for Friday night and Saturday. I look at slices in the atmosphere from about 300 feet to up to 10,000 feet up in the atmosphere to help tell me what kind of precipitation is going to fall. I use data from different computer models that try [...]
Driving For Better Gas Prices
Okay, we didn’t get in the car and drive to South Carolina and Georgia looking for better gas prices. We had a trip planned there to check out colleges and of course we would be burning up some gas driving 775 miles in three days. I have noticed around here, the prices of gas has [...]
Cracking Crab Legs
I ran to the garage and started digging through my toolbox. My toolbox is kind of messy, but I found them…a pair of pliers. I was hungry and decided that a pair of pliers would help me eat my dinner. The pliers worked well but therewas another thing I needed also. After getting our kitchen [...]
One Year Old Snow
We sledded down the backyard, the streets never got covered. Made a few snowballs and snow angels, that was what happened one year ago when we had a couple inches of snow in the Triangle. Wanting to make the snow “last”, I decided to save some in the freezer. Well after 365 days it is [...]
Goody Bags For Troops
A case of Cracker Jack was in my hands yesterday. I held boxes of Slim Jim’s and Planter’s Peanuts. Yes, my stomach growled when handing out the food items to tables that were busily putting together goody bags for our troops overseas. This was being staged in Chapel Hill during the United Way’s MLK Day of [...]
Cheaper Than Take Out
I bought a large take and bake pizza that was on sale. It was cheese only and the price was $7. This 16″ pizza is pretty good, but I decided to upgrade. So at the store yesterday, I bought some pepproni, Canadian bacon, canned pineapple, black olives, and onions. My family has different topping favorites, [...]
When To Buy Organic Produce
Martha Stewart dropped by our house last night….While checking the mail, I noticed a Martha Stewart Living magazine in the mail. My wife told me that she signed up for a free subscription for a year. Besides being uber creative and obnoxiously organized, Martha has a magazine that has some interesting topics. Organic food is a hot topic; [...]
Spiced Up Mac & Cheese
My wife made some good comfort food last night, with the homemade macaroni and cheese being the star. She stove-tops it with bow-tie pasta, sharp cheddar cheese, milk, butter, and a little salt. She adds salt to taste when the mac is on her plate. Since I like to try to keep an eye on my [...]
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