Archive for November, 2010
Hurricane Season Over
It was one of the most active years on record….but if a tree falls in the forest and there is no one there to hear it, did it fall? I say that because for the fifth straight year no major hurricane hit the United States! Texas, did have the worst of it, with Tropical Storm Hermine [...]
Tree Stands!
I was in the kitchen when it happened. I had just finished putting over 1500 lights on our new 10 foot Christmas tree, then TIMBER……… The tree fell over as the stand I just bought couldn’t handle our tree. We bought a tall and full tree. Our old stand was rusted and bent up so I decided [...]
Tom or Hen Turkey?
We nicknamed our turkey Tom, not because I work with a Tom, but because a male turkey is known as a Tom. But what about a female turkey? I was told today that a female is called a Hen. So I guess if we buy a female turkey we could call her Henrietta, or how [...]
Heated School Rivalry, SC & Clemson
Living in the Triangle, almost my whole adult life, I have seen how intense the rivalry of Duke and North Carolina can get. Both schools’ students like to make fun of the other. For example, last weekend at the NC State/UNC football game, during a chant, the students bad mouthed Duke and not the team [...]
Dog Bites Man
What do you do when a vicious barking dog is running toward you? Fight or flight? I have heard you play dead with a bear, but I don’t know what you do with a dog. So, on Saturday when a large black German Sheppard came out of it’s yard and was barking ferociously at me [...]
Football Weekend, Twice.
Got tickets to the State, UNC game on Saturday. The game is at noon, so that puts a crimp in tailgating before the game. I like to sleep in and take it easy on Saturday mornings. So a trip down Franklin street after the game seems more likely. There are lots of choices for burgers [...]
Don’t Shoot The TV, It’s Only Dancing!
Since I did my Cha Cha last spring for the Dancing Like The Stars fundraiser, I have taken to watching Dancing With The Stars. This is my second “season” watching, and I am pulling for Jennifer Grey. It is always very entertaining to watch how they practice and how that translates to the dance floor. I am [...]
More Pasta Throw Togethers
Wanted more pasta last night, and this time I went more cream than tomatoes. After boiling a serving of angel hair pasta, I took out the frying pan and melted a tablespoon of butter and about an ounce of whole milk mozzarella cheese. I then sauteed a chopped glove of garlic and added a tablespoon [...]
Sun-dried Tomato And Garlic Pasta
Had some angel hair pasta that I wanted to use up last night. So I boiled that and left it sitting in the pasta water until I could decide how I wanted to eat it. The easy answer, open a jar of pre-made sauce. The truth appeared in the pantry…we were out. So, I went [...]
Pork Tenderloin Marinade
When you think of pork, most of us think of barbque or ribs. I also like grilled pork tenderloin. We have a marinade that gives pork tenderloin a great taste. I grilled it out over a charcoal (not gas!) fire. It doesn’t take long, a little under an hour until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees. [...]
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