Archive for April, 2011
Wild Onions
It’s getting late and I think a squirrel that frequents our yard is getting concerned. See, I haven’t started a vegetable garden this year. That squirrel or one of his brothers turned into a tomato connoisseur last year. I usually plant some tomatoes and peppers. One vegetable I have never planted is green onions. While checking [...]
Favorite Chocolate Candy
My house is now full of eggs and bunnies, of the chocolate kind. I have found over the years, that with the exception of combining peanut butter with chocolate, I like my chocolate plain. So when I get candy, my favorites are plain milk and plain dark chocolate. I go back and forth between preferring [...]
Mediocrity in Sports
The Cubs are in first place! Yes, you heard me right, my beloved Chicago Cubs are in first place. See, long suffering Cub fans are easily excited. After all it has been 103 years since they last won a World Series. Here is the problem with my favorite first place team. One loss and they would [...]
Tornado Outbreak, 1984 & 2011
It is amazing to me that before Saturday, the last time central North Carolina was under a “high” risk for severe weather was back in 1984. March 28th, 1984 to be exact. The risk categories go from slight to moderate to high. They are forecast by the Severe Storms Forecast center out in Oklahoma. I [...]
Old Ink Cartridges Recycled Into Money
Our ink-jet computer is one of those that uses 5 cartridges for printing. That is a lot of ink to buy, but the colors turn out great. We go through a set once every 6 months or so. So if you do the math, you can see that the used cartridges pile up. I have taken [...]
Signs and Why They Are Posted
There was a comedian I saw about 15 or 20 years ago. I don’t remember exactly when I saw him, or for that matter who he was! But I do remember his shtick. The basis for his routine was all about signs. Basically, the jokes revolved around the fact that when you see a sign [...]
Using Multiple Alarm Clocks
What has prompted me to write about using multiple alarm clocks? Today my co-worker, Sharon, overslept. She, like myself, sets two alarms for her early morning rise. On our shift we get up a little after 2am. Getting up very early in the morning is not a natural thing. I know, some folks haven’t gone [...]
Finding Cheaper Gas
Didn’t want to title this post, Finding “cheap” gas, because those days appear to be over. So the goal is to find cheaper or maybe better said, less expensive gas. Here is a link to the Gas Buddy map that shows gas prices across the United States. I usually buy my gas at a membership club [...]
Buying A Washcloth
My washcloth is wearing out…yes holes are forming in the washcloth. Now, I never think much about washcloths, I don’t recall ever having to buy one. Washcloths have always been provided by someone else. Even though I know my wife has bought them, being a guy I don’t usually pay attention! I can’t tell you when [...]
Baseball Is Back
It’s the only major sport that doesn’t use a clock, and the pace can be slow, but baseball is what I remember when I think about my childhood. Besides organized leagues, I remember that is how my friends and I spent a lot of our free time in the summer. But it isn’t summer and [...]
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