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  • Winter Storm 2007!

    We had company on Sunday and seeing that company usually expects things like drinks and snacks I decided to go to the grocery store. The grocery store down the road is one of those mega stores that stretches out for blocks and yet amazingly you still can’t always find what you need… especially yesterday. See,…

  • Bully

    I’ve tried to be very careful when I’m writing and not use people’s full names and in some cases completely changing names. Well, as some of you already know, I recently blew it. I was checking my mail and there winking at me from my inbox was a note from a person I hadn’t seen…

  • Waiting on the Rain

    With writing you need inspiration and with humor writing you really need inspiration to slip on a banana peel (as you know, fruit skins are comedy gold). So, I lurk around and wait for something to hit me (ala the Target checkout gal playing with my cat’s new feather toy and spending long uncomfortable moments…

  • Ugly Need Not Apply

    I think I made the promise about a year ago that I wouldn’t get too political or express any “real” views and for the most part I’ve stuck to that. No one really wants my ignorant take on the world at large. Besides, I’m saving that all up for my government think tank application and…

  • Texas Has a Toll Road (or three)

    Texas has a toll road or more specifically, Austin has a few of ‘em hanging around our city. Sure, everyone rallied and said no. We explained that the roads were paid for, but the mayor and others threw caution to the wind. So, as of this month you have to pay to access certain sections…

  • My 5 Things

    Anna asked me on her recent post to post 5 things people don’t know about me. Of course, that’s a tightrope act – post 5 things people really don’t know or 5 things that are fairly safe that most of my 9 readers already know. Here’s my go at it: 1) I played in a…

  • Merry Krimmas

    “Merry Krimmas!” Yes, that’s how someone greeted me yesterday. “Merry Krimmas!” In fact, they’ve carried on for the last couple of weeks about their “Krimmas” party and their “Krimmas” plans. I guess “Krimmas” is a way to celebrate the day without offending anyone who might have some beef with Christmas or maybe it’s some awfully…

  • Christmas Thoughts

    We’re having a quiet Christmas/birthday at the house today. Most people suspect it has to do with my Mom passing away; it’s an expectation people have of you when a major holiday comes and goes without a particular person around to share it with. It’s not true in this case. My Mom didn’t care much…

  • Cooking Tip #1

    Caramel meant for ice cream and caramel meant for you to melt and place in fudge are two different things. Do not substitute because you don’t have a double boiler and are two lazy to float a smaller pot in a larger pot. Results: Fudge you not only can eat with a spoon, but it’s…

  • Death by Fudge

    As I wait for the butter to soften for my Christmas fudge, I approach it knowing that what I’m about to do comes from a darker place – a place without Santa watching over his sweatshop getting ready to lash out at eight “tiny” reindeer (poor midget deer, imagine their burden) and madly drive them…