Last night the boys asked to make homemade salsa. We were coming home from a fun run last evening and I told the boys we could stop at Publix to pick up the things we need. I whipped out my iPhone (“Pardon me while I whip this out….”) and Googled a salsa recipe. I don’t … Read more
Note: If you don’t know what RSS is, it’s short for “Really Simple Syndication”. It’s a mechanism for having one’s blog posts delivered to your inbox, Google Reader or other web syndication tool. This keeps you from having to visit a webpage every few days. My new posts can be handed to you on a … Read more
…which wasn’t on this blog. It was on MySpace in July 2006. that’s just the link to one blog. To see everything I wrote between July 2006 and August 2007 — I stood up this Blogger.com blog in December 2007 — use this link and select the “More” button at the bottom of the page … Read more
Happy Mother’s Day everyone! Yes a little early, but I have a fun-filled weekend planned so I don’t know when I’ll write again. Dave did really well this Mother’s Day! Okay, so he booked his annual trip to visit his model railroading/railfanning friends in Maryland and Pennsylvania for this weekend. And that’s where he is … Read more
How many of you have seen Extreme Couponing, the reality show on TLC? Or is it Bravo? A&E? Heck, they all seem to run together to me now… By the way: When did the word “coupon” become a verb? I tossed the show on my DVR a couple weeks ago and watched a few … Read more
I call it “Pulling a Maryann”. I see something while driving down the road, so I pull over and take some pictures. When it’s in my neighborhood, that’s one thing. I don’t have many problems doing that when I see some pretty flowers. But today I screeched onto the shoulder off Highway 98 (4-lane, speed … Read more
?”I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.” Dave and I got the news at the same time as most Americans who were watching “live” TV tonight. We can’t believe it! We knew something was up when Dave got a phone call during church this morning. I was … Read more
?”I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.” Dave and I got the news at the same time as most Americans who were watching “live” TV tonight. We can’t believe it! We knew something was up when Dave got a phone call during church this morning. I was … Read more
?”I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.” Dave and I got the news at the same time as most Americans who were watching “live” TV tonight. We can’t believe it! We knew something was up when Dave got a phone call during church this morning. I was … Read more
And here she is! About 3″ long so far. There’s another one on an adjacent vine that’s a little smaller, I’ll call that one #2!