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Sunday, May 28, 2017

I Don't Cook Much Anymore

I slow cooked a beef brisket for Memorial Day celebration eatings, and then I looked around for the Gates BBQ sauce (made in KC) for dousing the sandwiches. But, I couldn't find any--not even a partial. Someone had cleaned it out and forgot to tell me that we needed more. Not about to make a trip... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 27, 2017

I Thought Old Age Was Ten Years Older Than I Am Now

I should have thought of it yesterday when it was new and vulnerable--my tail bone injury (medical term--coccyx). I should have thought immediately of ice pack, or specially formed pillow for sitting. I have both, and nursing knowledge, but all I could think of was sitting down, which was painful,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 25, 2017

The Fattening Room

One Minute World News of BBC yesterday covered The Fattening Rooms of Calabar and how important it is for a man of Southern Nigeria to sport a well-fed and pampered wife to show what a good husband he is. A woman there is put in a "fattening room" for up to six months, fed starchy foods, sleeps a... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

In The Know On Timely Issues

I've always tried to stay on top of timely issues and at the same time to navigate controversy and political issues, but it is growing more difficult everyday to accomplish that. Did you ever notice that those who claim vehemently that they do not discuss politics are the ones who do it the most?... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

When Connections Break

During my many years of comings and goings, making friends, acquiring in-laws, and in-laws of in-laws, used-to-be's, and those long gone but remembered with fondness, the many births, deaths, divorces, new marriages..... They are all family to me...always will be in spite of whatever has happened in... Sign in to see full entry.

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