Sunday, March 16, 2014
The Chicken Thing
"In the eighteenth century they [eggs] were referred to as cackling farts, on the basis that chickens cackled all the time and eggs came out of the back of them." People are starting to worry about "The Tyson Thing". Terrible article to read in the Kansas City Star today. I don't know about others,...
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Saturday, March 15, 2014
The Blessings Of Today
It began with the brightest of sunshine, the tweeting of birds, the wonderful aroma of fresh coffee, and it went on from there. Pat_B brought to mind one of my favorite old songs. I've been singing it, played it by Hoagy Carmichael, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis. Music! How could one not be thankful...
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014
First Rutabaga Ever
I just roasted some root veggies that turned out scrumptious--a mixture of rutabaga, sweet potato, Idaho potato and a Granny Smith apple, peeled, diced, mixed with EVOO and sprinkled with my choice of herbs then baked on a tray. Herbs and spices I used were a mixture of powdered garlic, paprika,...
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Monday, March 10, 2014
A Miss Is As Good As A Mile--Sometimes
Very recently, dsm _ tchr posted ( Go to THE POWERFUL ARE NOT AS POWERFUL AS THEY THINK ) about the difference between the two categories of survivors of bombings--the near-miss survivors and the remote-miss survivors. He mentioned how remote-miss survivors feel an exhilaration of surviving after it...
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Sunday, March 9, 2014
Appropriate For The Day
Can you figure out the tune to the above. If you read music at all, you shouldn't have too much trouble with it. I never played a musical instrument except for my concertina that I bought at Montgomery Wards when I was young, and played by ear. Well, actually, I played it with my fingers, hands and...
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