Happy 74th Birthday to Alan Alda.
It’s the 24th anniversary of the sad, shocking day the Shuttle Challenger blew up.
Today is the feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas, who lived in the 13th Century.
I’m reading Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwell. It’s interesting, and reminds me of a James Michener novel, or certainly Sarum by Edward Rutherfurd- another [...]
Today I’m making up a Meme of FOOD I can’t get anymore and now and then a craving hits me. If you want to play along, make a list of 10 items and the reason you haven’t satified this culinary craving in a long time.
1. Fresh Halibut - my Dad would go on fishing trips [...]
that we don’t?
It’s a weird Winter. We had a BIG snow on December 19- before the official first day of Winter. We have had a fair number of bitterly cold days. Thankfully, the last week or so, it’s been warmer and okay as winters go.
Earlier this week, I saw three big flocks of geese flying [...]
Along with the News and the gossip bloggers, I check the USGS Maps of earthquake activity fairly often. For the last few years, I’ve had a feeling that ol’ Mother Earth is going through massive changes. It’s not very scientific, just a feeling I have.
When I heard about the earthquake in Haiti last week my [...]
Makes my heart lighter somehow….
This is my Father’s world,
and to my listening ears
all nature sings, and round me rings
the music of the spheres.
This is my Father’s world:
I rest me in the thought
of rocks and trees, of skies and seas;
his hand the wonders wrought.
This is my Father’s world,
the birds their carols raise,
the morning light, the lily [...]
I have to tell ya: after MUCH ado, Chez Dorie now has a KitchenAid! I’ve been wanting one, but shopping around for the best deal. As kitchen equipment goes, it’s a major purchase. Finally in exasperation with me, Mr. Pyrate said, “Dorie we’ve bought CARS in less time- just get the *&^%! mixer” Well, he [...]
Look how pretty:
I bought these on impulse at the grocer’s yesterday. Now I realize my cooking expertise with limes has been limited to green Jello and Seven-Up! What to make? Cookies, Pie and Cheesecake? I need it like a moose needs a hatrack. I see a lot of recipes call for a lime mayonaise or [...]
Want to know how cold it is?
I just read a news report regarding turtle rescues going on in coastal waters of the normally warmer Southern US. The ocean temperature is in the 40s in some places, and the sea turtles float to the surface, stressed and lethargic from the cold.
The rescuers bring them in, float [...]
Our dog Tesla doesn’t have a reputation as a smart dog. It seems I’ve done him an injustice. Just because he’s a happy boy doesn’t mean he’s a complete doofus. Yesterday, the dogs were having a tug of war over a stuffed mitten- a squeaky dog toy. I said to Tes, “go get your Tortuga” [...]
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Anyhow, Dr. Chase killed a guy. More like let him die. He was an African dictator like an Idi Amin. A thoroughly rotten, evil excuse for [...]