I don’t know what made me flip through the notebook I wrote in so many years ago, but I did. For several years I always had a notebook with me. There I recorded ideas for stories and often snippets of poetry. Some of the things in the notebook made me laugh when I read them.… Continue reading Snippets From a 12-Year-Old Notebook
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Lyndon Johnson Tank Top
I know that even for someone who openly admits to loving the presidents, and also for having a unique interest in President Lyndon Johnson, that making a LBJ tank top might be at the very edge of what’s considered socially acceptable behavior. Sometimes, however, there are things that you want and those things just aren’t… Continue reading Lyndon Johnson Tank Top
Links I Like
Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls sound dangerously delicious. Is your mouth watering yet? Just like I love all things pumpkin spice, I love holiday recipes! So much! They make sleigh bells jingle in my mind, and lights glisten in a variety of colors. These Kahlua Peppermint Patties made holiday cheer wash over me. This necklace looks… Continue reading Links I Like
Ugly Dog Distillery
Here is the short version of how this tour of Ugly Dog Distillery came to be. Because I started using Unroll.Me, I was looking at my email more than usual. There was an Amazon Local deal about a distillery tour. Because we brew, I thought it would be fun. A few clicks, a few texts,… Continue reading Ugly Dog Distillery
The California Boy
When you embark upon a project about the presidents, there are certain presidents that people ask you about. No one is as interested in how you’re going to interpret, say, Millard Fillmore as they are in how you’re going to interpret someone like Tricky Dick. Nixon even inspired suggestions. Someone wanted to know if I
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Highlights: This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz
My son makes me think about Harry Potter and Jimi Hendrix at the same time,
Fast and Loose: Season Change Kale Salad
Sometimes, you need a salad in your life. For me that’s what happens when I’ve been indulging too many culinary whims. There are only so many fries, beers and cupcakes you can eat before your body gasps out to you, “Green. I’ll take anything green. Please. Green.” When that happens to me, not that it… Continue reading Fast and Loose: Season Change Kale Salad