Candidate cookies are a quick look at the men and women who aspire to be President of the United States 2017-2020. Bernie Sanders’ cookie begins with chocolate chips. After all, chocolate chips are pretty classic and Sanders’ history includes a classic immigration story. His father had immigrated to the United States from Poland, and
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In an open letter to Bobby Jindal,
“I don’t mean to, but I keep going back to Twitter solely to laugh at you. I want to be better than this.”
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Confession: this spice rack is going here just because I want to be able to find it quickly without having to remember the name. It looks like just the thing to store a nail polish collection that may or may not have gotten out of hand. Did someone say margarita popsicles? Where can I sign… Continue reading Links I Like
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It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these lists. But here goes. I have such mixed and complicated feelings about cotton candy fudge. I don’t have mixed feelings at all about dark chocolate sea salt almond butter. I like making nut butters at home, especially if I can make a s’mores version. I… Continue reading Links I Like
Pinteresting: Cool Treats
Follow Sherlonya’s board Cool Treats on Pinterest. Finally, it’s feeling pretty warm. I’ve been pinning cool treats for weeks waiting and wanting warmer weather. Summer is the time of year where things get really busy for me work-wise. That makes it go by super quickly. It is also my favorite time of year. It makes… Continue reading Pinteresting: Cool Treats
In an open letter to her iPhone,
“Please don’t ever again suggest that what I mean is ‘but gun.’ Not only is that something I’ll never mean, I misread it as ‘butt gun’.”
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I understand that everyone doesn’t love presidents as much as I do, but the story of Harry and Bess Truman’s 1953 road trip is a fun one. I doubt that you’ll read the book, but this article by the same author gives you the flavor of the thing. I always love a good DIY kitchen… Continue reading Links I Like
In an open letter to the masked man asking for money on the side of the road,
“You scared the stuffing out of me! That looked like something you’d see on a crime drama. Your mask wasn’t even scary. What was that a glow-in-the-dark evil clown? You made me take note of the time in case there is a Crime Stoppers alert that has to do with you.”
Longview, Texas (1919)
One man was killed during the riot activities in Longview, Texas. Significantly different stories involving the death of Lemuel Walters. This death is one of the chief factors leading up to the riot. One version of the story involves Walter, a black man, being discovered in the bedroom of a white woman in a […]
In an open letter to the woman whose exposed chest/breast region made me think of two words, “akimbo” and “splayed,”
“It’s yo’ thang. Do what you wanna do and all, but I couldn’t figure out whether that whole look you had going on was purposeful. Also, I just don’t understand the physics of the way your shirt sat.”