A Thanksgiving Turkey Odyssey
THANKSGIVING DAY: “Ooh! Look at that big turkey!” “I want a drumstick!” “I want some white meat!” “More! More!” “Pour on the gravy!” DAY TWO: “Cold turkey from the fridge! Cool!” “Stop picking at the […]
Tag: food
My Last Hurrah: Pot Brownies
I read in the news today that three senior citizens had to be taken to the hospital after attending the funeral of their good friend. I thought to myself, wow, they were so overcome with […]
Three Steps off the Porch into Hell
A few weeks ago while I was sitting on my porch I started pondering the content of the GOP debates on the local and national news stations. These debates have helped me to form a theory on politics. If you […]
Fried Butter – Fad Food Friend or Foe
When I was a newspaper reporter, I worked the horseshit beat. I am not making this up. When the managing editor assigned me the beat he said, “Congrats! You get the horseshit beat.” To the […]
Guilt, Charities and Tastykake Krimpets
TastyKake revealed © by SanFranAnnie Another charity called while I was eating dinner last night. I used to be on a no-solicitation list, but I guess that list has expired because solicitors are calling almost […]
My Hurricane Survival Kit
I heard there is a hurricane a – comin’. So, I went to the store to buy provisions in case we lose power and the roads become impassable. I wasn’t nervous about this event until […]
Grocery Shopping is Hard
I had no food in the refrigerator. This was not unusual . All I could possibly scrounge up for dinner was soggy lettuce with one wrinkled cherry tomato. This should have motivated me to go […]
The Challenge of Avoiding Sharks
I had lunch with my high school friends last week, and we started to talk about exercising which led to my one friend talking about this triathlon event that is being held in her New […]
Food, Hormones and…I forgot
I want to believe with every fiber of my being that people break into my house and steal my food. This is the best explanation I have for why my refrigerator is empty. I go […]
Plaid Robes, Bunny Slippers, and Marshmallow Fluff
Have you ever craved something bizarre like a marshmallow fluff, banana, chocolate chip sandwich and you are out of marshmallow fluff? Its 12:37 a.m. Saturday morning, it’s raining and you’ve left your only working […]