Twisted Twisters, or: Breaking Wind
Some say the best advice when it comes to tornadoes is to keep your insurance paid up and update your will. My advice is just as simple: At the beginning of March, dig a big […]
Tag: storms
My Grumpy Mother Nature Song
Is it just me, or has Mother Nature been, this year … grouchy? Surly? Cross? Cantankerous? Yeah, I thought so, too. Maybe we brought it on ourselves, the way everyone has been storming at each […]
Twister Tales Make Scary Stories
The Governor of Indiana proclaimed March 13-19 to be Tornado Preparedness Week. He used to call it Tornado Awareness Week, but a conspiracy theory emerged that without awareness we might not have noticed tornadoes in […]
Toxic, Tea Lights and TP
(For Donna’s ant spray, lighter, and TP challenge) I never have been able to figure it out. Every time you hear about a storm on the way everyone rushes to the grocery store. I understand […]
Tornado Season–Twisted Twisters, or: Breaking Winds
Some say the best advice you can give people when it comes to tornadoes is to keep your insurance paid up and update your will. I prefer to be a little more optimistic. Still, my […]
6 Humungous reasons to winter in Maine
It’s inevitable when you live in Maine. Come January and February people start grumbling about winter (the black sheep of the season family), and some of your favorite people trek on down to sunny Florida. I […]
Fun With Icy Sinuses
I missed all the fun and exciting ice/wind storm stuff today due to a little post-operative problem. No, as predictable as it would be, I do not have another sinus infection. I have a SUPER […]
Omelette Aux Fines Herbes and How to Avoid Bad Sex
French Breakfast OMELETTE AUX FINES HERBES INGREDIENTS 12 eggs 2½ tablespoons fresh chervil* 3 tablespoons fresh chives* 2 tablespoons fresh parsley* 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon* 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 tablespoon per omelette.) * = […]
How I Ruined Winter … For Almost Everyone
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I love January! Said no one, ever. Okay, some people actually do love winter, which just goes to show you: Northern Indiana needs better mental health screening. I used […]
Dear Arthur:
We know how much you wanted to share our Fourth of July holiday with us. There is just one thing: NOBODY INVITED YOU! We still haven’t completely recovered from the visit your cousin Sandy made […]