Who doesn’t know a child that is fascinated by the whys and hows of weather? Even I wonder about the mysteries of our complex climates. If you know a kiddo that’s curious, or you’re looking for something to do with your kids/grandkids that’s not only fun, but expands their grey matter a bit, man, have …
Search results for: what
The German gave me her cookie press when I got married and it’s on its last leg. That wonderful workhorse has lasted through at least 40 Christmases. It’s a vintage aluminum tube with a screw-on top. You crank the handle and it pushes the dough through the tube to get the desired length and form …
Beat downs (to harass or crush one’s spirit) come in many forms. I’ve suffered more than I can count in my life and I have some advice I’d like to offer about how to recover from one that seems insurmountable. Nope, I’m not talking about our recent foray into the world of buying a car …
Have you guys ever produced a website that posts new content 4 times a week? You have?! Do you have an assistant? You don’t?! Yeah, me neither… To date, I have written 386 posts for this site since its inception 14 months ago (I’m including posts that are to-be-published in that number). WHAT?! Which brings …
Have you ever thought about your unintentional imprint on this world? You know, the pieces of you that make an impression on others when you’re not even thinking about it? Life is surprising and twisty; you never know what’s just around the next bend. It’s the element of surprise that’s my favorite part. Unintentional imprints …
Wait. There are two vital tricks when making spaghetti? Really? There are tricks to making one of the easiest dishes on the planet? As my great Italian auntie says, “Yeah, buddy.” OK, I don’t really have an Italian auntie, but as a Texan I say that all the time. To the tricks! First, I hope …
A little over two months has passed since Christmas and I’ve had some time to think about gift-giving. I’ve been wondering what’s better: make or buy? Which is preferred by others: make or buy? Does it matter? Do people care? Each year, we exchange Christmas gifts with a few friends. At first, in the early …
I was raised by a mother who insisted I be a lady. Or at least try and act like one. My mother was a transplanted German living in a foreign land, in a small West Texas town, trying to raise her daughters with some semblance of decorum. Bless her heart, she tried so hard. The …
CAVEAT: Some material within may not be safe for work, as it contains frank talk about lady’s Southern regions. Yep, perimenopause can still suck it. She’s hanging around, trying my last nerve some days, but today we’re gonna beat her back with Kegels. You either just groaned, giggled or rolled your eyes. My kinda readers! …
Oh, mah babies. What have I done? I’ll tell you what I’ve done…I’ve bought my very first fancy-pants DSLR. DSLR: digital single-lens reflex camera. Not: “digital satellite laser radio” as a non-camera-geek friend guessed. I see you thinking, “A DSLR…big deal…those have been around for years.” Yes, yes they have. But, OMT is old-school, baby. …