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Ye Watchers and Ye Other Ones

Good Morning. Today is an Old Testament Day. In a couple of hours there will be a phenomenon called a total eclipse of the sun that...

A Tale of One City

Good Morning. I am pondering what to write but I will get there eventually. I could tell you that my dog freaked out last night during a...

To Life

Good Morning. My husband would have turned seventy-five this past Monday, August 14th. He passed away in 2012 from esophageal cancer...

To Tell the Truth

Good Morning. Like millions of other people, I watched the terrible events that took place at Charlottesville, Virginia over the past two...

Not A State Dinner

Good Morning. I return to a Wednesday menu with a presidential theme. None of these dishes would be served at a soiree for a foreign...

A Matter of Taste

Good Morning. The White House is often referred to as The People's House even though only a handful of Americans have ever actually lived...

Two Men Named John

Good Morning. I would like to spend an hour with John McCain, the feisty, indefatigable senator from Arizona. For those few who do not...

I Digress

Good morning. I have subscribers who are liberal, conservative, and moderate, and I swore I wouldn't get into politics, but I'm gonna do...

Casual Elegance

Good Morning. No steak, lobster, or rack of lamb here. Instead we have relatively inexpensive ingredients, depending on the quality of...

Facebook

Good Morning. Mark Zuckerberg and his crew at Facebook figured out awhile back that people have a need to share their news and views, not...

Good to Go, Maybe

Good Morning. I had my annual checkup with the doctor yesterday. I always set it up for eight o'clock in the morning because I have to...

The Salad Bar

Good Morning. The salad bar was a restaurant feature for many years, at least where I live, but it has declined in popularity. Some salad...

The Human Touch

Good Morning. Beyond the usual habits of smoking, drinking, and gambling, there are several others that come to mind, including some that...

It's Not Easy Being Green

Good Morning. People bring flowers to friends in the hospital and husbands give their wives roses and sometimes vice versa. Almost from...

Wednesday: Private Dining

Good Morning. This is what you serve the grandkids when they come by for dinner without their parents. The following menu will appeal to...

Trade Off

Good Morning. My parents' generation would be appalled at the commercials of 2017 and it wouldn't matter whether they lived in a New York...

Wednesday: The Ladies Who Lunch

Good Morning. Because I have recently betrayed my sex with my dislike of shopping, I present forthwith a menu for lunch that might...

Bring It On

Good Morning. I do not like to shop. I do not like wandering around malls or on city streets with something or nothing in mind to take...

Millicent Fenwick??

Good Morning. I am famous for multi-choice quizzes. I create them particularly for birthday parties but used to kick them out on a...

Wednesdays: The Real Deal

Good Morning. Forget the burgers, beer, and ice cream. There's nothing wrong with any of it, but in a country that seems intent on...

Eight Is Never Enough

Good Morning. I am always interested in what people collect besides the junk they throw in their closets, basements, and attics. I refer...

Earth without Art = Boring

Good Morning. I am in the process of hanging art in my new home, clearly the most pleasant aspect of moving. Putting away towels, canned...

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