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Hearts of Darkness

Good Morning. This wretched, despicable hatred seems to lurk in every nook and cranny in this country. Every time there's another...

The Art of Conversation

Good Morning. When I was growing up, there were three topics that were absolutely off limits: religion, sex, and politics. You didn't...

Sweater Food

Good Morning. My geraniums are dead and gone and my leaves have finally all turned. We abandon, at least temporarily, the cold beer or...

Parsley and Flannel

Good Morning. Even marching band competitions aren't the same anymore. One of my granddaughters was in a competition in Indianapolis over...

The Game

Good Morning. We have a new spectator sport in this country. It's a solo sport and involves the hurling of insults. The target in this...

Yankee Speak

Good Morning. Today we head to the northeast for traditional New England food. We will also have a brief tutorial in how the natives...

Out of Sync

Good Morning. I woke up Sunday morning to two inches of sloppy, wet snow. The trees, many of them not yet turned, were coated with the...

It's Too Easy Being Green

Good Morning. This is the first time in my nearly three quarters of a century on this earth that I didn't see a lawn sprinkler in use all...

And Extra Syllables on the Side

Good Morning. Despite my efforts to rein in an appetite for sauces, starch, and confections, and I can present recipes to at least...

Don't Try This At Home

Good Morning. I'm trying to eat healthier, but I have my own take on it that will hopefully keep me from doing things like yelling at...

Hope Floats

Good Morning. I freely admit to being almost despondent about the situation in Washington. I believe that Dr. Christine Blasey Ford was...

Oktoberfest

Good Morning. Many years ago I missed Oktoberfest in Munich by about a week and have been in a funk ever since. I did manage to sit at a...

The Club

Good Morning. I've had some time to contemplate the proceedings of last Thursday and Friday as well as listen to the commentary about the...

Back in the Day

Good Morning. After yesterday's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, I realized that I grew up in very sheltered...

Warm, Plaid, and Toasty

Good Morning. Except for a few rogues around town, the trees haven't turned yet but they're thinking about it. It is down around forty at...

Against All Odds

Good Morning. Don't ever count anyone out. On Sunday afternoon, Tiger Woods won the PGA tour championship after not winning a single...

Not for the Faint of Heart

Note: The previous blog was blocked so I'm revising it to see if it will be delivered. Good Morning. When I was six decades younger, a...

Down Home

Good Morning. When it's rainy, I think of American comfort food for some reason. I woke up to a thunderstorm yesterday morning that...

Answers Needed

Good Morning. Early Sunday afternoon the news broke that the woman who had accused Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh of...

Yes Big Deal

Good morning. I've been trying to figure out why some people refuse to get themselves out of harm's way during a hurricane. I completely...

Illegal, Immoral, or Fattening

Good morning. A subscriber contacted me about kicking out some lighter dishes and she is apparently in cahoots with my physician. I have...

The Great Escape

Good Morning. I started watching the Sunday news shows yesterday morning and shortly switched over to Property Brothers, the HGTV show...

Not A Time to Celebrate

Good morning. Oh my goodness, Washington is all a-titter again, this time about an op-ed written by a deeply concerned official and...

Retro Lady Cool

Good Morning. My daughter-in-law who happens to be a very fine cook is celebrating a milestone birthday this weekend. She lives in a...

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