Poker Perambulation

Beware!  Brag follows! Read more…

I am.   My blogs have bitched about Kindle pricing.  Amazon is often frequented.  But, the site I mentioning today is different and cheap! Read more…

It is a love hate for some.   It is a passion for others.   And, it is a sickness for the troubled.  But, the one fact that is constant is that they are always set to show a profit.  So, the following event may come as a shock. Read more…

FRIGHTFUL!!! Somehow the weather gods decided we were as sinful as those Bostonian types.  Fools should have known we’re boring Midwestern folk with boring lives that we like that way.  But no… Read more…

Our observations of the world around us are rather insular. We depend on news which often adds a second hand nature.   When we lack a frame of reference things cloud up further.  Starting to sound like your average MTT. Read more…

Just wait a minute and the weather will change.  Well, not this time.  My weather station has only been up and running for a short time.  Frankly, it has been as sadly boring as I have been.   Just a trace of rain and more calm than breeze.  Well, the time scale is changing.  We're due for at least two days of cyclonic winds.  If you don't see me around, it could be the power is out.   Online, you can check the winds and see if I'm updating it every few seconds.  That'll mean the power is on. Read more…

Regular readers are reminded to get up off the floor and continue their laughter in an upright manner with their trays up. Read more…

of the family variety.  I'm from a pretty white bread kind of 50's family and we seemed a pretty boring lot. In later years something came out from an aunt — the one that seemed a bit more emotional than the others.  I'm not going to repeat it here — let sleeping dogs lie, right? Read more…

When the frost is on the pumpkin and the fodder's in the shock is from James Whitcomb Riley. He was a fellow Hoosier from just down the road apiece. He lacked the sophistication of a Frost. That fits in well with our Midwestern mindset. It is a big part of many of the blogs I follow. They're little guys grown to men with little guys to remind them. Nice! Read more…

Mom was a great cook but all American in concept. I ate out a lot and got to liking things a bit different from her style. Julia Child hit the airways about that time and I still have her cookbook from that original series. One of the recipies was for a ramequin. It has been a staple in my cooking ever since. Read more…