Geez...I have had a blank post up about. I guess my elbow hurt too much....
I have developed tennis elbow from something other than tennis. My only other regular activity is computer stuff--and this year alot of it. I think that my ergonomics were comprised when my new computer was...
December 16, 2015
December 10, 2015
Douglas Van Howd Print
I was at a consignment shop and spied an English Setter flushing quail print. The artist was Douglas Van Howd. The print is 119/750 and signed by the artist. I didn't know who the artist was...in...
December 8, 2015
November 28, 2015
Monetizing Thanksgiving
Holiday commerce seems to oozing into to every nook and cranny of our lives--to include encroaching on a holiday. As if Black Friday were not enough, we have to co-op 6 p.m. - midnight on Thanksgiving. Sacrilege!
I appreciated seeing the ads from Marshall's, Homegoods, and TJ Maxx bowing...
November 24, 2015
Kitchen Quick Thoughts: Handy Things in Your Kitchen
Here's a few things to consider for your kitchen outside of the 'mandatory' things. These are quick thoughts--not meant to be comprehensive, or even fully thought out.
Silicone Mitts -- ...
November 22, 2015
Tick Tock!
I'm on my 3rd sinus infection in as many months...a record for me. I went to Patient First. I'm the TG cook, and I can't let this get ahead of me. The doctor said that the pollen,...
November 22, 2015
Dolma
About two weekends ago I made some dolma (meat stuffed cabbage). I see from my blog that about a year ago I made some, and I was "Meh!" for the recipe. Gosh, I don't even remember making it. It was that unimpressive! But.....I did some recipe scouring (a/k/a recipe immersion where...
November 20, 2015
Milk Fat Product Matrix Spreadsheet
From the USDA Data base, the following are the percentages of milkfat in various products.
Why, you might ask, is this important? Well as we move into frenzied cooking season and our time...
October 31, 2015
Kitchen Tool Upgrades and Additions
I was on the hunt for a few things. I purchased an All Clad tri-ply skillet (12") with lid from Metro Kitchen. It was on sales, but still pricey. I don't have a skillet this size...
October 31, 2015
The Ubiquity of Learning Opportunities
While the Internet can be a mindfield of opinion presented as fact, porn, trolls, and the democritization of all sorts of blather, it is worth having to put up with all of that 'stuff' to find the many gems online that can satisfy a healthy craving for satisfying good curiosities.
I turn to the internet...
October 26, 2015
Knife Therapy and Lipstick on a Pig
My knives were in some serious need of sharpening. Unfortunately, my waterstones were in need of flattening, and you cannot have sharp knives without flat stones.
I've been resistant to investing any more in my sharpening stones by adding to my collection a flattening stone. I have a DMT extra...
October 24, 2015
Copperhead Encounters
We are firmly in my favorite time of year. Unfortunately, within the last two weeks there have been two copperhead encounters. One had sidled near us while we were on what I lovingly call our 'redneck' porch, the apron in front of our garage, enjoying a lovely evening. The sun had...
September 17, 2015
Debate
"The Republican debate is on," Mark said tentatively. "There might be some real entertainment in that."
I don't think that I've ever watched a Republican debate, but if Donald Trump has done anything for the Republican Party it has been to "spice things up." Or...to serve as the proverbial...
September 14, 2015
Political Silly Season
Outside of the "25 things that you didn't know about Taylor Swift", "5 foods that you must not eat", "18 celebrities that are awful people, # 9 will shock you"--an everyday assault on sensibilities-- the political silly season, whether local or national, is too much to bear.
I'm not sure whether to...
September 2, 2015
Wireless Kaput
The other day (and after a software upgrade from Microsoft), my computer failed to connect to any network. Tried the phone Nope. It saw the networks, but was not able to connect. Troubleshooter did not have any success. Wah!!!
I did some research, and decided that the...
August 24, 2015
Homemade Dog Food
We are 344 days into homemade dog food--rapidly approaching our one year anniversary. Dexter was recently at the vet. The vet asked what I fed him. I mentioned that I fed him a homemade diet. Without any retribution, she suggested that I ensure that I go to vet approved resources...
August 15, 2015
195 Things I could care less about
I'm not quite sure what the appeal is to these ubiquitous 'teasers' that show up everywhere (like the belly fat tips and acai berry magical fruit). I'm unsure how there could possibly be 50 things...
August 8, 2015
Dog Sitting
I am dog sitting for my sister and her husband. I last did this for a joyful occasion: their travel to MA to attend the marriage of their nephew. This time, it is for a sad occasion: the burial of my BIL's sister (mother to nephew). She will be buried on her 60th birthday.
She...
July 1, 2015
Copperheads
About 9 p.m., and I had let the dogs out for their evening
constitution. Mark was just coming out of the garage side door, and
Dexter was making his way over. I shut the door and went about my
business. Moments later, Mark rushed in the front door, and his voice was strained, "Keep...
June 25, 2015
Inducing Your Dog to Vomit
My bedtime routine was interrupted last evening by having to search for how to induce vomiting in dogs. While I knew that hydrogen peroxide was key, and needed a primer on how much. My search was launched when Dexter jumped out of the bed and grabbed something that was crinkly and ran downstairs. ...
June 23, 2015
May 3, 2015
Sunday Notes
It has been more than a month since I've written a thing. I've been out-of-my-mind busy, though that will be tapering off soon. Since mid-February I have been in a mad dash working with a new client. That typically brings its usual flurry of activity.
Dog Front: All dogs...
March 30, 2015
Notes from my Life
The calendar says spring, but the thermometer says otherwise. Nevertheless, the birds are vocal and active, as are the owls and the frogs. Driving home last night the car's dashboard read 30 for the outside temp...but we could hear frogs. Nature will not be stopped.
I've been crazy...
March 15, 2015
Corned Beef
On a home archaeological dig, I unearthed an ancient clay artifiact: my Rommertopf Clay Pot. I've had it for more than 20 years, and I've not used it in 15. I dusted it off. Roasted...
March 2, 2015
March!
I've been away slogging through life on a topography that has been rugged and unforgiving. My mother in law passed. It was a merciful release. So much of what she suffered from could have been addressed by simply going to the doctor.
She made a choice to pray v. simply visiting the...
February 3, 2015
The Treasures found in Books: Swami Vivekanda
I stumbled upon Swami Vivekananda in a used books store--a small red book with $3.50 inscribed in pencil on the inside cover page: Karma-Yoga and Bhakti-Yoga. (You can download pdf's by clicking...
January 26, 2015
KANBAN Implementation update and other matters
Tick-tock: I'm 18 days into my KANBANFLOW implementation, and I cannot imagine life without it. It has been one of the most intuitive, fund, easy to use, powerful applications that I have ever used. It has been nothing short of transformational.
There are few software applications that...
January 25, 2015
Angel Marie: Canine Instigator
Yes, my elbows turn out, but I can still strike like a rattlesnake
Here is Angel Marie. (I still marvel how her previous owners could name this dog Angel Marie). Our sleepy dog suddenly...
January 25, 2015
January 24, 2015
Tick Tock: 132 Days of Homemade Dog Food
My countup timer provides a nice reminder of important events. None has been more important than my switch to homemade dog food-now at 4.5 months. I am really seeing the difference in each of my dogs. Angel Marie has shown the most important difference in her allergy management (no...
January 21, 2015
Dog Aggression
I picked up Matthew Duffy's, Dog Training and the Eight Faces of Dog Aggression (Kindle Edition) as we were experiencing mild skirmishes at the front door, which suddenly escalated to violent. I've been reflecting upon the escalation of these unwelcomed energies between Angel and Daisey. ...
