Even though I have known that the US had people who were ignorant and hateful, they were always in the background. In my lifetime, which consists of the late 60s and onward, we kept moving forward, incrementally sure, but we did move. The David Dukes, the vast majority of both my spouse’s and my rural … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – they’ll still be here, and that’s fine – now we remember
Month: October 2016
From the Kitchen – port peppercorn sauce and a petit beef tenderloin filet
Although we’ve wandered a bit off of the South Beach diet lately, we are doing pretty well in keeping any new weight from being added back on. It does help us to weigh ourselves every day, just to keep an eye on things. We also got back some lab reports and everything is better, including cholesterol (your … Continue reading From the Kitchen – port peppercorn sauce and a petit beef tenderloin filet
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – insisting on apologies for telling the truth
There’s an op-ed by Christine Flowers, a conservative Catholic with a problem. She isn’t happy that her religion is presented in a less than favorable light by some emails that are supposedly from the Clinton campaign, released by Wikileaks. She demands that Ms. Clinton apologize for what one of her staffers said. Let’s see how … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – insisting on apologies for telling the truth
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “I’m shocked, shocked…..”
(addendum: unsurprisingly, we have some of those "shocked" people now insisting that Trump is perfectly fine now, including a number of pastors. Thanks folks, nothing like showing the religious right is simply cowards and hypocrites) “I’m shocked, shocked that gambling is going on in here.” “Your winnings, sir.” Just finished watching CBS Sunday Morning, where … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “I’m shocked, shocked…..”
What the Boss Likes – we got really cool upholstered chairs!
As the title says, we got really cool upholstered chairs. Some background on this, my husband's parents once did upholstery. And when my mother in law was dying from colon cancer, she asked what we would like. We got a pair of decrepit chairs that my husband loved because they were so comfortable, and a … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – we got really cool upholstered chairs!
What the Boss Likes – a vigilant Amazon.com: always remember to change your passwords often
well, my amazon account got hacked somehow. But thanks to the friendly folks at amazon, it was caught. Now, it's just pure stupid to hack amazon since if you want something other than an electronic document or mp3, you need to put your address in. The address used was to an international courier place: Aramex … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – a vigilant Amazon.com: always remember to change your passwords often
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