Songwriter Needed

IT’s Been a Hell of a Week
If my life were a song from the country music genre it would go something like this:
It’s been a hell of a week
And of this I’ll speak.
I don’t have a dog, but I wish I did.
My microwave stopped working like it done and hid.
Next thing I knew my humidifier [...]

Muffins On a Cold Night

Muffin Night
I made an interesting dinner tonight, but it was just not photo worthy. Maybe it was the cold weather, maybe it was the fact that I really didn’t have a good idea of what I wanted to do with that I made a Chimichurri Steak dish, roasted carrots and potatoes with garlic [...]

The Day the Microwave Died

Bye Bye Miss American Pie?

I always cook from scratch. I never use anything canned. I never use anything prepared. I don’t eat fast food. I always make pies in the microwave.
Let’s start again. I like spending hours in the kitchen, working with fresh ingredients, chopping and mashing and poking and pulling and … [...]

In My Own Backyard

Great Falls
We woke up to a beautiful day in the DC metro area. Em decided to come out to the ‘burbs because the annual Marine Corps Marathon was being run and getting into the city in the morning was not going to be easy.

It’s a Chili October Night

Visitors at Justopia World Headquarters
It was a very rainy, windy day in Northern Virginia today and Chili was the perfect antidote to the weather. Gordopia and Em came for a visit with Gordon, the dog. THE BEST DOG EVER!! I hadn’t made a clear plan for what we would be cooking on the [...]

Michael Siebel Drives By

Timing is everything — or nothing

It’s been months and many of you probably don’t know who Michael Siebel is so I’ll give you the back story first and then we’ll discuss why this warrants a headline.
Michael is one of the principals of Justin.tv. He and Justin Kan and Kyle Vogt and Emmett Shear founded [...]

It’s Fall!

Cool

It’s Fall, and with the incoming of my favorite season comes a sigh of relief. That feeling of a new start. A big smile on my face. As a kid, fall was the time of new shoes. I lived for my new school shoes. I’d “practice” wearing them around the house. I’d be careful to [...]

A Thing of Beauty … on the Plate and Off

Not Me

Of course I’m not the beautiful one here. Look at the photos below and you’ll see what I’m referring to. I have been passing newly planted pansies on my way to work each day and can not resist taking photos of them. I just love the macro function on my camera. [...]

Because I’m Worth It! Or … I Just Like a Good Meal

Lunch is Served
I worked a split shift today. Went in from 8 – 12 and back to the store from 4 – 9:30. I don’t mind a split, really. It is nice to have the afternoon off and the rest of the workday really flies. But since I was home for [...]

The Final Debate Night Dinner

Almost Over

It’s been a long couple of years of extended campaigning and I am happy it’s almost over. I just hope my man wins. Three more weeks of this is going to be tough.
Or will it? I hope we don’t see a replay of 2000. I don’t think [...]

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