Smoked brisket. The magic isn’t even in the finished product, incredible as it may be. It’s the process. The careful selection of the brisket at the market; hefting one package and then the other, inspecting the bones, the amount of meat, the overall weight stamped […]
A Fumbo is an interesting entity. What on earth is a Fumbo though? There is no actual definition of what makes a Fumbo, a Fumbo. Perhaps one can take a clue from the origination of the name? Not likely. The word “fumbo” was the brain-child […]
If money were no object… and there was no need to pay rent… or ensure the government reaped misplaced satisfaction that you had health insurance all year long… or that you insured your cars and paid taxes to buy them, drive them, and park them… […]
Today, as I stare out the window at the trees waving grandly in the blue sky, the little flag on the kiddie bike trailer next door flapping furiously, I am actually kind of at a loss of what to write. I want to write something […]
The other day I was asked if I had any hobbies. That is a tricky question for a mom that is always on the move, judging EVERY.SINGLE.THING solely on space efficiency. In past years I would have immediately responded with soliloquies about my horses or […]
Are you allowed to use a hashtag in a title? I’m going to do it, whether or not it is acceptable. I like to live on the wild side sometimes. The weather is slowly becoming more temperate, leaves are bravely appearing and some of the […]
“If you haven’t got all the things you want, be grateful for the things you don’t have that you don’t want.” -unknown- Read that again. Maybe even three times. Then let it sink in. Chew on it a little bit. Interesting way to look at […]
“Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.” -Danny Kaye- This is a solid statement. Not just because it invokes such a happy, encouraging feeling, but because the core message is powerful. Do you have a […]
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” -Will Rogers- When I read this quote, the picture in my mind is of Yosemite Sam sitting cross-legged in the middle of the road, fingers in a circle, resting […]
