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 […]
Observation #1: The swagger of the friend in the red t-shirt, shiny blue beer in hand, loafing up and down continually talking to everybody about anything. He is the first to arrive at the campground in that group and takes on the role of directing […]
My first horse was a sorrel gelding with four white socks, a big white star and an attitude that would have fit a much larger horse. His mane and tail were almost cream colored, but had stripes of deep chocolate, auburn red and bright copper […]
It’s been scientifically proven that a person cannot hope to successfully begin their year without creating a token “it’s a brand new year folks and I’m definitely changing this year” post or create a list of all the things they will certainly accomplish. In order […]
It’s always fun to take those quizzes online that predict where you should live, and what your headstone will say or who might be your celebrity twin. What makes them so fun is that sometimes, they are borderline correct. The geniuses that create those algorithms. […]
There is this Canadian television show that I love called Corner Gas. I own the box set, and watch it in its entirety once a year. I will never be able to properly express my gratitude to my Canadian college roommate who introduced me to […]
Have I mentioned that sometimes I like to push the limits? I’m pushing it with this challenge. I skipped weeks in between quote posts….muhahahahahahaha! But don’t worry, I’m ready to rock and I’m ready to roll with another quote today. Quote Number Two: It also occurs […]
I love quotes! I may not ever be able to spell quote correctly on the first try, but that does not lessen my ardent love for pithy words strung together into hard-hitting sentences. So I was pretty pleased to be included in a three day, […]
I love crazy weekends that ooze spontaneity. First, I got to go see The Priefert Factory. I won’t hold it against you if you don’t know what a Priefert is and why it gives me such levels of school-girl giggly excitement. Let me explain, so […]
