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Tag Archives: Holiday
Another Memorial Day Legend
As I warm up the pipes for the sing along tomorrow, here’s the ’08 version.. -k-
Happy Thanksgiving!
The turkeys are hitting the ground like sacks of wet cement. –Les Nessman Maybe that’s what happens in Cincinnati; here in NoVA, our turkey is atop a bunch of charcoal and hickory chunks; the smoke wafts upward towards the cold, … Continue reading
For the Fourth, a 4 Day Weekend
Thanks to the nuances of holiday scheduling, tomorrow is the paid holiday for this Independence Day weekend. Thanks to a balance of PTO1, I’m taking off July 6th. 4 for the 4th. Neat! Our usual trip to visit our West … Continue reading
Off into the Revelry we Go
For several years now, my little bride and I, along with three other couples, meet on New Year’s Eve, for dinner and dancing. It’s pretty cool, I guess. Big Band kinda music, balloons, noisemakers, and the whole shittaree. BYOB – … Continue reading
Cajun Napalm
That would be roux. MLB and I do it from scratch. The effort has always paid off; we’re extremely careful with the whole process; man, that stuff is hot, and trips to the ER would put a major damper on … Continue reading
A Christmas Trifecta I Could Live Without
I love the Christmas season; by the church calendar, we’re still in Advent season, a time of preparation for the Miracle of the Birth of our Lord. Advent has nothing to do with the singing of Silent Night, The First … Continue reading
The Mad Hatter
MLB and I aren’t ones to charge up a storm, in good times or bad, for a bunch of flashy Christmas gift doo-dahs. Instead, we spend on items for household improvements1, charitable donations, and the like. Nonetheless, there are little … Continue reading
My State-line Roots Grow Deep
On the teevee now: Nebraska/Colorado Football. My Kansas/Nebraska growin’ up roots say: Go Big Red! And tomorrow, the KU/Mizzou border war. Two words define my sentiments there: Rock Chalk! I sincerely hope that everyone’s Thanksgiving is as joyful for them … Continue reading
Fowl Smoking, 2008 Edition
The turkey has been in our aging Brinkmann smoker since 09:41 EST. A cold, but not too windy day will help the smoking process, and make this year’s bird the best ever. Until next year, that is. Happy Thanksgiving! -k-
Short Week Ahead
One of my favorite weeks of the year looms on the horizon: Thanksgiving week. I’ve taken off the post T-day Friday for more than 25 years; at that time, I was an itinerant computer systems installer, and the PTDF was … Continue reading
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