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First some background:  Russ and I are watching House.  We are on Season 3 right now, which is a very good season, and  Hugh Laurie is a very gifted actor.  So gifted, that he almost makes me forget how I first knew him:  … Continue reading →

Why doesn’t some company make a container of frosting that actually covers an entire cake? Every time I am frosting a cake, I find I’m always just a little bit short of frosting.  The sides of the cake don’t get … Continue reading →

It bothers me when I think about all the THINGS I have that I don’t use.  If you are alive long enough, you tend to accumulate a great deal of STUFF, some of it very useful…and some of it not so … Continue reading →

My mother-in-law, Marianne, got a very nice birthday present yesterday—a dog!  She’d been wanting one for a while, and now here is the newest member of the family:  Sugar. She’s a pretty little pup who’s seems to have made herself right … Continue reading →

Well, it is snowing right now… And the cat is sitting in front of the fireplace… Just another quiet night at home.

A little while ago my brother John sent me a link to this video, which is so true and so enjoyable and may make you think and maybe even tear up a little.  See what you think.

Russ and I are currently watching the late 1960’s TV show Here Come the Brides.  Back in the day, this was one of my favorite shows.  Mainly because I was so extremely infatuated with one of its young stars, Bobby … Continue reading →

Sometimes I wonder about my mind.  Maybe I’m spending too much time sitting at a desk.  Or maybe I’m just bored.  But recently, I found a really nice-looking paper clip and decided to hang on to it as a sort … Continue reading →

As you probably know by now, Mary is living here in Tuscaloosa, and we are both working at the University, so we often meet for lunch.  Mary has an interest in all things Japanese, and she’d been telling me about … Continue reading →