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Category: Food and Drink
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That's what I told Tom the other day, when we opened the package from my friend containing a ziplock bag of Lime Pepper. She had seen my post and picture of him cooking Tilapia and wanted to share her favorite spice and recipe with him. I thought my joke was funny: "Cook me some fish, Man!" I loved that…
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When I walked in the door yesterday evening, Tom was pulling a bottle of Tabasco Sauce from the refrigerator. It was Hot Wings night. I mentioned in another post how I'm fighting those nasty debt demons; I didn't mention how Tom is fighting them, because he deserves a whole post of his own. What does…
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I'm packing my days so tight these days that if this week was a suitcase, I'd be sitting on it right now trying to zip it up! So Tom shouldn't have been surprised that I neglected my half of dinner-duty today. Yes, it's true. I forgot to take something out to thaw. That's okay, though,…
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Our oldest, Tommy, and his girlfriend, Kirby, came in last night. We had a fun evening – spent some time talking on the front porch… Tom fixed fajitas… Tommy mixed up some "Red-Headed Bitch" margaritas (the mix was one of Kirby's graduation gifts) that tasted a lot like cherry sno-cones… and then we watched a…
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Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of. ~Benjamin Franklin I don't think I'm guilty of time-squandering. Even with my tennis shoes on, Time is outrunning me these days. Another weekend has snuck up on me and I haven't really mentioned the last one. Maybe I just…
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Last night I did something I haven't done often over the past few decades: I sang Happy Birthday to my big sister, Brenda. In person, mind you, not through the cell phone. There were presents, pizza, cake and ice cream, and most of the immediate family gathered around the kitchen table, which is about all you…
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