Things I Loved / Hated This Week #51
LOVE: Lentil Soup: I have a deep love affair with lentils. I think they’re the most perfect food in the world. They are so good for you, too, which confounds […]
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Holiday Wish List 2013: PART 1!
Now that Thanksgiving is over, we can start in on the truly important thing: CHRISTMAS. I love Christmas, I always have and always will. I care nothing for the birth […]
A Word From Reverend Benjamin #14
[Hey look! It’s me and my new GOLDEN IPHONE 5S! Be jealous.] Holla Flock! It’s me the Honorable Reverend Benjamin. I’m thinking of getting that on my license because…why not? […]
One Direction’s “Midnight Memories”: A Review
I’m fairly certain I have something of a Benjamin Button complex. I was 60 before I was 16. Have you ever heard that expression? It’s one of my very favorites […]
Why Don’t You? #14
Monday: Why don’t you research your genealogical history and pick up a custom of your people? Since I’m marginally Cornish, I’ve taken up tea and devouring pasties. Discover something new […]
Things I Loved / Hated This Week #50
LOVE: Throwing Crap Away: Few things fill me with greater glee than filling up a sack with junk that I don’t need. It’s so rewarding to cart out the piles […]
A Requiem For Sylvia Browne
The last time I saw Sylvia was this July in Los Angeles. I was dining with new friends at the California Pizza Kitchen of all places, and there she was […]
A Word From Reverend Benjamin #13
Holla Flock! Many people who are religious leaders — like me! — are important and vital members of the community. You come to us for counseling and to hear confession. […]
Why Don’t You? #13
Monday: Why don’t you try out a new grocery store for your sundry goods? It’s good fun to wonder around the aisles you’re unfamiliar with and trying out all sort […]
Restaurant Review: David’s Milwaukee Diner (Hotel Pattee)
The last time I went out to dinner at the Hotel Pattee, the food was an atrocity. Everything tasted like it had just been in the freezer and the menu […]
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