We spend too much of our time listening to the wrong people. An unintelligent (alleged) billionaire blathers into our daily consciousness. Rap stars grab headlines for arguments about nothing. Idiot politicians congratulate themselves for their failures. So. Much. Noise. …
Thankful Thursday: Harry Leslie Smith Read More »
Our friend Britney introduced me to cauliflower rice and now I make the darn stuff every week! …
Thankful Thursday – A Friend in the Kitchen Read More »
The main statement of this post will be difficult to accept. You won’t want to believe it. I tried to debunk it. But it’s true: our cat does not drink water. …
Anytime you hear one of your American friends, or their President, spouting the lie that universal health care is a failure, play them this one-minute snippet of video, please. (Contains swearing!) …
Thankful Thursday – Health Care & Jim Carrey Read More »
Societal outrage has finally reached the tipping point for me. …
The Old Man and the Chair Read More »
Your target-shooting brother here. Tell me this. If you were to be convinced to give up your beloved paint brushes, the ones you’ve used and coveted all your long, long (long) life, the ones you sorted through using trial and error to eventually collect your favourites at no small expense, the ones that gave you enjoyment and peace, interaction with like-minded people and camaraderie, the ones you used for decades with zero harm to anyone and then found out the arguments used to convince you were based on biased information that was totally wrong but once you found out it was too late and you could never own paint brushes again, would that be cool with you? It’s ok, I know the honest, unemotional answer. Of course it’s ‘no’. That’s the proposition legal gun owners are looking at right now.
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My Brother’s Reply Read More »
If life is teaching me anything, it’s to be grateful for who you have while you have them. My in-laws are a pretty wonderful bunch. Derek is the eldest of six and they’re all different but they’re also similar. Siblings are like that. I mean, I only have one, so what did I know? …
Thankful Thursday – The Outlaws Read More »
You can learn a lot about a place from its signs. Are they funny? Are they informative? Do they… god forbid… have an unnecessary apostrophe? …
Signs of the Times Read More »
There’s no need to park in downtown Memphis and walk ten city blocks to your destination. We know that now! Looking back, I can’t remember why we did this on our second-last day in the city. It wasn’t the only time we paid for parking when a free spot was available at our destination. Tourists, eh? …
Walkin’ (Too Much!) In Memphis Read More »