I\’m sizing it up; or, at least, I\’m trying to. I really need a new cycling jacket. Monday night I was checking some online. I found one that I liked, but the size chart gave me pause. For that particular jacket, an EXTRA small is for height 5\’2\” to 5\’3\”. That right there is taller […]
I\’m scratching out tradition; or I thought I was. Yesterday I got my \”New Year\’s\” dinner: Chinese take-out in the form of General Tso\’s Chicken combination plate. There\’s an old saying that, if you want to move forward in the New Year, you should eat pork for New Year\’s. If you eat chicken, supposedly you\’ll
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I\’m going traditional today! For years, I did my laundry after work on Wednesdays. Since the pandemic began, that pattern has shifted. I got very tired by the end of the day on weekdays. Other things kept me busy: cooking; meal planning; and logging not only what I ate; but calories and carbs as well.
I want popcorn! But why? Preparing it means an oily pot to clean up; and don\’t get me started about the hulls sticking between my teeth. I\’m watching a YouTube about the destruction of Pompeii in 79 AD. It\’s a favorite subject of mine; but why does watching a video make me want popcorn? It\’s
Here we are, post Christmas. When I was a kid, that lasted quite a while. We never put up our Christmas Tree until after supper on December 23. Then, we put on the lights; and installed the angel on top. After breakfast the next morning, we hung all the ornaments. As we kids got older,
We\’ve got the chill factor today! All right, not as cold as in the above pic; but certainly cold enough for me. Yesterday it was warm for December; it reached 71 degrees, and it was overcast all day. The forecast was for rain and T-storms overnight; and strong wind (wind advisory!), with dropping temperatures today.
Here it is, Christmas Eve Eve; and a gloomy, gray day. Not that it\’s especially cold. In fact, it\’s warm for December; about 71 degrees. That, however, will soon change. Rain and T-storms are expected tonight; and tomorrow the wind will get much stronger. The temperature will drop into the mid-40s. Knowing the forecast, I
This morning I got railroaded again, you could say. I rode the hybrid to Whole Foods. As I was leaving home to go to the store, I heard a train\’s horn. It sounded very close, and I figured I wouldn\’t be able to cross the tracks to the bike path. So I took a different