A few months ago we had a windstorm. I was in the basement when it hit. It sounded like storm troopers invading the upstairs. The thing about this windstorm was that it wasn’t predicted by any of the weather reports I heard. The only place that talked about it beforehand was the Cliff Mass Weather [...]
For the last month or so The Man of the House and I have been on the hunt for Tillamook sharp cheddar cheese. We usually pick up a month’s supply at Costco. For the last two months we’ve come up empty. It’s the same story at Sam’s. Tonight I found out why. According to Tillamook [...]
I don’t mean to be a crabapple, but wasn’t it just last month that the postage rates went up? Sigh! The purpose of this post isn’t to complain about rising prices, but to remind you that postage rates are going up (yet again) on Monday. So use up those 42 cent stamps.
With swine flu to the south of us, in California, and to the north of us, in Canada, I suppose it was inevitable. As of this writing there are 16 suspected cases of swine flu in Washington state. Nine of them are in my county. I thought the prudent thing to do would be to [...]
As I’m sure you know, last weekend was the Super Bowl. Those of you who read this blog regularly know that the Super Bowl is near and dear to the heart of the Man of the house. This year’s Mighty Super Bowl Sandwich featured summer sausage and liverwurst on cheese and onion bread. The bread [...]
Ever since my mystery skin ailment of 2007 I’ve been concerned about bed bugs. In my research I discovered that the little critters are almost impossible to get rid of. One exterminator I spoke with said it would be easier to move and buy all new things. She wasn’t joking. My skin problem was NOT [...]
Here’s a bonus Wednesday post with some important/alarming news stories that I read today: Nestle Recalls 900,000 Pounds of Lean Cuisine – For those of you that haven’t heard there have been reports of blue plastic in some Lean Cuisine frozen dinners. MRSA: Patients revolt against hospital secrecy -The Seattle Times is running a series [...]
There’s a website for everything and everyone, that includes people on the fence about who to vote for during the next presidential election. If you have any doubts (or even just for fun) head on over to ABC’s Match-O-Matic II. You’ll be presented with a series of quotes on various subjects but they won’t be [...]
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