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The Spring Garden: Let’s Give It a Shot

The Spring Garden: Let’s Give It a Shot

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If you’ve followed my blog over the years, you’ll know I’m not a big fan of yard work – which would include “gardening” in general. That being said, I’m currently obsessed with these “YouTube” channels which feature “modern” homesteaders.  These folks have purchased a wild and untamed piece of land and are working towards making it their own.  Some are off-grid, some are full of modern conveniences.  Some of my favorites are Lumnah Acres, Red Poppy Ranch, and my personal…

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Pandemic Panic: The Grocery Edition

Pandemic Panic: The Grocery Edition

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So I head out to do my weekly shopping this past Friday at my local grocery store (it starts with “M” and rhymes with “Fartin’s”), naïve as to the scenes that would soon present themselves to me.  Much to my surprise and dismay, the general public, whipped up into a coronavirus frenzy, had hit the shelves of my local store like it was the Lord’s eighth plague against Egypt (yes, that would be locusts). What’s wrong with you people?  Honestly?…

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Fat Tuesday: Get Your Fastnacht Craving Satisfied!

Fat Tuesday: Get Your Fastnacht Craving Satisfied!

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Believe it or not, 2020 has already brought us to the season of Lent (which begins this Wednesday, February  26th – also known as “Ash Wednesday”).  In Christian circles, Lent is the forty-day period leading up to Easter (modeled after Christ’s forty day trial in the desert), where observers are to replicate Jesus’s sacrifice by following a strict lifestyle of prayer, contemplation, and denial in preparation for the coming Easter celebrations (Lent ends on Good Friday – which is on…

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The Plant-Based Diet at Two Months: How’s It Going?

The Plant-Based Diet at Two Months: How’s It Going?

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As you may recall, back in December I revealed that I had started following a whole-food, plant-based diet.  This was primarily for health reasons (as opposed to ethical ones), and since then, folks that know me (or read this blog) have not been shy in asking about my progress. Yes, I’ve heard all of the “vegan” jokes. “How do you know if someone is a vegan?”  Don’t worry, they’ll tell you. “What does a vegan zombie eat?”  GRRAIIIINNS! “How many…

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A Plant-Based Diet: Am I Really Doing This?

A Plant-Based Diet: Am I Really Doing This?

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As the years have passed by, I have come to the realization that the older I have become, the worse I feel.  Oh, I can’t point to anything specific, but in general – if you ask me “how are you?” – I’m more than likely to respond with a pursing of my lips and a response of “meh”. Let’s look at my various ailments and conditions that I now deal with on a daily basis.  First off, I’m about twenty…

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The Butterball Turkey Hotline – Most Stupid Questions

The Butterball Turkey Hotline – Most Stupid Questions

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I sometimes question how we have survived as a species and a society.  The stupid things I see attempted on YouTube or Facebook videos make we wonder what some people won’t do to be granted a simple “thumbs up” icon. Another Thanksgiving season is upon us, and if you also want to doubt your faith in humanity, you should read some of the transcripts and texts received by the Butterball Turkey Hotline, a free “help desk” for all things turkey-related….

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Is the Food Industry Running Out of Ideas?

Is the Food Industry Running Out of Ideas?

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As a watcher of all things food and travel related, I have to ask – what is going on in R&D at these food companies? Look, I understand that in order to “increase market share”, it is necessary to think outside of the box and come up with innovative and creative ideas, but some of these flavor combinations?  I just don’t know what’s going on in these marketing meetings anymore.  Here are some examples – and yes, these are all…

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Pumpkin-Spice (fill in the blank here): The Food Industry Needs to Calm Down

Pumpkin-Spice (fill in the blank here): The Food Industry Needs to Calm Down

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For those of you not in the know, Starbucks just began offering its beloved “seasonal” pumpkin-spiced latte on August 27th (this past week). August 27th. Now, I don’t know about you, but when I think about anything pumpkin-related, I usually envision cool October evenings, changing autumn leaves, and Halloween decorations – not air-conditioning, mosquitoes, and the smell of sunscreen in the air.  I don’t think that local pumpkins are even ripe in the fields yet. Still – following in the…

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Breakfast: Yes or No?

Breakfast: Yes or No?

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As an adult, I’ll admit that my eating habits are not something I’d recommend that other people use as “model behavior”.  Other than the dinners I cook for my family on most weeknights, you’re just as likely to find me standing at the sink, blankly staring out of the kitchen window as I scarf down some leftover from the refrigerator that didn’t stink or walk out of the crisper on its own. Over the years, I have to admit that…

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Day Drinking: A Primer

Day Drinking: A Primer

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Since I’m now officially “between jobs” (my new position doesn’t start until July 9th), I recently had the chance to do something I’ve not done in quite a while.  I finished up all of my yard work, it was early on a Sunday afternoon, the day was hot and muggy, and I had nowhere to go on Monday morning.  After a refreshing shower to get off the yard stank, it was time to walk down to the corner liquor store…

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