My brother, mother, grandmother and I all have a (generous) touch of hoarding in our veins. We’re just packrats, as we like to call it. We are sentimental and frugal, so we hate getting rid of things we may someday miss or need…which we would have to re-purchase…so let’s keep it, just in case. …
I was sick recently. Nothing that requires a lot of treatment or even life changes. But something that altered a couple of weeks and a few of my activities of daily living. One of the things I had was an eye infection. I haven’t had one of those since I was a teenager. It…
The past weekend has been spent at the beach. As we waded out into the ocean the reality that the presence of something so vast and powerful made me begin to think of just how amazing the world is that we live in. The very push and pull that was felt as each step was…
Smart Money picks went a disappointing 13-13 last week making the overall record a crushing 100-69-1 against the spread. Still haven’t had a losing record on any week this season. These picks are FREE and easily outperforming Lance Taylor who is charging $80 a month. Clay Travis’s picks on Outkick the Coverage at $99 a…
I was sitting at a stoplight today after a late breakfast (2:00 pm, lol) with a friend and a quick stop in my favorite thrift shop. I was about to turn to go home and resume my gloomy day off of doing absolutely nothing, but then my eyes noticed the road ahead beckoning me. As…
Kushari (also called Koshary/Koshari) is an Egyptian dish (apparently from the 19th Century). It was introduced to our family last year by a good friend (he discovered the dish while traveling in Egypt and told us that one finds it in almost every Egyptian restaurant, cafe and pavement stall). The combination sounded really strange at first, but we were…
There’s a poem called “Pennies from Heaven” that I learned about after my dad passed away. My mom shared it with me and it talks about how, when you find a penny on the ground, it comes from someone in heaven who is trying to put a happy moment in your day. I’ve been…