Five things I learned about curling last week: Each rock weighs 40 pounds. The last rock thrown in an end is "the hammer." The scoreboard is hard to read until someone explains it to you. The handle on the rock is called "Eye on the Hog." Inexperienced players wibble wobble, … [Read more...] about The Monday Menu: February 1, 2010
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The Monday Menu: January 25, 2010
I hope you'll forgive me for my silence this week. I've been getting together things for this and things for that, and I've also been busy writing here, there and everywhere else. If you missed them, you should check out my Asian Orange Chicken Salad, vegetable broth from … [Read more...] about The Monday Menu: January 25, 2010
The Monday Menu: January 18, 2010
It's been a weird week around the country. I've been having trouble focusing on the here and now in my life as I think about the here and now of online friends and friends of friends who are hurting and of all the hurt and pain going on in Haiti. I've been looking for ways to … [Read more...] about The Monday Menu: January 18, 2010
The Monday Menu: January 11, 2010
I needed to be productive this past week. I needed to be organized. Neither of those things happened, even with a determined effort on my part. Internet connectivity became a problem Wednesday, only being resolved today. C'est la vie. I'm working my way out of it right now, … [Read more...] about The Monday Menu: January 11, 2010
The Monday Menu: January 4, 2010
It was cold last night, -3 degrees cold when it happened. We were just about to leave to do our grocery shopping so that today could be full of cleaning and baking. Ole went to lock the back door because he'd been out earlier. When he did there was a large pop followed by … [Read more...] about The Monday Menu: January 4, 2010
