• In the world I spent most of my career, this phrase was a negative thing. IT changes all the time and businesses often keep processes longer than they should. But in some parts of life, this phrase makes sense. I was watching an Alton Brown video and he was explaining some of the chemistry behind… [read more…]

  • This is a good article about writing about topics that you aren’t. In this case, a military guy explains why it is ok to write military if you aren’t in the military. The post is from a small publisher that puts out excellent anthologies. https://x.com/i/status/2063260849335112072 [read more…]

  • Trying to do more with veggies. They turned out pretty good. [read more…]

  • The word “interesting” is, to be obvious, interesting. There are many ways to say it and each of them means something different. I’m sure each of us could come up with at least five different ways to say it. Frustrated, resigned, annoyed, snarky, delighted, intrigued, and so on. It’s a word I use too much… [read more…]

  • When I brought home the four and a half pound bag of chocolate chips, my wife gave me a hard time about buying so many. She was convinced that we would never make it through the bag. But we did. The kids and grandkids got lots of chocolate chip cookies. Some might have been snitched… [read more…]

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