The Baby Blankets are Done!

My mom tried to steal one of these and then made googly-eyes at another. I finally finished the third. I took these pictures and then put them in the washer to block them. The cat was unimpressed. But I think all of these turned out fine and would not embarrass any hip fathers.

I Wouldn’t Want to Live Like That

There’s a very long article in the New York Times about fat. I just want to say up front that the idea of exercising two hours a day and constantly thinking about and monitoring my food intake seems like my own personal hell. No judgment against you if that’s your thing. But holy shit. I [...]

The Impending Deer Skull

So, even though I live in Tennessee and even though I know people who claim to be gun nuts, my attempts to track down a deer skull with antlers to put in my room has been filled with “Why don’t you get your license and shoot your own deer?” Well, dear gun nuts, if I [...]

Beef and Noodles

Instead of turkey at Christmas (after Thanksgiving, you can imagine why some of us were not very excited about another pass at the bird), we had roast beef with noodles. The roast beef was nice (if a little dry), but the noodles… oh, the noodles. The Butcher and I have been eating on them for [...]