January 2009

The Easy Way To Line Kitchen Cabinets

January 5, 2009

A friend of mine bemoaned the fact that she was going to spend her weekend changing the liners in her kitchen cabinets and drawers. I just smiled. I can remember the days when I used to have to re-line the cabinets every six months or so. What an exasperating chore it was! I tried using [...]

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Seven Meals From One Bird

January 5, 2009

This chicken did not die in vain. Its delightful carcass will sustain Mr. Tucker and I through seven meals. “The heck,” you say. It’s true! There are two tricks to stretching this into many meals: Don’t put it all on the table, or you will just keep eating! Divide the meat immediately. And, after you [...]

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Don’t Bet The Rent

January 4, 2009

The only slot machines that really pay off are ones like this Buckaroo Savings Bank I have. Yet, I’d almost be willing to bet good money that gambling casinos are doing a booming business these days. I haven’t seen the numbers, and I’m not sure I want to know. Usually, at this point, I would [...]

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Thoroughly Agitated

January 3, 2009

“Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together”….Carl Zwanzig Do y’all ever just wonder “why” sometimes? I do. I want somebody to tell me why appliances and major plumbing lines only break on weekends, holidays, or in a snowstorm? Sometimes it’s all three [...]

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Only The Good Friday. Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

January 2, 2009

In mid-November, I was half-listening to a daytime television show. I don’t remember what show, and I don’t remember the name of the doctor being interviewed. However, she said something that caught my attention. She listed five things to add to your diet that could lower your cholesterol as much as 30%, which is as [...]

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Organizing The Christmas Clutter

January 1, 2009

I haven’t been posting on this topic much lately, but that doesn’t mean that we haven’t been busy trying to get our lives simplified. Work, family, and health issues got in the way of blogging. Don’t they always? That’s real life for you. As I start the new year fresh, I hope to chronicle our [...]

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