Archive for May, 2006
Sunday, May 21st, 2006
Care to join us Saturday?
We’re going to the Pickett House!
5 Buell Court, Houston to Woodville, Tx – Google Maps
Leave my place at 10am, get there about 11:45. Come hungry!
[UPDATE: leaving at 9:20, to get there around 11. Still come hungry!!]
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Thursday, May 18th, 2006
Just when you thought it was safe to build another art car…. Red Bull Flugtag USA
But what if, instead, you were to build an artplane, and then launch it?
Red Bull Flugtag USA
I am so doing this.
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Thursday, May 11th, 2006
New floor!
My new kitchen floor is already in!
Joe Rawley and I moved the refrigerator, washer, dryer, and stove into the living room. Andrew Reich, Joe, and I all worked on scraping up the old vinyl tiles, only to be told by the installers that we could have left it down (it’s ok, because it would have [...]
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Wednesday, May 10th, 2006
Draw a pig personality test
From fark, of course:
Here’s my pig:
(I know, that’s why I’m not a cartoonist).
What it says about me:
I’m optimistic and positive, but not too much.
I am a risk-taker.
I am secure, stubborn, and stick to my ideas.
I am a good listener.
And some other things.
Take the test.
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Wednesday, May 10th, 2006
Tired of getting credit card applications in the mail?
You can opt out here, for 5 years or for forever! If, for some reason, you want to again have your mailbox become bloated with this bilge, you can always opt back in.
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Tuesday, May 9th, 2006
THE PARTY Recipe: Hauptchef David’s Squash Casserole
3 very large yellow squashes, or 5-6 medium squashes (I use homegrown)
1 large Vidalia onion
Butter or oil (to brown said onion)
Salt & pepper to taste
2 eggs
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can French-fried onions
2 cups crumbled potato chips
2 cups shredded cheese (optional)
1 teaspoon minced garlic (optional)
1-2 chopped hot peppers (optional)
Slice squash thin and boil until [...]
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Tuesday, May 9th, 2006
THE PARTY pics, courtesy of Sheila Doran Benyon
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Tuesday, May 9th, 2006
THE PARTY Recipe: Joan Rowland’s Cornbread Casserole
1 8 oz. sour cream
1 can cream-style corn
1 pkg. Birdseye frozen corn (16 oz., yellow & white)
1/2 cup melted butter (cooled)
1 [...]
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Monday, May 8th, 2006
Happy Birthday, Dad!!!!
Today is my father’s 75th birthday! A couple of weeks ago, he was the first recipient of the Texas Tire Dealers’ Lifetime Achievement Award.
There is a great story on him in Sunday’s Beaumont Enterprise. You can email him a birthday greeting; while doing so, tell him he really needs to update his website.
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Sunday, May 7th, 2006
That Spargel won’t pick itself, so start digging.
DW: Grmans Told to Pick Their Asparagus Themselves
Germans love their asparagus, but they tend to leave the picking to the Poles. But now, a new law encouraging Germany’s long-term unemployed to find work has left the East Europeans out of a job.
My dad loves spargel, which is white asparagus. When the shoots are getting [...]
