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  • P is for Pest Control

    P is for Pest Control

    I’m doing this blogging A to Z thing. Today is P. I have a squirrel in the attic. Which sounds like it should be a euphemism for something, like bats in the belfry. But it’s not. I just have a squirrel in the attic. Something no one tells you when…

  • O is for Opting Out

    O is for Opting Out

    I’m doing this blogging A to Z thing. Today is O. For a few years I’ve been receiving emails from people trying to sell me contact lists. Ironically, I don’t need contact lists, and yet, there I am, on one, probably many, lists of people who do. Generally, I just…

  • N is for Netflix

    N is for Netflix

    I’m doing this blogging A to Z thing. Today is N. Saturday night – looking for something to watch on Netflix. Among the current Top Picks for Stephen: Little Dead Riding Hood – She suffered a violent and bloody death. Now she’s back sporting the same pointy teeth and deadly claws…

  • M is for Muddy Buddies

    M is for Muddy Buddies

    I’m doing this blogging A to Z thing. Today is M. I was in Target earlier with my daughter; we saw Chex muddy buddies and decided to make our own. Because we needed 9 cups of muddy buddies. Muddy buddies ingredients: 9 cups Rice Chex™, Corn Chex™ or Chocolate Chex™ cereal (or combination) we…

  • L is for Listening

    L is for Listening

    I’m doing this blogging A to Z thing. Today is L. I don’t remember the context or even if he was speaking to me directly at the time, but at some point when I was a young teenager, I heard my father say something to the effect of “You’re not going to learn…

  • K is for…so many things…

    K is for…so many things…

    Blogging A to Z. Today is K. Election predictions at this point are no more accurate than kephalonomancy, or keraunoscopia.

  • J is for Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, and the Jayhawks

    J is for Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, and the Jayhawks

    I’m doing this blogging A to Z thing. Today is J. The names in the title are three of my go-to Pandora choices when I need to get work done. By no means a comprehensive list, but they conveniently begin with J. And of course, it’s those artists and artists like…

  • I is for Ice Cream

    I is for Ice Cream

    I’m doing this blogging A to Z thing. Today is I. Not much to write tonight – just a recommendation. If you like ice cream (and who doesn’t like ice cream?), and you find yourself anywhere near Mount Olive, NJ, check out Das Creamery on Route 46. They serve up the…

  • H is for Homophobia, Hate Laws, and Nikki Haley

    H is for Homophobia, Hate Laws, and Nikki Haley

    I’m doing this blogging A to Z thing. Today is H. In North Carolina, they pushed through what they’re calling the bathroom bill. Among other things, it states that people must use public bathrooms that correspond to their gender at birth. The completely unreasonable reason for this is to prevent men who…

  • G is for Goldfinches and Other State Symbols

    G is for Goldfinches and Other State Symbols

    I’m doing this Blogging A to Z thing. Today is G. The Tennessee legislature is trying to designate the Holy Bible as its official state book. Even the governor and attorney general of Tennessee are saying that’s unconstitutional. Also inconsequential; just a bit of election year posturing. New Jersey’s state bird, for instance, is…